Luke 7:6

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

So 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!

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  • Luke 8:49 : 49 While 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.”
  • Luke 15:19-21 : 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired workers.”’ 20 So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him. 21 Then his son said to him,‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
  • Acts 10:38 : 38 with respect to Jesus from Nazareth, that God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with him.
  • Jas 4:6 : 6 But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says,“God opposes the proud, but he gives grace to the humble.”
  • Jas 4:10 : 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.
  • Gen 32:10 : 10 I am not worthy of all the faithful love you have shown your servant. With only my walking stick I crossed the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.
  • Prov 29:23 : 23 A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.
  • Matt 3:11 : 11 “I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am– I am not worthy to carry his sandals! He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
  • Matt 5:26-27 : 26 I tell you the truth, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last penny! 27 Adultery“You have heard that it was said,‘Do not commit adultery.’
  • Matt 20:28 : 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
  • Mark 5:24 : 24 Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around him.
  • Luke 5:8 : 8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying,“Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!”
  • Luke 7:4 : 4 When they came to Jesus, they urged him earnestly,“He is worthy to have you do this for him,

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  • Luke 7:7-10
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    7 That is why I did not presume to come to you. Instead, say the word, and my servant must be healed.

    8 For 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.”

    9 When 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!”

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

  • Matt 8:5-10
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    5 Healing 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.”

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

    8 But 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.

    9 For 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.”

    10 When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him,“I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel!

  • Luke 7:1-5
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    1 Healing the Centurion’s Slave After Jesus had finished teaching all this to the people, he entered Capernaum.

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

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

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

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

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

  • 19 But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead, he said to him,“Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he had mercy on you.”

  • 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.

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    11 The Grateful Leper Now on the way to Jerusalem, Jesus was passing along between Samaria and Galilee.

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

    13 raised their voices and said,“Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.”

    14 When he saw them he said,“Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went along, they were cleansed.

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

  • 13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come on it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

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

  • Matt 10:5-6
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    5 Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them as follows:“Do not go on a road that leads to Gentile regions and do not enter any Samaritan town.

    6 Go instead to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

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

  • 41 Then 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,

  • 40 Cleansing 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.

  • 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.”

  • 12 Healing a Leper While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came to him who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he bowed down with his face to the ground and begged him,“Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

  • 7 On Seeking Seats of Honor Then when Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. He said to them,

  • 7 And when the people saw it, they all complained,“He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.”

  • 22 They said,“Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you.”

  • 7 Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from house to house.

  • 8 But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying,“Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!”

  • 10 But when you are invited, go and take the least important place, so that when your host approaches he will say to you,‘Friend, move up here to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all who share the meal with you.

  • 19 But since they found no way to carry him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on the stretcher through the roof tiles right in front of Jesus.

  • 10 He said to them,“Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the area.

  • 57 Challenging Professed Followers As they were walking along the road, someone said to him,“I will follow you wherever you go.”

  • 6 Jesus’ Anointing Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,

  • 37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

  • 4 Then Jesus said to them,“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, and among his relatives, and in his own house.”

  • 10 He begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region.

  • 51 Now when he came to the house, Jesus did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father and mother.

  • 29 But the expert, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus,“And who is my neighbor?”

  • 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’?

  • 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!”

  • 4 When they were not able to bring him in because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Jesus. Then, after tearing it out, they lowered the stretcher the paralytic was lying on.