Neville Goddard on Luke 7:1-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 7 in context

Scripture Focus

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

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

3And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.

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

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

6Then 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:

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

8For 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.

9When 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.

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

Luke 7:1-10

Biblical Context

Jesus heals a centurion's servant after the centurion expresses faith that a word from Jesus can heal. The story shows faith and humility unlocking power.

Neville's Inner Vision

Luke 7:1-10 is a parable of inner authority. The centurion does not beg with outward ceremony; he trusts a word carries power because he senses an order in his own heart that mirrors the authority of the I AM. In Neville's reading, Jesus is the living word of God within you. The centurion says, 'say in a word, and my servant shall be healed,' and Jesus marvels at that inner alignment. It is your inner I AM, your sense of being under divine order, that can decree health into form when you accept you are always governed by that inner ruler. The painful sense of unworthiness dissolves when you revise it: you are not separate from the divine order but a channel of it. Healing occurs as an inner rearrangement—a felt sense of wholeness already present, an assumption that the word is active now. When you dwell in the conviction that you speak for the whole being, your outer life follows the command of your faithful I AM, and the body lines up with the inner decree.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine yourself as the centurion—under authority, yet authorizing healing with a word. Speak softly: 'Be healed,' and feel the wholeness as already true in you, then observe the body respond to the inner decree.