Luke 7

A Centurion’s Servant is Healed

Matt. 8:5–13

7Now when He concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He ^aentered Capernaum. ²And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die. ³So when he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with Him to come and heal his servant. ⁴And when they came to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that the one for whom He should do this was deserving, ⁵“for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue.”

⁶Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. ⁷Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But ^bsay the word, and my servant will be healed. ⁸For I also am a man placed under ^cauthority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

⁹When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, “I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” ¹⁰And those who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant well ¹who had been sick.

A Widow’s Son is Raised

¹¹Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. ¹²And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her. ¹³When the Lord saw her, He had ^dcompassion on her and said to her, ^e“Do not weep.” ¹⁴Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, ^farise.” ¹⁵So he who was dead ^gsat up and began to speak. And He ^hpresented him to his mother.

¹⁶ⁱThen fear ²came upon all, and they ^jglorified God, saying, ^k“A great prophet has risen up among us”; and, ^l“God has visited His people.”

John’s Questions are Answered

Matt. 11:2–6

¹⁷And this report about Him went throughout all Judea and all the surrounding region.

^18mThen the disciples of John reported to him concerning all these things. ¹⁹And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to ³Jesus, saying, “Are You ⁿthe Coming One, or ⁴do we look for another?”

²⁰When the men had come to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, saying, ‘Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?’ ” ²¹And that very hour He cured many of ⁵infirmities, afflictions, and evil spirits; and to many blind He gave sight.

^22oJesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: ^pthat the blind ^qsee, the lame ^rwalk, the lepers are ^scleansed, the deaf ^thear, the dead are raised, ^uthe poor have the gospel preached to them. ²³And blessed is he who is not ⁶offended because of Me.”

Jesus Praises John

Matt. 11:7–15

^24vWhen the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? ²⁵But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in kings’ courts. ²⁶But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. ²⁷This is he of whom it is written:

^w‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,

Who will prepare Your way before You.’

²⁸For I say to you, among those born of women there is ⁷not a ^xgreater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

²⁹And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors ⁸justified God, ^yhaving been baptized with the baptism of John. ³⁰But the Pharisees and ⁹lawyers rejected ^zthe will of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

Jesus Criticizes His Generation

Matt. 11:16–19

³¹¹And the Lord said, ^a“To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like? ³²They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying:

‘We played the flute for you,

And you did not dance;

We mourned to you,

And you did not weep.’

³³For ^bJohn the Baptist came ^cneither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ ³⁴The Son of Man has come ^deating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a ²winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ ^35eBut wisdom is justified by all her children.”

A Woman Anoints Jesus’ Feet

^36fThen one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. ³⁷And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, ³⁸and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. ³⁹Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, ^g“This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”

The Parable of the Two Debtors

⁴⁰And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”

So he said, “Teacher, say it.”

⁴¹“There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred ^hdenarii, and the other fifty. ⁴²And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?”

⁴³Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.”

And He said to him, “You have rightly judged.” ⁴⁴Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no ⁱwater for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. ⁴⁵You gave Me no ^jkiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. ^46kYou did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. ^47lTherefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

⁴⁸Then He said to her, ^m“Your sins are forgiven.”

⁴⁹And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, ⁿ“Who is this who even forgives sins?”

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