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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:5-13

The centurion. We take this to be the centurion also mentioned by Luke (7.). The points of agreement in the narratives are too remarkable and too numerous to be taken to apply to separate persons. The narratives are harmonized upon the principle of personation common in the sacred writings (see e.g. 2 Samuel 1:15 compared with 2 Samuel 4:10 , and Acts 9:23 , Acts 9:24 with 2 Corinthians 11:32 ). Let us consider the centurion's faith and its reward. I. HIS FAITH , 1 . ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:5-17

Miracles at Capernaum. I. HEALING OF THE CENTURION 'S SERVANT . 1 . The centurion. He was a soldier and a Gentile; he had been brought up in heathenism, and had lived among the temptations inseparable from a military life. His example and that of Cornelius show us that there were devout men among Gentile soldiers, as there are many good Christian men among soldiers now. Temptations may be great, but the grace of God is greater; we can serve him acceptably in any lawful... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 8:11-12

In Luke ( Luke 13:28 , Luke 13:29 ) not joined to this miracle, but placed after the warning about mere professors (our Matthew 7:23 ). Also they are there given in the reverse order. Taking the other facts (verse 5, note) about this miracle into consideration, there can be little doubt but that St. Matthew does not place these verses in their historical connexion. He wishes to emphasize the teaching of the miracle, that Gentiles accept Christ, though Jews reject him. For this reason... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 8:12

The children of the kingdom - That is, the children, or the people, who “expected the kingdom,” or to whom it properly belonged; or, in other words, the Jews. they supposed themselves to be the special favorites of heaven. They thought that the Messiah would enlarge their nation and spread the triumphs of their kingdom. They called themselves, therefore, the children or the members of the kingdom of God, to the exclusion of the Gentiles. Our Saviour used the manner of speech to which they were... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 8:11-12

Matthew 8:11-12. From this exalted pitch of faith, found in a heathen, Jesus took occasion to declare the merciful purpose which God entertained toward all the Gentiles, namely, that he would accept their faith as readily as the faith of the Jews, and admit them, with the founders of the Jewish nation, to the privileges and blessings of his kingdom. Many, says he, shall come from the east and west, &c. Many, from the farthest parts of the earth, shall embrace the terms, and enjoy the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 8:5-13

BACK IN GALILEE48. Centurion’s servant; widow’s son (Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-17)Back in Capernaum, a Roman centurion asked Jesus to heal one of his servants who was dying. However, he did not expect Jesus to come to his house. Being an army officer, he operated in a system of authority where he needed only to give a command and it was carried out. He believed that Jesus carried the authority of God, and he needed only to say the word and the servant would be healed (Matthew 8:5-9; Luke... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 8:12

children = sons. Greek. huios . App-108 . (and heirs). A Hebraism, denoting those who were related by any ties of friendship: e.g. followers, learners, inhabitants, &c. outer = the outer. Gr . exoteros. Occ only in Matthew (here, and in Matthew 22:13 , and Matthew 25:30 ). Outside the place where the feast was going on in Matthew 8:11 . weeping and gnashing = the weeping and the grinding. The Articles denoting not a state but a definite occasion and time when this event shall take... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 8:12

But the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.This has the same prophetic import as Paul's words concerning the breaking off of the natural olive branches and the grafting in of the wild olive branches (Romans 11:17-24). The "outer darkness" is a reference to hell, or the place of final disposal of the wicked. It is interesting that Christ used various expressions descriptive of the final place of destiny for the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 8:11-12

Matthew 8:11-12. And I say unto you— From this exalted pitch of faith found in a heathen, Jesus took occasion to declare the merciful purpose which God entertained towards the Gentiles, namely, that he would accept their faith as readily as the faith of the Jews, and seat them with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in heaven; while the children of the kingdom, that is to say, the members of the visible church under the Mosaic dispensation, who come short of living faith, should be shut out for ever.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 8:1-17

1. Jesus’ ability to heal 8:1-17This first group of four miracle events apparently all happened on the same day (Matthew 8:16). read more