To say that I just discovered that the same quote is used by the RCC as their answer to "Mary" as being more than the 2nd "Eve" really threw me for a loop.
The following is a comparison of this verse:
Gen 3:15
(American Standard V) and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
(Bible Basic English) And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.
(Contemporary English Version) You and this woman will hate each other; your descendants and hers will always be enemies. One of hers will strike you on the head, and you will strike him on the heel."
(Darby) And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall crush thy head, and thou shalt crush his heel.
(Douay-Rheims Bible Roman Catholic) I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.
(Good News Bible) I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will bite her offspring's heel."
(God's Word) I will make you and the woman hostile toward each other. I will make your descendants and her descendant hostile toward each other. He will crush your head, and you will bruise his heel."
(KJV) And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
(LITeral Translation Version) And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He will bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.
(Modern KJV) And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He will bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.
(World English Bible) I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel."
(Webster) And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
(Young's Literal Translation) and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee--the head, and thou dost bruise him--the heel.'
Perhaps, herein lies the RCC's reasoning for accepting Mary as Intercessor, Advocate, Co-Mediatrix, Co-Redemptrix.
Their translation(DRB) is based on the Latin Vulgate.
I thought this revelation was very interesting.
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"Keep "the" faith, BUT pass it around !
Brother Laurie
[This message has been edited by Laurie Mosher (edited 03-09-2006).]
Until Jesus implants some of His hatred for sin into me, which is always mingled with some of His love, I remain 100 % in harmony with the Devil, because the carnal ( unconverted ) mind refuses subjegation to God and His law in all it's functions, and has NO naturally occuring Agape, Agapous, Philio.