9For 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. …
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. …
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-13)We have here an account of Christ’s curing the centurion’s servant of a palsy. This was done at Capernaum, where Christ now dwelt, Matt. 4:13. Christ went about doing good, and came home to do good too; every place he came to was the better for him. The persons Christ had now to do with were, 1. A centurion ; he was a supplicant, a Gentile, a Roman, an officer of the army; probably commander-in-ch…
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