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Luke 7:2

New Living Translation

At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death.

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“Praise the Lord, the God of my master, Abraham,” he said. “The Lord has shown unfailing love and faithfulness to my master, for he has led me straight to my master’s relatives.”

Soon after this, Rebekah’s old nurse, Deborah, died. She was buried beneath the oak tree in the valley below Bethel. Ever since, the tree has been called Allon-bacuth (which means “oak of weeping”).

“Have I lied to anyone or deceived anyone?

A servant pampered from childhood will become a rebel.

The Roman officer and the other soldiers at the crucifixion were terrified by the earthquake and all that had happened. They said, “This man truly was the Son of God!”

When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.”

When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum.

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

His only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus went with him, he was surrounded by the crowds.

In Caesarea there lived a Roman army officer named Cornelius, who was a captain of the Italian Regiment.

As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of his personal attendants.

When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and asked, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!”

Paul called for one of the Roman officers and said, “Take this young man to the commander. He has something important to tell him.”

When the time came, we set sail for Italy. Paul and several other prisoners were placed in the custody of a Roman officer named Julius, a captain of the Imperial Regiment.

The next day when we docked at Sidon, Julius was very kind to Paul and let him go ashore to visit with friends so they could provide for his needs.

But the commanding officer wanted to spare Paul, so he didn’t let them carry out their plan. Then he ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and make for land.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord.




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