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ThaddeusB
ThaddeusB
11:25 PM
Two new answers to this old question today:
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Q: Why do translations use words like "servants" to mean "slaves"?

Jim ThioLuke 12:45-48 uses the word "servants". What kind of servants get beaten up by their master? That looks a lot like slaves to me. We have an English word for that thing. It's called slaves. So why use servants? Servants are employees that got paid. Slaves are properties that got beaten up. Does ...

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One answer by me seeks to explanation the historical context and what it means to different translation philosophies, subject material not touched by previous answers. Another by @brasshat raises a good point about specifically in regards to the King James.
 

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