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   >>>>Friend james; which two greek words are translated to match "torture   
   >>>>stake" used in the nwt?   
   >>   
   >Friend james tries to excuse the two word usage:   
   >   
   >>Here is a comment from their glossary.   
   >>   
   >>"Torture stake. The rendering of the Greek word stau·ros´, meaning an   
   >>upright stake or pole, such as the one on which Jesus was executed.   
   >   
   >Ah, so there is only one greek word to indicate the upright wooden   
   >structure?   
   >   
   >Please do explain why the nonexistent addditional word "torture" was added   
   >when it is not in the NT?  By whom and when was it inserted?   
      
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