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- The event that immediately precedes the confession by the centurion is Jesus’ prayer (Luke 23:46). The centurion hears Jesus quote this prayer from Ps 31:5. The Psalm records the anguish of a righteous sufferer who trusts in God. God will deliver such a person (Ps 31:1-4).
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Sep 15, 2020 · The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. He is worthy to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue. Luke 7:3-4. After saying this, Jesus and his entourage follow them.
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).
Nov 1, 2021 · The accounts of Jesus speaking “to the centurion” are easily harmonized by considering that (1) “he who acts through another is deemed in law to do it himself”; and (2) the Bible writers frequently used this language throughout Scripture.
“The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.” Luke 7:3 NIV. If the centurion’s servant wasn’t valuable, there is a chance that the centurion wouldn’t have made the effort that he did to help.
The centurion had come to hear of the miraculous ministry of Jesus and felt unworthy to be in His presence, let alone have Jesus under his roof. He knew that it was forbidden for a strict Jew to enter the house of a Gentile and that to do so would make a Jew ceremonially unclean.
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.
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Oct 29, 2011 · The idea that the Centurion send his servants and later followed up by a face-to-face visit as Jesus approached his house seems like a very natural description of the events–supporting the idea that the two accounts are independent ones.
