Goddammit, sunrise is so freakin’ beautiful.
Synoptic analyses of the gospels, not so much:
The Centurion’s Servant, which appears in Mt 8:5-13, is almost certainly derived from Q; both Matthew and Luke share verbatim verses (for example, Mt 8:9 and Lk 7:8), while there is no connection whatsoever to Mark through any of the nine verses. As for form, this passage fits into two categories very well: the miraculous healing tale, as well as the prophetic foretelling of the apocalypse. Mt 8:13 makes it clear that a miracle was performed through faith; Mt 8:10-12 detail the faith in Jesus that will allow true believers to avoid the “weeping and gnashing of teeth” that will find those tossed out of the kingdom of heaven. Matthew’s redaction here takes the form of two main changes. First, he removes a large part of Q that Luke keeps (7:3-6), and thereby changes the story to remove the presence of Jewish elder-intermediaries, as well as friends of the centurion. Matthew also removes Lk 7:30, taking out a saying of Jesus with apocalyptic overtones.
