Matthew 8:6 (ASV)

Passage

and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

Matthew 8:5 And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

Matthew 8:6 and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

Matthew 8:7 And he saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

Matthew 8:8 And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saying", "lord", "servant", "lieth", "house", "sick", "palsy", and "grievously". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saying" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And when he was entered into Capernaum..." into verse 7's "And he saith unto him I will...", so "saying" and "lord" 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 "saying" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.