Luke 7

Raising the Widow's Son Luke 7:11–17

¹¹Verse 11. Soon afterwards, he went to a city called Nain. Many of his disciples, along with a great multitude, went with him. ¹²Verse 12. Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her. ¹³Verse 13. When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, “Don’t cry.” ¹⁴Verse 14. He came near and touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!” ¹⁵Verse 15. He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

¹⁶Verse 16. Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited his people!” ¹⁷Verse 17. This report went out concerning him in the whole of Judea, and in all the surrounding region.

John the Baptist's Inquiry Luke 7:18–23

¹⁸Verse 18. The disciples of John told him about all these things. ¹⁹Verse 19. John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?” ²⁰Verse 20. When the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptizer has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?’” ²¹Verse 21. In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight. ²²Verse 22. Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

²³Verse 23. Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”

Jesus' Testimony about John Luke 7:24–35

²⁴Verse 24. When John’s messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? ²⁵Verse 25. But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously dressed, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts. ²⁶Verse 26. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet. ²⁷Verse 27. This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’ ²⁸Verse 28. “For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer, yet he who is least in God’s Kingdom is greater than he.”

²⁹Verse 29. When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism. ³⁰Verse 30. But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves. ³¹Verse 31. “To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like? ³²Verse 32. They are like children who sit in the marketplace, and call to one another, saying, ‘We piped to you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned, and you didn’t weep.’ ³³Verse 33. For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’

³⁴Verse 34. The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard; a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ ³⁵Verse 35. Wisdom is justified by all her children.”

A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus Luke 7:36–50

³⁶Verse 36. One of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered into the Pharisee’s house, and sat at the table. ³⁷Verse 37. Behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that he was reclining in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. ³⁸Verse 38. Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. ³⁹Verse 39. Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner.”

⁴⁰Verse 40. Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” He said, “Teacher, say on.” ⁴¹Verse 41. “A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. ⁴²Verse 42. When they couldn’t pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?” ⁴³Verse 43. Simon answered, “He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most.” He said to him, “You have judged correctly.” ⁴⁴Verse 44. Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.

⁴⁵Verse 45. You gave me no kiss, but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet. ⁴⁶Verse 46. You didn’t anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. ⁴⁷Verse 47. Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” ⁴⁸Verse 48. He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” ⁴⁹Verse 49. Those who sat at the table with him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” ⁵⁰Verse 50. He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”