“And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,”
When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him. The second healing involves a Roman centurion — a Gentile military officer with one hundred soldiers under his command. The centurion's approach to Jesus is remarkable both socially (a Roman officer petitioning a Jewish teacher) and spiritually (a representative of the occupying power addressing the one who will announce that the kingdoms of the world belong to God). Luke 7:1–10 provides the fuller version of this story, including the delegation of Jewish elders who vouch for the centurion. Matthew's compressed version focuses on the centurion's astonishing faith.
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