Luke 7
1 And when he had completed all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.
2 And a certain centurion's bondman who was dear to him was ill and about to die;
There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.
3 and having heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, begging him that he might come and save his bondman.
When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.
4 But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,
They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,
5 for he loves our nation, and himself has built the synagogue for us.
for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”
6 And Jesus went with them. But already, when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent to him friends, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.
So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.
7 Wherefore neither did I count myself worthy to come to thee. But say by a word and my servant shall be healed.
That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
8 For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this [one], Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does [it].
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
9 And Jesus hearing this wondered at him, and turning to the crowd following him said, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.
When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
10 And they who had been sent returning to the house found the bondman, who was ill, in good health.
And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.
11 And it came to pass afterwards he went into a city called Nain, and many of his disciples and a great crowd went with him.
Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.
12 And as he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a very considerable crowd of the city [was] with her.
As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
13 And the Lord, seeing her, was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not;
When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”
14 and coming up he touched the bier, and the bearers stopped. And he said, Youth, I say to thee, Wake up.
Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”
15 And the dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.
And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.
16 And fear seized on all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; and God has visited his people.
A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
17 And this report went out in all Judaea concerning him, and in all the surrounding country.
And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region.
18 And the disciples of John brought him word concerning all these things:
Then John’s disciples informed him about all these things.
19 and John, having called two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?
So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
20 But the men having come to him said, John the baptist has sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?
When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”
21 In that hour he healed many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and to many blind he granted sight.
At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.
22 And Jesus answering said to them, Go, bring back word to John of what ye have seen and heard: that blind see, lame walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf hear, dead are raised, poor are evangelized;
So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
23 and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.
Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
24 And the messengers of John having departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?
After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?
25 But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate garments? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and live luxuriously are in the courts of kings.
Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear elegant clothing and live in luxury are found in palaces.
26 But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and [what is] more excellent than a prophet.
What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
27 This is he concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;
This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
28 for I say unto you, Among them that are born of women a greater [prophet] is no one than John [the baptist]; but he who is a little one in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
29 (And all the people who heard [it], and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;
All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
30 but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)
But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.
31 To whom therefore shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like?
“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?
32 They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’
33 For John the baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon.
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
34 The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold an eater and wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
35 and wisdom has been justified of all her children.
But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”
36 But one of the Pharisees begged him that he would eat with him. And entering into the house of the Pharisee he took his place at table;
Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.
37 and behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, and knew that he was sitting at meat in the house of the Pharisee, having taken an alabaster box of myrrh,
When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.
38 and standing at his feet behind [him] weeping, began to wash his feet with tears; and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the myrrh.
As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.
39 And the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with himself saying, This [person] if he were a prophet would have known who and what the woman is who touches him, for she is a sinner.
When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”
40 And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he says, Teacher, say [it].
But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.
41 There were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty;
“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42 but as they had nothing to pay, he forgave both of them [their debt]: [say, ] which of them therefore will love him most?
When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”
43 And Simon answering said, I suppose he to whom he forgave the most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.
“I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
44 And turning to the woman he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gavest me not water on my feet, but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.
And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
45 Thou gavest me not a kiss, but she from the time I came in has not ceased kissing my feet.
You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.
46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint, but she has anointed my feet with myrrh.
You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.
47 For which cause I say to thee, Her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loves little.
Therefore I tell you, because her many sins have been forgiven, she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
48 And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.
Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49 And they that were with [them] at table began to say within themselves, Who is this who forgives also sins?
But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith has saved thee; go in peace.
And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
