Clip (<5 mins)
New TestamentBiblical Languages
Evangelical
Did Jesus give up “the” or “his” spirit on the cross (John 19:30)
Theologian
Bill Mounce
Duration
2.26
Uploaded to YouTube
16 February 2023
Added to Database
17 December 2025
YouTube description
Why do translations all say that Jesus gave up “his” spirit when the Greek behind “his” is the definite article, “the”? This is a good example of why knowing a little Greek may not always be helpful and why I wrote Greek for the Rest of Us.