And when Jesus] Luke 7. 1. there came unto him] Not in his own person, but by the elders of the Jews, Luke 7:3. (as John spake to Christ by his followers, chap. 11. 3.) So he is said to beseech him, Luke 7:3. to wit, by them he sent. Or, he came to him by humble request, as men are said to go to God, Hebrews 4:16. and Hebrews 7:25. and Hebrews 10:22. and 11. 6. a centurion] A commander of a band of souldiers consisting of an hundred men, or, it may be, of more.