Luke 7
1 After He had finished teaching all these things in the hearing of the people, He went into Capernaum.
And when He completed all His sayings in the ears of the people, He went into Capernaum;
2 Here the servant of a certain Captain, a man dear to his master, was ill and at the point of death;
and a certain centurion’s servant being ill, was about to die, who was much valued by him,
3 and the Captain, hearing about Jesus, sent to Him some of the Jewish Elders, begging Him to come and restore his servant to health.
and having heard about Jesus, he sent to Him elders of the Jews, imploring Him, that having come He might thoroughly save his servant.
4 And they, when they came to Jesus, earnestly entreated Him, pleading, "He deserves to have this favour granted him,
And they, having come near to Jesus, were calling on Him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to whom You will do this,
5 for he loves our nation, and at his own expense he built our synagogue for us."
for he loves our nation, and he built to us the synagogue.”
6 Then Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the Captain sent friends to Him with the message: "Sir, do not trouble to come. I am not worthy of having you come under my roof;
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;
7 and therefore I did not deem myself worthy to come to you. Only speak the word, and let my young man be cured.
for this reason I did not consider myself worthy to come to You, but say in a word, and my boy will be healed;
8 For I too am a man obedient to authority, and have soldiers under me; and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my slave, 'Do this or that,' and he does it."
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].”
9 Jesus listened to the Captain's message and was astonished at him, and He turned and said to the crowd that followed Him, "I tell you that not even in Israel have I found faith like that."
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”;
10 And the friends who had been sent, on returning to the house, found the servant in perfect health.
and those sent, having turned back to the house, found the ailing servant in health.
11 Shortly afterwards He went to a town called Nain, attended by His disciples and a great crowd of people.
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,
12 And just as He reached the gate of the town, they happened to be bringing out for burial a dead man who was his mother's only son; and she was a widow; and a great number of the townspeople were with her.
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.
13 The Lord saw her, was moved with pity for her, and said to her, "Do not weep."
And the LORD having seen her, was moved with compassion toward her and said to her, “Do not be weeping”;
14 Then He went close and touched the bier, and the bearers halted. "Young man," He said, "I command you, wake!"
and having come near, He touched the bier, and those carrying [it] stood still, and He said, “Young man, to you I say, Arise”;
15 The dead man sat up and began to speak; and He restored him to his mother.
and the dead sat up, and began to speak, and He gave him to his mother;
16 All were awe-struck, and they gave glory to God--some saying, "A Prophet, a great Prophet, has risen up among us." Others said, "God has not forgotten His People."
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.”
17 And the report of what Jesus had done spread through the whole of Judaea and in all the surrounding districts.
And the account of this went forth in all Judea about Him, and in all the region around.
18 John's disciples brought him an account of all these things;
And the disciples of John told him about all these things,
19 so John called two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord. "Are you the Coming One?" he asked, "or is there another that we are to expect?"
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?”
20 The men came to Jesus and said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you with this question: 'Are you the Coming One, or is there another that we are to expect?'"
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?”
21 He immediately cured many of diseases, severe pain, and evil spirits, and to many who were blind He gave the gift of sight.
And in that hour He cured many from diseases, and plagues, and evil spirits, and He granted sight to many blind.
22 Then He answered the messengers, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard. Blind men receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are purified, deaf persons hear, the dead are raised to life, the poor have the Good News proclaimed to them.
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;
23 And blessed is every one who does not stumble and fall because of my claims."
and blessed is he whoever may not be stumbled in Me.”
24 When John's messengers were gone, He proceeded to say to the multitude concerning John, "What did you go out into the Desert to gaze at? A reed waving in the wind?
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?
25 But what did you go out to see? A man wearing luxurious clothes? People who are gorgeously dressed and live in luxury are found in palaces.
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!
26 But what did you go out to see? A Prophet? Aye, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet.
But what have you gone forth to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet:
27 John is the man about whom it is written, 'See, I am sending My messenger before thy face, and he shall make ready thy way before thee.'
this is he concerning whom it has been written: Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You;
28 "I tell you that among all of women born there is not one greater than John. Yet one who is of lower rank in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.
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.”
29 And all the people, including the tax-gatherers, when they listened to him upheld the righteousness of God, by being baptized with John's baptism.
And all the people having heard, and the tax collectors, declared God righteous, having been immersed with the immersion of John,
30 But the Pharisees and expounders of the Law have frustrated God's purpose as to their own lives, by refusing to be baptized.
but the Pharisees and the lawyers put away the counsel of God for themselves, having not been immersed by him.
31 "To what then shall I compare the men of the present generation, and what do they resemble?
And the LORD said, “To what, then, will I liken the men of this generation? And to what are they like?
32 They are like children sitting in the public square and calling out to one another, 'We have played the flute to you, and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not shown sorrow.'
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!
33 For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'
For John the Immerser 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 you say, 'Look, there is a man who is overfond of eating and drinking--he is a friend of tax-gatherers and notorious sinners!'
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;
35 But wisdom is justified by all who are truly wise."
and the wisdom was justified from all her children.”
36 Now one of the Pharisees repeatedly invited Him to a meal at his house; so He entered the house and reclined at the table.
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,
37 And there was a woman in the town who was a notorious sinner. Having learnt that Jesus was at table in the Pharisee's house she brought a flask of perfume,
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,
38 and, standing behind close to His feet, weeping, began to wet His feet with her tears; and with her hair she wiped the tears away again, while she lovingly kissed His feet and poured the perfume over them.
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.
39 Noticing this, the Pharisee, His host, said to himself, "This man, if he were really a Prophet, would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching him--and would know that she is an immoral woman."
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.”
40 In answer to his thoughts Jesus said to him, "Simon, I have a word to say to you." "Rabbi, say on," he replied.
And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you”; and he says, “Teacher, say on.”
41 "There were once two men in debt to one money-lender," said Jesus; "one owed him five hundred shillings and the other fifty.
“Two debtors were to a certain creditor; one was owing five hundred denarii, and the other fifty;
42 But neither of them could pay anything; so he freely forgave them both. Tell me, then, which of them will love him most?"
and they not having [with which] to give back, he forgave both; which of them then, do you say, will love him more?”
43 "I suppose," replied Simon, "the one to whom he forgave most." "You have judged rightly," Jesus rejoined.
And Simon answering said, “I suppose that to whom he forgave the more”; and He said to him, “You judged correctly.”
44 Then turning towards the woman He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house: you gave me no water for my feet; but she has made my feet wet with her tears, and then wiped the tears away with her hair.
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;
45 No kiss did you give me; but she from the moment I came in has not left off tenderly kissing my feet.
you did not give a kiss to Me, but this woman, from what [time] I came in, did not cease kissing My feet;
46 No oil did you pour even on my head; but she has poured perfume upon my feet.
you did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman anointed My feet with oil;
47 This is the reason why I tell you that her sins, her many sins, are forgiven--because she has loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little."
therefore I say to you, her many sins have been forgiven, because she loved much; but to whom is forgiven little, loves little.”
48 And He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
And He said to her, “Your sins have been forgiven”;
49 Then the other guests began to say to themselves, "Who can this man be who even forgives sins?"
and those dining with Him began to say within themselves, “Who is this, who also forgives sins?”
50 But He said to the woman, "Your faith has cured you: go, and be at peace."
And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you, be going on to peace.”
