Matthew 8:9 (GNV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:7 And Iesus saide vnto him, I will come and heale him.

Matthew 8:8 But the Centurion answered, saying, Master, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come vnder my roofe: but speake the worde onely, and my seruant shall be healed.

Matthew 8:9 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 8:10 When Iesus heard that, he marueiled, and said to them that folowed him, Verely, I say vnto you, I haue not found so great faith, euen in Israel.

Matthew 8:11 But I say vnto you, that many shall come from the East and West, and shall sit downe with Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob, in the kingdome of heauen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vnder", "authoritie", "other", "haue", "souldiers", "goeth", and "another". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vnder" and "authoritie", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "But the Centurion answered saying Master I..." into verse 10's "When Iesus heard that he marueiled and...", so "vnder" and "authoritie" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "vnder" and "authoritie" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.