![]() 6 And He wondered ( thaumazō) at their unbelief.įaith in who Jesus is, in His supreme glory and authority 4 Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.” 5 And He could do no miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. In another situation, Jesus wondered ( thaumazō) at the unbelief and lack of faith in his hometown, Nazarethģ Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?” And they took offense at Him. Jesus marveled (thaumazō) at the Centurion’s great faith. “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.” Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled (thaumazō) at him, … Jesus marveled ( thaumazō) at the Centurion’s great faith – the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1 NASB) Hence, Jesus need not be physically present at his house to lay His hands on his slave to heal.įurthermore, the clock was ticking fast, his servant was sick and ready to die. The centurion recognised Jesus had full and all authority over everything, 22 And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church That power is the same as the mighty strength 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms,Ģ1 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.ġ9 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. The Centurion escalated his challenges to his all powerful highest commander for His intervention and assistance The Centurion received Jesus as his highest commander of the greatest Kingdom ever, worthy of all honor. By acknowledging Jesus as Lord, supreme in authority, means Jesus is above all, and all powerful. In his daily work world in the Roman army, the Centurion clearly understood the chain of authority and submission down the army hierarchy. “ He Himself took our infirmities sickness (NLT)Ī Centurion commanded about 80 soldiers (Wikipedia).Īt that time, Rome was the most powerful empire on the earth. Matthew 8:16,17 (NASB) recorded & explained,ġ6 When evening came, they brought to HimĪnd He cast out the spirits with a word ,ġ7 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: He acknowledged Jesus as Lord( kyrios) – supreme in authority (Strongs),ġ9 “ Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,Ģ1 Let them praise the Lord for his great loveĪnd for the wonderful things he has done for them.Ģ6 … For I am the Lord who heals you.” Exodus 15:26 (NKJV) “ “ Lord, … say the word, and my servant will be healed.”įor I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me.Īnd to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 8 For I also am a man placed under authority, with soldiers under me and I 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.” 9 Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.” 10 When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health. 4 When they came to Jesus, they earnestly implored Him, saying, “He is worthy for You to grant this to him 5 for he loves our nation and it was he who built us our synagogue.” 6 Now Jesus started on His way with them and when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to come under my roof 7 for this reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 3 When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders asking Him to come and save the life of his slave. One is the Syrophoenician Greek woman, and the other is the Roman CenturionĢ And a centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die. In the gospels, there are 2 people whom Jesus commended for great faith. the centurion at the cross of Jesus who was convicted – “Truly this was the Son of God!”Įxploring inspiring aspects of their faith in Jesus, that we can follow. the centurion whose family was saved by Jesus the centurion whose servant slave was healed by Jesus In this post we’ll cover 3 centurions and their faith in Jesus, A Centurion’s Faith in Jesus - Love in action
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