Matthew 8:6
"Sir," he said, "my servant at home is lying ill with paralysis, and is suffering great pain."
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
In Context
5After His entry into Capernaum a Captain came to Him, and entreated Him.
7"I will come and cure him," said Jesus.
Cross References
Matthew 4:24Thus His fame spread through all Syria; and they brought all the sick to Him, the people who were suffering from various diseases and pains--demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He cured them.
Mark 2:3when there came a party of people bringing a paralytic--four men carrying him.
Acts 9:33There he found a man of the name of Aeneas, who for eight years had kept his bed, through being paralysed.
Colossians 3:11In that new creation there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free man, but Christ is everything and is in all of us.
1 Timothy 6:2And those who have believing masters should not be wanting in respect towards them because they are their brethren, but should serve them all the more willingly because those who profit by the faithful service rendered are believers and are friends.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:6-14
Christ Heals the Centurion's Servant. 5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. 9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he… Read the whole commentary →