Study it in the app“For I too am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.””
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be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appearsperson
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpos” appearsappoint, arrange
Arrange, appoint, order; establish.
Where else “tassomenos” appearsauthority
The right to command or act.
Where else “exousian” appearshave
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echōn” appearssoldier
Soldier.
Where else “stratiōtas” appearsmyself
Myself.
Where else “emauton” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appearsgo
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “Poreuthēti” appearsother, another
Other, another.
Where else “allōi” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “Erchou” appearsslave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “doulōi” appearsdo
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “Poiēson” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The centurion's servant
John 4 tells of a royal official; it is discussed whether it is the same event.
Luke 7:1-10
1When he had completed all his words in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum. 2Now a certain centurion’s slave, who was highly valued by him, was sick and was about to die. 3And when he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his slave. 4And when they came to Jesus, they were urging him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you grant this, 5for he loves our nation, and he himself built the synagogue for us.” 6And Jesus was going with them. And when he was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof. 7That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you; but say a word, and let my servant be healed. 8For I too am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 9And when Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.” 10And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.
5When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, pleading with him 6and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, terribly tormented.” 7And he says to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8And the centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say a word, and my servant will be healed. 9For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those who were following, “Truly I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith. 11And I tell you that many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; as you have believed, let it be done for you.” And the servant was healed in that hour.
46So he came again to Cana of Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son was sick in Capernaum. 47When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea into Galilee, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, for he was about to die. 48So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will never believe.” 49The royal official says to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” 50Jesus says to him, “Go; your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went on his way. 51And as he was already going down, his slaves met him, saying that his boy was alive. 52So he asked them the hour when he began to get better. So they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” 53So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus had said to him, “Your son lives.” And he believed, and his whole household. 54Now this was again a second sign that Jesus did, having come from Judea into Galilee.
7That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you; but say a word, and let my servant be healed.
8 · This verse (above)
9And when Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
1. What it says
What does the centurion say when asking for his servant to be healed, and what does Jesus say about his faith? (vv. 6-9)
2. What it means
Jesus answers Simon the Pharisee with the story of two debtors. What does he want to show him about the woman and about himself? (vv. 40-47)
3. How I live it
The centurion and the woman both came to Jesus humbly. How can you come to him sincerely today?
