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Matthew 8:5

JesusCapernaum
Faith

3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

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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.

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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)

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Cross references

  • Luke 7:1–10

    Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

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  • Acts 27:43

    But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

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  • Matthew 27:54

    Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

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  • Acts 27:31

    Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

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  • Acts 10:1–33

    There was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

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  • Acts 23:17

    Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

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  • Matthew 4:13

    And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

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  • Mark 15:39

    And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

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