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Matthew 5:41

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 41 and if someone in authority compels you into service for a mile,* go with him two miles.

Matthew 5:41

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 41 and if someone under authority impresses you into service for a mile,* go with him two miles.+

Matthew 5:41

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 41 καὶ and ὅστις whoever σε you ἀγγαρεύσει will impress into going μίλιον mile ἕν, one, ὕπαγε be going away μετ’ with αὐτοῦ him δύο. two.

Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 5

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 5:41
  
  compels you into service: A reference to the compulsory service that the Roman authorities could demand from a citizen. They could, for example, press men or animals into service or commandeer whatever was considered necessary to expedite official business. That is what happened to Simon of Cyrene, whom Roman soldiers “compelled into service” to carry Jesus’ torture stake.—Mt 27:32.
  
  mile: Probably the Roman mile, measuring 1,479.5 m (4,854 ft).—See Glossary and App. B14.