Matthew 8:5
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
KJV
Εἰσελθόντος δὲ αὐτοῦ εἰς Καφαρναοὺμ προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἑκατοντάρχης παρακαλῶν αὐτὸν
Greek NT
Cum autem introisset Capharnaum, accessit ad eum centurio, rogans eum,
Vulgate
And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
ASV
And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,
Douay-Rheims
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Capernaum
In the original Greek
8 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Καπερναούμ
kapernaoum
noun · 16×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εἰσέρχομαι
eiserchomai
verb · 195×
παρακαλέω
parakaleo
verb · 108×
προσέρχομαι
proserchomai
verb · 87×
ἑκατοντάρχης
ekatontarches
noun · 20×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: Εἰσελθόντος δὲ αὐτοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: Εἰσελθόντος δὲ αὐτοῦ | RP: Εἰσελθόντι δὲ αὐτῷ
- Εἰσελθόντος δὲ αὐτοῦ — SBLGNT
- Εἰσελθόντος δὲ αὐτοῦ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Εἰσελθόντι δὲ αὐτῷ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
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Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Homilies on Matthew · 2 passages
2. For when He had come down from the mountain, there came a leper, saying, Lord, if You will, You can make me clean. Great was the understanding and the faith of him who so drew near. For he did not interrupt the teaching, nor break through the auditory, but awaited the proper time, and approaches Him when He has come down. And not at random, but with much earnestness, and at …
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…
3. At that time then, owing to his emotion, the nobleman gave no great heed to the words, or to those only which related to his son, yet he would afterwards recollect what had been said, and draw from thence the greatest advantage. As indeed was the case. But what can be the reason why in the case of the centurion He by a free offer undertook to come, while here though invited,…
Cross-references
- Acts 10:1 — There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
- Acts 10:1 — There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
- Acts 22:25 — And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
- Acts 23:17 — Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.
- Acts 23:23 — And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
- Acts 27:13 — And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
- Acts 27:31 — Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
- Acts 27:43 — But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
- Luke 7:1 — Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
- Luke 7:1 — Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
- Luke 7:3 — And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
- Mark 2:1 — And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house.
- Mark 15:39 — And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
- Mark 15:39 — And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
- Matt 4:13 — And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
- Matt 9:1 — And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city.
- Matt 11:23 — And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
- Matt 11:23 — And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
- Matt 27:54 — Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
- Matt 27:54 — Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.