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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 7:6

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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7:6 I am not worthy of such an honor: The man was probably showing sensitivity to Jewish concerns; pious Jews would not enter the home of a Gentile, since it would make them ceremonially unclean (see Acts 10:28; 11:12). The centurion might also have been acknowledging Jesus’ superior status.
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