Luke 7

¹ And^◦ when He had completed^* all His sayings in^◦ the hearing of the people, He entered into Capernaum.

² And^◦ a certain servant of a centurion^◦, who was dear to him, having an illness, was about to die.

³ But^◦ having heard of Jesus, he sent^◦ to Him the elders of the Jews, beseeching Him to come and save his servant.

⁴ And^◦ coming^▫ to Jesus, they implored Him earnestly, saying that he was worthy for whom He should do^▵ this,

⁵ for^◦ he loves our nation, and he built us a synagogue.

⁶ And^◦ then Jesus went with^◦ them. And^◦ when He was· already not far^◦ ·away from the house, the centurion^◦ sent friends to Him, saying to Him, Lord, trouble not^◦ Thyself, for^◦ I am not worthy^◦ that^◦ Thou shouldest enter under my roof.

⁷ Therefore neither held· I myself ·worthy to come to Thee; but say in a word, and my boy shall be healed.

⁸ For I also am a man set·​·in·​·order under authority, having soldiers under myself, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

⁹ And^◦ Jesus, when He heard these things, marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed Him, He said, I say to you, I have not found such faith in Israel.

¹⁰ And they who were sent, returning into the house, found the sick servant well^◦.

¹¹ And it came·​·to·​·pass on^▵ the next day that He went into a city called Nain; and a considerable number of His disciples went·​·with Him, and a crowd of many.

¹² And^◦ when^◦ He was·​·near the gate of the city, behold^◦, a dead man was being carried·​·out, the only·​·begotten son of his mother; and she^◦ was a widow; and a considerable crowd of the city was with^◦ her.

¹³ And the Lord seeing^◦ her was moved·​·with·​·compassion^* for her; and He said^◦ to her, Weep not^◦.

¹⁴ And coming He touched the coffin, and^◦ they who bore him stood still; and He said, Young·​·man, I say to thee, Arise.

¹⁵ And he who was dead sat up, and began to speak; and He gave him to his mother.

¹⁶ But^◦ fear took them all, and they glorified God, saying that a great Prophet has risen·​·up among us, and that God has visited His people.

¹⁷ And this word went·​·out^▵ into^▫ the whole of Judea concerning Him, and into^▫ all the countryside.

¹⁸ And his disciples reported to John all these things.

¹⁹ And John calling a certain two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art Thou He who should come, or should we expect another?

²⁰ And^◦ when the men^◦ had come^▫ to Him they said^◦, John the Baptist has sent^◦ us to Thee, saying, Art Thou He who should come, or should we expect another?

²¹ And^◦ in that same hour He cured many of diseases and scourges and evil^◦ spirits, and to many who were blind He graciously·​·gave them to see^▫.

²² And Jesus answering said^◦ to them, Go report to John what things you have seen^◦ and heard: that the blind receive·​·sight^*, the lame walk, the lepers are·​·cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead^◦ are raised·​·up, and the poor are brought·​·good·​·tidings;

²³ and happy is he who shall not be caused·​·to·​·stumble in Me.

²⁴ And^◦ when the messengers of John had gone·​·away, He began to say to the crowds concerning John, What^◦ did you go out into the wilderness to observe? A reed shaken by the wind?

²⁵ But what did you go out to see^◦? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold^◦, they being^▵ in glorious vesture and in luxury are in kings’ palaces.

²⁶ But what^◦ did you go·​·out to see^◦? A prophet? Yes, I say to·​·you, and more·​·than a prophet.

²⁷ This is he about whom it is written, Behold^◦, I^◦ send^◦ My angel before Thy face, who shall make·​·ready Thy way in·​·front·​·of Thee.^*

²⁸ For^◦ I say to·​·you, Among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but^◦ he who is least^◦ in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

²⁹ And all the people who heard Him, and the publicans, justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John.

³⁰ But^◦ the Pharisees and the lawyers spurned the counsel of God in respect to themselves, not^◦ having been baptized by him.

³¹ And^◦ the Lord said, To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? And what are they like?

³² They are like little·​·children sitting in the market, and summoning one another, and saying, We have piped to you, and you have not danced; we have lamented to you, and you have not wept.

³³ For^◦ John the Baptist came neither^◦ eating^◦ bread nor drinking 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 winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

³⁵ And wisdom is justified by all her children.

³⁶ And^◦ a certain one of the Pharisees besought Him that^◦ He would eat with him; and having entered into the house of the Pharisee, He reclined^*.

³⁷ And behold^◦, a woman in the city who^◦ was a sinner, knowing that He sat^◦ in the Pharisee’s house, obtained an alabaster vessel of ointment;

³⁸ and standing by His feet behind Him weeping, she began to shower^◦ His feet with tears^◦, and wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed His feet, and anointed^◦ them with the ointment.

³⁹ But^◦ when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw^◦ it, he said^◦ within himself, saying, This Man, if He were a prophet, would have known who^◦ and what·​·manner of woman this is who^◦ touches Him, that she is a sinner.

⁴⁰ And Jesus answering said^◦ to him, Simon, I have something to say^◦ to·​·thee; and^◦ he declares^◦, Teacher, say^◦ on.

⁴¹ A certain lender had two debtors; the one owed five hundred denarii, and^◦ the other fifty.

⁴² But^◦ they having nothing to pay, he graciously forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him most?

⁴³ And^◦ Simon answering said, I assume he to whom he graciously forgave most. And^◦ He said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.

⁴⁴ And turning to the woman, He declared^◦ to Simon, Seest^▫ this woman? I came into thy house; thou gavest Me no water on My feet, but^◦ she^◦ has showered^◦ My feet with tears^◦, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

⁴⁵ Thou gavest Me no kiss, but^◦ she, since I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.

⁴⁶ My head with oil thou didst not anoint^◦, but^◦ she has anointed^◦ My feet with ointment.

⁴⁷ Therefore I say to thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven^*, because she loved much; but^◦ to whom little^◦ is forgiven, he loves little^◦.

⁴⁸ And^◦ He said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.

⁴⁹ And they who sat·​·with^◦ Him began to say in themselves, Who is this who forgives sins also?

⁵⁰ And^◦ He said to the woman, Thy faith has saved thee; go into peace.