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The Book of Matthew, Chapter 8, Verse 5

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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.›
King James Version
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
American Standard Version
And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
New English Translation
Healing the Centurion’s Servant When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help:
World English Bible
When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,
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And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
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And Jesus saith unto him, ‹I will come and heal him.›
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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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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].
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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.›
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‹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.›
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‹But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.›
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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.
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And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
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And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.