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For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me, and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and the slave 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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Urge slaves to be submissive to their masters in everything, to be pleasing, not talking back,(A)

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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 Slaves, obey your earthly masters[a] in everything, not with a slavery performed merely for looks, to please people, but wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.[b](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 3.22 In Gk the same word is used for master and Lord
  2. 3.22 In Gk the same word is used for master and Lord

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 set under authority, with soldiers under me, and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and the slave 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, “Be quiet and come out of him!” Then the demon, throwing the man down before them, came out of him without doing him any harm.(A) 36 They were all astounded and kept saying to one another, “What kind of word is this, that with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits and they come out?”(B)

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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 commanded and raised the stormy wind,
    which lifted up the waves of the sea.(A)
26 They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
    their courage melted away in their calamity;(B)
27 they reeled and staggered like drunkards
    and were at their wits’ end.(C)
28 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he brought them out from their distress;
29 he made the storm be still,
    and the waves of the sea were hushed.(D)

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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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Footnotes

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

39 Then he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and began to serve them.(A)

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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 And waking up, he rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Be silent! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. 40 He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?”(A) 41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

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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 I bring a sword upon that land and say, “Let a sword pass through the land,” and I cut off humans and animals from it,(A) 18 though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord God, they would save neither sons nor daughters, but they alone would be saved. 19 Or if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out my wrath upon it with blood, to cut off humans and animals from it,(B) 20 even if Noah, Daniel,[a] and Job were in it, as I live, says the Lord God, they would save neither son nor daughter; they would save only their own lives by their righteousness.

21 Therefore thus says the Lord God: How much more when I send upon Jerusalem my four deadly acts of judgment, sword, famine, wild animals, and pestilence, to cut off humans and animals from it!(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 14.20 Or Danel

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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Ah, sword of the Lord!
    How long until you are quiet?
Put yourself into your scabbard;
    rest and be still!(A)
How can it[a] be quiet,
    when the Lord has given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the seashore—
    there he has appointed it.(B)

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  1. 47.7 Gk Vg: Heb 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 frost,
    stormy wind fulfilling his command!(A)

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

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91 By your appointment they stand today,
    for all things are your servants.(A)

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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,
    so that a flood of waters may cover you?(A)
35 Can you send forth lightnings, so that they may go
    and say to you, ‘Here we are’?(B)

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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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