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→‎Chapter 3: μαστιξ → μάστιξ
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|For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
 
|For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
 
|Jesus had healed many people, so that many diseased persons pressed on Him trying to touch Him.
 
|Jesus had healed many people, so that many diseased persons pressed on Him trying to touch Him.
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|The word used here for "disease" is actually the Greek word '''μαστιξ''' or ''mastix'', literally a whip or the beating one might receive from a whip. This is obviously a violent metaphor that Mark used for illness.
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|The word used here for "disease" is actually the Greek word ''' μάστιξ''' or ''mastix'', literally a whip or the beating one might receive from a whip. This is obviously a violent metaphor that Mark used for illness.
 
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