Luke 7:9 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 7:9

When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

BSB

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ASV

And when Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned and said unto the multitude that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

KJV

When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

And indeed if you read it thus, "In none in Israel have I found so great faith," the meaning is simple and easy. But if according to the Greek, "Not even in Israel have I found so great faith," faith of this kind is preferred even to that of the more elect, and those that see God.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 600: “The Centurion—Or An Exhortation To The Virtuous” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1864)

THIS Centurion certainly had a high reputation. Two features of character blend in him which do not often meet in such graceful harmony. He won the high opinion of others and yet he held a low estimation of himself. There are some who think little of themselves. And they are quite correct in their feelings as all the world would endorse the estimate of their littleness. Others there are who think great things of themselves—but the more they are known the less they are praised—and the higher they carry their heads the more the world laughs them to scorn!

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἀκούσας	akousas	Having heard	G191 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
ταῦτα	tauta	these things	G3778 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
ἐθαύμασεν	ethaumasen	marveled at	G2296 →
αὐτόν·	auton	him;	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
στραφεὶς	strapheis	having turned	G4762 →
τῷ	tō	to the	G3588 →
ἀκολουθοῦντι	akolouthounti	following	G190 →
αὐτῷ	autō	Him	G846 →
ὄχλῳ	ochlō	crowd	G3793 →
εἶπεν·	eipen	He said;	G2036 →
λέγω	legō	I say	G3004 →
ὑμῖν,	humin	to you,	G4771 →
οὐδὲ	oude	not even	G3761 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰσραὴλ	Israēl	Israel	G2474 →
τοσαύτην	tosautēn	such great	G5118 →
πίστιν	pistin	faith	G4102 →
εὗρον.	heuron	did I find.	G2147 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 15:28
“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
leads to
- Mark 9:23–24
  “If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”
- Matthew 8:13
  Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
- Psalms 145:19
  He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
- Matthew 9:22
  Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was cured from that very hour.
Through
Matthew 8:10
When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
leads to
- Matthew 15:28
  “O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
- Mark 6:6
  And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
- Luke 5:20
  When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
- Luke 7:50
  And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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About Luke