Matthew 8

A Centurion’s Slave Healed

5 Now when**Here "when" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("entered") he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him, appealing to him 6 and saying, "Lord, my slave*Traditionally "servant"; the Greek term here is one often used of a slave who was regarded with some degree of affection, possibly a personal servant (the parallel passage in Luke 7:7 uses the more common term for slave) is lying paralyzed in my*Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun house, terribly tormented!" 7 And he said to him, "I will come and**Here "and" is supplied because the previous participle ("come") has been translated as a finite verb heal him." 8 And the centurion answered and**Here "and" is supplied because the previous participle ("answered") has been translated as a finite verb said, "Lord, I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof. But only say the word and my slave will be healed. 9 For I also am a man under authority who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another one, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation (see the parallel in Luke 7:8).."

10 Now when**Here "when" is supplied as a component of the participle ("heard") which is understood as temporal Jesus heard this,**Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation he was astonished, and said to those who were following him,**Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation "Truly I say to you, I have found such great faith with no one in Israel. 11 But I say to you that many will come from east and west and be seated at the banquet*Literally "recline at table" with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!" 13 And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go, as you have believed it will be done for you." And the slave*Many later manuscripts have "his slave" was healed at that hour.