5 When he entered Capernaum, an army captain came, and entered him,

6 saying, "Lord, my slave at home is lying ill with paralysis, in terrible agony."

7 "I will come and heal him," said Jesus.

8 "Lord, "said the captain in reply, "I am not worthy to have you under my roof, but speak the word only, and my slave will be cured,

9 "For I myself also am a man under authority, and I have soldiers under me. To one man I say Go, and he goes; to another,Come, and he comes; and to my slave, Do this, and he does it."

10 As Jesus listened to this reply he was astonished, and said to those who followed him. "In solemn truth I tell you that I have found faith like this in any Israelite.

11 "I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west, and sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

12 "but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth."

13 Then Jesus said to the captain. "Go! As you have believed, so be it unto you." And his slave was healed in that very hour.