Matthew 8:5-13 - A Centurion's Slave Healed

⁵ Now [when] he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him, appealing to him ⁶ and saying, "Lord, my slave is lying paralyzed in my house, terribly tormented!"

⁷ And he said to him, "I will come [and] heal him."

⁸ And the centurion answered [and] said, "Lord, I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof. But only say the word and my slave will be healed. ⁹ For I also am a man under authority who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another one, 'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does [it]."

¹⁰ Now [when] Jesus heard [this], he was astonished, and said to those who were following [him], "Truly I say to you, I have found such great faith with no one in Israel. ¹¹ But I say to you that many will come from east and west and {be seated at the banquet} with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. ¹² But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!" ¹³ And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go, as you have believed it will be done for you." And the slave was healed at that hour.

¹ After he had finished all his statements in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. ² Now a certain centurion's slave, who was esteemed by him, {was sick} [and] was about to die. ³ So [when he] heard about Jesus, he sent Jewish elders to him, asking him that he would come [and] cure his slave. ⁴ And [when they] came to Jesus, they began imploring him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy [that] you grant this for him, ⁵ because he loves our nation and he himself built the synagogue for us." ⁶ So Jesus went with them. Now by this time he was not far away from the house, [and] the centurion sent friends, saying to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof. ⁷ For this reason neither did I consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word and my slave must be healed. ⁸ For I also am a man placed under authority, who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another one, 'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does [it]."

⁹ And [when] Jesus heard these [things], he marveled at him, and turning around to the crowd that was following him, he said, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith!" ¹⁰ And [when they] returned to the house, those who had been sent found the slave healthy.