Mat 8:5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Matt 8:5-13: 8:5-13 Jesus once again ministered to the marginalized or ostracized. The centurion was a Gentile soldier, and ministry to him would have evoked strong resentment from both the nationalistic and the separatist wings of Jewish society. 8:5 Capernaum is located on the Sea of Galilee, about two and a half miles west of the Jordan River outlet. In Jesus’ day, it was a prosperous fishing village. Standing at a crucial junction on the Great Trunk Road linking Mesopotamia and Egypt, it was an international village, and much of Jesus’ Galilean ministry was based there (e.g., 4:13 ; 8:14-17 ). • a Roman officer (Greek a centurion ): A centurion, one of sixty commanders in a legion, commanded 100 Roman soldiers (see also Mark 15:39 ; Acts 10:1 ; 27:1 ).

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‏ Matthew 8:5

Summary for Matt 8:5-13: 8:5-13 ^a Jesus once again ministered to the marginalized or ostracized. The centurion was a Gentile soldier, and ministry to him would have evoked strong resentment from both the nationalistic and the separatist wings of Jewish society. 8:5 ^b Capernaum is located on the Sea of Galilee, about two and a half miles west of the Jordan River outlet. In Jesus’ day, it was a prosperous fishing village. Standing at a crucial junction on the Great Trunk Road linking Mesopotamia and Egypt, it was an international village, and much of Jesus’ Galilean ministry was based there (e.g., 4:13 ^c; 8:14-17 ^d).

• a Roman officer (Greek a centurion): A centurion, one of sixty commanders in a legion, commanded 100 Roman soldiers (see also Mark 15:39 ^e; Acts 10:1 ^f; 27:1 ^g).