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A man asks which commandments he should keep.
Matthew 19:19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Matthew 19:19 honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself
You revere the father and the mother. Also you care for those nearby of yours just like of yourself.
Here, the idea of "neighbor" is not as simple as it seems in English. Also,as we should have mentioned in the previous verse (Matthew 19:18), none of these "commandment" are in the form of a command. They are simple sentences such as "You don't steal" rather than "Don't steal!"
Honour thy(OS) father and thy(WW) mother: and, Thou shalt(CW) love thy (MW) neighbour as thyself.
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The everyday meanings of the Greek words Jesus used were different than the definitions they have been given over time in biblical translation. The word translations here are based upon documents of his time such as the Greek Septuagint, not ideas unknown in his time.
See what Jesus said in Greek and see how his words are changed in English translation. My goal is to translate Jesus's words as they were heard when he taught, not the way they are interpreted today. The work here resurrects the humor and cleverness of Jesus's words lost in translation.
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| Mark 2:11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, | May 04 2028 |
| Mark 2:10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power | May 03 2028 |
| Mark 2:9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, | May 02 2028 |
| Mark 2:8 Why do you reason these things in your hearts? | May 01 2028 |
| Mark 2:5 Son, your sins be forgiven you. | Apr 30 2028 |
| Mark 1:44 See you say nothing to any man:... | Apr 29 2028 |
| Mark 1:41 I will; be clean. | Apr 28 2028 |
| Mark 1:38 Let us go into the next towns... | Apr 27 2028 |
| Mark 1:25 Hold your peace, and come out of him. | Apr 26 2028 |
| Mark 1:17 Come after me, and I will make you | Apr 25 2028 |
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