Luke 7:2
Now a certain eved of a centurion, an eved dear to him, was having a machla (illness) and was near mavet.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 24:2And Avraham said unto his eved zekan of his bais, hamoshel (that ruled) over all that he had, Put, now, thy yad under my thigh;
Genesis 24:35And Hashem hath blessed adoni me'od; and he is become prospered: and He hath given him tzon, and bakar, and kesef, and zahav, and avadim, and shefachot, and gemalim, and chamorim.
Genesis 39:4And Yosef found chen in his eyes, and he ministered to him; and he made him mefake'ach (overseer) over his bais, and all that he had he entrusted into his yad.
Job 31:5If I have walked with shav (vanity, falsehood), 1 or if my regel hath hasted to mirmah (deceit), 1
Matthew 27:54Now when the centurion, and those who were with him keeping shomer (guard) over Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, saw the earthquake and the things that were happening, they became very frightened and said, Truly this was the Ben HaElohim.
Luke 23:47And the centurion who saw the thing that happened was saying, Baruch Hashem, surely this man was a Tzaddik.
Matthew Henry on Luke 7:2-11
The Healing of the Centurion's Servant. 1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. 3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: 5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a… Read the whole commentary →