Luke 7

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My Notes Authors Matthew Henry - Commentary on the Whole Bible Some difference there is between this story of the cure of the centurion’s servant as it is related here and as we had it in Matt. viii. 5, &c. There it was said that the centurion came to Christ; here it is said that he sent to him first some of the elders of the Jews (v. 3), and afterwards some other _friends, _v. 6. But it is a rule that we are said to do that which we do by another—Quod facimus per alium, id ipsum facere judicamur. The centurion might be said to do that which he did by his proxies; as a man takes possession by his attorney. But it is probable that the centurion himself came at last, when Christ said to him (Matt. viii. 13), As thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee.

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My Notes Authors Matthew Henry - Commentary on the Whole Bible We have here the story of Christ’s raising to life a widow’s son at Nain, that was dead and in the carrying out to be buried, which Matthew and Mark had made no mention of; only, in the general, Matthew had recorded it, in Christ’s answer to the disciples of John, that the dead were raised up, Matt. xi. 5. Observe,

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