Matthew 8:5
3 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
6 “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
7 “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
- KJV
- And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
- WEB
- When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him for help,
- ASV
- And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
- DARBY
- And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, beseeching him,
- BLB
- And [on] His having entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him
- ÅB
- Men da han gikk inn i Kapernaum, kom en offiser til ham og ba ham:
- OTB
- Da Han kom inn i Kapernaum, nærmet en centurion seg Ham og søkte hjelp.
- B1930
- Men da han gikk inn i Kapernaum, kom en høvedsmann til ham og bad ham og sa:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 7:1–10
When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.
Read in contextActs 27:43
But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
Read in contextMatthew 27:54
When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
Read in contextActs 27:31
But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
Read in contextActs 10:1–33
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
Read in contextActs 23:17
Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
Read in contextMatthew 4:13
Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
Read in contextMark 15:39
When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
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