Luke 7:8 meaning and explanation
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
Luke 7:8, Berean Standard Bible
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The centurion, a Gentile officer commanding troops in Capernaum, sends friends to Jesus with this explanation of his own confidence. He understands authority from both sides: he answers to superiors and gives orders to soldiers and servants, and his word is obeyed without question.
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