Luke 7:2-8

New Catholic Bible

² A centurion who dwelt there had a servant whom he regarded highly and who was ill and near death. ³ When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask him if he would come and heal his servant.

⁴ When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, saying, “He deserves this favor from you, ⁵ for he loves our people, and he was the one who built our synagogue for us.”

⁶ Jesus went with them. When he drew near the house, the centurion sent friends to say to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. ⁷ That is the reason why I did not presume to approach you personally. But say the word and let my servant be healed. ⁸ For I also am a man subject to authority, with soldiers who are subject to me. I say to one: ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another: ‘Come here,’ and he comes, and to my servant: ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”