Matthew 8:13

Plain English Version

Then Jesus said to the army boss, “You can go back home now. You are trusting me to make your work-man better, so I am doing it.” And right then, at that same time, that army boss’s work-man got better. (We have not yet translated 8:14-17. You can read that story in Mark 1:29-34.)

Cross References

Mark 7:29

Jesus said, “That’s a good answer. It shows me that you trust me. You can go home now. I just made that bad spirit go out from your daughter.”

Mark 9:23

Jesus said, “You said to me, ‘If you can.’ But you know that God is strong enough to do anything if you trust him to do it, right?”

John 4:50

Jesus said to him, “You can go home. Your son will get better.” The man believed Jesus’s words, so he left to go home.