⁸“Lord,” the centurion replied, “I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be cured. ^v⁹For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under my command. ^wI say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

¹⁰Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following Him, “^•I assure you: I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith! ¹¹I tell you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. ^x¹²But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” ^y¹³Then Jesus told the centurion, “Go. As you have believed, ^zlet it be done for you.” And his servant was cured that very moment. ^a

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Footnotes

w8:9 under me
•This is a phrase used only by Jesus to testify to the certainty and importance of His words; in Mt, Mk, and Lk it is literally Amen, I say to you; in Jn it is literally Amen, amen, I say to you.
a8:13 Or that hour; very hour

Cross references

u8:5–13 Lk 7:1–10; Jn 4:46–54
v8:8 Ps 107:20; Lk 15:19, 21
x8:11 Is 49:12; 59:19; Mk 1:11; Lk 13:29; Eph 3:6
y8:12 Mt 13:42, 50; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30; Lk 13:28
z8:13 Mt 9:22, 29; Jn 4:53