We discussed Jesus not only curing the Centurion's servant but pointing out to those around him that the Centurion had more faith than the Jews and that the Jews were at risk of not being able to enter heaven. What makes this a prelude to Jesus accepting the Gentiles is that this Centurion of extraordinary faith was a Gentile, and his servant was healed at a distance - this was the first instance of someone being healed without coming into physicals contact with Jesus. This story of the healing in Capernaum is also told in Luke 7 with the variation that the Centurion asked Jewish elders to make the request for him.
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