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| | |And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. | | |And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. |
| | |A Roman army officer's beloved servant was sick and near death. | | |A Roman army officer's beloved servant was sick and near death. |
| − | | | + | |δοῦλος is translated as "slave" by the NASB, but he was a bondservant and not a slave in the modern English sense. |
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| | |For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. | | |For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. |
| | |For he loves Israelites, and built a synagogue for us." | | |For he loves Israelites, and built a synagogue for us." |
| − | |could say "our people" rather than Israelites, as there was no formal nation of Israel at this time. | + | |could say "our people" rather than Israelites, as there was no formal nation of Israel at this time; Greek is ἔθνος, meaning "nation" |
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| | |For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. | | |For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. |
| − | | | + | |I also have power, over my soldiers, and can tell one, 'Go,' and he goes; and tell another, "Come', and he comes; and order my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it. |
| − | | | + | |"servant" is translated here as "slave" by the NASB, but that is not a slave in the modern sense. |
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| | |When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. | | |When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. |
| − | | | + | |Upon hearing this, Jesus was amazed, and turned around to tell those following Him, "Let me say this, I have not found such great faith not even in Israel!" |
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| | |And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick. | | |And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick. |
| − | | | + | |And when the soldier's minions returned to the home, they found the ill servant cured. |
| − | | | + | |"minions": literally, "those who had been sent". |
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