^aWhen He had completed all His ¹teaching in the hearing of the people, ^bHe went to Capernaum.

2 Now a centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die. 3 When he heard about Jesus, ^ahe sent some ¹Jewish elders to Him, asking Him to come and save the life of his slave. 4 When they came to Jesus, they strongly urged Him, saying, “He is worthy for You to grant this to him; 5 for he loves our nation, and it was he who built us our synagogue.” 6 Now Jesus started on His way with them; but already, when He was not yet far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “¹Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to enter under my roof; 7 for that reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You; but just ¹say the word, and my servant ²shall be healed. 8 For I also am a man placed under authority, with soldiers under myself; 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 Now when Jesus heard this, He was amazed at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, “I say to you, ^anot even in Israel have I found such great faith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.

11 Soon afterward Jesus went to a city called Nain; and His disciples were going along with Him, ¹accompanied by a large crowd. 12 Now as He approached the gate of the city, ¹a 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 When ^athe Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her and said to her, “Do not go on weeping.” 14 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 And the dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother. 16 ^aFear gripped them all, and they began ^bglorifying God, saying, “A great ^cprophet has appeared among us!” and, “God has ¹visited His people!” 17 ^aAnd this report about Him spread throughout Judea and in all the surrounding region.

18 ^aThe disciples of John also reported to him about all these things. 19 And after summoning ¹two of his disciples, John sent them to ^athe Lord, saying, “Are You the Coming One, or are we to ²look for another?” 20 When the men came to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, ¹to ask, ‘Are You the Coming One, or are we to ²look for another?’” 21 At that very ¹time He ^acured many people of diseases and ^bafflictions and evil spirits; and He gave sight to many who were blind. 22 And He answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: people who were ^ablind receive sight, people who limped walk, people with leprosy are cleansed and people who were deaf hear, dead people are raised up, and ^bpeople who are poor have the gospel preached to them. 23 And blessed is ¹anyone who does not take offense at Me.”

24 When the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the ¹wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 25 ¹But 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 did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written:‘^aBEHOLD, I AM SENDING MY MESSENGER ¹AHEAD OF YOU,WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.’ 28 I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is ¹least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” 29 When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged ^aGod’s justice, ^bhaving been baptized with ^cthe baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and the ^1alawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by ²John.

31 “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a song of mourning, and you did not weep.’ 33 For John the Baptist has come neither ^aeating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a ¹heavy drinker, a friend of tax collectors and ²sinners!’ 35 And yet wisdom ^ais vindicated by all her children.”

36 Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37 ^aAnd there was a woman in the city who was a ¹sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume, 38 and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, and began kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume. 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this Man were ^aa prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a ¹sinner!”

40 And Jesus responded and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he ¹replied, “Say it, Teacher.” 41 “A moneylender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred ^1adenarii, and the other, fifty. 42 When they ^awere unable to repay, he canceled the debts of both. So which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered and said, “I assume the one for whom he canceled the greater debt.” And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.” 44 And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you ^agave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You ^1agave Me no kiss; but she has not stopped kissing My feet since the time I came in. 46 ^aYou did not ¹anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume. 47 For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little, loves little.” 48 And He said to her, “^aYour sins have been forgiven.” 49 And then those who were reclining at the table with Him began saying ¹to themselves, “^aWho is this Man who even forgives sins?” 50 And He said to the woman, “^aYour faith has saved you; ^bgo in peace.”

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

2 And a centurion’s slave, ¹who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die. 3 When he heard about Jesus, ^ahe sent some ¹Jewish elders asking Him to come and ²save the life of his slave. 4 When they came to Jesus, they earnestly implored Him, saying, “He is worthy for You to grant this to him; 5 for he loves our nation and it was he who built us our synagogue.” 6 Now Jesus started on His way with them; and when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “¹Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to come under my roof; 7 for this reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You, but just ¹say the word, and my ²servant will be healed. 8 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 Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, “I say to you, ^anot even in Israel have I found such great faith.” 10 When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.

11 Soon afterwards He went to a city called Nain; and His disciples were going along with Him, ¹accompanied by a large crowd. 12 Now as He approached the gate of the city, ¹a dead man was being carried out, the ²only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her. 13 When ^athe Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her, and said to her, “¹Do not weep.” 14 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 The ¹dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother. 16 ^aFear gripped them all, and they began ^bglorifying God, saying, “A great ^cprophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has ¹visited His people!” 17 ^aThis report concerning Him went out all over Judea and in all the surrounding district.

18 ^aThe disciples of John reported to him about all these things. 19 Summoning ¹two of his disciples, John sent them to ^athe Lord, saying, “Are You the ²Expected One, or do we look for someone else?” 20 When the men came to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, to ask, ‘Are You the ¹Expected One, or do we look for someone else?’” 21 At that ¹very time He ^acured many people of diseases and ^bafflictions and evil spirits; and He gave sight to many who were blind. 22 And He answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the ^aBLIND RECEIVE SIGHT, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the ^bPOOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM. 23 Blessed is he ¹who does not take offense at Me.”

24 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 ¹But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft ²clothing? Those who are splendidly clothed and live in luxury are found in royal palaces! 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and one who is more than a prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written,‘^aBEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER ¹AHEAD OF YOU,WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.’ 28 I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet he who is ¹least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” 29 When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they ¹acknowledged ^aGod’s justice, ^bhaving been baptized with ^cthe baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and the ^1alawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by ²John.

31 “To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like? 32 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 has come ^aeating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a ¹drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and ²sinners!’ 35 Yet wisdom ^ais vindicated by all her children.”

36 Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to ¹dine with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37 ^aAnd there was a woman in the city who was a ¹sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume, 38 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 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were ^aa prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a ¹sinner.”

40 And Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he ¹replied, “Say it, Teacher.” 41 “A moneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred ^1adenarii, and the other fifty. 42 When they ^awere unable to repay, he graciously forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.” And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.” 44 Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you ^agave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You ^agave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet. 46 ^aYou did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume. 47 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 Then He said to her, “^aYour sins have been forgiven.” 49 Those who were reclining at the table with Him began to say ¹to themselves, “^aWho is this man who even forgives sins?” 50 And He said to the woman, “^aYour faith has saved you; ^bgo in peace.”