3And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
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And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house:
When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.
And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child.
I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)Some difference there is between this story of the cure of the centurion’s servant as it is related here and as we had it in Matt. 8:5 There it was said that the centurion came to Christ; here it is said that he sent to him first some of the elders of the Jews (Luke 7:3), and afterwards some other friends , Luke 7:6. But it is a rule that we are said to do that which we do by another—Quod facimus…
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