New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 8:5-13

5And whenJesus enteredΕἰσελθόντοςEiselthontosG1525CapernaumG2746,a centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchosG1543cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334to Him, imploringπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870Him,

6and sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, myservantπαῖςpaisG3816islyingβέβληταιbeblētaiG906paralyzedπαραλυτικὸςparalutikosG3885at homeοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614,fearfullyδεινῶςdeinōsG1171tormentedβασανιζόμενος.basanizomenosG928.”

7Jesus saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him,“I will comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and healθεραπεύσωtherapeusōG2323him.”

8But the centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchosG1543saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,I amεἰμὶeimiG1510not worthyἱκανὸςhikanosG2425for You to comeεἰσέλθῃς,eiselthēsG1525underὑπὸhupoG5259my roofστέγηνstegēnG4721,but justμόνονmononG3441sayG3004the wordλόγῳ,logōG3056, and myservantπαῖςpaisG3816will be healedἰαθήσεταιiathēsetaiG2390.

9For I alsoG2532amεἰμιeimiG1510a manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444underὑπὸhupoG5259authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849,with soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757underὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259me; and I sayλέγωlegōG3004to thisG3778oneG3778, ‘Goπορεύθητι,poreuthētiG4198!’and he goesπορεύεται,poreuetaiG4198,and to anotherἄλλῳ·allōG243, ‘Comeἔρχου,erchouG2064!’and he comesἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,and to my slaveδούλῳdoulōG1401, ‘DoποίησονpoiēsonG4160thisG3778!’and he doesποιεῖ.¶poieiG4160it.”

10NowδὲdeG1161when JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191this,He marveledἐθαύμασενethaumasenG2296and saidλέγωlegōG3004to thoseG3588who were followingἀκολουθοῦσιν·akolouthousinG190,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you, I have not foundεὗρον.heuronG2147suchG5118greatτοσαύτηνtosautēnG5118faithπίστινpistinG4102with anyoneοὐδενὶoudeniG3762in IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474.

11I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240from eastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395and westδυσμῶνdusmōnG1424, andreclineἀνακλιθήσονταιanaklithēsontaiG347at the tablewith AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464and JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384in the kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932of heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772;

12butthe sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of the kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932will be castἐκβληθήσονταιekblēthēsontaiG1544out intothe outerἐξώτερον·exōteronG1857darknessσκότοςskotosG4655;in that placeG1563thereG1563will be weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805and gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030of teethὀδόντων.odontōnG3599.”

13And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to the centurionἑκατοντάρχῃ·hekatontarchēG1543,“Goὕπαγε,hupageG5217;it shall be doneγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096for youas you have believedἐπίστευσαςepisteusasG4100.” And theservantπαῖςpaisG3816was healedἰάθηiathēG2390that verymomentὥρᾳhōraG5610.

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