3 Ne 13:31-34
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Questions
- What kind of evil is the Lord speaking of in vs. 34?
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Lexical notes
- In the NT, the "evil" spoken of in vs. 34 (see Matt 6:34) is the Greek "kakia." The word "kakia" has two senses, "trouble," "difficulty," or "burden" on the one hand, and "wickedness," on the other.
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Exegesis
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Verse 34
If we assume that Jesus meant the first sense of "kakia" (see the lexical notes), then the verse says something like this: "Do not take thought for the morrow because, compared to the thought that has the Kingdom of God (the Second Coming, in the future) as its goal, the thought for the things of this world ("the morrow") is a burden. However, if it means "wickedness," then it refers to willful disobedience, or malice. In that case, the Lord seems to be indicating that we have enough to do to repent of our own willfull disobedience--not doing all the things we know we should--that we shouldn't have enough time to worry about the "morrow".
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