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Luke 7:3
And when news of Jesus came to his ears, he sent to him rulers of the Jews, requesting that he would come and make his servant well.
Luke 7:3 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 7:3 in other translations
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.
When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.
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In context
1 After he had come to the end of all his words in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum.
2 And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death.
3 And when news of Jesus came to his ears, he sent to him rulers of the Jews, requesting that he would come and make his servant well.
4 And they, when they came to Jesus, made their request warmly, saying,
5 It is right for you to do this for him, because he is a friend to our nation, and himself has put up a Synagogue for us.
6 And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to him, saying, Lord, do not give yourself trouble: for I am not important enough for you to come into my house:
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