Luke 7:3-5 and having heard about Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, beseeching him, that having come he might thoroughly save his servant.

YLT⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ and having heard about Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, beseeching him, that having come he might thoroughly save his servant. ⁴ And they, having come near unto Jesus, were calling upon him earnestly, saying—`He is worthy to whom thou shalt do this, ⁵ for he doth love our nation, and the synagogue he did build to us.'