Luke 7:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, "This man deserves to have you do this,

New Living Translation
So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said,

English Standard Version
And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him,

Berean Study Bible
They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,

New American Standard Bible
When they came to Jesus, they strongly urged Him, saying, “He is worthy for You to grant this to him;

NASB 1995
When they came to Jesus, they earnestly implored Him, saying, "He is worthy for You to grant this to him;

NASB 1977
And when they had come to Jesus, they earnestly entreated Him, saying, “He is worthy for You to grant this to him;

Amplified Bible
When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with Him earnestly [to come], saying, “He is worthy for You to do this for him,

Christian Standard Bible
When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to grant this,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with Him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy for You to grant this,

Contemporary English Version
The leaders went to Jesus and begged him to do something. They said, "This man deserves your help!

Good News Translation
They came to Jesus and begged him earnestly, "This man really deserves your help.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They came to Jesus and begged, "He deserves your help.

International Standard Version
So they went to Jesus and begged him repeatedly, "He deserves to have this done for him,

NET Bible
When they came to Jesus, they urged him earnestly, "He is worthy to have you do this for him,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

New King James Version
And when they came to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that the one for whom He should do this was deserving,

King James 2000 Bible
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

New Heart English Bible
When they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy for you to do this for him,

World English Bible
When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy for you to do this for him,

American King James Version
And when they came to Jesus, they sought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

American Standard Version
And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him;

A Faithful Version
And after coming to Jesus, they besought Him earnestly, saying that he was worthy to whom He should grant this.

Darby Bible Translation
But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,

English Revised Version
And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him:

Webster's Bible Translation
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
So they came to Iesus, and besought him instantly, saying that hee was worthy that hee should doe this for him:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And when they came to Iesus, they besought hym instantly, saying he is worthy that thou shouldest do this for hym.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But wha they came to Iesus, they besought him instantly, & sayde: He is worthy yt thou shuldest shewe this for him,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And they came to Iesus and besought him instantly sayinge: He is worthi that thou shuldest do this for him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they, having come near to Jesus, were calling on Him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to whom You will do this,

Berean Literal Bible
And having come to Jesus, they were begging Him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy to whom You will grant this,

Young's Literal Translation
And they, having come near unto Jesus, were calling upon him earnestly, saying -- 'He is worthy to whom thou shalt do this,

Smith's Literal Translation
And they approaching to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, That he is worthy to whom he will bestow this:

Literal Emphasis Translation
And having arrived to Jesus, they entreated Him earnestly, saying, He is worthy to whom He will provide this;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying to him: He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when they had come to Jesus, they petitioned him anxiously, saying to him: “He is worthy that you should provide this to him.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But when they came to Yeshua, they were seeking from him diligently and they were saying, “He is worthy that you should do this for him.”

Lamsa Bible
When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, He is worthy to have this done for him;

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And they came to Jesus, and besought him earnestly, saying: He is worthy for whom thou shouldst do this;

Godbey New Testament
And they, having come to Jesus, continued to entreat Him earnestly, saying, That he to whom He will do this is worthy:

Haweis New Testament
And when they came to Jesus, they entreated him importunately, saying, He is a worthy man on whom thou wilt confer this favour:

Mace New Testament
accordingly they came to Jesus and earnestly pressed him, saying, he very well deserves you should do him this favour; for he loves our nation,

Weymouth New Testament
And they, when they came to Jesus, earnestly entreated Him, pleading, "He deserves to have this favour granted him,

Worrell New Testament
And they, coming to Jesus, were earnestly beseeching Him, saying, "He is worthy for whom Thou shalt do this;

Worsley New Testament
And when they came to Jesus, they intreated Him earnestly, saying, he is worthy of this favor:
















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