Note 2 at Mt 8:10: Only twice in all of Scripture did Jesus marvel, once at the centurion's faith and once at the Jews' unbelief (Mr 6:6). A faith that made Jesus (who is the Author and Finisher of our faith [Heb 12:2]) marvel is worth examining. This centurion believed that the spoken word of Jesus was sufficient to produce his miracle. He didn't need Jesus to come to his house. He had faith in Jesus' word. Therefore, we can see that the person who simply believes the written Word of God is operating in a much higher form of faith than the person who requires additional proof. Compare this centurion's faith with the "little" faith of Thomas in Joh 20:24-29.