The Centurion’s Faith

And (A)when [a]Jesus entered Capernaum, a [b]centurion came to Him, begging Him, and saying, “[c]Lord, my [d]servant is lying (B)paralyzed at home, terribly tormented.” Jesus *said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion replied, “[e]Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just [f]say the word, and my [g]servant will be healed. For I also am a man under (C)authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.” 10 Now when Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith [h]with anyone in Israel. 11 And I say to you that many (D)will come from east and west, and [i]recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; 12 but (E)the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into (F)the outer darkness; in that place (G)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; [j]it shall be done for you (H)as you have believed.” And the [k]servant was healed at that very [l]moment.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:5 Lit He
  2. Matthew 8:5 I.e., a Roman military officer
  3. Matthew 8:6 Or Sir
  4. Matthew 8:6 Lit boy
  5. Matthew 8:8 Or Sir
  6. Matthew 8:8 Lit say with a word
  7. Matthew 8:8 Lit boy
  8. Matthew 8:10 One early ms not even in Israel
  9. Matthew 8:11 I.e., to dine
  10. Matthew 8:13 Or it is to be done; Gr imperative, i.e., a command
  11. Matthew 8:13 Lit boy
  12. Matthew 8:13 Lit hour

Because of a Master’s Faith, Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Servant Who Is Not Even Present

And He having entered into Capernaum, a centurion[a] came to Him, appealing-to Him and saying, “Master, my servant has been put in the house paralyzed, being terribly tormented”. And He says to him, “Having come, I will[b] cure him”. And having responded, the centurion said, “Master, I am not fit that You should come-in under my roof. But only speak it in a word[c] and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under myself. And I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it”. 10 Now having heard, Jesus marveled, and said to the ones following, “Truly I say to you, with no one in Israel did I find so-great a faith! 11 And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and will lie-back [to eat] with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens. 12 But the sons of [d] the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. In that place, there will be the weeping and the grinding of teeth”. 13 And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go. Let it be done for you as you believed”. And his servant was healed at that hour.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:5 That is, a Roman commander of a hundred soldiers.
  2. Matthew 8:7 Having come, I will cure him. Or, Shall I, having come, cure him?
  3. Matthew 8:8 That is, a word of command.
  4. Matthew 8:12 That is, those who appeared to be destined to inherit the kingdom; the Jews.