Considering that most NA Christians I knew did not have a background in hermeneutics, it’s highly unlikely that most of them have heard more than a few words in Greek or Hebrew. Even that is hopeless without context. Even after taking classes on Greek and Hebrew my knowledge was just scratching the surface. Not only do you need the language, but also a need a lot of time studying the background of what was said to understand it.
To get around this some Christians will simply say that they listened to God or the Holy Spirit to explain away their individual interpretations. Add that to layers put onto the meaning of the texts by the councils of Nicaea, it’s easy for modern English readers to lose what was intended.
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