# Matthew 8.5-12 **Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 3. And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed. 4. And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. > > **5. And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6. and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7. And he saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8. And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed. 9. For I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 10. And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 11. And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: 12. but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.** > > 13. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour. 14. And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever. (Matthew 8:3-14, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 3. Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4. Jesus said to him, “See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” > > **5. When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him, 6. and saying, “Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented.” 7. Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8. The centurion answered, “Lord, I’m not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9. For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and tell another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and tell my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10. When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, “Most certainly I tell you, I haven’t found so great a faith, not even in Israel. 11. I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven, 12. but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”** > > 13. Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed.” His servant was healed in that hour. 14. When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever. (Matthew 8:3-14, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 3. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4. And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. > > **5. And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6. And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8. The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. 9. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 10. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 11. And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 12. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.** > > 13. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. 14. And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. (Matthew 8:3-14, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 3. and having stretched forth the hand, Jesus touched him, saying, 'I will, be thou cleansed,' and immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4. And Jesus saith to him, 'See, thou mayest tell no one, but go, thyself shew to the priest, and bring the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.' > > **5. And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion calling upon him, 6. and saying, 'Sir, my young man hath been laid in the house a paralytic, fearfully afflicted,' 7. and Jesus saith to him, 'I, having come, will heal him.' 8. And the centurion answering said, 'Sir, I am not worthy that thou mayest enter under my roof, but only say a word, and my servant shall be healed; 9. for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Be coming, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth [it].' 10. And Jesus having heard, did wonder, and said to those following, 'Verily I say to you, not even in Israel so great faith have I found; 11. and I say to you, that many from east and west shall come and recline (at meat) with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the reign of the heavens, 12. but the sons of the reign shall be cast forth to the outer darkness, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.'** > > 13. And Jesus said to the centurion, 'Go, and as thou didst believe let it be to thee;' and his young man was healed in that hour. 14. And Jesus having come into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law laid, and fevered, (Matthew 8:3-14, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Matthew (traditionally) the tax-collector-apostle / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching - **Audience:** Jewish-Christian audience (heavy OT-fulfillment emphasis) - **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Antioch (composition) - **Time period:** events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 60-80 ## Theological reading ## Key words - [G932 - basileia](/codex/g932-basileia/), *basileia* (Strong's G932). Also appears in: [Matthew 4.23](/codex/matthew-4-23/), [Matthew 5.17-20](/codex/matthew-5-17-20/), [Matthew 6.25-34](/codex/matthew-6-25-34/). - [G1401 - doulos](/codex/g1401-doulos/), *doulos* (Strong's G1401). Also appears in: [Matthew 18.23-35](/codex/matthew-18-23-35/), [Matthew 20.25-28](/codex/matthew-20-25-28/), [Mark 12](/codex/mark-12/). - [G1510 - eimi](/codex/g1510-eimi/), *eimi* (Strong's G1510). Also appears in: [Matthew 14.22-33](/codex/matthew-14-22-33/), [Matthew 18.20](/codex/matthew-18-20/), [Matthew 27.22-25](/codex/matthew-27-22-25/). - [G2424 - Iesous](/codex/g2424-iesous/), *Iesous* (Strong's G2424). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.16](/codex/matthew-1-16/), [Matthew 1.18](/codex/matthew-1-18/). - [G2962 - kyrios](/codex/g2962-kyrios/), *kyrios* (Strong's G2962). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.20](/codex/matthew-1-20/), [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 6.24](/codex/matthew-6-24/). - [G3056 - logos](/codex/g3056-logos/), *logos* (Strong's G3056). Also appears in: [Matthew 7.24-27](/codex/matthew-7-24-27/), [Matthew 8.16](/codex/matthew-8-16/), [Matthew 12.31-32](/codex/matthew-12-31-32/). - [G4102 - pistis](/codex/g4102-pistis/), *pistis* (Strong's G4102). Also appears in: [Matthew 15](/codex/matthew-15/), [Matthew 23](/codex/matthew-23/), [Mark 2.1-12](/codex/mark-2-1-12/). - [G5207 - huios](/codex/g5207-huios/), *huios* (Strong's G5207). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.20](/codex/matthew-1-20/), [Matthew 1.21](/codex/matthew-1-21/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from the Festival-Feast Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-festival-feast-convergence/), via [Matthew 8.11](/codex/matthew-8-11/) - [Gentiles Cannot Be Saved Objection Defeater](/codex/gentiles-cannot-be-saved-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 8.5-13](/codex/matthew-8-5-13/) - [Jesus Came Only for Israel Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-came-only-for-israel-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 8.10-11](/codex/matthew-8-10-11/) - [Paul Invented Christianity Objection Defeater](/codex/paul-invented-christianity-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 8.10-11](/codex/matthew-8-10-11/) **Concepts:** - [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 8.10-13](/codex/matthew-8-10-13/), [Matthew 8.7](/codex/matthew-8-7/) - [Kingdom of God](/codex/g932-basileia/), via [Matthew 8.11](/codex/matthew-8-11/) - [Topheth and the Valley of Hinnom](/codex/topheth-and-the-valley-of-hinnom/), via [Matthew 8.12](/codex/matthew-8-12/) **Lexicon:** - [G3004 - lego](/codex/g3004-lego/), via [Matthew 8.9](/codex/matthew-8-9/) - [G932 - basileia](/codex/g932-basileia/), via [Matthew 8.12](/codex/matthew-8-12/) **Passages:** - [1 Corinthians 13](/codex/1-corinthians-13/) - [1 Corinthians 15.1-11](/codex/1-corinthians-15-1-11/) - [1 Corinthians 15.1-4](/codex/1-corinthians-15-1-4/) - [1 Corinthians 15.17](/codex/1-corinthians-15-17/) - [1 Corinthians 15.53-54](/codex/1-corinthians-15-53-54/) - [1 John 1.10](/codex/1-john-1-10/) - [1 John 1.8-10](/codex/1-john-1-8-10/) - [1 John 3.18](/codex/1-john-3-18/) - [1 Peter 1.8-9](/codex/1-peter-1-8-9/) - [1 Timothy 1.3-4](/codex/1-timothy-1-3-4/) - [1 Timothy 1.4](/codex/1-timothy-1-4/) - [1 Timothy 6.10](/codex/1-timothy-6-10/) - [2 Peter 2.1-3](/codex/2-peter-2-1-3/) - [2 Timothy 2.15](/codex/2-timothy-2-15/) - [Acts 1](/codex/acts-1/) - [Acts 11](/codex/acts-11/) - [Acts 13.48](/codex/acts-13-48/) - [Acts 15.24](/codex/acts-15-24/) - [Acts 2.17-18](/codex/acts-2-17-18/) - [Acts 3.13-16](/codex/acts-3-13-16/) - [Acts 9](/codex/acts-9/) - [Colossians 1.4-6](/codex/colossians-1-4-6/) - [Colossians 2.10-14](/codex/colossians-2-10-14/) - [Colossians 3.11](/codex/colossians-3-11/) - [Colossians 3.17](/codex/colossians-3-17/) - [Colossians 4.1](/codex/colossians-4-1/) - [Colossians 4.6](/codex/colossians-4-6/) - [Ephesians 1.13-14](/codex/ephesians-1-13-14/) - [Ephesians 2.7-9](/codex/ephesians-2-7-9/) - [Ephesians 2.8](/codex/ephesians-2-8/) - [Ephesians 2.8-10](/codex/ephesians-2-8-10/) - [Ephesians 3.17](/codex/ephesians-3-17/) - [Ephesians 4.5-6](/codex/ephesians-4-5-6/) - [Ephesians 6](/codex/ephesians-6/) - [Ephesians 6.10-18](/codex/ephesians-6-10-18/) - [Galatians 2.15-16](/codex/galatians-2-15-16/) - [Galatians 2.20](/codex/galatians-2-20/) - [Galatians 3.24-25](/codex/galatians-3-24-25/) - [Galatians 3.7-9](/codex/galatians-3-7-9/) - [Galatians 5](/codex/galatians-5/) - [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/) - [Hebrews 11.13](/codex/hebrews-11-13/) - [Hebrews 11.39-40](/codex/hebrews-11-39-40/) - [Hebrews 11.5](/codex/hebrews-11-5/) - [Hebrews 5.12-14](/codex/hebrews-5-12-14/) - [James 2.1](/codex/james-2-1/) - [James 2.14-17](/codex/james-2-14-17/) - [James 2.16-17](/codex/james-2-16-17/) - [James 2.26](/codex/james-2-26/) - [James 3.2](/codex/james-3-2/) - [James 5.14-15](/codex/james-5-14-15/) - [John 1.1-14](/codex/john-1-1-14/) - [John 1.1-18](/codex/john-1-1-18/) - [John 1.20](/codex/john-1-20/) - [John 10.11](/codex/john-10-11/) - [John 10.14](/codex/john-10-14/) - [John 10.14-15](/codex/john-10-14-15/) - [John 10.14-16](/codex/john-10-14-16/) - [John 10.14-18](/codex/john-10-14-18/) - [John 10.34-35](/codex/john-10-34-35/) - [John 10.34-36](/codex/john-10-34-36/) - [John 10.36](/codex/john-10-36/) - [John 10.36-38](/codex/john-10-36-38/) - [John 11](/codex/john-11/) - [John 12.26](/codex/john-12-26/) - [John 12.38-41](/codex/john-12-38-41/) - [John 12.48](/codex/john-12-48/) - [John 13.18-19](/codex/john-13-18-19/) - [John 14.1-7](/codex/john-14-1-7/) - [John 14.3](/codex/john-14-3/) - [John 14.6-7](/codex/john-14-6-7/) - [John 14.7-10](/codex/john-14-7-10/) - [John 14.8-9](/codex/john-14-8-9/) - [John 14.9-11](/codex/john-14-9-11/) - [John 16.32](/codex/john-16-32/) - [John 17.17](/codex/john-17-17/) - [John 17.18-22](/codex/john-17-18-22/) - [John 18.4-6](/codex/john-18-4-6/) - [John 2.19-22](/codex/john-2-19-22/) - [John 3](/codex/john-3/) - [John 5](/codex/john-5/) - [John 5.24](/codex/john-5-24/) - [John 5.24-27](/codex/john-5-24-27/) - [John 6.41](/codex/john-6-41/) - [John 6.51](/codex/john-6-51/) - [John 7.53-8](/codex/john-7-53-8/) - [John 8.12](/codex/john-8-12/) - [John 8.14-19](/codex/john-8-14-19/) - [John 8.16](/codex/john-8-16/) - [John 8.16-18](/codex/john-8-16-18/) - [John 8.18](/codex/john-8-18/) - [John 8.18-24](/codex/john-8-18-24/) - [John 8.23-29](/codex/john-8-23-29/) - [John 8.31-32](/codex/john-8-31-32/) - [John 8.34-36](/codex/john-8-34-36/) - [John 9.9](/codex/john-9-9/) - [Jude 1](/codex/jude-1/) - [Jude 1.3](/codex/jude-1-3/) - [Jude 1.3-4](/codex/jude-1-3-4/) - [Jude 20](/codex/jude-20/) - [Jude 3](/codex/jude-3/) - [Luke 1.29-38](/codex/luke-1-29-38/) - [Luke 15.11-32](/codex/luke-15-11-32/) - [Luke 17.11-19](/codex/luke-17-11-19/) - [Luke 22.54-62](/codex/luke-22-54-62/) - [Luke 22.66-71](/codex/luke-22-66-71/) - [Luke 24.36-42](/codex/luke-24-36-42/) - [Luke 4.36](/codex/luke-4-36/) - [Luke 6.17-49](/codex/luke-6-17-49/) - [Luke 6.27-2](/codex/luke-6-27-2/) - [Luke 7.1-10](/codex/luke-7-1-10/) - [Luke 7.36-50](/codex/luke-7-36-50/) - [Mark 12](/codex/mark-12/) - [Mark 14.53-65](/codex/mark-14-53-65/) - [Mark 14.61-62](/codex/mark-14-61-62/) - [Mark 14.62](/codex/mark-14-62/) - [Mark 2.1-12](/codex/mark-2-1-12/) - [Mark 2.5-7](/codex/mark-2-5-7/) - [Mark 4.40](/codex/mark-4-40/) - [Mark 6](/codex/mark-6/) - [Mark 6.45-52](/codex/mark-6-45-52/) - [Mark 6.47-50](/codex/mark-6-47-50/) - [Matthew 12.31-32](/codex/matthew-12-31-32/) - [Matthew 14.22-33](/codex/matthew-14-22-33/) - [Matthew 18.20](/codex/matthew-18-20/) - [Matthew 18.23-35](/codex/matthew-18-23-35/) - [Matthew 19](/codex/matthew-19/) - [Matthew 19.16-30](/codex/matthew-19-16-30/) - [Matthew 27.22-25](/codex/matthew-27-22-25/) - [Matthew 28.19-20](/codex/matthew-28-19-20/) - [Matthew 7.24-27](/codex/matthew-7-24-27/) - [Matthew 8.16](/codex/matthew-8-16/) - [Philemon 1.16](/codex/philemon-1-16/) - [Philippians 2.5-7](/codex/philippians-2-5-7/) - [Philippians 2.5-8](/codex/philippians-2-5-8/) - [Philippians 2.6-8](/codex/philippians-2-6-8/) - [Philippians 4.11-13](/codex/philippians-4-11-13/) - [Revelation 1.17-18](/codex/revelation-1-17-18/) - [Revelation 1.7-8](/codex/revelation-1-7-8/) - [Revelation 18.6-8](/codex/revelation-18-6-8/) - [Revelation 19.11-16](/codex/revelation-19-11-16/) - [Revelation 19.9-10](/codex/revelation-19-9-10/) - [Revelation 2.20](/codex/revelation-2-20/) - [Revelation 21.6-7](/codex/revelation-21-6-7/) - [Revelation 22.13](/codex/revelation-22-13/) - [Revelation 22.16](/codex/revelation-22-16/) - [Revelation 22.18-19](/codex/revelation-22-18-19/) - [Revelation 6.9-11](/codex/revelation-6-9-11/) - [Romans 10](/codex/romans-10/) - [Romans 10.17](/codex/romans-10-17/) - [Romans 12](/codex/romans-12/) - [Romans 3.28](/codex/romans-3-28/) - [Romans 7](/codex/romans-7/) - [Romans 7.14-25](/codex/romans-7-14-25/) - [Titus 1.3](/codex/titus-1-3/) - [Titus 1.4](/codex/titus-1-4/) - [Titus 1.6-9](/codex/titus-1-6-9/)