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/>There a centurion&#8217s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And a certain servant of a centurion, who was valued highly to him, being sick, was about to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now a centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And a centurion&#8217s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And a certain centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And a centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now a [Roman] centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and on the verge of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A centurion’s servant, who was highly valued by him, was sick and about to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A centurion&#8217s slave, who was highly valued by him, was sick and about to die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick and at the point of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In this town an army officer's servant was sick and about to die. The officer liked his servant very much. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick and at the point of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There a Roman army officer's valuable slave was sick and near death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A Roman officer there had a servant who was very dear to him; the man was sick and about to die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />There a centurion's servant, whom he valued highly, was sick and about to die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A centurion there had a slave who was highly regarded, but who was sick and at the point of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick and at the point of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and ready to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Here the servant of a certain Captain, a man dear to his master, was ill and at the point of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and at the point of death. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and a certain centurion’s servant being ill, was about to die, who was much valued by him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And a certain servant of a centurion, who was valued highly to him, being sick, was about to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and a certain centurion's servant being ill, was about to die, who was much valued by him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a certain centurion's servant being sick, was about to die; which was highly valued by him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the servant of a certain centurion, who was dear to him, being sick, was ready to die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now the servant of a certain centurion was dying, due to an illness. And he was very dear to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A centurion there had a slave who was ill and about to die, and he was valuable to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />A centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly, and who was ill and close to death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now the servant of a centurion was seriously sick, one who was very dear to him; and he was near death.<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 />But the servant of a certain Centurion who was precious to him had become ill, and he had come near to death.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and about to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And the servant of a certain centurion, being sick, was about to die, who was precious to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And the servant of a certain centurion, who was very valuable to him, being seized with an illness, was ready to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />where a certain centurion had a servant whom he greatly valued, lying sick and ready to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Here the servant of a certain Captain, a man dear to his master, was ill and at the point of death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, being ill, was about to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />whom he had a great value for, was ill and ready to die;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/7-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=2519" 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">1</span>When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">There</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tinos (IPro-GMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">a</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/1784.htm" title="1784: entimos (Adj-NMS) -- (held precious, hence) precious, honored, honorable in rank. From en and time; valued.">highly valued</a> <a href="/greek/1401.htm" title="1401: doulos (N-NMS) -- (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave.">servant</a> <a href="/greek/1543.htm" title="1543: Hekatontarchou (N-GMS) -- A centurion of the Roman army. Or hekatontarchos hek-at-on'-tar-khos; from hekaton and archo; the captain of one hundred men.">of a centurion</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">was</a> <a href="/greek/2560.htm" title="2560: kakōs (Adv) -- Badly, evilly, wrongly. From kakos; badly.">sick</a> <a href="/greek/3195.htm" title="3195: ēmellen (V-IIA-3S) -- A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.">and about</a> <a href="/greek/5053.htm" title="5053: teleutan (V-PNA) -- To end, finish, die, complete. From a presumed derivative of teleo; to finish life, i.e. Expire.">to die.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">3</span>When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.…<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/8-5.htm">Matthew 8:5-13</a></span><br />When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him, / “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.” / “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-46.htm">John 4:46-54</a></span><br />So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. / When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. / Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-1.htm">Acts 10:1-2</a></span><br />At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment. / He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Matthew 15:21-28</a></span><br />Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. / And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Mark 7:24-30</a></span><br />Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice. / Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet. / Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-22.htm">Acts 10:22</a></span><br />“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/22-25.htm">Acts 22:25-29</a></span><br />But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?” / On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.” / The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-12.htm">Romans 10:12-13</a></span><br />For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him, / for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Ephesians 2:11-13</a></span><br />Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)— / remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. / But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-1.htm">1 Timothy 2:1-4</a></span><br />First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone— / for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity. / This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-17.htm">1 Kings 17:17-24</a></span><br />Later, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill, and his sickness grew worse and worse, until no breath remained in him. / “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?” / But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1-14</a></span><br />Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-6.htm">Isaiah 56:6-8</a></span><br />And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant— / I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.” / Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a></span><br />He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a></span><br />I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick, and ready to die.</p><p class="hdg">centurion's.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/23-47.htm">Luke 23:47</a></b></br> Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-54.htm">Matthew 27:54</a></b></br> Now 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/10-1.htm">Acts 10:1</a></b></br> There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian <i>band</i>,</p><p class="hdg">who.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-2.htm">Genesis 24:2-14,27,35-49</a></b></br> And 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: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/35-8.htm">Genesis 35:8</a></b></br> But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allonbachuth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/39-4.htm">Genesis 39:4-6</a></b></br> And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all <i>that</i> he had he put into his hand… </p><p class="hdg">was sick.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/8-42.htm">Luke 8:42</a></b></br> For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/4-46.htm">John 4:46,47</a></b></br> So 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/11-2.htm">John 11:2,3</a></b></br> (It was <i>that</i> Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/7-1.htm">Capernaum</a> <a href="/mark/15-45.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/mark/15-45.htm">Centurion</a> <a href="/acts/11-12.htm">Centurion's</a> <a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/luke/4-29.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/2-26.htm">Die</a> <a href="/luke/7-1.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/luke/7-1.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/luke/1-28.htm">Highly</a> <a href="/luke/5-31.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/luke/6-47.htm">Master</a> <a href="/luke/4-9.htm">Point</a> <a href="/luke/3-4.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/luke/1-48.htm">Regarded</a> <a href="/luke/4-20.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/luke/5-32.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/mark/14-47.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/luke/6-39.htm">Teaching</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/10-15.htm">Capernaum</a> <a href="/luke/7-3.htm">Captain</a> <a href="/luke/7-3.htm">Centurion</a> <a href="/acts/11-12.htm">Centurion's</a> <a href="/luke/7-3.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/luke/7-3.htm">Death</a> <a href="/luke/8-52.htm">Die</a> <a href="/luke/11-1.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/luke/7-4.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/luke/16-15.htm">Highly</a> <a href="/luke/7-3.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/luke/7-3.htm">Master</a> <a href="/luke/7-3.htm">Point</a> <a href="/luke/7-27.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/luke/18-2.htm">Regarded</a> <a href="/luke/7-3.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/luke/7-10.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/luke/7-3.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/luke/8-4.htm">Teaching</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 /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/luke/7.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>There</b><br />The word "there" situates the narrative in a specific location, which is Capernaum, as mentioned in the preceding verse. Capernaum was a significant town in Jesus' ministry, often serving as a base for His operations. It was a bustling hub of commerce and culture, located on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. This setting underscores the accessibility of Jesus' ministry to both Jews and Gentiles, as Capernaum was a melting pot of different cultures and peoples.<p><b>a highly valued servant</b><br />The Greek term for "servant" here is "δοῦλος" (doulos), which can mean a bond-servant or slave. The phrase "highly valued" indicates that this servant was not just any servant but one who was esteemed and precious to the centurion. This highlights the centurion's character, showing that he valued his servant beyond mere utility, reflecting a compassionate and humane attitude. In the Roman world, where slaves were often seen as property, this centurion's regard for his servant is noteworthy and sets the stage for the centurion's faith and humility later in the passage.<p><b>of a centurion</b><br />A centurion was a Roman officer in charge of approximately one hundred soldiers. The presence of a centurion in the narrative is significant, as it introduces a Gentile figure into the story. Centurions were known for their discipline, leadership, and authority. This particular centurion's interaction with Jesus is remarkable because it demonstrates the breaking down of ethnic and religious barriers. The centurion's faith and respect for Jesus, a Jewish teacher, exemplify the universality of Jesus' mission and the inclusivity of the Gospel message.<p><b>was sick</b><br />The Greek word used here is "κακῶς ἔχων" (kakōs echōn), which means to be ill or in a bad condition. The servant's illness is severe, as indicated by the subsequent phrase "about to die." This situation sets the stage for a miracle, highlighting Jesus' power over sickness and death. It also emphasizes the desperation and urgency of the centurion's plea, reflecting the human condition's vulnerability and the need for divine intervention.<p><b>and about to die</b><br />The phrase "about to die" underscores the critical nature of the servant's condition. It conveys a sense of impending doom and the limitations of human ability to save or heal. This dire situation amplifies the miraculous nature of what is to follow and sets the stage for a demonstration of Jesus' authority over life and death. It also serves as a reminder of the fragility of life and the hope that Jesus brings, offering life even in the face of death. This moment foreshadows the ultimate victory over death that Jesus will achieve through His resurrection.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">A certain centurion's servant.</span>--See Notes on <a href="/context/matthew/8-5.htm" title="And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,">Matthew 8:5-13</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Was dear unto him.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">was precious,</span> the dearness of value, but not necessarily of affection. St. Luke is here, contrary to what we might have expected, less precise than St. Matthew, who states that the slave was "sick of the palsy." Had the physician been unable to satisfy himself from what he heard as to the nature of the disease? The details that follow show that he had made inquiries, and was able to supply some details which St. Matthew had not given.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And a certain centurion's servant</span>; literally, <span class="accented">slave.</span> The difference is important, as we shall see in the picture presented to us of the centurion's character. A centurion was an officer in the Roman army: the grade answers to the modern European captain - German, <span class="accented">hauptmann</span>; the command included a hundred soldiers. Scholars are not agreed respecting the special service of this particular officer. Some consider he was a Greek or Syrian holding a commission under the prince of the country, the tetrach Herod Antipas; others, that he was in the service of the empire, with a small detachment of the garrison of Caesarea, doing duty at the important lake-city, probably in connection with the revenue. It is clear that Roman garrisons at this period were dotted about the various centres of population in these semi-dependent states. At Jerusalem we know a considerable Roman force was stationed, professedly to keep order in the turbulent capital, but really, no doubt, to overawe the national party. <span class="cmt_word">Was sick, and ready to die</span>. St. Matthew calls the disease paralysis, and adds that the sufferer was in extreme pain. The disorder was probably some dangerous form of rheumatic fever, which not unfrequently attacks the region of the heart, and is accompanied with severe pain, and proves in many instances fatal. The ordinary, paralysis would scarcely be accompanied with the acute pain mentioned by St. Matthew. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/7-2.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">[There]</span><br /><span class="grk">δέ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a</span><br /><span class="grk">τινος</span> <span class="translit">(tinos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">highly valued</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔντιμος</span> <span class="translit">(entimos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1784.htm">Strong's 1784: </a> </span><span class="str2">(held precious, hence) precious, honored, honorable in rank. From en and time; valued.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">servant</span><br /><span class="grk">δοῦλος</span> <span class="translit">(doulos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative 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">of a centurion</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἑκατοντάρχου</span> <span class="translit">(Hekatontarchou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1543.htm">Strong's 1543: </a> </span><span class="str2">A centurion of the Roman army. Or hekatontarchos hek-at-on'-tar-khos; from hekaton and archo; the captain of one hundred men.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔχων</span> <span class="translit">(echōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sick</span><br /><span class="grk">κακῶς</span> <span class="translit">(kakōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2560.htm">Strong's 2560: </a> </span><span class="str2">Badly, evilly, wrongly. From kakos; badly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] about</span><br /><span class="grk">ἤμελλεν</span> <span class="translit">(ēmellen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3195.htm">Strong's 3195: </a> </span><span class="str2">A strengthened form of melo; to intend, i.e. Be about to be, do, or suffer something.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to die.</span><br /><span class="grk">τελευτᾶν</span> <span class="translit">(teleutan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5053.htm">Strong's 5053: </a> </span><span class="str2">To end, finish, die, complete. 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