7After he had finished all his statements in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. ²Now a certain centurion’s slave, who was esteemed by him, was sick^a and^* was about to die. ³So when he^* heard about Jesus, he sent Jewish elders to him, asking him that he would come and^* cure his slave. ⁴And when they^* came to Jesus, they began imploring^b him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy that you grant this for him, ⁵because he loves our nation and he himself built the synagogue for us.”

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Footnotes

aLiterally “was having badly”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“was having”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
bThe imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began imploring”)

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When he had concluded saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. A centurion’s servant, who was highly valued by him, was sick and about to die. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, requesting him to come and save the life of his servant. When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to grant this, because he loves our nation and has built us a synagogue.”

NLTNew Living Translation

When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum. At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said, “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

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