When he
had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, 6
“Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” 7 And he
said to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8 But the centurion replied, “Lord, I
am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my
servant will be healed. 9 For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers
under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he
comes, and to my servant, [c] ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10
When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly,
I tell you, with no one in Israel [d] have I found such faith.
11 I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 while the sons of the
kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it
be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very
moment.
Footnotes:
Matthew 8:9 Or bondservant
Matthew 8:10 Some manuscripts not even in
Israel
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version.
ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing
ministry of Good News Publishers.
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