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Matthew 8:3-5
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Matthew 8:3-5
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3 He stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, “I will do it. Be made clean.” His leprosy was cleansed immediately. 4 [a]Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed;(A) that will be proof for them.”
The Healing of a Centurion’s Servant.[b] 5 (B)When he entered Capernaum,[c] a centurion approached him and appealed to him,
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- 8:4 Cf. Lv 14:2–9. That will be proof for them: the Greek can also mean “that will be proof against them.” It is not clear whether them refers to the priests or the people.
- 8:5–13 This story comes from Q (see Lk 7:1–10) and is also reflected in Jn 4:46–54. The similarity between the Q story and the Johannine is due to a common oral tradition, not to a common literary source. As in the later story of the daughter of the Canaanite woman (Mt 15:21–28) Jesus here breaks with his usual procedure of ministering only to Israelites and anticipates the mission to the Gentiles.
- 8:5 A centurion: a military officer commanding a hundred men. He was probably in the service of Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee; see note on Mt 14:1.
Matthew 8:3-5
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Matthew 8:3-5
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3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. 4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone.(A) But go, show yourself to the priest(B) and offer the gift Moses commanded,(C) as a testimony to them.”
The Faith of the Centurion(D)
5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.
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