7/1/2023 0 Comments Centurion bible meaning![]() Though a small village, it was part of Galilee where most of the Jews lived. It had roads that lead to different cities and so a hub were Jesus could meet many people. Out of his 12 apostles, Peter, Andrew, James, John and Matthew where from Capernaum. ![]() He did most of his public ministry there. He overcame that assassination attempt and moved to Capernaum to make it as his base for preaching and serving the needy. Though Jesus grew up in Nazareth when he started his public ministry there, his own people rejected him and even tried to throw him down the hill (Luke 4:28-30). (Luke 6:20-49).Ĭapernaum is known as “The town of Jesus” because he did most of his ministry in that village. In Luke’s gospel Jesus came to Capernaum after his Sermon on the Plains. Jesus came down after his long sermon on the mountain at the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. (Matthew 8:5) When he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him, Luke who wrote for the Gentiles gives more details of the event demonstrating the faith of this Gentile centurion. Matthew who wrote the gospel for those with Jewish background gives importance to the teachings that follow after the event. The evangelists Matthew (8:5-13) and Luke (7:1-10) give the same event with slight difference. (11) I say to you, many will come from the east and the west, and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the banquet in the kingdom of heaven, (12) but the children of the kingdom will be driven out into the outer darkness, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.” (13) And Jesus said to the centurion, “You may go as you have believed, let it be done for you.” And at that very hour servant was healed. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes and to another, ‘Come here,’ and he comes and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” (10) When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith. (9) For I too am a person subject to authority, with soldiers subject to me. The he (she or it), i.e.(Matthew 8:5)When he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him and appealed to him, (6) saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.” (7) He said to him, “I will come and cure him.” (8) The centurion said in reply, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof only say the word and my servant will be healed. Properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)) by implication, to mean Of uncertain derivation) as adverb vehemently, i.e., in a high degree, much To frighten, i.e., (passively) to be alarmed by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e., revere To cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) Used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708 properly, to see (literally or figuratively) by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to knowĪ commotion, i.e., (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake Jesus (i.e., Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites To guard (from loss or injury, properly, by keeping the eye upon and thus differing from G5442, which is properly to prevent escaping and from G2892, which implies a fortress or full military lines of apparatus), i.e., to note (a prophecy figuratively, to fulfil a command) by implication, to detain (in custody figuratively, to maintain) by extension, to withhold (for personal ends figuratively, to keep unmarried) by extension, to withhold (for personal ends figuratively, to keep unmarried) The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons Properly, denoting accompaniment "amid" (local or causal) modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined occupying an intermediate position between G0575 or G1537 and G1519 or G4314 less intimate than G1722 and less close than G4862) ![]() often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)Īnd, also, even, so then, too, etc. ![]() Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. ![]()
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