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Matthew 8:7 Cross-References
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“And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.”
Matthew 8:7 (KJV)
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Commentary on Matthew 8:7
Jesus' immediate willingness 'I will come and heal him' demonstrates His compassionate readiness to help and His freedom from ethnic exclusivism. Despite Jewish-Gentile barriers, Jesus doesn't hesitate to enter a Gentile home (which would incur ceremonial defilement). This prefigures the gospel's expansion to Gentiles and shows that Christ came to destroy the dividing wall between Jew and Gentile (Ephesians 2:14). His mission was always for 'all nations.'
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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“behold”