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Luke 7:4

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4And when they* came to Jesus, they began imploringb him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy that you grant this for him,

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
  2. bThe imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began imploring”)

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to grant this,

NLTNew Living Translation

So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said,

KJV 1900King James Version

And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: