Mat 8:5 | Barnes | STEP | Verse 5. Capernaum . . There came unto him a centurion . A centurion was a commander of a hundred men , in the Roman armies. Judea was a Roman province, and garrisons were kept there to preserve the people in subjection. This man was probably by birth a pagan. See . (v) "a centurion"

Matthew 8:5

Verse 5. Capernaum. Mt 4:13.

There came unto him a centurion. A centurion was a commander of a hundred men, in the Roman armies. Judea was a Roman province, and garrisons were kept there to preserve the people in subjection. This man was probably by birth a pagan. See Mt 8:10.

(v) "a centurion" Lk 7:2