百夫长的信心

当耶稣向民众[a]说完了这一切话[b],就进了迦百农 有个百夫长所重视的奴仆病得快要死了。 百夫长听说了耶稣的事,就托几个犹太人的长老到耶稣那里,求耶稣来救他的奴仆。 他们来到耶稣那里,殷切地求他说:“这人配得你的帮助, 因为他爱我们的同胞,还为我们建了会堂。” 于是耶稣与他们一起去了。当耶稣离他家不远的时候,百夫长又托了几个朋友来对耶稣说:“主啊,不用麻烦了,我实在不配请你进我家, 我自己也觉得不配到你那里去。只要你说一句话,我的仆人就会痊愈的。 事实上,我也被放在人的权下,也有士兵在我之下。我对这个说‘去’,他就去;对那个说‘来’,他就来;对我的奴仆说‘做这事’,他就去做。”

耶稣听了这些话,十分感慨,转过身来对跟随他的那群人说:“我告诉你们:在以色列我没有见过这么大的信心[c]。” 10 那些受托的人回到家里时,发现那[d]奴仆已经痊愈了。

寡妇之子复活

11 第二天,耶稣往一个叫做拿因的城去,他的[e]门徒们和一大群人也与他同行。 12 当他接近城门口的时候,看哪,有一个死人被抬出来了。这人是独生儿子,他的母亲又是寡妇。一大群城里的人陪着她。 13 主看见那寡妇,就对她动了怜悯之心,向她说:“不要哭了!” 14 于是耶稣上前去,按着棺架,抬棺架的人就停住了。耶稣说:“年轻人,我吩咐你起来!”

15 那死人就坐了起来,开始说话。耶稣把他交给他的母亲。 16 每个人敬畏不已,就不住地荣耀神,说:“我们中间兴起了一位伟大的先知!”又说:“神临到[f]他的子民了!” 17 于是有关耶稣的这消息传遍了整个犹太和周围所有的地区。

论施洗约翰

18 约翰的门徒们把这一切事都告诉了约翰。他就叫来他的两个门徒, 19 派他们到主[g]那里去问:“将要来的那一位就是你吗?还是我们应该等候另一位呢?”

20 那两个人来到耶稣那里,说:“施洗者[h]约翰派我们来问你:‘将要来的那一位就是你吗?还是我们应该等候另一位呢?’”

21 就在那[i]时候,耶稣治愈了许多有疾病的、有苦痛的、被邪灵附着的人,又施恩给许多瞎眼的使他们能看见。 22 于是耶稣[j]回答那两个人,说:“你们去把所看见、所听见的告诉约翰,就是:瞎眼的得以看见,瘸腿的行走,麻风病人被洁净,耳聋的听见,死人得以复活,穷人得以听到福音。 23 凡不因我被绊倒[k]的人,就蒙福了。” 24 约翰的使者离开了,耶稣就开始对众人谈起约翰,说:“你们曾经到旷野去,是要观看什么呢?一根被风吹动的芦苇吗? 25 你们出去,究竟是要看什么呢?一个身穿细软衣服的人吗?看哪,那些穿华丽衣服、生活放荡的人在王宫里。 26 你们出去,究竟是要看什么呢?一位先知吗?是的,我告诉你们:他比先知还大。 27 他就是经上记载的那个人:

‘看哪,我要差派我的使者在你前头,
他要在你之前预备你的道[l]。’[m]

28 “我告诉你们:在女人所生的人中,没有一个[n]约翰[o]更大的;然而在神的国里,再小的也比约翰更大。”

29 所有已经受过约翰洗礼的民众和税吏,听了这话,都承认神是义的; 30 而没有受过他洗礼的法利赛人和律法师们,就弃绝了神对他们的计划。

麻木的世代

31 主又说:[p]“我要把这世代的人比做什么呢?他们好比什么呢? 32 他们就好比:孩子们坐在街市上,彼此呼叫,说:

‘我们为你们吹笛,
你们却不跳舞;
我们唱哀歌,
你们也不哭泣。’

33 “因为施洗者[q]约翰来了,不吃饼,也不喝酒,你们就说:‘他有鬼魔附身!’ 34 人子来了,也吃也喝,你们就说:‘看,这个贪食好酒的人!税吏和罪人的朋友!’ 35 然而,智慧是凭着智慧的众儿女被证明为义的。”

赦免多爱就多

36 有一个法利赛人请耶稣与他一起吃饭,耶稣就进到那法利赛人的家里坐席。 37 当时,城里有一个女人,是个罪人,她知道耶稣在那法利赛人家里坐席,就拿着一个盛了香液的玉瓶来。 38 她站在耶稣后面,在他的脚边哭泣,开始用泪水沾湿耶稣的脚,再用自己的头发擦干,又亲吻他的脚,用香液膏抹。

39 那邀请耶稣的法利赛人看见了,心里说:“这个人如果是先知,就会知道摸他的是谁,是个什么样的女人,因为她是个罪人。”

40 耶稣对他说:西门,我有话要对你说。”

西门说:“老师,请说。”

41 “有一个债主有两个欠债人。一个欠五百个银币[r],另一个欠五十个银币。 42 他们无力偿还,债主就免了他们两个人的债。那么,你说[s]他们哪一个会更爱那债主呢?”

43 西门回答说:“我想是债主免债更多的那一个。”

耶稣说:“你判断得对。” 44 于是,他转向那女人,对西门说:“你看见这个女人吗?我进了你的家,你没有给我水洗脚,但她却用泪水沾湿我的脚,又用她的头发擦干。 45 你没有向我行亲吻礼,而她从我进来的时候起,就不停地亲我的脚。 46 你没有用油来膏抹我的头,她却用香液膏抹我的脚。 47 故此,我告诉你:她的罪孽被赦免得多,所以[t]她爱得多;而那被赦免少的,就爱得少。” 48 接着,耶稣对那女人说:“你的罪孽已经被赦免了。”

49 那些与他一同坐席的人就心里想:“这个人是谁,竟然赦免罪?”

50 但耶稣对那女人说:“你的信救了你,平平安安地去吧。”

Footnotes

  1. 路加福音 7:1 向民众——原文直译“向民众耳中”。
  2. 路加福音 7:1 这一切话——原文直译“他所有的话”。
  3. 路加福音 7:9 信心——指“对耶稣的信心”。
  4. 路加福音 7:10 有古抄本附“患病的”。
  5. 路加福音 7:11 有古抄本附“许多”。
  6. 路加福音 7:16 临到——或译作“照顾”。
  7. 路加福音 7:19 主——有古抄本作“耶稣”。
  8. 路加福音 7:20 施洗——或译作“施浸”。
  9. 路加福音 7:21 那——有古抄本作“同一个”。
  10. 路加福音 7:22 耶稣——有古抄本作“他”。
  11. 路加福音 7:23 被绊倒——或译作“放弃信仰”。
  12. 路加福音 7:27 道——或译作“路”。
  13. 路加福音 7:27 《玛拉基书》3:1。
  14. 路加福音 7:28 有古抄本附“先知”。
  15. 路加福音 7:28 约翰——有古抄本作“施洗者约翰”。
  16. 路加福音 7:31 有古抄本没有“主又说:”。
  17. 路加福音 7:33 施洗——或译作“施浸”。
  18. 路加福音 7:41 五百个银币——原文为“500得拿利”。1得拿利=约1日工资的罗马银币。
  19. 路加福音 7:42 有古抄本没有“你说”。
  20. 路加福音 7:47 所以——或译作“因为”。

En romersk officer visar stor tro

När Jesus hade slutat predika gick han tillbaka till staden Kafarnaum.

Där fanns en romersk arméofficer som hade en tjänare som var mycket omtyckt. Nu var tjänaren sjuk och låg för döden.

När officeren hörde talas om Jesus sände han några ansedda judiska förtroendemän för att be Jesus komma och bota tjänaren.

De kom till Jesus och bad honom ivrigt att han skulle följa med dem och hjälpa mannen, och de berättade vilken fin människa officeren var.Om någon förtjänar din hjälp så är det han, sa de.

Han älskar vårt folk och har till och med byggt synagogan åt oss!

6-7 Jesus följde med dem. Men innan han kom fram till huset, skickade officeren några vänner för att säga till honom: Herre, gör dig inte besvär med att komma till mitt hem för jag är inte värdig en sådan ära, och därför vågar jag inte ens komma och möta dig. Säg bara ett ord där du är, så kommer min tjänare att bli frisk.

Jag vet det för jag står under mina överordnades befäl, och jag har själv soldater under mig och behöver bara säga: 'Gå!' så går de, eller 'kom!' så kommer de, och till min tjänare: 'Gör det här, eller det där

Jesus blev häpen och vände sig till folkskaran och sa: Inte ens bland judarna i Israel har jag mött en man med sådan tro.

10 Och när officerens vänner återvände hem fann de tjänaren fullt frisk.

Jesus uppväcker en änkas son från döden

11 Därefter gick Jesus tillsammans med sina lärjungar till staden Nain, som vanligt med en stor folkhop i hälarna.

12 När han närmade sig staden, mötte de ett begravningsfölje. Pojken som dött var ende sonen till en änka, och många sörjande från staden gjorde henne sällskap.

13 När Jesus såg henne fylldes hans hjärta av medlidande och han sa: Gråt inte!

14 Sedan gick han fram till båren och rörde vid den, och bärarna stannade. Min son, sa han. Kom tillbaka till livet igen.

15 Då satte sig pojken upp och började tala till dem som stod runt omkring. Och Jesus gav honom tillbaka till hans mor.

16 Människorna runt omkring var skakade av vad de sett och lovprisade Gud, högt och ljudligt, och sa: En mäktig profet har trätt fram ibland oss, och vi har sett hur Gud verkar ibland oss i dag.

17 Berättelsen om vad Jesus hade gjort spred sig från den ena ändan av Judeen till den andra och till och med utanför landets gränser.

Jesus skingrar Johannes tvivel

18 Johannes döparens lärjungar fick snart höra talas om allt som Jesus gjorde. När de berättade det för Johannes

19 skickade han två av dem till Jesus för att fråga: Är du verkligen Messias? Eller ska vi fortsätta vänta på honom?

20-22 När de båda lärjungarna fann Jesus höll han just på att bota människor från sjukdomar och lidanden och från onda andar. Och blinda gav han deras syn tillbaka. När de ställde de frågor, som Johannes ville ha svar på, sa Jesus: Gå tillbaka till Johannes och berätta för honom allt vad ni sett och hört här i dag: blinda ser, lama går, leprasjuka blir fullständigt botade, döva hör igen, döda återvänder till livet, och de fattiga får höra de goda nyheterna.

23 Och säg också: 'Lycklig är den som inte förlorar tron på mig.'

24 När de hade gått talade Jesus till folket om Johannes och sa: Hurdan var den man som ni gick ut i öknen för att se? Var han svag som ett grässtrå, som böjer sig för varje växling i vinden?

25 Var han klädd i dyrbara kläder? Nej, män som lever i lyx hittar man i palatsen, inte ute i öknen.

26 Var han en profet? Ja, han är mer än en profet.

27 Han är den som Skriften talar om när den säger: 'Se! Jag sänder ut min budbärare framför dig, för att röja väg för dig.'

28 Av alla människor är ingen större än Johannes. Och ändå är den minste i Guds rike större än han.

29 Och alla som hörde Johannes predika, till och med de mest ogudaktiga av dem, höll med om att det som Gud krävde av dem var riktigt. Och Johannes döpte dem,

30 alla utom fariseerna och laglärarna. De förkastade Guds plan och vägrade låta döpa sig av honom.

31 Vad ska jag säga om sådana människor? frågade Jesus. Vad ska jag likna dem vid?

32 De är som barn som leker på gatan och ropar till sina kamrater: Ni tycker inte om att vi leker bröllop, och ni tycker inte om att vi leker begravning.

33 Johannes döparen var ofta utan mat och drack inte en droppe vin i hela sitt liv, och då sa ni: 'Han måste vara galen!'

34 Men jag äter och dricker vin, och då säger ni: 'Se hur han äter! Och dricker gör han också! Och han är god vän med syndare och umgås med allt slags löst folk!'

35 Men ni kan förstås alltid bortförklara era motsägelser!

En syndig kvinna smörjer Jesu fötter

36 Simon, en av fariseerna, bjöd hem Jesus till sig, och Jesus tackade ja till inbjudan. När de satt sig ner för att äta

37 fick en prostituerad höra att han var där. Hon gick då dit med en flaska väldoftande olja.

38 När hon kom in i huset böjde hon knä bakom Jesus, och grät tills hans fötter blev våta av hennes tårar. Hon torkade dem sedan med sitt hår och kysste dem och hällde olja över dem.

39 När värden, som var en farisé, såg vad som hände och såg vem kvinnan var, sa han till sig själv: Det här bevisar att Jesus inte är någon profet, för om Gud verkligen hade sänt honom, skulle han ha vetat vad för slags kvinna hon är.

40 Men Jesus förstod hans tankar och sa: Simon, jag har något att säga dig. Simon svarade: Säg det, Mästare.

41 Då berättade Jesus följande för honom: En man lånade ut pengar till två personer, fem tusen kronor till den ene och femhundra till den andre.

42 Men ingen av dem kunde betala tillbaka, så han efterskänkte skulden. Vem av dem tror du älskade honom mest efter detta?

43 Jag antar att det var den som var skyldig honom mest, svarade Simon. Ja, det är riktigt, sa Jesus.

44 Sedan vände han sig mot kvinnan och sa till Simon: Ser du denna kvinna som böjer knä här? När jag kom in i ditt hus brydde du dig inte ens om att ge mig vatten så att jag kunde tvätta dammet av mina fötter, men hon har tvättat dem med sina tårar och torkat dem med sitt hår.

45 Du gav mig inte den sedvanliga hälsningskyssen, men hon har gång på gång kysst mina fötter ända sedan jag kom hit.

46 Och du försummade den vanliga artigheten att smörja mitt huvud med olivolja, men hon har smort mina fötter med sin väldoftande olja.

47 Alla hennes synder är förlåtna, och de är många. Därför visar hon så stor kärlek. Den som har fått lite förlåtet visar lite kärlek.

48 Jesus sa sedan till henne: Dina synder är förlåtna.

49 Då sa männen vid bordet till varandra: Vem är denne man, som går omkring och till och med förlåter synder?

50 Och Jesus sa till kvinnan: Din tro har hjälpt dig. Gå i frid.

The healing of the centurion’s servant

When Jesus had finished saying all these words in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum.

There was a centurion who had a slave who was particularly precious to him. This slave was ill, at the point of death. The centurion heard about Jesus, and sent some Jewish elders to him, to ask him to come and rescue his slave. They approached Jesus and begged him eagerly.

“He deserves a favor like this from you,” they said. “He loves our people, and he himself built us our synagogue.”

Jesus went with them.

When he was not far off from the house, the centurion sent friends to him with a further message.

“Master,” he said, “don’t trouble yourself. I don’t deserve to have you come under my roof. That’s why I didn’t think myself worthy to come to you in person. But—just say the word, and my slave will be healed. You see, I’m used to living under authority, and I have soldiers reporting to me. I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; to another one, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

When Jesus heard this he was astonished.

“Let me tell you,” he said, turning to the crowd that was following him, “I haven’t found faith of this kind, even in Israel.”

10 The people who had been sent to him went back to the house. There they found the slave in good health.

The raising of the widow’s son

11 Not long afterwards, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with him, and so did a large crowd. 12 As he got near to the gate of the city, a young man was being carried out dead. He was the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. There was a substantial crowd of the townspeople with her.

13 When the master saw her, he was very sorry for her. “Don’t cry,” he said to her. 14 Then he went up and touched the bier, and the people carrying it stood still.

“Young fellow,” he said, “I’m telling you—get up!” 15 The dead man sat up and began to speak, and he gave him to his mother.

16 Terror came over all of them. They praised God.

“A great prophet has risen among us!” they said. “God has visited his people!”

17 This report went out about him in the whole of Judaea and the surrounding countryside.

Jesus and John the Baptist

18 The disciples of John the Baptist told him about all these things. John called two of these followers 19 and sent them to the master with this message: “Are you the Coming One, or should we expect someone else?”

20 The men arrived where Jesus was. “John the Baptist,” they said, “has sent us to you to say, ‘Are you the Coming One, or should we expect someone else?’ ”

21 Then and there Jesus healed several people of diseases, plagues and possession by unclean spirits; and he restored the sight of several blind people. 22 Then he answered them: “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind see, the lame walk, people with virulent skin diseases are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor hear the gospel. 23 And a blessing on the person who isn’t shocked by me!”

24 So off went John’s messengers.

Jesus then began to talk to the crowds about John. “Why did you go out into the desert?” he asked. “What were you looking for? A reed swaying in the breeze? 25 Well then, what did you go out to see? Someone dressed in silks and satins? See here, if you want to find people wearing fine clothes and living in luxury, you’d better look in royal palaces. 26 So what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes indeed, and more than a prophet. 27 This is the one of whom the Bible says, ‘Look: I send my messenger before my face; he will get my path ready ahead of me.’

28 “Let me tell you this,” he went on. “Nobody greater than John has ever been born of women. But the one who is least in God’s kingdom is greater than he is.”

29 When all the people, and the tax-collectors, heard that, they praised God for his faithfulness; they had been baptized with John’s baptism. 30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers, who had not been baptized by John, rejected God’s plan for them.

31 “What picture can I use,” Jesus continued, “for the people of this generation? What are they like? 32 They’re like children sitting in the square and calling this old riddle to each other:

We piped for you and you didn’t dance;
we wailed for you and you didn’t cry!

33 “When John the Baptist came, he didn’t eat bread or drink wine, and you say, ‘He’s got a demon!’ 34 When the son of man came, eating and drinking, you say, ‘Look! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax-collectors and sinners!’ 35 Well, wisdom is justified by all her children.”

Jesus anointed by a sinful woman

36 A Pharisee asked Jesus to dine with him, and he went into the Pharisee’s house and reclined at table. 37 A woman from the town, a known bad character, discovered that he was there at table in the Pharisee’s house. She brought an alabaster jar of ointment. 38 Then she stood behind Jesus’ feet, crying, and began to wet his feet with her tears. She wiped them with her hair, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

39 The Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw what was going on.

“If this fellow really was a prophet,” he said to himself, “he’d know what sort of a woman this is who is touching him! She’s a sinner!”

40 “Simon,” replied Jesus, “I have something to say to you.”

“Go ahead, Teacher,” he replied.

41 “Once upon a time there was a moneylender who had two debtors. The first owed him five hundred dinars, the second fifty. 42 Neither of them could pay him, and he let them both off. So which of them will love him more?”

43 “The one he let off the more, I suppose,” replied Simon.

“Quite right,” said Jesus.

44 Then, turning towards the woman, he said to Simon, “You see this woman? When I came into your house, you didn’t give me water to wash my feet—but she has washed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair. 45 You didn’t give me a kiss, but she hasn’t stopped kissing my feet from the moment I came in. 46 You didn’t anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.

47 “So the conclusion I draw is this: she must have been forgiven many sins! Her great love proves it! But if someone has been forgiven only a little, they will love only a little.”

48 Then he said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.”

49 “Who is this,” the other guests began to say among themselves, “who even forgives sins?”

50 “Your faith has saved you,” said Jesus to the woman. “Go in peace.”

The Faith of the Centurion(A)

When Jesus had finished saying all this(B) to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” So Jesus went with them.

He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. That is why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word, and my servant will be healed.(C) For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him, he said, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith even in Israel.” 10 Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant well.

Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son(D)

11 Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. 12 As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. 13 When the Lord(E) saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”

14 Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”(F) 15 The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.

16 They were all filled with awe(G) and praised God.(H) “A great prophet(I) has appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help his people.”(J) 17 This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.(K)

Jesus and John the Baptist(L)

18 John’s(M) disciples(N) told him about all these things. Calling two of them, 19 he sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”

20 When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’”

21 At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses(O) and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. 22 So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(P) 23 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”

24 After John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? 25 If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are in palaces. 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet?(Q) Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written:

“‘I will send my messenger ahead of you,
    who will prepare your way before you.’[b](R)

28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God(S) is greater than he.”

29 (All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John.(T) 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law(U) rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)

31 Jesus went on to say, “To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other:

“‘We played the pipe for you,
    and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
    and you did not cry.’

33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine,(V) and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’(W) 35 But wisdom is proved right by all her children.”

Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman(X)(Y)

36 When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37 A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. 38 As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.

39 When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet,(Z) he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner.”

40 Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.”

“Tell me, teacher,” he said.

41 “Two people owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii,[c] and the other fifty. 42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he forgave the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?”

43 Simon replied, “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt forgiven.”

“You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

44 Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet,(AA) but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You did not give me a kiss,(AB) but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You did not put oil on my head,(AC) but she has poured perfume on my feet. 47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”

48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”(AD)

49 The other guests began to say among themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

50 Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you;(AE) go in peace.”(AF)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 7:22 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
  2. Luke 7:27 Mal. 3:1
  3. Luke 7:41 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 20:2).