Luke 7:2

2 Now a certain centurion's slave, who was esteemed by him, {was sick} [and] was about to die.

Luke 7:2 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 7:2

And a certain centurion's servant
The same that Matthew makes mention of, ( Matthew 8:5 Matthew 8:6 ) , (See Gill on Matthew 8:5). (See Gill on Matthew 8:6).

who was dear unto him;
to the centurion, being an honest, upright, faithful, and obliging servant; as Tabi was to Rabban Gamaliel, of whom his master said ^F12,

``Tabi my servant, is not as other servants, (hyh rvk) , "he is upright".''

was sick:
of a palsy; see ( Matthew 8:6 ) ,

and ready to die;
in all appearance his case was desperate, and there was no help for him by any human means, which makes the following cure, the more remarkable.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 16. 2.

Luke 7:2 In-Context

1 After he had finished all his statements in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

2 Now a certain centurion's slave, who was esteemed by him, {was sick} [and] was about to die.

3 So [when he] heard about Jesus, he sent Jewish elders to him, asking him that he would come [and] cure his slave.

4 And [when they] came to Jesus, they began imploring him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy [that] you grant this for him,

5 because he loves our nation and he himself built the synagogue for us."

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "was having badly"
• [b] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("was having") has been translated as a finite verb