Luke 7:6

4 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.”

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.

8 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”

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
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.
KJV
Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:
WEB
Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.
ASV
And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof:
DARBY
And Jesus went with them. But already, when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent to him friends, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.
BLB
And Jesus was going with them, and now [in] His being not far away from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not fit that You should enter under my roof.
ÅB
Jesus gikk da med dem. Men da han ikke hadde langt igjen til huset, sendte høvedsmannen noen venner til ham og lot si: Herre, umak deg ikke! for jeg er for ringe til at du skal gå inn under mitt tak;
OTB
Så Jesus gikk med dem. Han var ikke langt fra huset da centurionen sendte venner for å si til Ham, “Herre, ikke bry Deg ytterligere, for jeg er ikke verdig til at Du kommer inn under mitt tak.
B1930
Jesus gikk da med dem. Men da han ikke hadde langt igjen til huset, sendte høvedsmannen nogen venner til ham og lot si: Herre, umak dig ikke! for jeg er for ringe til at du skal gå inn under mitt tak;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Mark 5:24

    So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.

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  • Luke 8:49

    While He was still speaking, someone arrived from the house of the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” he told Jairus. “Do not bother the Teacher anymore.”

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  • James 4:6

    But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

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  • Matthew 3:11

    I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

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  • Genesis 32:10

    I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.

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  • Luke 5:8

    When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”

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  • Acts 10:38

    how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

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  • Luke 7:4

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

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