Lucas 7

¹ When he had finished his discourse in the audience of the people, he entered Capernaum.

² And a centurion's servant, who was dear to his master, was sick, and in danger of dying.

³ And the centurion, having heard concerning Jesus, sent to him Jewish elders, to entreat him to come and save his servant.

⁴ When they came to Jesus, they earnestly besought him, saying, He is worthy of this favor;

⁵ for he loves our nations; and it was he who built our synagogue.

⁶ Then Jesus went with them; and when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, to say, Master, trouble not yourself; for I have not deserved that you should come under my roof;

⁷ wherefore neither thought I myself fit to come into your presence; say but the word, and my servant will be healed.

⁸ For even I, who am under the authority of others, having soldiers under me, say to one, Go, and he goes; to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

⁹ Jesus hearing these things, admired him, and turning, said to the multitude which followed, I assure you, I have not found so great faith even in Israel.

¹⁰ And they who had been sent, having returned to the house, found the servant well, who had been sick.

¹¹ The day following, he went into a city called Nain, accompanied by his disciples, and a great crowd.

¹² As he approached the gate of the city, the people were carrying out a dead man, the only son of his mother, who was a widow; and many of the citizens were with her.

¹³ When the Lord saw her, he had pity upon her, and said to her, Weep not.

¹⁴ Then he advanced and touched the bier, (the bearers stopping,) and said, Young man, arise, I command you.

¹⁵ Then he who had been dead, sat up, and began to speak, and he delivered him to his mother.

¹⁶ And all present were struck with awe, and glorified God, saying, A great prophet has arisen among us; and God has visited his people.

¹⁷ And this report, concerning him, spread throughout Judea, and all the neighboring country.

¹⁸ Now John's disciples had informed him of all these things,

¹⁹ and he called two of them, whom he sent to Jesus, to ask him, Are you He who comes, or must we expect another?

²⁰ Being come to him, they said, John the Immerser has sent us to ask you, Are you He who comes, or must we expect another?

²¹ At that very time Jesus was delivering man from diseases and maladies, and evil spirits, and giving sight to many, who were blind.

²² And he returned this answer, Go, and report to John what you have seen and heard: the blind are made to see, the lame to walk, the deaf to hear; the leprous are cleansed, the dead are raised, glad tidings are brought to the poor.

²³ And happy is he to whom I shall not prove a stumbling block.

²⁴ When John's messengers were departed, Jesus said to the multitude, concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind?

²⁵ But what did you go out to see? A man effeminately dressed? It is in royal palaces that they who wear splendid apparel, and live in luxury, are found.

²⁶ What then did you go to see? a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and something superior to a prophet.

²⁷ «For this is he, concerning whom it is written,'Behold, I send my messenger before you, who shall prepare your way.'»

²⁸ For I declare to you, among those who are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Immerser; yet, the least in the Reign of God is greater than he.

²⁹ All the people, even the publicans, who heard John, have, by receiving immersion from him, honored God;

³⁰ whereas, the Pharisees and the lawyers, in not being immersed by him, have rejected the counsel of God with regard to themselves.

³¹ To what shall I compare the men of this generation? Whom are they like?

³² They are like children in the market place, of whom their companions complain, and say, We have played to you upon the pipe, but you have not danced; we have sung mournful songs to you, but you have not wept.

³³ For John the Immerser is come, abstaining from bread and wine, an associate of publicans and sinners; and you say, He has a demon.

³⁴ The Son of Man is come, using both; and you say, He is a lover of banquets, and wine, an associate of publicans and sinners.

³⁵ But wisdom is justified by all her children.

³⁶ Now one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him: and he went into the Pharisee's house, and placed himself at table.

³⁷ And behold, a woman of the city who was a sinner, knowing that he eat at the house of the Pharisee, brought an alabaster box of balsam,

³⁸ and standing behind at his feet weeping, bathed them with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the balsam.

³⁹ The Pharisee, who had invited him, observing this, said within himself, If this man were a prophet, he would have known who this woman is that touches him, and of what character, for she is a sinner.

⁴⁰ Then Jesus said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. He answered, Say it, Rabbi.

⁴¹ A certain creditor had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, the other fifty.

⁴² But not having the means to pay, he freely forgave them both. Say, then, which of them will love him most?

⁴³ Simon answered, I suppose he whom he forgave most? Jesus replied, You have judged right.

⁴⁴ Then turning to the woman, he said, Simon, Do you see this woman? When I came to your house, you gave me no water for my feet; but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.

⁴⁵ You gave me no kiss; but she, since she entered, has not ceased kissing my feet.

⁴⁶ You did not anoint my head with oil; but she has anointed my feet with balsam.

⁴⁷ Wherefore, I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; therefore, her love is great. But he to whom little is forgiven, has little love.

⁴⁸ Then he said to her, Your sins are forgiven.

⁴⁹ Those, who were at table with him, said within themselves, Who is this, that even forgives sins?

⁵⁰ But he said to the woman, Your faith has saved you, go in peace.