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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And when the officer’s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having returned to the house, those having been sent found the servant in good health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And those who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant well who had been sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When the messengers who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The officer's friends returned and found the servant well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the men who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant healthy again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The messengers went back to the officer's house and found his servant well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant in perfect health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the ailing servant in good health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant well that had been sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And the friends who had been sent, on returning to the house, found the servant in perfect health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Those who were sent, returning to the house, found that the servant who had been sick was well. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and those sent, having turned back to the house, found the ailing servant in health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And having returned to the house, those having been sent found the servant in good health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and those sent, having turned back to the house, found the ailing servant in health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And those sent, having turned back to the house, found the servant being sick, restored to health.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they who were sent, being returned to the house, found the servant whole who had been sick. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And those who had been sent, upon returning to the house, found that the servant, who had been sick, was now healthy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When the messengers returned to the house, they found the slave in good health. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So those who were sent returned to the house, and found the servant who was sick, healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And those who had been sent returned to the house and they found that the servant who had been sick was already well.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And they that had been sent, returned to the house, and found the servant that had been sick restored to health.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And those having been sent, returning to the house, found the servant well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And they who were sent, on their return to the house, found the servant who was sick in perfect health.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and they that were sent, being return'd to the house, they found the servant, who had been sick, in good health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And the friends who had been sent, on returning to the house, found the servant in perfect health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And those <i>who were</i> sent, having returned to the house, found the servant well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And when they that were sent, returned to the house, they found the servant well, that had been sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/7-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=2594" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/7.htm">The Faith of the Centurion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.” <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And when</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3992.htm" title="3992: pemphthentes (V-APP-NMP) -- To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth. ">messengers</a> <a href="/greek/5290.htm" title="5290: hypostrepsantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To turn back, return. From hupo and strepho; to turn under, i.e. To return.">returned</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikon (N-AMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">house,</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heuron (V-AIA-3P) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">they found</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1401.htm" title="1401: doulon (N-AMS) -- (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave.">servant</a> <a href="/greek/5198.htm" title="5198: hygiainonta (V-PPA-AMS) -- From hugies; to have sound health, i.e. Be well; figuratively, to be uncorrupt.">in good health.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">11</span>Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-13.htm">Matthew 8:13</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-50.htm">John 4:50-53</a></span><br />“Go,” said Jesus. “Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at His word and departed. / And while he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive. / So he inquired as to the hour when his son had recovered, and they told him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-28.htm">Matthew 15:28</a></span><br />“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/5-34.htm">Mark 5:34</a></span><br />“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34-35</a></span><br />Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, / but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a></span><br />And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-20.htm">Romans 4:20-21</a></span><br />Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, / being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-15.htm">James 5:15</a></span><br />And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-14.htm">1 John 5:14-15</a></span><br />And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. / And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-22.htm">Matthew 9:22</a></span><br />Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/9-23.htm">Mark 9:23</a></span><br />“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-21.htm">Matthew 21:21-22</a></span><br />“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. / If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14</a></span><br />So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-20.htm">2 Chronicles 20:20</a></span><br />Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-13.htm">Matthew 8:13</a></b></br> And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, <i>so</i> be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-28.htm">Matthew 15:28</a></b></br> Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great <i>is</i> thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/9-23.htm">Mark 9:23</a></b></br> Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things <i>are</i> possible to him that believeth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/4-40.htm">Ailing</a> <a href="/luke/5-9.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/luke/7-8.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/genesis/41-12.htm">Captain's</a> <a href="/luke/7-9.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/luke/7-9.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/luke/7-9.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/luke/7-9.htm">Found</a> <a href="/luke/7-7.htm">Good</a> <a href="/luke/7-4.htm">Health</a> <a href="/luke/7-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/luke/7-3.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/luke/7-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/luke/7-9.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/7-7.htm">Message</a> <a href="/luke/2-43.htm">Returning</a> <a href="/luke/7-8.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/luke/7-2.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/luke/7-9.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/luke/7-9.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/luke/6-20.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/9-2.htm">Ailing</a> <a href="/luke/8-25.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/luke/12-43.htm">Bondman</a> <a href="/genesis/41-12.htm">Captain's</a> <a href="/luke/7-11.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/luke/7-50.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/luke/9-11.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/luke/7-11.htm">Found</a> <a href="/luke/7-22.htm">Good</a> <a href="/luke/7-11.htm">Health</a> <a href="/luke/7-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/luke/9-2.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/luke/22-30.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/luke/7-11.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/luke/8-2.htm">Message</a> <a href="/luke/7-11.htm">Returning</a> <a href="/luke/7-11.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/luke/9-2.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/luke/12-43.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/luke/7-44.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/luke/7-17.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/7-1.htm">Jesus finds a greater faith in the centurion;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/7-10.htm">heals his servant, being absent;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/7-11.htm">raises from death the widow's son at Nain;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/7-18.htm">answers John's messengers with the declaration of his miracles;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/7-24.htm">testifies to the people what opinion he held of John;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/7-31.htm">compares this generation to the children in the marketplaces,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/7-36.htm">and allowing his feet to be washed and anointed by a woman who was a sinner, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">44. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/7-44.htm">he shows how he is a friend to sinners, to forgive them their sins, upon their repentance.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And when the messengers returned to the house</b><br>This phrase indicates the completion of a mission. The messengers were sent by a Roman centurion, a man of authority, to seek Jesus' help for his servant. The centurion's faith is highlighted earlier in the chapter, as he believes Jesus can heal from a distance. The act of sending messengers reflects the centurion's humility and recognition of Jesus' authority. This event takes place in Capernaum, a significant location in Jesus' ministry, known for its archaeological remains that provide insight into the daily life of the time.<p><b>they found the servant in good health</b><br>The healing of the servant demonstrates Jesus' power over illness and His authority to heal without physical presence, emphasizing His divine nature. This miracle is a testament to the centurion's faith, which Jesus commends earlier in the chapter, saying He has not found such faith even in Israel. The healing also fulfills the messianic prophecies of Isaiah, which speak of the Messiah's power to heal and restore. This event prefigures the spiritual healing and salvation Jesus offers to all who believe, regardless of their background or status. The servant's restoration to health serves as a type of the ultimate healing and resurrection believers will experience through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>Central figure in the account, known for His authority and compassion. He performs the healing from a distance, demonstrating His divine power.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/centurion.htm">Centurion</a></b><br>A Roman officer who shows great faith in Jesus' ability to heal his servant. His humility and understanding of authority are noteworthy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/servant.htm">Servant</a></b><br>The individual who is healed by Jesus. His condition prompts the centurion to seek Jesus' help.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/messengers.htm">Messengers</a></b><br>Sent by the centurion to convey his request to Jesus. They play a crucial role in communicating between the centurion and Jesus.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/capernaum.htm">Capernaum</a></b><br>The town where this event takes place. It serves as a backdrop for many of Jesus' miracles and teachings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_beyond_sight.htm">Faith Beyond Sight</a></b><br>The centurion's faith in Jesus' word alone challenges us to trust in God's promises even when we cannot see immediate results.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_authority.htm">Understanding Authority</a></b><br>The centurion's recognition of Jesus' authority mirrors our need to submit to Christ's lordship in every area of our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercessory_role.htm">Intercessory Role</a></b><br>The messengers act as intermediaries, reminding us of the importance of praying and interceding for others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_compassion.htm">Divine Compassion</a></b><br>Jesus' willingness to heal the servant highlights His compassion and readiness to respond to genuine faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_barriers.htm">Cultural Barriers</a></b><br>The interaction between a Roman centurion and Jesus, a Jewish teacher, encourages us to transcend cultural and social barriers in our faith journey.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_need_intermediaries.htm">If God is all-powerful, why does He need intermediaries like angels and prophets?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_angels_real.htm">Are angels real?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_the_centurion_ask_jesus_himself.htm">Did the centurion personally ask Jesus to heal his slave in Capernaum? Yes (Matthew 8:5) or No, he sent others (Luke 7:3,6)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_embodies_the_essence_of_power.htm">Are they like God's angels in heaven?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Found the servant whole.</span>--Note St. Luke's characteristic use, as in <a href="/luke/5-31.htm" title="And Jesus answering said to them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.">Luke 5:31</a>, of a technical term for "healthy" or "convalescent."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.</span> Farrar suggests "convalescent" as a more accurate rendering than "whole." The Greek equivalent is one of the medical words we find in this Gospel of St. Luke. The words, "that had been sick," do not occur in the other authorities. They are omitted in the Revised Version. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/7-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">And [when]</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">messengers</span><br /><span class="grk">πεμφθέντες</span> <span class="translit">(pemphthentes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3992.htm">Strong's 3992: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">returned</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑποστρέψαντες</span> <span class="translit">(hypostrepsantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5290.htm">Strong's 5290: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, return. From hupo and strepho; to turn under, i.e. To return.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">house,</span><br /><span class="grk">οἶκον</span> <span class="translit">(oikon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dwelling; by implication, a family.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they found</span><br /><span class="grk">εὗρον</span> <span class="translit">(heuron)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">servant</span><br /><span class="grk">δοῦλον</span> <span class="translit">(doulon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1401.htm">Strong's 1401: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in good health.</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑγιαίνοντα</span> <span class="translit">(hygiainonta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5198.htm">Strong's 5198: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hugies; to have sound health, i.e. Be well; figuratively, to be uncorrupt.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/7-10.htm">Luke 7:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/7-10.htm">Luke 7:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/7-10.htm">Luke 7:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/7-10.htm">Luke 7:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/7-10.htm">Luke 7:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/7-10.htm">Luke 7:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/7-10.htm">Luke 7:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/7-10.htm">Luke 7:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/7-10.htm">Luke 7:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/7-10.htm">Luke 7:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/7-10.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 7:10 Those who were sent returning to (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/7-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 7:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 7:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/7-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 7:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 7:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>