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A Roman commander has faith

5 When Jesus entered Capernaum, a Roman commander came to him. He asked Jesus for help. 6 ‘Lord’, he said, ‘my servant lies at home and can’t move. He is suffering terribly.’ 7 Jesus said, ‘Shall I come and heal him?’ 8 The commander replied, ‘Lord, I am not good enough to have you come into my house. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 I myself am a man under authority. And I have soldiers who obey my orders. I tell this one, “Go”, and he goes. I tell that one, “Come”, and he comes. I say to my slave, “Do this”, and he does it.’ 10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. He said to those following him, ‘What I’m about to tell you is true. In Israel I have not found anyone whose faith is so strong. 11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west. They will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of heaven. They will sit with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 12 But those who think they belong in the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness. There they will weep and grind their teeth.’ 13 Then Jesus said to the Roman commander, ‘Go! It will be done just as you believed it would.’ And his servant was healed at that moment.

A Roman commander has faith

1 Jesus finished saying all these things to the people who were listening. Then he entered Capernaum. 2 There the servant of a Roman commander was ill and about to die. His master thought highly of him. 3 The commander heard about Jesus. So he sent some elders of the Jews to him. He told them to ask Jesus to come and heal his servant. 4 They came to Jesus and begged him, ‘This man deserves to have you do this. 5 He loves our nation and has built our synagogue.’ 6 So Jesus went with them. When Jesus came near the house, the Roman commander sent friends to him. He told them to say, ‘Lord, don’t trouble yourself. I am not good enough to have you come into my house. 7 That is why I did not even think I was fit to come to you. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 8 I myself am a man who is under authority. And I have soldiers who obey my orders. I tell this one, “Go”, and he goes. I tell that one, “Come”, and he comes. I say to my servant, “Do this”, and he does it.’ 9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at the commander. Jesus turned to the crowd that was following him. He said, ‘I tell you, even in Israel I have not found anyone whose faith is so strong.’ 10 Then the men who had been sent to Jesus returned to the house. They found that the servant was healed.

46 Once more, Jesus visited Cana in Galilee. Cana is where he had turned the water into wine. A royal official was there. His son was ill in bed at Capernaum. 47 The official heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea. So he went to Jesus and begged him to come and heal his son. The boy was close to death. 48 Jesus told him, ‘You people will never believe unless you see signs and wonders.’ 49 The royal official said, ‘Sir, come down before my child dies.’ 50 ‘Go’, Jesus replied. ‘Your son will live.’ The man believed what Jesus said, and so he left. 51 While he was still on his way home, his slaves met him. They gave him the news that his boy was living. 52 He asked what time his son got better. They said to him, ‘Yesterday, at one o’clock in the afternoon, the fever left him.’ 53 Then the father realised what had happened. That was the exact time Jesus had said to him, ‘Your son will live.’ So he and his whole family became believers.