In Latin it states, “ Qui facit per alium, facit per se.” This is understood to mean, “He who acts through another does the act himself.” This beloved servant is “lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented,” and “sick and ready to die.”īut who is it that pleads for the healing of the servant-is it the centurion himself, or did the centurion send the “elders of the Jews”? There is an age-old rule of law, the law of agency, which could answer this. Taking note of the two different Greek words that describe the servant, we realize that he is not simply a mere servant ( doulos), but even more to the centurion, he is considered a dear son ( pais). Jesus is approached to heal the servant of a centurion. “for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue.” Īnd when they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying that the one for whom he should do this was deserving, So when he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with him to come and heal his servant. Now when he concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum.Īnd a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die. Saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.” Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, pleading with him, And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades” (Luke 10:13–15).Īs we follow Jesus back into Capernaum after the sermon in the plain, we encounter someone in great need. But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. Jesus, as we will see later in our journey, eventually included it in a denunciation of several cities: “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. Yet although Capernaum had been the site of so many proofs of Jesus’ identity, many there refused to believe he was the Christ. In Capernaum, Jesus also cast out an unclean spirit FLJC: #21 (Mark 1:21–25), and performed even more miraculous healings and deliverance as recorded in the gospels. Jesus healed the nobleman’s son FLJC:#15 (John 4:46–53), Simon Peter’s mother-in-law FLJC: #22 (Mark 1:30–31), and the paralytic FLJC: #26 (Matthew 9:1–2) in this town. It was in Capernaum that Jesus did many of His miracles (Matthew 8:5 John 6:17–21). He often taught in the synagogue there (John 6:59 Mark 1:21). He had found the tax collector, Matthew, in Capernaum, and called him to discipleship FLJC: #27 (Matthew 9:9). Capernaum was the hometown of Peter and Andrew and it was here that Jesus had called them to follow Him (Matthew 4:18–20). Before we enter Capernaum, let’s consider how this town had become the chosen base of operations for Jesus after He was driven from Nazareth by religious officials there (Luke 4:16, 28–30).
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