Luke 7:5 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

for he loves our nation and he is the one who built the synagogue for us.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

for he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For he loves our nation and he built us our synagogue [at his own expense].

American Standard Version (1901)

for he loveth our nation, and himself built us our synagogue.

Common English Bible

“He loves our people and he built our synagogue for us.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

For he loves our nation, and he has built a synagogue for us."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

For he loveth our nation; and he hath built us a synagogue.

Luke 7:5 Cross References

Luke 7:4

And when they came to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying, “This officer deserves that you should do this for him [i.e., heal his slave],

Luke 7:6

So, Jesus went with them. And when He got close to the military officer’s house, the officer sent [his] friends to Jesus, saying to Him [i.e., speaking on behalf of the military officer], “Sir, do not trouble yourself, for I do not deserve for you to come into my house;

Galatians 5:6

For in [our relationship with] Christ neither the practice of circumcision nor refraining from its practice matters in any way; but [all that really matters is having a genuine] faith [in Christ] that causes us to work [for Him] out of a genuine love [for Him and others].

1 John 3:14

[For] we [can] know that we have passed out of [the realm of spiritual] death and into [spiritual] life, because we [show] love for the brothers [and sisters]. The person who does not love [them] continues to be [spiritually] dead.