Focused Passage

Matthew 8:5-13

The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons

Matthew moves from cleansing and healing among Israel, to Gentile faith and kingdom inclusion, to servant-fulfillment and discipleship cost, then to Jesus’ authority over chaos and demons, ending with a town that asks him to leave.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

5When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,

6“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”

7“I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.

8The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

9For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”

10When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.

11I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

13Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.

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References and Original Words

Verse 5

Original words

WhenδὲG1161Conjunction[Jesus]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularhad enteredΕἰσελθόντοςG1525Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular. . .εἰςG1519PrepositionCapernaumΚαφαρναοὺμG2584Noun - Accusative Feminine Singulara centurionἑκατόνταρχοςG1543Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularcameπροσῆλθενG4334Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[and] pleadedπαρακαλῶνG3870Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularwith HimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 6

Original words

-καὶG2532Conjunction-λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularservantπαῖςG3816Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularliesβέβληταιG906Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularatἐνG1722Preposition-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularhomeοἰκίᾳG3614Noun - Dative Feminine SingularparalyzedπαραλυτικόςG3885Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] in terribleδεινῶςG1171AdverbagonyβασανιζόμενοςG928Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or child; also in verses 8 and 13
Verse 7

Original words

IἘγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularwill goἐλθὼνG2064Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[and] healθεραπεύσωG2323Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularhimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-ΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] repliedλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 8

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionTheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularcenturionἑκατόνταρχοςG1543Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularansweredἈποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .ἔφηG5346Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularI amεἰμὶG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularnotοὐκG3756AdverbworthyἱκανὸςG2425Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingulartoἵναG2443Conjunctionhave You comeεἰσέλθῃςG1525Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person SingularunderὑπὸG5259PrepositionmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularroofστέγηνG4721Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularButἀλλὰG235ConjunctionjustμόνονG3440AdverbsayεἰπὲG2036Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singularthe wordλόγῳG3056Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularservantπαῖςG3816Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwill be healedἰαθήσεταιG2390Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 9

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularmyselfκαὶG2532ConjunctionamεἰμιG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singulara manἄνθρωπόςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularunderὑπὸG5259PrepositionauthorityἐξουσίανG1849Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwithἔχωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularsoldiersστρατιώταςG4757Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralunderὑπ’G5259PrepositionmeἐμαυτὸνG1683Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular[one]τούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singularto goΠορεύθητιG4198Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe goesπορεύεταιG4198Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionanotherἄλλῳG243Adjective - Dative Masculine Singularto comeἜρχουG2064Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe comesἔρχεταιG2064Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular[I tell]καὶG2532Conjunction-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularservantδούλῳG1401Noun - Dative Masculine Singularto doΠοίησονG4160Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularsomethingτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe does [it]ποιεῖG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 10

Original words

WhenδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularheard [this]ἈκούσαςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularHe marveledἐθαύμασενG2296Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto thoseτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Pluralfollowing [Him]ἀκολουθοῦσινG190Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine PluralTrulyἈμὴνG281Hebrew WordI tellλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralI have not found anyoneεὗρονG2147Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular. . .οὐδενὶG3762Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular. . .παρ’G3844PrepositioninἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularIsraelἸσραὴλG2474Noun - Dative Masculine Singular[with] such greatτοσαύτηνG5118Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularfaithπίστινG4102Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 11

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionI sayλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754ConjunctionmanyπολλοὶG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwill comeἥξουσινG2240Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralfromἀπὸG575Preposition[the] eastἀνατολῶνG395Noun - Genitive Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunction[the] westδυσμῶνG1424Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural-καὶG2532Conjunctionto share the banquetἀνακλιθήσονταιG347Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralwithμετὰG3326PrepositionAbrahamἈβραὰμG11Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionIsaacἸσαὰκG2464Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionJacobἸακὼβG2384Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείᾳG932Noun - Dative Feminine SingularofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralheavenοὐρανῶνG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 12

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralsonsυἱοὶG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularkingdomβασιλείαςG932Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularwill be thrownἐκβληθήσονταιG1544Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralintoεἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularouterἐξώτερονG1857Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - ComparativedarknessσκότοςG4655Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular[where] thereἐκεῖG1563Adverbwill beἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularweepingκλαυθμὸςG2805Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulargnashingβρυγμὸςG1030Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluralof teethὀδόντωνG3599Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 13

Original words

ThenΚαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularcenturionἑκατοντάρχῃG1543Noun - Dative Masculine SingularGoὝπαγεG5217Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularAsὡςG5613Adverbyou have believedἐπίστευσαςG4100Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular[so] will it be doneγενηθήτωG1096Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Singularfor youσοιG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularservantπαῖςG3816Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas healedἰάθηG2390Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularatἐνG1722Prepositionthat veryἐκείνῃG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularhourὥρᾳG5610Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

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