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Luke 7:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10

Luke 7:1 NLT

When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum.

Luke 7:2 NLT

At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death.

Luke 7:3 NLT

When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave.

Luke 7:4 NLT

So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said

Luke 7:5 NLT

“for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.”

Luke 7:6 NLT

So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor.

Luke 7:8 NLT

I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.”

Luke 7:9 NLT

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!”

Luke 7:10 NLT

And when the officer’s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.