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THE CENTURION'S SERVANT

Matthew 8

   ⁶And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

   ⁷And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

   ⁸The 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.

   ⁹For 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.

   ¹⁰When 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.

   ¹¹And 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.

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

   ¹³And 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.

Luke 7

   ¹Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

   ²And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.

   ³And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.

   ⁴And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

   ⁵For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

   ⁶Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:

   ⁷Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.

   ⁸For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

   ⁹When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

   ¹⁰And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.