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The editors of the Jerusalem Bible suggest that Matthew's purpose here is to show that Jesus is the "suffering servant" foretold by Isaiah. [6] The substitution of "son" for "servant" is possible because the Greek word παῖς (pais) can mean either "son" or "servant". [7] There are also possible links to Genesis 22:2 and Exodus 4:22. [8]
Chrysostom: " Understand, so long as he is a disciple or servant, he is not above his master or lord by the nature of honour. And do not here object to me such cases as rarely happen, but receive this according to the common course of things." [2] Saint Remigius: " He calls Himself master and lord; by disciple and servant He denotes His ...
δουλος can mean either servant or slave, while παις can mean either servant or son. It is the same word used for children in Matthew 2:16. [1] Thus while both writers could be referring to the Centurion's servant, Matthew may believe the sufferer is his son. Another change is the ailment.
The servant songs (also called the servant poems or the Songs of the Suffering Servant) are four songs in the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible, which include Isaiah 42:1–4; Isaiah 49:1–6; Isaiah 50:4–11; and Isaiah 52:13–53:12. The songs are four poems written about a certain "servant of YHWH" (Hebrew: עבד יהוה, ‘eḇeḏ ...
The New International Version translates the passage as: 17:This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: 18:"Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
Isaiah 42 is the forty-second chapter of the Book of Isaiah in both the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Isaiah, and is a part of the Books of the Prophets. [1] Chapters 40-55 are known as "Deutero-Isaiah" and date from the time of the Israelites' exile in ...
God calls the servant to lead the nations, but the servant is horribly repressed. In the end, he is rewarded. Those four poems are: Isaiah 42:1–9; Isaiah 49:1–12; Isaiah 50:4–9; Isaiah 52-53; The second of the "servant songs" begins at Isaiah 49:1, continuing through 49:12. This poem, written from the Servant's point of view, is an ...
The Parable of the Master and Servant is a parable told by Jesus in the New Testament, found only in Luke's Gospel (Luke 17:7–10). The parable teaches that when somebody "has done what God expects, he or she is only doing his or her duty."