Luke 7:8

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I myself am under authority, and I have soldiers who obey my orders. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes. I tell that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

Cross References

Colossians 3:22

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything. Don’t do it just to please them when they’re watching you. Obey them genuinely, out of respect for the Lord.

Acts 23:17

Then Paul called one of the officers and said, “Take this young man to the commander. He has something to tell him.”

Acts 25:26

But I don’t know exactly what to write about him to His Majesty. So I’ve brought him here today so that all of you—and especially you, King Agrippa—can listen to him. I hope that because of this hearing, I can figure out something to write about his case.

Acts 24:23

He ordered the officer to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and let his friends to take care of his needs.

Acts 23:26

From Claudius Lysias. To His Excellency, Governor Felix. Greetings.

Acts 23:23

Then the commander called for two of his officers. He ordered them, “Gather a company of 200 soldiers, 70 horsemen, and 200 men armed with spears. Get them ready to go to Caesarea at nine o’clock tonight.

Luke 7:7

I didn’t even feel I was fit to come to you. But just say the word and my servant will be healed.

Luke 7:9

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at the commander. Jesus turned to the crowd that was following him and said, “I tell you, I haven’t found anyone even in Israel whose faith is this strong.”

Acts 23:31

The soldiers followed their orders and took Paul with them that night. They brought him as far as Antipatris.