'After1he had finished2all3his6sayings5in7the8hearing9of the10people,11he entered12Capernaum.14 Now2a3centurion [had]1a servant4who was6sick5andat the point7of death,8who9was10highly valued12by him.11 When [the centurion] heard1about3Jesus,5he sent6to7him8elders9of the10Jews,11asking12him13to come15andheal16his19servant.18 And2when they came3to4Jesus,6they pleaded7with him8earnestly,9saying,10“He is13worthy12to have you do15this16for him,14 for2he loves1our5nation,4and6he9is the one whobuilt10us11oursynagogue.”8 And2Jesus3went4with5them.6When he was12not10far11from13the14house,15the18centurion19sent16friends,17saying20to him,21“Lord,22donot23trouble yourself,24for26I am28not25worthy27to have you come2934under30my33roof.32 Therefore1I did4not2presume4to come7to5you.6But8say9the word,10and11let12my15servant14be healed.12 For2I3too1am5a man4set8under6authority,7with9soldiers12under10me:11and13I say14to one,15‘Go,’16and17he goes;18and19to another,20‘Come,’21and22he comes;23and24to26my27servant,26‘Do28this,’29and30he does31it.” When1Jesus5heard1these things,3he marveled6at him,7and8turning9to the crowd13that followed11him,12said,14“I tell15you,16not even17in18Israel20have I found23such21faith.”22 And1when2those6who had been sent7returned2to3the4house,5they found8the9servant10well.11 Soon afterward5he went6to7a town8called9Nain,10and11his13disciples15and17a great19crowd18went with12him.16 As1he drew near3to the4gate5of the6town,7behold,9a manwho had died11was being carried out,10theonly12son13of15his16mother,15and17she18was19a widow,20and21a considerable25crowd22from the23town24was26with27her.28 And1when2the4Lord5saw2her,3he had compassion6on7her8and9said10to her,11“Donot12weep.”13 Then1he came up2andtouched3the4bier,5and7the bearers8stood still.9And10he said,11“Young man,12I say14to you,13arise.”15 And1the3dead4mansat up2and5began6to speak,7and8[Jesus] gave9him10to12his13mother.12 Fear3seized1them all,4and5they glorified6God,8saying,9“A great12prophet11has arisen13among14us!”15and16“God20has visited18his23people!”22 And1this5report4about10him11spread2through6the8whole7ofJudea9and12all13the14surrounding country.15 ,The4disciples5of [John]6reported2all8these things9to [him].3And10John18calling11two12of15his16disciples15to him,,11 calling two of his disciples to him,sent1themto2the3Lord,4saying,5“Are7you6the one8who is to come,9or10shall we look for12another?”11 And2when1the5men6had come1to3him,4they said,7“John8the9Baptist10has sent11us12to13you,14saying,15‘Are17you16the one18who is to come,19or20shall we look for22another?’”21 In1that2hour4he healed5many6peopleof7diseases8and9plagues10and11evil13spirits,12and14on many16who wereblind15he bestowed17sight.18 And1he answered2them,4“Go5andtell6John7what8you have seen9and10heard:11theblind12receive their sight,13thelame14walk,15lepers16are cleansed,17and18thedeaf19hear,20thedead21are raised up,22thepoor23have good news preached to them.24 And1blessed2is3the one who4is7not6offended7by8me.”9 When1John’s5messengers4had gone,1[Jesus] began6to speak7to8the9crowds10concerning11John:12“What13did you go out14into15the16wilderness17to see?18A reed19shaken22by20the wind?21 What2[then]1did you go out3to see?4A man5dressed9in6soft7clothing?8Behold,10those who11are[dressed] in12splendid14clothing13and15live17in luxury16are21in18kings’ courts.20 What2[then]1did you go out3to see?4A prophet?5Yes,6I tell7you,8and9more than10a prophet.11 This1is he2of3whom4it is written,5‘Behold,6I send7my10messenger9before11your13face,12who14will prepare15your18way17before19you.’20 I tell1you,2among4thoseborn5of women6none8is9greater than3John.7Yet11the one10who isleast12in13the14kingdom15of God17is20greater than18he.”19 (When5all2the3people4heard5this,and6the7tax collectors8too,they declared9God11just,9having been baptized12with the13baptism14of John,15 but2the1Pharisees3and4the5lawyers6rejected11the7purpose8of God10for12themselves,13not14having been baptized15by16him.)17 “To what1then2shall I compare3the4people5ofthis8generation,7and9what10are they11like?12 They are2like1children3sitting7in5the marketplace6and8calling9to one another,10‘We played the flute13for you,14and15you did17not16dance;17we sang a dirge,18and19you did21not20weep.’21 For2John3the4Baptist5has come1eating7no6bread8and9drinking10no9wine,11and12you say,13‘He has15a demon.’14 The2Son3of Man5has come1eating6and7drinking,8and9you say,10‘Look at him!11A glutton13and14a drunkard,15a friend16of tax collectors17and18sinners!’19 Yet1wisdom4is justified2by5all6her9children.”8 One3of the5Pharisees6asked1him4to eat78with9him,10and11he went12into13the16Pharisee’s17house15andreclined at the table.18 And1behold,2a woman3of6the7city,8who4was5a sinner,9when she learned11that12he was reclining at table13in14the15Pharisee’s18house,16brought19an alabaster flask20of ointment,21 and1standing2behind3himat4his7feet,6weeping,8she began11to wet12his15feet14with [her] tears10and16wiped22themwith the17hair18of20her21head20and23kissed24his27feet26and28anointed29themwith the30ointment.31 Now2when1the3Pharisee4who had invited6him7saw1this,he said8to9himself,10“If13this man12were14a prophet,15he would have known16who18and19what sort of20woman22this iswho23is touching24him,25for26she is28a sinner.”27 And1Jesus4answering2said5to6him,7“Simon,8I have9something11to say12to you.”10And14he answered,17“Say16it,Teacher.”15 “A certain5moneylender4had3two1debtors.2One7owed8five hundred10denarii,9and12the other13fifty.14 When2they3could2not1pay,4he cancelled6the debt ofboth.5Now8which7of them9will love11him12more?”10 Simon2answered,1“The one,I suppose,4for whom6he cancelled9the7larger [debt].”8And11he10said12to him,13“You have judged15rightly.”14 Then1turning2toward3the4woman5he said8to Simon,7“Doyou see9this10woman?12I entered13your14house;17you gave23me19no22water18for20myfeet,21but25she24has wet28my29feet31with her35tears27and1wiped36themwith34her35hair.34 You gave4me2no3kiss,1but6from7the time8I came in9she5has11not10ceased11to kiss12my13feet.15 You did6not5anoint10my4head3with oil,1but8she7has anointed10my13feet12with ointment.9 Therefore12I tell3you,4her8sins,7which9aremany,10are forgiven5— for11she loved12much.13But15he who14is forgiven17little,16loves19little.”18 And2he said1to her,3“Your5sins7are forgiven.”4 Then1those3who were at table with him4began2to say5among6themselves,7“Who8is10this,9who11even12forgives14sins?”13 And2he said1to3the4woman,5“Your8faith7has saved9you;10go11in12peace.”13