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Matthew 8:6

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Sickness and healingPrayer

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.”

5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,

“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”

7 “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.

8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

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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
“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
KJV
And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
WEB
saying, “Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented.”
ASV
and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
DARBY
and saying, Lord, my servant lies paralytic in the house, suffering grievously.
BLB
and saying, “Lord, my servant is laid in the house a paralytic, terribly tormented.”
ÅB
«Herre! Tjenestegutten min ligger lam hjemme med forferdelige smerter.»
OTB
“Herre,” sa han, “tjeneren min ligger lammet hjemme og lider fryktelig.”
B1930
Herre! min dreng ligger verkbrudden hjemme og pines forferdelig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 4:24

    News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.

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  • Colossians 4:1

    Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

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  • Acts 9:33

    There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.

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  • Colossians 3:11

    Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.

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  • Mark 2:3–12

    Then a paralytic was brought to Him, carried by four men.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:2

    Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.

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  • Acts 8:7

    With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.

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  • Acts 10:7

    When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants.

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