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Matthew 8:13

And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

KJV

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ ἑκατοντάρχῃ, ὕπαγε, ὡς ἐπίστευσας γενηθήτω σοι. καὶ ἰάθη ὁ παῖς ἐν τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐκείνῃ.

Greek NT

Et dixit Jesus centurioni : Vade, et sicut credidisti, fiat tibi. Et sanatus est puer in illa hora.

Vulgate

And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour.

ASV

And Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was healed at the same hour.

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
παῖς
pais
noun · 24×
πιστεύω
pisteuo
verb · 241×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἐκεῖνος
ekeinos
demonstrative · 240×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἑκατοντάρχης
ekatontarches
noun · 20×
ἰάομαι
iaomai
verb · 25×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×
ὑπάγω
upago
verb · 81×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×
ὥρα
ora
noun · 106×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ὡς | WH/NIV: ὡς | Treg/RP: καὶ ὡς
  • ὡςSBLGNT
  • ὡςWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • καὶ ὡςTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: παῖς | WH/Treg: παῖς | NIV/RP: + αὐτοῦ
  • παῖςSBLGNT
  • παῖςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles
  • + αὐτοῦReader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Miracle

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Men are possessed of free will, and endowed with the faculty of making a choice. It is not true, therefore, that some are by nature good, and others bad. 1. This expression [of our Lord], How often would I have gathered your children together, and you would not, Matthew 23:37 set forth the ancient law of human liberty, because God made man a free [agent] from the beginning, pos…
2. But say in a word only, and my servant shall be healed. See this man also, how, like the leper, he has the right opinion touching Him. For neither did this one say, entreat, nor did he say, pray, and beseech, but command only. And then from fear lest out of modesty He refuse, he says, For I also am a man under authority, having under me soldiers; and I say to this man, go, a…

Cross-references

  • Eccl 9:7 — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
  • John 4:50 — Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
  • John 4:50 — Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way.
  • John 4:52 — Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.
  • John 4:53 — So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house.
  • Luke 7:10 — And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.
  • Luke 8:48 — And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
  • Mark 7:29 — And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter.
  • Mark 9:23 — Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
  • Matt 4:24 — And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lu
  • Matt 8:4 — And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
  • Matt 9:22 — But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.
  • Matt 9:29 — Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
  • Matt 9:29 — Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
  • Matt 15:28 — Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
  • Matt 15:28 — Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
  • Matt 17:20 — And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall
  • Ps 147:15 — He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.