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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. The World English Bible translates the passage as: For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
Eric Franklin argues that the requirement to "hate" in Luke (verse 26) is "Semitic exaggeration", [7] and Joseph Benson envisages that hatred "signifies only an inferior degree of love". [ 8 ] Cornelius a Lapide , in his great commentary , comments on verse 33, writing that, "this is the post-parable, and sums up the teaching of the parable itself.
In the original Greek, this verse speaks of adding one cubit, a word and a measure of length derived from the forearm. [1] It was usually equivalent to about 46 centimetres or 18 inches. [2] It is odd to increase the lifespan by an amount of length, as a lifespan is measured in time, not distance. There are two methods of resolving this dilemma.
The Parable of the Mote and the Beam by Domenico Fetti c. 1619. The Mote and the Beam is a parable of Jesus given in the Sermon on the Mount [1] in the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 7, verses 1 to 5.
The Greek text of Matthew 5:42-45 with a decorated headpiece in Folio 51 recto of Lectionary 240 (12th century). In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: . But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; [2]
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Love can have other meanings in English, but as used in the New Testament it almost always refers to the virtue of caritas. Many times when charity is mentioned in English-language bibles, it refers to "love of God", which is a spiritual love that is extended from God to man and then reflected by man, who is made in the image of God, back to God.
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