6Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 1-10)Some difference there is between this story of the cure of the centurion’s servant as it is related here and as we had it in Matt. 8:5 There it was said that the centurion came to Christ; here it is said that he sent to him first some of the elders of the Jews (Luke 7:3), and afterwards some other friends , Luke 7:6. But it is a rule that we are said to do that which we do by another—Quod facimus ...
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