³ When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.

⁵ When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,

⁴¹ Behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus' feet, and begged him to come into his house,

³⁸ Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.

⁴⁷ When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him, and begged him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death.

¹⁰ I beg you for my child, whom I have become the father of in my chains, Onesimus,{Onesimus means "useful."}