KJV King James Version
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
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Matthew 8:5
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
WEB World English Bible
When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,
ASV American Standard Version
And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion calling upon him,
Surrounding context — Matthew 8
2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΕἰσελθόντοςG1525 · eiserchomaito enterδὲG1161 · dethenαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heεἰςG1519 · eistowardΚαφαρναοὺμG2584 · KapernaoumCapernaumπροσῆλθενG4334 · proserchomaito come near/agreeαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heἑκατόνταρχοςG1543 · hekatontarchoscenturionπαρακαλῶνG3870 · parakaleōto plead/comfortαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Luke 7:1-10Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.Acts 27:43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from [their] purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast [themselves] first [into the sea], and get to land:Matthew 27:54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.Acts 27:31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.Acts 10:1-33There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian [band],Matthew 4:13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:Mark 15:39And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.Acts 23:17Then Paul called one of the centurions unto [him], and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.Acts 22:25And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?Acts 23:23And he called unto [him] two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;Mark 2:1And again he entered into Capernaum, after [some] days; and it was noised that he was in the house.Acts 27:13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained [their] purpose, loosing [thence], they sailed close by Crete.Matthew 9:1And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.Matthew 11:23And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
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