Matthew 8:6 (LSB)

Passage

and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented.”

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

Matthew 8:5 And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,

Matthew 8:6 and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented.”

Matthew 8:7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

Matthew 8:8 But the centurion said, “Lord, I am not good enough for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saying", "lord", "servant", "lying", "paralyzed", "home", "fearfully", and "tormented". 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 Jesus entered Capernaum a centurion..." into verse 7's "And Jesus said 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.