Matthew 8:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπός εἰμι ὑπὸ ἐξουσίαν, ἔχων ὑπʼ ἐμαυτὸν στρατιώτας: καὶ λέγω τούτῳ, Πορεύθητι, καὶ πορεύεται· καὶ ἄλλῳ, Ἔρχου, καὶ ἔρχεται· καὶ τῷ δούλῳ μου, Ποίησον τοῦτο, καὶ ποιεῖ.

Transliteration

For also egō anthrōpos eimi under exousian, echōn under emauton stratiōtas: and legō to-this, Poreuthēti, and poreuetai; and to-another, Erchou, and erchetai; and to-the doulō of-me, Poiēson this, and poiei.

Grammar Details

• Καὶ: conjunction - and
• γὰρ: postpositive conjunction - for/because
• *egō*: nominative singular pronoun - I
• *anthrōpos*: nominative masculine singular - man/person
• *eimi*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - I am
• ὑπὸ: preposition + accusative - under
• *exousian*: accusative feminine singular - authority
• *echōn*: present active participle, nominative masculine singular - having
• ὑπʼ: preposition + accusative - under
• *emauton*: accusative masculine singular reflexive pronoun - myself
• *stratiōtas*: accusative masculine plural - soldiers
• *legō*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say
• τούτῳ: dative masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - to this
• *Poreuthēti*: aorist passive imperative, 2nd person singular - go
• *poreuetai*: present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he goes
• ἄλλῳ: dative masculine singular adjective - to another
• *Erchou*: present middle imperative, 2nd person singular - come
• *erchetai*: present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he comes
• τῷ: dative masculine singular article - the
• *doulō*: dative masculine singular - slave/servant
• μου: genitive singular pronoun - of me
• *Poiēson*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - do
• τοῦτο: accusative neuter singular demonstrative pronoun - this
• *poiei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he does

Word Meanings

• *egō*: I (emphatic)
• *anthrōpos*: man/person/human being
• *eimi*: I am
• *exousian*: authority/power/jurisdiction
• *echōn*: having/possessing
• *emauton*: myself
• *stratiōtas*: soldiers/troops
• *legō*: I say/tell/speak
• *Poreuthēti*: go/depart
• *poreuetai*: he goes/proceeds
• *Erchou*: come/approach
• *erchetai*: he comes/approaches
• *doulō*: slave/servant
• *Poiēson*: do/make/perform
• *poiei*: he does/makes/performs

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For I am a man under authority, having soldiers 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.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For I also am a man 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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For I also my selfe am a man vndre power and have sowdiers vndre me and I saye to one go and he goeth and to anothre come and he cometh: and to my seruaut do this and he doeth it.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For I myselfe also am a ma subiect to ye auctorite of another, & haue sowdiers vnder me. Yet wha I saye to one: go, he goeth, and to another: come, he commeth: & to my seruaunt: do this, he doeth it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For I am a man also vnder the authoritie of an other, and haue souldiers vnder me: and I say to one, Goe, and he goeth: and to another, Come, and he commeth: and to my seruant, Doe this, and he doeth it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For I also my selfe am vnder aucthoritie, and haue souldiers vnder me: and I say to this man go, and he goeth: and to another, come, and he commeth: and to my seruaunt, do this, and he doth it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and tell another, 'Come,' and he comes; and tell my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Be coming, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth `it'.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I also am a man 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For I also am a man 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because I myself am a man under authority, having under me fighting men; 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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and tell another, 'Come,' and he comes; and tell my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. 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.”

Referenced Verses

• Job 38:34-35 : 34 Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water? 35 Can you send forth lightning bolts and have them go? Do they report to you, 'Here we are'?
• Ps 107:25-29 : 25 For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted the waves of the sea. 26 They rose up to the heavens, then they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their distress. 27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless. 28 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress. 29 He stilled the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were quiet.
• Ps 119:91 : 91 By Your ordinances they stand today, for all things are Your servants.
• Ps 148:8 : 8 fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy winds obeying His word,
• Jer 47:6-7 : 6 'Ah, sword of the LORD!' How long until you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still! 7 But how can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has assigned it against Ashkelon and the coast of the sea.
• Ezek 14:17-21 : 17 Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, 'Let a sword pass through the land,' and I cut off from it both man and beast, 18 even if these three men were there, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save sons or daughters. They alone would be saved. 19 Or if I send a plague into that land and pour out my wrath upon it in bloodshed, cutting off from it both man and beast, 20 even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save son or daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness. 21 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send my four dreadful judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—against Jerusalem, to cut off both man and beast from it!
• Mark 4:39-41 : 39 He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace! Be still!' Then the wind died down, and it was completely calm. 40 He said to them, 'Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?' 41 They were terrified and asked one another, 'Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!'
• Luke 4:35-36 : 35 But Jesus rebuked it, saying, 'Be silent and come out of him.' Then the demon threw the man to the ground in their midst, but it came out of him without harming him. 36 Everyone was amazed, and they said to one another, 'What is this message? With authority and power He commands unclean spirits, and they come out!'
• Luke 4:39 : 39 Standing over her, He rebuked the fever, and it left her. She immediately got up and began to serve them.
• Luke 7:8 : 8 'For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. 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.'
• Eph 6:5-6 : 5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with sincerity of heart, as you would Christ. 6 Do not work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
• Col 3:22 : 22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
• Titus 2:9 : 9 Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, aiming to be well-pleasing and not argumentative.