1 καταβαντι δε αυτω απο του ορους ηκολουθησαν αυτω οχλοι πολλοι. 2 και ιδου λεπρος ελθων προσεκυνει αυτω λεγων· κυριε, εαν θελης, δυνασαι με καθαρισαι. 3 και εκτεινας την χειρα ηψατο αυτου ο ιησους λεγων· θελω, καθαρισθητι. και ευθεως εκαθαρισθη αυτου η λεπρα. 4 και λεγει αυτω ο ιησους· ορα μηδενι ειπης, αλλα υπαγε σεαυτον δειξον τω ιερει και προσενεγκε το δωρον ο προσεταξεν μωσης εις μαρτυριον αυτοις. 5 εισελθοντι δε αυτω εις καπερναουμ προσηλθεν αυτω εκατονταρχος παρακαλων αυτον 6 και λεγων· κυριε, ο παις μου βεβληται εν τη οικια παραλυτικος, δεινως βασανιζομενος. 7 και λεγει αυτω ο ιησους· εγω ελθων θεραπευσω αυτον. 8 και αποκριθεις ο εκατονταρχος εφη· κυριε, ουκ ειμι ικανος ινα μου υπο την στεγην εισελθης· αλλα μονον ειπε λογω, και ιαθησεται ο παις μου. 9 και γαρ εγω ανθρωπος ειμι υπο εξουσιαν, εχων υπ εμαυτον στρατιωτας, και λεγω τουτω, πορευθητι, και πορευεται, και αλλω, ερχου, και ερχεται, και τω δουλω μου, ποιησον τουτο, και ποιει. 10 ακουσας δε ο ιησους εθαυμασεν και ειπεν τοις ακολουθουσιν· αμην λεγω υμιν, ουδε εν τω ισραηλ τοσαυτην πιστιν ευρον. 11 λεγω δε υμιν οτι πολλοι απο ανατολων και δυσμων ηξουσιν και ανακλιθησονται μετα αβρααμ και ισαακ και ιακωβ εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων, 12 οι δε υιοι της βασιλειας εκβληθησονται εις το σκοτος το εξωτερον· εκει εσται ο κλαυθμος και ο βρυγμος των οδοντων. 13 και ειπεν ο ιησους τω εκατονταρχω· υπαγε, και ως επιστευσας γενηθητω σοι. και ιαθη ο παις αυτου εν τη ωρα εκεινη. 14 και ελθων ο ιησους εις την οικιαν πετρου ειδεν την πενθεραν αυτου βεβλημενην και πυρεσσουσαν· 15 και ηψατο της χειρος αυτης, και αφηκεν αυτην ο πυρετος, και ηγερθη και διηκονει αυτω. 16 οψιας δε γενομενης προσηνεγκαν αυτω δαιμονιζομενους πολλους, και εξεβαλεν τα πνευματα λογω και παντας τους κακως εχοντας εθεραπευσεν, 17 οπως πληρωθη το ρηθεν δια ησαιου του προφητου λεγοντος· αυτος τας ασθενειας ημων ελαβεν και τας νοσους εβαστασεν. 18 ιδων δε ο ιησους πολλους οχλους περι αυτον εκελευσεν απελθειν εις το περαν. 19 και προσελθων εις γραμματευς ειπεν αυτω· διδασκαλε, ακολουθησω σοι οπου εαν απερχη. 20 και λεγει αυτω ο ιησους· αι αλωπεκες φωλεους εχουσιν και τα πετεινα του ουρανου κατασκηνωσεις, ο δε υιος του ανθρωπου ουκ εχει που την κεφαλην κλινη. 21 ετερος δε των μαθητων αυτου ειπεν αυτω· κυριε, επιτρεψον μοι πρωτον απελθειν και θαψαι τον πατερα μου. 22 ο δε ιησους ειπεν αυτω· ακολουθει μοι, και αφες τους νεκρους θαψαι τους εαυτων νεκρους. 23 και εμβαντι αυτω εις [το] πλοιον ηκολουθησαν αυτω οι μαθηται αυτου. 24 και ιδου σεισμος μεγας εγενετο εν τη θαλασση, ωστε το πλοιον καλυπτεσθαι υπο των κυματων· αυτος δε εκαθευδεν. 25 και προσελθοντες οι μαθηται αυτου ηγειραν αυτον λεγοντες· κυριε, σωσον ημας, απολλυμεθα. 26 και λεγει αυτοις· τι δειλοι εστε, ολιγοπιστοι; τοτε εγερθεις επετιμησεν τοις ανεμοις και τη θαλασση, και εγενετο γαληνη μεγαλη. 27 οι δε ανθρωποι εθαυμασαν λεγοντες· ποταπος εστιν ουτος, οτι και οι ανεμοι και η θαλασσα υπακουουσιν αυτω; 28 και ελθοντι αυτω εις το περαν εις την χωραν των γεργεσηνων υπηντησαν αυτω δυο δαιμονιζομενοι εκ των μνημειων εξερχομενοι, χαλεποι λιαν, ωστε μη ισχυειν τινα παρελθειν δια της οδου εκεινης. 29 και ιδου εκραξαν λεγοντες· τι ημιν και σοι, ιησου υιε του θεου; ηλθες ωδε προ καιρου βασανισαι ημας; 30 ην δε μακραν απ αυτων αγελη χοιρων πολλων βοσκομενη. 31 οι δε δαιμονες παρεκαλουν αυτον λεγοντες· ει εκβαλλεις ημας, επιτρεψον ημιν απελθειν εις την αγελην των χοιρων. 32 και ειπεν αυτοις· υπαγετε. οι δε εξελθοντες απηλθον εις την αγελην των χοιρων· και ιδου ωρμησεν πασα η αγελη των χοιρων κατα του κρημνου εις την θαλασσαν και απεθανον εν τοις υδασιν. 33 οι δε βοσκοντες εφυγον, και απελθοντες εις την πολιν απηγγειλαν παντα και τα των δαιμονιζομενων. 34 και ιδου πασα η πολις εξηλθεν εις συναντησιν τω ιησου, και ιδοντες αυτον παρεκαλεσαν οπως μεταβη απο των οριων αυτων.
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
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Cross references (34)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 8:18; Matthew 4:25–5:1; Mark 3:7; Matthew 20:29; Luke 5:15
- 2 Mark 1:40–45; Matthew 15:25; Luke 17:12–19; Matthew 18:26; Acts 10:25
- 3 Psalm 33:9; Luke 5:13; Matthew 11:4–5; 2 Kings 5:14; Mark 1:41
- 4 Leviticus 14:2–32; Luke 5:14; Luke 17:14; Mark 7:36; Leviticus 13:2–46
- 5 Luke 7:1–10; Acts 27:43; Matthew 27:54; Acts 27:31; Acts 10:1–33
- 6 Matthew 4:24; Colossians 4:1; Acts 9:33; Colossians 3:11; Mark 2:3–12
- 7 Luke 7:6; Mark 5:23–24; Matthew 9:18–19
- 8 Psalm 107:20; Luke 7:6–7; Psalm 33:9; Mark 1:25–27; Matthew 8:3
- 9 Titus 2:9; Psalm 107:25–29; Psalm 119:91; Psalm 148:8; Luke 4:39
- 10 Luke 7:9; Matthew 15:28; Mark 6:6; Luke 7:50; Luke 5:20
- 11 Luke 13:28–29; Ephesians 3:6; Malachi 1:11; Galatians 3:28–29; Ephesians 2:11–14
- 12 Matthew 25:30; Luke 13:28; Matthew 21:43; Matthew 24:51; Matthew 13:42
- 13 Matthew 9:29–30; John 4:50; Mark 9:23; Matthew 15:28; Matthew 9:22
- 14 Luke 4:38–41; Mark 1:29–34; 1 Corinthians 9:5; Matthew 17:25; Hebrews 13:4
- 15 2 Kings 13:21; Mark 1:41; Luke 8:54; Luke 4:38–39; John 12:1–3
- 16 Exodus 15:26; Matthew 14:14; Mark 1:32–34; Acts 5:15; Matthew 12:22
- 17 Isaiah 53:4; 1 Peter 2:24; Matthew 1:22
- 18 Luke 8:22; Luke 4:42–43; Mark 4:35; John 6:15; Matthew 14:22
- 19 Luke 22:33–34; Luke 14:33; John 13:36–38; Luke 14:25–27; Mark 12:32–34
- 20 Psalm 84:3; Luke 2:7; Isaiah 53:2–3; Luke 2:16; Psalm 104:17
- 21 Luke 9:59–62; Matthew 19:29; Leviticus 21:11–12; Numbers 6:6–7; 1 Kings 19:20–21
- 22 Luke 15:32; Colossians 2:13; Ephesians 5:14; Ephesians 2:5; Ephesians 2:1
- 23 Luke 8:22–25; Mark 4:36–41; Luke 7:22; Matthew 9:1
- 24 Luke 8:23; Mark 4:37–38; Psalm 107:23–27; Jonah 1:4–5; Acts 27:14–38
- 25 Jonah 1:6; Mark 4:38–39; Psalm 44:22–23; 2 Chronicles 14:11; Isaiah 51:9–10
- 26 Isaiah 41:10–14; Psalm 65:7; Psalm 107:28–30; Psalm 89:9; Luke 8:24–25
- 27 Mark 7:37; Matthew 14:33; Mark 6:51; Mark 1:27; Matthew 15:31
- 28 Luke 8:26–39; Mark 5:1–20; Acts 10:38; Matthew 4:24; Genesis 15:21
- 29 Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34; James 2:19; Mark 5:7; Luke 8:28
- 30 Leviticus 11:7; Deuteronomy 14:8; Isaiah 65:3–4; Mark 5:11; Isaiah 66:3
- 31 Revelation 20:1–2; Mark 5:12; Revelation 12:12; Luke 8:30–33; Mark 5:7
- 32 Mark 5:13; Revelation 20:7; Acts 2:23; Luke 8:33; Acts 4:28
- 33 Luke 8:34–36; Mark 5:14–16; Acts 19:15–17
- 34 Acts 16:39; Luke 8:37–39; Luke 5:8; Mark 5:17–18; Job 21:14
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What the Fathers said
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
We have heard, as the Gospel was being read, the praise of our faith as manifested in humility. For when the Lord Jesus promised that He would go to the Centurion's house to heal His servant, He answered, "I am not worthy that Thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and he shall be healed." By …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
The leper came unto Him "when He was come down from the mountain," but this centurion, "when He was entered into Capernaum." Wherefore then did neither the one nor the other go up into the mountain? Not out of remissness, for indeed the faith of them both was fervent, but in order not to interrupt His teaching.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
They maintain that he is the centurion mentioned in the Gospel, who addressed the Saviour in these words: "For I also am one having soldiers and servants under my authority; and whatsoever I command they do." They further hold that he will continue administering the affairs of the world as long as that is fitting and needful, and specially that …
… of the gospel, by which the citizens of the heavenly city are delivered from divers errors and gathered together from divers wanderings, to whom his Lord has said, when anxious about the burial of his father, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead?" Regulus, in order not to break his oath, even with his most cruel enemies, returned …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
It was in this way that the centurion also said, "I am not fit that thou shouldest enter under my roof;" because of this, he became worthy, and was "marvelled at" above all Jews.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)