Luke 7:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A centurion there had a slave who was highly regarded, but who was sick and at the point of death.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 24:2-9 : 2 Abraham said to his servant, the senior one in his household who was in charge of everything he had,“Put your hand under my thigh 3 so that I may make you solemnly promise by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living. 4 You must go instead to my country and to my relatives to find a wife for my son Isaac.” 5 The servant asked him,“What if the woman is not willing to come back with me to this land? Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?” 6 “Be careful never to take my son back there!” Abraham told him. 7 “The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and the land of my relatives, promised me with a solemn oath,‘To your descendants I will give this land.’ He will send his angel before you so that you may find a wife for my son from there. 8 But if the woman is not willing to come back with you, you will be free from this oath of mine. But you must not take my son back there!” 9 So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes. 10 Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all kinds of gifts from his master at his disposal. He journeyed to the region of Aram Naharaim and the city of Nahor. 11 He made the camels kneel down by the well outside the city. It was evening, the time when the women would go out to draw water. 12 He prayed,“O LORD, God of my master Abraham, guide me today. Be faithful to my master Abraham. 13 Here I am, standing by the spring, and the daughters of the people who live in the town are coming out to draw water. 14 I will say to a young woman,‘Please lower your jar so I may drink.’ May the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac reply,‘Drink, and I’ll give your camels water too.’ In this way I will know that you have been faithful to my master.”
  • Gen 24:27 : 27 saying“Praised be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his faithful love for my master! The LORD has led me to the house of my master’s relatives!”
  • Gen 24:35-49 : 35 “The LORD has richly blessed my master and he has become very wealthy. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys. 36 My master’s wife Sarah bore a son to him when she was old, and my master has given him everything he owns. 37 My master made me swear an oath. He said,‘You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living, 38 but you must go to the family of my father and to my relatives to find a wife for my son.’ 39 But I said to my master,‘What if the woman does not want to go with me?’ 40 He answered,‘The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you. He will make your journey a success and you will find a wife for my son from among my relatives, from my father’s family. 41 You will be free from your oath if you go to my relatives and they will not give her to you. Then you will be free from your oath.’ 42 When I came to the spring today, I prayed,‘O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if you have decided to make my journey successful, may events unfold as follows: 43 Here I am, standing by the spring. When the young woman goes out to draw water, I’ll say,“Please give me a little water to drink from your jug.” 44 Then she will reply to me,“Drink, and I’ll draw water for your camels too.” May that woman be the one whom the LORD has chosen for my master’s son.’ 45 “Before I finished praying in my heart, along came Rebekah with her water jug on her shoulder! She went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her,‘Please give me a drink.’ 46 She quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and said,‘Drink, and I’ll give your camels water too.’ So I drank, and she also gave the camels water. 47 Then I asked her,‘Whose daughter are you?’ She replied,‘The daughter of Bethuel the son of Nahor, whom Milcah bore to Nahor.’ I put the ring in her nose and the bracelets on her wrists. 48 Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD. I praised the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me on the right path to find the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son. 49 Now, if you will show faithful love to my master, tell me. But if not, tell me as well, so that I may go on my way.”
  • Gen 35:8 : 8 (Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel; thus it was named Oak of Weeping.)
  • Gen 39:4-6 : 4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar appointed Joseph overseer of his household and put him in charge of everything he owned. 5 From the time Potiphar appointed him over his household and over all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household for Joseph’s sake. The blessing of the LORD was on everything that he had, both in his house and in his fields. 6 So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; he gave no thought to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well built and good-looking.
  • 2 Kgs 5:2-3 : 2 Raiding parties went out from Syria and took captive from the land of Israel a young girl, who became a servant to Naaman’s wife. 3 She told her mistress,“If only my master were in the presence of the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his skin disease.”
  • Job 31:5 : 5 If I have walked in falsehood, and if my foot has hastened to deceit–
  • Prov 29:21 : 21 If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.
  • Matt 27:54 : 54 Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said,“Truly this one was God’s Son!”
  • Luke 8:42 : 42 because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed around him.
  • Luke 23:47 : 47 Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said,“Certainly this man was innocent!”
  • John 4:46-47 : 46 Healing the Royal Official’s Son Now he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had made the water wine. In Capernaum there was a certain royal official whose son was sick. 47 When he heard that Jesus had come back from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and begged him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.
  • John 11:2-3 : 2 (Now it was Mary who anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and wiped his feet dry with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 So the sisters sent a message to Jesus,“Lord, look, the one you love is sick.”
  • Acts 10:1 : 1 Peter Visits Cornelius Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.
  • Acts 10:7 : 7 When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,
  • Acts 22:26 : 26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commanding officer and reported it, saying,“What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”
  • Acts 23:17 : 17 Paul called one of the centurions and said,“Take this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to report to him.”
  • Acts 27:1 : 1 Paul and Company Sail for Rome When it was decided we would sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.
  • Acts 27:3 : 3 The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius, treating Paul kindly, allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed.
  • Acts 27:43 : 43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul’s life, prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,
  • Col 3:22-4:1 : 22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching– like those who are strictly people-pleasers– but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord. 23 Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people, 24 because you know that you will receive your inheritance from the Lord as the reward. Serve the Lord Christ. 25 For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions. 1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Luke 7:3-14
    12 verses
    85%

    3When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave.

    4When they came to Jesus, they urged him earnestly,“He is worthy to have you do this for him,

    5because he loves our nation, and even built our synagogue.”

    6So Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to him,“Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof!

    7That is why I did not presume to come to you. Instead, say the word, and my servant must be healed.

    8For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one,‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another,‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave,‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

    9When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him. He turned and said to the crowd that followed him,“I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith!”

    10So when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave well.

    11Raising a Widow’s Son Soon afterward Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.

    12As he approached the town gate, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother(who was a widow), and a large crowd from the town was with her.

    13When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her,“Do not weep.”

    14Then he came up and touched the bier, and those who carried it stood still. He said,“Young man, I say to you, get up!”

  • Matt 8:5-9
    5 verses
    84%

    5Healing the Centurion’s Servant When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help:

    6“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish.”

    7Jesus said to him,“I will come and heal him.”

    8But the centurion replied,“Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof! Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed.

    9For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one,‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

  • Matt 8:13-15
    3 verses
    79%

    13Then Jesus said to the centurion,“Go; just as you believed, it will be done for you.” And the servant was healed at that hour.

    14Healings at Peter’s House Now when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever.

    15He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve them.

  • Luke 7:1
    76%

    1Healing the Centurion’s Slave After Jesus had finished teaching all this to the people, he entered Capernaum.

  • John 4:46-47
    2 verses
    75%

    46Healing the Royal Official’s Son Now he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had made the water wine. In Capernaum there was a certain royal official whose son was sick.

    47When he heard that Jesus had come back from Judea to Galilee, he went to him and begged him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.

  • Matt 17:14
    70%

    14The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,

  • John 4:51-52
    2 verses
    70%

    51While he was on his way down, his slaves met him and told him that his son was going to live.

    52So he asked them the time when his condition began to improve, and they told him,“Yesterday at one o’clock in the afternoon the fever left him.”

  • Acts 10:7
    69%

    7When the angel who had spoken to him departed, Cornelius called two of his personal servants and a devout soldier from among those who served him,

  • John 4:49
    69%

    49“Sir,” the official said to him,“come down before my child dies.”

  • Acts 10:1
    69%

    1Peter Visits Cornelius Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.

  • Luke 8:41-42
    2 verses
    69%

    41Then a man named Jairus, who was a leader of the synagogue, came up. Falling at Jesus’ feet, he pleaded with him to come to his house,

    42because he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds pressed around him.

  • Luke 23:47
    69%

    47Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said,“Certainly this man was innocent!”

  • Mark 15:44
    68%

    44Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time.

  • John 11:3
    68%

    3So the sisters sent a message to Jesus,“Lord, look, the one you love is sick.”

  • Matt 27:54
    68%

    54Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said,“Truly this one was God’s Son!”

  • Matt 9:18
    68%

    18Restoration and Healing As he was saying these things, a leader came, bowed low before him, and said,“My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live.”

  • Luke 17:7
    68%

    7“Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep,‘Come at once and sit down for a meal’?

  • Acts 22:26
    68%

    26When the centurion heard this, he went to the commanding officer and reported it, saying,“What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”

  • Mark 5:22-23
    2 verses
    67%

    22Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came up, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet.

    23He asked him urgently,“My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live.”

  • Mark 1:40
    67%

    40Cleansing a Leper Now a leper came to him and fell to his knees, asking for help.“If you are willing, you can make me clean,” he said.

  • Matt 8:2
    67%

    2And a leper approached and bowed low before him, saying,“Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

  • Mark 15:39
    67%

    39Now when the centurion, who stood in front of him, saw how he died, he said,“Truly this man was God’s Son!”

  • Mark 1:30
    67%

    30Simon’s mother-in-law was lying down, sick with a fever, so they spoke to Jesus at once about her.

  • Luke 7:41
    67%

    41“A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty.

  • Mark 7:32
    67%

    32They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking, and they asked him to place his hands on him.

  • John 11:1
    67%

    1The Death of Lazarus Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived.

  • Luke 8:49
    67%

    49While he was still speaking, someone from the synagogue leader’s house came and said,“Your daughter is dead; do not trouble the teacher any longer.”

  • Matt 14:14
    67%

    14As he got out he saw the large crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.

  • Luke 17:12
    67%

    12As he was entering a village, ten men with leprosy met him. They stood at a distance,