The source manuscripts say Lord here. However, this could be a euphemism for YHWH (Yahweh, or Jehovah), which was a common practice at the time. Therefore, we translate it as Jehovah. We suspect it is a euphemism here because:
- E. This appears to be an expression, perhaps a common one, which also appears in the Old Testament. If you look such expressions in the Hebrew source text, it includes YHWH. So when they rephrased it to say Lord instead, listeners likely understood that YHWH was meant. Learn more.
We are not dogmatic about any instance of the Divine Name in our New Testament. Instances may be added or removed in later corrections. Learn more about the Divine Name, why we use it, and why we use it our New Testament.