Luke 7–8

7Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, ^ahe entered into Capernaum. ²And a certain centurion’s servant, who was ^bdear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. ³And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him ^cthe elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and ^dheal his servant. ⁴And when they came to Jesus, they besought him ^einstantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: ^5fFor he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. ⁶Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent ^cfriends to him, saying unto him, Lord, ^gtrouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: ⁷Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. ⁸For 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. ⁹When 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 ^hso great faith, no, not in Israel. ¹⁰And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.

¹¹And 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. ¹²Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, ⁱthe only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. ¹³And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. ¹⁴And he came and touched the ^||kbier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, ^lArise. ¹⁵And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. ^16mAnd there came a fear on all: and ⁿthey glorified God, saying, That a great ^oprophet is risen up among us; and, ^pThat God hath visited his people. ¹⁷And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.

^18qAnd the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. ¹⁹And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? ²⁰When 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? ²¹And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and ^rplagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he ^sgave sight. ²²Then 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. ²³And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. ²⁴And 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? ²⁵But 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. ²⁶But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. ²⁷This is he, of whom it is written, ^tBehold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. ²⁸For 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. ²⁹And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, ^ujustified God, ^wbeing baptized with ^xthe baptism of John. ³⁰But the Pharisees and ^ylawyers ^||rejected ^zthe counsel of God ^||against themselves, being not baptized of him.

³¹And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? ³²They 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. ³³For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. ³⁴The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! ³⁵But wisdom is ^ujustified of all her children.

^36aAnd 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. ³⁷And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought ^ban alabaster box of ointment, ³⁸And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did ^cwipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. ³⁹Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, ^dThis man, if he were ^ea prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. ⁴⁰And Jesus ^fanswering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. ⁴¹There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred ^||pence, and the other fifty. ⁴²And when they had nothing to pay, he ^gfrankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? ⁴³Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. ⁴⁴And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, ^hthou gavest me no water for my feet: but ⁱshe hath washed my feet with tears, and ^cwiped them with the hairs of her head. ^45kThou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. ^46lMy head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. ⁴⁷Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she ^mloved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. ⁴⁸And he said unto her, ⁿThy sins are forgiven. ⁴⁹And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, ^oWho is this that forgiveth sins also? ⁵⁰And he said to the woman, ^pThy ^mfaith hath ^qsaved thee; ^rgo in peace.

8And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, ²And ^acertain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called ^bMagdalene, ^cout of whom went seven devils, ³And ^dJoanna the wife of Chuza ^eHerod’s ^fsteward, and Susanna, and many others, which ^aministered unto him of their substance.

^4gAnd when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: ⁵A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. ⁶And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. ⁷And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. ⁸And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

⁹And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? ¹⁰And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; ^hthat seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. ¹¹ⁱNow the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. ¹²Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. ¹³They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation ^kfall away. ¹⁴And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. ¹⁵But that on the good ground are they, which in ^lan honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit ^mwith patience.

¹⁶ⁿNo man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a ^ovessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. ^17pFor nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. ^18qTake heed therefore how ye hear: ^rfor whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he ^||seemeth to have.

^19sThen came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. ²⁰And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. ²¹And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these ^twhich hear the word of God, and do it.

^22uNow it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of ^wthe lake. And they launched forth. ²³But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on ^wthe lake; and they were filled with water, and ^xwere in jeopardy. ²⁴And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, ^yMaster, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the ^zraging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. ²⁵And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

²⁶And they arrived at the country of the ^aGadarenes, which is over against…