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	==See Also==		==See Also==
		+	* [[Granville Sharp]]
	* [[Article: “God and our Saviour” or “Our… God and Saviour” in Titus 2:13, 2 Peter 1:1 by KJV Today\|“God and our Saviour” or “Our… God and Saviour” in Titus 2:13, 2 Peter 1:1]] by [[KJV Today]]		* [[Article: “God and our Saviour” or “Our… God and Saviour” in Titus 2:13, 2 Peter 1:1 by KJV Today\|“God and our Saviour” or “Our… God and Saviour” in Titus 2:13, 2 Peter 1:1]] by [[KJV Today]]
	* [[Titus 2:13]]		* [[Titus 2:13]]

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External Links

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	* [http://www.purebibleforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=64 Granville Sharp Rule for Fools Forum Threads] by [[Steven Avery]]		* [http://www.purebibleforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=64 Granville Sharp Rule for Fools Forum Threads] by [[Steven Avery]]
	* [https://bible.org/article/sharp-redivivus-reexamination-granville-sharp-rule Sharp Redivivus? - A Reexamination of the Granville Sharp Rule] by [[Daniel Wallace]]		* [https://bible.org/article/sharp-redivivus-reexamination-granville-sharp-rule Sharp Redivivus? - A Reexamination of the Granville Sharp Rule] by [[Daniel Wallace]]
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	:"When the copulative ''kai'' [`and'] connects two nouns of the same case, [viz. nouns (either substantive or adjective, or participles), of personal description, respecting office, dignity, affinity, or connexion, and attributes, properties, or qualities, good or ill], if the article [''ho''], or any of its cases, precedes the first of the said nouns or participles, and is not repeated before the second noun or participle, the latter '''always''' relates to the '''same <u>person</u>''' that is expressed or described by the first noun or participle: i.e. it denotes a farther description of the first-named '''<u>person</u>'''..."		:"When the copulative ''kai'' [`and'] connects two nouns of the same case, [viz. nouns (either substantive or adjective, or participles), of personal description, respecting office, dignity, affinity, or connexion, and attributes, properties, or qualities, good or ill], if the article [''ho''], or any of its cases, precedes the first of the said nouns or participles, and is not repeated before the second noun or participle, the latter '''always''' relates to the '''same <u>person</u>''' that is expressed or described by the first noun or participle: i.e. it denotes a farther description of the first-named '''<u>person</u>'''..."
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		+	Wallace's "Exhaustive List" of Sharp's Constructions with nouns:
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		+	1. Mark 12:26 - "The God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of ..."
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		+	2. Jn. 20:17 - "The God of me and Father of you and God of me and ..."
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		+	3. Ro. 15:6 - "The God and Father of the Lord of us"
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		+	4. 1 Cor. 15:24 - "To the God and Father"
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		+	5. 2 Cor. 1:3 (a) - "the God and Father of the Lord of us"
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		+	6. 2 Cor. 1:3 (b) - "the Father of the mercies and God of all comfort"
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		+	7. 2 Cor. 11:31 - "The God and Father of the Lord Jesus"
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		+	8. Gal. 1:4 - "the will of the God and Father of us"
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		+	9. Eph. 5:20 - "to the God and Father"
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		+	10. Eph. 6:21 - "the loved brother and faithful servant in Lord"
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		+	11. Eph. 4:20 - "to the but God and Father of us"
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		+	12. Col. 3:17 - (Not in Westcott and Hort, Nestle, or UBS text as a Sharp's construction)
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		+	13. Col. 4:17 - "the loved brother & faithful servant and fellow slave in Lord"
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		+	14. 1 Thess. 1:3 - "Of the God and Father of us"
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		+	15. 1 Thess. 3:2 - "the brother of us and servant of the God"
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		+	16. 1 Thess. 3:11 - "the God and Father of us and the Lord of us Jesus Christ"
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		+	17. 1 Thess. 3:13 - "of the God and Father of us"
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		+	18. 1 Tim. 6:15 - "the King of ... and Lord of ..."
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		+	19. James 1:27 - "beside the God and Father"
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		+	20. 1 Pet. 1:3 - "the God and Father of the Lord of us of Jesus Christ"
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		+	21. 1 Pet. 2:25 - "upon the shepherd and overseer of ..."
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		+	22. 1 Pet. 5:1 - "the fellow older man and witness of ..."
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		+	23. 2 Pet. 1:11 - "Of the Lord of us and of Savior Jesus Christ"
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		+	24. 2 Pet. 2:20 - "Of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ"
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		+	25. 2 Pet. 3:2 - "Of the Lord and Savior"
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		+	26. 2 Pet. 3:18 - "Of the Lord of us and of Savior Jesus Christ"
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		+	27. 1 Jn. 5:20 - "this is the true God and LIFE [abstract] everlasting"
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		+	28. Jude 4 - "the only master and Lord of us, Jesus Christ"
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		+	29. Rev. 1:6 - "To the God and Father of him"
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		+	30. Rev. 1:9 - "the brother of you and co-sharer in ..."
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		+	Also Examined Separately by Wallace (pp. 102-103)
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		+	31. Eph. 1:3 - "the God and Father of ..."
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		+	32. James 3:9 - "the Lord and Father"
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		+	33. Mark 6:3 - "the son of Mary and brother of James"
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		+	34. Luke 20:37 - "the God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of Jacob"
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		+	35. Phil. 2:25 - "the brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier of me"
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		+	The above list is Wallace's "exhaustive list" of all nouns used in Sharp's constructions (except, of course, for the 4 trinitarian "proofs").
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		+	Notice that all but James 3:9 and 1 John 5:20 are part of "prepositional" constructions (Col. 3:17 is not in a Sharp's Construction in the best trinitarian texts and refers only to the Father who is God). 1 John 5:20 violates Wallace's own rule: it has a non-personal noun ("life")! "Life" is also abstract (see study on Wallace's "Qualitative" Rule for John 1:1).
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		+	Wallace's "Exhaustive List" of Sharp's Constructions (participles) include:
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		+	:1. Matt. 7:26 - "the (one) hearing of me ... and not doing them"
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		+	:2. Matt. 13:23 - "the (one) the word hearing and comprehending"
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		+	:3. Mark 15:29 - "the (one) tearing down the temple and building (it)"
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		+	:4. Mark 16:16 - "the (one) having believed and having been baptized"
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		+	:5. Luke 6:49 - "the (one) but having heard and not having done"
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		+	:6. Luke 12:47 - "the (one) having known the will ... not having prepared"
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		+	:7. Luke 13:34 - "the (one) killing the prophets and stoning the (ones) having been sent forth"
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		+	:8. John 3:29 - "the (one) having stood and hearing"
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		+	:9. John 5:24 - "the (one) the word of me hearing and believing"
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		+	:10. John 5:35 - "the (one) burning and shining"
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		+	:11. John 6:33
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		+	:12. John 6:40
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		+	:13. John 6:45
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		+	:14. John 6:54
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		+	:15. John 6:56
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		+	:16. John 8:50
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		+	:17. John 9:8
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		+	:18. John 11:2
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		+	:19. John 11:26
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		+	:20. John 12:29
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		+	:21. John 12:48
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		+	:22. John 14:21
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		+	:23. Acts 10:35
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		+	:24. Acts 15:38
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		+	:25. Romans 2:3
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		+	:26. 1 Cor. 11:29
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		+	:27. 1 Cor. 16:16
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		+	:28. 2 Cor. 1:21
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		+	:29. 2 Cor. 5:15
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		+	:30. 2 Cor. 5:18
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		+	:31. Gal. 1:15
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		+	:32. Gal. 2:20
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		+	:33. Gal. 3:5
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		+	:34. Eph. 2:14 (listed separately, p. 103)
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		+	:35. 2 Thess. 2:4
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		+	:36. 2 Thess. 2:16
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		+	:37. 1 Tim. 5:5
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		+	:38. 2 Tim. 1:9
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		+	:39. Heb. 7:1
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		+	:40. James 1:5
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		+	:41. 1 Pet. 1:21
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		+	:42. 1 John 2:9
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		+	:43. Rev. 1:5
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		+	:44. Rev. 3:7
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		+	:45. Rev. 16:15
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		+	:46. Rev. 22:8

	===Calvin Winstanley===		===Calvin Winstanley===

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	While it is affirmed by Wallace and other biblical scholars that there is more and more confirmation of this rule, there are trinitarian scholars who continue to believe Winstanley's refutation sufficient.		While it is affirmed by Wallace and other biblical scholars that there is more and more confirmation of this rule, there are trinitarian scholars who continue to believe Winstanley's refutation sufficient.

-	===A. Bowser====	+	====A. Bowser====
	A. Bowser quotes Sharp's Rule somewhat more simply:		A. Bowser quotes Sharp's Rule somewhat more simply:

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	While it is affirmed by Wallace and other biblical scholars that there is more and more confirmation of this rule, there are trinitarian scholars who continue to believe Winstanley's refutation sufficient.		While it is affirmed by Wallace and other biblical scholars that there is more and more confirmation of this rule, there are trinitarian scholars who continue to believe Winstanley's refutation sufficient.
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		+	===A. Bowser====
		+	A. Bowser quotes Sharp's Rule somewhat more simply:
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		+	:"When the copulative `and' connects two nouns of the same case, if the article precedes the first noun and is not repeated before the second noun, the latter always refers to the same person that is expressed or described by the first noun."<sup>[1]</sup>

	==Supporters of the rule==		==Supporters of the rule==

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	==Supporters of the rule==		==Supporters of the rule==
-	===Dana & Mantey===	+	====Dana & Mantey====
	“The following rule by Granville Sharp of a century back still proves to be true: `When the copulative KAI connects two nouns of the same case, if the article HO or any of its cases precedes the first of the said nouns or participles, and is not repeated before the second noun or participle, the latter always relates to the same person that is expressed or described by the first noun or participle; i.e., it denotes a further description of the first-named person.'” (A Manual Of The Greek New Testament, Dana & Mantey, p. 147)		“The following rule by Granville Sharp of a century back still proves to be true: `When the copulative KAI connects two nouns of the same case, if the article HO or any of its cases precedes the first of the said nouns or participles, and is not repeated before the second noun or participle, the latter always relates to the same person that is expressed or described by the first noun or participle; i.e., it denotes a further description of the first-named person.'” (A Manual Of The Greek New Testament, Dana & Mantey, p. 147)

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	“The following rule by Granville Sharp of a century back still proves to be true: `When the copulative KAI connects two nouns of the same case, if the article HO or any of its cases precedes the first of the said nouns or participles, and is not repeated before the second noun or participle, the latter always relates to the same person that is expressed or described by the first noun or participle; i.e., it denotes a further description of the first-named person.'” (A Manual Of The Greek New Testament, Dana & Mantey, p. 147)		“The following rule by Granville Sharp of a century back still proves to be true: `When the copulative KAI connects two nouns of the same case, if the article HO or any of its cases precedes the first of the said nouns or participles, and is not repeated before the second noun or participle, the latter always relates to the same person that is expressed or described by the first noun or participle; i.e., it denotes a further description of the first-named person.'” (A Manual Of The Greek New Testament, Dana & Mantey, p. 147)

-	==James White==	+	====James White====
	[[James White]] in his book, [[The King James Only Controversy]], on page 270 he incorrectly says of the first rule: “His rule only applies to persons, not things.” but in Durham’s book, on page 22, he clearly states under the section, “Sharp’s first rule regularly applied to things”:		[[James White]] in his book, [[The King James Only Controversy]], on page 270 he incorrectly says of the first rule: “His rule only applies to persons, not things.” but in Durham’s book, on page 22, he clearly states under the section, “Sharp’s first rule regularly applied to things”:

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	Daniel B. Wallace in his Selected Notes on the Syntax of New Testament Greek, 3rd ed., 1981, p. 100, quotes "Granville Sharp's Rule":		Daniel B. Wallace in his Selected Notes on the Syntax of New Testament Greek, 3rd ed., 1981, p. 100, quotes "Granville Sharp's Rule":

-	:"When the copulative kai [`and'] connects two nouns of the same case, [viz. nouns (either substantive or adjective, or participles), of personal description, respecting office, dignity, affinity, or connexion, and attributes, properties, or qualities, good or ill], if the article [ho], or any of its cases, precedes the first of the said nouns or participles, and is not repeated before the second noun or participle, the latter always relates to the same person that is expressed or described by the first noun or participle: i.e. it denotes a farther description of the first-named person..."	+	:"When the copulative ''kai'' [`and'] connects two nouns of the same case, [viz. nouns (either substantive or adjective, or participles), of personal description, respecting office, dignity, affinity, or connexion, and attributes, properties, or qualities, good or ill], if the article [''ho''], or any of its cases, precedes the first of the said nouns or participles, and is not repeated before the second noun or participle, the latter '''always''' relates to the '''same <u>person</u>''' that is expressed or described by the first noun or participle: i.e. it denotes a farther description of the first-named '''<u>person</u>'''..."

	===Calvin Winstanley===		===Calvin Winstanley===

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	* [[Titus 2:13]]		* [[Titus 2:13]]
	* [[2 Peter 1:1]]		* [[2 Peter 1:1]]
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		+	==External Links==
		+	* [http://www.purebibleforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=64 Granville Sharp Rule for Fools Forum Threads] by [[Steven Avery]]
		+	* [https://bible.org/article/sharp-redivivus-reexamination-granville-sharp-rule Sharp Redivivus? - A Reexamination of the Granville Sharp Rule] by [[Daniel Wallace]]

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	Wallace's "Exhaustive List" of Sharp's Constructions with nouns:		Wallace's "Exhaustive List" of Sharp's Constructions with nouns:

-	1. Mark 12:26 - "The God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of ..."	+	:1. Mark 12:26 - "The God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of ..."

-	2. Jn. 20:17 - "The God of me and Father of you and God of me and ..."	+	:2. Jn. 20:17 - "The God of me and Father of you and God of me and ..."

-	3. Ro. 15:6 - "The God and Father of the Lord of us"	+	:3. Ro. 15:6 - "The God and Father of the Lord of us"

-	4. 1 Cor. 15:24 - "To the God and Father"	+	:4. 1 Cor. 15:24 - "To the God and Father"

-	5. 2 Cor. 1:3 (a) - "the God and Father of the Lord of us"	+	:5. 2 Cor. 1:3 (a) - "the God and Father of the Lord of us"

-	6. 2 Cor. 1:3 (b) - "the Father of the mercies and God of all comfort"	+	:6. 2 Cor. 1:3 (b) - "the Father of the mercies and God of all comfort"

-	7. 2 Cor. 11:31 - "The God and Father of the Lord Jesus"	+	:7. 2 Cor. 11:31 - "The God and Father of the Lord Jesus"

-	8. Gal. 1:4 - "the will of the God and Father of us"	+	:8. Gal. 1:4 - "the will of the God and Father of us"

-	9. Eph. 5:20 - "to the God and Father"	+	:9. Eph. 5:20 - "to the God and Father"

-	10. Eph. 6:21 - "the loved brother and faithful servant in Lord"	+	:10. Eph. 6:21 - "the loved brother and faithful servant in Lord"

-	11. Eph. 4:20 - "to the but God and Father of us"	+	:11. Eph. 4:20 - "to the but God and Father of us"

-	12. Col. 3:17 - (Not in Westcott and Hort, Nestle, or UBS text as a Sharp's construction)	+	:12. Col. 3:17 - (Not in Westcott and Hort, Nestle, or UBS text as a Sharp's construction)

-	13. Col. 4:17 - "the loved brother & faithful servant and fellow slave in Lord"	+	:13. Col. 4:17 - "the loved brother & faithful servant and fellow slave in Lord"

-	14. 1 Thess. 1:3 - "Of the God and Father of us"	+	:14. 1 Thess. 1:3 - "Of the God and Father of us"

-	15. 1 Thess. 3:2 - "the brother of us and servant of the God"	+	:15. 1 Thess. 3:2 - "the brother of us and servant of the God"

-	16. 1 Thess. 3:11 - "the God and Father of us and the Lord of us Jesus Christ"	+	:16. 1 Thess. 3:11 - "the God and Father of us and the Lord of us Jesus Christ"

-	17. 1 Thess. 3:13 - "of the God and Father of us"	+	:17. 1 Thess. 3:13 - "of the God and Father of us"

-	18. 1 Tim. 6:15 - "the King of ... and Lord of ..."	+	:18. 1 Tim. 6:15 - "the King of ... and Lord of ..."

-	19. James 1:27 - "beside the God and Father"	+	:19. James 1:27 - "beside the God and Father"

-	20. 1 Pet. 1:3 - "the God and Father of the Lord of us of Jesus Christ"	+	:20. 1 Pet. 1:3 - "the God and Father of the Lord of us of Jesus Christ"

-	21. 1 Pet. 2:25 - "upon the shepherd and overseer of ..."	+	:21. 1 Pet. 2:25 - "upon the shepherd and overseer of ..."

-	22. 1 Pet. 5:1 - "the fellow older man and witness of ..."	+	:22. 1 Pet. 5:1 - "the fellow older man and witness of ..."

-	23. 2 Pet. 1:11 - "Of the Lord of us and of Savior Jesus Christ"	+	:23. 2 Pet. 1:11 - "Of the Lord of us and of Savior Jesus Christ"

-	24. 2 Pet. 2:20 - "Of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ"	+	:24. 2 Pet. 2:20 - "Of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ"

-	25. 2 Pet. 3:2 - "Of the Lord and Savior"	+	:25. 2 Pet. 3:2 - "Of the Lord and Savior"

-	26. 2 Pet. 3:18 - "Of the Lord of us and of Savior Jesus Christ"	+	:26. 2 Pet. 3:18 - "Of the Lord of us and of Savior Jesus Christ"

-	27. 1 Jn. 5:20 - "this is the true God and LIFE [abstract] everlasting"	+	:27. 1 Jn. 5:20 - "this is the true God and LIFE [abstract] everlasting"

-	28. Jude 4 - "the only master and Lord of us, Jesus Christ"	+	:28. Jude 4 - "the only master and Lord of us, Jesus Christ"

-	29. Rev. 1:6 - "To the God and Father of him"	+	:29. Rev. 1:6 - "To the God and Father of him"

-	30. Rev. 1:9 - "the brother of you and co-sharer in ..."	+	:30. Rev. 1:9 - "the brother of you and co-sharer in ..."


-	Also Examined Separately by Wallace (pp. 102-103)	+	Also Examined Separately by Wallace (pp. 102-103):


-	31. Eph. 1:3 - "the God and Father of ..."	+	:31. Eph. 1:3 - "the God and Father of ..."

-	32. James 3:9 - "the Lord and Father"	+	:32. James 3:9 - "the Lord and Father"

-	33. Mark 6:3 - "the son of Mary and brother of James"	+	:33. Mark 6:3 - "the son of Mary and brother of James"

-	34. Luke 20:37 - "the God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of Jacob"	+	:34. Luke 20:37 - "the God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of Jacob"

-	35. Phil. 2:25 - "the brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier of me"	+	:35. Phil. 2:25 - "the brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier of me"

-	The above list is Wallace's "exhaustive list" of all nouns used in Sharp's constructions ~~(except, of course, for the 4 trinitarian "proofs").~~	+	The above list is Wallace's "exhaustive list" of all nouns used in Sharp's constructions
-		+
-	Notice that all but James 3:9 and 1 John 5:20 are part of "prepositional" constructions (Col. 3:17 is not in a Sharp's Construction in the best trinitarian texts and refers only to the Father who is God). 1 John 5:20 violates Wallace's own rule: it has a non-personal noun ("life")! "Life" is also abstract (see study on Wallace's "Qualitative" Rule for John 1:1).	+

	Wallace's "Exhaustive List" of Sharp's Constructions (participles) include:		Wallace's "Exhaustive List" of Sharp's Constructions (participles) include: