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After Jesus appoints the seventy and is sending them out.
Luke 10:5 εἰς ἣν δ᾽ ἂν εἰσέλθητε οἰκίαν πρῶτον λέγετε Εἰρήνη τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ.
KJV Verse:Luke 10:5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
Luke 10:5 When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’
But into whatever household you enter, first say, "Keep peace in this house."
Lost In Translation:This verse uses two different forms of the Greek word translated as "house". One refers to the building. The other to the household. Translating them as "home" and "household" clarifies this.
The amusing part of this verse is lost in translation is that this command to "keep peace" is not spoken to the house, but to each other. It is a second-person command, "you keep peace." The verb means "keep peace" not the vague "peace be." Followers are traveling in twos. They should remind each other not to make any trouble with people in the house.
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