King James Version - the closest to the greek translations says, "I tell you , in that night there shall be two men on one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left." Two gay guys and one goes to heaven... so what do you think?
2006-06-25 04:28:13 · 11 answers · asked by Daniel M 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I think this is gods way of telling us that you cant be the judge, we need to love each other. After all, if you pick to hate someone that is going to heaven, what side can you be on anyway.....
2006-06-25 05:47:13 · update #1
Different versions of the bible do say different things. This brings up an entirely different question. Who is changing the versions and why?
2006-06-25 12:20:32 · update #2
sounds interesting, will need to read the rest of it before i come back to comment!
but things are looking up for us gays huh? lol
good to know that God let us know that he will love us unconditionally too....... that is more than i can say for some on yahoo answers....
2006-06-25 05:35:56 · answer #1 · answered by Rainbow nation 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Once again someone has chosen to take one verse out of an entire book using only one translation and is trying to make a case for his position.
You are correct, it does say "men" in the KJV and in the MB. In the NIV and the NLT it says "people" and in the NASB it doesn't refer to gender, only number. Did you read the rest of Luke? Jesus is showing how two people will be doing the same thing yet one will be taken up to heaven, one will be left behind. That is the point of the passage, NOT, as you seem to suggest, that two men are in a bed for deviant sexual reasons.
Additionally, culturally, at the time this translation was written, it was very common for two men to share a bed for sleeping purposes only. Homes were small and there wasn't the luxury of having many beds and many bedrooms.
2006-06-25 11:42:12 · answer #2 · answered by Sandy S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well... I don't know...
One person was a nasty biatch and the other was caring kind person. The judge was not interested in which bed they slept but where the hearts lay.
Eeeeew sounds all to judgement day for me, they all F@#ked and lived happily ever after... many times!
2006-06-25 11:34:04 · answer #3 · answered by trash_pony 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a 1 in 2 chance of getting into heaven, Just for being gay?
Or mebbe the other wasn't a good guy.
2006-06-25 11:42:43 · answer #4 · answered by unclefrunk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are conveniently ignoring other sections to focus on one which happens to support your discriminatory, bigoted, hate-filled actions.
Don't forget the OT sections about not wearing certain types of clothing, also about who should get stoned for what, etc.
When you pick and choose what you cite you are showing your true hatred.
Don't forget the most important parts - "judge not . . ." and oh yeah! Jesus' NT words about loving one another. WWJD?
2006-06-25 11:38:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you have to read the whole thing. Just not bits and pieces you choose to be. God made Adam and Eve for a reason. Men and women together, not men and men or women and women.
2006-06-25 11:45:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NIV Luke 17:34 I tell you, on that night two PEOPLE ( could be men and women) will be on one bed, one will be taken and the other left.
PEOPLE..... READ THE WHOLE BIBLE B4 U POST STUFF ABOUT IT!!!! READ DIFFERENT VERSION...DUR
2006-06-25 13:59:26 · answer #7 · answered by Wildcat51 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that sounds more like a sentence out of a whole paragraph rather than a whole story. what does the rest of it say? what's after it, if it has any relevence to it?
2006-06-25 15:24:49 · answer #8 · answered by gaygoddevil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ONE OF THE GUYS MAY HAVE A PURE HEART.
2006-06-25 11:34:15 · answer #9 · answered by cletus_fraley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno..that is fascinating. I know I'm going so screw everyone else...j/k
2006-06-25 11:31:03 · answer #10 · answered by T. Emopire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋