Luke 7:2

New Century Version

There was an army officer who had a servant who was very important to him. The servant was so sick he was nearly dead.

Cross References

Genesis 24:27

and said, “Blessed is the Lord, the God of my master Abraham. The Lord has been kind and truthful to him and has led me to my master’s relatives.”

Genesis 35:8

Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak tree at Bethel, so they named that place Oak of Crying.

Job 31:5

“If I have been dishonest or lied to others,

Proverbs 29:21

If you spoil your servants when they are young, they will bring you grief later on.

Matthew 27:54

When the army officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus saw this earthquake and everything else that happened, they were very frightened and said, “He really was the Son of God!”

Luke 23:47

When the army officer there saw what happened, he praised God, saying, “Surely this was a good man!”

Luke 7:1

When Jesus finished saying all these things to the people, he went to Capernaum.

Luke 7:3

When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him to ask Jesus to come and heal his servant.

Luke 8:42

Jairus’ only daughter, about twelve years old, was dying. While Jesus was on his way to Jairus’ house, the people were crowding all around him.

Acts 10:1

At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, an officer in the Italian group of the Roman army.

Acts 10:7

When the angel who spoke to Cornelius left, Cornelius called two of his servants and a soldier, a religious man who worked for him.

Acts 22:26

When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. The officer said, “Do you know what you are doing? This man is a Roman citizen.”

Acts 23:17

Then Paul called one of the officers and said, “Take this young man to the commander. He has a message for him.”

Acts 27:1

It was decided that we would sail for Italy. An officer named Julius, who served in the emperor’s army, guarded Paul and some other prisoners.

Acts 27:3

The next day we came to Sidon. Julius was very good to Paul and gave him freedom to go visit his friends, who took care of his needs.

Acts 27:43

But Julius, the officer, wanted to let Paul live and did not allow the soldiers to kill the prisoners. Instead he ordered everyone who could swim to jump into the water first and swim to land.

Colossians 3:22

Slaves, obey your masters in all things. Do not obey just when they are watching you, to gain their favor, but serve them honestly, because you respect the Lord.