Luke

¹Now when Jesus had finished speaking all that he wanted the people to hear, he entered into Capernaum. ²There was the slave of a certain centurion, a man highly valued by his master, who was sick and at the point of death. ³When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him presbyters of the Jews to ask him to come and save his slave. ⁴When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, saying, “This man deserves to have you do this ⁵because he loves our nation and [even] built our synagogue for us.” ⁶Jesus went along with them, but as he was approaching the house, the centurion sent word to him (by some friends to say to him), “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof. ⁷Therefore, I did not even think myself worthy to come to you. But [only] say the word and my servant will be healed. ⁸For I am also a man placed under authority, and I have soldiers under my command.⁷²¹ I tell this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

⁹When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him. Turning around, he said to the multitude who followed him, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel!” ¹⁰And the messengers, returning to the house, found that the slave who had been sick was [now] well.

The raising of the son of the widow of Nain

¹¹Soon afterwards, Jesus went to a city called Nain. Many of his disciples, along with a great multitude, went with him. ¹²Now when Jesus drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead person was being carried out, who was the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her. ¹³When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, “Do not cry.” ¹⁴He came near and touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still. He then said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!” ¹⁵And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. Jesus then gave him to his mother.

¹⁶They were all filled with awe and glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited his people!” ¹⁷This news concerning Jesus spread throughout Judea and in all the surrounding countryside.

Messengers from John the Baptist—The Lord’s own witness about John

¹⁸John’s disciples told him about all these things. ¹⁹John called two of his disciples and sent them to Jesus to ask, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?” ²⁰When the men reached Jesus,⁷²² they said, “John the Baptizer has sent us to you, saying: ‘Are you the one who is coming or should we look for another?’”

²¹At that very time, Jesus had been healing many diseases, plagues and evil spirits; and had given sight to many who were blind. ²²Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have Good News preached to them. ²³Blessed is he who is not offended by me!”

²⁴When John’s disciples had departed, Jesus⁷²³ began to tell the multitudes about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? ²⁵What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously dressed and live delicately are in kings’ courts. ²⁶But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet! ²⁷This is he of whom it is written:

‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,⁷²⁴

who will prepare your way before you.’⁷²⁵

²⁸For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer; yet whoever is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.”

²⁹Hearing this, all the people and the tax collectors who had been baptized with John’s baptism confessed that was God was just. ³⁰However, the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God’s purpose,⁷²⁶ not being baptized by him themselves.

³¹⁷²⁷ “To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? ³²They are like children who sit in the marketplace and who call to one another, saying: ‘We played the pipes to you, and you did not dance! We mourned to you, and you did not cry!’ ³³For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’ ³⁴The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a glutton and a drunkard; a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ ³⁵Yet Wisdom is justified⁷²⁸ by all her children.”⁷²⁹

A sinful woman is forgiven

³⁶One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him. He entered into the Pharisee’s house, and sat at the table. ³⁷And behold, a woman who was a sinner in the city, when she learned that he was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of perfume. ³⁸Standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head. She also kissed his feet and anointed them with the perfumed oil. ³⁹Now when the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have perceived who is touching him and what kind of woman this is, that she is a sinner.”

⁴⁰Jesus said to him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”

He replied, “Speak, teacher.”

⁴¹”A certain lender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. ⁴²And when they could not pay, he forgave them both. Tell me then, which of them will love him the most?”

⁴³Simon answered, “The one to whom he forgave the most I suppose.”

Jesus said to him, “You have judged correctly.” ⁴⁴Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped [them] with the hair of her head. ⁴⁵You gave me no kiss, but since the time I came in, she has not ceased kissing my feet. ⁴⁶You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with perfume. ⁴⁷Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven because she has loved much. But the one to whom little is forgiven loves little.” ⁴⁸Jesus⁷³⁰ said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

⁴⁹Those who sat at the table with him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

⁵⁰Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

The women disciples of the Lord

721. Greek “myself”
722. Greek “him”
723. Greek “he”
724. NT agrees with MT against LXX.
725. Malachi 3:1
726. Or possibly “rejected the counsel (purpose) of God for themselves”
727. TR adds “But the Lord said”
728. Or “vindicated”
729. See Wisdom of Sirach 4:11; Revelation 12:1-2,17 and notes
730. Greek “he”