Luke - Chapter 7

Passage

And when he had finished all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. And the servant of a certain centurion, who was dear to him, was sick and about to die. And when he heard of Jesus, he sent to him the ancients of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying to him: He is worthy that you should do this for him. For he loves our nation: and he has built us a synagogue. And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent his friends to him, saying: Lord, do not trouble yourself; for I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof. That is why I did not think myself worthy to come to you: but say the word, and my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers: and I say to one, Go, and he goes: and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. When Jesus heard this, he marveled: and turning to the crowd that followed him, he said: Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith, not even in Israel. And those who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant who had been sick in good health. And it happened afterwards that he went into a city called Naim: and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. And when he came near the gate of the city, behold a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother: and she was a widow. And a great crowd of the city was with her. When the Lord saw her, being moved with mercy toward her, he said to her: Weep not. And he came near and touched the bier. And those who carried it stood still. And he said: Young man, I say to you, arise. And he who was dead sat up and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. And fear came upon them all: and they glorified God, saying: A great prophet has risen up among us: and, God has visited his people. And this report about him went out throughout all Judea and throughout all the country round about. And John's disciples told him of all these things. And John called two of his disciples to him and sent them to Jesus, saying: Are you he who is to come? Or should we look for another? And when the men had come to him, they said: John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying: Are you he who is to come? Or should we look for another? (And in that same hour, he cured many of their diseases and afflictions and evil spirits: and to many who were blind he gave sight.) And he answered and said to them: Go and tell John what you have heard and seen: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, to the poor the gospel is preached. And blessed is he who shall not be scandalized in me. And when the messengers of John had gone, he began to speak to the crowds about John. What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who are in costly clothing and live in luxury are in the houses of kings. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before your face, who shall prepare your way before you. For I say to you: Among those who are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist. But he who is the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. And all the people who heard, and the tax collectors, justified God, having been baptized with John's baptism. But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, not having been baptized by him. And the Lord said: To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? And what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another and saying: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have mourned, and you have not wept. For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine. And you say: He has a devil. The Son of man has come eating and drinking. And you say: Behold a man who is a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend of tax collectors and sinners. And wisdom is justified by all her children. And one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee and sat down at table. And behold a woman who was in the city, a sinner, when she knew that he was at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment. And standing behind at his feet, she began to wash his feet with tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. And the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, said within himself: This man, if he were a prophet, would surely know who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner. And Jesus answered and said to him: Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said: Master, say it. A certain creditor had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence and the other fifty. And since they had nothing with which to pay, he forgave them both. Which of the two, therefore, loves him more? Simon answered and said: I suppose the one to whom he forgave more. And he said to him: You have judged rightly. And turning to the woman, he said to Simon: Do you see this woman? I entered your house: you gave me no water for my feet. But she has washed my feet with tears; and with her hair has wiped them. You gave me no kiss. But she, since she came in, has not stopped kissing my feet. My head with oil you did not anoint. But she with ointment has anointed my feet. Therefore I say to you: Many sins are forgiven her, because she has loved much. But to whom less is forgiven, he loves less. And he said to her: Your sins are forgiven you. And those who sat at table with him began to say within themselves: Who is this who even forgives sins? And he said to the woman: Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.