And saying, Lord, my servant lies at home sick, a paralytic, grievously tormented.
All Commentaries on Matthew 8:6 Go To Matthew 8
Theophylact of Ochrid
AD 1107
This man, too, did not approach Jesus while on the mountain, to avoid interrupting the teaching. This is the same man mentioned by Luke (Lk. 7:1-10). Although Luke says that the centurion sent to Jesus others who were elders, this does not contradict Matthew who says that the centurion himself came to Jesus. For it is altogether likely that first he sent others, and then, when death was imminent, he himself came and said:
