Luke 7:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 7:1-10

Some difference there is between this story of the cure of the centurion's servant as it is related here and as we had it in Matt. 8:5 There it was said that the centurion came to Christ; here it is said that he sent to him first some of the elders of the Jews (Luke 7:3), and afterwards some other friends, Luke 7:6. But it is a rule that we are said to do that which we do by another?Quod facimus per alium, id ipsum facere judicamur. The centurion might be said to do that which he did by his... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 7:1-10

7:1-10 When Jesus had completed all his words in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum. The servant of a certain centurion was so ill that he was going to die, and he was very dear to him. When he heard about Jesus he sent some Jewish elders to him and asked him to come and save his servant's life. They came to Jesus and strenuously urged him to come. "He is," they said, "a man who deserves that you should do this for him, for he loves our nation and has himself built us our... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:5

For he loveth our nation ,.... The Jewish nation, which was Christ's nation, as well as theirs, he being a Jew; see John 18:35 . This they mention as an argument to induce him to have a regard to the centurion, though he was a Gentile; since he was a friend of the Jews, and well affected and disposed to them, which was very rare: it was not common for the Gentiles to love the Jews, any more than the Jews the Gentiles; there was an hatred, yea, an enmity between them; but this man, very... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 7:5

He loveth our nation - He is a warm friend to the Jews; and has given a full proof of his affection to them in building them a synagogue. This he had done at his own proper charges; having no doubt employed his own men in the work. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 7:5

Verse 5 Luke 7:5.For he loveth our nation This was, no doubt, a commendation given him by the Jews on account of his piety: (501) for his love of a nation universally hated could proceed only from zeal for the Law, and from reverence for God. By building a synagogue, he showed plainly that he favored the doctrine of the Law. The Jews had therefore good grounds for saying that, as a devout worshipper of God, he had claims on Christ for receiving such a favor. They discover, at the same time, a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:1-10

The servant ( or slave ) of the centurion of Capernaum is healed. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:1-10

The centurion. He is a Roman, whose inclinations were naturally' opposed to all that seemed Jewish. He is a heathen by birth, whose early education was wholly removed from the worship of the Father. He is a soldier with a charge in the garrison of Capernaum, tempted, therefore, to indulgence in a domineering spirit, and to the following of that voice which whispers, "Take thy fill ere death; indulge thee and rejoice." What is the portrait presented? A man deeply in earnest about religious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:1-10

Faith in its fulness. The greatness of the centurion's faith is attested by our Lord himself; he declared that it was superior to anything he had "found in Israel." We see evidence of its fulness in that— I. IT TRIUMPHED OVER NATIONAL PREJUDICE . Here is a Roman exercising the most perfect confidence in a Jew—putting one in whom he was closely and deeply interested into the hands of an Israelite. We must remember all the pride of the Romans as such, and all their hatred as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:1-17

The Saviour of sick and dead. On returning to Capernaum after the sermon on the mount, the Saviour is confronted with a deputation from a centurion about his sick servant. To the miracle of healing in Luke 7:2-10 we turn first; and then we shall consider the miracle of resurrection ( Luke 7:11-17 ), by which it is followed. I. THE SAVIOUR OF THE SICK . (Verses1-10.) 1 . Let us observe the self-abasement of the centurion. And in this connection we must notice the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:4-5

He was worthy for whom he should do this: for he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue . There are several mentions of these Roman military officers in the Gospels and Acts, and in every instance the mention is a favourable one. Still more notable instances occur in the case of Cornelius—to whom Peter was specially sent ( Acts 10:1-48 ., 11.)—of the centurion who was on guard at the execution on Calvary, and of the centurion who conveyed Paul to Rome ( Acts 27:1-3 ). On... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 7:1-10

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 7:1-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 7:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 7:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 7:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 7:4-5

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