1 A nd when he had completed all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

When Jesus had finished teaching the people, He went back to Capernaum.

2 A nd a certain centurion's bondman who was dear to him was ill and about to die;

A captain of the army had a servant whom he thought much of. This servant was very sick and was about to die.

3 a nd having heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, begging him that he might come and save his bondman.

When the captain heard of Jesus, he sent some Jewish leaders to Him. They were to ask if He would come and heal this servant.

4 B ut they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,

They came to Jesus and begged Him, saying, “The man is respected and should have this done for him.

5 f or he loves our nation, and himself has built the synagogue for us.

He loves our nation and has built our Jewish place of worship.”

6 A nd Jesus went with them. But already, when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent to him friends, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.

Jesus went with them. When He was not far from the house, the captain told some friends to tell this to Jesus, “Lord, do not take the time to come to my house, because I am not good enough.

7 W herefore neither did I count myself worthy to come to thee. But say by a word and my servant shall be healed.

And I am not good enough to come to You. But just say the word and my servant will be healed.

8 F or I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does.

For I am a man who works for someone else also, and I have soldiers who work for me. I say to this man, ‘Go!’ and he goes. I say to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes. I say to my workman, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

9 A nd Jesus hearing this wondered at him, and turning to the crowd following him said, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.

Jesus was surprised when He heard this. He turned to the people following Him and said, “I tell you, I have not found so much faith even in the Jewish nation.”

10 A nd they who had been sent returning to the house found the bondman, who was ill, in good health.

Those who had been sent went back to the captain’s house and found the servant well again. The Son of a Woman Whose Husband Had Died Was Raised from the Dead

11 A nd it came to pass afterwards he went into a city called Nain, and many of his disciples and a great crowd went with him.

The next day Jesus went to a city called Nain. His followers and many other people went with Him.

12 A nd as he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a very considerable crowd of the city with her.

When they came near the city gate, a dead man was being carried out. He was the only son of a woman whose husband had died. Many people of the city were with her.

13 A nd the Lord, seeing her, was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not;

When the Lord saw her, He had loving-pity for her and said, “Do not cry.”

14 a nd coming up he touched the bier, and the bearers stopped. And he said, Youth, I say to thee, Wake up.

He went and put His hand on the box in which the dead man was carried. The men who were carrying it, stopped. Jesus said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”

15 A nd the dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.

The man who was dead sat up and began to talk. Then Jesus gave him to his mother.

16 A nd fear seized on all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; and God has visited his people.

Everyone was afraid and they gave thanks to God. They said, “A great Man Who speaks for God has come among us! God has cared for His people!”

17 A nd this report went out in all Judaea concerning him, and in all the surrounding country.

The news about Jesus went through all the country of Judea and over all the land. John the Baptist Asks about Jesus

18 A nd the disciples of John brought him word concerning all these things:

The followers of John the Baptist told him about all these things.

19 a nd John, having called two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?

John called two of his followers and sent them to Jesus to ask, “Are You the One Who is to come? Or are we to look for another?”

20 B ut the men having come to him said, John the baptist has sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?

The men came to Jesus and said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask You, ‘Are You the One Who is to come? Or are we to look for another?’”

21 I n that hour he healed many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and to many blind he granted sight.

At that time Jesus was healing many people of all kinds of sickness and disease and was putting out demons. Many that were blind were able to see.

22 A nd Jesus answering said to them, Go, bring back word to John of what ye have seen and heard: that blind see, lame walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf hear, dead are raised, poor are evangelized;

Jesus said to John’s followers, “Go back to John the Baptist and tell him what you have seen and heard. Tell him the blind are made to see. Those who could not walk, are walking. Those with a bad skin disease are healed. Those who could not hear, are hearing. The dead are raised to life and poor people have the Good News preached to them.

23 a nd blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.

The person who is not ashamed of Me and does not turn away from Me is happy.” Jesus Tells about John the Baptist

24 A nd the messengers of John having departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?

As John’s followers were going away, Jesus began to tell the people about John the Baptist. He said, “Why did you go out to the desert? Did you go out to see a small tree moving in the wind?

25 B ut what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate garments? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and live luxuriously are in the courts of kings.

What did you go out to see? A man dressed in good clothes? Those who are dressed in good clothes are in the houses of kings.

26 B ut what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more excellent than a prophet.

But what did you go to see? One who speaks for God? Yes, I tell you, he is more than one who speaks for God.

27 T his is he concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

This is the man the Holy Writings spoke of when they said, ‘See! I will send My helper to carry news ahead of You. He will make Your way ready for You!’

28 f or I say unto you, Among them that are born of women a greater is no one than John; but he who is a little one in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

“I tell you, of those born of women, there is no one greater than John the Baptist. The least in the holy nation of God is greater than he.”

29 ( And all the people who heard, and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;

All the people who heard Jesus and those who gathered taxes showed they knew God was right and were baptized by John.

30 b ut the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)

But the proud religious law-keepers and the men who knew the Law would not listen. They would not be baptized by John and they did not receive what God had for them. Jesus Speaks Against the People of This Day

31 T o whom therefore shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like?

Then the Lord said, “What are the people of this day like?

32 T hey are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

They are like children playing in front of stores. They call to their friends, ‘We have played music for you, but you did not dance. We have had sorrow for you, but you did not have sorrow.’

33 F or John the baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon.

John the Baptist did not come eating bread or drinking wine and you say, ‘He has a demon.’

34 T he Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold an eater and wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;

The Son of Man came eating and drinking and you say, ‘See! He likes food and wine. He is a friend of men who gather taxes and of sinners!’

35 a nd wisdom has been justified of all her children.

Wisdom is shown to be right by those who are wise.” A Woman Puts Special Perfume on the Feet of Jesus

36 B ut one of the Pharisees begged him that he would eat with him. And entering into the house of the Pharisee he took his place at table;

One of the proud religious law-keepers wanted Jesus to eat with him. Jesus went to his house and sat down to eat.

37 a nd behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, and knew that he was sitting at meat in the house of the Pharisee, having taken an alabaster box of myrrh,

There was a woman in the city who was a sinner. She knew Jesus was eating in the house of the proud religious law-keeper. She brought a jar of special perfume.

38 a nd standing at his feet behind weeping, began to wash his feet with tears; and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed with the myrrh.

Then she stood behind Him by His feet and cried. Her tears wet His feet and she dried them with her hair. She kissed His feet and put the special perfume on them.

39 A nd the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with himself saying, This if he were a prophet would have known who and what the woman is who touches him, for she is a sinner.

The proud religious law-keeper who had asked Jesus to eat with him saw this. He said to himself, “If this Man were One Who speaks for God, He would know who and what kind of a woman put her hands on Him. She is a sinner.”

40 A nd Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he says, Teacher, say.

Jesus said to him, “I have something to say to you, Simon.” And Simon said, “Teacher, say it.”

41 T here were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty;

“There were two men who owed a certain man some money. The one man owed 500 pieces of silver money. The other man owed 50 pieces of silver money.

42 b ut as they had nothing to pay, he forgave both of them: which of them therefore will love him most?

Neither one of them had any money, so he told them they did not have to pay him back. Tell Me, which one would love him the most?”

43 A nd Simon answering said, I suppose he to whom he forgave the most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.

Simon said, “I think it would be the one who owed the most.” And Jesus said to him, “You have said the right thing.”

44 A nd turning to the woman he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gavest me not water on my feet, but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.

He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house and you gave Me no water to wash My feet. She washed My feet with her tears and dried them with the hairs of her head.

45 T hou gavest me not a kiss, but she from the time I came in has not ceased kissing my feet.

You gave me no kiss, but this woman has kissed my feet from the time I came in.

46 M y head with oil thou didst not anoint, but she has anointed my feet with myrrh.

You did not put even oil on My head but this woman has put special perfume on My feet.

47 F or which cause I say to thee, Her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loves little.

I tell you, her many sins are forgiven because she loves much. But the one who has been forgiven little, loves little.”

48 A nd he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.

Then He said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.”

49 A nd they that were with at table began to say within themselves, Who is this who forgives also sins?

Those who were eating with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this Man Who even forgives sins?”

50 A nd he said to the woman, Thy faith has saved thee; go in peace.

He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you from the punishment of sin. Go in peace.”