Luc 7:4

4 Ceux-ci étant donc venus vers Jésus, le prièrent instamment, disant: Il est digne que tu lui accordes cela; car il aime notre nation,

Luc 7:4 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 7:4

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.

Luc 7:4 In-Context

2 Or, le serviteur d'un centenier, auquel il était fort cher, étant malade, allait mourir.

3 Et le centenier ayant entendu parler de Jésus, envoya vers lui des anciens des Juifs, pour le prier de venir guérir son serviteur.

4 Ceux-ci étant donc venus vers Jésus, le prièrent instamment, disant: Il est digne que tu lui accordes cela; car il aime notre nation,

5 Et c'est lui qui nous a fait bâtir la synagogue.

6 Jésus donc s'en alla avec eux. Et comme déjà il n'était plus loin de la maison, le centenier envoya vers lui des amis, lui dire: Seigneur, ne t'incommode point, car je ne mérite pas que tu entres sous mon toit.