If I would ask the Pope or a Governing Body member if all gay men are soft, would the answer be yes or no? If they do not know then how do they know soft means what they say it means?
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I reckon the Douay-Rheims figures the word, "effeminate" in verse 10 covers it. But that is certainly not the only place in Paul's writings that he speaks of it, for example Romans chapter one.1 Corinthians six verse nine say that men who are "soft" will not inherit God's Kingdom.
"Soft" is translated many ways and these are them. Adulterers, male prostitutes, submit to homosexual acts, effeminate, abusers of themselves with mankind, passive homosexual partners, sexual molesters,
those who commit adultery, those who make women of themselves, any who are guilty of unnatural crime,
( One just takes the word out - Douay-Rheims Bible
Know you not that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers)
1 Corinthians 6:9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men
These are BIBLES which are considered God's Word by many people who are distributing then as TRUTH that are saying the word for "sexual molesters" and "prostitution" is "soft".
I think the one that came the closest is "passive homosexual partners" NET Bible.
Then take out the word homosexual in the NET Bible and that is right.
Passive partners will not inherit God's Kingdom. It does have to do with sex.
The other places where it is written have to do with soft clothing. Compare Matthew 11:8 and Luke 7:25
Soft clothing is comfortable.
μαλακοὶ is the word for the people whose main goal is to make other people comfortable. People whose life is lived for other people's pleasure will not inherit God's Kingdom.
I understand there are entertainers whose work is to pleasure other people. μαλακοὶ does not describe them for they are their own persons and are not WORN by their audience. The word μαλακοὶ means people who are willing to be worn by others for other people's comfort. Not only sexual pleasure.
Right. So what does effeminate mean to you? It is obviously only about men. Why? Seems unfair don't you think?I reckon the Douay-Rheims figures the word, "effeminate" in verse 10 covers it. But that is certainly not the only place in Paul's writings that he speaks of it, for example Romans chapter one.