Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 8:5

"And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him," — Matthew 8:5 (ASV)

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion,

There came, doubtless, a great number of people when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, but Matthew does not mention them; yet he does say, There came unto him a centurion. Notice how these individuals are brought out by the Scriptural narrative — "a leper" — "a centurion."

May there not also be some here who will come to Jesus, and prove in their own persons, or in the persons of others for whom they will pray, his power to bless and save? The Lord grant it!

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum,

Which I may call his headquarters, he seems to have taken up his residence here for a time, to have gone to and fro to Capernaum.

There came unto him a centurion,

An officer over a hundred men, of some importance in those days; a small band of the Roman army placed in Herod's territory, perhaps to keep watch.