Matthew 8:5
Now when He had entered Capernaum, a centurion approached Him, begging Him,
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
In Context
6and saying, “Lord, my servant has been laid up in the house a paralytic, being tormented terribly.”
Cross References
Matthew 9:1And getting into the boat, He crossed over and went into His own city.
Matthew 27:54So when the centurion and those with him guarding Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were greatly afraid, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Mark 15:39Now when the centurion who stood across from Him saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!”
Acts 10:1Now there was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,
Acts 23:17And Paul, summoning one of the centurions, said, “Lead this young man away to the commander, for he has something to tell him.”
Acts 27:13And when a south wind blew gently, supposing they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along close in shore to Crete.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:2-5
The Leper Healed. 1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. The first verse refers to the close… Read the whole commentary →