Matthew 8:5-11
Chapter 8
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Heals a Centurion’s Servant
When Jesus arrived in Capernaum, an army captain came to him seeking his help:6
Sir, my servant is sick at home. He is paralyzed and suffering terribly.
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Jesus told him: “I will come and heal him.”
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The captain answered:
“I am not worthy to have you under my roof. Just give an order, and my boy will be healed.
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For I, a junior officer, give orders to my soldiers. And if I say to one, ‘Go!’ he goes; and if I say to another, ‘Come!’ he comes; and if I say to my servant, ‘Do this!’ he does it.”
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When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him:
“I tell you; I have not found such faith in Israel.
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I tell you; many will come from the east and the west and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the kingdom of heaven;