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Luke 7:8
New English Translation
Luke 7:8
New English Translation
8 For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me.[a] I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes,[b] and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”[c]
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- Luke 7:8 tn Grk “having soldiers under me.”
- Luke 7:8 sn I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes. The illustrations highlight the view of authority the soldier sees in the word of one who has authority. Since the centurion was a commander of a hundred soldiers, he understood what it was both to command others and to be obeyed.
- Luke 7:8 tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
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