Jesus Heals a Centurions Servant
The future(a) is a textual analysis of the story of Jesus healing a centurions retainer, which elicit be found in the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter Eight verses quint to Thirteen. For the purpose of this textual analysis, along with homophiley books, journals and online resources, the following quaternary Bible translations have been consulted:
King James rendering (KJV)
Amplified Version (AMP)
Updated New American Standard Bible (NASB)
New rewrite Standard Version with the Apocrypha (NSRV)
?When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, appealing to him ?and saying, Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible distress. ?And he said to him, I leave behind come and cure him. ?The centurion answered, Lord, I am not worthy to have you come infra my roof; but only speak the word, and my servant will be healed. ?For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes, and to my slave, Do this, and the slave does it. ¹?When Jesus heard him, he was astonished and said to those who followed him, Truly I tell you, in no one in Israel have I found such(prenominal) faith.
¹¹I tell you, many will come from east and west and will eat with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, ¹² epoch the heirs of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where at that place will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. ¹³And to the centurion Jesus said, Go; allow it be done for you according to your faith.[1]
Having read the NRSV version of this text, the following is my translation. Early in his ministry, Jesus came back to Capernaum and was met by a centurion whose servant was extremely ill.[2] Even though the centurion, at this point, has not asked Jesus any question, Jesus immediately responded, I will come and cure him.[3] This obviously shocked the...If you want to place a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com
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