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* After Jesus had finished saying all these things in the hearing of the people , he went to Capernaum . * There a centurion 's servant , whom he valued highly , was sick and about to die . * When the centurion heard about Jesus , he sent some Jewish elders to him to ask him to come and save his servant 's life . * So they went to Jesus and begged him repeatedly , “He deserves to have this done for him , * because he loves our people and built our synagogue for us .” * So Jesus went with them . He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to tell Jesus , “Sir , stop troubling yourself . For I am not worthy to have you come under my roof . * That 's why I didn 't presume to come to you . But just say the word , and let my servant be healed . * For I , too , am a man under authority and have soldiers under me . I say to one ‘Go ’ and he goes , to another ‘Come ’ and he comes , and to my servant ‘Do this ’ and he does it .” * When Jesus heard this , he was amazed at him . Turning to the crowd that was following him , he said ,“I tell you , not even in Israel have I found this kind of faith !” * Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant in perfect health . * Soon afterwards , Jesus went to a city called Nain . His disciples and a large crowd were going along with him . * As he approached the entrance to the city , a man who had died was being carried out . He was his mother 's only son , and she was a widow . A large crowd from the city was with her . * When the Lord saw her , he felt compassion for her . He said to her ,“You can stop crying .” * Then he went up and touched the open coffin , and the men who were carrying it stopped . He said ,“Young man , I say to you , get up !” * The dead man sat up and began to speak , and Jesus gave him back to his mother . * Fear gripped everyone , and they began to praise God , saying , “A great prophet has appeared among us ,” and “God has helped his people .” * This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding countryside . * John 's disciples told him about all these things . So John called two of his disciples * and sent them to the Lord to ask , “Are you the Coming One , or should we wait for someone else ?” * When the men had come to him , they said , “John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask , ‘Are you the Coming One , or should we wait for someone else ?’” * At that time Jesus had healed many people of diseases , plagues , and evil spirits and had given sight to many who were blind . * So he answered them ,“Go and tell John what you have observed and heard : the blind see , the lame walk , lepers are cleansed , the deaf hear again , the dead are raised , and the destitute hear the good news . * How blessed is anyone who is not offended by me !” * When John 's messengers had gone , 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 ? * Really , what did you go out to see ? A man dressed in fancy clothes ? See , those who wear fine clothes and live in luxury are in royal palaces . * Really , what did you go out to see ? A prophet ? Yes , I tell you , and even more than a prophet ! * Thisis the man about whom it is written ,‘See , I am sending my messenger ahead of you ,who will prepare your way before you .’ * I tell you , among those born of women no one is greater than John . Yet even the least important person in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he .” * All the people who heard this , including the tax collectors , acknowledged the justice of God , for they had been baptized with John 's baptism . * But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God 's plan for themselves by refusing to be baptized by him . * “To what can I compare the people of this generation ? * Theyare like little children who sit in the marketplace and shout to each other ,‘A wedding song we played for you ,the dance you did but scorn . A woeful dirge we chanted , too ,but then you did not mourn .’ * For John the Baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine , yet you say , ‘He has a demon !’ * The Son of Man has come eating and drinking , and you say , ‘Look , a glutton and a drunk , a friend of tax collectors and sinners !’ * Absolved from every act of sin ,is wisdom by her kith and kin .” * Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him . So he went to the Pharisee 's home and took his place at the table . * There was a woman who was a notorious sinner in that city . When she learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee 's home , she took an alabaster jar of perfume * and knelt at his feet behind him . She was crying and began to wash his feet with her tears and dry them with her hair . Then she kissed his feet over and over again , anointing them constantly with the perfume . * Now the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this and said to himself , “If this man were a prophet , he would have known who is touching him and what kind of woman she is . She 's a sinner !” * Jesus said to him ,“Simon , I have something to say to you .”“Teacher ,” he replied , “say it .” * “Two men were in debt to a moneylender . One owed him 500 denarii ,and the other fifty . * When they couldn 't pay it back , he generously canceled the debts for both of them . Now which of them will love him the most ?” * Simon answered , “I suppose the one who had the larger debt canceled .”Jesus said to him ,“You have answered correctly .” * Then , turning to the woman , he said to Simon ,“Do you see this woman ? I came into your house . You didn 't give me any water for my feet , but this woman has washed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair . * You didn 't give me a kiss ,but this woman , from the moment I came in , has not stopped kissing my feet . * Youdidn 't anoint my head with oil , but this woman has anointed my feet with perfume . * So I 'm telling you that her sins , as many as they are , have been forgiven , and that 's why she has shown such great love . But the one to whom little is forgiven loves little .” * Then Jesus said to her ,“Your sins are forgiven !” * Those who were at the table with them began to say among themselves , “Who is this man who even forgives sins ?” * But Jesus said to the woman ,“Your faith had saved you . Go in peace .”

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