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Jesus Heals a Soldier’s Servant(A)

When Jesus finished saying all these things to the people, he went to Capernaum [4:23]. There was ·an army officer [L a centurion] who had a servant who was ·very important [of great value; precious] to him. The servant was so sick he was ·nearly dead [about to die]. When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him to ask Jesus to come and heal his servant. The men went to Jesus and ·begged [urged] him [L earnestly; strongly], saying, “This officer ·is worthy of [deserves] your help. [L …for/because] He loves our ·people [nation], and he built us a synagogue.”

So Jesus went with the men. He was getting near the officer’s house when the ·officer [centurion] sent friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, because I ·am not worthy [do not deserve] to have you come into my house. That is why I did not [L consider myself worthy/deserving to] come to you myself. But you only need to ·command it [L say a word], and my servant will be healed. [L For; Because] I, too, am a man under the authority of others, and I have soldiers under my command. I tell one soldier, ‘Go,’ and he goes. I tell another soldier, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my ·servant [slave], ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, ·this is the greatest faith I have found anywhere [L I haven’t found such faith], ·even in Israel [or in all Israel].”

10 Those who had been sent to Jesus went back to the house where they found the servant in good health.

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After epeidē he had finished plēroō speaking all pas · ho his autos sayings rhēma in eis the ho ears akoē of the ho people laos, he entered eiserchomai Capernaum Kapharnaoum. The servant of a certain tis centurion hekatontarchēs · de who hos was eimi highly valued entimos by him autos was echō sick kakōs and about mellō to die teleutaō. When the centurion heard akouō · de about peri · ho Jesus Iēsous, he sent apostellō to pros him autos elders presbyteros of the ho Jews Ioudaios, asking erōtaō him autos to hopōs come erchomai and heal diasōzō · ho his autos servant. And de when they ho came paraginomai to pros · ho Jesus Iēsous, they pleaded parakaleō with him autos earnestly spoudaiōs, saying legō, “ He is eimi worthy axios that hos you should grant parechō this houtos, for gar he loves agapaō · ho our hēmeis nation ethnos and kai he autos built oikodomeō the ho synagogue synagōgē for us hēmeis.” · ho So de Jesus Iēsous went poreuō with syn them autos. And de when ēdē he autos was apechō not ou far makran from apo the ho house oikia, the ho centurion hekatontarchēs sent pempō friends philos, saying legō to him autos, “ Lord kyrios, do not trouble skyllō yourself , for gar I am eimi not ou worthy hikanos that hina you should come eiserchomai under hypo · ho my egō roof stegē. For dio that reason I did not oude consider myself emautou worthy axioō to come erchomai to pros you sy. But alla speak legō the word logos and kai let my egō servant pais be healed iaomai. · ho For gar I egō too kai am eimi a man anthrōpos set tassō under hypo authority exousia, having echō soldiers stratiōtēs under hypo me emautou: and kai I say legō to this one houtos, ‘ Go poreuō,’ and kai he goes poreuō; and kai to another allos, ‘ Come erchomai,’ and kai he comes erchomai; and kai to ho my egō servant, ‘ Do poieō this houtos,’ and kai he does poieō it.” When Jesus Iēsous heard akouō · de these houtos things , · ho he admired thaumazō him autos. · kai Turning strephō to the ho crowd ochlos that was following akoloutheō him autos, he said legō, “ I tell legō you hymeis, not oude even in en · ho Israel Israēl have I found heuriskō such tosoutos faith pistis.” 10 · kai Returning hypostrephō to eis the ho house oikos, those ho who had been sent pempō found heuriskō the ho servant in good health hygiainō.

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