Matthew 8:13 (ASV)

Passage

And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:11 And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:

Matthew 8:12 but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour.

Matthew 8:14 And when Jesus was come into Peter`s house, he saw his wife`s mother lying sick of a fever.

Matthew 8:15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "healed", "jesus", "said", "centurion", "thou", "hast", "believed", and "done". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "healed" and "jesus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "but the sons of the kingdom shall..." into verse 14's "And when Jesus was come into Peter...", so "healed" and "jesus" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "healed" and "jesus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.