Matthew:8:5-13

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* When he entered Capernaum , an army captain came , and entered him , * saying , "Lord , my slave at home is lying ill with paralysis , in terrible agony ." * "I will come and heal him ," said Jesus . * "Lord , "said the captain in reply , "I am not worthy to have you under my roof , but speak the word only , and my slave will be cured , * "For I myself also am a man under authority , and I have soldiers under me . To one man I say Go , and he goes ; to another ,Come , and he comes ; and to my slave , Do this , and he does it ." * As Jesus listened to this reply he was astonished , and said to those who followed him . "In solemn truth I tell you that I have found faith like this in any Israelite . * "I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west , and sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven . * "but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness ; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth ." * Then Jesus said to the captain . "Go ! As you have believed , so be it unto you ." And his slave was healed in that very hour .

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