The Faith of the Centurion
1And when he had completed all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.+ 2And a certain centurion's bondman who was dear to him was ill and about to die;+ 3and having heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, begging him that he might come and save his bondman.+ 4But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,+ 5for he loves our nation, and himself has built the synagogue for us.+ 6And Jesus went with them. But already, when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent to him friends, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.+ 7Wherefore neither did I count myself worthy to come to thee. But say by a word and my servant shall be healed.+ 8For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this [one], Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does [it].+ 9And Jesus hearing this wondered at him, and turning to the crowd following him said, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.+ 10And they who had been sent returning to the house found the bondman, who was ill, in good health.+Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son
11And it came to pass afterwards he went into a city called Nain, and many of his disciples and a great crowd went with him.+ 12And as he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a very considerable crowd of the city [was] with her.+ 13And the Lord, seeing her, was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not;+ 14and coming up he touched the bier, and the bearers stopped. And he said, Youth, I say to thee, Wake up.+ 15And the dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.+ 16And fear seized on all, and they glorifiedGod, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; andGod has visited his people.+ 17And this report went out in all Judaea concerning him, and in all the surrounding country.+John’s Inquiry
18And the disciples of John brought him word concerning all these things:+ 19and John, having called two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?+ 20But the men having come to him said, John the baptist has sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?+ 21In that hour he healed many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and to many blind he granted sight.+ 22And Jesus answering said to them, Go, bring back word to John of what ye have seen and heard: that blind see, lame walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf hear, dead are raised, poor are evangelized;+ 23and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.+Jesus Testifies about John
Malachi 3:1–5; Matthew 11:7–19
24And the messengers of John having departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?+ 25But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate garments? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and live luxuriously are in the courts of kings.+ 26But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and [what is] more excellent than a prophet.+ 27This is he concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;+ 28for I say unto you, Among them that are born of women a greater [prophet] is no one than John [the baptist]; but he who is a little one in the kingdom ofGod is greater than he.+ 29(And all the people who heard [it], and the tax-gatherers, justifiedGod, having been baptised with the baptism of John;+ 30but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel ofGod, not having been baptised by him.)+ 31To whom therefore shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like?+ 32They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.+ 33For John the baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon.+ 34The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold an eater and wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;+ 35and wisdom has been justified of all her children.+A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus
Matthew 26:6–13; Mark 14:3–9; John 12:1–8
36But one of the Pharisees begged him that he would eat with him. And entering into the house of the Pharisee he took his place at table;+ 37and behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, and knew that he was sitting at meat in the house of the Pharisee, having taken an alabaster box of myrrh,+ 38and standing at his feet behind [him] weeping, began to wash his feet with tears; and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the myrrh.+ 39And the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with himself saying, This [person] if he were a prophet would have known who and what the woman is who touches him, for she is a sinner.+ 40And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he says, Teacher, say [it].+ 41There were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty;+ 42but as they had nothing to pay, he forgave both of them [their debt]: [say,] which of them therefore will love him most?+ 43And Simon answering said, I suppose he to whom he forgave the most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged.+ 44And turning to the woman he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gavest me not water on my feet, but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair.+ 45Thou gavest me not a kiss, but she from the time I came in has not ceased kissing my feet.+ 46My head with oil thou didst not anoint, but she has anointed my feet with myrrh.+ 47For which cause I say to thee, Her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loves little.+ 48And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven.+ 49And they that were with [them] at table began to say within themselves, Who is this who forgives also sins?+ 50And he said to the woman, Thy faith has saved thee; go in peace.+