Matthew 8:13 (WEB)

Passage

Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed.” His servant was healed in that hour.

Nearby Context

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.”

Matthew 8:13 Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed.” His servant was healed in that hour.

Matthew 8:14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.

Matthew 8:15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and served him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "healed", "jesus", "said", "centurion", "done", "believed", "servant", and "hour". 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 children of the Kingdom will..." into verse 14's "When Jesus came into Peter s house...", 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.