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Issue 81 Bible Examples Figs-Declarative 

Statements--Other Uses
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### Examples from the Bible
Statements are normally used to give **information**. All of the sentences in John 1:6-8 below are statements, and their function is to give information.
#### Statements are normally used to give information.
>There was a man who was sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify about the light, that all might believe through him. John was not the light, but came that he might testify about the light. (John 1:6-8 ULB)
A statement can also be used as a **command** to tell someone what to do. In the examples below, the high priest used a statement with the verb "must" and then statements with the verb "will" to tell people what to do.
All of the sentences in John 1:6-8 above are statements, and their function is to give information.
####A statement can also be used as a **command** to tell someone what to do.
>He commanded them, saying, "This is what <u>you must do</u>. A third of you who come on the Sabbath <u>will keep watch</u> over the king's house, and a third <u>will be</u> at the Sur Gate, and a third at the gate behind the guardhouse." (2 Kings 11:5-6 ULB)
A statement can also be used to give **instructions**. The speaker below was not just telling Joseph about something Joseph would do in the future; he was telling Joseph what he needed to do.
In the examples above, the high priest used a statement with the verb "must" and then statements with the verb "will" to tell people what to do.
####A statement can also be used to give instructions.
>She will give birth to a son, and <u>you will call his name Jesus</u>, for he will save his people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21 ULB)
A statement can also be used to make a **request**. The man with leprosy was not just saying what Jesus was able to do. He was also asking Jesus to heal him.
The angel was not simply telling Joseph about something Joseph would do in the future; he was telling Joseph what he needed to do.
####A statement can also be used to make a request.
>Behold, a leper came to him and bowed before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, <u>you can make me clean</u>." (Matthew 8:2 ULB)
A statement can also be used to **perform** something. By telling Adam that the ground was cursed because of him, God actually cursed it.
The man with leprosy was not just saying what Jesus was able to do. He was also asking Jesus to heal him.
####A statement can also be used to perform something.
><u>Cursed is the ground</u> because of you. (Genesis 3:17 ULB)
By telling a man that his sins were forgiven, Jesus forgave the man's sins.
By telling Adam that the ground was cursed because of him, God actually cursed it.
>Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, "Son, <u>your sins are forgiven</u>." (Mark 2:5 ULB)
By telling a man that his sins were forgiven, Jesus forgave the man's sins.
### Translation Strategies
1. If the function of a statement would not be understood correctly in your language, _use a sentence type_ that would express that function.