Matthew 8:6 (DBY)

Passage

and saying, Lord, my servant lies paralytic in the house, suffering grievously.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:4 And Jesus says to him, See thou tell no man, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses ordained, for a testimony to them.

Matthew 8:5 And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, beseeching him,

Matthew 8:6 and saying, Lord, my servant lies paralytic in the house, suffering grievously.

Matthew 8:7 And Jesus says to him, *I* will come and heal him.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saying", "lord", "servant", "lies", "paralytic", "house", "suffering", 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 had entered into Capernaum..." into verse 7's "And Jesus says to 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.