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The Faith of the Centurion
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.
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The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
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Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that moment.
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When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”
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And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of God!”
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Pilate was surprised to hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died.
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When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph.
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The Faith of the Centurion
When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum.
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There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die.
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The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.
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So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof.
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The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
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Cornelius Calls for Peter
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.
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The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.”
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As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?”
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When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
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Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
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So he took him to the commander. The centurion said, “Paul, the prisoner, sent for me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”
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Paul Transferred to Caesarea
Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, “Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at nine tonight.
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He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and permit his friends to take care of his needs.
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Paul Sails for Rome
When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
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There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
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But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship.
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Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
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But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
