1 A nd when he completed all his sayings in the ears of the people, he went into Capernaum;

When He had completed all His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.

2 a nd a certain centurion's servant being ill, was about to die, who was much valued by him,

And a centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die.

3 a nd having heard about Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, beseeching him, that having come he might thoroughly save his servant.

When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders asking Him to come and save the life of his slave.

4 A nd they, having come near unto Jesus, were calling upon him earnestly, saying -- `He is worthy to whom thou shalt do this,

When they came to Jesus, they earnestly implored Him, saying, “He is worthy for You to grant this to him;

5 f or he doth love our nation, and the synagogue he did build to us.'

for he loves our nation and it was he who built us our synagogue.”

6 A nd Jesus was going on with them, and now when he is not far distant from the house the centurion sent unto him friends, saying to him, `Sir, be not troubled, for I am not worthy that under my roof thou mayest enter;

Now Jesus started on His way with them; and when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “ Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to come under my roof;

7 w herefore not even myself thought I worthy to come unto thee, but say in a word, and my lad shall be healed;

for this reason I did not even consider myself worthy 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 goeth; and to another, Be coming, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doth.'

For I also am a man placed under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

9 A nd having heard these things Jesus wondered at him, and having turned to the multitude following him, he said, `I say to you, not even in Israel so much faith did I find;'

Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, “I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

10 a nd those sent, having turned back to the house, found the ailing servant in health.

When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.

11 A nd it came to pass, on the morrow, he was going on to a city called Nain, and there were going with him many of his disciples, and a great multitude,

Soon afterwards He went to a city called Nain; and His disciples were going along with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.

12 a nd as he came nigh to the gate of the city, then, lo, one dead was being carried forth, an only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a great multitude of the city was with her.

Now as He approached the gate of the city, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her.

13 A nd the Lord having seen her, was moved with compassion towards her, and said to her, `Be not weeping;'

When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her, and said to her, “ Do not weep.”

14 a nd having come near, he touched the bier, and those bearing stood still, and he said, `Young man, to thee I say, Arise;'

And He came up and touched the coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise!”

15 a nd the dead 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 back to his mother.

16 a nd fear took hold of all, and they were glorifying God, saying -- `A great prophet hath risen among us,' and -- `God did look upon His people.'

Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people!”

17 A nd the account of this went forth in all Judea about him, and in all the region around.

This report concerning Him went out all over Judea and in all the surrounding district. A Deputation from John

18 A nd the disciples of John told him about all these things,

The disciples of John reported to him about all these things.

19 a nd John having called near a certain two of his disciples, sent unto Jesus, saying, `Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'

Summoning two of his disciples, John sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?”

20 A nd having come near to him, the men said, `John the Baptist sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'

When the men came to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, to ask, ‘Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?’”

21 A nd in that hour he cured many from sicknesses, and plagues, and evil spirits, and to many blind he granted sight.

At that very time He cured many people of diseases and afflictions and evil spirits; and He gave sight to many who were blind.

22 A nd Jesus answering said to them, `Having gone on, report to John what ye saw and heard, that blind men do see again, lame do walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf do hear, dead are raised, poor have good news proclaimed;

And He answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have the gospel preached to them.

23 a nd happy is he whoever may not be stumbled in me.'

Blessed is he who does not take offense at Me.”

24 A nd the messengers of John having gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: `What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?

When the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the crowds about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

25 b ut what have ye gone forth to see? a man in soft garments clothed? lo, they in splendid apparellings, and living in luxury, are in the houses of kings!

But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who are splendidly clothed and live in luxury are found in royal palaces!

26 ` But what have ye gone forth to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet:

But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and one who is more than a prophet.

27 t his is he concerning whom it hath been written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

This is the one about whom it is written, ‘ Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, Who will prepare Your way before You.’

28 f or I say to you, a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Baptist there is not; but the least in the reign of God is greater than he.'

I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

29 A nd all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God’s justice, having been baptized with the baptism of John.

30 b ut the Pharisees, and the lawyers, the counsel of God did put away for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.

31 A nd the Lord said, `To what, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

“To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like?

32 t hey are like to children, to those sitting in a market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not weep!

They are like children who sit in the market place and call to one another, and they say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’

33 ` For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He hath a demon;

For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

34 t he Son of Man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;

The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

35 a nd the wisdom was justified from all her children.'

Yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”

36 A nd a certain one of the Pharisees was asking him that he might eat with him, and having gone into the house of the Pharisee he reclined (at meat),

Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to dine with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.

37 a nd lo, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having known that he reclineth (at meat) in the house of the Pharisee, having provided an alabaster box of ointment,

And there was a woman in the city who was a sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume,

38 a nd having stood behind, beside his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with the tears, and with the hairs of her head she was wiping, and was kissing his feet, and was anointing with the ointment.

and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and kept wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume.

39 A nd the Pharisee who did call him, having seen, spake within himself, saying, `This one, if he were a prophet, would have known who and of what kind the woman who doth touch him, that she is a sinner.'

Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner.” Parable of Two Debtors

40 A nd Jesus answering said unto him, `Simon, I have something to say to thee;' and he saith, `Teacher, say on.'

And Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he replied, “Say it, Teacher.”

41 ` Two debtors were to a certain creditor; the one was owing five hundred denaries, and the other fifty;

“A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

42 a nd they not having to give back, he forgave both; which then of them, say thou, will love him more?'

When they were unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?”

43 A nd Simon answering said, `I suppose that to whom he forgave the more;' and he said to him, `Rightly thou didst judge.'

Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.” And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”

44 A nd having turned unto the woman, he said to Simon, `Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; water for my feet thou didst not give, but this woman with tears did wet my feet, and with the hairs of her head did wipe;

Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered 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 this woman, from what I came in, did not cease kissing my feet;

You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet.

46 w ith oil my head thou didst not anoint, but this woman with ointment did anoint my feet;

You did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume.

47 t herefore I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven, because she did love much; but to whom little is forgiven, little he doth love.'

For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little.”

48 A nd he said to her, `Thy sins have been forgiven;'

Then He said to her, “ Your sins have been forgiven.”

49 a nd those reclining with him (at meat) began to say within themselves, `Who is this, who also doth forgive sins?'

Those who were reclining at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “ Who is this man who even forgives sins?”

50 a nd he said unto the woman, `Thy faith have saved thee, be going on to peace.'

And He said to the woman, “ Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”