Luke 7:1-10 (New Living Translation)
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When Jesus had finished saying all this, he went back to Capernaum.
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Now the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death.
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When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish leaders to ask him to come and heal his slave.
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So they earnestly begged Jesus to come with them and help the man. "If anyone deserves your help, it is he," they said,
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"for he loves the Jews and even built a synagogue for us."
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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.
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I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.
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I know 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 or that,' they do it."
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When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd, he said, "I tell you, I haven't seen faith like this in all the land of Israel!"
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And when the officer's friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.
Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. (New Living Translation - The Bible Online)
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