Luke 7
1 After He had finished teaching all these things in the hearing of the people, He went into Capernaum.
Ἐπειδὴ ἐπλήρωσεν πάντα τὰ ῥήματα αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰς ἀκοὰς τοῦ λαοῦ, εἰσῆλθεν εἰς Καφαρναούμ.
2 Here the servant of a certain Captain, a man dear to his master, was ill and at the point of death;
Ἑκατοντάρχου δέ τινος δοῦλος κακῶς ἔχων, ἤμελλεν τελευτᾶν, ὃς ἦν αὐτῷ ἔντιμος.
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.
Ἀκούσας δὲ περὶ τοῦ ˚Ἰησοῦ, ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτὸν πρεσβυτέρους τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἐρωτῶν αὐτὸν ὅπως ἐλθὼν διασώσῃ τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ.
4 And they, when they came to Jesus, earnestly entreated Him, pleading, "He deserves to have this favour granted him,
Οἱ δὲ παραγενόμενοι πρὸς τὸν ˚Ἰησοῦν, παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν σπουδαίως λέγοντες ὅτι “Ἄξιός ἐστιν ᾧ παρέξῃ τοῦτο,
5 for he loves our nation, and at his own expense he built our synagogue for us."
ἀγαπᾷ γὰρ τὸ ἔθνος ἡμῶν, καὶ τὴν συναγωγὴν αὐτὸς ᾠκοδόμησεν ἡμῖν.”
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;
Ὁ δὲ ˚Ἰησοῦς ἐπορεύετο σὺν αὐτοῖς. Ἤδη δὲ αὐτοῦ οὐ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντος ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκίας, ἔπεμψεν ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος φίλους λέγων αὐτῷ, “˚Κύριε, μὴ σκύλλου, οὐ γὰρ ἱκανός εἰμι ἵνα ὑπὸ τὴν στέγην μου εἰσέλθῃς·
7 and therefore I did not deem myself worthy to come to you. Only speak the word, and let my young man be cured.
διὸ οὐδὲ ἐμαυτὸν ἠξίωσα πρὸς σὲ ἐλθεῖν· ἀλλὰ εἰπὲ λόγῳ, καὶ ἰαθήτω ὁ παῖς μου.
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."
Καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπός εἰμι ὑπὸ ἐξουσίαν τασσόμενος, ἔχων ὑπʼ ἐμαυτὸν στρατιώτας, καὶ λέγω τούτῳ, ‘Πορεύθητι’, καὶ πορεύεται, καὶ ἄλλῳ, ‘Ἔρχου’, καὶ ἔρχεται, καὶ τῷ δούλῳ μου, ‘Ποίησον τοῦτο’, καὶ ποιεῖ.”
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."
Ἀκούσας δὲ ταῦτα ὁ ˚Ἰησοῦς, ἐθαύμασεν αὐτόν, καὶ στραφεὶς τῷ ἀκολουθοῦντι αὐτῷ ὄχλῳ εἶπεν, “Λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐδὲ ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ τοσαύτην πίστιν εὗρον.”
10 And the friends who had been sent, on returning to the house, found the servant in perfect health.
Καὶ ὑποστρέψαντες εἰς τὸν οἶκον οἱ πεμφθέντες, εὗρον τὸν δοῦλον ὑγιαίνοντα.
11 Shortly afterwards He went to a town called Nain, attended by His disciples and a great crowd of people.
Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἑξῆς, ἐπορεύθη εἰς πόλιν καλουμένην Ναΐν, καὶ συνεπορεύοντο αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὄχλος πολύς.
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.
Ὡς δὲ ἤγγισεν τῇ πύλῃ τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐξεκομίζετο τεθνηκὼς μονογενὴς υἱὸς τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ αὐτὴ ἦν χήρα, καὶ ὄχλος τῆς πόλεως ἱκανὸς ἦν σὺν αὐτῇ.
13 The Lord saw her, was moved with pity for her, and said to her, "Do not weep."
Καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὴν, ὁ ˚Κύριος ἐσπλαγχνίσθη ἐπʼ αὐτῇ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ, “Μὴ κλαῖε.”
14 Then He went close and touched the bier, and the bearers halted. "Young man," He said, "I command you, wake!"
Καὶ προσελθὼν, ἥψατο τῆς σοροῦ, οἱ δὲ βαστάζοντες ἔστησαν, καὶ εἶπεν, “Νεανίσκε, σοὶ λέγω, ‘Ἐγέρθητι!’”
15 The dead man sat up and began to speak; and He restored him to his mother.
Καὶ ἀνεκάθισεν ὁ νεκρὸς καὶ ἤρξατο λαλεῖν, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὸν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ.
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."
Ἔλαβεν δὲ φόβος πάντας, καὶ ἐδόξαζον τὸν ˚Θεὸν λέγοντες, ὅτι “Προφήτης μέγας ἠγέρθη ἐν ἡμῖν!” Καὶ, ὅτι “Ἐπεσκέψατο ὁ ˚Θεὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ!”
17 And the report of what Jesus had done spread through the whole of Judaea and in all the surrounding districts.
Καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ λόγος οὗτος ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ περὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ πάσῃ τῇ περιχώρῳ.
18 John's disciples brought him an account of all these things;
Καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν Ἰωάννῃ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ περὶ πάντων τούτων. Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος δύο τινὰς τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, ὁ Ἰωάννης
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?"
ἔπεμψεν πρὸς τὸν ˚Ἰησοῦν λέγων, “Σὺ εἶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἢ ἕτερον προσδοκῶμεν;”
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?'"
Παραγενόμενοι δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν, οἱ ἄνδρες εἶπαν, “Ἰωάννης ὁ Βαπτιστὴς ἀπέστειλεν ἡμᾶς πρὸς σὲ λέγων, ‘Σὺ εἶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἢ ἄλλον προσδοκῶμεν;’”
21 He immediately cured many of diseases, severe pain, and evil spirits, and to many who were blind He gave the gift of sight.
Ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ, ἐθεράπευσεν πολλοὺς ἀπὸ νόσων, καὶ μαστίγων, καὶ πνευμάτων πονηρῶν καὶ τυφλοῖς πολλοῖς ἐχαρίσατο βλέπειν.
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.
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, “Πορευθέντες, ἀπαγγείλατε Ἰωάννῃ ἃ εἴδετε καὶ ἠκούσατε: ‘τυφλοὶ ἀναβλέπουσιν’, χωλοὶ περιπατοῦσιν, λεπροὶ καθαρίζονται, καὶ κωφοὶ ἀκούουσιν, νεκροὶ ἐγείρονται, ‘πτωχοὶ εὐαγγελίζονται’.
23 And blessed is every one who does not stumble and fall because of my claims."
Καὶ μακάριός ἐστιν ὃς ἐὰν μὴ σκανδαλισθῇ ἐν ἐμοί.”
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?
Ἀπελθόντων δὲ τῶν ἀγγέλων Ἰωάννου, ἤρξατο λέγειν πρὸς τοὺς ὄχλους περὶ Ἰωάννου, “Τί ἐξήλθατε εἰς τὴν ἔρημον θεάσασθαι; Κάλαμον ὑπὸ ἀνέμου σαλευόμενον;
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.
Ἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθατε ἰδεῖν; Ἄνθρωπον ἐν μαλακοῖς ἱματίοις ἠμφιεσμένον; Ἰδοὺ, οἱ ἐν ἱματισμῷ ἐνδόξῳ καὶ τρυφῇ ὑπάρχοντες ἐν τοῖς βασιλείοις εἰσίν.
26 But what did you go out to see? A Prophet? Aye, I tell you, and far more than a Prophet.
Ἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθατε ἰδεῖν; Προφήτην; Ναί, λέγω ὑμῖν, καὶ περισσότερον προφήτου.
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.'
Οὗτός ἐστιν περὶ οὗ γέγραπται, ‘Ἰδοὺ, ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου, ὃς κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου ἔμπροσθέν σου.’
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.
Λέγω ὑμῖν, μείζων ἐν γεννητοῖς γυναικῶν Ἰωάννου οὐδείς ἐστιν· ὁ δὲ μικρότερος ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ μείζων αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.”
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.
(Καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἀκούσας καὶ οἱ τελῶναι, ἐδικαίωσαν τὸν ˚Θεόν, βαπτισθέντες τὸ βάπτισμα Ἰωάννου·
30 But the Pharisees and expounders of the Law have frustrated God's purpose as to their own lives, by refusing to be baptized.
οἱ δὲ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ οἱ νομικοὶ, τὴν βουλὴν τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ ἠθέτησαν εἰς ἑαυτούς, μὴ βαπτισθέντες ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ.)
31 "To what then shall I compare the men of the present generation, and what do they resemble?
“Τίνι οὖν ὁμοιώσω τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης, καὶ τίνι εἰσὶν ὅμοιοι;
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.'
Ὅμοιοί εἰσιν παιδίοις τοῖς ἐν ἀγορᾷ καθημένοις, καὶ προσφωνοῦσιν ἀλλήλοις, ἃ λέγει, ‘Ηὐλήσαμεν ὑμῖν καὶ οὐκ ὠρχήσασθε· ἐθρηνήσαμεν καὶ οὐκ ἐκλαύσατε.’
33 For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'
Ἐλήλυθεν γὰρ Ἰωάννης ὁ Βαπτιστὴς, μὴ ἐσθίων ἄρτον μήτε πίνων οἶνον, καὶ λέγετε, ‘Δαιμόνιον ἔχει.’
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!'
Ἐλήλυθεν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου, ἐσθίων καὶ πίνων, καὶ λέγετε, ‘Ἰδοὺ, ἄνθρωπος φάγος καὶ οἰνοπότης, φίλος τελωνῶν καὶ ἁμαρτωλῶν.’
35 But wisdom is justified by all who are truly wise."
Καὶ ἐδικαιώθη ἡ σοφία ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς.”
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.
Ἠρώτα δέ τις αὐτὸν τῶν Φαρισαίων ἵνα φάγῃ μετʼ αὐτοῦ· καὶ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Φαρισαίου, κατεκλίθη.
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,
Καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ ἥτις ἦν ἐν τῇ πόλει ἁμαρτωλός, καὶ ἐπιγνοῦσα ὅτι κατάκειται ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ τοῦ Φαρισαίου, κομίσασα ἀλάβαστρον μύρου,
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.
καὶ στᾶσα ὀπίσω παρὰ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ κλαίουσα, τοῖς δάκρυσιν ἤρξατο βρέχειν τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ταῖς θριξὶν τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτῆς ἐξέμασσεν, καὶ κατεφίλει τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἤλειφεν τῷ μύρῳ.
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."
Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Φαρισαῖος, ὁ καλέσας αὐτὸν, εἶπεν ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων, “Οὗτος εἰ ἦν προφήτης, ἐγίνωσκεν ἂν τίς καὶ ποταπὴ ἡ γυνὴ, ἥτις ἅπτεται αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἁμαρτωλός ἐστιν.”
40 In answer to his thoughts Jesus said to him, "Simon, I have a word to say to you." "Rabbi, say on," he replied.
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ˚Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν, “Σίμων, ἔχω σοί τι εἰπεῖν.” Ὁ δέ, “Διδάσκαλε, εἰπέ”, φησίν.
41 "There were once two men in debt to one money-lender," said Jesus; "one owed him five hundred shillings and the other fifty.
“Δύο χρεοφειλέται ἦσαν δανιστῇ τινι: ὁ εἷς ὤφειλεν δηνάρια πεντακόσια, ὁ δὲ ἕτερος πεντήκοντα.
42 But neither of them could pay anything; so he freely forgave them both. Tell me, then, which of them will love him most?"
Μὴ ἐχόντων δὲ αὐτῶν ἀποδοῦναι, ἀμφοτέροις ἐχαρίσατο. Τίς οὖν αὐτῶν, πλεῖον ἀγαπήσει αὐτόν;”
43 "I suppose," replied Simon, "the one to whom he forgave most." "You have judged rightly," Jesus rejoined.
Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Σίμων εἶπεν, “Ὑπολαμβάνω ὅτι ᾧ τὸ πλεῖον ἐχαρίσατο.” Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, “Ὀρθῶς ἔκρινας.”
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.
Καὶ στραφεὶς πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα, τῷ Σίμωνι ἔφη, “Βλέπεις ταύτην τὴν γυναῖκα; Εἰσῆλθόν σου εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν, ὕδωρ μοι ἐπὶ πόδας οὐκ ἔδωκας· αὕτη δὲ τοῖς δάκρυσιν ἔβρεξέν μου τοὺς πόδας, καὶ ταῖς θριξὶν αὐτῆς ἐξέμαξεν.
45 No kiss did you give me; but she from the moment I came in has not left off tenderly kissing my feet.
Φίλημά μοι οὐκ ἔδωκας· αὕτη δὲ ἀφʼ ἧς εἰσῆλθον, οὐ διέλιπεν καταφιλοῦσά μου τοὺς πόδας.
46 No oil did you pour even on my head; but she has poured perfume upon my feet.
Ἐλαίῳ τὴν κεφαλήν μου οὐκ ἤλειψας· αὕτη δὲ μύρῳ ἤλειψεν τοὺς πόδας μου.
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."
Οὗ χάριν, λέγω σοι, ἀφέωνται αἱ ἁμαρτίαι αὐτῆς αἱ πολλαί, ὅτι ἠγάπησεν πολύ· ᾧ δὲ ὀλίγον ἀφίεται, ὀλίγον ἀγαπᾷ.”
48 And He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῇ, “Ἀφέωνταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι.”
49 Then the other guests began to say to themselves, "Who can this man be who even forgives sins?"
Καὶ ἤρξαντο οἱ συνανακείμενοι λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, “Τίς οὗτός ἐστιν ὃς καὶ ἁμαρτίας ἀφίησιν;”
50 But He said to the woman, "Your faith has cured you: go, and be at peace."
Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα, “Ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέν σε· πορεύου εἰς εἰρήνην.”
