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Luke 7:8

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

KJV

καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπός εἰμι ὑπὸ ἐξουσίαν τασσόμενος, ἔχων ὑπ’ ἐμαυτὸν στρατιώτας, καὶ λέγω τούτῳ, πορεύθητι, καὶ πορεύεται, καὶ ἄλλῳ· ἔρχου, καὶ ἔρχεται, καὶ τῷ δούλῳ μου· ποίησον τοῦτο, καὶ ποιεῖ.

Greek NT

Nam et ego homo sum sub potestate constitutus, habens sub me milites : et dico huic, Vade, et vadit : et alii, Veni, et venit : et servo meo, Fac hoc, et facit.

Vulgate

For I also am a man set under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

ASV

For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers: and I say to one, Go, and he goeth: and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δοῦλος
doulos
noun · 124×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
πορεύομαι
poreuomai
verb · 155×
στρατιώτης
stratiotes
noun · 26×
τάσσω
tasso
verb · 9×
ἄλλος
allos
adjective · 154×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐμαυτοῦ
emautou
reflexive_pronoun · 37×
ἐξουσία
exousia
noun · 102×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
o
article · 19778×
ὑπό
upo
preposition · 221×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

The mother Achamoth, when all her seed are perfected, shall pass into the Pleroma, accompanied by those men who are spiritual; the Demiurge, with animal men, shall pass into the intermediate habitation; but all material men shall go into corruption. Their blasphemous opinions against the true incarnation of Christ by the Virgin Mary. Their views as to the prophecies. Stupid ign…

Cross-references

  • Col 3:22 — Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
  • Matt 8:9 — For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.