Matthew 8:6

“Lord, ¹  my servant ²  is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish.”

Job 31:13,14; Mt 4:24; Mt 9:2; Mr 2:3-12; Ac 8:7; Ac 9:33; Ac 10:7; Col 3:11; Col 4:1; 1Ti 6:2; Phm 1:16

¹ tn Grk “and saying, ‘Lord.’” The participle λέγων (legwn) at the beginning of v. 6 is redundant in English and has not been translated.

² tn The Greek term here is παῖς (pais), often used of a slave who was regarded with some degree of affection, possibly a personal servant (Luke 7:7 uses the more common term δοῦλος, doulos). See L&N 87.77.