Matthew 8:8 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Matthew 8:9 For *I* also am a man under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say to this [one], Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it.

Matthew 8:10 And when Jesus heard it, he wondered, and said to those who followed, Verily I say unto you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And Jesus says to him I will..." into verse 9's "For I also am a man under...", so "healed" and "centurion" 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 "centurion" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.