The Faith of the Centurion

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As Yeshua entered K'far-Nachum, a Roman army officer came up and pleaded for help.

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"Sir, my orderly is lying at home paralyzed and suffering terribly!"

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Yeshua said, "I will go and heal him."

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But the officer answered, "Sir, I am unfit to have you come into my home. Rather, if you will only give the command, my orderly will recover.

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For I too am a man under authority. I have soldiers under me, and I say to this one, `Go!' and he goes; to another, `Come!' and he comes; to my slave, `Do this!' and he does it."

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On hearing this Yeshua was amazed and said to the people following him, "Yes! I tell you, I have not found anyone in Isra'el with such trust!

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Moreover, I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west to take their places at the feast in the Kingdom of Heaven with Avraham, Yitz'chak and Ya`akov.

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But those born for the Kingdom will be thrown outside in the dark, where people will wail and grind their teeth!"

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Then Yeshua said to the officer, "Go; let it be for you as you have trusted." And his orderly was healed at that very moment.

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