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      • Luke's Gospel records a remarkable encounter between Christ Jesus and emissaries from a Roman army commander, a centurion. They conveyed his urgent request that Jesus heal his seriously ill servant.
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  1. Sep 15, 2020 · The Gospels tell many miracles Jesus did while on earth. In Luke 7:1-10 (also found in Matthew 8:5-13) we see Jesus healing the servant of a faithful centurion. What is the story of Jesus and the Centurion? When Jesus entered Capernaum, some Jewish elders came to him and told him of a centurion’s servant who was ill.

  2. Jan 4, 2022 · Matthew 8:513 and Luke 7:1–10 relay the story of a centurion, likely of high rank, who approached Jesus for healing on behalf of his servant. The royal official mentioned in John 4:43–54 might have been a high-ranking centurion, as well.

  3. Sep 13, 2024 · Jesus’s interaction with the Roman Centurion would have challenged Jews and encouraged Gentiles. What can the story teach us about ourselves, Jesus, and the Good News?

  4. It undoubtedly shocked those present to hear Jesus say that a Roman centurion had greater faith than descendants of Abraham, the father of the faithful. By saying the centurion’s faith exceeded that of most Jews, Jesus affirmed that gentiles possessed equal spiritual potential.

  5. Jun 1, 2010 · Jesus, the "founder and perfecter of our faith" (Hebrews 12:2), once marveled at the faith he found in a man. And it's the only instance that the gospels record such a response from Jesus (Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10). Who was this man? A rabbi? No. A disciple? Nope. A Roman soldier.

  6. Nov 19, 2023 · Relationship of the Father, Jesus, and the Centurion. The second three-tier relationship one sees in this pericope is that of the Father, Jesus, and the Centurion (Molina & Rohrbaugh, 329). “The language of grace [as a gift] is the language of patronage” (Molina & Rohrbaugh, 328).

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  8. The episode is arranged according to a six-part symmetry (chiasm) (A-B-C-C′-B′-A′). the centurion’s servant is paralyzed and sufering terribly at home (8:5–6) Jesus says to the Roman centurion: “I will go and heal him” (8:7) focus: Jesus will go to the centurion’s house and heal the servant there.

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