Luke 7
1 And when He completed all His sayings in the ears of the people, He went into Capernaum;
After he had ended all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he went to Capernaum.
2 and a certain centurion’s servant being ill, was about to die, who was much valued by him,
Here the slave of a certain Roman captain, a man dear to his master, was ill, and at the point of death.
3 and having heard about Jesus, he sent to Him elders of the Jews, imploring Him, that having come He might thoroughly save 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 And they, having come near to Jesus, were calling on Him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to whom You will do this,
And they, when they reached Jesus, asked him earnestly to do this. "He deserves that you should do this," they said,
5 for he loves our nation, and he built to us the synagogue.”
"for he loves our nation, and himself has built a synagogue for us."
6 And Jesus was going on with them, and now when He is not far distant from the house the centurion sent to Him friends, saying to Him, “Lord, do not be troubled, for I am not worthy that You may enter under my roof;
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 for this reason I did not consider myself worthy to come to You, but say in a word, and my boy 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 also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this [one], Go, and he goes; and to another, Be coming, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, 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 And having heard these things Jesus wondered at him, and having turned to the multitude following Him, He said, “I say to you, not even in Israel did I find so much faith”;
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 and those sent, having turned back to the house, found the ailing servant in health.
And those who had been sent, on returning to the house, found the slave well.
11 And it came to pass, on the next day, He was going on to a city called Nain, and there were going with Him many of His disciples, and a great multitude,
Soon afterward he went to a city called Nain, accompanied by his disciples, and a great crowd of people.
12 and as He came near to the gate of the city, then, behold, one dead was being carried forth, an only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a great multitude of the city 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 And the LORD having seen her, was moved with compassion toward her and said to her, “Do not be weeping”;
A great crowd accompanied her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep."
14 and having come near, He touched the bier, and those carrying [it] stood still, and He said, “Young man, to you I say, Arise”;
And he came near and touched the bier; the bearer stopped and he said, "Young man, I bid you to rise."
15 and the dead sat up, and began to speak, and He gave him to his mother;
And he who was dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.
16 and fear took hold of all, and they were glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us,” and, “God looked on 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 And the account of this went forth in all Judea about Him, and in all the region around.
And the report of what Jesus had done went forth throughout Judea and the surrounding regions.
18 And the disciples of John told him about all these things,
John’s disciples brought him word of all these things
19 and John having called near a certain two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, “Are You He who is coming, or do we look for another?”
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 And having come near to Him, the men said, “John the Immerser sent us to You, saying, Are You He who is coming, or do we look for another?”
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 And in that hour He cured many from diseases, and plagues, and evil spirits, and He granted sight to many blind.
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 And Jesus answering said to them, “Having gone on, report to John what you saw and heard, that blind men see again, lame walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf hear, dead are raised, poor have good news proclaimed;
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 and blessed is he whoever may not be stumbled in Me.”
"And blessed is he who finds no cause of stumbling in me."
24 And the messengers of John having gone away, He began to say to the multitudes concerning John: “What have you gone forth into the wilderness to look on? A reed shaken 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 But what have you gone forth to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, they in splendid clothing, and living in luxury, are in the houses of kings!
"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 But what have you gone forth to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet:
"But what went you to see? A prophet?
27 this is he concerning whom it has been written: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You;
"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 for I say to you, there is not a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Immerser; but the least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.”
"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 And all the people having heard, and the tax collectors, declared God righteous, having been immersed with the immersion of 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 lawyers put away the counsel of God for themselves, having not been immersed by him.
but the Pharisees and lawyers who had refused his baptism, frustrated God’s purpose for themselves.
31 And the LORD said, “To what, then, will I liken the men of this generation? And to what are they like?
"To what then shall I compare the men of this generation?
32 They are like to children, to those sitting in a marketplace, and calling to one another, and saying, We piped to you, and you did not dance, we mourned to you, and you did not weep!
"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 For John the Immerser came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon;
"For Johnthe Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
34 the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, Behold, a man, a glutton, and a wine drinker, 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 and the wisdom was justified from all her children.”
"Nevertheless, wisdom is justified by all her children."
36 And a certain one of the Pharisees was asking Him that He might eat with him, and having gone into the house of the Pharisee He reclined,
One of the Pharisees kept urging him to dine, so he entered the house and reclined at table.
37 and behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having known that He reclines in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster box of ointment,
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 and having stood behind, beside His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with the tears, and with the hairs of her head she was wiping, and was kissing His feet, and was anointing with the ointment.
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 And the Pharisee who called Him, having seen, spoke within himself, saying, “This One, if He were a prophet, would have known who and of what kind [is] the woman who touches Him, that she is 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 And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you”; and he says, “Teacher, say on.”
Jesus then spoke to him. "Simon, I have a word to say to you." "Rabbi, say on," he replied.
41 “Two debtors were to a certain creditor; one was owing five hundred denarii, and the other fifty;
"There were once to men," said Jesus, "in debt to one money- lender. One owed him fifty pounds; the other five.
42 and they not having [with which] to give back, he forgave both; which of them then, do you say, will love him more?”
"When they had nothing pay he forgave them with such charm. "Tell me, then, which of these will love him most?"
43 And Simon answering said, “I suppose that to whom he forgave the more”; and He said to him, “You judged correctly.”
"I take it," said Simon, "the one he forgave the most."
44 And having turned to the woman, He said to Simon, “See this woman? I entered into your house; you did not give water for My feet, but this woman wet My feet with tears, and wiped with the hairs of her head;
"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 did not give a kiss to Me, but this woman, from what [time] I came in, did not cease kissing My feet;
"You gave me no kiss; but she, since she came in, has never ceased tenderly kissing my feet;
46 you did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman anointed My feet with oil;
"you never anointed my head with oil; but she has anointed my feet with my feet with perfume.
47 therefore I say to you, her many sins have been forgiven, because she loved much; but to whom is forgiven little, loves 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 And He said to her, “Your sins have been forgiven”;
"Your sins are forgiven," he said to her.
49 and those dining with Him began to say within themselves, “Who is this, who also forgives sins?”
Then the other guest began to say among themselves, "Who is this even to forgive sins?"
50 And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you, be going on to peace.”
But he said to the woman. "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."
