Luke 7:8

God's Word

As you know, I’m in a chain of command and have soldiers at my command. I tell one of them, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and another, ‘Come!’ and he comes. I tell my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

Cross References

Luke 7:7

That’s why I didn’t come to you. But just give a command, and let my servant be cured.

Luke 7:9

Jesus was amazed at the officer when he heard these words. He turned to the crowd following him and said, “I can guarantee that I haven’t found faith as great as this in Israel.”

Acts 23:17

Then Paul called one of the sergeants and told him, “Take this young man to the officer. He has something to tell him.”

Acts 23:23

Then the officer summoned two of his sergeants and told them, “I want 200 infantrymen, 70 soldiers on horseback, and 200 soldiers with spears. Have them ready to go to Caesarea at nine o’clock tonight.

Acts 23:26

Claudius Lysias sends greetings to Your Excellency, Governor Felix:

Acts 23:31

So the infantrymen did as they had been ordered. They took Paul to the city of Antipatris during the night.

Acts 24:23

Felix ordered the sergeant to guard Paul but to let him have some freedom and to let his friends take care of his needs.

Acts 25:26

But I don’t have anything reliable to write our emperor about him. So I have brought him to all of you, and especially to you, King Agrippa. Then I’ll have something to write after he is cross-examined.

Colossians 3:22

Slaves, always obey your earthly masters. Don’t obey them only while you’re being watched, as if you merely wanted to please people. Be sincere in your motives out of respect for your real master.