Luke 7:3
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.

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.

Contemporary English Version
And when he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish leaders to ask him to come and heal the servant.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his 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.

Literal Standard Version
and having heard about Jesus, he sent to Him elders of the Jews, imploring Him, that having come He might thoroughly save his servant.

Majority Standard Bible
When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to 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.

NET Bible
When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal 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.

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.

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.

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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
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,

Luke 7:2
There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.

Luke 7:4
They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, "This man is worthy to have You grant this,


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,

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Luke 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.














(3) He sent unto him the elders of the Jews.--The noun has no article. Better, He sent unto Him elders; not as the English suggests, the whole body of elders belonging to the synagogue or town. This is peculiar to St. Luke, and is obviously important as bearing on the position and character of the centurion. He was, like Cornelius, at least half a proselyte.

Verse 3. - And when he heard of Jesus; better rendered, having heard about Jesus. His fame as a good Physician, such as never had arisen before, coupled with his reputation as a Teacher, had now travelled far and wide. The devout centurion probably had watched with extreme interest the career of the strange and remarkable Teacher-Prophet who had risen up among the people, and had apparently (see note on ver. 7) made up his mind that this Jesus was no mortal man. He sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant; better rendered elders without the article; that is, some of the official elders connected with his own synagogue. These would be able, with more grace than himself, to plead his cause with the Master, telling him how well the centurion had deserved any assistance which a Jewish physician could afford him.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
When
δὲ (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.


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