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This text from John reminds me how important it is to try to make scripture understandable to our audience—and how long that has been true! Three times in this passage, the gospel writer offers translations of his own terms: “Rabbi (which translated means Teacher) … the Messiah (which is translated Anointed) … Cephas (which is translated Peter).”
