Matthew 8:5
Douay-Rheims
And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,
Remigius of Auxerre
Or, in the centurion are figured those of the Gentiles who first believed, and were perfect in virtue. For a centurion is one who commands a hundred soldiers; and a hundred is a perfect number. Rightly, therefore, the centurion prays for his servant, because the first-fruits of the Gentiles prayed to God for the salvation of the whole Gentile world.
Source details
A.D. 908 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 8:5-9
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.