Luk 7:3 | TNotes | STEP | 7:3 Jewish elders were leaders in the Jewish community. With his tendency to abbreviate accounts, Matthew has the centurion approaching Jesus (Matt 8:5-13 ). Luke tells the full story in which Jewish elders, and later the centurion’s friends, act as intermediaries.

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‏ Luke 7:3

7:3 ^a Jewish elders were leaders in the Jewish community. With his tendency to abbreviate accounts, Matthew has the centurion approaching Jesus (Matt 8:5-13 ^b). Luke tells the full story in which Jewish elders, and later the centurion’s friends, act as intermediaries.