Luke 7:2

A centurion's beloved servant was gravely ill and near death. The setting establishes a desperate need that will display Jesus' power and the centurion's faith.

Cross-references · 21

• Gen 24:27And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
• John 4:46–47So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum.
• 2 Kgs 5:2–3And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.
• Gen 35:8But Deborah Rebekah’s nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.
• Gen 24:2–14And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
• John 11:2–3(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
• Gen 24:35–49And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
• Luke 8:42For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.
• Matt 27:54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
• Prov 29:21He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
• Gen 39:4–6And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
• Col 3:22Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
• Luke 23:47Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
• Job 31:5If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
• Acts 22:26When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
• Acts 10:1There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
• Acts 23:17Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.
• Acts 27:43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
• Acts 27:3And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
• Acts 27:1And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.
• Acts 10:7And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

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