Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found this kind of faith!” 10 Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant in perfect health. I say to one ‘Go’ and he goes, to another ‘Come’ and he comes, and to my servant ‘Do this’ and he does it.”ĩ When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. Both Matthew and Mark say that the centurion proclaimed that Jesus was the Son of God ( Matt 27:54 Mark 15:39 ). But just say the word, and let my servant be healed, 8 because I, too, am a man under authority and have soldiers under me. In the Gospel of Luke, Luke tells us that when the centurion at the cross of Christ saw Jesus die, he glorified God, saying, ‘Certainly this was a righteous man’ ( Luke 23:47, NKJV). I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. 9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
7 That’s why I didn’t presume to come to you. 8 The centurion replied, Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to tell Jesus, “Sir, stop troubling yourself, because I’m not worthy to have you come under my roof. 4 So they went to Jesus and begged him repeatedly, “He deserves to have this done for him, 5 because he loves our people and built our synagogue for us.”Ħ So Jesus went with them. 7) Jesus entered Capernaum and met the centurion (v.5) Jesus went to Capernaum (v.1) The centurion asks Jesus to heal his servant who is tormented (v.6) The centurion’s servant was sick (v.2), and he sends Jewish elders to. 3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him to ask him to come and save his servant’s life. Differences between Matthew and Luke’s Account of the Centurion: Matthew’s Account (Mt. 2 There a centurion’s servant, whom he valued highly, was sick and about to die. Background Reading: Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant because of The Faith of the Centurionħ:1 After Jesus had finished saying all these things to the people who were there listening, he went to Capernaum. He had built for the local Jews a place of worship, called a synagogue.Ī centurion was in charge of 100 soldiers. This Roman Centurion was stationed at Capernaum, a town on the edge of the Sea of Galilee. The headquarters for the Roman army was at Caesarea, a seaport. The Romans were seen as a foreign occupying force. Ask the group to be noticing the different kinds of people involved in this experience. He is now interacting with a person in a crisis. Jesus has just finished teaching about practical obedience (6:46-49). Jesus said “I have not found such great faith even in Israel.” The setting is the Jewish town of Capernaum on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. The Centurion’s servant was healed at a distance because of the Centurion’s faith.
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