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 23:14

23:14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading ⁴  the people. When I examined him before you, I ⁵  did not find this man guilty ⁶  of anything you accused him of doing.

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 This term also appears in v. 2.

⁵ tn Grk “behold, I” A transitional use of ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here.

⁶ tn Grk “nothing did I find in this man by way of cause.” The reference to “nothing” is emphatic.