Matthew 8:5

Matthew 8:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
• New International Version (NIV)When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,

Context of Matthew 8:5

3Reaching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4Then Jesus told him, “See that you don’t tell anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, pleading with him, 6“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible agony.” 7He said to him, “Am I to come and heal him?”

Matthew 8:5 word by word

Εἰσελθόντος δὲ αὐτοῦ εἰς Καφαρναοὺμ προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἑκατόνταρχος παρακαλῶν αὐτὸνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• CapernaumΚαπερναούμKapernaoum · CapernaumG2584
• there cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• a centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchēs hekatontarchos · centurionG1543
• beseechingπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870

Cross-references for Matthew 8:5

• Matthew 4:13He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali.
• Matthew 9:1So he got into a boat, crossed over, and came to his own town.
• Matthew 11:23And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? No, you will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until today.
• Mark 2:1When he entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that he was at home.
• Luke 7:1When he had concluded saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum.
• Matthew 15:39After dismissing the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.
• Matthew 27:54When the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
• Mark 15:39When the centurion, who was standing opposite him, saw the way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
• Luke 7:2A centurion’s servant, who was highly valued by him, was sick and about to die.
• Acts 10:1There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment.
• Acts 22:25As they stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing by, “Is it legal for you to scourge a man who is a Roman citizen and is uncondemned?”
• Acts 23:17Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander, because he has something to report to him.”
• Acts 27:13When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

Commentaries on Matthew 8:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Capernaum - See Matthew 4:13. A centurion - . A Roman military officer who had the command of one hundred men.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Capernaum - See the notes at Matthew 4:13. There came unto him a centurion - A centurion was the commander of 100 men in the Roman armies. Judea was a Roman province, and garrisons were kept there to preserve the people in subjection. This man was probably by birth a pagan. See Matthew 8:10.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 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 case. We should concern ourselves for the souls of our children and servants, who are spiritually sick, who feel not spiritual evils, who know not that which is spiritually good; and we should bring them to Christ by faith and prayers. Observe his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Capernaum is on the Sea of Galilee, four kilometers (about two and a half miles) west of where the Jordan River flows out. In the time of Jesus, it was a thriving fishing village. Located at an important crossroads on the Great Trunk Road, it connected Mesopotamia and Egypt. It was an international village. Much of the ministry Jesus did in Galilee happened there (for example, Matthew 4:13; 8:14–17). The centurion: He was one of sixty commanders in a…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 8:5

• Armies
• Centurion
• Faith
• Heathen
• Intercession
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Capernaum
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Centurion
• Gnashing
• Heal
• Hole
• Immediately
• Palsy
• Rebuke

Commentaries on Matthew 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings