Matthew 8:13

Matthew 8:13 is the thirteenth verse of the eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse is the conclusion to the miracle story of healing the centurion's servant, the second of a series of miracles in Matthew.

Matthew 8:13
 8:12
8:14 
BookGospel of Matthew
Christian Bible partNew Testament

Content

In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort this verse is:

και ειπεν ο ιησους τω εκατονταρχη υπαγε ως επιστευσας
γενηθητω σοι και ιαθη ο παις εν τη ωρα εκεινη

In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:

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.

The New International Version translates the passage as:

Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! Let it be done just
as you believed it would." And his servant was healed at that moment.

For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 8:13.

Analysis

This verse is very different from the final verse of this same miracle story at Luke 7:10. Luke has the men return to find the servant healed while Matthew has Jesus performing the miracle itself. The verses are different enough that Davies and Allison believe there is no way to reconstruct what the original ending to the Centurion story would have been in Q.[1]

The healing used similar language as Matthew 8:3 and Matthew 9:6..[2]

References

  1. W. D. Davies; Dale C. Allison (Jr.) (2004). Matthew 8-18. A&C Black, Jun. 15, 2004. p. 27.
  2. Gundry, Robert H. Matthew a Commentary on his Literary and Theological Art. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1982. pg 147
Preceded by
Matthew 8:12
Gospel of Matthew
Chapter 8
Succeeded by
Matthew 8:14
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