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 by over against Him, seeing that He so expired, said, "Truly this Man was a Son of God!"
After He finished all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered into Capernaum. And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, being ill, was about to die. read more. And, having heard about Jesus, he sent to Him elders of the Jews, asking Him, that, having come, He would thoroughly save his servant. And they, coming to Jesus, were earnestly beseeching Him, saying, "He is worthy for whom Thou shalt do this; for he loves our nation, and he built the synagogue for us." And Jesus was going with them. And now, when He was not far distant from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, "Lord, trouble not Thyself; for I am not worthy that Thou shouldest come under my roof. Wherefore, neither thought I myself worthy to come to Thee; but speak with a word, and let my boy be healed; for I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under myself; and I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." And, hearing these things, Jesus marvelled at him; and, turning, He said to the multitude following Him, "I say to you, not even in Israel did I find such faith!" And those who were sent, having returned to the house, found the 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/worrell'>Mt 8:5,8,13; Lu 7:2,6; Ac 21:32; 22:25-26; 23/17/type/worrell'>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, when He entered into Capernaum, there came to Him a centurion, beseeching Him.
And the centurion, answering, said, "Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldest enter under my roof, but only speak in a word, and my boy shall be healed;
And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; as you believed, be it done to you." And the boy was healed in that hour.
And the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake, and the things that were taking places were exceedingly frightened, saying, Truly, This was a Son of God!"
And the centurion, who stood by over against Him, seeing that He so expired, said, "Truly this Man was a Son of God!"
And Pilate wondered, if He had already died; and, calling to him the centurion, he asked him, whether He were already dead. And, having learned it from the centurion, he granted the Corpse to Joseph.
And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, being ill, was about to die.
And Jesus was going with them. And now, when He was not far distant from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, "Lord, trouble not Thyself; for I am not worthy that Thou shouldest come under my roof.
And the centurion, beholding what took place, glorified God, saying, "Truly This was a righteous Man!"
New a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of a band, called the Italian band??2 devout, and fearing God with all his house, giving many alms to the people, and praying to God continually??3 saw in a vision manifestly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, "Cornelius!"
And they said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and one fearing God, well reported of also by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy angel to send for you to his house, and to hear words from you."
who, at once, taking with him soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them; and they, seeing the chief captain and the soldiers, ceased beating Paul.
And, as they stretched him out for the thongs, Paul said to the centurion standing by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man, who is a Roman, and uncondemned?" And the centurion, hearing it, going to the chief captain, reported it, saying, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman!"
And Paul, calling to himself one of the centurions, said, "Bring this young man to the chief captain; for he has something to tell him,"
And, calling to him two of the centurions, he said, "Make ready two hundred soldiers, that they may go as far as Caesarea; and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night;
giving orders to the centurion that he should be held, and should have indulgence, and to prevent none of his friends from ministering to him.
And, when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion, Julius by name, of the Augustan band.
And there the centurion, finding an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, put us on board of it.
But the centurion believed the pilot and the owner of the ship, more than the things spoken by Paul.
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved."
But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and he commanded that those able to swim, throwing themselves first into the sea, should get out upon the land;
And, when we came to Rome, it was permitted Paul to dwell by himself with the soldier who guarded him.
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 things that were taking places were exceedingly frightened, saying, Truly, This was a Son of God!"
And the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, seeing the earthquake, and the things that were taking places were exceedingly frightened, saying, Truly, This was a Son of God!"
And the centurion, beholding what took place, glorified God, saying, "Truly This was a righteous Man!"
And the centurion, beholding what took place, glorified God, saying, "Truly This was a righteous Man!"
And, calling to him two of the centurions, he said, "Make ready two hundred soldiers, that they may go as far as Caesarea; and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night;
And, calling to him two of the centurions, he said, "Make ready two hundred soldiers, that they may go as far as Caesarea; and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night;
but, on the morrow, they returned to the castle, leaving the horsemen to go with him;
but, on the morrow, they returned to the castle, leaving the horsemen to go with him;
giving orders to the centurion that he should be held, and should have indulgence, and to prevent none of his friends from ministering to him.
giving orders to the centurion that he should be held, and should have indulgence, and to prevent none of his friends from ministering to him.
And, when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion, Julius by name, of the Augustan band.
And, when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion, Julius by name, of the Augustan band.
And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius, treating Paul humanely, gave him permission to go to his friends to receive their attention.
And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius, treating Paul humanely, gave him permission to go to his friends to receive their attention. And, thence putting out to sea, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
And, thence putting out to sea, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. And, sailing over the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
And, sailing over the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. And there the centurion, finding an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, put us on board of it.
And there the centurion, finding an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, put us on board of it. And, sailing slowly many days, and with difficulty having come over against Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to approach, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
And, sailing slowly many days, and with difficulty having come over against Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to approach, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; and, coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near which was a city??asea.
and, coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near which was a city??asea. And much time having been spent, and sailing being already dangerous, because also the fast had already gone by, Paul was admonishing them,
And much time having been spent, and sailing being already dangerous, because also the fast had already gone by, Paul was admonishing them, saying, "Men! I perceive that the voyage is likely to be with violence and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.
saying, "Men! I perceive that the voyage is likely to be with violence and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives. But the centurion believed the pilot and the owner of the ship, more than the things spoken by Paul.
But the centurion believed the pilot and the owner of the ship, more than the things spoken by Paul. And, because the harbor was incommodious to winter in, the greater part advised to set sail thence, if by any means, having reached Phoenix, a harbor of Crete??ooking toward the south-west and north-west ??e might be able to winter there.
And, because the harbor was incommodious to winter in, the greater part advised to set sail thence, if by any means, having reached Phoenix, a harbor of Crete??ooking toward the south-west and north-west ??e might be able to winter there. And, when the south wind was blowing gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, lifting anchor, they were coasting nearer to Crete.
And, when the south wind was blowing gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, lifting anchor, they were coasting nearer to Crete. But, not long after, there beat down upon it a tempestuous wind, which is called Euroclydon.
But, not long after, there beat down upon it a tempestuous wind, which is called Euroclydon. And, the ship being caught, and unable to face the wind, yielding to it, we were borne along.
And, the ship being caught, and unable to face the wind, yielding to it, we were borne along. And, running under a certain small island, called Clauda, we were with difficulty able to secure the boat;
And, running under a certain small island, called Clauda, we were with difficulty able to secure the boat; which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, lowering the sail, so they were borne along.
which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, lowering the sail, so they were borne along. And, we being violently tempest-tossed, the next day they were making an overthrow of the cargo;
And, we being violently tempest-tossed, the next day they were making an overthrow of the cargo; and, on the third day, with their own hands, they cast out the rigging of the ship.
and, on the third day, with their own hands, they cast out the rigging of the ship. And, when neither sun nor stars appeared to us for many days, and no small tempest was pressing upon us, henceforth all hope that we should be saved was being utterly taken away.
And, when neither sun nor stars appeared to us for many days, and no small tempest was pressing upon us, henceforth all hope that we should be saved was being utterly taken away. And, after long abstinence from food, then Paul, standing up in the midst of them, said, "Ye ought, indeed, O men, hearkening to me, not to have set sail from Crete, and to have incurred this violence and loss.
And, after long abstinence from food, then Paul, standing up in the midst of them, said, "Ye ought, indeed, O men, hearkening to me, not to have set sail from Crete, and to have incurred this violence and loss. And, as to the present things, I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there will be no loss of soul among you, but only of the ship.
And, as to the present things, I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there will be no loss of soul among you, but only of the ship. For there stood by me this night an angel of the God Whose I am, and Whom I serve,
For there stood by me this night an angel of the God Whose I am, and Whom I serve, saying, 'Fear not, Paul; it is necessary that you should stand before Caesar, and, behold, God has granted to you as a favor all those sailing with you.'
saying, 'Fear not, Paul; it is necessary that you should stand before Caesar, and, behold, God has granted to you as a favor all those sailing with you.' Wherefore, men, be of good cheer; for I believe God, that it will be even so as it has been told me.
Wherefore, men, be of good cheer; for I believe God, that it will be even so as it has been told me. But we must be cast out on a certain island."
But we must be cast out on a certain island." And, when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven along the Adria, about midnight the sailors were surmising that some country was approaching them;
And, when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven along the Adria, about midnight the sailors were surmising that some country was approaching them; and, sounding, they found twenty fathoms; and, going a little further, and again sounding, they found fifteen fathoms.
and, sounding, they found twenty fathoms; and, going a little further, and again sounding, they found fifteen fathoms. And, fearing lest perhaps we might wreck against rocky places, having cast four anchors out of the stern, they were praying that day would come.
And, fearing lest perhaps we might wreck against rocky places, having cast four anchors out of the stern, they were praying that day would come. And, when the sailors were seeking to escape out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, by pretext, as though they were about to cast anchors out of the prow,
And, when the sailors were seeking to escape out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, by pretext, as though they were about to cast anchors out of the prow, Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved."
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved." Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and suffered it to fall off.
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and suffered it to fall off. And, when the day was about to dawn, Paul was beseeching them all to take food, saying, "To-day is the fourteenth day ye, waiting, continue fasting, having taken nothing;
And, when the day was about to dawn, Paul was beseeching them all to take food, saying, "To-day is the fourteenth day ye, waiting, continue fasting, having taken nothing; wherefore, I beseech you to partake of food; for this makes the beginning of your deliverance; for a hair from the head of no one of you shall perish."
wherefore, I beseech you to partake of food; for this makes the beginning of your deliverance; for a hair from the head of no one of you shall perish." And, having said these things, and taken bread, he gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and, breaking it, he began to eat.
And, having said these things, and taken bread, he gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and, breaking it, he began to eat. And, all having become of good cheer, they themselves also partook of food.
And, all having become of good cheer, they themselves also partook of food. And we were in all in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls.
And we were in all in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls. And, having been satisfied with food, they were lightening the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
And, having been satisfied with food, they were lightening the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea. And, when it was day, they were not recognizing the land; but they were observing a certain bay, having a beach, into which they purposed, if they might be able, to thrust the ship.
And, when it was day, they were not recognizing the land; but they were observing a certain bay, having a beach, into which they purposed, if they might be able, to thrust the ship. And, casting off the anchors, they let them go into the sea; at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders, and hoisting the fore-sail to the breeze, they were holding their course towards the beach.
And, casting off the anchors, they let them go into the sea; at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders, and hoisting the fore-sail to the breeze, they were holding their course towards the beach. But, falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the prow, sticking fast, remained immovable, but the stern was being broken to pieces by the violence of the waves.
But, falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the prow, sticking fast, remained immovable, but the stern was being broken to pieces by the violence of the waves. Now it was the plan of the soldiers to kill the prisoners, lest any one, swimming out, might escape.
Now it was the plan of the soldiers to kill the prisoners, lest any one, swimming out, might escape. But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and he commanded that those able to swim, throwing themselves first into the sea, should get out upon the land;
But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and he commanded that those able to swim, throwing themselves first into the sea, should get out upon 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.
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And, when He entered into Capernaum, there came to Him a centurion, beseeching Him. and saying, "Lord, my boy has been prostrated in my house, a paralytic, fearfully afflicted." read more. And He saith to him, "Having gone, I will heal him." And the centurion, answering, said, "Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldest enter under my roof, but only speak in a word, and my boy shall be healed; for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers; and I say to this 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 it, wondered, and said to those following Him, "Verily I say to you, with no one in Israel did I find such faith. And I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven; but the sons of the Kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth." And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; as you believed, be it done to you." And the boy was healed in that hour.
And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, being ill, was about to die. And, having heard about Jesus, he sent to Him elders of the Jews, asking Him, that, having come, He would thoroughly save his servant. read more. And they, coming to Jesus, were earnestly beseeching Him, saying, "He is worthy for whom Thou shalt do this; for he loves our nation, and he built the synagogue for us." And Jesus was going with them. And now, when He was not far distant from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, "Lord, trouble not Thyself; for I am not worthy that Thou shouldest come under my roof. Wherefore, neither thought I myself worthy to come to Thee; but speak with a word, and let my boy be healed; for I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under myself; and I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." And, hearing these things, Jesus marvelled at him; and, turning, He said to the multitude following Him, "I say to you, not even in Israel did I find such faith!" And those who were sent, having returned to the house, found the 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, there came to Him a centurion, beseeching Him. and saying, "Lord, my boy has been prostrated in my house, a paralytic, fearfully afflicted." read more. And He saith to him, "Having gone, I will heal him." And the centurion, answering, said, "Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldest enter under my roof, but only speak in a word, and my boy shall be healed; for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers; and I say to this 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 it, wondered, and said to those following Him, "Verily I say to you, with no one in Israel did I find such faith. And I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the Kingdom of Heaven; but the sons of the Kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth." And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; as you believed, be it done to you." And the boy was healed in that hour.
And the centurion, beholding what took place, glorified God, saying, "Truly This was a righteous Man!"
New a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of a band, called the Italian band??2 devout, and fearing God with all his house, giving many alms to the people, and praying to God continually??3 saw in a vision manifestly, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, "Cornelius!"
And they said, "Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and one fearing God, well reported of also by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy angel to send for you to his house, and to hear words from you."
And there the centurion, finding an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, put us on board of it.
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.
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And, when He entered into Capernaum, there came to Him a centurion, beseeching Him.