new evil slave teaching, and its significance

Comatose

Frankie that's a fantastic observation. I just emailed my sister to ask her about that verse.
Very interesting that they change that wording and the equate it to teaching when it has nothing to do with it.
Oubliette

frankiespeakin, Great observation!
Beating -----> Mistreating -----> No publishing WT publications
WTF?!?
This is one way the WT Writers manipulate and control, by obfuscation and conflation of the meaning of words, often ordinary easy to understand words.
oppostate

the sholarly note appears at
http://classic.net.bible.org/passage.php?passage=mat%2024:48-51#n1
frankiespeakin

Clearly not staying on the watch for jesus comming doesn't come under the catagory of beating.
1)Mistreating
A) Not saying hello
B) Yelling at
C) Lock up in prison
D) Beating
E) Killing
F) Failing to responsibly warn of danger
G) Not teaching people the bible
H) Not washing your hands
I) And on into infinity J, K, L,....
2) Beatings
A) Failing to provide spiritual food
B) Failure to keep on the watch for jesus comming again
C) Getting hit by a fist
D) Being Kicked