Why Had the Centurion Such Great Faith That is not Found Even in Israel

Comparative Study between the Bible versus the Quran (51) - B:

The second part

(Chapter 51:1-10)

The Old Testament verses from 1-10 say that the Israelites outnumbered the Egyptians (See: A: The first part).

The New Testament verses from 1-10 are states that Jesus said: I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

The Noble Quran Verses from 1-10 are talking about different subjects, one of them is that the promise of the Afterlife is a true one (see: C: The third part - I and II).

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New Testament

Chapter 51 in the New Testament is Luke 7;

it is composed of 51 verses.

Verses from 1-10 are talking about:  

When Jesus had finished saying all this in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. There a centurion's servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, "This man deserves to have you do this, because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue." So Jesus went with them.
He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: "Lord, don't trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel." Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.

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These verses illustrate that the centurion respects Jesus very much.

He sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.

But he realized that he does not deserve to have Jesus come to him.

Jesus considered that an outstanding faith.

Jesus said: I have not found such great faith even in Israel, because the Jews showed no respect to him.

According to the saying of the Lord Jesus, all the Muslims have more faith than the centurion; why? Because:

all the Muslims respect the Lord Jesus and his mother very much

None of the Muslims dares to ask the Lord Jesus to come to him

None of the Muslims dares to say to  the Lord Jesus: "I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

It follows that, according to the saying of the Lord Jesus, all the Muslims have an outstanding faith more than that the centurion had.

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Luke 7 (King James Version)

1] Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

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

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.

4] And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

5] For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

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:

7] Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.

8] For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

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.

10] And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.

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The smart reader is better postpone answering this question: "Is the Quran quoted from the Bible?" until he reads the first and the third parts of this article (C: The third part - I and II).