8:5 And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 8:6 and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 8:7 And he saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8:8 And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed. 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, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 8:10 And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 8:11 And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: 8:12 but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour. 7:2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick and at the point of death. 7:3 And when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come and save his servant. 7:4 And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him; 7:5 for he loveth our nation, and himself built us our synagogue. 7:6 And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: 7:7 wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say the word, and my servant shall be healed. 7:8 For I also am a man set 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 servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 7:9 And when Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned and said unto the multitude that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 7:10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole. |
To Understand my faith better I have decided to construct these pages. They are strictly educational, non-commercial and to foster scholarly discussion. All Bible quotes are from the American Standard Version unless otherwise stated. I use the ASV because while not a perfect translation it is literal and out of Copyright. All mistakes are my own and if you differ from my thoughts I welcome your comments. J. Barry O'Connell Jr. |