E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 8:6
servant = young man, in legal relation (like the French garcon) , Greek. pais. See App-108 . lieth = is thrown down. sick of the palsy = paralyzed. read more
Matthew 8:5-6 Esv
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 8:5
And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him.This wonder is mentioned at greater length by Luke (Luke 7:1-10); and, of the so-called discrepancies, it may be said that there are none when proper allowance is made for the common practice of ascribing to one person the deeds he actually did through an agent, or the omission of details, or addition of details, by one narrator as compared with another. Such things are the only sure evidences of independent... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 8:6
And saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.From Luke, it is plain that this officer came to Christ through the use of intermediaries who also brought testimony of the Jews in regard to the general favor in which this centurion was held by the citizens of Capernaum. This presents no difficulty, for every court of law still holds that what a man does through a duly-constituted agency, he himself actually and legally does. Thus, Christ himself was said... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 8:5
Matthew 8:5. And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum— St. Luke has related this part of the evangelical history more at large than St. Matthew.The whole may be thus connected: Jesus, having finished his sermon on the mount, as soon as he came down thence, to shew that his words and doctrines pertained both to the Jews and Gentiles, performed two miracles; the one for a Jew, a leper who came to him, the other for a Gentile, a centurion or Roman commander of a hundred soldiers, who was... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 8:6
Matthew 8:6. My servant— 'Ο παις μου . In Luke he is called δουλος: whence the writers hinted-at at the end of the last note would draw an argument in proof of the difference of these histories; for as παις sometimes signifies son, they would infer, that this centurion came for the cure of his son; that in Luke for the cure of his servant. This argument, however, is by no means conclusive; for it is plain, from several other passages both in sacred and prophane writers, that παις in the Greek,... 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
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 8:1-34
A. Demonstrations of the King’s power 8:1-9:34Matthew described Jesus’ ministry as consisting of teaching, preaching, and healing in Matthew 4:23. Chapters 5-7 record what He taught His disciples: principles of the kingdom. We have the essence of His preaching ministry in Matthew 4:17. Now in Matthew 8:1 to Matthew 9:34 we see His healing ministry. He demonstrated authority over human beings, unseen spiritual powers, and the world of nature. Matthew showed that Jesus’ ability proves that He is... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 8:5
Centurions were Roman military officers each of whom controlled 100 men, therefore the name "centurion." They were the military backbone of the Roman Empire. Interestingly every reference to a centurion in the New Testament is a positive one. These centurions were, according to the biblical record, fair-minded men whom the Jews respected. Capernaum was an important garrison town in Jesus’ day. Probably most of the soldiers under this centurion’s command were Phoenician and Syrian Gentiles.... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 8:5-13
The healing of a centurion’s servant 8:5-13 (cf. Luke 7:1-10) read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 8:5
Capernaum. See note on Matthew 4:13 , and App-169 . there came, &c. This is in connection with the same centurion as in Luke 7:3 , Luke 7:6 , but on a prior occasion. See notes there. centurion. Commanding 100 men, the sixtieth part of a legion. beseeching = appealing to. Greek. parakaleo. App-131 . read more