Matthew 8:9-10
…9"For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another, 'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does it." 10Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, "Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.
Jesus commended this Roman Centurions great faith and said He had not found its equal in Israel. The Pharisees who studied the scriptures more than anyone in Israel were never commended for their faith, either weak or strong. The Centurion knew what authority was about, he understood authority. He learned this about authority by rising through the military ranks of promotion to...