Reference: Centurion
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A Roman officer commanding a hundred soldiers; similar to "captain" in modern times. Several centurions are mentioned with honor in the New Testament, Mr 15:39; Lu 7:1-10; and the first fruits to Christ from the Gentiles was the generous and devout Cornelius, Ac 10.
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and the centurion who stood near, opposite to him, seeing that he so expired, said, Truly, this man was a Son of God.
WHEN he had finished all his discourses in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and about to die; read more. and he hearing of Jesus, sent to him the elders of the Jews, asking him to come and cure his servant. And having come to Jesus they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom you should do this; for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue. And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying, Lord, trouble not yourself, for I am not fit that you should come under my roof. Wherefore I did not think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant shall be cured; for I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. And Jesus hearing these things wondered at him, and turning around said to the multitude following him, I tell you I have not found in Israel so great a faith; and those sent returning to the house found the sick servant well.
Easton
a Roman officer in command of a hundred men (Mr 15:39,44-45). Cornelius, the first Gentile convert, was a centurion (Ac 10:1,22). Other centurions are mentioned in 8/5/type/sawyer'>Mt 8:5,8,13; Lu 7:2,6; Ac 21:32; 22:25-26; 23/17/type/sawyer'>23:17,23; 24:23; 27:1,6,11,31,43; 28:16. A centurion watched the crucifixion of our Lord (Mt 27:54; Lu 23:47), and when he saw the wonders attending it, exclaimed, "Truly this man was the Son of God." "The centurions mentioned in the New Testament are uniformly spoken of in terms of praise, whether in the Gospels or in the Acts. It is interesting to compare this with the statement of Polybius (vi. 24), that the centurions were chosen by merit, and so were men remarkable not so much for their daring courage as for their deliberation, constancy, and strength of mind.", Dr. Maclear's N. T. Hist.
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And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that you should come under my roof; but only say the word and my servant will be cured.
And Jesus said to the centurion, Go; as you have believed be it to you; and the servant was cured at that hour.
And the centurion and those with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake, and the [other] events which occurred, were greatly afraid, and said, Certainly, this was a Son of God.
and the centurion who stood near, opposite to him, seeing that he so expired, said, Truly, this man was a Son of God.
And Pilate wondered that he was already dead; and calling the centurion asked him if he had been dead for some time. And knowing [his death,] from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.
And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and about to die;
And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying, Lord, trouble not yourself, for I am not fit that you should come under my roof.
And the centurion seeing what was done, glorified God, saying, Truly this was a righteous man.
AND a certain man at Caesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of the cohort which was called the Italian,
And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man, and one that fears God, and esteemed by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and hear words from you.
who immediately taking soldiers and centurions ran down upon them; and seeing the chiliarch and the soldiers, they ceased beating Paul.
But when they extended him with cords, he said to the centurion standing by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man, a Roman, and uncondemned? And the centurion hearing this, went and told the chiliarch, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.
And Paul calling one of the centurions, said, Lead this young man to the chiliarch, for he has something to tell him.
And calling two of the centurions he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen and two hundred light armed troops, after the third hour of the night.
and he commanded the centurion that Paul should be kept, and be freed from bonds, and that he should forbid none of his friends to serve him.
AND when it was determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion by the name of Julius, of the cohort of Augustus.
and the centurion finding there an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, put us into it.
But the centurion believed the master and owner rather than the words spoken by Paul.
Paul said to the centurion and soldiers, Unless these continue in the ship you cannot be saved.
Fausets
It is a propriety in the New Testament that centurions are so often favorably noticed. Good conduct was generally the cause of their promotion to the command of a century (properly 100 men). Truthful straightforwardness would make them open to conviction. For instance, the one whose faith Jesus so commends in Matthew 8; Cornelius, whom Peter was by vision sent to, and who is described as "devout, fearing God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and praying to God always" (Acts 10); Julius, the centurion of Augustus' band, who entreated Paul courteously and saved his life when threatened by the soldiers (Ac 27:1,3-43). In Ac 24:23 translate "the centurion," namely, the commander of the horse who had conveyed Paul to Caesarea after the other of the two centurions had come back with the infantry (compare Ac 23:23,32). The centurion at the Lord's crucifixion uttered the testimony so remarkable from a Gentile: "certainly this was a righteous man"; Luke's explanation (Lu 23:47) of what a Gentile would mean by saying, "Truly this was the Son of God" (Mt 27:54).
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And the centurion and those with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake, and the [other] events which occurred, were greatly afraid, and said, Certainly, this was a Son of God.
And the centurion and those with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake, and the [other] events which occurred, were greatly afraid, and said, Certainly, this was a Son of God.
And the centurion seeing what was done, glorified God, saying, Truly this was a righteous man.
And the centurion seeing what was done, glorified God, saying, Truly this was a righteous man.
And calling two of the centurions he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen and two hundred light armed troops, after the third hour of the night.
And calling two of the centurions he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen and two hundred light armed troops, after the third hour of the night.
and the next day leaving the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the fortress.
and the next day leaving the horsemen to go with him, they returned to the fortress.
and he commanded the centurion that Paul should be kept, and be freed from bonds, and that he should forbid none of his friends to serve him.
and he commanded the centurion that Paul should be kept, and be freed from bonds, and that he should forbid none of his friends to serve him.
AND when it was determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion by the name of Julius, of the cohort of Augustus.
AND when it was determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion by the name of Julius, of the cohort of Augustus.
and on the next day we came to Sidon, and Julius treating Paul with humanity allowed him to go to his friends, and receive attention.
and on the next day we came to Sidon, and Julius treating Paul with humanity allowed him to go to his friends, and receive attention. Proceeding thence we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary,
Proceeding thence we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary, and sailing through the sea by Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia;
and sailing through the sea by Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia; and the centurion finding there an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, put us into it.
and the centurion finding there an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, put us into it. And sailing slowly in those days, and scarcely being by Cnidus, the wind not permitting us [to proceed in a direct course] we sailed under Crete, by Salmone,
And sailing slowly in those days, and scarcely being by Cnidus, the wind not permitting us [to proceed in a direct course] we sailed under Crete, by Salmone, and sailing by it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which is the city Lasea.
and sailing by it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which is the city Lasea. But some time being spent and navigation not being safe, because the fast had already passed by, Paul advised,
But some time being spent and navigation not being safe, because the fast had already passed by, Paul advised, saying to them, Men, I see that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also of our lives.
saying to them, Men, I see that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also of our lives. But the centurion believed the master and owner rather than the words spoken by Paul.
But the centurion believed the master and owner rather than the words spoken by Paul. And the harbor being inconvenient to winter in, the greater part advised to depart thence, and, if they were able, to come to Phenice to winter, a harbor of Crete, which opens to the South and Southwest.
And the harbor being inconvenient to winter in, the greater part advised to depart thence, and, if they were able, to come to Phenice to winter, a harbor of Crete, which opens to the South and Southwest. And the South wind blowing gently, supposing that they had attained their purpose, setting sail they proceeded along the coast of Crete.
And the South wind blowing gently, supposing that they had attained their purpose, setting sail they proceeded along the coast of Crete. But not long after a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon, rushed against it,
But not long after a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon, rushed against it, and the ship being caught and not being able to bear up against the wind, we gave up, and were borne along.
and the ship being caught and not being able to bear up against the wind, we gave up, and were borne along. And running a little under the island called Clauda, we with difficulty became masters of the boat,
And running a little under the island called Clauda, we with difficulty became masters of the boat, and taking it out they used helps, under-girding the ship; and fearing lest they should fall on the shoal, letting down the mast they were driven in that condition.
and taking it out they used helps, under-girding the ship; and fearing lest they should fall on the shoal, letting down the mast they were driven in that condition. And we being exceedingly pressed with the storm, on the next day they cast the cargo overboard,
And we being exceedingly pressed with the storm, on the next day they cast the cargo overboard, and on the third day with our own hands we cast overboard the furniture of the ship.
and on the third day with our own hands we cast overboard the furniture of the ship. And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no slight storm being upon us, at last all hope that we should be saved was taken away.
And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no slight storm being upon us, at last all hope that we should be saved was taken away. Then there having been long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, You ought, men, taking my advice, not to have sailed from Crete, and to have saved this injury and loss.
Then there having been long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, You ought, men, taking my advice, not to have sailed from Crete, and to have saved this injury and loss. And now I advise you to be of good courage; for there shall be no loss of a life of you, but only of the ship.
And now I advise you to be of good courage; for there shall be no loss of a life of you, but only of the ship. For an angel of the God whose I am, and whom I serve, came to me this night
For an angel of the God whose I am, and whom I serve, came to me this night and said, Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar, and behold, God has given you all that sail with you.
and said, Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar, and behold, God has given you all that sail with you. Wherefore, men, be of good courage; for I believe God, that it will be as he has told me;
Wherefore, men, be of good courage; for I believe God, that it will be as he has told me; but we must be cast on a certain island.
but we must be cast on a certain island. And on the fourteenth night, when we were borne along in the Adriatic, at about midnight the sailors suspected that some land was approaching them.
And on the fourteenth night, when we were borne along in the Adriatic, at about midnight the sailors suspected that some land was approaching them. And sounding they found twenty fathoms, and going a little distance and sounding again they found fifteen fathoms;
And sounding they found twenty fathoms, and going a little distance and sounding again they found fifteen fathoms; and fearing lest we should fall on rough places, casting out four anchors from the stern, they prayed for day.
and fearing lest we should fall on rough places, casting out four anchors from the stern, they prayed for day. And the sailors seeking to escape from the ship, and letting down the boat into the sea, with the pretence that they were about to put out anchors from the fore part of the ship,
And the sailors seeking to escape from the ship, and letting down the boat into the sea, with the pretence that they were about to put out anchors from the fore part of the ship, Paul said to the centurion and soldiers, Unless these continue in the ship you cannot be saved.
Paul said to the centurion and soldiers, Unless these continue in the ship you cannot be saved. Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.
Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the boat and let it fall off. And when day was about to appear, Paul exhorted all to take food, saying, It is the fourteenth day to-day that you have watched and continued without food, taking nothing.
And when day was about to appear, Paul exhorted all to take food, saying, It is the fourteenth day to-day that you have watched and continued without food, taking nothing. Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food; for this is necessary to your safety, for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any one of you.
Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food; for this is necessary to your safety, for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any one of you. And having said these things, and taken bread, he thanked God before all, and having broken began to eat.
And having said these things, and taken bread, he thanked God before all, and having broken began to eat. And all being in good spirits they also partook of food;
And all being in good spirits they also partook of food; and all the souls in the ship were two hundred and seventy-six.
and all the souls in the ship were two hundred and seventy-six. And being satisfied with food they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea.
And being satisfied with food they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea. And when it was day they did not know the land, but they perceived a bay having a shore, on which they wished if possible to thrust the ship.
And when it was day they did not know the land, but they perceived a bay having a shore, on which they wished if possible to thrust the ship. And taking up the anchors, they committed [the ship] to the sea, loosening at the same time the fastenings of the rudder and raising the top sail to the wind, they bore down towards the shore.
And taking up the anchors, they committed [the ship] to the sea, loosening at the same time the fastenings of the rudder and raising the top sail to the wind, they bore down towards the shore. And falling on a place with a sea on both sides, they run the ship aground. And the bow being firmly fixed, remained immoveable; and the stern was broken by violence.
And falling on a place with a sea on both sides, they run the ship aground. And the bow being firmly fixed, remained immoveable; and the stern was broken by violence. And the design of the soldiers was to kill the prisoners, that none might escape by swimming;
And the design of the soldiers was to kill the prisoners, that none might escape by swimming; but the centurion wishing to save Paul, prohibited them from this design, and commanded those able to swim to cast themselves into the water first, and go to the land;
Hastings
A centurion was a Roman military officer, corresponding in the number of infantry commanded by him (100) to the modern 'captain,' but in his status like our non-commissioned officers. The passage to the higher ranks was even more difficult in his case than it is amongst our non-commissioned officers. However, the chief centurion of a legion. known as the 'centurion of the first (chief) pike,' was sometimes promoted to the equestrian order. The Capernaum centurion (Mt 8:5-13; Lu 7:2-10) was probably in Herod's army, not in the Roman army strictly so called. Some of those mentioned in the NT were on special service in command of their units, and separated from the cohorts or legions of which they formed a part.
A. Souter.
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And when he entered into Capernaum a centurion came to him, beseeching him, and saying; Lord, my servant lies sick in my house with paralysis, exceedingly distressed. read more. He said to him, I will come and cure him. And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that you should come under my roof; but only say the word and my servant will be cured. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this man, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. Jesus hearing wondered and said to those that followed him, I tell you truly, I have not found so great a faith with any one in Israel; and I tell you that many shall come from the East and from the West, and shall recline with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, but the children of the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness outside; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said to the centurion, Go; as you have believed be it to you; and the servant was cured at that hour.
And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and about to die; and he hearing of Jesus, sent to him the elders of the Jews, asking him to come and cure his servant. read more. And having come to Jesus they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom you should do this; for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue. And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying, Lord, trouble not yourself, for I am not fit that you should come under my roof. Wherefore I did not think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant shall be cured; for I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. And Jesus hearing these things wondered at him, and turning around said to the multitude following him, I tell you I have not found in Israel so great a faith; and those sent returning to the house found the sick servant well.
Morish
An officer over (about) 100 men: they were promoted to this office because of their good conduct and trustworthiness, and it is to be remarked how often centurions are favourably noticed in the Gospels and the Acts. Mt 8:5-13; Lu 23:47; Ac 10:1,22; 27:6, etc.
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And when he entered into Capernaum a centurion came to him, beseeching him, and saying; Lord, my servant lies sick in my house with paralysis, exceedingly distressed. read more. He said to him, I will come and cure him. And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that you should come under my roof; but only say the word and my servant will be cured. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this man, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. Jesus hearing wondered and said to those that followed him, I tell you truly, I have not found so great a faith with any one in Israel; and I tell you that many shall come from the East and from the West, and shall recline with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, but the children of the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness outside; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said to the centurion, Go; as you have believed be it to you; and the servant was cured at that hour.
And the centurion seeing what was done, glorified God, saying, Truly this was a righteous man.
AND a certain man at Caesarea, named Cornelius, a centurion of the cohort which was called the Italian,
And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man, and one that fears God, and esteemed by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and hear words from you.
Smith
Centurion.
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Watsons
CENTURION, an officer in the Roman army, who, as the term indicates, had the command of a hundred men, Mt 8:5, &c.