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What does the Bible say?
Matthew 8:1-13 (HCSB)

Key Words

1 When He came down from the mountain, large crowds followed
Him. 2 Right away a man with a serious skin disease came up and

knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make
me clean.” 3 Reaching out His hand He touched him, saying, “I
am willing; be made clean.” Immediately his disease was healed.
4 Then Jesus told him, “See that you don’t tell anyone; but go, show
yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed, as a
testimony to them.”
5 When He entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading
with Him, 6 “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in
terrible agony!” 7 “I will come and heal him,” He told him. 8 “Lord,”

the centurion replied, “I am not worthy to have You come under
my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be cured.
9 For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under my
command. 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.”

serious skin disease (v. 2)—
Literally, “a leprous man.”
Leprosy’s symptoms ranged
from scaly white skin to oozing
sores to the loss of fingers,
toes, or other body parts.
centurion (v. 5)—This term
referred to a Roman army
officer who commanded
around one hundred soldiers.
outer darkness (v. 12)—
Some Jewish texts used this
term to describe hell, where
the wicked will be shut out
from the light of heaven.

10 Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following

Him, “I assure you: I have not found anyone in Israel with so great
a faith! 11 I tell you that many will come from east and west, and
recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom
of heaven. 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the
outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing
of teeth.” 13 Then Jesus told the centurion, “Go. As you have
believed, let it be done for you.” And his servant was cured that
very moment.

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