Font Size
Luke 7
New International Version
Luke 7
New International Version
The Faith of the Centurion(A)
7 When Jesus had finished saying all this(B) to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum. 2 There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. 3 The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant. 4 When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him, “This man deserves to have you do this, 5 because he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.” 6 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. 7 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) 8 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.”
9 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:
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)
Luke 7
New American Standard Bible
Luke 7
New American Standard Bible
Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Slave
7 (A)When He had completed all His [a]teaching in the hearing of the people, (B)He went to Capernaum.
2 Now a centurion’s slave, who was highly regarded by him, was sick and about to die. 3 When he heard about Jesus, (C)he sent some [b]Jewish elders to Him, asking Him to come and save the life of his slave. 4 When they came to Jesus, they strongly urged Him, saying, “He is worthy for You to grant this to him; 5 for he loves our nation, and it was he who built us our synagogue.” 6 Now Jesus started on His way with them; but already, when He was not yet far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him, “[c]Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to enter under my roof; 7 for that reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You; but just [d]say the word, and my servant [e]shall be healed. 8 For I also am a man placed under authority, with soldiers under myself; and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.” 9 Now when Jesus heard this, He was amazed at him, and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, “I say to you, (D)not even in Israel have I found such great faith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.
11 Soon afterward Jesus went to a city called Nain; and His disciples were going along with Him, [f]accompanied by a large crowd. 12 Now as He approached the gate of the city, [g]a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her. 13 When (E)the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her and said to her, “Do not go on weeping.” 14 And He came up and touched the coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise!” 15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother. 16 (F)Fear gripped them all, and they began (G)glorifying God, saying, “A great (H)prophet has appeared among us!” and, “God has [h]visited His people!” 17 (I)And this report about Him spread throughout Judea and in all the surrounding region.
The Messengers from John
18 (J)The disciples of John also reported to him about all these things. 19 And after summoning [i]two of his disciples, John sent them to (K)the Lord, saying, “Are You the Coming One, or are we to [j]look for another?” 20 When the men came to Him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to You, [k]to ask, ‘Are You the Coming One, or are we to [l]look for another?’” 21 At that very [m]time He (L)cured many people of diseases and (M)afflictions and evil spirits; and He gave sight to many who were blind. 22 And He answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: people who were (N)blind receive sight, people who limped walk, people with leprosy are cleansed and people who were deaf hear, dead people are raised up, and (O)people who are poor have the gospel preached to them. 23 And blessed is [n]anyone who does not take offense at Me.”
24 When the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the [o]wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 25 [p]But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who are splendidly clothed and live in luxury are found in royal palaces! 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and one who is more than a prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written:
28 I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is [r]least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” 29 When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they acknowledged (Q)God’s justice, (R)having been baptized with (S)the baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and the [s](T)lawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by [t]John.
31 “To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a song of mourning, and you did not weep.’ 33 For John the Baptist has come neither (U)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 gluttonous man and a [u]heavy drinker, a friend of tax collectors and [v]sinners!’ 35 And yet wisdom (V)is vindicated by all her children.”
The Anointing in Galilee
36 Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37 (W)And there was a woman in the city who was a [w]sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume, 38 and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, and began kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume. 39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, “If this Man were (X)a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a [x]sinner!”
Parable of Two Debtors
40 And Jesus responded and said to him, “Simon, I have something to say to you.” And he [y]replied, “Say it, Teacher.” 41 “A moneylender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred [z](Y)denarii, and the other, fifty. 42 When they (Z)were unable to repay, he canceled the debts of both. So which of them will love him more?” 43 Simon answered and said, “I assume the one for whom he canceled the greater debt.” And He said to him, “You have judged correctly.” 44 And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you (AA)gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. 45 You [aa](AB)gave Me no kiss; but she has not stopped kissing My feet since the time I came in. 46 (AC)You did not [ab]anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume. 47 For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little, loves little.” 48 And He said to her, “(AD)Your sins have been forgiven.” 49 And then those who were reclining at the table with Him began saying [ac]to themselves, “(AE)Who is this Man who even forgives sins?” 50 And He said to the woman, “(AF)Your faith has saved you; (AG)go in peace.”
Footnotes
- Luke 7:1 Lit words
- Luke 7:3 Lit elders of the Jews
- Luke 7:6 Or Sir
- Luke 7:7 Lit say with a word
- Luke 7:7 A command in Greek
- Luke 7:11 Lit and a
- Luke 7:12 Lit one who had died
- Luke 7:16 Or cared for
- Luke 7:19 Lit a certain two
- Luke 7:19 Or wait for
- Luke 7:20 Lit saying
- Luke 7:20 Or wait for
- Luke 7:21 Lit hour
- Luke 7:23 Lit whoever
- Luke 7:24 I.e., desert
- Luke 7:25 Or Well then, what
- Luke 7:27 Lit before Your face
- Luke 7:28 Or less
- Luke 7:30 I.e., experts in the Mosaic Law
- Luke 7:30 Lit him
- Luke 7:34 Or wine drinker
- Luke 7:34 I.e., irreligious Jews
- Luke 7:37 I.e., an immoral woman
- Luke 7:39 I.e., an immoral woman
- Luke 7:40 Lit says
- Luke 7:41 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
- Luke 7:45 A customary form of greeting between rabbis
- Luke 7:46 A customary act of hospitality
- Luke 7:49 Or among
Lukas 7
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Lukas 7
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
En romersk officer visar stor tro
7 När Jesus hade slutat predika gick han tillbaka till staden Kafarnaum.
2 Där fanns en romersk arméofficer som hade en tjänare som var mycket omtyckt. Nu var tjänaren sjuk och låg för döden.
3 När officeren hörde talas om Jesus sände han några ansedda judiska förtroendemän för att be Jesus komma och bota tjänaren.
4 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.
5 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.
8 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
9 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.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.
New American Standard Bible (NASB) 
New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln) (SVL)
Copyright © 1974, 1977, 1987, 1995, 2003, 2004 by Biblica