Matthew 8:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.””
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“For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Be coming, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth <FI>it<Fi> .'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 8:9 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 38:34Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?
- Psalms 107:25For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
- Psalms 119:91Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.
- Psalms 148:8lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
- Jeremiah 47:6‘Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still!’
- Ezekiel 14:17Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, ‘Let a sword pass through it,’ so that I cut off from it both man and beast,
- Mark 4:39Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.
- Luke 4:35But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him.
- Luke 4:39and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them.
- Luke 7:8For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
- Ephesians 6:5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
- Colossians 3:22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
- Titus 2:9Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
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