马太福音-Matthew 8章5~6节
| 8:5 | 耶稣进了迦百农，有一个百夫长到祂跟前来，恳求祂说， |
| And when He entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, beseeching Him | |
| 8:6 | 主啊，我的仆人瘫痪了，躺在家里，极感痛苦。 |
| And saying, Lord, my servant is lying in the house paralyzed, terribly tormented. |
Enlightenment:
A centurion was an officer over one hundred soldiers in the Roman army. The leper in verses 2 through 4 represents the Jews, whereas the centurion in verses 5 through 13 represents the Gentiles. Before God, the Jews became leprous, unclean, because of their rebellion and disobedience; whereas the Gentiles became paralyzed, dead in function, because of their sinfulness. The kingly Savior came firstly to the Jews and then to the Gentiles (Acts 3:26; 13:46; Rom. 1:16; 11:11). The believing Jews are saved by His direct touch (v. 3), whereas the believing Gentiles are saved through faith in His word (vv. 8, 10, 13).
亮光
百夫长是罗马军队中管理一百名士兵的军官。二至四节患麻疯的人，代表犹太人；五至十三节的百夫长，代表外邦人。在神面前，犹太人因着他们的背叛、不服，成了患麻疯、不洁净的；外邦人因着他们的罪，成了瘫痪、死了功能的。君尊的救主先临到犹太人，后临到外邦人。（徒三26，十三46，罗一16，十一11。）相信的犹太人是因着祂直接的摸而得救，（太八3，）相信的外邦人是藉着信神的话而得救。（太八8，10，13。）