Luke:7

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* And when he completed all his sayings in the ears of the people , he entered into Capernaum . * And a certain centurion 's bondman faring badly was going to perish , who was esteemed by him . * And having heard about Jesus , he sent elders of the Jews to him who asked him that , having come , he would save his bondman . * And when they came to Jesus they urged him earnestly , saying , He is worthy for whom thou may offer this , * for he loves our nation , and he himself built the synagogue for us . * And Jesus went with them . And when he was now not far distant from the house , the centurion sent friends to him , saying to him , Lord , be not troubled , for I am not worthy that thou should come under my roof . * Therefore neither did I consider myself worthy to come to thee , but speak by word , and my boy will be healed . * For I also am a man set under authority , having soldiers under myself . And I say to this man , Go , and he goes , and to another , Come , and he comes , and to my bondman , Do this , and he does . * And when Jesus heard these things , he marveled him , and having turned around to the multitude who followed him , he said , I say to you , not even in Israel have I found such great faith . * And those who were sent , having returned to the house , found the bondman who was feeble , being well . * And it came to pass on the next day that he went to a city called Nain , and a considerable number of his disciples went with him , also a large multitude . * Now when he came near to the gate of the city , behold , an only begotten son who died was being carried out for his mother . And she was a widow , and a considerable crowd of the city were with her . * And when the Lord saw her , he felt compassion toward her , and said to her , Weep not . * And having come , he touched the coffin , and the men carrying it stood still . And he said , Young man , I say to thee , arise . * And the dead man sat up , and began to speak . And he gave him to his mother . * And fear seized all . And they glorified God , saying , A great prophet has been raised among us , and , God came to help his people . * And this report about him went forth in the whole of Judea , and in all the region around . * And the disciples of John informed him about all these things . * And having summoned a certain two of his disciples , John sent them to Jesus , saying , Are thou he who comes , or do we look for another man ? * And when they came to him , they said , John the immerser has sent us to thee , saying , Are thou he who comes , or do we look for another man ? * And in the same hour he healed many from diseases and plagues and evil spirits . And he granted sight to many blind men . * And having answered , Jesus said to them , After going , report to John the things that ye saw and heard : the blind see , the lame walk , the lepers are cleansed , and the deaf hear , the dead are raised up , the poor are preached good-new * And blessed is he , whoever will not be offended by me . * And after John 's messengers departed , he began to say to the multitudes about John , What did ye go out into the wilderness to see ? A reed shaken with the wind ? * But what did ye go out to see ? A man clothed in soft raiment ? Behold , those in elegant clothing , and existing in luxury , are in kingly places . * But what did ye go out to see ? A prophet ? Yea , I say to you , and much more than a prophet . * This is he about whom it is written , Behold , I send my messenger before thy face , who will prepare thy way before thee . * For I say to you , among men born of women there is not one prophet greater than John the immerser , yet the smaller in the kingdom of God is greater than he . * And all the people having heard , and the tax collectors who were immersed the immersion of John , justified God . * But the Pharisees and the lawyers who were not immersed by him , rejected the purpose of God for themselves . * To what , then will I compare the men of this generation , and to what are they like ? * They are like children sitting in the marketplace , and calling to each other , and saying , We piped to you , and ye did not dance . We mourned to you , and ye did not weep . * For John the immerser has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine , and ye say , He has a demon . * The Son of man has come eating and drinking , and ye say , Behold the man , a glutton and a drunkard , a friend of tax collectors and sinners ! * And wisdom is justified from all her children . * And a certain man of the Pharisees asked him that he would eat with him . And having entered into the Pharisee 's house , he sat down . * And behold , a woman in the city who was sinful . And when she knew that he sat in the Pharisee 's house , having brought an alabaster cruse of ointment , * and having stood behind near his feet , weeping , she began to wet his feet with the tears , and wiped them with the hair of her head . And she kissed his feet much , and anointed them with the ointment . * But when the Pharisee who invited him saw it , he spoke within himself , saying , This man , if he were a prophet , would know who and what kind the woman is who touches him , that she is sinful . * And having responded , Jesus said to him , Simon , I have something to say to thee . And he says , speak Teacher . * There were two debtors to a certain creditor , the one owed five hundred denarii , and the other fifty . * And of them not having to repay , he forgave them both . Which of them therefore , do thou say , will love him more ? * And having answered , Simon said , I suppose that it was to whom he forgave more . And he said to him , Thou have judged correctly . * And having turned to the woman , he said to Simon , See thou this woman ? I entered into thy house ; thou gave no water for my feet . But this woman has wet my feet with tears , and wiped them with the hairs of her head . * Thou gave me no kiss , but this woman , since I came in , has not ceased kissing my feet much . * Thou did not anoint my head with olive oil , but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment . * For this reason I say to thee , her many sins are forgiven , because she loved much . But to whom little is forgiven , loves little . * And he said to her , Thy sins are forgiven . * And those who sat together began to say within themselves , Who is this who even forgives sins ? * And he said to the woman , Thy faith has saved thee . Go in peace .

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