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“Lord,” he said, “my servant is lying at home paralyzed and enduring agonizing sufferings.” Jesus said to him, “I will come and cure him.” The centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But simply say the word and my servant will be healed.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:8 Lord, I am not worthy . . . will be healed: these words of the centurion have become those of believers who go to encounter the Lord in Holy Communion.

“Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed,(A) suffering terribly.”

Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?”

The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.(B)

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