Matthew 8:5

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
when	Εἰσελθόντος Eiselthontos	G1525	to enter (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active participle, genitive singular masculine
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua)
entered	εἰσέρχομαι eisérchomai	G1525	to enter (literally or figuratively)
into	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Capernaum	Καφαρναοὺμ Kapharnaoum	G2584	Capernaum (i.e. Caphanachum) · noun — accusative singular feminine, a place
came	προσῆλθεν prosēlthen	G4334	to approach · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
centurion	ἑκατόνταρχος hekatontarchos	G1543	the captain of one hundred men · noun — nominative singular masculine
beseeching	παρακαλῶν parakalōn	G3870	to call near · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Luke 7:1-10 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
Matthew 27:54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatl…
Acts 27:43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first…
Acts 10:1-33 There was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
Acts 27:31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
Matthew 4:13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
Mark 15:39 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 o…
Acts 23:17 Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:5-13

We have here an account of Christ's curing the centurion's servant of a palsy. This was done at Capernaum, where Christ now dwelt, Mat 4:13. Christ went about doing good, and came home to do good too; every place he came to was the better for him. The persons Christ had now to do with were, 1. A centurion; he was a supplicant, a Gentile, a Roman, an officer of the army; probably commander-in-chief of that part of the Roman army which was quartered at Capernaum, and kept garrison there. (1.) Though he was a soldier (and a little piety commonly goes a great way with men of that profession), yet he was a godly man; he was eminently so. Note, God has his remnant among all sorts of people. No man…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 8:4

And Jesus--"straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away" (Mar 1:43), and saith unto him, See thou tell no man--A hard condition this would seem to a grateful heart, whose natural language, in such a case, is "Come, hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what He hath done for my soul" (Psa 66:16). We shall presently see the reason for it. but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded-- (Lev. 14:1-57). for a testimony unto them--a palpable witness that the Great Healer had indeed come, and that "God had visited His people." What the sequel was, our Evangelist Matthew does not say; but Mark thus gives it (Mar 1:45): "But he went out, and…

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John Gill on Matthew 8:5

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum,.... Was returned from his journey through Galilee, to the place where he before dwelt, and is called his own city, Matthew 9:1 there came unto him a centurion, a Roman officer, , "a commander of an hundred men", as the Hebrew Gospel by Munster reads it: though the number of men under a "centurion" was more, according to some accounts. "A band (it is said (g)) made two centuries, each of which consisted of an hundred and twenty eight soldiers; for a doubled century made a band, whose governor was called an ordinary "centurion".'' Such an one was Cornelius, a centurion of a band, Acts 10:1. The other person that was healed was a Jew. The next insta…

The Church Fathers

Pray does the emperor in person set forth, or the prefect in person cudgel? One whose ministers do a thing is always said to do it. So "He will baptize you" will have to be understood as standing for, "Through Him," or" Into Him," "you will be baptized.
— Tertullian, On Baptism

Or, in the centurion are figured those of the Gentiles who first believed, and were perfect in virtue. For a centurion is one who commands a hundred soldiers; and a hundred is a perfect number. Rightly, therefore, the centurion prays for his servant, because the first-fruits of the Gentiles prayed to God for the salvation of the whole Gentile world.
— Remigius of Rheims ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But how will a Christian man war, nay, how will he serve even in peace, without a sword, which the Lord has taken away? For albeit soldiers had come unto John, and had received the formula of their rule; albeit, likewise, a centurion had believed; still the Lord afterward, in disarming Peter, unbelted every soldier. No dress is lawful among us, if assigned to any unlawful action.
— Tertullian, On Idolatry

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Dictionary and topics

Army — The Israelites marched out of Egypt in military order (Ex. 13:18, “harnessed;” marg., “five in a rank”). Each tribe formed a battalion, with its own banner and leader (Num. 2:2; 10:14). In war the…
Capernaum — Nahum’s town, a Galilean city frequently mentioned in the history of our Lord. It is not mentioned in the Old Testament. After our Lord’s expulsion from Nazareth (Matt. 4:13-16; Luke 4:16-31),…
Centurion — A Roman officer in command of a hundred men (Mark 15:39, 44, 45). Cornelius, the first Gentile convert, was a centurion (Acts 10:1, 22). Other centurions are mentioned in Matt. 8:5, 8, 13; Luke 7:2,…
Palsy — A shorter form of “paralysis.” Many persons thus afflicted were cured by our Lord (Matt. 4:24; 8:5-13; 9:2-7; Mark 2:3-11; Luke 7:2-10; John 5:5-7) and the apostles (Acts 8:7; 9:33, 34).
Centurion · Of — Of
Heathen · .The centurion at — .The centurion at
Intercession · OF MAN WITH GOD — OF MAN WITH GOD

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Matthew 8:5

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:5-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 8:4

John Gill on Matthew 8:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Matthew 8:5

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:5-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 8:4

John Gill on Matthew 8:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Matthew 8:5-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 8:5-13