Luke 7:1-30

A Centurion's Servant Healed

7¹ When He had completed all His discourse in the hearing of the people , He went to Capernaum . ² And a centurion's slave , who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die . ³ When he heard about Jesus , he sent some Jewish elders asking Him to come and save 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, "Lord , 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 say the word , and my servant 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, not 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 .

Jesus Raises the Widow's Son at Nain

¹¹ Soon afterwards e He went to a city called Nain ; and His disciples were going along with Him, accompanied by a large crowd . ¹² Now as He approached the gate of the city , a 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 the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her, and said to her, "Do 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 dead man sat up and began to speak . And Jesus gave him back to his mother . ¹⁶ Fear gripped them all , and they began glorifying God , saying , "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and, "God has visited His people !" ¹⁷ This report concerning Him went out all over Judea and in all the surrounding district .

The Messengers from John the Baptist

¹⁸ The disciples of John reported to him about all these things .

¹⁹ Summoning two of his disciples , John sent them to the Lord , saying , "Are You the Expected 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 Expected One, or do we look for someone else ?' " ²¹ At that very time He cured many people of diseases and afflictions 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 BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT , the lame walk , the lepers are cleansed , and the deaf hear , the dead are raised up, the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM. ²³ "Blessed is he 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 wilderness to see ? A reed shaken by the wind ? ²⁵ "But 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 say to you, and one who is more than a prophet . ²⁷ "This is the one about whom it is written , ' BEHOLD , I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD 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 least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." ²⁹ When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged God's justice , having been baptized with the baptism of John . ³⁰ But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God's purpose for themselves , not having been baptized by John.