@doctorsex @kekkerel @FourOh-LLC @SuperLutheran >My go to is the NIV with commentary from Concordia; I got it as a gift from my parents recently as I've started to lead an independent Bible study on 1 Peter at church. Nice! I grew up with NIV and I've recently taken a liking to BSB. NKJV has a good translation of the Septuagint in it, as does ESV. I typically use Bible Hub now and pull it up a verse for comparison if anything seems confusing. Highly recommend it. As for the verse in question, don't just take my word for it. Look at the attached pic.

>that Mary isn't "changing God's mind" per se- I use that term for the ease of not being exactly sure how else to phrase it at the moment)
"An appeal to heaven"😉🌲?

>Sectarian squabbling
Amen.