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Romans 16

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romans.16.rom16WiseInnocent

σοφοὺς ... εἰς τὸ ἀγαθόν, ἀκεραίους ... εἰς τὸ κακόν

TRANSLATIONINTERPRETATIONmoderate confidence

How should wisdom toward good and purity toward evil be rendered?

Akeraios literally means unmixed and thus pure or innocent; the parallel calls for competence in good without participation in evil.

Why this default

The balanced rendering leads because it preserves the exact directional parallel toward good and evil; the alternatives interpret wisdom as skill or recover ἀκέραιος’s unmixed image.

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Project defaultwise regarding what is good and innocent regarding what is evil

Project default · balanced force

Alternativeskilled in goodness but untainted by evil

Responsible alternative

Alternativewise for the good and unmixed with the evil

Directional parallel and literal image retained

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Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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