Luke 7 - New American Standard Bible 1995 with Strong Numbers

Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant

¹ WhenHe had completedallHis discoursein the hearingof the people,He wentto Capernaum.

² And a centurion'sslave,whowas highly regardedby him, was sickand aboutto die.

³ When he heardaboutJesus,he sentsome JewisheldersaskingHim to comeand save the lifeof his slave.

⁴ When they cameto Jesus,they earnestlyimploredHim, saying,"He is worthyfor You to grantthisto him;

⁵ for he lovesour nationand it was he who builtus our synagogue."

⁶ NowJesus[started] on His waywith them; and when He was not farfrom the house,the centurionsentfriends,sayingto Him, "Lord,do not troubleYourself further, for I amnot worthyfor You to comeundermy roof;

⁷ for this reasonI did not evenconsidermyselfworthyto cometo You, but [just] saythe word,and my servantwill be healed.

⁸ "For I alsoama manplaced underauthority,with soldiersunderme; and I sayto this one,'Go!'and he goes,and to another,'Come!'and he comes,and to my slave,'Dothis!'and he doesit."

⁹ Nowwhen Jesusheardthis,He marveledat him, and turnedand saidto the crowdthat was followingHim, "I sayto you, not evenin Israelhave I foundsuch greatfaith."

¹⁰ When thosewho had been sentreturnedto the house,they foundthe slavein good health.

¹¹ SoonafterwardsHe wentto a citycalledNain;and His discipleswere going alongwith Him, accompaniedby a largecrowd.

¹² Nowas He approachedthe gateof the city,a deadman was being carriedout, the onlysonof his mother,and she was a widow;and a sizeablecrowdfrom the citywas with her.

¹³ When the Lordsawher, He felt compassionfor her, and saidto her, "Do not weep."

¹⁴ And He cameup and touchedthe coffin;and the bearerscame to a halt.And He said,"Young man,I sayto you, arise!"

¹⁵ The dead mansatup and beganto speak.And [Jesus] gavehim back to his mother.

¹⁶ Feargrippedthem all,and they [began] glorifyingGod,saying,"A greatprophethas arisenamongus!" and, "Godhas visitedHis people!"

¹⁷ ThisreportconcerningHim wentout alloverJudeaand in allthe surrounding district.

A Deputation from John

¹⁸ The disciplesof Johnreportedto him aboutallthese things.

¹⁹ Summoningtwoof his disciples,Johnsentthem to the Lord,saying,"Are You the ExpectedOne, ordo we lookfor someone else?"

²⁰ When the mencameto Him, they said,"Johnthe Baptisthas sentus to You, to ask,Are You the ExpectedOne, ordo we lookfor someone else?'"

²¹ At that very timeHe curedmany[people] of diseasesand afflictionsand evilspirits;and He gavesightto many[who were] blind.

²² And He answeredand saidto them, "Goand reportto Johnwhatyou have seenand heard:[the] BLINDRECEIVE SIGHT,[the] lamewalk,[the] lepersare cleansed,and [the] deafhear,[the] deadare raisedup, [the] POORHAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHEDTO THEM.

²³ "Blessedis he whodoes not takeoffense at Me."

²⁴ When the messengersof Johnhad left,He beganto speakto the crowdsaboutJohn,"Whatdid you goout into the wildernessto see?A reedshakenby the wind?

²⁵ "But whatdid you goout to see?A mandressedin softclothing?Thosewho are splendidlyclothedand livein luxuryare [found] in royal palaces!

²⁶ "But whatdid you goout to see?A prophet?Yes,I sayto you, and one who is morethan a prophet.

²⁷ "Thisis the one aboutwhomit is written,BEHOLD,I SENDMY MESSENGERAHEADOF YOU, WHOWILL PREPAREYOUR WAYBEFOREYOU.'

²⁸ "I sayto you, amongthose bornof womenthere is no onegreaterthan John;yethe who is leastin the kingdomof Godis greaterthan he."

²⁹ When allthe peopleand the tax collectorsheard[this], they acknowledgedGod'sjustice,having been baptizedwith the baptismof John.

³⁰ But the Phariseesand the lawyersrejectedGod'spurposefor themselves,not having been baptizedby John.

³¹ "To whatthenshall I comparethe menof thisgeneration,and whatare they like?

³² "They are likechildrenwho sitin the market placeand callto one another,and they say,'We played the flutefor you, and you did not dance;we sang a dirge,and you did not weep.'

³³ "For Johnthe Baptisthas comeeatingnobreadand drinkingnowine,and you say,'He hasa demon!'

³⁴ "The Sonof Manhas comeeatingand drinking,and you say,'Behold,a gluttonousmanand a drunkard,a friendof tax collectorsand sinners!'

³⁵ "Yetwisdomis vindicatedby allher children."

³⁶ Nowoneof the Phariseeswas requestingHim to dinewith him, and He enteredthe Pharisee'shouseand reclined[at the table].

³⁷ And there was a womanin the citywhowas a sinner;and when she learnedthat He was reclining[at the table] in the Pharisee'shouse,she broughtan alabaster vialof perfume,

³⁸ and standingbehind[Him] at His feet,weeping,she beganto wetHis feetwith her tears,and kept wipingthem with the hairof her head,and kissingHis feetand anointingthem with the perfume.

³⁹ Nowwhen the Phariseewho had invitedHim sawthis, he saidto himself,"Ifthis manwere a prophetHe would knowwhoand what sort of personthiswomanis whois touchingHim, that she is a sinner."

Parable of Two Debtors

⁴⁰ And Jesusansweredhim, "Simon,I havesomethingto sayto you." And he replied,"Sayit, Teacher."

⁴¹ "A moneylenderhadtwodebtors:oneowedfive hundreddenarii,and the otherfifty.

⁴² "When they were unableto repay,he graciously forgavethem both.Sowhichof them will lovehim more?"

⁴³ Simonansweredand said,"I supposethe one whomhe forgavemore."And He saidto him, "You have judgedcorrectly."

⁴⁴ Turningtowardthe woman,He saidto Simon,"Do you seethiswoman?I enteredyour house;you gaveMe nowaterfor My feet,but she has wetMy feetwith her tearsand wipedthem with her hair.

⁴⁵ "You gaveMe nokiss;but she, sincethe time I camein, has not ceasedto kissMy feet.

⁴⁶ "You did not anointMy headwith oil,but she anointedMy feetwith perfume.

⁴⁷ "For thisreasonI sayto you, her sins,which are many,have been forgiven,for she lovedmuch;but he whois forgivenlittle,loveslittle."

⁴⁸ ThenHe saidto her, "Your sinshave been forgiven."

⁴⁹ Thosewho were reclining[at the table] with Him beganto sayto themselves,"Whois this[man] whoevenforgivessins?"

⁵⁰ And He saidto the woman,"Your faithhas savedyou; goin peace."