Matthew 8 · Verse 7

Matthew 8:7

And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
Matthew 8:7, King James Version

Matthew 8:7 in other translations

BSB“I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
WEBJesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
ASVAnd he saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
YLTand Jesus saith to him, ‘I, having come, will heal him.'
DARBYAnd Jesus says to him, I will come and heal him.
BBEAnd he said to him, I will come and make him well.
WebsterAnd Jesus saith to him, I will come and heal him.

What does Matthew 8:7 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 I will come and heal him - Εγω ελθων θεραπευσω αυτον, I am coming, and will heal him. This saying is worthy of observation. Jesus did not positively say, I will came and heal him; this could not have been strictly true, because our Lord healed him without going to the house: and the issue shows that the words ought to be taken in the most literal sense: thus understood, they contained a promise which it seems none of them distinctly comprehended. Foreseeing the exercise of the centurion's faith, he promises that while he is coming, ere he arrives at the house, he will heal him, and this was literally done, Mat 8:13. There is much beauty in this passage.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 8:5-13

This centurion was a heathen, a Roman soldier. Though he was a soldier, yet he was a godly man. No man's calling or place will be an excuse for unbelief and sin. See how he states his servant's case. We should concern ourselves for the souls of our children and servants, who are spiritually sick, who feel not spiritual evils, who know not that which is spiritually good; and we should bring them to Christ by faith…

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Matthew 8:7 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
λέγειlegeiHe saysG3004
αὐτῷautōto himG846
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473
ἐλθὼνelthōnhaving comeG2064
θεραπεύσωtherapeusōwill healG2323
αὐτόν.autonhim.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 8:7

  • Luke 7:6

    Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:

  • Mark 5:23-24

    And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.

  • Matthew 9:18-19

    While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will.
9:18,19; Mr 5:23,24; Lu 7:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 8:6

    And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

  • Matthew 8:7

    And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

  • Matthew 8:8

    The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

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Matthew 8:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jesús le dijo: Yo iré y le sanaré.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jésus lui dit: J’irai, moi, et je le guérirai.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jesus spricht zu ihm: Ich will kommen und ihn heilen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait illi Jesus: Ego veniam, et curabo eum.