路加福音 7

治好百夫长的僮仆

（太8．5－13）

1 耶稣对百姓讲完了这一切的话，就进了迦百农。 2 有一个百夫长所器重的仆人害病，快要死了。 3 百夫长风闻耶稣的事，就托犹太人的几个长老去求耶稣来救他的仆人。 4 他们到了耶稣那里，切切地求他说：“你为他做这事是他配得的； 5 因为他爱我们的民族，为我们建造会堂。” 6 耶稣就和他们同去。离那家不远，百夫长托几个朋友去见耶稣，对他说：“主啊，不必劳驾，因你到舍下来，我不敢当。 7 我也自以为不配去见你，只要你说一句话，就会让我的僮仆得痊愈。 8 因为我被派在人的权下，也有兵在我之下。我对这个说：‘去！’他就去；对那个说：‘来！’他就来；对我的仆人说：‘做这事！’他就去做。” 9 耶稣听到这些话，就很惊讶，转身对跟随的众人说：“我告诉你们，这么大的信心，就是在以色列，我也没有见过。” 10 那差来的人回到百夫长家里，发现仆人已经好了。

使寡妇的独子起死回生

11 过了不久t，耶稣往一座城去，这城名叫拿因，他的门徒和一大群人与他同行。 12 当他走近城门时，有一个死人被抬出来。这人是他母亲独生的儿子，而他母亲又是寡妇。城里的许多人与她一同送殡。 13 主看见那寡妇就怜悯她，对她说：“不要哭。” 14 于是耶稣进前来，按着杠，抬的人就站住了。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，耶稣就把他交给他的母亲。 16 众人都惊奇，归荣耀给上帝，说：“有大先知在我们当中兴起了！”又说：“上帝眷顾了他的百姓！” 17 关于耶稣的这事就传遍了犹太和周围地区。

施洗约翰差人问主

（太11．2－19）

18  约翰的门徒把这些事都告诉约翰。于是约翰叫了两个门徒来， 19 差他们到主t那里去，说：“将要来的那位就是你吗？还是我们要等候别人呢？” 20 那两个人来到耶稣那里，说：“施洗的约翰差我们来问你：‘将要来的那位就是你吗？还是我们要等候别人呢？’” 21 就在那时，耶稣治好了许多患疾病的，得瘟疫的，被邪灵附身的，又开恩使好些盲人能看见。 22 耶稣回答他们：“你们去，把所看见、所听见的告诉约翰：就是盲人看见，瘸子行走，痲疯病人得洁净，聋子听见，死人复活，穷人听到福音。 23 凡不因我跌倒的有福了！”

24  约翰所差来的人一走，耶稣就对众人谈到约翰，说：“你们从前到旷野去，是要看什么呢？被吹动的芦苇吗？ 25 你们出去到底是要看什么？穿细软衣服的人吗？看哪，那穿华丽衣服、宴乐度日的人是在王宫里。 26 你们出去究竟是要看什么？是先知吗？是的，我告诉你们，他比先知大多了。 27 这个人就是经上所说的： ‘看哪，我要差遣我的使者在你面前， 他要在你前面为你预备道路。’

28 我告诉你们，凡女子所生的，没有比约翰大的；但在上帝国里，最小的比他还大。” 29 众百姓和税吏已受过约翰的洗，听见这话，就以上帝为义； 30 但法利赛人和律法师没有受过约翰的洗，竟废弃了上帝为他们所定的旨意。t 31 主又说：“这样，我该用什么来比这世代的人呢？他们好像什么呢？ 32 这正像孩童坐在街市上，彼此喊叫： ‘我们为你们吹笛，你们不跳舞； 我们唱哀歌，你们不啼哭。’

33 施洗的约翰来，不吃饼，不喝酒，你们说他是被鬼附的。 34 人子来，也吃也喝，你们又说这人贪食好酒，是税吏和罪人的朋友。 35 而智慧是由所有智慧的人来证实的。”

有罪的女人得蒙赦免

36 有一个法利赛人请耶稣和他吃饭，耶稣就到那法利赛人家里去坐席。 37 那城里有一个女人，是个罪人，知道耶稣在法利赛人家里坐席，就拿着盛满香膏的玉瓶， 38 站在耶稣背后，挨着他的脚哭，眼泪滴湿了耶稣的脚，就用自己的头发擦干，又用嘴连连亲他的脚，把香膏抹上。 39 请耶稣的法利赛人看见这事，心里说：“这人若是先知，一定知道摸他的是谁，是个怎样的女人；她是个罪人哪！” 40 耶稣回应他说：“西门，我有话要对你说。”西门说：“老师，请说。” 41 耶稣说：“有两个人欠了某一个债主的钱，一个欠五百个银币，一个欠五十个银币。 42 因为他们无力偿还，债主就开恩赦免了他们两个人的债。那么，这两个人哪一个更爱他呢？” 43 西门回答：“我想是那多得赦免的人。”耶稣对他说：“你的判断不错。” 44 于是他转过来向着那女人，对西门说：“你看见这女人吗？我进了你的家，你没有给我水洗脚，但这女人用眼泪滴湿了我的脚，又用头发擦干。 45 你没有亲我，但这女人从我进来就不住地亲我的脚。 46 你没有用油抹我的头，但这女人用香膏抹我的脚。 47 所以我告诉你，她许多的罪都赦免了，因为她爱的多；而那少得赦免的，爱的就少。” 48 于是耶稣对那女人说：“你的罪都赦免了。” 49 同席的人心里说：“这是什么人，竟赦免人的罪呢？” 50 耶稣对那女人说：“你的信救了你，平安地回去吧！”

LUKE 7

Jesus Heals //an Army Officer's Servant

(Matthew 8.5-13; John 4.43-54)

1 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 t 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 leprosyt 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 t 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  t Everyone had been listening to John. Even the tax collectorst 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.t
37  t 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, t 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.t May God give you peace!”