Luke 7:8

NETBible

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 

NIV ©

For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go’, and he goes; and that one, ‘Come’, and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this’, and he does it."

NASB ©

"For I also am a man placed under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it."

NLT ©

I know because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this or that,’ they do it."

MSG ©

I'm a man under orders; I also give orders. I tell one soldier, 'Go,' and he goes; another, 'Come,' and he comes; my slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."

BBE ©

For I, myself, am a man under authority, having men under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

NRSV ©

For I also am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and the slave does it."

NKJV ©

"For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it ."

KJV
For
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I
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also
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am
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a man
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set
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under
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authority
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having
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under
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me
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soldiers
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and
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I say
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unto one
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Go
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and
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he goeth
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and
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to another
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Come
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and
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he cometh
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and
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to my
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servant
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Do
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this
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and
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he doeth
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[it]. {one: Gr. this man}
NASB ©
"For I also
<2532>
am
<1510>
a man
<444>
placed under
<5259>
authority
<1849>
, with soldiers
<4757>
under
<5259>
me; and I say
<3004>
to this
<3778>
one
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, 'Go
<4198>
!' and he goes
<4198>
, and to another
<243>
, 'Come
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!' and he comes
<2064>
, and to my slave
<1401>
, 'Do
<4160>
this
<3778>
!' and he does
<4160>
it."
NET [draft] ITL
For
<1063>
I
<1473>
too
<2532>
am
<1510>
a man
<444>
set
<5021>
under
<5259>
authority
<1849>
, with soldiers
<4757>
under
<5259>
me
<1683>
. I say
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to this one
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, ‘Go
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,’ and
<2532>
he goes
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, and
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to another
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, ‘Come
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,’ and
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he comes
<2064>
, and
<2532>
to
<1401>
my
<3450>
slave
<1401>
, ‘Do
<4160>
this
<5124>
,’ and
<2532>
he does
<4160>
it.”
GREEK
kai gar egw anyrwpov eimi exousian tassomenov emauton stratiwtav kai legw poreuyhti poreuetai allw ercou ercetai tw doulw mou poihson kai poiei
<4160> (5719)
V-PAI-3S
NETBible

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 

NET Notes

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.