Matthew 8:9
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.”
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- Job 38:34-35 : 34 Can you raise your voice to the clouds so that a flood of water covers you? 35 Can you send out lightning bolts, and they go? Will they say to you,‘Here we are’?
- Ps 107:25-29 : 25 He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea. 26 They reached up to the sky, then dropped into the depths. The sailors’ strength left them because the danger was so great. 27 They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective. 28 They cried out to the LORD in their distress; he delivered them from their troubles. 29 He calmed the storm, and the waves grew silent.
- Ps 119:91 : 91 Today they stand firm by your decrees, for all things are your servants.
- Ps 148:8 : 8 O fire and hail, snow and clouds, O stormy wind that carries out his orders,
- Jer 47:6-7 : 6 How long will you cry out,‘Oh, sword of the LORD, how long will it be before you stop killing? Go back into your sheath! Stay there and rest!’ 7 But how can it rest when I, the LORD, have given it orders? I have ordered it to attack the people of Ashkelon and the seacoast.
- Ezek 14:17-21 : 17 “Or suppose I were to bring a sword against that land and say,‘Let a sword pass through the land,’ and I were to kill both people and animals. 18 Even if these three men were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save their own sons or daughters– they would save only their own lives. 19 “Or suppose I were to send a plague into that land, and pour out my rage on it with bloodshed, killing both people and animals. 20 Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, they could not save their own son or daughter; they would save only their own lives by their righteousness. 21 “For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send my four terrible judgments– sword, famine, wild animals, and plague– to Jerusalem to kill both people and animals!
- Mark 4:39-41 : 39 So he got up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea,“Be quiet! Calm down!” Then the wind stopped, and it was dead calm. 40 And he said to them,“Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?” 41 They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another,“Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!”
- Luke 4:35-36 : 35 But Jesus rebuked him:“Silence! Come out of him!” Then, after the demon threw the man down in their midst, he came out of him without hurting him. 36 They were all amazed and began to say to one another,“What’s happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
- Luke 4:39 : 39 So he stood over her, commanded the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and began to serve them.
- Luke 7:8 : 8 For I too am a man set 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.”
- Eph 6:5-6 : 5 Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ, 6 not like those who do their work only when someone is watching– as people-pleasers– but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart.
- Col 3:22 : 22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching– like those who are strictly people-pleasers– but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.
- Titus 2:9 : 9 Slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to do what is wanted and not talk back,
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6 So Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to him,“Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof!
7 That is why I did not presume to come to you. Instead, say the word, and my servant must be healed.
8 For I too am a man set 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.”
9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. He turned and said to the crowd that followed him,“I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith!”
10 So when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave well.
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5 Healing the Centurion’s Servant When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help:
6 “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish.”
7 Jesus said to him,“I will come and heal him.”
8 But the centurion replied,“Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof! Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed.
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13 Then Jesus said to the centurion,“Go; just as you believed, it will be done for you.” And the servant was healed at that hour.
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10 When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him,“I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel!
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1 Healing the Centurion’s Slave After Jesus had finished teaching all this to the people, he entered Capernaum.
2 A centurion there had a slave who was highly regarded, but who was sick and at the point of death.
3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave.
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8 When the crowd saw this, they were afraid and honored God who had given such authority to men.
9 The Call of Matthew; Eating with Sinners As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth.“Follow me,” he said to him. So he got up and followed him.
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27 And the men were amazed and said,“What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!”
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7 “Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?
8 Won’t the master instead say to him,‘Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may eat and drink’?
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25 Then he said to them,“Where is your faith?” But they were afraid and amazed, saying to one another,“Who then is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him!”
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36 They were all amazed and began to say to one another,“What’s happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
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26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commanding officer and reported it, saying,“What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”
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14 The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,
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27 They were all amazed so that they asked each other,“What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him.”
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8 For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
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57 Challenging Professed Followers As they were walking along the road, someone said to him,“I will follow you wherever you go.”
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15 For I have given you an example– you should do just as I have done for you.
16 I tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
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18 Challenging Professed Followers Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake.
19 Then an expert in the law came to him and said,“Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
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2 And a leper approached and bowed low before him, saying,“Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
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29 Jesus said to them,“I will ask you one question. Answer me and I will tell you by what authority I do these things:
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8 (For Jesus had said to him,“Come out of that man, you unclean spirit!”)
9 Jesus asked him,“What is your name?” And he said,“My name is Legion, for we are many.”
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59 Jesus said to another,“Follow me.” But he replied,“Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
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13 You call me‘Teacher’ and‘Lord,’ and do so correctly, for that is what I am.
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29 For Jesus had started commanding the evil spirit to come out of the man.(For it had seized him many times, so he would be bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard. But he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.)
30 Jesus then asked him,“What is your name?” He said,“Legion,” because many demons had entered him.
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42 Jesus called them and said to them,“You know that those who are recognized as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions use their authority over them.
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54 Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said,“Truly this one was God’s Son!”
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26 Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying,‘Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.’
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50 Jesus told him,“Go home; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and set off for home.
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17 And the king said to him,‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.’
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1 The Sending of the Twelve Apostles After Jesus called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,
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27 For who is greater, the one who is seated at the table, or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is seated at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.
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26 If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
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41 They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another,“Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!”
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24 “A disciple is not greater than his teacher, nor a slave greater than his master.
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25 So Jesus said to them,“The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in authority over them are called‘benefactors.’
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61 Yet another said,“I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to my family.”