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u-1
3月18日

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"I'm grateful that I have the Bible, which contain the word of God."
"I'm grateful that I have the Bible, which contain the words of God."

Hello! Do you think the sentences above sound natural? Thank you.

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usanative
3月18日

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the Bible contains (3rd person singular)

u-1
3月18日

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@usanative Oops! You're right! Thank you. If I say "contains", both sentences are perfect?
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usanative
3月18日

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Both sentences are plausible.

“The word” is more common and is sort of implying that the Bible contains everything God has said and that everything in it was said by God.

The “words” is saying that the Bible contains passages such as, “and then God said (whatever)”, and passages such as, “and Jesus said (whatever)”

u-1
3月19日

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@usanative Great. I see. There is a subtle difference between them. Thank you😄🙏.
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u-1
3月19日

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@usanative Great. I see. There is a subtle difference between them. Thank you😄🙏.
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usanative
3月19日

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Your question is explicitly about sentences referring to the Bible. I replied in that context, and not about the more general subject of the English language.

“The Word” is language from within Christianity. (1) See the beginning of the gospel of John, and (2) People within evangelical protestantism sometimes refer to the Bible as “The Word”. So, we are talking about the language within Christianity, not the English language in general.

u-1
3月19日

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@usanative Ahh, good point. Thank you again！
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