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Verse Matthew 8:8. _BUT SPEAK THE WORD ONLY_] Or instead of ειπε
λογον read ειπε λογω, speak _by word_ or _command_. This
reading is supported by the most extensive evidence from MSS.,
versions, and...
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I AM NOT WORTHY ... - This was an expression of great humility. It
refers, doubtless, to his view of his “personal” unworthiness, and
not merely to the fact that he was a “Gentile.” It was the
express...
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6. THE KING MANIFESTED BY SIGNS OF DIVINE POWER.
Chapter s 8-9.
CHAPTER 8
1. The Healing of the Leper. (Matthew 8:1 .) 2. The Healing of the
Centurion's Servant. (Matthew 8:5 .) 3. The Healing of P...
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THE CENTURION'S SERVANT (Luke 7:1; Luke 13:28 f.; _cf._ John 4:46 to
John 5:3). Lk.'s version immediately follows his account of the
sermon; probably it was so in Q. Mt.
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II. THE CENTURION'S FAITH.
8. THE CENTURION ANSWERED.
Through friends whom he had sent for this purpose (Luke 7:6).
I AM NOT WORTHY THAT THOU SHOULDST COME UNDER MY ROOF.
This humility was partly d...
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When Jesus had come into Capernaum, a centurion came to him. "Lord, he
appealed to him, "my servant lies at home, paralysed, suffering
terribly" He said to him: "Am I to come and cure him?" "Lord, ans...
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LOVE IN ACTION (Matthew 8:1-34)
Of all the gospel writers Matthew is the most orderly. He never sets
out his material haphazardly. If in Matthew one thing follows another
in a certain sequence, there...
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WORTHY. fit. Not "worthy" (morally), but "fit" socially.
COME. enter....
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Cure of a Centurion's Servant
St Luke 7:1-10, where the incident is placed immediately after the
Sermon on the Mount. The centurion sends a deputation of Jewish elders
to Jesus, who speak of the wort...
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_The centurion answered_ The argument lies in a comparison between the
centurion's command and the authority of Jesus. "If I who am under
authority command others, how much more hast thou power to com...
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ΛΌΓΩΙ for λόγον. The accusative inserted as the more usual
case after εἶπε.
8. ἈΠΟΚΡΙΘΕῚΣ ΔῈ Ὁ ἙΚΑΤΌΝΤΑΡΧΟΣ. The
argument lies in a comparison between the centurion’s command and
the authority of Jesu...
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CURE OF A CENTURION’S SERVANT
St Luke 7:1-10, where the incident is placed immediately after the
Sermon on the Mount. The centurion sends a deputation of Jewish elders
to Jesus, who speak of the worth...
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Ver 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...
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_SOME MIRACLES OF JESUS MATTHEW 8:1-15:_ In Matthew 8:1-4 the great
multitudes followed him. They did not follow Him with their hearts but
they walked along with Him. A leper came in faith to the only...
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ΆΠΟΚΡΝΘΕΊΣ _aor. pass. (dep.) part. от_
ΆΠΟΚΡΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G45) отвечать. Насчет
семитского оборота _см._ Matthew 3:2. ΈΦ _impf.
ind. act. от_ ΦΗΜΊ (G5346) говорить,
ΙΚΑΝΌΣ (G2425) достаточный, ценный.
Сог...
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LORD, I AM NOT WORTHY, &C.— The centurion with great humility
answers our Lord, that he means he should not take the trouble of
_going to his house,_ as he was a Gentile; but only that he would be
so...
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Section 13
JESUS HEALS A CENTURION'S SERVANT
(Parallel: Luke 7:1-10)
TEXT: 8:5-13
5.
And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a
centurion, beseeching him,
6.
and saying, Lord,...
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And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a
centurion, beseeching him,
This incident belongs to a later stage. For the exposition, see the
notes at Luke 7:1....
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5-13 Compare Luk_7:1-10.
5 This is followed by an intimation that, though rejected by His own,
He would be accepted by the nations, as is the case in the book of
Acts. The priest was at one end of the...
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8:8 word, (h-23) Lit. 'with' or 'by a word,' in contrast with coming....
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LORD, I AM NOT WORTHY] Both the centurion and the elders judged Jesus
by Jewish standards. That Jesus should heal a Gentile at all, except
for some very special reason, was thought impossible. Still m...
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HEALING OF THE CENTURION'S SERVANT (Luke 7:1, not, however, John 4:47,
q. v.). The accounts in St. Matthew and St. Luke are partly drawn from
independent sources, which, though agreeing in essentials,...
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THE LEPER CLEANSED. THE CENTURION'S SERVANT HEALED. HEALING OF PETER'S
WIFE'S MOTHER AND MANY OTHERS. STILLING OF THE TEMPEST. HEALING OF THE
GADARENE DEMONIACS
1-4. Cleansing of the leper (Mark 1:40;...
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 8
*MIRACLES WHEN JESUS HEALED PEOPLE 8:1–9:38
Matthew showed Jesus’ authority by what he taught in Chapter s 5-7.
Now Matthew shows...
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LORD, I AM NOT WORTHY. — In St. Luke’s report, the friends deliver
the message as beginning with “Trouble not thyself,” the word
being a colloquial one, which starting from the idea of flaying, or
man...
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CHAPTER 8
The Signs of the Kingdom - Matthew 8:1 - Matthew 9:1
REFERRING to Matthew 4:23, we find the work of Christ at the beginning
of His ministry summarised as teaching and preaching and healing...
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Matthew 8:8, ἱκανὸς : the Baptist's word, chap. Matthew 3:11,
but the construction different in the two places, there with
infinitive, here with ἵνα : I am not fit in order that. This is an
instance i...
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_The centurion's son or servant_ (Luke 7:1-10). Placed by both Matthew
and Luke after Sermon on Mount, by the latter immediately after....
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REWARDS OF FAITH
Matthew 8:1-10
The Lord can touch thy heart, leprous with impurity, and make its
stain depart, so that, as in the case of Naaman, its foulness shall
become like “unto the flesh of a...
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The King passed down from the mountain and from teaching in order that
He might bring the Kingdom nearer to His people, and give them
examples of its benefits. What a wondrous application of His power...
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Origen says, when thou eatest and drinkest the body and blood of our
Lord, he entereth under thy roof. Thou also, therefore, humbling
thyself, say: Domine, non sum dignus; Lord, I am not worth, &c. So...
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CHAPTER 28
JESUS HOMELESS
Matthew 8:1-22, & Luke 9:57-62. “And it came to pass, they
journeying on the way, a certain one said to Him, I will follow Thee
whithersoever Thou mayest go, Lord; and Jesus...
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HEALING OF THE CENTURION'S SERVANT
Matthew 8:5-13, and Luke 7:1-10. We see here a clear confirmation that
the Mount of Beatitudes, on which the sermon was preached, is not Mt.
Hattin, west of Tiberias...
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We have here another of CHRIST'S. miracles. Capernaum was a city of
Galilee, not far from Nazareth. A centurion was an officer among the
Romans. This man had a servant sick, of the palsy.
Luke, in his...
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Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a
striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has
been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
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_THE ONLY TRUE FAITH_
‘The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy.… When
Jesus heard it, He marvelled, and said … I have not found so great
faith, no, not in Israel.’
Matthew 8:8
In Chr...
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Matthew 8:8._Lord, I do not deserve that thou shouldest come under my
roof _Matthew’s narrative is more concise, and represents the man as
saying this; while Luke explains more fully, that this was a...
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Then, in chapter 8, the Lord begins in the midst of Israel His patient
life of testimony, which closed with His rejection by the people whom
God had so long preserved for Him, and for their own blessi...
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THE CENTURION ANSWERED, AND SAID,.... This, according to Luke 7:6 was
said by his friends in his name, when he understood that Christ had
agreed to come to his house, with the elders of the Jews, he f...
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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.
Ver. 8. _Lord, I am not worthy, &c._] _Fidei me...
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Those who have the most exalted views of Jesus Christ, have humble and
abasing views of themselves....
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The offer of Jesus and the centurion's answer:...
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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.
Christ's sympathy is aroused, though an actual p...
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Now the King comes down among the people from the height from which He
had given them wise instruction. For He is not only their teacher: He
will experience their sorrows, and show His heart of compas...
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5-13 This centurion was a heathen, a Roman soldier. Though he was a
soldier, yet he was a godly man. No man's calling or place will be an
excuse for unbelief and sin. See how he states his servant's...
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SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 8:10"....
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‘And the centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that
you should come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant
will be healed.”
The centurion takes the point. He possibly recog...
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THE CENTURION'S SERVANT (8:5-13).
Jesus' first miracle had been on one who was skin-diseased, an outcast
from society, one who was unclean and rendered all who came in contact
with him as unclean. And...
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JESUS REVEALS HIMSELF AS THE COMING ONE BY HIS ACTS OF POWER AND
PROCLAMATION OF THE GOOD NEWS (8:1-9).
In Matthew 11:4 Jesus sends to a doubting John in prison these words,
‘Tell John the things whic...
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GENERAL CHARACTER. The magna charta of Christ's Kingdom: the unfolding
of His righteousness; the sublimest code of morals ever proclaimed on
earth; the counterpart of the legislation on Mount Sinai; C...
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ON OUR LORD'S MIRACLES. The Greek word translated miracle means
literally ‘power'; the idea of wondering underlies our word miracle.
A miracle is therefore some wonderful display of power; the special...
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Matthew 8:5-13. THE HEALING OF THE CENTURION'S SERVANT. Compare the
fuller account in Luke 7:1-10. This miracle must not be confounded
with the healing of the nobleman's son (John 4:47-53) in the same...
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Matthew 8:8. THE CENTURION ANSWERED, through friends (Luke 7:6).
LORD, I AM NOT WORTHY, etc. This humility sprang out of his
consciousness that he was a heathen, as well as his esteem of our
Lord....
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Matthew 8:8
Several features of the character of this centurion are worthy of all
imitation.
Notice:
I. His singular care for his slave. We know something of the hardening
effects of slavery in the...
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Matthew 8:1. _When he was come down from the mountain, great
multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper_
You see that particular mention is made of this one special case, and,
in any co...
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Matthew 8:1. _When he was come down from the mountain, great
multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper and
worshipped him,_
Great multitudes often count for nothing; it is here or ther...
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Matthew 8:1. _When he was come down from the mountain, great
multitudes followed him._
There was a charm about his preaching, not that he modified his
doctrine, or that he cut down his precepts; he s...
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CONTENTS: Jesus heals a leper, the centurion's servant and Peter's
wife's mother. Professed disciples tested. Stilling of the waves.
Casting-out demons at Gadara.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, leper, centurion...
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Matthew 8:2. _Behold, there came a leper and worshipped him._ After
having preached his sermon, and discovered his doctrine, says Jerome,
an opportunity presented itself of displaying miracles, thereb...
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OH NO, SIR. The officer said this through some friends (Luke 7:6). I
DO NOT DESERVE. The strict Jews would not even talk to a Gentile. The
Roman officer may have thought that so holy a Jew as Jesus wo...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 8:8 NOT WORTHY. A Jew who entered a
Gentile’s home became ceremonially unclean (see Acts 10:28)....
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 8:1 The Authoritative Power of the Messiah:
Kingdom Power Demonstrated. Jesus has shown himself to be the Messiah
through his teaching (chs. Matthew 5:1
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A CENTURION ASKS JESUS TO HEAL HIS SERVANT MATTHEW 8:5-13; LUKE 7:2-10
Luke 7:2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was
sick, and ready to die....
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CHAPTER 8 Ver. 2. _And, behold, a leper,_ &c. This same miracle is
related by S. Mark (Mar 1:40), and by Luke (Luke 5:12). From a
comparison of these it would seem to follow that the miracle was not
p...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 8:5. A CENTURION.—_I.e_. a captain or commander of a
century—a company normally composed of a hundred men, the sixtieth
part of a legion in the Roman army. This centurion was...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 8:1
MESSIAH'S WORK AS COMPLEMENTARY TO HIS TEACHING. We return in this
section to matter which resembles that of Mark and Luke, and
undoubtedly belongs to the Framework (_vide _I...
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Let's turn to Matthew's gospel chapter eight. The fifth chapter of
Matthew begins "And seeing the multitude, he went into a mountain: and
when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: And he open...
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Genesis 32:10; John 1:27; John 13:6; Luke 15:19; Luke 15:21;...
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THE MIRACLE-WORKING CHRIST
Matthew 8:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. On the mountain top. The mountain tops in the Bible stand forth in
bold review. They represent Heavenly experiences, fellowship with God...
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The centurion answered — By his second messengers....
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(CF. LUKE 7:2-10)— Is there a mistake in the accounts concerning
Jesus and the centurion?
PROBLEM: Matthew seems to present the centurion as the one who seeks
the help of Jesus (Matthew 8:5); but, Luk...