Luke 7:3
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when he heard of Jesus,.... That he was come, as the Ethiopic version adds, into the city of Capernaum; or of his…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Elders of the Jews - These were either magistrates in the place, or the elders of the synagogue which the centurion had…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 7:1-10
Some difference there is between this story of the cure of the centurion's servant as it is related here and as we had…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
when he heard of Jesus Rather, having heard about Jesus.
he sent unto him the elders Rather, elders (Zekanim), with no…
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