Cagle Grams: Protasis and apodosis

James H. Cagle Guest Columnist “If my people, which are called by my name (Christians), shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV). A protasis is the clause expressing the condition of a conditional sentence (e.g., "If you asked me" – like in, "If you asked me, I would agree."). An apodosis is the main clause of a conditional sentence (e.g., "I would agree" – like in, "If you asked me, I would agree."). A protasis expresses the condition of a conditional sentence and is, in most instances, introduced with the word “i