Luke 7:8

James Moffatt - New Testament

For though I am a man under authority myself, I have soldiers under me; I tell one man to go, and he goes, I tell another to come, and he comes, I tell my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

Cross References

Colossians 3:22

Servants, obey your masters here below at every point; do not work simply when their eye is on you, like those who court human favour, but serve them with a single heart out of reverence for your Lord and Master.

Acts 23:17

Paul summoned one of the officers and said, "Take this young man to the commander, for he has some news to give him."

Acts 25:26

Only, I have nothing definite to write to the sovereign about him. So I have brought him up before you all, and especially before you, O king Agrippa, in order that I may have something to write as the result of your cross-examination.

Acts 24:23

He gave orders to the officer to have Paul kept in custody but to allow him some freedom and not to prevent any of his own people from rendering him any service.

Acts 23:26

"Claudius Lysias, to his excellency the governor Felix: greeting.

Acts 23:23

He summoned two of the officers and said, "Get ready by nine o'clock to-night two hundred infantry to march as far as Caesarea, also seventy troopers, and two hundred spearmen."

Luke 7:7

and so I did not consider myself fit even to come to you. Just say the word, and let my servant be cured.

Luke 7:9

When Jesus heard this he marvelled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed he said, "I tell you, I have never met faith like this anywhere even in Israel."

Acts 23:31

The soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.