- a centurion:
- This was a Roman military title; and therefore this officer may be concluded to have been a Gentile. (See fuller particulars under "Andª when the¹ centurion,ª which² stoodª° over² againstª¹ him,ª sawª° thatª he soª cried out,ª° and gave up the ghost,ª° he said,ª° Trulyª thisª manª wasª° the Sonª of God.ª" {Mrk 15:39}.) "Nowª when the¹ centurion,ª andª they¹ that were withª him,ª watchingª° Jesus,ª sawª° the¹ earthquake,ª andª those things that were done,ª° they fearedª° greatly,ª saying,ª° Trulyª thisª wasª° the Sonª of God.ª" {Mtt 27:54} + "Andª when the¹ centurion,ª which² stoodª° over² againstª¹ him,ª sawª° thatª he soª cried out,ª° and gave up the ghost,ª° he said,ª° Trulyª thisª manª wasª° the Sonª of God.ª" {Mrk 15:39} + "Andª a certainª centurion'sª servant,ª whoª wasª° dearª unto him,ª was²° sick,ª¹ and readyª° to die.ª° ... Andª they that were sent,ª° returningª° toª the¹ house,ª foundª° the¹ servantª wholeª° that had been sick.ª°" {Lke 7:2-10} + "² There¹ wasª° a certainª manª inª Caesareaª calledª Cornelius,ª a centurionª ofª the bandª calledª° the Italianª [band], ... Immediatelyª thereforeª I sentª° toª thee;ª andª thouª hast wellª doneª° that thou art come.ª° Nowª thereforeª are²° we² all² here presentª°¹¹ beforeª God,ª to hearª° all thingsª that are commandedª° theeª ofª God.ª" {Act 10:1-33} + "Andª asª they boundª°° himª with thongs,ª Paulª saidª° untoª the centurionª that stood by,ª°¹ Is it lawfulª²° for youª to scourgeª° a manª that is a Roman,ª andª uncondemned?ª" {Act 22:25} + "Thenª Paulª called²° one² of the centurions² unto¹¹¹¹ [him], and said,ª° Bringª° thisª young manª untoª the¹ chief captain:ª forª he hathª° a certain thingª to tellª° him.ª" {Act 23:17} + "Andª he called untoª° [him]² twoª centurions,ª saying,ª° Make readyª° two hundredª soldiers²¹ toª goª° toª Caesarea,ª andª horsemenª threescore and ten,ª andª spearmenª two hundred,ª atª the thirdª hourª of the¹ night;ª" {Act 23:23} + "Andª when the south windª blew softly,ª° supposingª° that they had obtainedª° [their] purpose,ª loosingª°¹ [thence], they sailed²° close by²¹ Crete.ª" {Act 27:13} + "Paulª saidª° to the¹ centurionª andª to the¹ soldiers,ª Exceptª theseª abideª° inª the¹ ship,ª yeª cannotªª° be saved.ª°" {Act 27:31} + "Butª the¹ centurion,ª willingª° to saveª° Paul,ª keptª° themª from [their] purpose;ª andª commandedª° that they which couldª° swimª° should castª° [themselves] firstª [into the sea], and getª° toª land:ª" {Act 27:43}
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