10.
Curing the dying one
7:1-10
Luke 7
:1
7:1
After He completed all His words in the
1hearing of the people, He
2aentered into
bCapernaum.
Luke 7
:2
7:2
And a certain
acenturion's slave, who was highly valued by him, was ill and about to die.
Luke 7
:3
7:3
And when he heard about Jesus, he sent to Him some elders of the Jews, requesting that He would come and
1completely heal his slave.
Luke 7
:4
7:4
And when they came to Jesus, they entreated Him earnestly, saying, He is worthy of Your granting this
to him,
Luke 7
:5
7:5
For he loves our nation, and he himself built the
asynagogue for us.
Luke 7
:6
7:6
And Jesus went with them. But already, when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, Lord, do
anot trouble Yourself, for I am not fit for You to enter under my roof;
Luke 7
:7
7:7
Therefore, I did not count even myself worthy to come to You. But speak a
aword, and let my servant be healed.
Luke 7
:8
7:8
For I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my slave, Do this, and he does
it.
Luke 7
:9
7:9
And when Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turning to the crowd following Him, He said, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such great
afaith.
Luke 7
:10
7:10
And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.
11.
Showing pity to the weeping widow by raising up her only son
7:11-17
Luke 7
:11
7:11
And 1soon afterward He went into a city called Nain, and His disciples went with Him, as well as a large crowd.
Luke 7
:12
7:12
And as He came near the gate of the city, behold, one who had died was being carried out, an
aonly son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a considerable crowd from the city was with her.
Luke 7
:13
7:13
And when the Lord saw her, He was
1moved with
acompassion for her and said to her, Do
bnot weep.
Luke 7
:14
7:14
And He came near and touched the bier, and those carrying
it stood still. And He said, Young man, to you I say,
aArise.
Luke 7
:15
7:15
And the
adead man sat up and began to speak. And He
bgave him to his mother.
Luke 7
:16
7:16
And afear took hold of all, and they
bglorified God, saying, A great
cprophet has been raised up among us, and, God has
dvisited His people!
Luke 7
:17
7:17
And this report concerning Him went out in the whole of
1Judea and in all the surrounding region.
12.
Strengthening His forerunner
7:18-35
Luke 7
:18
7:18
And 1John's
adisciples breported to him concerning all these things.
Luke 7
:19
7:19
And John called a certain two of his disciples to
him and sent
them to
1the Lord, saying, Are You the
aComing One, or should we expect another?
Luke 7
:20
7:20
And the men came to Him and said, John the Baptist sent us to You, saying, Are You the Coming One, or should we expect another?
Luke 7
:21
7:21
In that hour He
ahealed many from diseases and afflictions and evil spirits, and to many who were
bblind He graciously gave sight.
Luke 7
:22
7:22
And He answered and said to them, Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the
ablind receive their sight, the
blame walk, the
clepers are cleansed and the
ddeaf hear, the
edead are raised, the
fpoor have the gospel
1announced to them.
Luke 7
:23
7:23
And 1blessed is he who is not
astumbled because of Me.
Luke 7
:24
7:24
And when the messengers of John went away, He began to say to the crowds concerning John, What did you go out into the
awilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind?
Luke 7
:25
7:25
But what did you go out to see? A man arrayed in soft garments? Behold, those who live in splendid apparel and luxury are in royal palaces.
Luke 7
:26
7:26
But what did you go out to see? A
aprophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.
Luke 7
:27
7:27
This is he concerning whom it is written,
a"Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.''
Luke 7
:28
7:28
I say to you, Among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet he who is least in the
akingdom of God is greater than he.
Luke 7
:29
7:29
And when all the people and the tax collectors heard
this, they
aacknowledged that God was righteous, since they had been
bbaptized with the
cbaptism of John.
Luke 7
:30
7:30
But the
aPharisees and the
1blawyers 2rejected the
ccounsel of God for themselves since they had not been baptized by him.
Luke 7
:31
7:31
And Jesus said, To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like?
Luke 7
:32
7:32
They are like little children sitting in the
amarketplace and calling to one another, who say, We have played the flute to you, and you did not dance; we have sung a dirge, and you did not weep.
Luke 7
:33
7:33
For John the Baptist has come neither
aeating bread
bnor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon.
Luke 7
:34
7:34
The Son of Man has come
aeating and drinking, and you say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a
bfriend of tax collectors and sinners.
Luke 7
:35
7:35
Yet wisdom is justified by all her children.
13.
Forgiving sinners
7:36-50
Luke 7
:36
7:36
Now a certain one of the Pharisees asked Him to
aeat with him. And He entered into the Pharisee's house and reclined
at table.
Luke 7
:37
7:37
And behold, there was a woman in the city who was a sinner, and when she learned that He was reclining
at table in the Pharisee's house, she
1brought an alabaster flask of
aointment.
Luke 7
:38
7:38
And she stood behind
Him at His feet weeping and began to wet His feet with her tears and wiped
them with the
1ahair of her head, and she kissed His feet
2affectionately and anointed
them with the
3ointment.
Luke 7
:39
7:39
But when the
aPharisee who had invited Him saw
this, he said within himself, This man,
1if He were a
bprophet, would know
cwho and what sort of woman
this is who is touching Him, because she is a sinner.
Luke 7
:40
7:40
And Jesus
1answered and said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Teacher, say
it.
Luke 7
:41
7:41
A certain moneylender had
1two adebtors: one owed five hundred
2denarii and the other fifty.
Luke 7
:42
7:42
But since they had
1nothing with which to repay, he graciously
2aforgave them both. Which of them
3therefore will love him more?
Luke 7
:43
7:43
Simon answered and said, I suppose the one whom he graciously forgave the more. And He said to him, You have judged correctly.
Luke 7
:44
7:44
And turning to the woman, He said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered into your house; you did not
1give Me water for My
afeet, but she, with her tears, has wet My feet and with her hair has wiped
them.
Luke 7
:45
7:45
You did not give Me a
akiss, but she, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing My feet affectionately.
Luke 7
:46
7:46
You did not anoint My head with
aoil, but she has anointed My feet with ointment.
Luke 7
:47
7:47
For this reason I say to you, Her sins which are
amany are forgiven, because she loved much; but to whom little is forgiven, he
1loves little.
Luke 7
:48
7:48
And He said to her,
1Your sins are
aforgiven.
Luke 7
:49
7:49
And those who were reclining
at table with
Him began to say within themselves,
1aWho is this who even forgives sins?
Luke 7
:50
7:50
But He said to the woman, Your
1afaith has saved you. Go
2in bpeace.
