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The Faith of the Centurion

Luke 7:3

In 9 translations

BSB
When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
KJV
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.
WEB
When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.
ASV
And when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come and save his servant.
LSV
and having heard about Jesus, he sent to Him elders of the Jews, imploring Him, that having come He might thoroughly save his servant.
YLT
and having heard about Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, beseeching him, that having come he might thoroughly save his servant.
DBY
and having heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, begging him that he might come and save his bondman.
DRC
And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant.
GNV
And when he heard of Iesus, hee sent vnto him the Elders of the Iewes, beseeching him that he would come, and heale his seruant.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἀκούσας δὲ περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτὸν πρεσβυτέρους τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἐρωτῶν αὐτὸν ὅπως ἐλθὼν διασώσῃ τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ.
RP2018
Ἀκούσας δὲ περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτὸν πρεσβυτέρους τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἐρωτῶν αὐτὸν ὅπως ἐλθὼν διασώσῃ τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ.
TR-Boyd
Ἀκούσας δὲ περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ἀπέστειλε πρὸς αὐτὸν πρεσβυτέρους τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἐρωτῶν αὐτὸν ὅπως ἐλθὼν διασώσῃ τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ.
SCR1894
ακουσας δε περι του ιησου απεστειλεν προς αυτον πρεσβυτερους των ιουδαιων ερωτων αυτον οπως ελθων διασωση τον δουλον αυτου

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👤 Jesus Christ◆ Healing Centurion's Servant

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 8:5When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
  • John 4:47When 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.
  • Philemon 1:10I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
  • Luke 9:38Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
  • Luke 8:41Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,

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