3. When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave.
4. So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said,
5. “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.”
6. So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor.