“And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.”
There a centurion's servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die — the centurion is a Roman military officer commanding a century of soldiers. His servant (doulos, slave) is valued highly (entimos, honored, precious) — the emotional relationship between the centurion and his slave is the unusual detail that makes the request intelligible. About to die communicates the urgency of the need.
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