New Testament · Gospels and Acts

Luke chapter 7

After Jesus finished saying all of this to the crowd, he went into .A there had a he , and this slave was sick and about to die.When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some to ask him to come and save his slave’s life.They came to Jesus and pleaded earnestly with him. “This man really deserves your help,” they said.“He loves our people and even built our for us.”So Jesus went with them. But when he was not far from the house, the officer sent friends to tell him, “, don’t go to any trouble for me. I’m for you to come into my home.”“That’s why I didn’t even consider myself worthy to come to you in person. Just , and my slave will be healed.”“I understand because I live under it and exercise it. I tell a soldier, ‘Go,’ and he goes. I tell another, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I tell my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”When Jesus heard this, he was . He turned to the crowd following him and said, “I’m telling you — I haven’t found like this even in .”When the men who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave completely healthy.Soon after, Jesus went to a town called , and his and a large crowd went with him.As he approached the town gate, a dead man was being carried out — the of his mother, and she was a . A large crowd from the town was with her.When saw her, . “Don’t cry,” he said.Then he walked up and , and the people carrying it stopped. He said, “Young man, I’m telling you — get up.”The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus .Everyone was , and they praised God, saying, “A great has appeared among us!” and “God has come to help his people!”This news about Jesus spread through all of and the entire surrounding region.’s followers told him about all of this.So John called two of his followers and sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you , or should we be waiting for someone else?”When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John sent us to ask you: ‘Are you the one who was supposed to come, or should we be waiting for someone else?’”Right then, Jesus healed many people of diseases, conditions, and , and gave sight to many who were blind.Then he answered them, “Go back and tell John what you’ve seen and heard: blind people can see, paralyzed people are walking, , deaf people can hear, dead people are being raised to life, and poor people are hearing .”“And anyone who .”After John’s messengers left, Jesus began to talk to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the to see? A ?”“Then what did you go out to see? A man dressed in expensive clothes? Look, people who wear fine clothing and live in luxury are found in .”“Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, and I’m telling you — .”“This is the one about whom it was written: ‘Look, I’m sending my ahead of you, and he will prepare the way for you.’”“I’m telling you, among everyone ever born, no one is greater than John. And yet the least important person in is greater than he is.”(When all the people heard this, even the , they , since they had been by John.But the and , since they had not been submerged by John.)“So what can I compare the people of to? What are they like?”“They’re like children sitting in the calling to each other: ‘We played the flute for you and you wouldn’t dance! We sang a funeral song and you wouldn’t cry!’”“Because John the Submerger came , and you say, ‘He’s got a .’”“The came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this man! A and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and !’”“But is proven right by all her children.”One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him. So Jesus went into the Pharisee’s house and .A woman in that town who had heard that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house. She brought an of perfume,and stood behind him at his feet, weeping. She began to and , kissing his feet and pouring the perfume on them.When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he thought to himself, “If this man were really a , he would know what kind of woman is touching him — that she’s someone who has lived a life of failure.”Jesus spoke up: “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Go ahead, ,” he said.“Two people owed money to a certain lender. One owed five hundred , and the other owed fifty.”“Neither of them could pay it back, so the lender both debts. Now, which of them will him more?”Simon answered, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled.” “You’ve judged correctly,” Jesus told him.Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I came into your house, you didn’t give me any . But she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.”“You didn’t greet me with a , but from the moment I arrived, she hasn’t stopped kissing my feet.”“You didn’t put , but she has poured on my feet.”“So I’m telling you, her many have been — that’s why she has shown such great love. But whoever has been forgiven little, loves little.”Then Jesus said to her, “.”The other guests at the table began to say among themselves, “ who even ?”Jesus said to the woman, “Your has you. Go in .”