1 ¶ Now when he had ended all his words in the audience 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 slave, who was dear unto him, was sick and ready 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 when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and free his slave.

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 A nd when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he is worthy that this should be done for him,

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 he has built us a synagogue.

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

6 T hen 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 should 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 t herefore neither did I think myself worthy to come unto thee but say the word, and my slave 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 set under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say unto one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my slave, Do this, and he does it.

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 W hen Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him and turned about and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you that not even in Israel have I found such 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 those that had been sent, returning to the house, found the slave that had been sick whole.

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 ¶ 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 many people.

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

12 N ow when he came near 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 many people from the city were 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 when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said unto her, Weep not.

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

14 A nd he came and touched the bier, and those that bore him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.

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 he that was dead sat up and began to speak. And he delivered 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 there came a fear on all, and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us, and, That 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 word of him went forth throughout all Judaea and throughout all the region round about.

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 showed him of all these things.

The followers of John the Baptist told him about 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?

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 W hen the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist has sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we 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 A nd 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.

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 T hen Jesus answering said unto them, Go and tell John the things ye have seen and heard: how the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached;

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 whoever 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 when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? 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 soft raiment? Behold, those that are gorgeously apparelled and live delicately are in kings’ courts.

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 unto you, and much more 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 of 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 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.

“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 A nd all the people that heard him and the publicans justified God, being baptized 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 lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of 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 A nd the Lord said, Unto whom then shall I compare the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

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

32 T hey 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.

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 came 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 is come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans 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 B ut wisdom is 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 ¶ And one of the Pharisees asked him if he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house and sat down to food.

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 who had been a sinner in the city, when she knew that Jesus sat at food in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment,

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 stood at his feet behind him weeping and began to wash his feet with tears and wiped them with the hairs of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.

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 N ow when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he spoke within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that 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 unto him, Simon, I have something to say unto thee. And he said, Master, say on.

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

41 T here was a certain creditor who had two debtors: the one owed five hundred denarius, 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 A nd when they had nothing to pay, he released them both from their debt. Tell me therefore, which of them 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 S imon answered and said, I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said unto 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 he turned to the woman and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou didst give me no water for my feet; but she has washed my feet with tears and wiped them with the hairs of her head.

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 no kiss; but this woman since the time I came in has not ceased to kiss my feet.

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

46 T hou didst not anoint my head with oil; but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.

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

47 T herefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much; but to whom little is forgiven, the same 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 unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

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

49 A nd those that sat at food with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgives sins also?

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.”