And when he heard of Jesus, he sent to him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
And when he heard of Jesus, he sent to him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
And when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come and save his servant.
And when news of Jesus came to his ears, he sent to him rulers of the Jews, requesting that he would come and make his servant well.
And when he heard of Jesus, he sent to him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.
And when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come and save his servant.
Elders of the Jews - These were either magistrates in the place, or the elders of the synagogue which the centurion had built, Luke 7:5. He sent these, probably, because he was afraid to come to Christ himself, not being a Jew, either by nation or religion. In the parallel place in Matthew, he is represented as coming to Christ himself; but it is a usual form of speech in all nations, to attribute the act to a person which is done not by himself, but by his authority.
7:3 Hearing of Jesus - Of his miracles, and of his arrival at Capernaum.