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Luke 7:4

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;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Capernaum;   Centurion;   Faith;   Heathen;   Jesus, the Christ;   Kindness;   Liberality;   Love;   Miracles;   Prayer;   Religion;   Servant;   Scofield Reference Index - Forgiveness;   Resurrection;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Centurion;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Luke, gospel of;   Synagogue;   War;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Palsy;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Banquets;   Jesus Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Capernaum;   Centurion;   Instant;   John, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Boy ;   Centurion ;   Complacency;   Consciousness;   Cures;   Grecians, Greeks;   Individuality;   Joanna ;   Logia;   Nationality;   Paralysis;   Police;   Proselyte (2);   Winter ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Instant, Instantly;   Miracles;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Instant, Instantly,;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Instant;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - New Testament;  

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;
Good News Translation
They came to Jesus and begged him earnestly, "This man really deserves your help.
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,
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 And whanne he hadde fulfillid alle hise wordis in to the eeris of the puple, he entride in to Cafarnaum. 2 But a seruaunt of a centurien, that was precious to hym, was sijk, and drawynge to the deeth. 3 And whanne he hadde herd of Jhesu, he sente to hym the eldere men of Jewis, and preiede hym, that he wolde come, and heele his seruaunt. 4 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; 5 for he loueth oure folk, and he bildide to vs a synagoge. 6 And Jhesus wente with hem. And whanne he was not fer fro the hous, the centurien sente to hym freendis, and seide, Lord, nyle thou be trauelid, for Y am not worthi, that thou entre vnder my roof; 7 for which thing and Y demede not my silf worthi, that Y come to thee; but seie thou bi word, and my child schal be helid. 8 For Y am a man ordeyned vndur power, and haue knyytis vndur me; and Y seie to this, Go, and he goith, and to anothir, Come, and he cometh, and to my seruaunt, Do this thing, and he doith. 9 And whanne this thing was herd, Jhesus wondride; and seide to the puple suynge hym, Treuli Y seie to you, nether in Israel Y foond so greet feith. 10 And thei that weren sent, turneden ayen home, and founden the seruaunt hool, which was sijk.

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
and ech litil tre of erthe bifore that it sprong out in erthe; and he made ech erbe of the feeld bifore that it buriownede. For the Lord God had not reyned on erthe, and no man was that wrouyte erthe;
Genesis 6:3
And God seide, My spirit schal not dwelle in man with outen ende, for he is fleisch; and the daies of hym schulen be an hundrid and twenti yeer.
Genesis 6:7
and seide, Y schal do awei man, whom Y made of nouyt, fro the face of the erthe, fro man til to lyuynge thingis, fro crepynge beeste til to the briddis of heuene; for it repentith me that Y made hem.
Genesis 6:13
he seide to Noe, The ende of al fleisch is comen bifore me; the erthe is fillid with wickidnesse of the face of hem, and Y schal distrye hem with the erthe.
Genesis 6:17
Lo! Y schal brynge `watris of diluuye ether greet flood on erthe, and Y schal sle ech fleisch in which is the spirit of lijf vndir heuene, and alle thingis that ben in erthe, schulen be wastid.
Genesis 7:10
And whanne seuene daies hadden passid, the watris of the greet flood flowiden on erthe.
Genesis 7:11
In the sixe hundrid yeer of the lijf of Noe, in the secunde moneth, in the seuententhe dai of the moneth, alle the wellis of the greet see weren brokun, and the wyndowis of heuene weren opened,
Genesis 7:12
and reyn was maad on erthe fourti daies and fourti nyytis.
Genesis 7:17
And the greet flood was maad fourti daies and fourti niytis on erthe, and the watris weren multiplied, and reiseden the schip on hiy fro erthe.
Genesis 7:21
And ech fleisch was wastid that was moued on erthe, of briddis, of lyuynge beestis, of vnresonable beestis, and of alle `reptilis that crepen on erthe.

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.


 
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