Luke 7:2

Luke 7:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
• New International Version (NIV)There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die.

Context of Luke 7:2

1After Jesus had finished speaking to the people, he went to Capernaum. A Roman officer there had a servant that he liked very much. The servant was very ill and he was dying. 3The officer heard about Jesus, so he sent some important Jews to speak to him. ‘Please go to Jesus,’ he said to them. ‘I would like him to make my servant well. Ask him if he would come to do that.’ 4The Jewish leaders went to Jesus. They asked him, ‘Please would you do something to help this Roman officer.

Luke 7:2 word by word

ἑκατοντάρχου δέ τινος δοῦλος κακῶς ἔχων ἤμελλεν τελευτᾶν ὃς ἦν αὐτῷ ἔντιμος.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• centurion’sἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchēs hekatontarchos · centurionG1543
• servantδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• dearἔντιμοςentimos · valued/honoredG1784
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• wasἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• sickκακῶςkakōs · badlyG2560
• and readyμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• to dieτελευτάωteleutaō · to deceaseG5053

Cross-references for Luke 7:2

• Luke 23:47There was a captain of the soldiers there. When he saw what had happened, he praised God. He said. ‘I am sure that this man had not done anything wrong.’
• Matthew 27:54The captain and his soldiers had been watching Jesus. They saw the ground shaking. They saw everything that had happened. They were very frightened and they said, ‘It must be true! This man really was the Son of God.’
• Acts 10:1There was a man who lived in Caesarea and his name was Cornelius. He was an officer in the Roman army. His group of soldiers was called ‘The Group from Italy’.
• Acts 22:26The officer heard what Paul said. So he went to the leader of the soldiers and he said, ‘That man is a citizen of Rome! Be careful what you do to him!’
• Acts 23:17So Paul asked one of the soldiers' officers to come to him. He said, ‘Please take this young man to your leader. He has something important to tell him.’
• Acts 27:1Some time after that, Festus decided that we should sail to Italy. So he commanded a soldier called Julius to guard Paul and some other prisoners. Julius was an officer in the Roman army. He had authority over 100 soldiers in a group called ‘The Emperor Augustus Group’.
• Genesis 24:2Abraham had an important servant in his house. He had authority over everything that belonged to Abraham. Abraham said to him, ‘Come here and make a promise to me. Put your hand between my legs to show that I can trust you.
• Genesis 35:8Rebekah's nurse, Deborah, died at that time. Jacob buried her under the oak tree near Bethel. That is why they call the place Allon Bacuth.
• Genesis 39:4So Joseph pleased Potiphar. Potiphar gave Joseph authority as his special servant. Joseph took care of everything that belonged to Potiphar.
• 2 Kings 5:2Groups of soldiers from Syria had gone to attack places in Israel. They had caught a young girl as their prisoner. She became a servant of Naaman's wife.
• Job 31:5He must know that I am an honest man. I have never tried to deceive people.
• Proverbs 29:21You may give a servant everything that he wants from his birth. But if you do that, he will be useless in the end.
• Acts 10:7Then the angel who spoke to Cornelius went away. Cornelius told two of his servants and a soldier of his group to come to him. The soldier was one of those who served Cornelius. He was a good man who obeyed God.
• Colossians 3:22Slaves, always obey your human masters. Do not do good work only when they can see you. Some people only work to make other people like them. Instead, serve your masters well because you want to. That will show that you respect the Lord as your master.
• Colossians 4:1Masters, be fair to your servants. Give them what is right. Remember that you also serve a master, and he is in heaven.
• Luke 8:42I have one daughter. She is 12 years old and she is very ill. She will die very soon.’ So Jesus went along. A crowd of people went with him. They were pushing against him.

Commentaries on Luke 7:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2A certain centurion's servant - See this miracle explained on Matthew 8:5-13; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Who was dear unto him - That is, he was valuable, trusty, and honored.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2centurion: This type of Roman officer was in charge of a group of about 100 soldiers (a century). A Roman legion had 60 centuries, totaling 6,000 soldiers.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

Topics related to Luke 7:2

• Armies
• Capernaum
• Centurion
• Heathen
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kindness
• Love
• Master
• Miracles
• Religion
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• Apparel
• Centurion
• Delicately
• Frankly
• Instantly
• Palsy
• Sit
• Wipe
• Dear; Dearly
• Jesus Christ

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