…this man had no doubt supervised many crucifixions.Īnd while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and elders of the people. This was the reasoned conclusion of a seasoned veteran who had been watching men die horrible deaths-and had been putting them to death-for years. “Truly this was the Son of God!” What a declaration! These were not quavering words from a frightened pup of a recruit or an easily manipulated conscript. Now the centurion, and those who were with him keeping guard over Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, became very frightened and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!” (Matt.
The tombs were opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many. 11 And I say to you, that many shall come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven 12 but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way let it be done to you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed that very hour.”ĩ Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude that was following Him, “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour.Ībout the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?” that is, “MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”…Īnd Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.Īnd behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom and the earth shook and the rocks were split. 4 And when they had come to Jesus, they earnestly entreated Him, saying, “He is worthy for You to grant this to him 5 for he loves our nation, and it was he who built us our synagogue.”ĥ And when He had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, entreating Him, 6 and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering great pain.”ħ And He said to him, “I will come and heal him.”Ħ Now Jesus started on His way with them and when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to come under my roof 7 for this reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.Ĩ But the centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.ĩ “For I, too, am a man under authority, with 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.”Ĩ “For I, too, am a man under authority, with 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.”ġ0 Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled, and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel. EventĢ And a certain centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die.ģ And when he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders asking Him to come and save the life of his slave. 8:8) to tell Him that he was not worthy for Him to enter his house. Then as Jesus neared the home, the Centurion himself approached Jesus (Matt.
If this is so, then he probably returned to his home, checked on the servant, and then sent friends (Luke 7:6) to speak to Jesus and say that he, the Centurion, was not worthy for Jesus to even enter his home. Therefore, the centurion most probably had a horse upon which to ride to and from where Jesus was. “Such men were prestigious members of a relatively small class governing the military.” 1 Achtemeier, Paul J., Harper’s Bible Dictionary, San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1985. Centurions commanded hundred-men groups in the Roman legion.
The order of events seems to be that the Centurion first sent the Jewish elders (Luke 7:3). 8:5, but it also says that the Jewish elders came to Jesus. Who brought the Centurion’s request to Jesus as is depicted in Matthew 8:5-13 and Luke 7:2-101? It clearly states that the Centurion came to Jesus in Matt.
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