Lucas 7
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Jesús sana al siervo del centurión
7 Cuando terminó todas Sus palabras[a](A) al pueblo que le oía[b], (B)Jesús se fue a Capernaúm.
2 Y el siervo de cierto centurión, a quien este apreciaba mucho[c], estaba enfermo y a punto de morir. 3 Al oír hablar de Jesús, el centurión(C) envió a Él unos ancianos de los judíos, pidiendo que viniera y salvara[d] a su siervo. 4 Cuando ellos llegaron a Jesús, le rogaron con insistencia, diciendo: «El centurión es digno de que le concedas esto; 5 porque él ama a nuestro pueblo y fue él quien nos edificó la sinagoga».
6 Jesús iba con ellos, pero cuando ya no estaba lejos de la casa, el centurión envió a unos amigos, diciendo: «Señor, no te molestes más, porque no soy digno de que Tú entres bajo mi techo; 7 por eso ni siquiera me consideré digno de ir a Ti, tan solo di la[e] palabra y mi siervo[f] será sanado. 8 Pues yo también soy hombre puesto bajo autoridad, y tengo soldados bajo mis órdenes; y digo a este: “Ve”, y va; y a otro: “Ven”, y viene; y a mi siervo: “Haz esto”, y lo hace».
9 Al oír esto, Jesús se maravilló de él, y volviéndose, dijo a la multitud que lo seguía: «Les digo que ni aun en Israel he hallado una fe tan grande(D)». 10 Cuando los que habían sido enviados regresaron a la casa, encontraron sano al siervo.
Jesús resucita al hijo de la viuda de Naín
11 Aconteció poco después[g] que Jesús fue a una ciudad llamada Naín; y Sus discípulos iban con Él acompañados por[h] una gran multitud. 12 Y cuando se acercaba a la puerta de la ciudad, sacaban fuera a un muerto, hijo único de su madre, y ella era viuda; y un grupo numeroso de la ciudad estaba con ella. 13 Al verla, el Señor(E) tuvo compasión de ella, y le dijo: «No llores».
14 Y acercándose, tocó el féretro; y los que lo llevaban se detuvieron. Y Jesús dijo: «Joven, a ti te digo: ¡Levántate!». 15 El que había muerto se incorporó y comenzó a hablar, y Jesús se lo entregó a su madre. 16 El temor se apoderó de todos(F), y glorificaban a Dios(G), diciendo: «Un gran profeta(H) ha surgido entre nosotros». También decían: «Dios ha visitado a Su pueblo». 17 Este dicho que se decía de Él, se divulgó por toda Judea y por toda la región circunvecina(I).
Jesús y los discípulos de Juan
18 (J)Entonces los discípulos de Juan le informaron de todas estas cosas. 19 Y llamando Juan a dos[i] de sus discípulos, los envió a preguntar al Señor(K): «¿Eres Tú el que ha de venir, o esperamos a otro[j]?».
20 Cuando los hombres llegaron a Él, dijeron: «Juan el Bautista nos ha enviado para que te preguntáramos: “¿Eres Tú el que ha de venir, o esperamos a otro?”». 21 En esa misma hora curó a muchos de enfermedades(L), aflicciones(M) y malos espíritus, y a muchos ciegos les dio la vista. 22 Entonces Él les respondió: «Vayan y cuenten a Juan lo que han visto y oído: los ciegos reciben la vista, los cojos andan, los leprosos quedan limpios y los sordos oyen, los muertos son resucitados y a los pobres se les anuncia el evangelio(N). 23 Y bienaventurado es el que no se escandaliza de Mí».
Jesús habla de Juan el Bautista
24 Cuando los mensajeros de Juan se fueron, Jesús comenzó a hablar a las multitudes acerca de Juan: «¿Qué salieron a ver en el desierto? ¿Una caña sacudida por el viento? 25 Pero, ¿qué salieron a ver? ¿Un hombre vestido con ropas finas? Miren, los que visten con esplendor y viven en deleites están en los palacios de los reyes. 26 Pero, ¿qué salieron a ver? ¿Un profeta? Sí, les digo, y uno que es más que un profeta. 27 Este es aquel de quien está escrito:
“Mira, Yo envío Mi mensajero delante de Ti,
Quien preparará Tu camino delante de Ti(O) ”.
28 Les digo que entre los nacidos de mujer[k] , no hay nadie mayor que Juan; sin embargo, el más pequeño en el reino de Dios es mayor que él».
29 Al oír esto, todo el pueblo y los recaudadores de impuestos[l] reconocieron la justicia(P) de Dios[m], y fueron bautizados(Q) con el bautismo de Juan(R). 30 Pero los fariseos y los intérpretes de la ley[n](S) rechazaron los propósitos de Dios para con ellos, al no ser bautizados por Juan[o].
31 «¿A qué, entonces, compararé los hombres de esta generación, y a qué son semejantes? 32 Son semejantes a los muchachos que se sientan en la plaza y se llaman unos a otros, y dicen: “Les tocamos la flauta, y no bailaron; entonamos endechas, y no lloraron”. 33 Porque ha venido Juan el Bautista, que no come pan, ni bebe vino(T), y ustedes dicen: “Tiene un demonio”. 34 Ha venido el Hijo del Hombre, que come y bebe, y dicen: “Miren, un hombre glotón y bebedor de vino, amigo de recaudadores de impuestos y de pecadores”. 35 Pero[p]la sabiduría es justificada(U)por todos sus hijos».
Jesús perdona a una pecadora
36 Uno de los fariseos pidió a Jesús que comiera con él; y entrando Él en la casa del fariseo, se sentó[q] a la mesa. 37 Había en la ciudad una mujer que era pecadora, y cuando se enteró de que Jesús estaba sentado[r] a la mesa en casa del fariseo, trajo un frasco de alabastro con perfume(V); 38 y poniéndose detrás de Él a Sus pies, llorando, comenzó a regar Sus pies con lágrimas y los secaba con los cabellos de su cabeza, besaba Sus pies y los ungía con el perfume. 39 Pero al ver esto el fariseo que lo había invitado, dijo para sí[s]: «Si Este fuera un profeta[t](W), sabría quién y qué clase de mujer es la que lo está tocando, que es una pecadora».
40 Y Jesús le dijo*: «Simón, tengo algo que decirte». «Di, Maestro», le contestó. 41 «Cierto prestamista tenía dos deudores; uno le debía 500 denarios[u](X)y el otro cincuenta; 42 y no teniendo ellos con qué pagar(Y), perdonó generosamente a los dos. ¿Cuál de ellos, entonces, lo amará más?».
43 «Supongo que aquel a quien le perdonó más», respondió Simón. Y Jesús le dijo: «Has juzgado correctamente».
44 Y volviéndose hacia la mujer, le dijo a Simón: «¿Ves esta mujer? Yo entré a tu casa y no me diste agua para Mis pies(Z), pero ella ha regado Mis pies con sus lágrimas y los ha secado con sus cabellos. 45 No me diste beso(AA), pero ella, desde que entré, no ha cesado[v]de besar Mis pies. 46 No ungiste Mi cabeza con aceite(AB), pero ella ungió Mis pies con perfume. 47 Por lo cual te digo que sus pecados, que son muchos, han sido perdonados, porque amó mucho; pero a quien poco se le perdona, poco ama». 48 Entonces Jesús le dijo a la mujer: «Tus pecados han sido perdonados(AC)».
49 Los que estaban sentados[w] a la mesa con Él comenzaron a decir entre sí: «¿Quién es Este que hasta perdona pecados(AD)?». 50 Pero Jesús dijo a la mujer: «Tu fe te ha salvado(AE), vete en paz(AF)».
Footnotes
- 7:1 O todo Su discurso.
- 7:1 Lit. a oídos del pueblo.
- 7:2 Lit. para quien él era honorable.
- 7:3 O sanara.
- 7:7 Lit. mas habla con una.
- 7:7 Lit. muchacho.
- 7:11 Algunos mss. dicen: al día siguiente.
- 7:11 Lit. y.
- 7:19 Lit. ciertos dos.
- 7:19 Algunos de los mss. más antiguos dicen: uno diferente.
- 7:28 Lit. mujeres.
- 7:29 O publicanos; i.e. los que explotaban la recaudación de los impuestos romanos, y así en el vers. 34.
- 7:29 O justificaron a Dios.
- 7:30 I.e. expertos en la ley de Moisés.
- 7:30 Lit. él.
- 7:35 Lit. Y.
- 7:36 Lit. se recostó.
- 7:37 Lit. recostado.
- 7:39 Lit. para sí diciendo.
- 7:39 Algunos mss. dicen: el profeta.
- 7:41 I.e. salario de 500 días.
- 7:45 Lit. no cesaba.
- 7:49 Lit. reclinados.
Luke 7
New King James Version
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
- Luke 7:10 NU omits who had been sick
- Luke 7:16 seized them all
- Luke 7:19 NU the Lord
- Luke 7:19 should we expect
- Luke 7:21 illnesses
- Luke 7:23 caused to stumble
- Luke 7:28 NU none greater than John;
- Luke 7:29 declared the righteousness of
- Luke 7:30 the experts in the law
- Luke 7:31 NU, M omit And the Lord said
- Luke 7:34 An excessive drinker
Luke 7
English Standard Version
Jesus Heals a Centurion's Servant
7 After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, (A)he entered Capernaum. 2 Now a centurion had a servant[a] who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. 3 When the centurion[b] heard about Jesus, (B)he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, (C)“He is worthy to have you do this for him, 5 for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us (D)our synagogue.” 6 And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, (E)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 (F)say the word, and let my servant be healed. 8 For I too 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 servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 9 When Jesus heard these things, (G)he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such (H)faith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.
Jesus Raises a Widow's Son
11 Soon afterward[c] he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, (I)the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, (J)he had compassion on her and (K)said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 Then he came up and touched (L)the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, (M)arise.” 15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus[d] (N)gave him to his mother. 16 Fear seized them all, and (O)they glorified God, saying, (P)“A great prophet has arisen among us!” and (Q)“God has visited his people!” 17 And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.
Messengers from John the Baptist
18 (R)(S)The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, 19 calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one (T)who is to come, or (U)shall we look for another?” 20 And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one (V)who is to come, or (W)shall we look for another?’” 21 In that hour (X)he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and (Y)on many who were blind he bestowed sight. 22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: (Z)the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, (AA)lepers[e] are cleansed, and (AB)the deaf hear, (AC)the dead are raised up, (AD)the poor have good news preached to them. 23 And blessed is the one who is (AE)not offended by me.”
24 When John's messengers had gone, Jesus[f] began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out (AF)into the wilderness to see? (AG)A reed shaken by the wind? 25 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings' courts. 26 What then did you go out to see? (AH)A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written,
(AI)“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’
28 I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” 29 ((AJ)When all the people heard this, and (AK)the tax collectors too, they declared God just,[g] (AL)having been baptized with (AM)the baptism of John, 30 (AN)but the Pharisees and (AO)the lawyers (AP)rejected (AQ)the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.)
31 “To what then shall 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 sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’
33 For John the Baptist has come (AR)eating no bread and (AS)drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man has come (AT)eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, (AU)a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ 35 Yet (AV)wisdom is justified by all her children.”
A Sinful Woman Forgiven
36 (AW)One of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he went into the Pharisee's house and reclined at table. 37 (AX)And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, 38 and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and (AY)wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment. 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If (AZ)this man were (BA)a prophet, he (BB)would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.” 40 And Jesus answering said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he answered, “Say it, Teacher.”
41 “A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred (BC)denarii, and the other fifty. 42 (BD)When they could not pay, he (BE)cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he 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; (BF)you gave me no water for my feet, but (BG)she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 (BH)You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to (BI)kiss my feet. 46 (BJ)You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Therefore I tell you, her sins, (BK)which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” 48 And he said to her, (BL)“Your sins are forgiven.” 49 Then those who were at table with him began to say among[h] themselves, (BM)“Who is this, who even forgives sins?” 50 And he said to the woman, (BN)“Your faith has saved you; (BO)go in peace.”
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