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416 CHRIST'S TEACHINGS, MIRA ES AND CHURCH
The cen­ turion's servant
THE SITE OF CAPHARNAUM
crutches. The blind open their eyes and see Him 'for the rst time. And the poor creatures who have been tortured by devils are now at rest and nd in their hearts a great peace.
This is but one picture of what happened wherever Jesus went. The Gospel says, "He went about doing good.''
It was after the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus was returning to Capharnaum, followed by great crowds of people. As they entered the city, the centurion, who was an o cer in command of the Roman soldiers quar­ tered in that neighborhood, came out to meet Jesus, and, kneeling at His feet, said, "Lord, my servant lieth