2 And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. Ver. 2. And a certain centurion’s servant ] Piscator thinks that this history is not the same with thatMatthew 8:5; Matthew 8:5 . His reasons may be read in his Scholia on that place. read more
centurion's: Luke 23:47, Matthew 27:54, Acts 10:1, Acts 22:26, Acts 23:17, Acts 27:1, Acts 27:3, Acts 27:43 who: Genesis 24:2-2 Chronicles :, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:35-Ephesians :, Genesis 35:8, Genesis 39:4-Joshua :, 2 Kings 5:2, 2 Kings 5:3, Job 31:5, Proverbs 29:21, Acts 10:7, Colossians 3:22-Lamentations :, Colossians 4:1 was sick: Luke 8:42, John 4:46, John 4:47, John 11:2, John 11:3 Reciprocal: 1 Kings 14:3 - he shall tell Matthew 8:5 - a centurion Matthew 9:18 - My daughter Mark... read more
§ 37. SERVANT OF THE CENTURION’S HEALED, Luke 7:1-10 . Matthew 8:5-13. From the mount of Hattin to the valley of Capernaum; from the sermon to the miracle. The doctrines of the sermon assert their own intuitive truth; but it is the miracles of the Preacher that attest that it is with a true divine mission that he utters them. The following narrative is a striking instance of variation in word where there is no contradictions in purpose or thought. In Matthew’s account the centurion came unto... read more
2. Servant Luke says doulos, servant; but Matthew has it pais, boy. There are three words in the Greek language expressive of the condition of rendering service to a superior or employer, namely, μισθιος or μισθωτος , misthios or misthotos, a hired person; ανδραποδον , andrapodon, a slave owned by a proprietor; and δουλος , doulos, a servant, generically including either of the former two, designating any person performing a subordinate service for any reason whatever; as... read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - Luke 7:1-10
Luke 7:1-10And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to dieThe centurion and his servantA Roman soldier, a stern, unbending man, accustomed to be obeyed absolutely; accustomed to oppress a downtrodden, conquered race, no one daring to raise a murmur; a heathen, too, a man whose religion was odious and contemptible, a man, therefore, without real power over his actions, the creature of caprice: such, at least by instinct and education, must the good centurion... read more