Matthew 8:5 - Easy To Read Version Jesus went to the city of Capernaum. When Jesus entered the city, an army officer {\cf2\super [90]} came to him and begged for help. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As Jesus went into Capernaum, a centurion came up to Him, begging Him, American Standard Version (1901) And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, Common English Bible When Jesus went to Capernaum, a centurion approached, Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion approached, petitioning him, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him, |
And you, Capernaum, {\cf2\super [149]} will you be lifted up to heaven? No! You will be thrown down to the place of death. I did many miracles in you. If those same miracles had happened in Sodom, {\cf2\super [150]} \{the people of\} Sodom \{would have stopped sinning and it\} would still be a city today.
The army officer {\cf2\super [435]} and the soldiers guarding Jesus saw this earthquake and everything that happened. They were very afraid and said, “He really was the Son of God!”
Jesus did not stay in Nazareth. He went and lived in Capernaum, a town near the lake (Lake Galilee). Capernaum is in the area near Zebulun and Naphtali.
The army officer {\cf2\super [232]} that was standing there before the cross saw what happened when Jesus died. The officer said, “This man really was the Son of God!”
A few days later, Jesus came back to Capernaum. {\cf2\super [23]} The news spread that Jesus was back home.
So the soldiers were tying Paul, preparing to beat him. But Paul said to an army officer {\cf2\super [446]} there, “Do you have the right to beat a Roman citizen {\cf2\super [447]} who has not been proven guilty?”
Then Paul called one of the army officers {\cf2\super [458]} and said to him, “Take this young man to the commander. He has a message for him.”
Then the commander called two army officers. {\cf2\super [459]} He said to them, “I need some men to go to Caesarea. Get 200 soldiers ready. Also, get 70 soldiers on horses and 200 men to carry spears. Be ready to leave at nine o’clock tonight.
Then a good wind began to blow from the south. The men on the ship thought, “This is the wind we wanted, and now we have it!” So they pulled up the anchor. We sailed very close to the island of Crete.
But Paul told the army officer {\cf2\super [517]} and the other soldiers, “If these men do not stay in the ship, then your lives cannot be saved!”
But the army officer {\cf2\super [518]} (Julius) wanted to let Paul live. So he did not allow the soldiers to kill the prisoners. Julius told the people that could swim to jump into the water and swim to land.
The followers in Joppa heard that Peter was in Lydda. (Lydda is near Joppa.) So they sent two men to Peter. They begged him, “Hurry, please come quickly!”