路加福音 7
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
治好百夫长的仆人(A)
7 耶稣向群众讲完这一切话，就进了迦百农。 2 有百夫长所重用的一个奴仆，病得快要死了。 3 百夫长听见耶稣的事，就打发犹太人中几个长老到他那里，求他去医治他的奴仆。 4 长老们就来见耶稣，恳切地求他说：“你给他行这事，是他配得的， 5 因为他爱我们的人民，给我们建造会堂。” 6 耶稣就和他们同去。离那家不远的时候，百夫长派几个朋友来说：“主啊，不必劳驾，因为你到舍下来，我实在不敢当， 7 我也觉得没有资格去见你；只要你说一句话，我的仆人就必好了。 8 因为我自己是在别人的权下，也有兵在我以下；我对这个说：‘去！’他就去；对另一个说：‘来！’他就来；对我的仆人说：‘作这个！’他就作。” 9 耶稣听见这些话，就很惊奇，转身对跟随的众人说：“我告诉你们，这样的信心，我在以色列中从来没有见过。” 10 奉派的人回到家里，见那奴仆已经好了。
使拿因城寡妇的儿子复活
11 后来耶稣往拿因城去，与他同去的有门徒和一大群人。 12 他走近城门的时候，有人把一个死人抬出来，是个独生子，他母亲又是个寡妇。城里有一大群人陪着她。 13 主看见了，就怜悯她，对她说：“不要哭！” 14 于是上前按着杠子，抬的人就站住。他说：“青年人，我吩咐你起来！” 15 那死人就坐起来，开口说话，耶稣就把他交给他母亲。 16 众人都惊惧，颂赞 神说：“有伟大的先知在我们中间兴起来了！”又说：“ 神眷顾他的子民了！” 17 于是这话传遍了犹太和周围各地。
约翰派门徒去见耶稣(B)
18 约翰的门徒把这一切事告诉约翰。他就叫了两个门徒， 19 差他们往主那里去，说：“你就是那位要来的，还是我们要等别人呢？” 20 两人来到耶稣跟前，说：“施洗的约翰差我们来问你：‘你就是那位要来的，还是我们要等别人呢？’” 21 就在那时候，耶稣治好许多患疾病的、遭灾难的、身上有污鬼附着的，并且施恩给瞎眼的，使他们看见。 22 耶稣回答他们：“你们回去，把看见和听见的都告诉约翰，就是瞎的可以看见，跛的可以走路，患痲风的得到洁净，聋的可以听见，死人复活，穷人有福音听。 23 那不被我绊倒的，就有福了。”
耶稣论约翰(C)
24 约翰差来的人走了以后，耶稣对群众讲起约翰来，说：“你们到旷野去，是要看甚么？被风吹动的芦苇吗？ 25 你们出去到底要看甚么？身穿华丽衣服的人吗？这些衣服华丽，生活奢侈的人，是在王宫里的。 26 那么，你们出去要看甚么？先知吗？我告诉你们，是的。他比先知重要得多了。 27 圣经所记：
‘看哪，我差遣我的使者在你面前，
他必在你前头预备你的道路’，
这句话是指着他说的。 28 我告诉你们，妇人所生的，没有一个比约翰更大，然而在 神的国里最小的比他还大。” 29 众人和税吏受过约翰的洗礼，听见这话，就称 神为义。 30 但法利赛人和律法师，未受过约翰的洗礼，就拒绝 神对他们的美意。 31 耶稣又说：“我要把这世代的人比作甚么呢？他们好象甚么呢？ 32 他们好象小孩子坐在巿中心，彼此呼叫，说：
‘我们给你们吹笛子，你们却不跳舞；
我们唱哀歌，你们也不啼哭。’
33 因为施洗的约翰来了，不吃饭，不喝酒，你们说他是鬼附的。 34 人子来了，又吃又喝，你们说：‘你看，这人贪食好酒，与税吏和罪人为友。’ 35 但 神的智慧，借着他的儿女就证实是公义的了。”
赦免犯了罪的女人（参(D)
36 有一个法利赛人，请耶稣同他吃饭，他就到法利赛人家去赴席。 37 那城里有一个女人，是个罪人，知道他在法利赛人家里吃饭，就拿着一瓶香膏， 38 站在耶稣背后，挨近他的脚哭，眼泪滴湿他的脚，又用自己的头发擦干，不住地吻他的脚，并且抹上香膏。 39 请他的法利赛人看见了，心里说：“这人若是先知，必定知道摸他的是谁，是怎样的女人，因为她是个罪人！” 40 耶稣对他说：“西门，我有句话要对你说。”他说：“老师，请说。” 41 耶稣说：“一个债主有两个债户，一个欠五百银币，一个欠五十。 42 他们都无力偿还，债主就把两人豁免了。他们之中哪一个更爱他呢？” 43 西门回答：“我想是那个多得恩免的。”耶稣说：“你判断对了。” 44 于是转身向着那女人，对西门说：“你看见这女人吗？我进了你的家，你没有给我水洗脚，但这女人用眼泪湿了我的脚，用头发擦干。 45 你没有和我亲吻；但这女人，自从我进来，就不住地亲我的脚。 46 你没有用油抹我的头；但这女人用香膏抹我的脚。 47 所以我告诉你，她许多罪都蒙赦免了，因为她的爱多；那赦免少的，爱就少。” 48 耶稣就对她说：“你的罪赦免了。” 49 跟他一起吃饭的人心里说：“这是谁，竟然赦罪呢？” 50 耶稣对那女人说：“你的信救了你，平安地去吧！”
路加福音 7
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
百夫長的信心
7 耶穌向眾人講完道後，進了迦百農。 2 當時，有一個百夫長很賞識的奴僕病了，生命垂危。 3 百夫長聽說耶穌的事，就託幾位猶太人的長老去請耶穌來醫治他的奴僕。 4 他們便來懇求耶穌，說：「這位百夫長值得你幫助， 5 因為他愛我們的同胞，為我們建造會堂。」 6 耶穌就跟他們去了。
快抵達時，那百夫長又請幾位朋友去見耶穌，對祂說：「主啊，不用勞駕，我不配讓你親自來我家。 7 我自認不配見你的面，只要你一句話，我的奴僕必定康復。 8 因為我有上司，也有部下。我命令我的部下去，他就去；要他來，他就來。我吩咐奴僕做什麼事，他一定照辦。」
9 耶穌聽了這番話，感到驚奇，轉身對跟從祂的百姓說：「我告訴你們，就是在以色列，我也從未見過有這麼大信心的人。」
10 派去的幾位朋友回到百夫長家裡，發現那奴僕已經痊癒了。
寡婦獨子的起死回生
11 過了不久[a]，耶穌去拿因城，隨行的有門徒和一大群人。 12 耶穌快到城門口時，從城裡走出一隊送殯的人，死者是一個寡婦的獨子，有許多城中的人陪著她。 13 耶穌看見那寡婦，憐憫之心油然而生，就對她說：「不要哭！」 14 隨即上前按住抬屍架，抬的人停了下來。耶穌說：「年輕人，我吩咐你起來！」 15 那死者就坐了起來，並開口說話。耶穌把他交給他母親。
16 在場的人驚懼萬分，把榮耀歸給上帝，說：「我們中間出了一位大先知！」又說：「上帝眷顧了祂的百姓！」 17 有關祂的這消息傳遍了猶太和附近地區。
施洗者約翰的疑問
18 約翰從自己的門徒那裡獲悉這些事後， 19 就叫了兩個門徒來，派他們去問主：「將要來的那位就是你嗎？還是我們要等別人呢？」
20 他們找到耶穌，便問：「施洗者約翰派我們來請教你，『將要來的那位就是你嗎？還是我們要等別人呢？』」
21 那時，耶穌剛治好了許多患各種疾病和被鬼附身的人，又使許多瞎子得見光明。 22 耶穌便回答說：「你們回去把所見所聞告訴約翰，就是瞎子看見，瘸子走路，痲瘋病人得潔淨，聾子聽見，死人復活，窮人聽到福音。 23 凡對我沒有失去信心的人有福了！」
耶穌稱讚施洗者約翰
24 約翰的門徒離去後，耶穌對眾人談論約翰，說：「你們從前去曠野要看什麼呢？看隨風搖動的蘆葦嗎？ 25 如果不是，你們到底想看什麼？是看穿綾羅綢緞的人嗎？那些衣著華麗、生活奢侈的人住在王宮裡。 26 你們究竟想看什麼？看先知嗎？是的，我告訴你們，他不只是先知。 27 聖經上說，『看啊，我要差遣我的使者在你前面為你預備道路。』這裡所指的就是約翰。 28 我告訴你們，凡婦人所生的，沒有一個比約翰大，但上帝國中最微不足道的也比他大。」
29 眾百姓和稅吏聽了這番話，都承認上帝是公義的，因為他們接受了約翰的洗禮。 30 但那些法利賽人和律法教師沒有接受約翰的洗禮，拒絕了上帝為他們所定的旨意。
31 主又說：「我用什麼來比擬這個世代的人呢？他們像什麼呢？ 32 他們就如街頭上戲耍的孩童——彼此呼叫，
『我們吹娶親的樂曲，
你們不跳舞；
我們唱送葬的哀歌，
你們不哭泣。』
33 施洗者約翰來了，禁食禁酒，你們就說他被鬼附身了； 34 人子來了，又吃又喝，你們就說，『看啊，祂是個貪吃好酒之徒，與稅吏和罪人爲友！』 35 然而，智慧會在追求智慧的人身上得到驗證。」
罪婦的悔改
36 有一個法利賽人請耶穌到他家裡吃飯，耶穌應邀赴宴。 37 那城裡住著一個女人，生活敗壞。她聽說耶穌在那法利賽人家裡吃飯，就帶了一個盛滿香膏的玉瓶進去。 38 她站在耶穌背後，挨著祂的腳哭，淚水滴濕了祂的腳，就用自己的頭髮擦乾，又連連親祂的腳，並抹上香膏。
39 請耶穌的法利賽人看在眼裡，心想：「如果這人真的是先知，就該知道摸祂的是誰，是個什麼樣的女人，她是個罪人。」
40 耶穌對他說：「西門，我有話跟你說。」
西門答道：「老師，請說。」
41 耶穌說：「有一個債主借給一個人五百個銀幣，又借給另一個人五十個銀幣。 42 二人都沒有能力還債，這位債主就免了他們的債務。你想，哪一位會更愛債主呢？」
43 西門答道：「我相信是那個被免去較多債的人。」
44 耶穌說：「你判斷得對！」隨後轉向那女人，繼續對西門說：「你看見這女人了嗎？我到你家裡來，你沒有拿水給我洗腳，這女人卻用她的眼淚洗我的腳，還親自用頭髮擦乾。 45 你沒有親吻我，但我進來以後，這女人卻不停地吻我的腳。 46 你沒有用油為我抹頭，這女人卻用香膏抹我的腳。 47 所以我告訴你，她眾多的罪都被赦免了，因此她的愛深切；那些獲得赦免少的，他們的愛也少。」
48 耶穌對那女人說：「你的罪都被赦免了。」
49 同席的人彼此議論說：「這人是誰？竟然能赦免人的罪！」
50 耶穌又對那女人說：「你的信心救了你，平安地走吧！」
Footnotes
- 7·11 「過了不久」有古卷作「次日」。
路 加 福 音 7
Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
耶稣治愈军官的仆人
7 耶稣讲完了他想说的话，就到迦百农去了。 2 那里有个罗马军官，他的仆人病得奄奄一息了，这个军官很器重这个仆人。 3 所以，当他听到有关耶稣的消息时，便派了几个年长的犹太首领去见他，请求他前来救他仆人的性命。 4 他们见到耶稣时，就迫切地恳求道∶“这个人值得你的帮助， 5 因为他爱护我们人民，还为我们建了会堂。”
6 耶稣便和他们一同前往，当耶稣走到他家附近时，军官又派他的朋友们对耶稣说∶“主啊，请不必劳驾到我家里来，因为我不配请你进我家， 7 这也是为什么我没有冒昧地来见你的原因，但是，您只要吩咐一声，我的仆人就会得到治愈的。 8 因为我自己上有长官，下有士兵，如果我对这个士兵说∶“离开”，他就会离开；如果我对另一个说“过来”，他就会过来，如果我对我的奴仆说∶“你做这个，”他就会照办。”
9 耶稣听到这些话，非常惊讶，转身对跟随他的人群说∶“我告诉你们吧，甚至在以色列 [a]，我都没有见过这样的信仰呢。” 10 那些被派去找耶稣的人回去时，发现那个仆人的病已经好了。
寡妇的儿子从死里复活
11 第二天，耶稣来到一个叫拿因的城镇。耶稣的门徒和一大群人跟随着他。 12 耶稣走到城门附近时，看见人们抬着一个死人从城里出来。死者是个寡妇的独生子。当时那个城里的很多人陪着寡妇为她的儿子送殡。 13 当主看到那个寡妇时，心里充满了怜悯，便对她说道∶“别哭了。” 14 然后，耶稣走上前去，用手摸着棺材。抬棺材的人停住了脚步。耶稣说道∶“年轻人，我吩咐你，起来！” 15 那个死人果真坐了起来，并且开始讲话。耶稣把他交还给了他的母亲。
16 众人都充满了敬畏，并且颂扬上帝说∶“伟大的先知在我们中间兴起了！”还说“上帝来帮助他的子民了！”
17 关于耶稣的消息传遍了犹太和附近的地区。
约翰派人去见耶稣
18 约翰的门徒把这些事告诉给了约翰。于是，约翰就叫来两个门徒， 19 派他们去问主∶“你是我们听说将要来临的那位吗，或者我们还是应该等待另一个人呢？”
20 于是，这些人来见耶稣，他们说道∶“施洗礼者约翰派我们来问你∶‘你是将要来临的那位吗，或者我们还是应该等待另一个人呢？’”
21 那时，耶稣治好了很多患有疾病、受尽折磨和被邪灵缠身的人，他还让很多盲人重见了光明。 22 所以，他回答约翰的门徒说∶“去把你们的所见所闻都告诉约翰吧：盲人获得视力，瘸子行走自如，麻风病人得到痊愈，聋子能听见，死去的人复活，穷苦人得到上帝的福音， 23 能够接受 [b]我的人会受到祝福！”
24 约翰派来的使者离开后，耶稣便向人们谈起有关约翰的事情∶“你们以前出去到旷野里去看什么？是看随风摇曳的野草 [c]吗？ 25 不是？那么你们究竟出去看什么呢？是去看衣着华贵的人吗？当然不是，衣着华贵、生活奢侈的人都住在皇宫里。 26 那么你们出去看什么呢？是一位先知吗？是的，我告诉你们，你们看见的人不仅仅是一位先知！ 27 《经》上关于他是这样记载的：
‘听着！在你之前，
我（上帝）要派出我的使者，
他将为你准备好道路。’ (A)
28 我告诉你们，人间出生的人没有一个比约翰更伟大，但是在上帝的王国里最渺小的人都比他伟大。”
29 （所有听了耶稣的话的人，甚至包括税吏们，都接受了约翰的洗礼，承认上帝的道是正确的。 30 但是，那些法利赛人和律法师却不接受洗礼，拒绝了上帝为他们的安排。） 31 “那么，我把这一代人比作什么人呢？他们像什么呢？ 32 他们就像坐在集市上的一群孩子，彼此召唤着说：
‘我们为你们吹笛奏乐，
你们却不起舞；
我们唱葬歌，
你们却不哭泣。’
33 施洗礼者约翰来了，他既不吃平常的食物，也不喝酒，你们就说∶‘他被鬼缠身了，’ 34 人子来了，他又吃又喝，你们又说∶‘瞧瞧，这个人贪吃贪喝，和税吏和罪人交朋友。’ 35 但是，通过那些接受智慧的人，智慧被证实是正确的。”
法利赛人西门
36 有个法利赛人，邀请耶稣和他一起去吃饭，耶稣便去了他家，倚靠在桌边。 37 当地有一个女人，她是个罪人。当她得知耶稣在那个法利赛人家里吃饭时，就拿着一个装着香膏的雪花石瓶来到了这个法利赛人家里。 38 这个女人站在耶稣的身后，在耶稣的脚边哭泣着，她的泪水打湿了耶稣的脚，她就用自己的头发去擦，并吻耶稣的脚，还把香膏抹在他的脚上。 39 那个请客的法利赛人看到这个情景，不禁暗想：如果这个人是先知，那么他应该知道这个碰他的女人是哪一类人，也应该知道她是个罪人。
40 耶稣看出了他的心思，便对他说∶“西门，我有话要对你说。”
西门答道∶“老师，请讲。”
41 耶稣对他说∶“从前，有两个人同欠一个债主的债。其中一个人欠了五百块银币；另一个人欠了五十块银币。 42 因为这两个人都无力偿还，债主就慷慨地把他俩的债都免了。这样，你说他们两个人中，哪一个更爱这个债主？”
43 西门回答道∶“我想是那个获得宽恕多的人。”
耶稣说∶“你判断得对。” 44 然后，他又转向那女人，对西门说∶“你看见这个女人了吧？我进了你家，你并没有给我水洗脚，可是，这个女人却用她的泪水洗了我的脚，然后又用自己的头发去擦； 45 你没有用亲吻欢迎我，可这个女人从一进门就开始不停地亲吻我的脚； 46 你没有用油抹我的头，可她却用香膏抹我的脚。 47 因此，我告诉你，她的许多罪孽被宽恕了，因为她表现出了深厚的爱；得到宽恕少的人，爱心就少。”
48 耶稣又对那个女人说∶“你的罪被宽恕了！” 49 于是，那些和耶稣一起吃饭的人不免在心里暗想∶“这个竟能宽恕罪过的人是谁呢？”
50 但是耶稣却对那个女人说∶“你的信仰救了你，平平安安地走吧。”
Footnotes
- 路 加 福 音 7:9 以色列： 犹太民族。
- 路 加 福 音 7:23 接受： 直译为不被冒犯。
- 路 加 福 音 7:24 野草： 直译为芦苇，耶稣意指约翰并不软弱。
Luke 7
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A Roman officer believes that Jesus can help him
7 After Jesus had finished speaking to the people, he went to Capernaum.[a] 2 A Roman officer there had a servant that he liked very much. The servant was very ill and he was dying.
3 The officer heard about Jesus, so he sent some important Jews to speak to him. ‘Please go to Jesus,’ he said to them. ‘I would like him to make my servant well. Ask him if he would come to do that.’ 4 The Jewish leaders went to Jesus. They asked him, ‘Please would you do something to help this Roman officer. 5 He loves the Jewish people. He himself built a meeting place for us.’
6 So Jesus went with them. When he was not very far away from the house, the officer sent some friends to talk to him. He told them to say to Jesus, ‘Sir, I do not want to be a trouble to you. I am not good enough for you to come into my house. 7 That is why I did not come to talk to you myself. Instead, just say that my servant will get better. I know that he will then be well again. 8 In my work, someone has authority over me. I also have authority over other soldiers. I say to one soldier, “Go!” and he goes. I say to another one, “Come!” and he comes. I say to my servant, “Do this!” and he does it.’
9 When Jesus heard this message from the officer, he was very surprised. He turned towards the crowd that was following him. He said to them, ‘I tell you, I have not found anyone like this man in all of Israel. Nobody else believes in me as well as he does.’
10 The friends of the officer then returned to his house. When they arrived there, they saw that the servant was well again.
Jesus makes a dead man alive again
11 The next day, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples and a large group of other people went with him. 12 When he had almost reached the gate of the town, lots of people were coming out. They were carrying a dead man on a wooden board. They were taking him to bury him. His mother had no other sons and her husband was also dead. A large crowd of people from the town was going with her.
13 When the Lord Jesus saw her, he felt very sorry for her. He said to her, ‘Do not cry.’ 14 He went to the board and he touched it. The people who were carrying the dead man stopped. Jesus said, ‘Young man, I am telling you, get up!’ 15 Immediately, the dead man sat up and he began to talk. Jesus then gave him back to his mother.
16 Everyone there was very afraid. They praised God and said, ‘A great prophet of God has appeared among us. God has come to save his people!’
17 This news about Jesus went everywhere in Judea. The people in the places that were near there also heard about it.
Jesus talks about John the Baptist
18 Then some disciples of John the Baptist went to visit him in prison. They told him about all the things that Jesus was doing. So John chose two of them to go to the Lord Jesus for him. 19 He said to them, ‘I want you to ask Jesus, “Are you the special person that God is sending to us? If not, should we still look for someone else?” ’
20 So the two men came to Jesus. They said to him, ‘John the Baptist has sent us to you. He wants us to ask you, “Are you the special person that God has promised to send to us? If not, should we still look for someone else?” ’
21 At that time, Jesus was making many people well. They had many different illnesses. Some had bad spirits in them. Jesus also caused many blind people to see again. 22 Then he said to the two men that John had sent, ‘Go back to John. Tell him what you have seen. Tell him what you have heard. Blind people can now see again. People that could not walk can now walk again. People who had a bad disease of the skin are now well again. Deaf people can now hear again. People who had died now live again. Poor people are hearing God's good news. 23 If anyone believes in me and does not turn away, he will be really happy.’[b]
24 The two disciples of John then left. Jesus spoke to the crowd about John. He said to them, ‘You went out to the wilderness. What did you go there to see? Was it a tall piece of grass which the wind was blowing this way and that? No, you did not go to see that. 25 Did you go to see a man who was wearing expensive clothes? No! People like that do not live in the wilderness. They have many beautiful things and they live in great houses. 26 So what did you go to see? Did you go to see a prophet sent by God? Yes! But I tell you, John was even more important than a prophet. 27 This is what they wrote about him a long time ago in the Bible, when God said:
“Listen! I will send someone to go in front of you.
He will speak my message.
He will prepare a way for you.” ’[c]
28 Jesus also said to the people, ‘I tell you, John is greater than any person who has ever lived up to now. But now anyone who belongs in the kingdom of God is greater than John, even the least important of them.’[d]
29 Many people heard what Jesus said. Even the men who took taxes from people agreed with his message. They had gone to John to baptize them. They all said, ‘What God says about us is right.’ 30 But the Pharisees and the men that studied God's Law had not asked John to baptize them. They did not believe the message that God was giving to them.
31 Jesus continued to teach. He said, ‘I will talk to you about the people that are alive today. I will tell you what they are like. 32 They are like children who are sitting in the market place. They are playing games. They shout to other children,
“We made happy music on a flute for you,
but you did not dance.
Then we sang a sad song but you did not cry.”
33 You are like those children. When John the Baptist came to you, he did not eat ordinary food. He never drank wine. So you say that John has a bad spirit in him. 34 Then I, the Son of Man, came. I eat meals with other people and I drink wine. So you say about me, “Look at this man! He eats too much and he drinks too much. He is a friend of bad people and men who take taxes from people.” 35 But God is wise and good. Wise people understand and they show that God is right.’[e]
A woman pours expensive oil on Jesus
36 One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to eat a meal with him. So Jesus went to the Pharisee's house and sat down to eat. 37 In that town was a woman who had done many wrong things. She heard that Jesus was eating a meal at the house of the Pharisee. So she took a small stone jar with oil in it, and she went there. The oil had a very nice smell. 38 She went into the house and she stood behind Jesus. She was crying and she made his feet wet with her tears. Then she made his feet dry again with her hair and she kissed them. She then poured the oil out of the jar onto his feet. 39 When the Pharisee saw this, he said to himself, ‘This man cannot be a prophet from God. If he were, he would know all about this woman. He would know that she is a very bad person. He would not let her touch him.’
40 Jesus said to him, ‘Simon, I want to tell you something.’ Simon replied, ‘Yes, Teacher, tell me.’ So Jesus told him a story about two men:
41 ‘Someone had lent two men some money. He had lent one of them 500 silver coins. He had lent the other one 50 coins.[f] 42 Neither of the men had enough money to pay him back. Then the man that had lent them the money forgave them. “You do not need to pay back my money,” he said to them both.’
Jesus then asked Simon, ‘Which of these two men will love that man most?’ 43 Simon replied, ‘I think that it is the man that needed to pay back the most money.’
‘You are right,’ Jesus said. 44 Then he turned towards the woman. ‘You see this woman,’ he said to Simon. ‘When I came into your house, you did not give me water for my feet.[g] But she has washed my feet with her tears and she has made them dry with her hair. 45 You did not say “Hello” to me with a kiss. But this woman began to kiss my feet when she came in. And she has not stopped. 46 You did not put oil on my head. But she has brought oil with a nice smell and put it on my feet. 47 So I tell you, this woman has done many bad things. But I have forgiven her. She loves me a lot, because I have forgiven her for many bad things. If I only forgive someone a little, that person only loves me a little.’
48 Then Jesus said to the woman, ‘Woman, I forgive you for all the bad things that you have done.’
49 The other people at the meal talked among themselves. They said, ‘Who is this man? Can he really forgive the bad things that people have done?’
50 Jesus said to the woman, ‘You have believed in me, so God has saved you. You may go now, and be happy.’
Footnotes
- 7:1 The Roman officer was a soldier in the army of Herod Antipas. He had authority over 100 men. The officer was a good man that took care of his men. He was not a Jew, but the Jews spoke well about him. They did not usually speak good things about the Romans.
- 7:23 John was alone in prison. He was afraid and he had troubles in his mind. He had thought, ‘Jesus is the person that God promised to send.’ He had told other people about him. Now he was not sure. He needed to know if it was true. So he sent some of his disciples to find out. Jesus spoke to them about the powerful work that he was doing. By this, John would know that God had sent Jesus.
- 7:27 We can read this in Malachi 3:1. God was speaking about Jesus the Messiah and about John the Baptist. God had promised that the Messiah would come to earth. He had promised that John would arrive first.
- 7:28 John came to tell people that Jesus is the Messiah. God promised many times in the Old Testament to send the Messiah. Those that believe his message now know God as their king. They are part of the family of God. John did not know God like that. That is why Jesus said this.
- 7:35 John and Jesus were very different. But they were both living as God wanted them to live. The Pharisees thought of themselves as wise. But they would not accept either John or Jesus.
- 7:41 A man would pay someone one silver coin if he worked for a day.
- 7:44 When someone went into a house, a servant brought water. This was to wash his feet. The master of the house also kissed the visitor and he poured oil on his head. These were the right things to do to welcome a visitor.
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