Luke 7:2

2 Here the servant of a certain Captain, a man dear to his master, was ill and at the point of death;

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 teaching all these things in the hearing of the people, He went into Capernaum.

2 Here the servant of a certain Captain, a man dear to his master, was ill and at the point of death;

3 and the Captain, hearing about Jesus, sent to Him some of the Jewish Elders, begging Him to come and restore his servant to health.

4 And they, when they came to Jesus, earnestly entreated Him, pleading, "He deserves to have this favour granted him,

5 for he loves our nation, and at his own expense he built our synagogue for us."