Now a certain centurion’s slave, who was esteemed by him, was sick[a] and[b] was about to die. So when he[c] heard about Jesus, he sent Jewish elders to him, asking him that he would come and[d] cure his slave. And when they[e] came to Jesus, they began imploring[f] him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy that you grant this for him,

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 7:2 Literally “was having badly”
  2. Luke 7:2 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“was having”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Luke 7:3 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  4. Luke 7:3 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come”) has been translated as a finite verb
  5. Luke 7:4 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
  6. Luke 7:4 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began imploring”)

There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this,

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