Lucas 7

¹ Now when he had ended all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

² And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die.

³ And hearing of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, beseeching him to come and heal his servant.

⁴ And coming to Jesus, they besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy for whom thou shouldest do this.

⁵ For he loveth our nation, and hath himself built us a synagogue.

⁶ Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof.

⁷ Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to thee; but speak in a word, and my servant shall be healed.

⁸ For I am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doth it.

⁹ Jesus hearing these things, marvelled at him, and turning, said to the people that followed him, I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

¹⁰ And they that had been sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.

¹¹ And he went afterward to a city called Nain, and many of his disciples went with him and a great multitude.

¹² And as he drew nigh the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude of the city was with her.

¹³ And the Lord seeing her, was moved with tender compassion for her, and said, Weep not.

¹⁴ And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, I say to thee, Arise.

¹⁵ And the dead man sat up, and began to speak: and he delivered him to his mother.

¹⁶ And fear seized all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is risen up among us; and, God hath visited his people.

¹⁷ And this rumour of him went forth through all Judea, and all the country round about.

¹⁸ And the disciples of John informed him of all these things. And John,

¹⁹ calling to him two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?

²⁰ And the men being come to him, said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?

²¹ And in that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues, and of evil spirits, and to many that were blind he gave sight.

²² And he answering said to them, Go and tell John the things ye have seen and heard: the blind see; the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed; the deaf hear; the dead are raised; to the poor the gospel is preached.

²³ And happy is he, whosoever shall not be offended at me.

²⁴ And when the messengers of John were departed, he said to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see?

²⁵ A reed shaken by the wind? But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold they that are splendidly apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings palaces.

²⁶ But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.

²⁷ This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

²⁸ For I say to you, among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

²⁹ And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

³⁰ But the Pharisees and scribes made void the counsel of God, toward themselves, being not baptized of him.

³¹ To whom then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

³² They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

³³ For John the Baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

³⁴ The Son of man is come, eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners.

³⁵ But wisdom is justified by all her children.

³⁶ And one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him. And going into the Pharisee's house, he sat down to table.

³⁷ And behold a woman in the city, who had been a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at table in the Pharisee's house,

³⁸ brought an alabaster box of ointment, And standing at his feet behind him weeping, watered his feet with a shower of tears, and wiped them, with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

³⁹ But the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known, who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.

⁴⁰ And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he saith, Master, say on.

⁴¹ A certain creditor had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

⁴² But they having nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both: Which therefore will love him most?

⁴³ Simon answering said, I suppose, he to whom he forgave most. He said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.

⁴⁴ And turning to the woman, he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath watered my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

⁴⁵ Thou gavest me no kiss; but she, from the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

⁴⁶ Thou didst not anoint my head with oil: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment.

⁴⁷ Wherefore I say to thee, Those many sins of her's are forgiven; therefore she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth little.

⁴⁸ And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven. And they that sat at table with him said within themselves,

⁴⁹ Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

⁵⁰ And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee: go in peace.