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Son of perdition
The son of perdition (Biblical Greek: ὁ υἱός τῆς ἀπωλείας, ho huios tēs apōleias) is a phrase associated with a demoniacal title that appears in the New Testament in the Gospel of John 17:12 and in the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians 2:3.
The two occurrences of the Greek phrase have traditionally been translated consistently in English Bibles from the Wycliffe Bible, following the Latin Vulgate which has filius perditionis (son of perdition) in both instances. However this is not the case in all languages; for example, the Luther Bible renders the use in John as das verlorene Kind (the lost child), but the use in 2 Thessalonians as das Kind des Verderbens (the child of corruption).
In John 17:12, Jesus, in reference to Judas Iscariot, says that of all his disciples, none has been lost except the "son of perdition":
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
— John 17:12, King James Version, 1611
The New International Version translates the phrase as "the one doomed to destruction". D. A. Carson suggests that this verse refers both to Judas' character and to his destiny.
Various Old Testament origins have been suggested for "that the scripture might be fulfilled". These traditionally include Psalm 41:9 "Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me." Also Psalm 109:8 "Let his days be few; and let another take his office", which is interpreted by Peter in Acts 1:16–20 as having been prophetic of Judas Iscariot.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:3, Paul referred to "the son of perdition":
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Son of perdition
The son of perdition (Biblical Greek: ὁ υἱός τῆς ἀπωλείας, ho huios tēs apōleias) is a phrase associated with a demoniacal title that appears in the New Testament in the Gospel of John 17:12 and in the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians 2:3.
The two occurrences of the Greek phrase have traditionally been translated consistently in English Bibles from the Wycliffe Bible, following the Latin Vulgate which has filius perditionis (son of perdition) in both instances. However this is not the case in all languages; for example, the Luther Bible renders the use in John as das verlorene Kind (the lost child), but the use in 2 Thessalonians as das Kind des Verderbens (the child of corruption).
In John 17:12, Jesus, in reference to Judas Iscariot, says that of all his disciples, none has been lost except the "son of perdition":
While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
— John 17:12, King James Version, 1611
The New International Version translates the phrase as "the one doomed to destruction". D. A. Carson suggests that this verse refers both to Judas' character and to his destiny.
Various Old Testament origins have been suggested for "that the scripture might be fulfilled". These traditionally include Psalm 41:9 "Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me." Also Psalm 109:8 "Let his days be few; and let another take his office", which is interpreted by Peter in Acts 1:16–20 as having been prophetic of Judas Iscariot.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:3, Paul referred to "the son of perdition":