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Berean Standard Bible

“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

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A Roman centurion in Capernaum comes to Jesus because his servant is paralyzed and suffering. When Jesus offers to come to his house, the officer says he is not worthy to have Jesus under his roof.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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.”

King James Version (KJV)

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 (ASV)

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 (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque también yo soy hombre bajo de potestad, y tengo bajo de mí soldados: y digo á éste: Ve, y va; y al otro: Ven, y viene; y á mi siervo: Haz esto, y lo hace.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Lo sé, porque estoy acostumbrado a obedecer las órdenes de mis superiores; además, si yo le digo a alguno de mis soldados que vaya a algún lugar, va; y si le digo que venga, viene; y si le digo a mi esclavo que haga esto o aquello, lo hace.

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