Matthew 8:9 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.”
Matthew 8:9, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is a Roman centurion, a Gentile officer stationed in Capernaum, pleading with Jesus on behalf of his paralyzed servant. He explains that he understands authority from both sides: he answers to superiors, and soldiers and servants obey his commands.
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