Luke 7:8

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 

Luke 13:17

13:17 When ⁴  he said this all his adversaries were humiliated, ⁵  but ⁶  the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things ⁷  he was doing. ⁸ 

Luke 23:8

23:8 When ⁹  Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform ¹⁰  some miraculous sign. ¹¹ 

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.

⁴ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁵ tn Or “were put to shame.”

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

⁷ sn Concerning all the wonderful things see Luke 7:16; 19:37.

⁸ tn Grk “that were being done by him.” The passive has been converted to an active construction in the translation.

⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁸ tn Grk “to see some sign performed by him.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style.

⁹ sn Herod, hoping to see him perform some miraculous sign, seems to have treated Jesus as a curiosity (cf. 9:7-9).