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Matthew 8:5–13: many shall come from the east and west

Matthew · Matthew 8:5–13

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King James Version (Authorized Version), standardized text of 1769, eBible.org electronic witness, Matthew 8:5–13. Retrieved 1 October 2026. Verse numbers retained; HTML markup, footnote markers and paragraph marks (¶) removed; supplied words printed in italics in print appear as plain text. eBible spellings kept. Wording cross-checked against the 2013 Latter-day Saint edition text.

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5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. 9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

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1000 BCE010001500180019002000Around 85 CE · Prophecy given or recorded · Estimated composition of Matthew’s Gospel
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