Luke 7
1 When he'd finished speaking to the people, Jesus left for Capernaum.
After he had ended all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he went to Capernaum.
2 A centurion lived there who had a servant he greatly valued who was sick and was about to die.
Here the slave of a certain Roman captain, a man dear to his master, was ill, and at the point of death.
3 When he heard about Jesus, the centurion sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.
So when the captain heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to ask him to come and save his slave.
4 When the elders came to Jesus, they pleaded with him strongly, saying, “Please come and do what he asks. He deserves your help,
And they, when they reached Jesus, asked him earnestly to do this. "He deserves that you should do this," they said,
5 because he loves our people and he built a synagogue for us.”
"for he loves our nation, and himself has built a synagogue for us."
6 Jesus went with them and as they approached the house, the centurion sent some friends to Jesus to tell him, “Lord, please don't trouble yourself by coming into my house, because I'm not worthy of that.
So Jesus started to go with them, but while he was not far from the house, the captain sent friends to him with a message. "Lord do not trouble yourself, for I am not fit that you should come under my roof,
7 I didn't even think that I was worthy to come and see you. Just give the command, and my servant will be healed.
"and so I did not think myself worthy to come to you; but speak the word, and let my man be cured.
8 For I'm under the authority of my superior officers, and I have soldiers under my authority too. I command one to go and he goes, another to come and he comes. I command my servant to do something and he does it.”
"For I also am a man obedient to authority, and have soldiers under me. And I say to one ‘come,’ and he comes, and to my slave ‘do this or that,’ and he does it."
9 When Jesus heard this he was astounded. He turned to the crowd that was following him, and said, “I tell you, I haven't found trust like this even in Israel.”
But when Jesus heard this he was astonished and he turned and said to the crowd that was following him, "I tell you that not even in Israel have I found faith like that."
10 Then the centurion's friends returned to the house and found the servant in good health.
And those who had been sent, on returning to the house, found the slave well.
11 Soon after Jesus went to a town called Nain, accompanied by his disciples and a large crowd.
Soon afterward he went to a city called Nain, accompanied by his disciples, and a great crowd of people.
12 As he approached the town gate a funeral procession was coming the other way. The man who had died was the only son of a widow, and a sizeable crowd from the town was with her.
Now when he drew near the gate of the city, behold, they were there carrying out one who was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow.
13 When the Lord saw her he was filled with compassion for her. “Don't cry,” he told her.
A great crowd accompanied her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep."
14 Jesus went over to the coffin and touched it, and the pall-bearers stopped. Jesus said, “Young man, I tell you, get up.”
And he came near and touched the bier; the bearer stopped and he said, "Young man, I bid you to rise."
15 The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
And he who was dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.
16 A sense of awe filled everyone there and they praised God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us,” and “God has visited his people.”
And awe took hold on them all, and they began to glorify God saying. "A great prophet has risen among us;" and, "God has visited his people."
17 News about Jesus spread throughout Judea, and all around.
And the report of what Jesus had done went forth throughout Judea and the surrounding regions.
18 The disciples of John told John about all this.
John’s disciples brought him word of all these things
19 John called two of his disciples and told them to go and see Jesus, and ask, “Are you the one we've been expecting, or should we wait for someone else?”
and, calling a certain two disciples to him, he sent them to Jesus, to say, "Are you ‘the coming one,’ or if we are to expect another?"
20 When they came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you, to ask you, ‘Are you the one we've been expecting or should we wait for someone else?’”
So the men came to Jesus and said, "Johnthe Baptist has sent us to ask you if you are the coming one, or if we are to expect another."
21 At that very moment Jesus was healing many people of their diseases, illnesses, evil spirits, and making the blind to see.
At that moment Jesus was healing many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and to many that were blind he was freely giving their sight.
22 Jesus answered John's disciples, “Go and tell John what you've seen and heard. The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers cured, the deaf hear, the dead raised back to life, the poor are told the good news.
So he answered them. "Go your way, tell Johnwhat you have seen and heard. How the blind are seeing, the lame are walking, the lepers are being cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised, and the poor are hearing the proclamations of glad tidings.
23 How good it is for those who are not offended because of me!”
"And blessed is he who finds no cause of stumbling in me."
24 After the messengers from John had left, Jesus began telling the crowd, “About John: what did you expect to see when you went out to meet him in the desert? Some reed blown about by the wind?
When John’s messengers were gone he began to speak to the crowds about John, saying, "What went out you out to the desert to behold? A reed shaken by the wind?
25 Did you come looking for a man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who have stylish clothes and live in luxury are found in palaces.
"But what you went out to behold? A man clothed in soft robes? Behold, men who are gorgeously dressed and live in luxury are in kings’ palaces.
26 Were you looking for a prophet? Yes he is, and I'm telling you, he's much more than a prophet.
"But what went you to see? A prophet?
27 It was written about him in Scripture: ‘Look, I'm sending my messenger to go before you to prepare your way.’
"Yes, I tell you and more than a prophet. This is he who it is written. "Behold I send a messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.
28 I tell you, no one born of women is greater than John, but even the most unimportant person in God's kingdom is greater than he is!”
"I tell you that among all that are born of women not one is greater than John; yet he that is little in the kingdom of God is greater than he."
29 When they heard this, all of them—even the tax collectors—followed what God said was good and right, for they had been baptized by John.
On hearing this all the people and the tax-gatherers acknowledged the justice of God by being baptized with the baptism of John;
30 But the Pharisees and the religious teachers rejected what God wanted them to do, for they had refused to be baptized by John.
but the Pharisees and lawyers who had refused his baptism, frustrated God’s purpose for themselves.
31 “What shall I compare these people to?” asked Jesus. “What are they like?
"To what then shall I compare the men of this generation?
32 They're like children sitting in the market who tell one other, ‘We played the flute for you but you didn't dance; we sang sad songs but you didn't cry.’
"To What are they like, they are like children sitting in the market- place and calling to one another. "‘We have piped to you,’ they say, ‘and you have not danced; we have wailed, and you did not cry.’
33 When John the Baptist came he didn't eat bread or drink wine, but you say he's demon-possessed.
"For Johnthe Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
34 Now the Son of man is here, and eats and drinks with people, but you say, ‘Look, he spends his time eating too much food and drinking too much wine. Plus he's a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’
"The son of man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!’
35 However, God's wise ways are proved right by all who follow him!”
"Nevertheless, wisdom is justified by all her children."
36 One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to come and eat with him. Jesus went to the Pharisee's house and sat down to the meal.
One of the Pharisees kept urging him to dine, so he entered the house and reclined at table.
37 A woman who was a sinner in that town found out that Jesus was eating in the Pharisee's house. She went there, carrying an alabaster jar of perfume.
Now there was a woman who was in the city, a sinner and when she knew that that Jesus was reclining at meat in the Pharisees house, she brought an alabaster vase of perfume,
38 She kneeled beside Jesus and with her tears wet his feet, and dried them with her hair. She kissed his feet, and then she poured the perfume over them.
and standing behind, at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and to wipe them with her hair, while she tenderly kissed his feet, and poured the perfume over them.
39 When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this he said to himself, “If this man was really a prophet he would know who this woman was who's touching him, and what kind of person she was—that she's a sinner!”
When he noticed this the Pharisee, who had invited him, said to himself, "If this man were really a prophet he would have perceived who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, and would know that she is a sinner."
40 Jesus spoke up and said, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he responded.
Jesus then spoke to him. "Simon, I have a word to say to you." "Rabbi, say on," he replied.
41 “Once two people were in debt to a money-lender. One owed five hundred denarii, the other only fifty.
"There were once to men," said Jesus, "in debt to one money- lender. One owed him fifty pounds; the other five.
42 Neither of them could repay him, so he forgave the debts. Which one will love him the most?”
"When they had nothing pay he forgave them with such charm. "Tell me, then, which of these will love him most?"
43 “The one he forgave the most, I would think,” Simon answered. “You're absolutely right,” said Jesus.
"I take it," said Simon, "the one he forgave the most."
44 Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “You see this woman? When I came into your house, you didn't give me water to wash my feet. But she has washed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.
"You have rightly judged." answered Jesus, and turning to the woman, he said to Simon. "Do you see this woman? When I came into your house you gave me no water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
45 You didn't give me a kiss, but since I came in she hasn't stopped kissing my feet.
"You gave me no kiss; but she, since she came in, has never ceased tenderly kissing my feet;
46 You didn't anoint my head with oil, but she poured perfume over my feet.
"you never anointed my head with oil; but she has anointed my feet with my feet with perfume.
47 So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—that's why she loves so much. But whoever is forgiven little, only loves a little.”
"This is why I tell you that her sins, many as they are, are forgiven, for her love is great; but he who is forgiven little, loves but little.
48 Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins have been forgiven.”
"Your sins are forgiven," he said to her.
49 Those who were sitting eating with him began talking among themselves, saying, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
Then the other guest began to say among themselves, "Who is this even to forgive sins?"
50 But Jesus told the woman, “Your trust has saved you, go in peace.”
But he said to the woman. "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."
