Years ago, I remember hearing a speaker or reading an article about the Wycliff Bible translators in Africa. They always used the local people to help them translate the Scripture. In one particular area, the people were helping but without a whole lot of enthusiasm. No one even seemed to even be the least bit interested in the story of Jesus. Until they came to this passage and then the whole village began to buzz with excitement. The translators couldn't understand why, so they asked and were admonished for not telling them how great Jesus was before. They still didn't understand.

Finally, one of the villagers told them that amongst the men, one of the feats of skill and prowess that a man's greatness was measured by was how far he could spit. It turns out they were in awe of Jesus bec…