Matthew 8:9 — Bible Verse (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.”

Matthew 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 8:9 WEB — 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.””

Matthew 8:9 — World English Bible

Matthew 8:9 ASV — 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.”

Matthew 8:9 — American Standard Version

Matthew 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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 <FI>it<Fi> .'”

Matthew 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For I also am a man under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say to this [one], Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it.”

Matthew 8:9 — Darby Translation

Matthew 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

Matthew 8:9 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 8:9 in Context — Matthew 8

7 Y Jesús le dijo: Yo iré y le sanaré.

8 Y respondió el centurión, y dijo: Señor, no soy digno de que entres debajo de mi techado; mas solamente di la palabra, y mi mozo sanará.

9 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.

10 Y oyendo Jesús, se maravilló, y dijo á los que [le] seguían: De cierto os digo, que ni aun en Israel he hallado fe tanta.

11 Y os digo que vendrán muchos del oriente y del occidente, y se sentarán con Abraham, é Isaac, y Jacob, en el reino de los cielos:

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