1 | Now when he
had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into
Capernaum. |
2 | And a
certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to
die. |
3 | And when he heard
of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would
come and heal his servant. |
4 |
And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he
was worthy for whom he should do this: |
5 | For he loveth our nation, and he hath 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 unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy
that thou shouldest enter under my roof: |
7 | Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto
thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. |
8 | For I also am a man set under authority,
having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another,
Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. |
9 | When Jesus heard these things, he
marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed
him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. |
10 | And they that were sent,
returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick. |
11 | And it came to pass the day
after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went
with him, and much people. |
12
| Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a
dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much
people of the city was with her. |
13 | And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said
unto her, Weep not. |
14 |
And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he
said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. |
15 | And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he
delivered him to his mother. |
16
| And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a
great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people. |
17 | And this rumour of him
went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round
about. |
18 | And the
disciples of John shewed him of all these things. |
19 | And John calling unto him two of his disciples
sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for
another? |
20 | When the men
were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art
thou he that should come? or look we for another? |
21 | And in that same hour he cured many of their
infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he
gave sight. |
22 | Then
Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have
seen and heard; how that 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 blessed is he,
whosoever shall not be offended in me. |
24 | And when the messengers of John were departed, he began
to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness
for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? |
25 | But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft
raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are
in kings' courts. |
26 | But
what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than
a prophet. |
27 | This is
he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which
shall prepare thy way before thee. Mal 3:1 Mt 11:10
Mark 1:2 Luke 1:17,
76, |
28 | For I say unto 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 lawyers rejected the counsel of
God against themselves, being not baptized of him. |
31 | And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken
the men of this generation? and to what are they like? |
32 | They are like unto children sitting in
the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto
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 winebibber, a friend
of publicans and sinners! |
35 |
But wisdom is justified of all her children. |
36 | And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would
eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. |
37 | And, behold, a woman in
the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the
Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, |
38 | And stood at his feet behind him
weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the
hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the
ointment. |
39 | Now when
the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he 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 unto him, Simon, I have
somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. |
41 | There was a certain creditor which had
two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. |
42 | And when they had nothing to pay,
he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him
most? |
43 | Simon answered
and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him,
Thou hast rightly judged. |
44 |
And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I
entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath
washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. |
45 | Thou gavest me no kiss: but
this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. |
46 | My head with oil thou didst
not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. |
47 | Wherefore I say unto thee, Her
sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is
forgiven, the same loveth little. |
48 | And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. |
49 | And they that sat at meat with him
began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? |
50 | And he said to the woman, Thy
faith hath saved thee; go in peace. |