Matthew 8:6

Matthew 8:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
• New International Version (NIV)“Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly."
• New King James Version (NKJV)saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.”

Context of Matthew 8:6

4Then Jesus said to him, “See that you do not speak to anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 5When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help: “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish.” 7Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed.

Matthew 8:6 word by word

καὶ λέγων· κύριε, ὁ παῖς μου βέβληται ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ παραλυτικὸς δεινῶς βασανιζόμενος.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• servantὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• servantπαῖςpais · childG3816
• liethβάλλωballō · to throw: putG906
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• homeοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• sick of the palsyπαραλυτικόςparalutikos · paralyticG3885
• grievouslyδεινῶςdeinōs · terriblyG1171
• tormentedβασανίζωbasanizō · to torture: anguishG928

Cross-references for Matthew 8:6

• Job 31:13“If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,
• Acts 10:7When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,
• Colossians 3:11Here there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all and in all.
• Colossians 4:1Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.
• 1 Timothy 6:2But those who have believing masters must not show them less respect because they are brothers. Instead they are to serve all the more, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. Teach them and exhort them about these things.
• Philemon 1:16no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, as a dear brother. He is especially so to me, and even more so to you now, both humanly speaking and in the Lord.
• Matthew 4:24So a report about him spread throughout Syria. People brought to him all who suffered with various illnesses and afflictions, those who had seizures, paralytics, and those possessed by demons, and he healed them.
• Matthew 9:2Just then some people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Have courage, son! Your sins are forgiven.”
• Mark 2:3Some people came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them.
• Acts 8:7For unclean spirits, crying with loud shrieks, were coming out of many who were possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.
• Acts 9:33He found there a man named Aeneas who had been confined to a mattress for eight years because he was paralyzed.

Commentaries on Matthew 8:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Lord - Rather, Sir, for so the word should always be translated when a Roman is the speaker. Lieth at home - , lieth all along; intimating that the disease had reduced him to a state of the utmost impotence, through the grievous torments with which it was accompanied. Sick of the palsy - Or paralytic. See Matthew 4:24. This centurion did not act as many masters do when their servants are afflicted, have them immediately removed to an infirmary, often to a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Sick of the palsy - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. The particular form which the palsy assumed in this case is not mentioned. It seems it was a violent attack. Perhaps it was the painful form which produced violent “cramps,” and which immediately endangered his life.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. 5-13Jesus once again served people who were pushed aside or rejected. The centurion was a Gentile soldier. Helping him would have caused strong anger from both nationalistic Jews and separatist Jews.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 8:6

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

In the dictionaries

• Gnashing
• Heal
• Hole
• Immediately
• Palsy
• Rebuke
• Sickness
• Speak
• Torment
• Boy

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