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Luke 7:5

Generosity

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

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

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.

7 That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

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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
for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”
KJV
For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.
WEB
for he loves our nation, and he built our synagogue for us.”
ASV
for he loveth our nation, and himself built us our synagogue.
DARBY
for he loves our nation, and himself has built the synagogue for us.
BLB
for he loves our nation, and he built the synagogue for us.”
ÅB
for han elsker vårt folk, og det er han som har bygget synagogen for oss.
OTB
for han elsker vårt folk og har bygd synagogen vår.”
B1930
for han elsker vårt folk, og det er han som har bygget synagogen for oss.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 2:11–12

    Then Hiram king of Tyre wrote a letter in reply to Solomon: “Because the LORD loves His people, He has set you over them as king.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 29:3–9

    Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:

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  • 1 Kings 5:1

    Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.

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  • 1 John 5:1–3

    Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.

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  • 1 John 3:18–19

    Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

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  • 1 John 3:14

    We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

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  • Ezra 7:27–28

    Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,

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  • Galatians 5:6

    For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.

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