Luke 7 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant^(A)

7 Now when He concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He ^(B)entered Capernaum. ² And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die. ³ So when he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with Him to come and heal his servant. ⁴ And when they came to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that the one for whom He should do this was deserving, ⁵ “for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue.”

⁶ Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. ⁷ Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But ^(C)say the word, and my servant will be healed. ⁸ For I also am a man placed under ^(D)authority, having soldiers under me. 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.”

⁹ When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, “I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!” ¹⁰ And those who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant well ^[a]who had been sick.

Jesus Raises the Son of the Widow of Nain

¹¹ Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd. ¹² 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 large crowd from the city was with her. ¹³ When the Lord saw her, He had ^(E)compassion on her and said to her, ^(F)“Do not weep.” ¹⁴ Then He came and touched the open coffin, and those who carried him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, ^(G)arise.” ¹⁵ So he who was dead ^(H)sat up and began to speak. And He ^(I)presented him to his mother.

^{16 (J)}Then fear ^[b]came upon all, and they ^(K)glorified God, saying, ^(L)“A great prophet has risen up among us”; and, ^(M)“God has visited His people.” ¹⁷ And this report about Him went throughout all Judea and all the surrounding region.

John the Baptist Sends Messengers to Jesus^(N)

^{18 (O)}Then the disciples of John reported to him concerning all these things. ¹⁹ And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to ^[c]Jesus, saying, “Are You ^(P)the Coming One, or ^[d]do we look for another?”

²⁰ When the men had come to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, saying, ‘Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?’ ” ²¹ And that very hour He cured many of ^[e]infirmities, afflictions, and evil spirits; and to many blind He gave sight.

^{22 (Q)}Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: ^(R)that the blind ^(S)see, the lame ^(T)walk, the lepers are ^(U)cleansed, the deaf ^(V)hear, the dead are raised, ^(W)the poor have the gospel preached to them. ²³ And blessed is he who is not ^[f]offended because of Me.”

^{24 (X)}When the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning 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 clothed in soft garments? Indeed those who are gorgeously appareled and live in luxury are in kings’ courts. ²⁶ But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. ²⁷ This is he of whom it is written:

^(Y)‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,
Who will prepare Your way before You.’

²⁸ For I say to you, among those born of women there is ^[g]not a ^(Z)greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

²⁹ And when all the people heard Him, even the tax collectors ^[h]justified God, ^(AA)having been baptized with the baptism of John. ³⁰ But the Pharisees and ^[i]lawyers rejected ^(AB)the will of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

^{31 [j]}And the Lord said, ^(AC)“To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like? ³² They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying:

‘We played the flute for you,
And you did not dance;
We mourned to you,
And you did not weep.’

³³ For ^(AD)John the Baptist came ^(AE)neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ ³⁴ The Son of Man has come ^(AF)eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a ^[k]winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ ^{35 (AG)}But wisdom is justified by all her children.”

A Sinful Woman Forgiven

^{36 (AH)}Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. ³⁷ And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, ³⁸ and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. ³⁹ Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, ^(AI)“This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”

⁴⁰ And Jesus answered and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”

So he said, “Teacher, say it.”

⁴¹ “There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One owed five hundred ^(AJ)denarii, and the other fifty. ⁴² And when they had nothing with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of them will love him more?”

⁴³ Simon answered and said, “I suppose the one whom he forgave more.”

And He said to him, “You have rightly judged.” ⁴⁴ Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no ^(AK)water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. ⁴⁵ You gave Me no ^(AL)kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. ^{46 (AM)}You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil. ^{47 (AN)}Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

⁴⁸ Then He said to her, ^(AO)“Your sins are forgiven.”

⁴⁹ And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, ^(AP)“Who is this who even forgives sins?”

⁵⁰ Then He said to the woman, ^(AQ)“Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

Footnotes

1. Luke 7:10 NU omits who had been sick
2. Luke 7:16 seized them all
3. Luke 7:19 NU the Lord
4. Luke 7:19 should we expect
5. Luke 7:21 illnesses
6. Luke 7:23 caused to stumble
7. Luke 7:28 NU none greater than John;
8. Luke 7:29 declared the righteousness of
9. Luke 7:30 the experts in the law
10. Luke 7:31 NU, M omit And the Lord said
11. Luke 7:34 An excessive drinker

Cross references

1. Luke 7:1 : Matt. 8:5–13
2. Luke 7:1 : Matt. 8:5–13
3. Luke 7:7 : Ps. 33:9; 107:20
4. Luke 7:8 : [Mark 13:34]
5. Luke 7:13 : Lam. 3:32; John 11:35; [Heb. 4:15]
6. Luke 7:13 : Luke 8:52
7. Luke 7:14 : Mark 5:41; Luke 8:54; John 11:43; Acts 9:40; [Rom. 4:17]
8. Luke 7:15 : Matt. 11:5; Luke 8:55; John 11:44
9. Luke 7:15 : 1 Kin. 17:23; 2 Kin. 4:36
10. Luke 7:16 : Luke 1:65
11. Luke 7:16 : Luke 5:26
12. Luke 7:16 : Luke 24:19; John 4:19; 6:14; 9:17
13. Luke 7:16 : Luke 1:68
14. Luke 7:18 : Matt. 11:2–19
15. Luke 7:18 : Matt. 11:2–19
16. Luke 7:19 : [Mic. 5:2; Zech. 9:9; Mal. 3:1–3]
17. Luke 7:22 : Matt. 11:4
18. Luke 7:22 : Is. 35:5
19. Luke 7:22 : John 9:7
20. Luke 7:22 : Matt. 15:31
21. Luke 7:22 : Luke 17:12–14
22. Luke 7:22 : Mark 7:37
23. Luke 7:22 : [Is. 61:1–3; Luke 4:18]
24. Luke 7:24 : Matt. 11:7
25. Luke 7:27 : Is. 40:3; Mal. 3:1; Matt. 11:10; Mark 1:2
26. Luke 7:28 : [Luke 1:15]
27. Luke 7:29 : Matt. 3:5; Luke 3:12
28. Luke 7:30 : Acts 20:27
29. Luke 7:31 : Matt. 11:16
30. Luke 7:33 : Matt. 3:1
31. Luke 7:33 : [Matt. 3:4]; Luke 1:15
32. Luke 7:34 : Luke 15:2
33. Luke 7:35 : Matt. 11:19
34. Luke 7:36 : Matt. 26:6; Mark 14:3; John 11:2
35. Luke 7:39 : Luke 15:2
36. Luke 7:41 : Matt. 18:28; Mark 6:37
37. Luke 7:44 : Gen. 18:4; 19:2; 43:24; Judg. 19:21; 1 Tim. 5:10
38. Luke 7:45 : Rom. 16:16
39. Luke 7:46 : 2 Sam. 12:20; Ps. 23:5; Eccl. 9:8; Dan. 10:3
40. Luke 7:47 : [1 Tim. 1:14]
41. Luke 7:48 : Matt. 9:2; Mark 2:5
42. Luke 7:49 : Matt. 9:3; [Mark 2:7]; Luke 5:21
43. Luke 7:50 : Matt. 9:22; Mark 5:34; 10:52; Luke 8:48; 18:42