They came to Jesus and pleaded with him earnestly: “He deserves to have you do this for him,
In context
2A centurion there had a servant he valued highly, who was sick and about to die. 3Hearing about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and save his servant’s life. 4They came to Jesus and pleaded with him earnestly: “He deserves to have you do this for him, 5for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built our synagogue.” 6So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself. I am not worthy to have you come under my roof,
