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Precarious readability temp's territorial Yuppies V Y K S T * As an interesting aside, we have a family in our congregation with the last name "Klopp"

When I saw the thread title, my first thought was that the subject was about using the Bible to shoot down false beliefs and inaccurate accusations about us. Since I haven't engaged in any role-playing games, I envisioned this type of RPG

Bro. David, where's the kitchen? Love it!!!

I have never heard heard of obsidian. Hos do you guys use it? What are the benefits? I think I need to try it out but it would be nice to know how other JWs are using it...

I considered making a game of door-to-door work that would have questions to answer as if you were talking to a householder. I found out that such a game already existed. While not actually a RPG, I thought it would be interesting to practice answering questions that were randomly selected. I actually do not play many games. I used to play minesweeper about 3 decades ago. (Still not RPG.) But games can eat up a lot of time if you aren't careful.

Just on the matter of sharing prompts to search jw.org for your own personal use, I'm not wholly convinced we're infringing on the T&C's of jw.org. I remember a year or so ago a brother sharing the steps to create a Google Programmable Search Engine, where you set it up to only search *jw.org. And it ruffled no feathers here, iirc. And AI is basically a SE on steroids But Your Conscious May Vary (YCMV) 😁

klopp Kids looked over pretty patiently. PRETTY

Well, this is a pretty old post, but any news?

1975 is because some people were here for a date 2020-2022 = COVID stopped our momentum a bit (and people died more than usual)

That's Great I love that it include links saving searching the individual spots

Yeah, I had to ask it again An article titled "Further Enrichment of Understanding" explains the translation method regarding the continuous nature of the Greek present tense. he article notes that the translation uses specific helper words for "a good rendering of the present tense which denotes duration or continuance of action". This same resource explains how commands in the present tense are rendered, stating that "The rendering of the present tense of verbs in the form of a command is interesting. For example: 'Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those persecuting you'". You can read this detailed analysis directly on the Watchtower Online Library at https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1950766. Another article discussing the reception of this translation method quotes the British Bible scholar Alexander Thomson. The text states that "British Bible scholar Alexander Thomson noted that the New World Translation is outstanding in accurately rendering the Greek present tense". To show how this applies to family relationships, the text notes that "Ephesians 5:25 reads 'Husbands, continue loving your wives' instead of saying merely 'Husbands, love your wife'". Thomson concluded that "No other version appears to have exhibited this fine feature with such fulness and frequency". This article is available at https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2001842. Applying these exact translation rules to 1 Peter 3:7 ensures that the Greek present participle is translated with the word "continue" to show that a Christian husband must maintain an ongoing lifestyle of dwelling with his wife according to knowledge.

I noticed that the output does not include any references to published content. I would recommend adding to the instructions to reference from the wol.jw.org and sources answers directly from there. That way you can actually receive researchable and verifiable answers

Here is the output of my customized Gemini (it is missing the link/reference to our literature so that's why I wanted your approach): The inclusion of the word "continue" in the New World Translation of 1 Peter 3:7 stems from the grammatical structure of the original Koine Greek text. The Greek verb rendered as dwelling is συνοικοῦντες (synoikountes). Grammatically, this word is a present active participle. In biblical Greek, the present tense denotes an imperfective aspect, meaning it describes an action that is linear, continuous, and ongoing rather than a single completed event. Because standard English verbs do not automatically convey this continuous nuance in a simple present form, translators frequently supply helping words to accurately reflect the original force of the Greek grammar. Rendering the participle as "continue dwelling" faithfully transmits the writer's instruction for husbands to make this understanding way of living a permanent, daily practice. Other modern translations capture this ongoing aspect by using phrases like "as you live with" or "live with your wives in an understanding way" to denote a persistent state of being. The New World Translation chooses to explicitly use the word "continue" to maintain strict fidelity to the grammatical action implied by the Greek present tense. ELI5 Imagine your parents tell you to "keep your room clean." They do not mean you should just clean it once and then let it get messy again. They want you to keep doing it every day. The original Greek Bible uses a special action word that means "keep doing it." That is why the translation uses the word "continue" so you know it is a lifelong habit that should never stop. Summary The word "continue" is used because the original Greek verb is a present participle, which indicates a continuous, ongoing action. Translators include "continue" to help English readers understand that the text describes a permanent lifestyle rather than a one-time action.

Just jump higher, Jimmy John. KLOPP

The original I put was about three pages long I asked for a summary including the sources to post

This is ChatGPT's response. Is interesting to compare the responses to the same prompt from Gemini, Claude, Deepseek, Qwen & Perplexity. Gemini's was the least detailed response, the others gave more context and citations.

There's a dedicated thread for all things NWS/NWP: https://jwtalk.net/topic/54952-nw-schedulerpublisher-updates-support-and-suggestions/

There is a star trek episode KINDA like this. They unfroze some people that was living during our time into their time and one dude was a wealthy banker and nearly lost his cool when he learned that everything on the earth was free, that money was essentially useless. But lets rhink about it the other way, the children in low caate systems in the world that never see even a flicker of electricity, or even clean water, never having to worry about where their food will come from that day. Imagine how they will feel waking up and essentially having life as "royalty*". Everything free, an abundance, no worry, no trouble... Jusf complete freedom *younger kids sees royalty as that pretty much, just able to have whatever and no downside

Sorry about the confusion, I was referring to the NWS program.

I meant what happened on those years where it went down?

"The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures includes the word "continue" in 1 Peter 3:7 to accurately convey the specific grammatical tense used by the apostle Peter. The Greek Present Tense In the original Greek text, the verb phrase for "dwelling with" is written as a present participle. In Biblical Greek, this tense often denotes an action that is continuous, ongoing, or habitual, rather than a single, isolated event. The New World Translation adds words like "continue" or "keep on" to give English readers the exact continuous flavor of the original Greek verb. Direct References and Application The Watchtower of 2001, in the article "The New World Translation Appreciated by Millions Worldwide," points out that British Bible scholar Alexander Thomson stated the translation is outstanding in accurately rendering the Greek present tense. This article uses a similar marital example from Ephesians 5:25, noting that it reads “Husbands, continue loving your wives” instead of merely saying “Husbands, love your wife,” which uses the same grammatical principle. The Watchtower of May 15, 2006, page 32, in the article "The Value of 'a Weaker Vessel'," explains that dwelling with a wife means a husband takes into account her strengths, limitations, likes, dislikes, and feelings. Because a person changes over time, a husband must continue learning about his wife day by day to show her proper honor."

what was the output?

My money moves mostly mistakenly J J H J J

Yes for simple searches it's redundant.. however I find it more useful for complex searches For instance "1. Peter, chapter 3:7 says to continue dwelling. The word continue though doesn't seem to appear in the Greek translation. What is the reason why the New world translations says continue"