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Simplified Cowboy Version

Luke 7:7

I'm not even good enough to come out and meet you myself. But I know that all you have to do is say the word and my deputy will be healed.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Capernaum;   Centurion;   Faith;   Heathen;   Humility;   Jesus, the Christ;   Miracles;   Prayer;   Religion;   Servant;   Scofield Reference Index - Resurrection;   Thompson Chain Reference - Power;   Realized Power;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Centurion;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Luke, gospel of;   War;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Palsy;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Capernaum;   Centurion;   John, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Boy ;   Centurion ;   Consciousness;   Cures;   Dominion (2);   Grecians, Greeks;   Individuality;   Joanna ;   Logia;   Paralysis;   Police;   Proselyte (2);   Winter ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   Servant;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
That is why I didn’t even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.
King James Version (1611)
Wherefore neither thought I my selfe worthy to come vnto thee: but say in a worde, and my seruant shall bee healed.
King James Version
Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
English Standard Version
Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed.
New American Standard Bible
for that reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You; but just say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
New Century Version
That is why I did not come to you myself. But you only need to command it, and my servant will be healed.
Amplified Bible
"Therefore I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You. But just speak a word, and my slave will be healed.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
for this reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
Legacy Standard Bible
For this reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
Berean Standard Bible
That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
Contemporary English Version
And I am certainly not worthy to come to you. Just say the word, and my servant will get well.
Complete Jewish Bible
this is why I didn't presume to approach you myself. Instead, just give a command and let my servant recover.
Darby Translation
Wherefore neither did I count myself worthy to come to thee. But say by a word and my servant shall be healed.
Easy-to-Read Version
That is why I did not come to you myself. You need only to give the order, and my servant will be healed.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Wherefore I thought not my selfe worthy to come vnto thee: but say the word, and my seruant shalbe whole:
George Lamsa Translation
That is why I was not worthy to come to you; but just say a word and my boy will be healed.
Good News Translation
neither do I consider myself worthy to come to you in person. Just give the order, and my servant will get well.
Lexham English Bible
For this reason neither did I consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word and my slave must be healed.
Literal Translation
For this reason I did not count myself worthy to come to You. But say in a word, and let my servant be cured.
American Standard Version
wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
Bible in Basic English
And I had the feeling that I was not even good enough to come to you: but say the word only, and my servant will be well.
Hebrew Names Version
Therefore I didn't even think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant will be healed.
International Standard Version
That's why I didn't presume to come to you. But just say the word, and let my servant be healed.
Etheridge Translation
Wherefore I was not worthy to come to thee; but speak by a word, and my youth shall be healed.
Murdock Translation
therefore I deemed myself not worthy to approach thee myself; but speak the word only, and my young man will be healed.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Wherefore I thought not my selfe worthy to come vnto thee: but say thou the worde, & my seruaunt shalbe whole.
English Revised Version
wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
World English Bible
Therefore I didn't even think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant will be healed.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to thee; but speak in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
Weymouth's New Testament
and therefore I did not deem myself worthy to come to you. Only speak the word, and let my young man be cured.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for which thing and Y demede not my silf worthi, that Y come to thee; but seie thou bi word, and my child schal be helid.
Update Bible Version
therefore neither did I think myself worthy to come to you: but say the word, and let my [young] slave be healed.
Webster's Bible Translation
Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to thee; but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
New English Translation
That is why I did not presume to come to you. Instead, say the word, and my servant must be healed.
New King James Version
Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.
New Living Translation
I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed.
New Life Bible
And I am not good enough to come to You. But just say the word and my servant will be healed.
New Revised Standard
therefore I did not presume to come to you. But only speak the word, and let my servant be healed.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Wherefore, neither deemed I, myself, worthy to come unto thee, - but speak with a word, and let my servant be healed.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For which cause neither did I think myself worthy to come to thee: but say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
Revised Standard Version
therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Wherfore I thought not my silfe worthy to come vnto the: but saye the worde and my servaunt shalbe whoole.
Young's Literal Translation
wherefore not even myself thought I worthy to come unto thee, but say in a word, and my lad shall be healed;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and therfore I thought not my self worthy to come to ye: but speake ye worde, & my seruaut shalbe whole.
Mace New Testament (1729)
nor did I think myself worthy to attend you: speak but the word, and my servant shall be cured.

Contextual Overview

1When Jesus was done teaching there, he headed back to Capernaum. 2A marshal from Rome had a deputy who he thought a lot of. This deputy had come down with something and was real close to dying. 3The marshal heard about the things Jesus had done, so he sent some Jewish leaders to see if Jesus would help. 4They came up to Jesus and said, "We're beggin' you to come help the marshal's deputy. 5The marshal has done a lot for our country and he has helped build some of our churches." 6So Jesus rode off with them. When they neared the marshal's place, he sent a messenger out with a message, "Lord, do not come here. I'm not good enough to have you at my place. 7I'm not even good enough to come out and meet you myself. But I know that all you have to do is say the word and my deputy will be healed. 8I work for someone myself and I also have people who work for me. If I tell someone to do something, they do it. I can tell someone else to go somewhere and they will go. I don't have to go somewhere in order to know my word will be done." 9Jesus was actually a little shocked by this. He turned to a bunch of people who had followed him and said, "I wish the Jews had this much faith." 10The messenger went back to the marshal's house and the deputy had been healed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

but: Luke 4:36, Luke 5:13, Exodus 15:26, Deuteronomy 32:39, 1 Samuel 2:6, Psalms 33:9, Psalms 107:20, Mark 1:27

Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:45 - Unclean Ruth 2:10 - seeing 2 Kings 5:21 - he lighted Matthew 3:11 - whose Matthew 8:8 - I am Matthew 15:27 - Truth Mark 1:7 - General Mark 5:35 - why Luke 1:43 - whence Luke 7:4 - worthy Luke 15:19 - no Luke 18:13 - standing

Cross-References

Matthew 24:38
Folks were cookin' on the grill and havin' their drink of choice and celebratin' weddings right up to the time that Noah jumped on the big boat.
Luke 17:27
People paid no mind to God and only cared about eating and drinking and taking care of themselves. They were all still doing this when Noah entered his boat and sealed up the door. Then the flood came, and everyone else was destroyed.
Hebrews 6:18
God made an oath and a promise. These two things are guaranteed because God can't lie. Those of us who've fled to the shelter underneath him are guaranteed what he promised.
Hebrews 11:7
It was by a heapin' of faith that Noah built him a big boat for his family to ride out the storm that wiped everyone else out. It was as simple as listening to God and doing what he said—even though no one had even heard of such a thing happening before. Noah's faith was the dividing line between who was saved and who was lost.
1 Peter 3:20
I'm talking about those who scoffed at Noah while he built his boat. Only eight folks survived the flood and the rest drowned like rats.
2 Peter 2:5
God got so fed up with our ancient ancestors that he destroyed the whole world with a flood. Only Noah and seven others were saved. Noah was a cowboy who urged righteous living and practiced what he preached.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee,.... In person; therefore he sent the elders of the Jews to him first, and now some of his friends, who delivered these words in his name:

but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed; speak but the word only, rebuke the distemper, command it off, and it will be gone; so great was his faith in the power of Christ.


 
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