1. When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum.
2. There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was ill and about to die.
3. The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.
4. When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, ‘This man deserves to have you do this,
5. because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.’