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Luke has the men return to find the servant healed while Matthew has Jesus performing the miracle itself. The verses are different enough that Davies and Allison believe there is no way to reconstruct what the original ending to the Centurion story would have been in Q. [1] The healing used similar language as Matthew 8:3 and Matthew 9:6. [2]
Jesus' initial questioning response parallels his interaction with the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15. [1] Initially, Gentiles are met with rejection, and most demonstrate their piety before Jesus acknowledges them. Jesus' initial reluctance may also be related to prohibitions against entering a Gentile's home. [2]
Matthew 8:5 is the fifth verse of the eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse begins the miracle story in which a centurion's servant is healed , the second of a series of miracles reported in Matthew.
[2] The concern about entering the house could be related to prohibitions on Jews entering the homes of Gentiles, but the gospel writer makes no mention of this. It is more likely the offer not to have to travel is an example of the supplication of the Centurion and the great power of Jesus. [1] Miracles at a distance were considered to be more ...
A similar story to this occurs in Luke 7. An important difference between the accounts is that Matthew uses παις as opposed to Luke's mix of both παις and δουλος. δουλος can mean either servant or slave, while παις can mean either servant or son. It is the same word used for children in Matthew 2:16. [1]
This is the same with Jesus who merely needs to speak to bring about miracles. The verse may imply that like with the Centurion Jesus' miracle will involve those below him performing the act, either his disciples or angels. [4] The notion of the disciples performing miracles under Jesus' delegated authority does appear at Matthew 10:8 and 10:40 ...
Jesus healing the servant of a Centurion, by the Venetian artist Paolo Veronese, 16th century. Healing the centurion's servant is one of the miracles performed by Jesus of Nazareth as related in the Gospel of Matthew [1] and the Gospel of Luke [2] (both part of the Christian biblical canon). The story is not recounted in the Gospels of either ...
The story is found in all three of the Synoptic Gospels: ... 1–4, Mark 1:40–45 and Luke 5:12–16. [1] [2] [3] ... but rather "the certainty of healing the leper ...