Jesus Heals a Centurion's Servant

1When Jesus had finished saying all this in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum.

2There a centurion's servant, who was highly regarded by his master, was sick and about to die.

3The centurion heard about Jesus and sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.

4When they came to Jesus, they earnestly pleaded with him, saying, “This man is worthy to have yoʋ do this for him,

5for he loves our nation and built our synagogue for us.”

6So Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to him, “Lord, do not trouble yoʋrself, for I am not worthy to have yoʋ enter under my roof;

7therefore I did not even consider myself worthy to come to yoʋ. But just say the word, and ⁹⁷my servant will be healed.

8For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this 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 this, he was amazed at the centurion. And turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

10Then the men the centurion had sent returned to the house and found that the servant ⁹⁸who had been sick was well.

Jesus Raises a Widow's Son

11Soon afterward Jesus went to a town called Nain, and ⁹⁹many of his disciples went with him, along with a large crowd.

12As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the one and only son of his mother (who was a widow). And a large crowd from the town was with her.

13When the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her and said to her, “Do not weep.”

14Then he came up and touched the bier, and those who were carrying it stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to yoʋ, arise!”

15So the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

16Then all the people were filled with awe and began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us,” and, “God has visited his people.”

17This news about Jesus then spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region.

Messengers from John the Baptist

18John's disciples told him about all these things.

19So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask ¹⁰⁰Jesus, “Are yoʋ the one who is to come, or should we wait for another?”

20When the men came to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to yoʋ to ask, ‘Are yoʋ the one who is to come, or should we wait for another?’ ”

21¹⁰¹Now in that very hour Jesus had healed many people of diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and had given sight to many who were blind.

22So Jesus replied to John's disciples, “Go tell John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, lepers are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news preached to them.

23And blessed is anyone who does not take offense at me.”

24When John's ¹⁰²messengers had gone away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

25What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and who live in luxury are in royal palaces.

26But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

27This is the one of whom it is written,
‘Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of yoʋ,
who will prepare yoʋr way before yoʋ.’

28¹⁰³For I tell you, among those born of women there is no ¹⁰⁴prophet greater than John ¹⁰⁵the Baptist, but whoever is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

29(When all the people heard this, including the tax collectors, they affirmed that God's way was right, because they had been baptized with the baptism of John.

30But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)

31¹⁰⁶Jesus went on to say, “To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

32They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call out to one another,
‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance;
we sang a lament ¹⁰⁷for you, but you did not weep.’

33For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’

34The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

35Yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”

Jesus Forgives a Sinful Woman

36One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat with him, so he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table.

37And behold, when a woman in that city who was a sinner found out that Jesus was reclining at the table in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of ointment.

38As she stood behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

39When the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “If this man were ¹⁰⁸a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”

40Jesus said to him in response, “Simon, I have something to say to yoʋ.” So he said, “Say it, Teacher.”

41“A certain moneylender had two debtors. The one owed him five hundred denarii, and the other owed him fifty.

42When they did not have the means to repay, he forgave the debts of them both. So ¹⁰⁹tell me, which of them will love him more?”

43Simon answered, “I suppose that it would be the one for whom he forgave the larger debt.” Jesus said to him, “Yoʋ have judged correctly.”

44Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do yoʋ see this woman? When I came into yoʋr house, yoʋ did not give me water for my feet, but this woman has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with ¹¹⁰the hair of her head.

45Yoʋ did not give me a kiss, but from the time ¹¹¹I came in, this woman has not stopped kissing my feet.

46Yoʋ did not anoint my head with oil, but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.

47Therefore I tell yoʋ, her many sins are forgiven; that is why she has shown great love. But he to whom little is forgiven shows little love.”

48Then Jesus said to her, “Yoʋr sins are forgiven.”

49Those who were reclining at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this man that even forgives sins?”

50And Jesus said to the woman, “Yoʋr faith has saved yoʋ; go in peace.”