Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant(A)

(B)Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a (C)centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.”

And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

The centurion answered and said, “Lord, (D)I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only (E)speak a word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.

10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! 11 And I say to you that (F)many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But (G)the sons of the kingdom (H)will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.

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And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my [a]servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And he saith unto him, I will come and heal him. And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not [b]worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; but only say [c]the word, and my [d]servant shall be healed. For I also am a man [e]under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my [f]servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 10 And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, [g]I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 11 And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall [h]sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: 12 but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the [i]servant was healed in that hour.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:6 Or, boy
  2. Matthew 8:8 Greek sufficient.
  3. Matthew 8:8 Greek with a word.
  4. Matthew 8:8 Or, boy
  5. Matthew 8:9 Some ancient authorities insert set: as in Lk. 7:8.
  6. Matthew 8:9 Greek bondservant.
  7. Matthew 8:10 Many ancient authorities read With no man in Israel have I found so great faith.
  8. Matthew 8:11 Greek recline.
  9. Matthew 8:13 Or, boy