Luke 7:6-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 And Jesus went with them, but when he was only a short distance from the house, the centurion sent friends to tell him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof.[a] 7 Therefore, I did not consider myself worthy to come to you; but say the word and let my servant be healed.
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- 7:6 I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof: to enter the house of a Gentile was considered unclean for a Jew; cf. Acts 10:28.
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