Matthew 8:9

for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Be coming, and he comes, and to my servant, Do this, and he does [it].”

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In The King James Version

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

In Context

8And the centurion answering said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You may enter under my roof, but only say a word, and my servant will be healed;

10And Jesus having heard, wondered, and said to those following, “Truly I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith;

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Cross References

Job 38:34Do you lift up your voice to the cloud, || And abundance of water covers you?

Psalms 119:91According to Your ordinances || They have stood this day, for the whole—Your servants.

Jeremiah 47:6Behold, sword of YHWH, until when are you not quiet? Be removed to your sheath, rest and cease.

Mark 4:39And having awoken, He rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace, be stilled”; and the wind stilled, and there was a great calm;

Luke 4:39and having stood over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately, having risen, she was ministering to them.

Ephesians 6:5The servants: obey the masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;

Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:6-14

Christ Heals the Centurion's Servant. 5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. 9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he… Read the whole commentary →

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