Matthew 8:13 (LSB)

Passage

And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed that very moment.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:11 And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;

Matthew 8:12 but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Matthew 8:13 And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed that very moment.

Matthew 8:14 When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.

Matthew 8:15 And He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and began waiting on Him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "healed", "jesus", "said", "centurion", "shall", "done", "believed", and "servant". 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 will..." into verse 14's "When Jesus came into Peter s home...", 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.