Luke 7:4
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And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying to him: He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him.

worthy.

Luke 7:6,7 And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent his friends to him, saying: Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof. . . .

Luke 20:35 But they that shall be accounted worthy of that world and of the resurrection from the dead shall neither be married nor take wives.

Matthew 10:11,13,37,38 And into whatsoever city or town you shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy, and there abide till you go thence. . . .

Revelation 3:4 But thou hast a few names in Sardis which have not defiled their garments: and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

Context
The Faith of the Centurion
3And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant. 4And when they came to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying to him: He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him. 5For he loveth our nation: and he hath built us a synagogue.…
Cross References
Luke 7:3
And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant.

Luke 7:5
For he loveth our nation: and he hath built us a synagogue.

Acts 10:2
A religious man, and fearing God with all his house, giving much alms to the people and always praying to God.

Lexicon
They came
παραγενόμενοι (paragenomenoi)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3854: From para and ginomai; to become near, i.e. Approach; by implication, to appear publicly.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦν (Iēsoun)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

[and] pleaded with
παρεκάλουν (parekaloun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3870: From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

earnestly,
σπουδαίως (spoudaiōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 4709: Diligently, earnestly, zealously. Adverb from spoudaios; earnestly, promptly.

“[This man] is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

worthy
Ἄξιός (Axios)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 514: Worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable. Probably from ago; deserving, comparable or suitable.

to have You grant
παρέξῃ (parexē)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3930: From para and echo; to hold near, i.e. Present, afford, exhibit, furnish occasion.

this,
τοῦτο (touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.


Additional Translations
They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,

And having come to Jesus, they were begging Him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy to whom You will grant this,

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

And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him;

But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,

And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him:

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

And they, when they came to Jesus, earnestly entreated Him, pleading, "He deserves to have this favour granted him,

When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy for you to do this for him,

And they, having come near unto Jesus, were calling upon him earnestly, saying -- 'He is worthy to whom thou shalt do this,
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