Luke 7
Common English Bible
A servant is healed
7 After Jesus finished presenting all his words among the people, he entered Capernaum. 2 A centurion had a servant who was very important to him, but the servant was ill and about to die. 3 When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Jesus to ask him to come and heal his servant. 4 When they came to Jesus, they earnestly pleaded with Jesus. “He deserves to have you do this for him,” they said. 5 “He loves our people and he built our synagogue for us.”
6 Jesus went with them. He had almost reached the house when the centurion sent friends to say to Jesus, “Lord, don’t be bothered. I don’t deserve to have you come under my roof. 7 In fact, I didn’t even consider myself worthy to come to you. Just say the word and my servant will be healed. 8 I’m also a man appointed under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and the servant does it.”
9 When Jesus heard these words, he was impressed with the centurion. He turned to the crowd following him and said, “I tell you, even in Israel I haven’t found faith like this.” 10 When the centurion’s friends returned to his house, they found the servant restored to health.
Jesus raises a widow’s son
11 A little later Jesus went to a city called Nain. His disciples and a great crowd traveled with him. 12 As he approached the city gate, a dead man was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the city was with her. 13 When he saw her, the Lord had compassion for her and said, “Don’t cry.” 14 He stepped forward and touched the stretcher on which the dead man was being carried. Those carrying him stood still. Jesus said, “Young man, I say to you, get up.” 15 The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.
16 Awestruck, everyone praised God. “A great prophet has appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help his people.” 17 This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding region.
John the Baptist and Jesus
18 John’s disciples informed him about all these things. John called two of his disciples 19 and sent them to the Lord. They were to ask him, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for someone else?”
20 When they reached Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you. He asks, ‘Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for someone else?’”
21 Right then, Jesus healed many of their diseases, illnesses, and evil spirits, and he gave sight to a number of blind people. 22 Then he replied to John’s disciples, “Go, report to John what you have seen and heard. Those who were blind are able to see. Those who were crippled now walk. People with skin diseases are cleansed. Those who were deaf now hear. Those who were dead are raised up. And good news is preached to the poor.[a] 23 Happy is anyone who doesn’t stumble along the way because of me.”
24 After John’s messengers were gone, Jesus spoke to the crowds about John. “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A stalk blowing in the wind? 25 What did you go out to see? A man dressed up in refined clothes? Look, those who dress in fashionable clothes and live in luxury are in royal palaces. 26 What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 He is the one of whom it’s written: Look, I’m sending my messenger before you, who will prepare your way before you.[b] 28 I tell you that no greater human being has ever been born than John. Yet whoever is least in God’s kingdom is greater than he.” 29 Everyone who heard this, including the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice because they had been baptized by John. 30 But the Pharisees and legal experts rejected God’s will for themselves because they hadn’t been baptized by John.
31 “To what will I compare the people of this generation?” Jesus asked. “What are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace calling out to each other, ‘We played the flute for you and you didn’t dance. We sang a funeral song and you didn’t cry.’ 33 John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34 Yet the Human One[c] came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ 35 But wisdom is proved to be right by all her descendants.”
Forgiveness and gratitude
36 One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him. After he entered the Pharisee’s home, he took his place at the table. 37 Meanwhile, a woman from the city, a sinner, discovered that Jesus was dining in the Pharisee’s house. She brought perfumed oil in a vase made of alabaster. 38 Standing behind him at his feet and crying, she began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed them, and poured the oil on them. 39 When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw what was happening, he said to himself, If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. He would know that she is a sinner.
40 Jesus replied, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”
“Teacher, speak,” he said.
41 “A certain lender had two debtors. One owed enough money to pay five hundred people for a day’s work.[d] The other owed enough money for fifty. 42 When they couldn’t pay, the lender forgave the debts of them both. Which of them will love him more?”
43 Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the largest debt canceled.”
Jesus said, “You have judged correctly.”
44 Jesus turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your home, you didn’t give me water for my feet, but she wet my feet with tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You didn’t greet me with a kiss, but she hasn’t stopped kissing my feet since I came in. 46 You didn’t anoint my head with oil, but she has poured perfumed oil on my feet. 47 This is why I tell you that her many sins have been forgiven; so she has shown great love. The one who is forgiven little loves little.”
48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49 The other table guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this person that even forgives sins?”
50 Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
Luke 7
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Slave
7 After Jesus[a] had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum.(A) 2 A centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly and who was ill and close to death. 3 When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave. 4 When they came to Jesus, they appealed to him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, 5 for he loves our people, and it is he who built our synagogue for us.” 6 And Jesus went with them, but when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; 7 therefore I did not presume to come to you. But only speak the word, and let my servant be healed. 8 For I also am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me, and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and the slave does it.” 9 When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him, and, turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.”(B) 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 afterward[b] he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.(C) 12 As he approached the gate of the town, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow, and with her was a large crowd from the town. 13 When the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion for her and said to her, “Do not cry.”(D) 14 Then he came forward and touched the bier, and the bearers stopped. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, rise!”(E) 15 The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus[c] gave him to his mother. 16 Fear seized all of them, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us!” and “God has visited his people!”(F) 17 This word about him spread throughout the whole of Judea and all the surrounding region.
Messengers from John the Baptist
18 The disciples of John reported all these things to him. So John summoned two of his disciples 19 and sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to expect someone else?” 20 When the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or are we to expect someone else?’ ” 21 Jesus[d] had just then cured many people of diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits and had given sight to many who were blind.(G) 22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight; the lame walk; those with a skin disease are cleansed; the deaf hear; the dead are raised; the poor have good news brought to them.(H) 23 And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”
24 When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus[e] began to speak to the crowds about John:[f] “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? 25 What, then, did you go out to see? Someone[g] dressed in soft robes? Look, those who put on fine clothing and live in luxury are in royal palaces. 26 What, then, did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written,
‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way before you.’
28 “I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John, yet the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” 29 (And all the people who heard this, including the tax collectors, acknowledged the justice of God,[h] having been baptized with John’s baptism.(I) 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law, not having been baptized by him, rejected God’s purpose for themselves.)(J)
31 “To what, then, will I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another,
‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we wailed, and you did not weep.’
33 “For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon’;(K) 34 the Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’(L) 35 Nevertheless, wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”
A Sinful Woman Forgiven
36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus[i] to eat with him, and when he went into the Pharisee’s house he reclined to dine.(M) 37 And a woman in the city who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. 38 She stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to bathe his feet with her tears and to dry them with her hair, kissing his feet and anointing them with the ointment. 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”(N) 40 Jesus spoke up and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” “Teacher,” he replied, “speak.” 41 “A certain moneylender had two debtors; one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.(O) 42 When they could not pay, he canceled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the greater debt.” And Jesus[j] said to him, “You have judged rightly.” 44 Then turning toward 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 bathed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair.(P) 45 You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.(Q) 47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven loves little.” 48 Then he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”(R) 49 But those who were at the table with him began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” 50 But he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”(S)
Luke 7
World English Bible
7 After he had finished speaking in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 2 A certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and at the point of death. 3 When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant. 4 When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to do this for him, 5 for he loves our nation, and he built our synagogue for us.” 6 Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof. 7 Therefore I didn’t even think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant will be healed. 8 For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this 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 and said to the multitude who followed him, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.” 10 Those who were sent, returning to the house, found that the servant who had been sick was well.
11 Soon afterwards, he went to a city called Nain. Many of his disciples, along with a great multitude, went with him. 12 Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only born[a] son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Don’t cry.” 14 He came near and touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!” 15 He who was dead sat up and began to speak. Then he gave him to his mother.
16 Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited his people!” 17 This report went out concerning him in the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.
18 The disciples of John told him about all these things. 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?” 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?’”
21 In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight. 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. 23 Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”
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? 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. 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written,
‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’(A)
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.”
29 When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism. 30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.
31 [b]“To what then should I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? 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.’ 33 For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ 35 Wisdom is justified by all her children.”
36 One of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered into the Pharisee’s house and sat at the table. 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. 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. 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.”
40 Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”
He said, “Teacher, say on.”
41 “A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. 42 When they couldn’t pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?”
43 Simon answered, “He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most.”
He said to him, “You have judged correctly.” 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. 45 You gave me no kiss, but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet. 46 You didn’t anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.” 48 He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49 Those who sat at the table with him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
50 He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
Lukas 7
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
En romersk officer visar stark tro
(Matt 8:5-13)
7 När Jesus hade slutat tala till folket gick han in i Kafarnaum.
2 Där fanns en romersk officer som hade en tjänare som han satte stort värde på, och nu var tjänaren sjuk och låg för döden. 3 När officeren fick höra talas om Jesus, sände han några av judarnas ledare till honom för att be honom komma och bota tjänaren. 4 Dessa kom nu till Jesus och bad ivrigt till honom: ”Han förtjänar din hjälp”, sa de. 5 ”Han älskar vårt folk och har till och med byggt synagogan åt oss.”
6 Då följde Jesus med dem. Men innan han kom fram till huset, skickade officeren några vänner för att säga till honom: ”Herre, stanna där du är, jag är inte värd att du går in i mitt hus.[a] 7 Därför vågade jag inte heller komma till dig. Men säg bara ett ord, och låt min tjänare så bli frisk. 8 Jag har själv överordnade officerare som ger mig order, och jag har andra soldater som är under mig. Om jag säger till en av dem: ’Gå’, så går han, och till en annan: ’Kom’, så kommer han, och om jag säger till min tjänare: ’Gör det här’, så gör han det.”
9 När Jesus hörde detta blev han mycket förvånad och vände sig till folket som följde honom och sa: ”Jag säger er att inte ens bland Israels folk har jag funnit en så stark tro.”
10 När de utsända kom tillbaka till huset, såg de att tjänaren var fullt frisk.
Jesus uppväcker en änkas son från döden
11 Sedan gick Jesus till en stad som hette Nain, och med honom följde hans lärjungar och mycket folk. 12 Och just som han närmade sig stadsporten bar man ut en död. Den döde var ende sonen, och hans mor var änka. Mycket folk från staden gjorde henne sällskap.
13 När Herren såg änkan fylldes han av medlidande och sa: ”Gråt inte!” 14 Sedan gick han fram till båren och rörde vid den, och bärarna stannade. ”Unge man”, sa han, ”jag säger dig: Res dig upp!”
15 Då satte sig den döde upp och började tala. Och Jesus gav honom tillbaka till hans mor.
16 De greps av fruktan och hyllade Gud och sa: ”En stor profet har uppstått bland oss!” och: ”Gud har besökt sitt folk”. 17 Berättelsen om detta spred sig sedan över hela Judeen och till och med utanför landets gränser.
Jesus svarar på Johannes döparens fråga
(Matt 11:2-19)
18 Johannes döparen fick höra allt detta av sina lärjungar. Han kallade till sig två av dem 19 och skickade dem till Herren för att fråga: ”Är du den som ska komma, eller ska vi vänta på någon annan?”
20 När männen kom till Jesus sa de: ”Johannes döparen har skickat oss till dig för att fråga: ’Är du den som ska komma, eller ska vi vänta på någon annan?’ ” 21 Jesus höll just då på att bota människor från sjukdomar och lidanden och från onda andar. Han gav också flera blinda synen tillbaka. 22 Jesus svarade dem: ”Gå tillbaka till Johannes och berätta för honom vad ni har sett och hört: blinda börjar se, förlamade går, spetälska blir rena, döva hör, döda uppstår, och de fattiga får höra ett glatt budskap.[b] 23 Lycklig är den som inte kommer på fall för min skull.”
24 När de som var utsända av Johannes hade gått, började Jesus tala till folket om Johannes: ”När ni gick ut i ödemarken, vad ville ni då se? Ett grässtrå som vajar för vinden? 25 Eller vad gick ni ut för att se? En man klädd i fina kläder? Nej, män som går omkring i dyrbara kläder och lever i lyx finns i kungapalatsen. 26 Vad gick ni ut för att se? En profet? Ja, jag säger er: han är mer än en profet. 27 Han är den som det står skrivet om:
’Se! Jag ska sända min budbärare före dig,
och han ska bereda vägen för dig’[c].
28 Jag säger er: ingen av en kvinna född är större än Johannes, men den minsta i Guds rike är större än han.”
29 Allt folket som lyssnade, även tullindrivarna, gav Gud rätt, och de lät sig döpas med Johannes dop. 30 Men fariseerna och de laglärda förkastade Guds plan och lät sig inte döpas av Johannes.
31 ”Vad ska jag jämföra detta släkte med? Vad liknar de? 32 De är som barn som sitter på torget och ropar till varandra:
’Vi spelade flöjt för er,
men ni ville inte dansa.
Vi sjöng klagosång för er,
men ni ville inte gråta.’
33 Johannes döparen kom, och han äter inte bröd och dricker inte vin, och då säger ni: ’Han är besatt av en ond ande.’ 34 Men Människosonen har kommit och äter och dricker, och då säger ni: ’Se vilken frossare och drinkare, en vän till tullindrivare och syndare!’ 35 Men vishetens barn ger ändå visheten rätt.[d]”
En syndig kvinna smörjer Jesus fötter
(Matt 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; Joh 12:1-8)
36 En av fariseerna bjöd hem Jesus på en måltid, så han gick dit och slog sig ner för att äta. 37 I staden fanns en kvinna som var en synderska[e], och hon fick höra att han var där i fariséns hus och åt. Hon gick då dit med en alabasterflaska väldoftande olja. 38 Hon ställde sig bakom Jesus vid hans fötter[f] och grät tills hans fötter var våta av hennes tårar. Sedan torkade hon hans fötter med sitt hår och kysste dem och smorde dem med olja.
39 När värden, som var farisé, såg det, tänkte han för sig själv: ”Om den här mannen verkligen var en profet, hade han förstått vad det här är för en slags kvinna som rör vid honom, en synderska.”
40 Jesus sa till honom: ”Simon, jag har något att säga dig.” Simon svarade: ”Säg det, Mästare.”
41 ”En man lånade ut pengar till två personer, femhundra denarer till den ene och femtio till den andre.[g] 42 Men ingen av dem kunde betala tillbaka, så han avskrev skulden. Vem av dem älskar honom mest?”
43 ”Jag antar att den som var skyldig honom mest”, svarade Simon. ”Ja, det är riktigt”, sa Jesus.
44 Sedan vände sig Jesus mot kvinnan och sa till Simon: ”Ser du den här kvinnan? När jag kom in i ditt hus gav du mig inget vatten så att jag kunde tvätta mina fötter, men hon har tvättat mina fötter med sina tårar och torkat dem med sitt hår. 45 Du gav mig ingen hälsningskyss när jag kom, men hon har kysst mina fötter utan uppehåll, ända sedan jag kom hit. 46 Du smorde inte mitt huvud med olja, men hon har smort mina fötter med sin väldoftande olja. 47 Därför säger jag dig att hennes många synder är förlåtna, vilket hennes stora kärleksfullhet visar. Men den som har fått litet förlåtet, visar lite kärlek.”
48 Sedan sa han till kvinnan: ”Dina synder är förlåtna.”
49 Då sa de övriga vid bordet till varandra: ”Vem är han som till och med förlåter synder?”
50 Jesus sa till kvinnan: ”Din tro har räddat dig. Gå i frid.”
Footnotes
- 7:6 Se not till Matt 8:8.
- 7:22 Jesus citerar Jes 29:18; 35:5-6; 61:1.
- 7:27 Se Mal 3:1.
- 7:35 Gud hade i sin vishet sänt både Johannes och Jesus, men deras uppgifter var olika.
- 7:37 En vanlig tolkning är att hon var prostituerad, men det finns ingenting i texten som definierar hennes synder. Hon har också identifierats som Maria från Magdala eller Maria från Betania, men texten säger bara att hon var en kvinna från denna stad.
- 7:38 I den här kulturen låg man vid bordet för att äta.
- 7:41 En denar motsvarade en dagslön.
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