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5And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
Matthew 8:5 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 5-13)We have here an account of Christ’s curing the centurion’s servant of a palsy. This was done at Capernaum, where Christ now dwelt, Matt. 4:13. Christ went about doing good, and came home to do good too; every place he came to was the better for him. The persons Christ had now to do with were, 1. A centurion ; he was a supplicant, a Gentile, a Roman, an officer of the army; probably commander-in-ch...
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