Luke 7:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

² And a certain military officer’s slave [was there], whom the officer highly valued. This slave was [so] sick that he was about to die.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Now a centurion had a bond servant who was held in honor and highly valued by him, who was sick and at the point of death.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick and at the point of death.

Common English Bible

² A centurion had a servant who was very important to him, but the servant was ill and about to die.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Now the servant of a certain centurion was dying, due to an illness. And he was very dear to him.

Luke 7:2 Cross References

Colossians 3:22

You slaves should obey your earthly masters in everything, [and] do not do it just when they are looking [at you], or to gain their favor, but do it with a sincere heart, out of reverence for the Lord.

Luke 23:47

And when the military officer in charge of one hundred men saw what had happened, he honored God [by] saying, “Certainly this man had [always] done what was right.”

Luke 8:42

for the official’s only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus was going, large crowds pressed in on Him.

Matthew 27:54

Now when the military man in charge, and those with him who were watching Jesus, saw [and felt] the earthquake and the [other] things that happened, they became extremely fearful, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

Acts 27:43

But the military officer, wanting to save Paul [from being killed], prevented them from doing this. [Instead] he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard and be the first to reach land.

Acts 27:3

The next day we stopped at Sidon [i.e., a seaport on the northwest coast of Palestine]. Julius treated Paul with kindness, [even] giving him the opportunity to meet his friends [there] and receive help [from them].

Acts 27:1

And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they transferred Paul and certain other prisoners to the custody of a military officer named Julius, of the Augustan battalion.

Acts 23:17

So, Paul called for one of the officers and said [to him], “Take this young man to the commander; he has something [important] to tell him.”

Acts 22:26

When the officer heard this, he [immediately] went and told the commander, saying, “What are you going to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”

Acts 10:7

When the angel who spoke with him had left, Cornelius called two of his house servants and a soldier who was devoted [to God], men who worked for him regularly,

Acts 10:1

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius. He was [a military man] in charge of one hundred soldiers and belonged to the “battalion of Italy.”

Luke 7:1

After Jesus had finished telling the people all He had to say, He went into Capernaum.

Luke 7:3

And when the officer heard about Jesus, he sent [some] Jewish elders to Him asking that He come and heal his slave.