by Audrey Frank @AudreyCFrank
For nothing will be impossible with God. Luke 1:37
I have been on a steep unlearning curve since I moved to Italy. I had to unlearn American driving rules to pass the Italian driving exam. I am unlearning English syntax and grammar as I begin writing in Italian. The arrangement of lines on a road and commas on a page are annoyingly essential to getting where I want to go and conveying the meaning I intend.
In Luke 1:37 the Greek phrase πᾶν ῥῆμα (pan rhēma) is combined with a negation and translated as “nothing.” This syntax gives the phrase an emphatic position, making it the primary lesson in the entire discussion. This particular arrangement of words is a call for faith.
