Matthew 8:8 (YLT)

Passage

And the centurion answering said, `Sir, I am not worthy that thou mayest enter under my roof, but only say a word, and my servant shall be healed;

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:6 and saying, `Sir, my young man hath been laid in the house a paralytic, fearfully afflicted,'

Matthew 8:7 and Jesus saith to him, `I, having come, will heal him.'

Matthew 8:8 And the centurion answering said, `Sir, I am not worthy that thou mayest enter under my roof, but only say a word, and my servant shall be healed;

Matthew 8:9 for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Be coming, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth <FI>it<Fi> .'

Matthew 8:10 And Jesus having heard, did wonder, and said to those following, `Verily I say to you, not even in Israel so great faith have I found;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "healed", "centurion", "answering", "said", "worthy", "thou", "mayest", 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 saith to him I having..." 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.