For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.

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For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

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Exhort (A)bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things, not answering back,

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Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything,(A) to try to please them, not to talk back to them,

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22 (A)Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God.

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22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.

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For I also am a man placed under (A)authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.

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For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

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35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, [a]“Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him. 36 Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.”

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  1. Luke 4:35 Lit. Be muzzled

35 “Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly.(A) “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him.

36 All the people were amazed(B) and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority(C) and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!”

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25 For He commands and (A)raises the stormy wind,
Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
26 They mount up to the heavens,
They go down again to the depths;
(B)Their soul melts because of trouble.
27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man,
And [a]are at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cry out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He brings them out of their distresses.
29 (C)He calms the storm,
So that its waves are still.

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  1. Psalm 107:27 Lit. all their wisdom is swallowed up

25 For he spoke(A) and stirred up a tempest(B)
    that lifted high the waves.(C)
26 They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
    in their peril(D) their courage melted(E) away.
27 They reeled(F) and staggered like drunkards;
    they were at their wits’ end.
28 Then they cried(G) out to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he brought them out of their distress.(H)
29 He stilled the storm(I) to a whisper;
    the waves(J) of the sea[a] were hushed.(K)

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  1. Psalm 107:29 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text / their waves

39 So He stood over her and (A)rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them.

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39 So he bent over her and rebuked(A) the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them.

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39 Then He arose and (A)rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, (B)“Peace,[a] be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. 40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? (C)How[b] is it that you have no faith?” 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

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  1. Mark 4:39 Lit. Be quiet
  2. Mark 4:40 NU Have you still no faith?

39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”(A)

41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

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17 “Or if (A)I bring a sword on that land, and say, ‘Sword, go through the land,’ and I (B)cut off man and beast from it, 18 even (C)though these three men were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters, but only they themselves would be delivered.

19 “Or if I send (D)a pestilence into that land and (E)pour out My fury on it in blood, and cut off from it man and beast, 20 even (F)though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither son nor daughter; they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness.”

21 For thus says the Lord God: “How much more it shall be when (G)I send My four [a]severe judgments on Jerusalem—the sword and famine and wild beasts and pestilence—to cut off man and beast from it?

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  1. Ezekiel 14:21 Lit. evil

17 “Or if I bring a sword(A) against that country and say, ‘Let the sword pass throughout the land,’ and I kill its people and their animals,(B) 18 as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, even if these three men were in it, they could not save their own sons or daughters. They alone would be saved.

19 “Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath(C) on it through bloodshed,(D) killing its people and their animals,(E) 20 as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in it, they could save neither son nor daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness.(F)

21 “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem my four dreadful judgments(G)—sword(H) and famine(I) and wild beasts and plague(J)—to kill its men and their animals!(K)

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“O you (A)sword of the Lord,
How long until you are quiet?
Put yourself up into your scabbard,
Rest and be still!
How can [a]it be quiet,
Seeing the Lord has (B)given it a charge
Against Ashkelon and against the seashore?
There He has (C)appointed it.”

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  1. Jeremiah 47:7 Lit. you

“‘Alas, sword(A) of the Lord,
    how long till you rest?
Return to your sheath;
    cease and be still.’(B)
But how can it rest
    when the Lord has commanded it,
when he has ordered it
    to attack Ashkelon and the coast?”(C)

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Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;

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lightning and hail,(A) snow and clouds,
    stormy winds that do his bidding,(B)

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91 They continue this day according to (A)Your ordinances,
For all are Your servants.

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91 Your laws endure(A) to this day,
    for all things serve you.(B)

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34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
That an abundance of water may cover you?
35 Can you send out lightnings, that they may go,
And say to you, ‘Here we are!’?

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34 “Can you raise your voice to the clouds
    and cover yourself with a flood of water?(A)
35 Do you send the lightning bolts on their way?(B)
    Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

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