Luke 7:4

Good News Translation

They came to Jesus and begged him earnestly, "This man really deserves your help.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to grant this,

King James Version (1611)
And when they came to Iesus, they besought him instantly, saying, that hee was worthy for whome hee should doe this.

King James Version
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

English Standard Version
And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy to have you do this for him,

New American Standard Bible
When they came to Jesus, they strongly urged Him, saying, "He is worthy for You to grant this to him;

New Century Version
The men went to Jesus and begged him, saying, "This officer is worthy of your help.

Amplified Bible
When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with Him earnestly [to come], saying, "He is worthy for You to do this for him,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they came to Jesus, they earnestly implored Him, saying, "He is worthy for You to grant this to him;

Legacy Standard Bible
And when they came to Jesus, they were earnestly pleading with Him, saying, "He is worthy for You to grant this to him;

Berean Standard Bible
They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, "This man is worthy to have You grant this,

Contemporary English Version
The leaders went to Jesus and begged him to do something. They said, "This man deserves your help!

Complete Jewish Bible
They came to Yeshua and pleaded earnestly with him, "He really deserves to have you do this,

Darby Translation
But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,

Easy-to-Read Version
The men went to Jesus. They begged Jesus to help the officer. They said, "This officer is worthy to have your help.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So they came to Iesus, and besought him instantly, saying that hee was worthy that hee should doe this for him:

George Lamsa Translation
When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, He is worthy to have this done for him;

Lexham English Bible
And when they came to Jesus, they began imploring him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy that you grant this for him,

Literal Translation
And coming to Jesus, they earnestly begged Him, saying, He to whom You give this is worthy.

American Standard Version
And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him;

Bible in Basic English
And they, when they came to Jesus, made their request warmly, saying,

Hebrew Names Version
When they came to Yeshua, they begged him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy for you to do this for him,

International Standard Version
So they went to Jesus and begged him repeatedly, "He deserves to have this done for him,

Etheridge Translation
And they, when they came to Jeshu, besought of him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou do this for him;

Murdock Translation
And when they came to Jesus, they entreated him earnestly, and said: He is worthy that thou shouldst do this for him;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when they came to Iesus, they besought hym instantly, saying he is worthy that thou shouldest do this for hym.

English Revised Version
And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him:

World English Bible
When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy for you to do this for him,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And coming to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom thou shouldest do this.

Weymouth's New Testament
And they, when they came to Jesus, earnestly entreated Him, pleading, "He deserves to have this favour granted him,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei camen to Jhesu, thei preieden hym bisili, and seiden to hym, For he is worthi, that thou graunte to hym this thing;

Update Bible Version
And they, when they came to Jesus, implored him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that you should do this for him;

Webster's Bible Translation
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

New English Translation
When they came to Jesus, they urged him earnestly, "He is worthy to have you do this for him,

New King James Version
And when they came to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that the one for whom He should do this was deserving,

New Living Translation
So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. "If anyone deserves your help, he does," they said,

New Life Bible
They came to Jesus and begged Him, saying, "The man is respected and should have this done for him.

New Revised Standard
When they came to Jesus, they appealed to him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy of having you do this for him,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, they, coming near unto Jesus, began beseeching him earnestly, saying - Worthy, is he for whom thou mayest do this,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying to him: He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him.

Revised Standard Version
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy to have you do this for him,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they came to Iesus and besought him instantly sayinge: He is worthi that thou shuldest do this for him.

Young's Literal Translation
And they, having come near unto Jesus, were calling upon him earnestly, saying -- `He is worthy to whom thou shalt do this,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But wha they came to Iesus, they besought him instantly, & sayde: He is worthy yt thou shuldest shewe this for him,

Mace New Testament (1729)
accordingly they came to Jesus and earnestly pressed him, saying, he very well deserves you should do him this favour; for he loves our nation,

Simplified Cowboy Version
They came up to Jesus and said, "We're beggin' you to come help the marshal's deputy.

Contextual Overview

¹ When Jesus had finished saying all these things to the people, he went to Capernaum. ² A Roman officer there had a servant who was very dear to him; the man was sick and about to die. ³ When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his servant. ⁴ They came to Jesus and begged him earnestly, "This man really deserves your help. ⁵ He loves our people and he himself built a synagogue for us." ⁶ So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the officer sent friends to tell him, "Sir, don't trouble yourself. I do not deserve to have you come into my house, ⁷ neither do I consider myself worthy to come to you in person. Just give the order, and my servant will get well. ⁸ I, too, am a man placed under the authority of superior officers, and I have soldiers under me. I order this one, ‘Go!' and he goes; I order that one, ‘Come!' and he comes; and I order my slave, ‘Do this!' and he does it." ⁹ Jesus was surprised when he heard this; he turned around and said to the crowd following him, "I tell you, I have never found faith like this, not even in Israel!" ¹⁰ The messengers went back to the officer's house and found his servant well.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

worthy: Luke 7:6, Luke 7:7, Luke 20:35, Matthew 10:11, Matthew 10:13, Matthew 10:37, Matthew 10:38, Revelation 3:4

Reciprocal: Genesis 23:8 - entreat Luke 4:38 - they Acts 10:2 - which Acts 10:22 - of good 2 Timothy 4:2 - be James 5:16 - Confess

Cross-References

Genesis 2:5
there were no plants on the earth and no seeds had sprouted, because he had not sent any rain, and there was no one to cultivate the land;

Genesis 6:3
Then the Lord said, "I will not allow people to live forever; they are mortal. From now on they will live no longer than 120 years."

Genesis 6:7
that he said, "I will wipe out these people I have created, and also the animals and the birds, because I am sorry that I made any of them."

Genesis 6:13
God said to Noah, "I have decided to put an end to all people. I will destroy them completely, because the world is full of their violent deeds.

Genesis 6:17
I am going to send a flood on the earth to destroy every living being. Everything on the earth will die,

Genesis 7:10
Seven days later the flood came.

Genesis 7:11
When Noah was six hundred years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month all the outlets of the vast body of water beneath the earth burst open, all the floodgates of the sky were opened,

Genesis 7:12
and rain fell on the earth for forty days and nights.

Genesis 7:17
The flood continued for forty days, and the water became deep enough for the boat to float.

Genesis 7:21
Every living being on the earth died—every bird, every animal, and every person.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when they came to Jesus,.... To that part of the city where he was; either at Peter's house, where he used to be when in this place; or rather it might be as he was passing along the streets, that they came up to him

they besought him instantly; or with great vehemence and importunity; very studiously and carefully they urged the case, and pressed him much to it:

saying, he was worthy for whom he should do this; or, "for whom thou shouldst do this", as the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read, and some copies; and which reading connects the words best. This speech of theirs savours of their "pharisaic" tenet and notion of merit, and is very different from the sense the poor centurion had of himself.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They besought him instantly - Urgently or earnestly.

He was worthy - The centurion. He had showed favor to the Jews, and it was not improper to show him a kindness.