NETBible KJV GRK-HEB XRef Arts Hymns
  Discovery Box

Luke 7:8

Context
7:8 For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me. 1  I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, 2  and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 3 

1 tn Grk “having soldiers under me.”

2 sn I say to this one,Go,and he goes. The illustrations highlight the view of authority the soldier sees in the word of one who has authority. Since the centurion was a commander of a hundred soldiers, he understood what it was both to command others and to be obeyed.

3 tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.



TIP #07: Use the Discovery Box to further explore word(s) and verse(s). [ALL]
created in 0.03 seconds
powered by bible.org