There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.
Some difference there is between this story of the cure of the centurion's servant as it is related here and as we had it in Mat 8:5, etc. There it was said that the centurion came to Christ; here it is said that he sent to him first some of the elders of the Jews (Luk 7:3), and afterwards some other friends, Luk 7:6.
Commenting on Luke 7:1-10
And a certain centurion's servant,.... The same that Matthew makes mention of, Mat 8:5; see Gill on Mat 8:5. See Gill on Mat 8:6. who was dear unto him; to the centurion, being an honest, upright, faithful, and obliging servant; as Tabi was to Rabban Gamaliel, of whom his master said (l), "Tabi my servant, is not as other servants, , "he is upright".'' was...
Verse 2. Who was dear unto him. That is, he was valuable, trusty, and honoured. (b) "dear"