Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. New Living Translation When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. English Standard Version When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. Berean Standard Bible When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant. Berean Literal Bible And having heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, begging Him that having come, He might save his servant. King James Bible And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. New King James Version So when he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with Him to come and heal his servant. New American Standard Bible When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, asking Him to come and save the life of his slave. NASB 1995 When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders asking Him to come and save the life of his slave. NASB 1977 And when he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders asking Him to come and save the life of his slave. Legacy Standard Bible Now when he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders asking Him to come and save the life of his slave. Amplified Bible When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, asking Him to come and save the life of his slave. Christian Standard Bible When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, requesting him to come and save the life of his servant. Holman Christian Standard Bible When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, requesting Him to come and save the life of his slave. American Standard Version And when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews; asking him that he would come and save his servant. Contemporary English Version And when he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish leaders to ask him to come and heal the servant. English Revised Version And when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come and save his servant. GOD'S WORD® Translation The officer had heard about Jesus and sent some Jewish leaders to him. They were to ask Jesus to come and save the servant's life. Good News Translation When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his servant. International Standard Version When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him to ask him to come and save his servant's life. Majority Standard Bible When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant. NET Bible When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave. New Heart English Bible When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him Jewish elders, asking him to come and save his servant. Webster's Bible Translation And when he heard of Jesus, he sent to him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. Weymouth New Testament and the Captain, hearing about Jesus, sent to Him some of the Jewish Elders, begging Him to come and restore his servant to health. World English Bible When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand having heard about Jesus, he sent to Him elders of the Jews, imploring Him, that having come He might thoroughly save his servant. Berean Literal Bible And having heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, begging Him that having come, He might save his servant. Young's Literal Translation and having heard about Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, beseeching him, that having come he might thoroughly save his servant. Smith's Literal Translation And having heard of Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him, that having come, he would save his servant. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, petitioning him, so that he would come and heal his servant. New American Bible When he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and save the life of his slave. New Revised Standard Version When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when he heard about Jesus, he sent to him Jewish elders, and besought him to come and heal his servant. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he had heard about Yeshua, and he sent Elders of the Jews to him and he was begging him to come and save the life of his servant. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentBut when he heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, and besought him to come and save his servant. Godbey New Testament And hearing about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, asking Him that having come He may save his servant. Haweis New Testament But when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, entreating him that he would come and preserve the life of his servant. Mace New Testament this centurion having heard of Jesus's fame, sent several elders of the Jews to intreat him to come, and recover his servant. Weymouth New Testament and the Captain, hearing about Jesus, sent to Him some of the Jewish Elders, begging Him to come and restore his servant to health. Worrell New Testament And, having heard about Jesus, he sent to Him elders of the Jews, asking Him, that, having come, He would thoroughly save his servant. Worsley New Testament and having heard of Jesus, he sent unto Him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that He would come and heal his servant. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Faith of the Centurion…2There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die. 3When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant. 4They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,… Cross References Matthew 8:5-13 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him, / “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.” / “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied. ... John 4:46-54 So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. / When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. / Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.” ... Acts 10:1-2 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment. / He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly. Matthew 15:21-28 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. / And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” ... Mark 5:22-23 A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet / and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.” John 11:3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.” Acts 9:38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.” 2 Kings 5:1-14 Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ... 1 Kings 17:17-24 Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him. / “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?” / But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. ... 2 Kings 4:32-37 When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his bed. / So he went in, closed the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the LORD. / Then Elisha got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eye to eye, and hand to hand. As he stretched himself out over him, the boy’s body became warm. ... Matthew 9:18-19 While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.” / So Jesus got up and went with him, along with His disciples. Mark 7:25-30 Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet. / Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. / “First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” ... John 11:21-22 Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. / But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him.” Acts 10:22 “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.” Acts 22:12 There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there, Treasury of Scripture And when he heard of Jesus, he sent to him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. Luke 8:41 And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house: Luke 9:38 And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. Matthew 8:5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, Jump to Previous Begging Beseeching Captain Centurion Dear Death Ears Elders Heal Heard Ill Jesus Jewish Jews Life Master News Point Requesting Rulers Save Servant Slave ThoroughlyJump to Next Begging Beseeching Captain Centurion Dear Death Ears Elders Heal Heard Ill Jesus Jewish Jews Life Master News Point Requesting Rulers Save Servant Slave ThoroughlyLuke 7 1. Jesus finds a greater faith in the centurion;10. heals his servant, being absent; 11. raises from death the widow's son at Nain; 18. answers John's messengers with the declaration of his miracles; 24. testifies to the people what opinion he held of John; 31. compares this generation to the children in the marketplaces, 36. and allowing his feet to be washed and anointed by a woman who was a sinner, 44. he shows how he is a friend to sinners, to forgive them their sins, upon their repentance. When the centurion heard about Jesus The term "centurion" refers to a Roman officer in charge of approximately one hundred soldiers. This title indicates a man of authority and discipline, often respected for his leadership and character. The centurion's hearing about Jesus suggests the widespread reputation of Jesus' ministry, even among the Gentiles. The Greek word for "heard" (ἀκούσας, akousas) implies not just passive listening but an active engagement with the information, indicating the centurion's openness to the truth of Jesus' power and compassion. he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Whenδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. [the centurion] heard ἀκούσας (akousas) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. about περὶ (peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. Jesus, Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. he sent ἀπέστειλεν (apesteilen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 649: From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively. [some] τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Jewish Ἰουδαίων (Ioudaiōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah. elders πρεσβυτέρους (presbyterous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 4245: Comparative of presbus; older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist or Christian 'presbyter'. to ask ἐρωτῶν (erōtōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2065: Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request. Him αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. to come ἐλθὼν (elthōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2064: To come, go. [and] heal διασώσῃ (diasōsē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1295: From dia and sozo; to save thoroughly, i.e. to cure, preserve, rescue, etc. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. servant. δοῦλον (doulon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 1401: (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave. Links Luke 7:3 NIVLuke 7:3 NLT Luke 7:3 ESV Luke 7:3 NASB Luke 7:3 KJV Luke 7:3 BibleApps.com Luke 7:3 Biblia Paralela Luke 7:3 Chinese Bible Luke 7:3 French Bible Luke 7:3 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 7:3 When he heard about Jesus he sent (Luke Lu Lk) |