Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:8
But speak the word only - Or instead of ειπε λογον read ειπε λογω , speak by word or command. This reading is supported by the most extensive evidence from MSS., versions, and fathers. See here the pattern of that living faith and genuine humility which ought always to accompany the prayer of a sinner: Jesus can will away the palsy, and speak away the most grievous torments. The first degree of humility is to acknowledge the necessity of God's mercy, and our own inability to help... read more
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 8:7
I will come and heal him - Εγω ελθων θεραπευσω αυτον , I am coming, and will heal him. This saying is worthy of observation. Jesus did not positively say, I will came and heal him; this could not have been strictly true, because our Lord healed him without going to the house: and the issue shows that the words ought to be taken in the most literal sense: thus understood, they contained a promise which it seems none of them distinctly comprehended. Foreseeing the exercise of the centurion's... read more