Lukas 7
Luther Bibel 1545
7 Nachdem er aber vor dem Volk ausgeredet hatte, ging er gen Kapernaum.
2 Und eines Hauptmanns Knecht lag todkrank, den er wert hielt.
3 Da er aber von Jesu hörte, sandte er die Ältesten der Juden zu ihm und bat ihn, daß er käme und seinen Knecht gesund machte.
4 Da sie aber zu Jesu kamen, baten sie ihn mit Fleiß und sprachen: Er ist es wert, daß du ihm das erzeigest;
5 denn er hat unser Volk lieb, und die Schule hat er uns erbaut.
6 Jesus aber ging mit ihnen hin. Da sie aber nun nicht ferne von dem Hause waren, sandte der Hauptmann Freunde zu ihm und ließ ihm sagen: Ach HERR, bemühe dich nicht; ich bin nicht wert, daß du unter mein Dach gehest;
7 darum habe ich auch mich selbst nicht würdig geachtet, daß ich zu dir käme; sondern sprich ein Wort, so wird mein Knecht gesund.
8 Denn auch ich bin ein Mensch, der Obrigkeit untertan, und habe Kriegsknechte unter mir und spreche zu einem: Gehe hin! so geht er hin; und zum andern: Komm her! so kommt er; und zu meinem Knecht: Tu das! so tut er's.
9 Da aber Jesus das hörte, verwunderte er sich über ihn und wandte sich um und sprach zu dem Volk, das ihm nachfolgte: Ich sage euch: Solchen Glauben habe ich in Israel nicht gefunden!
10 Und da die Gesandten wiederum nach Hause kamen, fanden sie den kranken Knecht gesund.
11 Und es begab sich darnach, daß er in eine Stadt mit Namen Nain ging; und seiner Jünger gingen viele mit ihm und viel Volks.
12 Als er aber nahe an das Stadttor kam, siehe, da trug man einen Toten heraus, der ein einziger Sohn war seiner Mutter, und sie war eine Witwe; und viel Volks aus der Stadt ging mit ihr.
13 Und da sie der HERR sah, jammerte ihn derselben, und er sprach zu ihr: Weine nicht!
14 Und er trat hinzu und rührte den Sarg an; und die Träger standen. Und er sprach: Jüngling, ich sage dir, stehe auf!
15 Und der Tote richtete sich auf und fing an zu reden; und er gab ihn seiner Mutter.
16 Und es kam sie alle eine Furcht an und sie priesen Gott und sprachen: Es ist ein großer Prophet unter uns aufgestanden, und Gott hat sein Volk heimgesucht.
17 Und diese Rede von ihm erscholl in das ganze jüdische Land und in alle umliegenden Länder.
18 Und es verkündigten Johannes seine Jünger das alles. Und er rief zu sich seiner Jünger zwei
19 und sandte sie zu Jesu und ließ ihm sagen: Bist du, der da kommen soll, oder sollen wir eines andern warten?
20 Da aber die Männer zu ihm kamen, sprachen sie: Johannes der Täufer hat uns zu dir gesandt und läßt dir sagen: Bist du, der da kommen soll, oder sollen wir eines anderen warten?
21 Zu derselben Stunde aber machte er viele gesund von Seuchen und Plagen und bösen Geistern, und vielen Blinden schenkte er das Gesicht.
22 Und Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihnen: Gehet hin und verkündiget Johannes, was ihr gesehen und gehört habt: die Blinden sehen, die Lahmen gehen, die Aussätzigen werden rein, die Tauben hören, die Toten stehen auf, den Armen wird das Evangelium gepredigt;
23 und selig ist, wer sich nicht ärgert an mir.
24 Da aber die Boten des Johannes hingingen, fing Jesus an, zu reden zu dem Volk von Johannes: Was seid ihr hinausgegangen in die Wüste zu sehen? Wolltet ihr ein Rohr sehen, das vom Winde bewegt wird?
25 Oder was seid ihr hinausgegangen zu sehen? Wolltet ihr einen Menschen sehen in weichen Kleidern? Sehet, die in herrlichen Kleidern und Lüsten leben, die sind an den königlichen Höfen.
26 Oder was seid ihr hinausgegangen zu sehen? Wolltet ihr einen Propheten sehen? Ja, ich sage euch, der da mehr ist denn ein Prophet.
27 Er ist's, von dem geschrieben steht: "Siehe, ich sende meinen Engel vor deinem Angesicht her, der da bereiten soll deinen Weg vor dir".
28 Denn ich sage euch, daß unter denen, die von Weibern geboren sind, ist kein größerer Prophet denn Johannes der Täufer; der aber kleiner ist im Reiche Gottes, der ist größer denn er.
29 Und alles Volk, das ihn hörte, und die Zöllner gaben Gott recht und ließen sich taufen mit der Taufe des Johannes.
30 Aber die Pharisäer und Schriftgelehrten verachteten Gottes Rat wider sich selbst und ließen sich nicht von ihm taufen.
31 Aber der HERR sprach: Wem soll ich die Menschen dieses Geschlechts vergleichen, und wem sind sie gleich?
32 Sie sind gleich den Kindern, die auf dem Markte sitzen und rufen gegeneinander und sprechen: Wir haben euch gepfiffen, und ihr habt nicht getanzt; wir haben euch geklagt, und ihr habt nicht geweint.
33 Denn Johannes der Täufer ist gekommen und aß nicht Brot und trank keinen Wein; so sagt ihr: Er hat den Teufel.
34 Des Menschen Sohn ist gekommen, ißt und trinkt; so sagt ihr: Siehe, der Mensch ist ein Fresser und Weinsäufer, der Zöllner und Sünder Freund!
35 Und die Weisheit muß sich rechtfertigen lassen von allen ihren Kindern.
36 Es bat ihn aber der Pharisäer einer, daß er mit ihm äße. Und er ging hinein in des Pharisäers Haus und setzte sich zu Tisch.
37 Und siehe, ein Weib war in der Stadt, die war eine Sünderin. Da die vernahm, daß er zu Tische saß in des Pharisäers Hause, brachte sie ein Glas mit Salbe
38 und trat hinten zu seinen Füßen und weinte und fing an, seine Füße zu netzen mit Tränen und mit den Haaren ihres Hauptes zu trocknen, und küßte seine Füße und salbte sie mit Salbe.
39 Da aber das der Pharisäer sah, der ihn geladen hatte, sprach er bei sich selbst und sagte: Wenn dieser ein Prophet wäre, so wüßte er, wer und welch ein Weib das ist, die ihn anrührt; denn sie ist eine Sünderin.
40 Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihm: Simon, ich habe dir etwas zu sagen. Er aber sprach: Meister, sage an.
41 Es hatte ein Gläubiger zwei Schuldner. Einer war schuldig fünfhundert Groschen, der andere fünfzig.
42 Da sie aber nicht hatten, zu bezahlen, schenkte er's beiden. Sage an, welcher unter denen wird ihn am meisten lieben?
43 Simon antwortete und sprach: Ich achte, dem er am meisten geschenkt hat. Er aber sprach zu ihm: Du hast recht gerichtet.
44 Und er wandte sich zu dem Weibe und sprach zu Simon: Siehest du dies Weib? Ich bin gekommen in dein Haus; du hast mir nicht Wasser gegeben zu meinen Füßen; diese aber hat meine Füße mit Tränen genetzt und mit den Haaren ihres Hauptes getrocknet.
45 Du hast mir keinen Kuß gegeben; diese aber, nachdem sie hereingekommen ist, hat sie nicht abgelassen, meine Füße zu küssen.
46 Du hast mein Haupt nicht mit Öl gesalbt; sie aber hat meine Füße mit Salbe gesalbt.
47 Derhalben sage ich dir: Ihr sind viele Sünden vergeben, denn sie hat viel geliebt; welchem aber wenig vergeben wird, der liebt wenig.
48 Und er sprach zu ihr: Dir sind deine Sünden vergeben.
49 Da fingen die an, die mit zu Tische saßen, und sprachen bei sich selbst: Wer ist dieser, der auch Sünden vergibt?
50 Er aber sprach zu dem Weibe: Dein Glaube hat dir geholfen; gehe hin mit Frieden!
Luke 7
Revised Geneva Translation
7 When He had ended all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered into Capernaum.
2 And a certain centurion’s servant (who was dear to him) was sick and ready to die.
3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent the elders of the Jews to Him, asking Him to come and heal his servant.
4 So they came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, saying “He is worthy. You should do this for him.
5 “For he loves our Nation, and he has built us a synagogue.”
6 Then Jesus went with them. But when He was 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 think myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant shall be whole.
8 “For I am also a man set under authority and have 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 He turned and said to the people who followed him, “I say to you, I have not found so great faith! No. Not in Israel.”
10 And when those who were sent returned to the house, they found the servant who had been sick, whole.
11 And it happened that the next day, He went into a city called Nain. And many of His disciples went with Him, and a great multitude.
12 Now when He came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out - the only begotten son of his mother, who was a widow - and many people of the city were with her.
13 And when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her, and said to her, “Do not weep.”
14 And He went and touched the coffin. And those who bore him stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, ‘Arise.’”
15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother.
16 Then a fear came upon them all. And they glorified God, saying, “A great Prophet is risen among us! And God has visited His people!”
17 And this word of Him went forth throughout all Judea, and throughout all the surrounding region.
18 And the disciples of John reported all these things to him.
19 So John called two certain men of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are You the coming One? Or shall we wait for another?”
20 And when the men had come to Him, they said, “John Baptist has sent us to You, saying, ‘Are You the coming One? Or shall we wait for another?’”
21 And at that time, He cured many of their sicknesses and plagues and evil spirits. And He gave sight freely to many of the blind.
22 And Jesus answered, and said to them, “Go your ways and show John what things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor receive the Gospel.
23 “And whoever does not stumble because of Me is blessed.”
24 And when the messengers of John had departed, He began to speak to the people of John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see - a reed shaken with the wind?
25 “But what did you go out to see - a man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.
26 “But what did you go forth to see - a Prophet? ‘Yes’, I say to you, ‘and greater than a Prophet.’
27 “This is he of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send My messenger before your face, who shall prepare Your way before You.’
28 “For I say to you there is no greater Prophet than John among those who are born of women. Nevertheless, whoever is the least in the Kingdom of God, is greater than him.”
29 Then all the people who heard, and the tax collectors, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
30 But the Pharisees and the expounders of the Law despised the counsel of God against themselves and were not baptized by him.
31 And the Lord said, “To what shall I liken the men of this generation? And what are they like?
32 “They are like little children sitting in the marketplace, crying one to another, saying, ‘We have played the flute for you, and you have not danced. We have mourned for you, and you have not wept.’
33 “For John Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine. And you say, ‘He has a demon.’
34 “The Son of Man has come, and eats, and drinks. And you say, ‘Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
35 “But wisdom is justified by all her children.”
36 And one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went into the Pharisee’s house and sat down at table.
37 And behold, a woman in the city (who was a sinner), when she knew that Jesus sat at table in the Pharisee’s house, brought a box of ointment.
38 And she stood behind him, weeping at his feet. And she began to wash his feet with her tears. And she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
39 Now when the Pharisee who had asked Him, saw it, he spoke to himself, saying, “If this man were a Prophet, He would surely have known who and what kind of woman this is who touches Him. For she is a sinner.”
40 And Jesus answered, and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he said, “Master, say on.”
41 “There was a certain lender who had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.
42 “When they had nothing with which to pay, he forgave them both. Therefore, tell Me, which of them will love him most?”
43 Simon answered, and said, “I suppose the one to whom he forgave most.” And He said to him, “You have judged rightly.”
44 Then he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, “See this woman? I entered into your house and you gave Me no water for my feet. But she has washed my feet with tears and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
45 “You gave Me no kiss. But since the time I came in, she has not ceased to kiss My feet.
46 “You did not anoint My head with oil. But she has anointed My feet with ointment.
47 “Therefore I say to you her many sins are forgiven. For she has loved much. But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little.”
48 And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49 And those who sat at table with Him began to say among themselves, “Who is this Who even forgives sins?”
50 And He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
Luke 7
Contemporary English Version
Jesus Heals an Army Officer's Servant
(Matthew 8.5-13; John 4.43-54)
7 After Jesus had finished teaching the people, he went to Capernaum. 2 In this town an army officer's servant was sick and about to die. The officer liked his servant very much. 3 And when he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish leaders to ask him to come and heal the servant.
4 The leaders went to Jesus and begged him to do something. They said, “This man deserves your help! 5 He loves our nation and even built us a synagogue.” 6 So Jesus went with them.
When Jesus wasn't far from the house, the officer sent some friends to tell him, “Lord, don't go to any trouble for me! I am not good enough for you to come into my house. 7 And I am certainly not worthy to come to you. Just say the word, and my servant will get well. 8 I have officers who give orders to me, and I have soldiers who take orders from me. I can say to one of them, ‘Go!’ and he goes. I can say to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes. I can say to my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he will do it.”
9 When Jesus heard this, he was so surprised that he turned and said to the crowd following him, “In all of Israel I've never found anyone with this much faith!”
10 The officer's friends returned and found the servant well.
A Widow's Son
11 Soon Jesus and his disciples were on their way to the town of Nain, and a big crowd was going along with them. 12 As they came near the gate of the town, they saw people carrying out the body of a widow's only son. Many people from the town were walking along with her.
13 When the Lord saw the woman, he felt sorry for her and said, “Don't cry!”
14 Jesus went over and touched the stretcher on which the people were carrying the dead boy. They stopped, and Jesus said, “Young man, get up!” 15 The boy sat up and began to speak. Jesus then gave him back to his mother.
16 Everyone was frightened and praised God. They said, “A great prophet is here with us! God has come to his people.”
17 News about Jesus spread all over Judea and everywhere else in that part of the country.
John the Baptist
(Matthew 11.1-19)
18-19 John's followers told John everything that was being said about Jesus. So he sent two of them to ask the Lord, “Are you the one we should be looking for? Or must we wait for someone else?”
20 When these messengers came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are you the one we should be looking for? Or are we supposed to wait for someone else?’ ”
21 At that time Jesus was healing many people who were sick or in pain or were troubled by evil spirits, and he was giving sight to a lot of blind people. 22 (A) Jesus said to the messengers sent by John, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard. Blind people are now able to see, and the lame can walk. People who have leprosy[a] are being healed, and the deaf can now hear. The dead are raised to life, and the poor are hearing the good news. 23 God will bless everyone who doesn't reject me because of what I do.”
24 After John's messengers had gone, Jesus began speaking to the crowds about John:
What kind of person did you go out to the desert to see? Was he like tall grass blown about by the wind? 25 What kind of man did you really go out to see? Was he someone dressed in fine clothes? People who wear expensive clothes and live in luxury are in the king's palace. 26 What then did you go out to see? Was he a prophet? He certainly was! I tell you that he was more than a prophet. 27 (B) In the Scriptures, God calls John his messenger and says, “I am sending my messenger ahead of you to get things ready for you.” 28 No one ever born on this earth is greater than John. But whoever is least important in God's kingdom is greater than John.
29 (C) Everyone had been listening to John. Even the tax collectors[b] had obeyed God and had done what was right by letting John baptize them. 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the Law of Moses refused to obey God and be baptized by John.
31 Jesus went on to say:
What are you people like? What kind of people are you? 32 You are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other,
“We played the flute,
but you would not dance!
We sang a funeral song,
but you would not cry!”
33 John the Baptist did not go around eating and drinking, and you said, “John has a demon in him!” 34 But because the Son of Man goes around eating and drinking, you say, “Jesus eats and drinks too much! He is even a friend of tax collectors and sinners.” 35 Yet Wisdom is shown to be right by what its followers do.
Simon the Pharisee
36 A Pharisee invited Jesus to have dinner with him. So Jesus went to the Pharisee's home and got ready to eat.[c]
37 (D) When a sinful woman in that town found out that Jesus was there, she bought an expensive bottle of perfume. 38 Then she came and stood behind Jesus. She cried and started washing his feet with her tears and drying them with her hair. The woman kissed his feet and poured the perfume on them.
39 The Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this and said to himself, “If this man really were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him! He would know that she is a sinner.”
40 Jesus said to the Pharisee, “Simon, I have something to say to you.”
“Teacher, what is it?” Simon replied.
41 Jesus told him, “Two people were in debt to a moneylender. One of them owed him 500 silver coins, and the other owed him 50. 42 Since neither of them could pay him back, the moneylender said that they didn't have to pay him anything. Which one of them will like him more?”
43 Simon answered, “I suppose it would be the one who had owed more and didn't have to pay it back.”
“You are right,” Jesus said.
44 He turned toward the woman and said to Simon, “Have you noticed this woman? When I came into your home, you didn't give me any water so I could wash my feet. But she has washed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. 45 You didn't greet me with a kiss, but from the time I came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet. 46 You didn't even pour olive oil on my head,[d] but she has poured expensive perfume on my feet. 47 So I tell you that all her sins are forgiven, and that is why she has shown great love. But anyone who has been forgiven for only a little will show only a little love.”
48 Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.”
49 Some other guests started saying to one another, “Who is this who dares to forgive sins?”
50 But Jesus told the woman, “Because of your faith, you are now saved.[e] May God give you peace!”
Footnotes
- 7.22 leprosy: See the note at 4.27.
- 7.29 tax collectors: See the note at 3.12.
- 7.36 got ready to eat: On special occasions the Jewish people often followed the Greek and Roman custom of lying down on their left side and leaning on their left elbow, while eating with their right hand. This is how the woman could come up behind Jesus and wash his feet (see verse 38).
- 7.44-46 washed my feet … greet me with a kiss … pour olive oil on my head: Guests in a home were usually offered water so they could wash their feet, because most people either went barefoot or wore sandals and would come in the house with very dusty feet. Guests were also greeted with a kiss on the cheek, and special ones often had sweet-smelling olive oil poured on their head.
- 7.50 saved: Or “healed.” The Greek word may have either meaning.
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