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 εκατονταρχη 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 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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- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
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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“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)