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Centurion [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A military officer who commanded a minor division of the Roman army; a captain of a century.

Centurion Encyclopedia Britannica

CENTURION, among the Romans, an officer in the infantry who commanded originally a hundred men (whence the name), but afterwards an indefinite number—the sixtieth part of a legion. Centurions were of two grades, and were chosen by the tribunes. Their duties were to drill the soldiers and appoint their tasks, and they had power to punish minor offences.

9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5, p. 343
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Centurion Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary

an officer in the Roman army, who, as the term indicates, had the command of a hundred men, Matt. viii, 5, &c.

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24 KJV and 26 BSB verses contain “Centurion” — showing the first 20. Show all 27 verses (searchable)

Matthew 8:5

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,

Matthew 8:8

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Matthew 8:13

And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.

Matthew 27:54

Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

Mark 15:39

And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

Mark 15:44

And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

Pilate was surprised to hear that Jesus was already dead, so he summoned the centurion to ask if this was so.

Mark 15:45

And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

Luke 7:2

And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.

There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.

Luke 7:3

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

Luke 7:6

Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:

So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.

Luke 7:9

When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

Luke 23:47

Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”

Acts 10:1

There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.

Acts 10:22

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”

Acts 21:32

Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.

Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

Acts 22:25

And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”

Acts 22:26

When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.

On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

Acts 23:17

Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

Acts 23:18

So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.

So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”

Acts 23:23

And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.