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href="/bsb/matthew/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/matthew/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He having entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, begging Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when He had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, entreating Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading <i>with</i> Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As Jesus went into Capernaum, a centurion came up to Him, begging Him [for help],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, pleading with him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When He entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, &#8220<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When Jesus was going into the town of Capernaum, an army officer came up to him and said, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Jesus went to Capernaum, a Roman army officer came to beg him for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When Jesus entered Capernaum, a Roman officer met him and begged for help: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a centurion came up to him and begged him repeatedly, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And when he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when Jesus had entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />After His entry into Capernaum a Captain came to Him, and entreated Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him for help, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to Him a centurion calling on Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He having entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion calling upon him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, a captain of a hundred came to him, and beseeching him,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion approached, petitioning him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, appealing to him<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him, and appealed to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But when Yeshua entered Kapernahum, a certain Centurion approached him and he prayed to him.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And when he entered Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And He having come into Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, entreating Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then as Jesus was entering into Capernaum, there met him a centurion, intreating him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />When Jesus was entred into Capernaum, a centurion came and addressed himself to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />After His entry into Capernaum a Captain came to Him, and entreated Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, when He entered into Capernaum, there came to Him a centurion, beseeching Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto Him a centurion beseeching Him, and saying, Lord,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/8-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=1800" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/8.htm">The Faith of the Centurion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4</span>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.” <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">When</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: Eiselthontos (V-APA-GMS) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">had entered</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/2584.htm" title="2584: Kapharnaoum (N-AFS) -- Capernaum, a town of Galilee. Of Hebrew origin; Capernaum, a place in Palestine.">Capernaum,</a> <a href="/greek/1543.htm" title="1543: hekatontarchos (N-NMS) -- A centurion of the Roman army. Or hekatontarchos hek-at-on'-tar-khos; from hekaton and archo; the captain of one hundred men.">a centurion</a> <a href="/greek/4334.htm" title="4334: prosēlthen (V-AIA-3S) -- From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.">came</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3870.htm" title="3870: parakalōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.">and pleaded</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">with Him,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">6</span>“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-1.htm">Luke 7:1-10</a></span><br />When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum. / There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die. / When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-46.htm">John 4:46-54</a></span><br />So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. / When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. / Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Matthew 15:21-28</a></span><br />Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. / And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-1.htm">Acts 10:1-8</a></span><br />At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment. / He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly. / One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Mark 7:24-30</a></span><br />Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice. / Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet. / Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-11.htm">Luke 17:11-19</a></span><br />While Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee. / As He entered one of the villages, He was met by ten lepers. They stood at a distance / and raised their voices, shouting, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-18.htm">Matthew 9:18-26</a></span><br />While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.” / So Jesus got up and went with him, along with His disciples. / Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1-14</a></span><br />Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">Matthew 4:23-25</a></span><br />Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. / 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. / Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-2.htm">Matthew 11:2-6</a></span><br />Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples / to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?” / Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-31.htm">Luke 4:31-37</a></span><br />Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people. / They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority. / In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-15.htm">Matthew 12:15-21</a></span><br />Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all, / warning them not to make Him known. / This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-34.htm">Matthew 14:34-36</a></span><br />When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. / And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding region. People brought all the sick to Him / and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-29.htm">Matthew 20:29-34</a></span><br />As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. / And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” / The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,</p><p class="hdg">entered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Matthew 4:13</a></b></br> And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/9-1.htm">Matthew 9:1</a></b></br> And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23</a></b></br> And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.</p><p class="hdg">a centurion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-39.htm">Matthew 15:39</a></b></br> And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-54.htm">Matthew 27:54</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/15-39.htm">Mark 15:39</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/7-2.htm">Luke 7:2</a></b></br> And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-10.htm">Beseeching</a> <a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Capernaum</a> <a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Caper'na-Um</a> <a href="/jonah/1-6.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/acts/28-16.htm">Centurion</a> <a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/daniel/9-13.htm">Entreated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-19.htm">Entry</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-9.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-15.htm">Help</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-12.htm">Imploring</a> <a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/7-10.htm">Request</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Beseeching</a> <a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Capernaum</a> <a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Caper'na-Um</a> <a href="/matthew/8-8.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/matthew/8-8.htm">Centurion</a> <a href="/matthew/8-14.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/matthew/8-31.htm">Entreated</a> <a href="/acts/12-13.htm">Entry</a> <a href="/matthew/14-8.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/matthew/8-25.htm">Help</a> <a href="/matthew/18-26.htm">Imploring</a> <a href="/matthew/8-7.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/8-34.htm">Request</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-1.htm">Jesus cleanses the leper;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-5.htm">heals the centurion's servant,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-14.htm">Peter's mother in law,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-16.htm">and many others;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-18.htm">shows the cost of following him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-23.htm">stills the storm on the sea;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-28.htm">drives the demons out of two men possessed;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-31.htm">and tells them to go into the pigs.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It served as a central hub for Jesus' ministry in Galilee. Archaeological excavations have uncovered a synagogue and other structures that date back to the time of Jesus, providing a glimpse into the setting of His teachings and miracles. Capernaum is often referred to as Jesus' "own city" (<a href="/matthew/9.htm">Matthew 9:1</a>) because He spent considerable time there. This location is significant as it was a place where Jesus performed many miracles and taught extensively, fulfilling the prophecy of <a href="/isaiah/9.htm">Isaiah 9:1-2</a> about a great light shining in Galilee.<p><b>a centurion came</b><br>A centurion was a Roman officer in charge of approximately one hundred soldiers. This position was one of authority and respect within the Roman military structure. The presence of a centurion in Capernaum highlights the Roman occupation of Judea and Galilee during this period. Centurions are often depicted positively in the New Testament, as seen in <a href="/acts/10.htm">Acts 10</a> with Cornelius and in <a href="/acts/27.htm">Acts 27</a> with Julius. The centurion's approach to Jesus demonstrates humility and recognition of Jesus' authority, which is notable given the typical Roman view of Jewish teachers.<p><b>and pleaded with Him</b><br>The act of pleading indicates a sense of urgency and desperation. This centurion, despite his high status, humbles himself before Jesus, acknowledging His power and authority. This is a significant cultural moment, as Roman officials typically did not seek help from Jewish teachers. The centurion's faith and understanding of authority are later commended by Jesus (<a href="/matthew/8-10.htm">Matthew 8:10</a>), illustrating a theme of faith transcending ethnic and cultural boundaries. This interaction foreshadows the inclusion of Gentiles in the kingdom of God, as seen in the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>Central figure in the New Testament, the Son of God, who performs miracles and teaches about the Kingdom of Heaven.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/capernaum.htm">Capernaum</a></b><br>A town on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, often referred to as Jesus' "own city" (<a href="/matthew/9.htm">Matthew 9:1</a>). It served as a base for His ministry in Galilee.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/centurion.htm">Centurion</a></b><br>A Roman officer in charge of approximately 100 soldiers. The centurion in this passage is notable for his faith and humility, despite being a Gentile and part of the occupying force in Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pleading.htm">Pleading</a></b><br>The act of earnestly requesting or begging. The centurion's approach to Jesus is marked by humility and faith, recognizing Jesus' authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_beyond_boundaries.htm">Faith Beyond Boundaries</a></b><br>The centurion's faith transcends cultural and religious boundaries, demonstrating that true faith is recognized by God regardless of one's background.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/authority_of_jesus.htm">Authority of Jesus</a></b><br>The centurion acknowledges Jesus' authority, understanding that His word alone is sufficient to heal. This challenges us to trust in the power of Jesus' word in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_approach.htm">Humility in Approach</a></b><br>The centurion approaches Jesus with humility, despite his own authority. This teaches us the importance of humility when coming before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_for_others.htm">Intercession for Others</a></b><br>The centurion pleads on behalf of his servant, showing the importance of interceding for others in prayer.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_a_centurion_seek_jesus'_help.htm">In Matthew 8:5–13, why would a Roman centurion, an officer of an occupying force, seek help from a Jewish teacher, and is there any historical record supporting such an encounter? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_was_a_roman_legion_structured.htm">What was the structure of a Roman legion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_christians_serve_in_the_military.htm">Is military service permissible for Christians?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_faith_aid_healing.htm">How does faith contribute to spiritual and physical healing?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) In St. Luke the narrative follows immediately upon the Sermon on the Plain; in St. Matthew (the healing of the leper intervening), upon the Sermon on the Mount. The juxtaposition in both cases seems to imply a connection between the teaching and the act that had fixed itself on men's minds. The act was, indeed, chiefly memorable for the teaching to which it led. A comparison of the two narratives suggests the thought that St. Matthew records the miracle more with reference to the associated teaching, St. Luke after more close inquiry into the details and circumstances. Here, <span class= "ital">e.g.,</span> the centurion is said to have come to our Lord himself; but from St. Luke's report we learn that he never came at all in person, but sent first the elders of the Jews, and then his friends.<p><span class= "bld">A centurion.</span>--The presence of a centurion (a word originally meaning the commander of a hundred soldiers, out, like most words of the kind, afterwards used with a greater latitude of meaning) implied that of a garrison stationed at Capernaum to preserve order. So we find a centurion with his soldiers at Caesarea (<a href="/acts/10-1.htm" title="There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,">Acts 10:1</a>). At Jerusalem, it would appear, it was thought necessary to station a <span class= "ital">Chiliarch,</span> or "chief captain" of a thousand soldiers (<a href="/acts/21-31.htm" title="And as they went about to kill him, tidings came to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.">Acts 21:31</a>); and the same word meets us as connected with the birthday feast of the Tetrarch Antipas (<a href="/mark/6-21.htm" title="And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;">Mark 6:21</a>).<p>Here, as in the case of Cornelius, the faith and the life of Judaism (seen, we may well believe, to more advantage in the villages of Galilee than amid the factions of Jerusalem) had made a deep impression on the soldier's mind. He found a purity, reverence, simplicity, and nobleness of life which he had not found elsewhere; and so he "loved the nation" (<a href="/luke/7-5.htm" title="For he loves our nation, and he has built us a synagogue.">Luke 7:5</a>), and built anew the synagogue of the town. It is probable, as has been already said, that among the ruins of Tell-H-m, identified as Capernaum, we have the remains of the very fabric thus erected. And he, in like manner, had made a favourable impression upon the Jews of that city. They felt his love for them, were ready to go on his errand, to support his prayer with all earnestness, to attest his worth. To one whose work had been, like that of St. Luke, to preach the gospel to the Gentiles, all these incidents would be precious, as early tokens of that breaking-down of barriers, that brotherhood of mankind in Christ, of which the Apostle who was his companion was the great preacher.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 5-13.</span> <span class="accented">- The healing of the centurion's servant.</span> (Vers. 5-10; parallel passage <a href="/luke/7-1.htm">Luke 7:1-3, 6-10</a>. Vers. 11, 12, equivalent to <a href="/luke/13-28.htm">Luke 13:28, 29</a>.) According to St. Luke, the centurion sent first elders of the Jews to plead for him, and afterwards friends, and expressly said by them that he did not think himself worthy to come to Jesus. Their return in ver. 10 seems to forbid the supposition that he eventually came. This detailed narrative seems more likely than St. Matthew's, which is not only compressed, but, if taken by itself, gives a wrong idea of what appears to have actually taken place. But <span class="accented">quod tacit per alium facit per se</span>, and as Trench points out, this is "an exchange of persons, of which all historical narrative and all the language of our common life is full. A comparison of <a href="/mark/10-35.htm">Mark 10:35</a> with ch. 20:20 will furnish another example of the same." The fact is that St. Matthew (or, perhaps, the original framer of the source that he used, or those through whose hands it passed) seizes on the Gentilic origin of the centurion, without troubling himself to record his previous kind and generous attitude towards the Jews, and the interest that they now show on his behalf. This led to the omission of the second group of messengers also, and, of course, to the modification of the language where necessary, <span class="accented">e.g.</span> ver. 13. For the same reason, St. Matthew records vers. 11, 12 in this place. For the contrast between this and the superficially similar miracle recorded in <a href="/john/4-46.htm">John 4:46</a>, <span class="accented">sqq.</span>, cf. Trench on that miracle. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when Jesus</span> (Revised Version, <span class="accented">he</span>) was entered into Capernaum. (On Capernaum, see <a href="/matthew/4-13.htm">Matthew 4:13</a>.) <span class="cmt_word">There came unto him</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> by messengers, as we learn from St. Luke (<span class="accented">vide</span> <span class="accented">supra</span>)<span class="accented">. <span class="cmt_word"></span>A centurion, beseeching him</span>. The centurion probably belonged to the soldiers of Antipas, in whose district Capernaum lay. They would naturally be organized after the Roman manner; of the forces of the Indian native states and our own. It should be observed, by the way, that even the imperial troops stationed in Palestine were drawn, not from distant lands, but from the non-Jewish inhabitants of the country, perhaps especially from Samaritans (<span class="accented">vide</span> Schurer, I. 2. p. 50). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/8-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">When</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jesus]</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had entered</span><br /><span class="grk">Εἰσελθόντος</span> <span class="translit">(Eiselthontos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Capernaum,</span><br /><span class="grk">Καφαρναοὺμ</span> <span class="translit">(Kapharnaoum)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2584.htm">Strong's 2584: </a> </span><span class="str2">Capernaum, a town of Galilee. Of Hebrew origin; Capernaum, a place in Palestine.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a centurion</span><br /><span class="grk">ἑκατόνταρχος</span> <span class="translit">(hekatontarchos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1543.htm">Strong's 1543: </a> </span><span class="str2">A centurion of the Roman army. Or hekatontarchos hek-at-on'-tar-khos; from hekaton and archo; the captain of one hundred men.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="grk">προσῆλθεν</span> <span class="translit">(prosēlthen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4334.htm">Strong's 4334: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] pleaded</span><br /><span class="grk">παρακαλῶν</span> <span class="translit">(parakalōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3870.htm">Strong's 3870: </a> </span><span class="str2">From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with Him,</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸν</span> <span class="translit">(auton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. 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