When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave.
Parallel translations
- WEB When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.
- KJV 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.
- BSB When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
- NKJV So when he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with Him to come and heal his servant.
- NASB When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, asking Him to come and save the life of his slave.
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Quick answer
Hearing of Jesus, the centurion sent Jewish elders to ask Him to come heal his servant. His action shows both humility and confidence in Jesus' power.
Overview
The centurion approached Jesus indirectly through respected Jewish elders, reflecting his sensitivity to Jewish-Gentile relations. His appeal reveals genuine trust that Jesus could save his dying servant. This Gentile's reliance on Jesus foreshadows the wider inclusion of the nations in God's saving plan.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Matt 8:5When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,
- Phlm 1:10I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,
- Luke 9:38Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.
- John 4:47When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and begged him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.
- Luke 8:41Behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet, and begged him to come into his house,
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