Matthew 8:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. ”

Matthew 8:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I am not worthy ... - This was an expression of great humility. It refers, doubtless, to his view of his “personal” unworthiness, and not merely to the fact that he was a “Gentile.” It was the ex...
Matthew 8:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Centurion's Servant ( Luke 7:1-10 ; Luke 13:28 f.; cf. John 4:46 to John 5:3 ). Lk.'s version immediately follows his account of the sermon; probably it was so in Q. Mt. ( cf. Jn.) may...
Matthew 8:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

worthy . fit. Not "worthy" (morally), but "fit" socially. come . enter.
Matthew 8:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 8:8 . Lord, I do not deserve that thou shouldest come under my roof Matthew’s narrative is more concise, and represents the man as saying this; while Luke explains more fully, that t...
Matthew 8:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. But speak the word only - Or instead of ειπε λο...
Matthew 8:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Lord, I am not worthy, &c.— The centurion with great humility answers our Lord, that he means he should not take the trouble of going to his house, as he was a Gentile; but only that he would...
Matthew 8:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, This incident belongs to a later stage. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 7:1-10 .
Matthew 8:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Leper Cleansed. The Centurion's Servant Healed. Healing of Peter's Wife's Mother and many others. Stilling of the Tempest. Healing of the Gadarene Demoniacs 1-4. Cleansing of the leper ( Mark...
Matthew 8:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Lord, I am not worthy. — In St. Luke’s report, the friends deliver the message as beginning with “Trouble not thyself,” the word being a colloquial one, which starting from the idea of flaying, or...
Matthew 8:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 8 The Signs of the Kingdom - Matthew 8:1-34 - Matthew 9:1-35 REFERRING to Matthew 4:23 , we find the work of Christ at the beginning of His ministry summarised as teaching and preach...
Matthew 8:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Rewards of Faith Matthew 8:1-10 The Lord can touch thy heart, leprous with impurity, and make its stain depart, so that, as in the case of Naaman, its foulness shall become like “unto the flesh...
Matthew 8:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The King passed down from the mountain and from teaching in order that He might bring the Kingdom nearer to His people, and give them examples of its benefits. What a wondrous application of His powe...
Matthew 8:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

We have here another of CHRIST'S. miracles. Capernaum was a city of Galilee, not far from Nazareth. A centurion was an officer among the Romans. This man had a servant sick, of the palsy. Luke, in h...
Matthew 8:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE ONLY TRUE FAITH ‘The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy.… When Jesus heard it, He marvelled, and said … I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.’ Matthew 8:8-10...
Matthew 8:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The centurion answered, and said ,.... This, according to Luke 7:6 was said by his friends in his name, when he understood that Christ had agreed to come to his house, with the elders of the Jews,...
Matthew 8:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. Ver. 8. Lord, I am not worthy, &c. ] F...
Matthew 8:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Now the King comes down among the people from the height from which He had given them wise instruction. For He is not only their teacher: He will experience their sorrows, and show His heart of compa...
Matthew 8:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ Heals the Centurion's Servant. 5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,...
Matthew 8:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Matthew 8:10 " .
Matthew 8:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Reveals Himself As The Coming One By His Acts of Power and Proclamation Of The Good News (8:1-9). In Matthew 11:4-5 Jesus sends to a doubting John in prison these words, ‘Tell John the thi...
Matthew 8:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 8:5 . A centurion. — I.e . a captain or commander of a century—a company normally composed of a hundred men, the sixtieth part of a legion in the Roman army. This centurio...
Matthew 8:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 8:8 Several features of the character of this centurion are worthy of all imitation. Notice: I. His singular care for his slave. We know something of the hardening effects of slavery in...
Matthew 8:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 8:1 . When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. There was a charm about his preaching, not that he modified his doctrine, or that he cut down his precepts; h...
Matthew 8:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 8:2 . Behold, there came a leper and worshipped him. After having preached his sermon, and discovered his doctrine, says Jerome, an opportunity presented itself of displaying miracles, the...
Matthew 8:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 8:1-40 MESSIAH 'S WORK AS COMPLEMENTARY TO HIS TEACHING . We return in this section to matter which resembles that of Mark and Luke, and undoubtedly belongs...
Matthew 8:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The offer of Jesus and the centurion's answer:
Matthew 8:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 32:10 ; John 1:27 ; John 13:6-8 ; Luke 15:19 ; Luke 15:21 ; Luke 5:8 ; Luke 7:6 ; Luke 7:7 ; Matthew 8:3 ; Mark 1:25-27 ; Matthew 15:26 ; Matthew 15:27 ; Matthew 3:11 ; Matthew...
Matthew 8:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Miracle-Working Christ Matthew 8:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. On the mountain top. The mountain tops in the Bible stand forth in bold review. They represent Heavenly experiences, fellowship...
Matthew 8:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The centurion answered — By his second messengers.

Matthew 8:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 8:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 8:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 8:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 8:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 8:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 8:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 8:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 8:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 8:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 8:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 8:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 8:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 8:8 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 8:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 8:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 8:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 8:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 8:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 8:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 8:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 8:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Matthew 8:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Matthew 8:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 8:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 8:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 8:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 8:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 8:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes