1 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.”
6 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.
7 That is why I did not presume to come to you. Instead, say the word, and my servant must be healed.