What kind of power did this centurion think was vested in Jesus? He knew it was the power of God. He said, "I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth." The centurion saw with the eye of faith that the angels of God were all around Jesus, and that his word would commission an angel to go to the sufferer. He knew that his word would enter the chamber, and that his servant would be healed. And how Christ commended this man's faith! He exclaimed, "I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel."

Hvilken slags kraft tænkte denne høvedsmand var overdraget til Jesus? Han vidste at det var Guds kraft. Han sagde: "Jeg er jo selv en mand, som står under kommando og har soldater under mig; og siger jeg til den ene: "Gå!" så går han; og til den anden: "Kom!" så kommer han". Høvedsmanden så med troens øje at Guds engle var helt omkring Jesus, og det at hans ord ville befale en engel til at tage til den lidende. Han vidste at hans ord ville gå ind i kammeret, og at hans tjener vil blive helbredt. Og hvordan Kristus anbefalede denne mands tro! Han udbrød: "Så stor en tro har jeg ikke fundet hos nogen i Israel."