Luke 7
1 After he had completed all his sayings within the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
After Jesus had finished everything he was saying in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum.
2 And, a certain centurion’s servant, being sick, was on the point of dying, —who was, by him, highly prized.
Now a centurion had a slave who was highly regarded by him, and he was sick and about to die.
3 But, hearing about Jesus, he sent forth unto him elders of the Jews, requesting him that he would come and bring his servant safely through.
When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant.
4 And, they, coming near unto Jesus, began beseeching him earnestly, saying—Worthy, is he for whom thou mayest do this,
When they had come to Jesus, they asked him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him,
5 for he loveth our nation, and, the synagogue, he, built for us.
because he loves our nation, and he is the one who built the synagogue for us.”
6 And, Jesus, was journeying with them. But, he, by this time, being not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying unto him—Lord! do not trouble thyself, for I am of no consideration, that, under my roof, thou shouldst enter.
So Jesus continued on his way with them. But when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, because I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.
7 Wherefore, neither deemed I, myself, worthy to come unto thee, —but speak with a word, and let my servant be healed.
For this reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you, but just say a word and my servant will be healed.
8 For, I too, am a man ranked, under authority, having, under myself, soldiers; and I say to this one—Go! and he goeth, —and to another—Come! and he cometh, —and to my servant—Do this! and he doeth it.
For I also am a man who is under authority, with soldiers under me. 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, hearing these things, Jesus marvelled at him; and, turning to the multitude following him, said—I tell you, Not even in Israel, such faith as this, have I found!
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him said, “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.”
10 And they who were sent, returning unto the house, found the servant, well.
When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant was well.
11 And it came to pass thereafter, that he journeyed unto a city called Nain, and there were journeying with him, his disciples and a great multitude.
Soon after that, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him.
12 Now, as he drew near unto the gate of the city, then lo! there was being brought forth, one dead, the only-begotten son of his mother, —and, she, was a widow; and, a considerable multitude of the city, was with her.
As he came near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother (who was a widow), and a rather large crowd from the town was with her.
13 And, beholding her, the Lord, was moved with compassion over her, and said to her—Be not weeping!
When the Lord saw her, he was deeply moved with compassion for her and said to her, “Do not cry.”
14 And, going forward, he touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still; and he said—Young man! to thee, I say, Arise!
Then he went up and touched the wooden frame on which they carried the body, and those carrying it stood still. 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.
The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.
16 And fear seized them, all, and they began to glorify God, saying—A great prophet, hath been raised up amongst us! and—God hath visited his people!
Then fear overcame all of them, and they kept praising God, saying, “A great prophet has been raised among us” and “God has looked upon his people.”
17 And this report went forth throughout the whole of Judaea, and all the surrounding country.
This news about Jesus spread throughout the whole of Judea and all the neighboring regions.
18 And John’s disciples carried tidings unto him concerning all these things.
John's disciples told him about all these things.
19 And, calling unto him certain two of his disciples, John sent unto the Lord, saying—Art, thou, the Coming One, or, a different one, are we to expect?
Then John called two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord to say, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
20 And, coming near unto him, the men said—John the Immerser, hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art, thou, the Coming One, or, another, are we to expect?
When they had come near to Jesus, the men said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you to say, 'Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?'”
21 In that very hour, he cured many from diseases, and plagues, and wicked spirits; and, unto many blind, gave he the favour to see.
In that hour he healed many people from sicknesses and afflictions and from evil spirits, and to many blind people he gave sight.
22 And, answering, he said unto them—Go and bear tidings unto John, as to what ye have seen and heard: The blind, are receiving sight, the lame, walk, lepers, are cleansed, and, the deaf, hear, the dead, are raised, the destitute, are told the glad-message;
Jesus answered and said to them, “After you have gone on your way, report to John what you have seen and heard. Blind people are receiving sight, lame people are walking, lepers are being cleansed, deaf people are hearing, people who have died are being raised back to life, and needy people are being told the good news.
23 And, happy, is he, whosoever shall not find occasion of stumbling in me!
The person who does not stop believing in me because of my actions is blessed.”
24 And, the messengers of John having departed, he began to say unto the multitudes, concerning John—What went ye forth into the desert to gaze at? A reed, by a wind, shaken?
After John's messengers had gone away, Jesus began to say to the crowds about John, “What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
25 But what went ye forth to see? A man, in soft garments, arrayed? Lo! they who in splendid apparel and luxury are found, are, in the kingly courts.
But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? Look, those who wear expensive clothing and who live in luxury are in kings' palaces.
26 But what went ye forth to see? A prophet? Yea! I say unto you, —and abundantly more than a prophet.
But what 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—Lo! I am sending forth my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.
This is he of whom it is written, 'See, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'
28 I say unto you—A greater, among them that are born of women, than John, is there none; but, he that is least in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.
I say to you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he is.”
29 And, all the people, when they heard, and the tax-collectors, justified God, having been immersed with the immersion of John;
(When all the people heard this, including the tax collectors, they declared that God is righteous, because they had been baptized with the baptism of John.
30 but, the Pharisees and the lawyers, had set aside, the counsel of God against themselves, not being immersed by him.
But the Pharisees and the experts in Jewish law rejected God's purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)
31 Unto what, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? And unto what are they like?
“To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?
32 They are like unto the children sitting, in a market-place, and calling one to another, who say—We played the flute for you, and ye danced not, We wailed, and ye wept not.
They are like children playing in the marketplace, who sit and call to one another and say, 'We played a flute for you, and you did not dance. We sang a funeral song, and you did not cry.'
33 For John the Immerser hath come, neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say—A demon, he hath:
For John the Baptist came eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.'
34 The Son of Man hath come, eating and drinking, and ye say—Lo! a man, gluttonous and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners.
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look, he is a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'
35 And yet wisdom hath been justified by all her children.
But wisdom is justified by all her children.”
36 And a certain one of the Pharisees was requesting him, that he would eat with him; and, entering into the house of the Pharisee, he reclined.
Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him. So after Jesus entered into the Pharisee's house, he reclined at the table to eat.
37 And, lo! a woman, who indeed was in the city a sinner; and, when she found out that he was reclining in the house of the Pharisee, providing an alabaster-jar of perfume,
Behold, there was a woman in the city who was a sinner. When she found out that he was reclining at the table in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfumed oil.
38 and standing behind, near his feet, weeping, with the tears, began she to be wetting his feet, and, with the hair of her head, was wiping off [the tears], and was tenderly kissing his feet, and anointing them with the perfume.
As she stood behind him near his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with perfumed oil.
39 But the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spake within himself, saying, This one, if he were the prophet, would have been taking note, who and of what sort, is the woman, who is even touching him, that she is, a sinner.
When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he thought to himself, saying, “If this man were a prophet, then he would know who and what type of woman is touching him, that she is a sinner.”
40 And, making answer, Jesus said unto him—Simon! I have, unto thee, something to say. He, then—Teacher, speak!—saith he.
Jesus responded and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” He said, “Say it, Teacher!”
41 Two debtors, there were, to a certain creditor, —the one, owed five hundred denaries, and, the other, fifty.
Jesus said, “A certain moneylender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42 they not having wherewith to pay, he forgave, both. Which of them, therefore, will love him, more?
When they could not pay him, he forgave them both. Therefore, which of them will love him more?”
43 Making answer, Simon said—I suppose, that he to whom, the more, he forgave. And, he, said unto him—Rightly, hast thou judged.
Simon answered him and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave the most.” Jesus said to him, “You have judged correctly.”
44 And, turning towards the woman, unto Simon, he said—Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house: water to me, on my feet, thou didst not give, —but, she, with her tears, hath wetted my feet, and, with her hair, wiped off [the tears].
Jesus turned to the woman and said to Simon, “You see this woman. I have entered into your house. You gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.
45 A kiss, to me, thou didst not give, —but, she, from the time I came in, hath not ceased tenderly kissing my feet.
You did not give me a kiss, but from the time I came in she did not stop kissing my feet.
46 With oil, my head, thou didst not anoint, —but, she, with perfume, hath anointed, my feet.
You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfumed oil.
47 For which cause, I say unto thee—Her many sins, have been forgiven, because she hath loved, much: but, he to whom little is forgiven, little, loveth.
Therefore I say to you, her sins, which were many, have been forgiven—for she loved much. But the one who is forgiven little, loves little.”
48 And he said unto her—Thy sins have been forgiven.
Then he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49 And they who were reclining together, began to be saying within themselves—Who is, this, that, even forgiveth sins?
Those reclining together began to say among themselves, “Who is this that even forgives sins?”
50 But he said unto the woman—Thy faith, hath saved thee, —Go thy way into peace.
Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
