The Concordant Literal New Testament

Luke’s Account

Chapter 7

¹ Since, in fact, He completes all His declarations in the hearing of the people, He entered into Capernaum.
² Now a certain centurion's slave, who was held in honor by him, having an illness, was about to decease.
³ Now, hearing concerning Jesus, he dispatches to Him elders of the Jews, asking Him so that He, coming, should be bringing his slave safely through.
⁴ Now, coming along to Jesus, they entreat Him diligently, saying to Him that "Worthy is he to whom Thou shouldst be tendering this,
⁵ for he loves our nation, and he builds us the synagogue."
⁶ Now Jesus went with them. Now, as He is already not far away from the house, the centurion sends friends to Him, saying to Him, "Lord, do not bother, for not enough am I that Thou mayest be entering under my roof.
⁷ Wherefore, neither do I count myself worthy to be coming to Thee. But say the word, and my boy will be healed.
⁸ For I also am a man set under authority, having soldiers under me, and I am saying to this one 'Go,' and he is going, and to another, 'Come,' and he is coming, and to my slave, 'Do this,' and he is doing it."
⁹ Now, hearing these things, Jesus marvels at him, and, being turned to the throng following Him, said, "I am saying to you that not even in Israel did I find so much faith."
¹⁰ And, returning into the house, those sent found the infirm slave sound.
¹¹ And it occurred in the next journey, that He went into a city called Nain. And together with Him went a considerable number of His disciples and a vast throng.
¹² Now as He nears the gate of the city, lo! there was fetched out, being dead, an only-begotten son of his mother. And she was a widow. And a considerable throng of the city was with her.
¹³ And perceiving her, the Lord has compassion on her and said to her, "Do not lament!"
¹⁴ And approaching, He touches the bier. Now those bearing it stand. And he said, "Youth, to you am I saying, Be roused!"
¹⁵ And the dead youth sits up and begins to be speaking. And He gives him back to his mother.
¹⁶ Now fear got all, and they glorified God, saying that "A great prophet was roused among us!" and that "God visits His people!"
¹⁷ And this saying concerning Him came out in the whole of Judea and in the entire country about.
¹⁸ And his disciples report to John concerning all these things.
¹⁹ And, calling a certain two of his disciples to him, John sends to Jesus, saying, "Art Thou the coming One, or may we be hoping for a different One?"
²⁰ Now coming along to Him, the men say, "John the baptist dispatches us to Thee, saying, 'Art Thou the coming One, or may we be hoping for another One.?'"
²¹ In that hour He cures many of diseases and scourges and wicked spirits, and to many blind He graciously grants sight.
²² And answering, Jesus said to them, "Go, report to John what you perceived and hear: that the blind are receiving sight, the lame are walking, lepers are being cleansed, and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being roused, and to the poor the evangel is being brought.
²³ And happy is he whosoever may not be snared in Me."
²⁴ Now, at John's messengers coming away, He begins to be saying to the throngs concerning John, "What do you come out into the wilderness to gaze at? A reed being shaken by the wind?
²⁵ But what do you come out to perceive? A man garbed in soft garments? Lo! those in glorious vesture and inhering in luxury are among the royal.
²⁶ But what have you come out to perceive? A prophet? Yes, I am saying to you, and exceedingly more than a prophet.
²⁷ This is he concerning whom it is written, 'Lo! I am dispatching My messenger before Thy face, who shall be constructing Thy road in front of Thee.'
²⁸ "For verily I am saying to you, A greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the baptist, there is not one. Yet the smaller, in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
²⁹ "And hearing, the entire people, even the tribute collectors, justify God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
³⁰ Yet the Pharisees and those learned in the law repudiate the counsel of God for themselves, not being baptized by him.
³¹ To whom, then, shall I be likening the men of this generation, and to whom are they like?
³² Like are they to little boys and girls sitting in the market and shouting to one another and saying, 'We flute to you and you do not dance! We wail to you and you do not lament!'
³³ For come has John the baptist, neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you are saying, 'A demon has he!'
³⁴ Come has the Son of Mankind, eating and drinking, and you are saying, "'Lo! a man gluttonous and a tippler, a friend of tribute collectors and sinners!'
³⁵ And justified was Wisdom by all her children."
³⁶ Now a certain one of the Pharisees asked Him, that He may be eating with him. And entering into the Pharisee's house, He reclined.
³⁷ And lo! a woman who was in the city was a sinner. And, recognizing that He is lying down at table in the Pharisee's house, fetching an alabaster vase of attar
³⁸ and standing behind, beside the feet of Jesus, lamenting, she begins to rain tears on His feet, and with the hair of her head she wiped them off and fondly kissed His feet, and rubbed them with the attar.
³⁹ Now, perceiving it, the Pharisee who invites Him said in himself, saying, "This one, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman it is who is touching him, seeing that she is a sinner."
⁴⁰ And answering, Jesus said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." Now he is averring, "Teacher, say it!"
⁴¹ "Two debtors paying usury were owing a certain creditor. The one owed five hundred denarii, yet the other fifty.
⁴² Now, they having nothing to pay, he deals graciously with both. Which of them, then, will be loving him more?"
⁴³ Now answering, Simon said, "I take it that it is he with whom he deals the more graciously." Now He said to him, "Correctly do you decide."
⁴⁴ And, being turned to the woman, He averred to Simon, "Are you observing this woman? I entered into your house; water for My feet you do not give, yet she rains tears on My feet and with her hair she wipes them off;
⁴⁵ a kiss to Me you do not give, yet she, from the time I entered, did not intermit fondly kissing My feet;
⁴⁶ with oil My head you do not rub, yet she with attar rubs My feet;
⁴⁷ on behalf of which, I am saying to you, pardoned are her many sins, for she loves much. Now to whom there is scant pardoning, there is scant loving."
⁴⁸ Now He said to her, "Pardoned are your sins."
⁴⁹ And those lying back at table with Him begin to be saying among themselves, "Who is this who is pardoning sins also?"
⁵⁰ Now He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."

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