Matthew 8:9 (YLT)

Passage

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> .'

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:7 and Jesus saith to him, `I, having come, will heal him.'

Matthew 8:8 And the centurion answering said, `Sir, I am not worthy that thou mayest enter under my roof, but only say a word, and my servant shall be healed;

Matthew 8:9 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 8:10 And Jesus having heard, did wonder, and said to those following, `Verily I say to you, not even in Israel so great faith have I found;

Matthew 8:11 and I say to you, that many from east and west shall come and recline (at meat) with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the reign of the heavens,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "under", "authority", "having", "myself", "soldiers", "goeth", and "another". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "under" and "authority", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "And the centurion answering said Sir I..." into verse 10's "And Jesus having heard did wonder and...", so "under" and "authority" 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 "under" and "authority" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.