Lucas 7:4

4 De todo corazón, le suplicaron a Jesús que ayudara al hombre. Le dijeron: «Si alguien merece tu ayuda, es él;

Lucas 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.

Lucas 7:4 In-Context

2 En ese tiempo, un apreciado esclavo de un oficial romano
estaba enfermo y a punto de morir.

3 Cuando el oficial oyó hablar de Jesús, envió a unos respetados ancianos judíos a pedirle que fuera a sanar a su esclavo.

4 De todo corazón, le suplicaron a Jesús que ayudara al hombre. Le dijeron: «Si alguien merece tu ayuda, es él;

5 pues ama al pueblo judío y hasta construyó una sinagoga para nosotros».

6 Entonces Jesús fue con ellos; pero, justo antes de que llegaran a la casa, el oficial envió a unos amigos a decir: «Señor, no te molestes en venir a mi casa, porque no soy digno de tanto honor.