Jesus went to the city of Capernaum. When Jesus entered the city, an army officer {\cf2\super [90]} came to him and begged for help.
Luke 7:3 - Easy To Read Version When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some older Jewish leaders to him. The officer wanted the men to ask Jesus to come and save the life of his servant. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the centurion heard of Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, requesting Him to come and make his bond servant well. American Standard Version (1901) And when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come and save his servant. Common English Bible When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Jesus to ask him to come and heal his servant. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he had heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, petitioning him, so that he would come and heal his servant. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant. |
Jesus went to the city of Capernaum. When Jesus entered the city, an army officer {\cf2\super [90]} came to him and begged for help.
In Capernaum there was an army officer. {\cf2\super [124]} The officer had a servant that was very sick; he was near death. The officer loved the servant very much.
The men went to Jesus. They begged Jesus \{to help the officer\}. They said, “This officer is worthy to have your help.
A man in the group shouted to Jesus, “Teacher, please come and look at my son. He is the only child I have.
The man heard that Jesus had come from Judea and was now in Galilee. So the man went to Jesus \{in Cana\}. He begged Jesus to come to Capernaum and heal his son. His son was almost dead.