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And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. The New International Version translates the passage as: Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would." And his servant was healed at that moment.
By this understanding Jesus is not banning all oaths, but is stating that only this one form of oath is permissible. Theologian R.T. France believed the double words are simply a Semiticism that indicates the word is meant to be used on its own. [2] There are also multiple understandings of the final phrase.
These are the first words spoken by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew, which is traditionally placed as the first book of the New Testament, so these are textually the first words spoken by Jesus in the entire Bible. [a] According to general scholarship, the first recorded words of Jesus are actually in Mark 1:15 (as it was considered the first ...
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]
It is more likely the offer not to have to travel is an example of the supplication of the Centurion and the great power of Jesus. [1] Miracles at a distance were considered to be more difficult in contemporary writings of the time. [2] This is the first mention in the Gospel of Jesus having this ability.
Augustine: "Matthew relates that this was done when He gave them commandment that they should go over the lake, Luke, that it happened as they walked by the way; which is no contradiction, for they must have walked by the way that they might come to the lake." [4]
The word keraia literally translates as horns. [4] One possibility is that it refers to the decorative crowns placed atop some Hebrew letters, this would not work for Jesus, however, as such markings only began to be used in the later part of the first century. [5] Burkitt feels it would have been waw, the second smallest letter.
Matthew 6:10 is the tenth verse of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount.This verse is the second one of the Lord's Prayer, one of the best known parts of the entire New Testament.