Matthew 8:10 (WEB)

Passage

When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, “Most certainly I tell you, I haven’t found so great a faith, not even in Israel.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I’m not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Matthew 8:9 For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and tell another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and tell my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

Matthew 8:10 When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, “Most certainly I tell you, I haven’t found so great a faith, not even in Israel.

Matthew 8:11 I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,

Matthew 8:12 but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "jesus", "heard", "marveled", "said", "followed", "most", and "certainly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "jesus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "For I am also a man under..." into verse 11's "I tell you that many will come...", so "faith" 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 "faith" and "jesus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.