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Matthew 8: 5 - 13

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 goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 

10  When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 

11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 

12  But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 

13  And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. 

In chapter 7 of the book of Matthew Jesus

had been teaching the people about the

things of God. He told them that to hear

his saying and not to do them was as a

foolish man.

Mat 7:26  And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 

Mat 7:27  And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. 

Right after that when Jesus came down from the mountain a man with leprosy asked Jesus to heal him. Jesus touched him and he was healed.

In our text today we will explore Jesus healing a servant without touching him or even being in the same house with him.

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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. 

In these verses we read that Jesus was

going into Capernaum which according to

Matthew 4:13 is now where he lives. While

on his walk a gentile approaches him. But

not just any gentile. This man was a

Roman centurion, a commander of the

Roman occupation force. *

This centurion came to Jesus not for

himself but for his servant. He must have

loved his servant because he went to

Jesus who some considered just another

Jewish Rabbi. The servant was sick of the

palsy which means he was paralyzed and

was greatly afflicted.

Jesus agrees to go and heal the servant

but this centurion considers himself

unworthy of Jesus entering his house. He

didn’t think more of himself than he

should but he humbled himself before the

Lord.

The scripture does not tell us of when this

man got faith in Jesus but he proved that

he had faith first by coming to Jesus,

asking him to heal his servant. Secondly

by saying to Jesus 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 goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 

10  When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 

Look at the centurion’s humility. He felt

that he was unworthy that one so good

and great as Christ should come under his

roof; and in doing so, he was counted

worthy that Christ should enter into his

heart.

The Bible Knowledge Commentary (8:5–13)

When Jesus said He would go and heal

him, the centurion replied that would

not be necessary. As a man who was

used to giving orders, he understood the

principle of authority. One with

authority does not need to be present to

accomplish a task. Orders may be

carried out by others even at a distance.

Jesus marveled at the centurion’s great

faith (cf. Matt. 15:28), for this was the

kind of faith He was vainly looking for in

Israel. Faith such as this made entrance

into His kingdom of God possible,

regardless of nationality, race, or

geographical residence. *

The centurions’s faith surpassed anything

that Jesus found among the Jews, for it

combined a loving concern for another

person with great trust in Christ. *

11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 

12  But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 

13  And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. 

Many from the farthest parts of the earth

shall embrace the terms and enjoy the

rewards of the Gospel covenant

established with Abraham. But the

unbelieving Jews, who have the first title

to them, shall be shut out from the feast;

from grace here, and hereafter from glory.

Luke 13:29 NIV People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God. 

Children of the kingdom refers to first the

Jews and then to those who are not Jews

but love the Lord.That means believers in

the Lord Jesus Christ.

Outer darkness refers to the

condemnation of the second death. When

souls will be cast away from God forever.

In that place there will be weeping and

torment. Jesus said this to draw attention

to the fact that the punishment will be

severe for those that reject him.

Evan though he was a gentile the servant

was healed because of the faith of the

centurion. The incident emphasizes the

foolishness of Israel’s rejection of Jesus as

the Messiah.

Because of his faith Jesus gave the

centurion encouraging words when said

to him, Go thy way; and as thou hast

believed, so be it done unto thee.

Just as he believed it, that’s how he got it.

The servant was was healed that very

hour.

Are you believing God for anything? Then

how is you faith? Because you may get

just like you believe it.

What you need to do is put a word on it.

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Psalm 18:21. Death and life is in the

power of the tongue.

If you are sick, speak a word on it. By his

stripes I am healed!

Money looking funny, speak a word on it.

Luke 6:38  Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 

 Are you seeking more faith then you must

speak a word on it.

Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

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