Luke 7
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The Healing of a Centurion’s Servant
Matt. 8:5-13; Jn. 4:43-54
1 And when He had finished all His words in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum. 2 Now a certain centurion’s servant, who was valued by him, was sick and was about to die. 3 And when he heard about Jesus, he sent to Him elders of the Jews, asking Him that He would come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they began to beg Him earnestly, saying, “He is deserving that You grant this to him, 5 for he loves our nation, and he built the synagogue for us.” 6 So Jesus went with them. Now by this time He was not far away from the house, and the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not deserving that You should come under my roof. 7 Therefore, neither did I consider myself deserving to come to You.* But say a word, and let my servant be healed. 8 For I also am a man appointed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go’ and he goes, and to another one, ‘Come’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this’ and he does it.” 9 And when Jesus heard these things, He wondered at him. And turning around to the crowd that was following Him, He said, “I say to you, * not even in Israel have I found such great faith.” 10 And when they returned to the house, those who had been sent found the servant in sound health.
The Raising of a Widow’s Son
11 And it occurred that on the following day, He went to a city called Nain, and His disciples* and a large crowd went with Him. 12 And as He drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a substantial crowd from the city was with her. 13 And when the Lord* saw her, He was moved with compassion for her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 And coming up, He touched the coffin, and those who were bearing it stopped. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise!” 15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and He gave him to his mother. 16 And fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us!” and “God has looked upon His people!” 17 And this report concerning Him spread throughout the whole of Judea and in all the circumjacent region.
Delegates from John the Baptist
Matt. 11:2-19
18 And the disciples of John brought a report to him about all these things. And summoning to himself a certain two of his disciples, John 19 sent them to the Lord,* saying, “Are You the coming One, or shall we look for another?” 20 And when the men came to Him, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to You, saying, ‘Are You the coming One, or shall we look for another?’ ” 21 In that hour, He healed many of diseases and afflictions and evil spirits, and to many blind people He freely granted sight. 22 And in reply, He said to them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel proclaimed to them. 23 And blessed is he who is not offended by Me.”
Concerning John the Baptist
24 And when the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the deserted place to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 25 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft garments? Behold, those who are dressed * in splendid clothing and living in luxury are in the royal palaces. 26 What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he concerning whom it is written:
‘Behold, I am sending My messenger before Your face,
who will prepare Your way before You.’ *
28 I say to you, * among those born of women, there is no one greater than John, yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.’
29 (And when all the people heard this—even the tax collectors—declared God as just, having been baptized with the baptism of John, 30 but the Pharisees and the legal experts rejected the purpose of God for themselves, having not been baptized by him.)
31 “To what then shall I compare the men * of this generation? And what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another, who are saying,
‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge, and you did not wail.’
33 For John the Baptist has come 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, ‘Behold, a Man—a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ 35 Yet wisdom is proven right by all her children.”
The Forgiveness of a Sinful Woman
36 Now one of the Pharisees was asking Him to eat with Him, and having entered the house of the Pharisee, He reclined at the table. 37 And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, having learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of fragrant oil, 38 and standing behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and was wiping them with the hair of her head, and was kissing His feet, and anointing them with the fragrant oil.
39 Now when the Pharisee who invited Him saw this, he said to himself, saying, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner.” 40 And in reply, Jesus said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he said, “Say it, Teacher.”
41 “There were two debtors to a certain creditor. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 When they did not have the means to repay, he pardoned the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?” 43 In reply, Simon said, “I assume that it is the one to whom he pardoned more.” And He said to him, “You have judged rightly.”
44 Then turning towards the woman, He began to say to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you did not provide Me with water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. 45 You did not give Me a kiss, but from the time I entered, she has not ceased kissing My feet. 46 You did not anoint My head with olive oil, but she anointed My feet with fragrant oil. 47 On account of this, I say to you, her sins (which are many) have been pardoned, for she loved much. But the one to whom little is forgiven loves little.” * 48 And He said to her, “Your sins have been forgiven.” 49 And those who were reclining at the table with Him began to say among themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?” 50 And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
Notes
7 Two ancient Greek manuscripts omit the entire first part of this verse to conform the passage to a Synoptic parallel in Matt. 8:8-9, which does not include it
9 Some ancient manuscripts read Truly, I tell you to conform the statement of Jesus to a Synoptic parallel in Matt. 8:10
11 Some ancient manuscripts read a considerable number of His disciples
13 Some ancient manuscripts replace Lord with Jesus
19 Some ancient manuscripts replace Lord with Jesus
25 The Greek uses a semantic ellipsis, reading Behold, those who are in splendid clothing , with the word dressed implied by the context
27 Quoted from Mal. 3:1
28 Some ancient manuscripts read Truly, I say to you to conform the statement of Jesus to a Synoptic parallel in Matt. 11:11
31 Or people , as the term is understood in a generic sense
47 One ancient Greek manuscript omits the whole of this statement: for she loved much. But the one to whom little is forgiven loves little
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