Luke 7:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to him, saying, Lord, do not give yourself trouble: for I am not important enough for you to come into my house:

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  • Luke 8:49 : 49 While he was still talking, someone came from the house of the ruler of the Synagogue, saying, Your daughter is dead; do not go on troubling the Master.
  • Luke 15:19-21 : 19 I am no longer good enough to be named your son: make me like one of your servants. 20 And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss. 21 And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son.
  • Acts 10:38 : 38 About Jesus of Nazareth, how God gave the Holy Spirit to him, with power: and how he went about doing good and making well all who were troubled by evil spirits, for God was with him.
  • Jas 4:6 : 6 But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.
  • Jas 4:10 : 10 Make yourselves low in the eyes of the Lord and you will be lifted up by him.
  • Gen 32:10 : 10 I am less than nothing in comparison with all your mercies and your faith to me your servant; for with only my stick in my hand I went across Jordan, and now I have become two armies.
  • Prov 29:23 : 23 A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.
  • Matt 3:11 : 11 Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:
  • Matt 5:26-27 : 26 Truly I say to you, You will not come out from there till you have made payment of the very last farthing. 27 You have knowledge that it was said, You may not have connection with another man's wife:
  • Matt 20:28 : 28 Even as the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.
  • Mark 5:24 : 24 And he went with him; and a great number of people went after him, and came round him.
  • Luke 5:8 : 8 But Simon, when he saw it, went down at the knees of Jesus and said, Go away from me, O Lord, for I am a sinner.
  • Luke 7:4 : 4 And they, when they came to Jesus, made their request warmly, saying,

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  • Luke 7:7-10
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    7 And I had the feeling that I was not even good enough to come to you: but say the word only, and my servant will be well.

    8 For I, myself, am a man under authority, having men under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

    9 And when these things were said to Jesus, he was surprised, and, turning to the mass of people coming after him, said, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel.

    10 And when those who were sent came back to the house they saw that the servant was well.

  • Matt 8:5-10
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    5 And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request,

    6 Saying, Lord, my servant is ill in bed at the house, with no power in his body, and in great pain.

    7 And he said to him, I will come and make him well.

    8 And the captain in answer said, Lord, I am not good enough for you to come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be made well.

    9 Because I myself am a man under authority, having under me fighting men; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

    10 And when these words came to the ears of Jesus he was surprised, and said to those who came after him, Truly I say to you, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel.

  • Luke 7:1-5
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    1 After he had come to the end of all his words in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum.

    2 And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death.

    3 And when news of Jesus came to his ears, he sent to him rulers of the Jews, requesting that he would come and make his servant well.

    4 And they, when they came to Jesus, made their request warmly, saying,

    5 It is right for you to do this for him, because he is a friend to our nation, and himself has put up a Synagogue for us.

  • 13 And Jesus said to the captain, Go in peace; as your faith is, so let it be done to you. And the servant was made well in that hour.

  • 19 And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.

  • 47 When it came to his ears that Jesus had come from Judaea into Galilee, he went to him and made a request that he would come down to his son, who was near to death, and make him well.

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    11 And it came about that when they were on the way to Jerusalem he went through Samaria and Galilee.

    12 And when he went into a certain small town he came across ten men who were lepers, and they, keeping themselves at a distance,

    13 Said, in loud voices, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

    14 And when he saw them he said, Go, and let the priests see you. And, while they were going, they were made clean.

  • 2 And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

  • 13 And if the house is good enough, let your peace come on it: but if not, let your peace come back to you.

  • 14 And when they came to the people, a man went down on his knees to him, saying,

  • Matt 10:5-6
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    5 These twelve Jesus sent out and gave them orders, saying, Do not go among the Gentiles, or into any town of Samaria,

    6 But go to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel,

  • 47 And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.

  • 41 Then there came a man named Jairus, who was a ruler in the Synagogue: and he went down at the feet of Jesus, desiring him to come to his house;

  • 40 And a leper came to him and, going down on his knees before him, made a request, saying, If it is your pleasure, you have the power to make me clean.

  • 26 And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.

  • 12 And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.

  • 7 And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,

  • 7 And when they saw it, they were all angry, saying, He has gone into the house of a sinner.

  • 22 And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.

  • 7 And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.

  • 8 But Simon, when he saw it, went down at the knees of Jesus and said, Go away from me, O Lord, for I am a sinner.

  • 10 But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.

  • 19 And because of the mass of people, there was no way to get him in; so they went up on the top of the house and let him down through the roof, on his bed, into the middle in front of Jesus.

  • 10 And he said to them, Wherever you go into a house, make that your resting-place till you go away.

  • 57 And when they were on the way, a certain man said to him, I will come after you wherever you go.

  • 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

  • 37 And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

  • 4 And Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour, but in his country, and among his relations, and in his family.

  • 10 And he made strong prayers to him not to send them away out of the country.

  • 51 And when he came to the house he did not let any man go in with him, but only Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and her mother.

  • 29 But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour?

  • 7 But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,

  • 54 Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.

  • 4 And when they were unable to get near him because of all the people, they got the roof uncovered where he was: and when it was broken up, they let down the bed on which the man was.