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A centurion, commanding 100 soldiers, had a servant who was gravely ill and suffering intensely. Deeply concerned for his dying servant, the officer heard of Jesus's healing abilities and his presence in Capernaum. He subsequently dispatched Jewish leaders to implore Jesus to heal his servant. These leaders testified to the officer's benevolent character, highlighting his love for the Jewish people and his contribution to building their synagogue. Jesus agreed to accompany them. However, as they approached, the Roman officer sent friends with a message, expressing his unworthiness to have Jesus come to his home and his belief in Jesus's power to heal from afar. The story emphasizes themes of humility, faith, and Jesus's compassion that transcends ethnic and religious boundaries. The document includes copyright information, licensing details for the images and text, and background context on Roman occupation in Israel. The images, created by Jim Padgett and adapted by SIL Global, visually represent key moments in the narrative. The story and music are copyrighted by SIL Global.","212 A Roman Officer’s Faith  \nMatthew 8; Luke 7  \nEnglish Bible  \n212 A Roman Officer’s Faith  \nEnglish United States  \nCopyright © 2026, SIL Global  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)  \nYou are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work , but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors , illustrators , etc.  \nImages by Jim Padgett, © 1984 Sweet Publishing under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License. Images adapted by SIL Global.  \nStory and Music © 2026 SIL Global under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.  \nThe Romans ruled the land of Israel during Jesus’s lifetime. Roman soldiers were stationed throughout the land to enforce Roman law.  \nBackground Information  \nA Roman army officer who commanded 100 soldiers lived in the city of Capernaum. He hada servant who became paralyzed and was in terrible pain. The officer cared very much for this servant who was dying.  \nBackground Information, Matthew 8:5-6;  \nLuke 7:2  \nThe officer heard about Jesus’s power to heal and that Jesus was in Capernaum. So he sent some Jewish leaders to ask Jesus to come and heal his servant.  \nLuke 7:3  \nThe Jewish leaders begged Jesus to help the officer. They said,“This man deserves your help. He is not Jewish, but he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.”  \nLuke 7:4-5  \nSo Jesus went with them. The officer saw them coming and sent some friends to Jesus with this message.  \nLuke 7:6  \n“Lord, I am not worthy for you to come to my house. I am not even worthy to come to you. \"  \nLuke 7:6-7","cbCaiqi3S59txcDu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqi3S59txcDu","pdf",4507456,3,1,21,"English","en",105,"# A Roman Officer's Faith\n## Background Information","[{\"question\":\"Who was the Roman officer mentioned in the story?\",\"answer\":\"The Roman officer was a centurion who commanded 100 soldiers and lived in Capernaum. He was known for his love for the Jewish people and had built a synagogue for them.\"},{\"question\":\"What was the problem faced by the Roman officer?\",\"answer\":\"The Roman officer's servant was paralyzed and in terrible pain, to the point of dying. 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