And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
Parallel translations
- WEB When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,
- BSB When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
- NKJV Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,
- NASB And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, begging Him,
- NLT When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him,
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Quick answer
In Capernaum a Roman centurion came to Jesus with a request. A Gentile soldier approaches Jesus in need, setting up a striking example of faith.
Overview
As Jesus enters Capernaum, a centurion—a Gentile officer in command of about a hundred soldiers—comes seeking help. That such a man would approach a Jewish teacher is notable and foreshadows the inclusion of Gentiles in God's saving plan. His coming begins one of the Gospel's clearest portraits of humble, trusting faith.
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- Luke 7:1–10Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
- Matt 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 27:43But 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:
- 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,
- 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.
- Matt 4:13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
- 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.
- Matt 9:1And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
- 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 27:13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
- Mark 2:1And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
- 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;
- Matt 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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