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Luke 7:3
3and having heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, begging him that he might come and save his bondman.
Luke 7:3 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So when he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with Him to come and heal his servant.
Context of Luke 7:3
1And when he had completed all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 2And a certain centurion's bondman who was dear to him was ill and about to die; and having heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, begging him that he might come and save his bondman. 4But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this, 5for he loves our nation, and himself has built the synagogue for us.
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ἀκούσας δὲ περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτὸν πρεσβυτέρους τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἐρωτῶν αὐτὸν ὅπως ἐλθὼν διασώσῃ τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Luke 7:3
- Luke 8:41And behold, a man came, whose name was Jairus, and he was [a] ruler of the synagogue, and falling at the feet of Jesus besought him to come to his house,
- Luke 9:38And lo, a man from the crowd cried out saying, Teacher, I beseech thee look upon my son, for he is mine only child:
- Matthew 8:5And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, beseeching him,
- John 4:47He, having heard that Jesus had come out of Judaea into Galilee, went to him and asked [him] that he would come down and heal his son, for he was about to die.
- Philemon 1:10I exhort thee for my child, whom I have begotten in [my] bonds, Onesimus,
Commentaries on Luke 7:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Elders of the Jews - These were either magistrates in the place, or the elders of the synagogue which the centurion had built, Luke 7:5. He sent these, probably, because he was afraid to come to Christ himself, not being a Jew, either by nation or religion. In the parallel place in Matthew, he is represented as coming to Christ himself; but it is a usual form of speech in all nations, to attribute the act to a person which is done not by himself, but by…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Jewish elders were leaders in the Jewish community. Matthew’s shorter account says that the centurion approached Jesus himself (Matthew 8:5–13). Luke gives more details and explains that Jewish elders, and later the centurion’s friends, spoke to Jesus for him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-10(See on Mt 8:5-13.) 4. he was worthy--a testimony most precious, coming from those who probably were strangers to the principle from which he acted (Ec 7:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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