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Luke 7:4

Jesus

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

3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,

5 for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”

6 So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,
KJV
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
WEB
When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to do this for him,
ASV
And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him;
DARBY
But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,
BLB
And having come to Jesus, they were imploring Him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to whom You will grant this,
ÅB
De kom da til Jesus, og ba ham inderlig og sa: Han er vel verd at du gjør dette for ham;
OTB
Da de nådde Jesus, ba de Ham innstendig og sa: “Han er verdig til at Du gjør dette for ham,
B1930
De kom da til Jesus, og bad ham inderlig og sa: Han er vel verd at du gjør dette for ham;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 7:6–7

    So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.

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  • Matthew 10:37–38

    Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;

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  • Matthew 10:11

    Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.

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  • Revelation 3:4

    But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.

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  • Matthew 10:13

    If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it; but if it is not, let your peace return to you.

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  • Luke 20:35

    But those who are considered worthy to share in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage.

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