What Jesus heard it he marvelled.

There are two cases in our Lord's history where he is said to have marvelled, here and in Mark 6:6. In one case he marvels at the faith of. Gentile; in the other at the unbelief of the Jews. It has been said, "What can be more wonderful than to see Christ wonder?" "Facts came to him, in that true humanity, as to other men, unlooked for, and as with. novelty that caused surprise."-- Plumtree.

I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

The greatness of his faith is shown in his lofty conception of the power and dignity of Christ. That an Israelite, educated in the Jewish Scriptures which were full of the testimony of the coming Messiah, should be ready to believe in him, was only natural, but this man,. Gentile reared in heathenism, shows. profounder faith than had yet been exhibited by any one of Jewish blood. "We may observe that the surprise of Jesus is inconsistent with the theory that he had himself, by. direct operation of the Holy Spirit, wrought this great faith in the heart of the centurion. If he had done this he could not have marvelled."-- McGarvey.

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