Luke 7:3
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And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant.

Luke 8:41 And behold there came a man whose name was Jairus: and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at the feet of Jesus, beseeching him that he would come into his house:

Luke 9:38 And behold a man among the crowd cried out, saying: Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son, because he is my only one.

Matthew 8:5 And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,

John 4:47 He having heard that Jesus was come from Judea into Galilee, sent to him and prayed him to come down and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.

Philemon 1:10 I beseech thee for my son, whom I have begotten in my bands, Onesimus,

Context
The Faith of the Centurion
2And the servant of a certain centurion who was dear to him, being sick, was ready to die. 3And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant. 4And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying to him: He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him.…
Cross References
Matthew 8:5
And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,

Luke 7:2
And the servant of a certain centurion who was dear to him, being sick, was ready to die.

Luke 7:4
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying to him: He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him.

Lexicon
When
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[the centurion] heard
ἀκούσας (akousas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

about
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

Jesus,
Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

he sent
ἀπέστειλεν (apesteilen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 649: From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.

[some]
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jewish
Ἰουδαίων (Ioudaiōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

elders
πρεσβυτέρους (presbyterous)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4245: Comparative of presbus; older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist or Christian 'presbyter'.

to ask
ἐρωτῶν (erōtōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2065: Apparently from ereo; to interrogate; by implication, to request.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

to come
ἐλθὼν (elthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2064: To come, go.

[and] heal
διασώσῃ (diasōsē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1295: From dia and sozo; to save thoroughly, i.e. to cure, preserve, rescue, etc.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

servant.
δοῦλον (doulon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1401: (a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave. From deo; a slave.


Additional Translations
When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

And having heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, begging Him that having come, He might save his servant.

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent to him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.

And when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come and save his servant.

and having heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, begging him that he might come and save his bondman.

And when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come and save his servant.

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent to him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.

and the Captain, hearing about Jesus, sent to Him some of the Jewish Elders, begging Him to come and restore his servant to health.

When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.

and having heard about Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, beseeching him, that having come he might thoroughly save his servant.
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