Matthew 8:5

The Passion Translation

When Jesus entered the village of Capernaum, a captain in the Roman army approached him, asking for a miracle.

Cross References

Matthew 11:23

And Capernaum—do you really think you’ll be exalted because of the great miracles I have done there? No! You’ll be brought down to the depths of hell because of your rejection of me. For if the miracles I worked in your streets were done in Sodom, it would still be standing today!

Matthew 27:54

Now, when the Roman military officer and his soldiers witnessed what was happening and felt the powerful earthquake, they were extremely terrified. They said, “There is no doubt, this man was the Son of God!”

Matthew 4:13

Jesus moved from Nazareth to make his home in Capernaum, which is by Lake Galilee in the land of Zebulun and Naphtali.

Matthew 9:1

Jesus got into the boat and returned to what was considered his hometown, Capernaum.

Mark 15:39

When the Roman military officer who was standing right in front of Jesus saw how he died, he said, “There is no doubt this man was the Son of God!”

Mark 2:1

Several days later, Jesus returned to Capernaum, and the news quickly spread that he was back in town.

Acts 22:25

When the soldiers stretched Paul out with ropes, he said to the captain, who was standing nearby, “Is it legal for you to torture a Roman citizen like this, without a proper trial?”

Acts 23:17

Paul called for one of the captains and said, “Take this boy to the commander, for he has something important to report to him.”

Acts 23:23

Then he summoned two of his captains and said to them, “I want you to take Paul by horseback to Caesarea tonight at nine o’clock. Dispatch two hundred infantrymen, seventy horsemen, and another two hundred spearmen to provide security and deliver him safely to Governor Felix.”

Acts 27:13

When a gentle south breeze began to blow, they assumed they could make it, so they pulled up anchor and sailed close to Crete.

Acts 27:31

Paul said to the Roman officer and his soldiers, “Unless you all stay together onboard the ship, you have no chance of surviving.”

Acts 27:43

But the Roman officer was determined to bring Paul safely through, so he foiled their attempts. He commanded the prisoners and crew who could swim to jump overboard and swim ashore.

Acts 9:38

When the believers heard that Peter was nearby in Lydda, they sent two men with an urgent message for him to come without delay.