1 After he had come to the end of all his words in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum.
2 And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death.
3 And when news of Jesus came to his ears, he sent to him rulers of the Jews, requesting that he would come and make his servant well.
4 And they, when they came to Jesus, made their request warmly, saying,
5 It is right for you to do this for him, because he is a friend to our nation, and himself has put up a Synagogue for us.
6 And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to him, saying, Lord, do not give yourself trouble: for I am not important enough for you to come into my house:
7 And I had the feeling that I was not even good enough to come to you: but say the word only, and my servant will be well.
8 For I, myself, am a man under authority, having men under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.
9 And when these things were said to Jesus, he was surprised, and, turning to the mass of people coming after him, said, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel.
10 And when those who were sent came back to the house they saw that the servant was well.
11 And it came about, after a little time, that he went to a town named Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great number of people.
12 Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.
13 And when the Lord saw her, he had pity on her and said to her, Be not sad.
14 And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were moving it came to a stop. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up.
15 And the dead man got up, and words came from his lips. And he gave him to his mother.
16 And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God, saying, A great prophet is among us: and, God has given thought to his people.
17 And this story about him went through all Judaea and the places round about.
18 And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.
19 Then John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?
20 And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?
21 At that time, he made a number of people free from their diseases and their pains, and from evil spirits; and to others who were blind he gave back the use of their eyes.
22 And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things which have come to your ears; the blind now see, those who had no power in their legs are walking, lepers are made clean, those who had no hearing now have their ears open, dead men come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.
23 And a blessing will be on him who has no doubts about me.
24 And when the men who were sent by John had gone away, he said to the people, about John, What did you go out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?
25 But what did you go out to see? a man in soft clothing? See now, those who have beautiful clothing and delicate food are in kings' houses.
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 has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.
28 I say to you, Among all the sons of women, not one is greater than John: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
29 (And all the people, and the tax-farmers, to whom John had given baptism, when they had knowledge of these things, gave glory to God.
30 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were against the purpose of God for themselves, not having had his baptism.)
31 What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?
32 They are like children who are seated in the market-place, crying out to one another, and saying, We made music for you, but you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow, but you were not sad.
33 For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit.
34 The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.
35 But wisdom is judged to be right by all her children.
36 And one of the Pharisees made a request that he would take a meal with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house and took his seat at the table.
37 And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the Pharisee's house, she took a bottle of perfume,
38 And went in and took her place at the back of him, near his feet, weeping, so that his feet were washed with the drops from her eyes, and with her hair she made them dry, and kissing his feet she put the perfume on them.
39 Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner.
40 And Jesus, answering, said, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Master, say on.
41 And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence, and the other of fifty.
42 When they were unable to make payment, he made the two of them free of their debts. Which of them, now, will have the greater love for him?
43 Simon, in answer, said, It seems he whose debt was greater. And he said, Your decision is right.
44 And turning to the woman he said to Simon, You see this woman? I came into your house; you did not give me water for my feet: but she has been washing my feet with the drops from her eyes, and drying them with her hair.
45 You did not give me a kiss: but she, from the time when I came in, has gone on kissing my feet.
46 You put no oil on my head: but she has put perfume on my feet.
47 And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of her great love: but he who has small need of forgiveness gives little love.
48 And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins.
49 And those who were seated at table with him said to themselves, Who is this who even gives forgiveness of sins?
50 And he said to the woman, By your faith you have salvation; go in peace.
1 Tendo terminado de dizer tudo isso ao povo, Jesus entrou em Cafarnaum.
2 Ali estava doente, quase à morte, o servo de um centurião, a quem seu senhor estimava muito.
3 Ele ouviu falar de Jesus e enviou-lhe alguns líderes religiosos dos judeus, pedindo-lhe que fosse curar o seu servo.
4 Chegando-se a Jesus, suplicaram-lhe com insistência: "Este homem merece que lhe faças isso,
5 porque ama a nossa nação e construiu a nossa sinagoga".
6 Jesus foi com eles. Já estava perto da casa quando o centurião mandou amigos dizerem a Jesus: "Senhor, não te incomodes, pois não mereço receber-te debaixo do meu teto.
7 Por isso, nem me considerei digno de ir ao teu encontro. Mas dize uma palavra, e o meu servo será curado.
8 Pois eu também sou homem sujeito a autoridade, e com soldados sob o meu comando. Digo a um: ‘Vá’, e ele vai; e a outro: ‘Venha’, e ele vem. Digo a meu servo: ‘Faça isto’, e ele faz".
9 Ao ouvir isso, Jesus admirou-se dele e, voltando-se para a multidão que o seguia, disse: "Eu lhes digo que nem em Israel encontrei tamanha fé".
10 Então os homens que haviam sido enviados voltaram para casa e encontraram o servo restabelecido.
11 Logo depois, Jesus foi a uma cidade chamada Naim, e com ele iam os seus discípulos e uma grande multidão.
12 Ao se aproximar da porta da cidade, estava saindo o enterro do filho único de uma viúva; e uma grande multidão da cidade estava com ela.
13 Ao vê-la, o Senhor se compadeceu dela e disse: "Não chore".
14 Depois, aproximou-se e tocou no caixão, e os que o carregavam pararam. Jesus disse: "Jovem, eu lhe digo, levante-se! "
15 Ele se levantou, sentou-se e começou a conversar, e Jesus o entregou à sua mãe.
16 Todos ficaram cheios de temor e louvavam a Deus. "Um grande profeta se levantou entre nós", diziam eles. "Deus interveio em favor do seu povo".
17 Essas notícias sobre Jesus espalharam-se por toda a Judéia e regiões circunvizinhas.
18 Os discípulos de João contaram-lhe todas essas coisas. Chamando dois deles,
19 enviou-os ao Senhor para perguntarem: "És tu aquele que haveria de vir ou devemos esperar algum outro? "
20 Dirigindo-se a Jesus, aqueles homens disseram: "João Batista nos enviou para te perguntarmos: ‘És tu aquele que haveria de vir ou devemos esperar algum outro? ’ "
21 Naquele momento Jesus curou muitos que tinham males, doenças graves e espíritos malignos, e concedeu visão a muitos que eram cegos.
22 Então ele respondeu aos mensageiros: "Voltem e anunciem a João o que vocês viram e ouviram: os cegos vêem, os aleijados andam, os leprosos são purificados, os surdos ouvem, os mortos são ressuscitados e as boas novas são pregadas aos pobres;
23 e feliz é aquele que não se escandaliza por minha causa".
24 Depois que os mensageiros de João foram embora, Jesus começou a falar à multidão a respeito de João: "O que vocês foram ver no deserto? Um caniço agitado pelo vento?
25 Ou, o que foram ver? Um homem vestido de roupas finas? Ora, os que vestem roupas esplêndidas e se entregam ao luxo estão nos palácios.
26 Afinal, o que foram ver? Um profeta? Sim, eu lhes digo, e mais que profeta.
27 Este é aquele a respeito de quem está escrito: ‘Enviarei o meu mensageiro à tua frente; ele preparará o teu caminho diante de ti’.
28 Eu lhes digo que entre os que nasceram de mulher não há ninguém maior do que João; todavia, o menor no Reino de Deus é maior do que ele".
29 Todo o povo, até os publicanos, ouvindo as palavras de Jesus, reconheceram que o caminho de Deus era justo, sendo batizados por João.
30 Mas os fariseus e os peritos na lei rejeitaram o propósito de Deus para eles, não sendo batizados por João.
31 "A que posso, pois, comparar os homens desta geração? ", prosseguiu Jesus. "Com que se parecem?
32 São como crianças que ficam sentadas na praça e gritam umas às outras: ‘Nós lhes tocamos flauta, mas vocês não dançaram; cantamos um lamento, mas vocês não choraram’.
33 Pois veio João Batista, que jejua e não bebe vinho, e vocês dizem: ‘Ele tem demônio’.
34 Veio o Filho do homem, comendo e bebendo, e vocês dizem: ‘Aí está um comilão e beberrão, amigo de publicanos e "pecadores" ’.
35 Mas a sabedoria é comprovada por todos os seus discípulos".
36 Convidado por um dos fariseus para jantar, Jesus foi à casa dele e reclinou-se à mesa.
37 Ao saber que Jesus estava comendo na casa do fariseu, certa mulher daquela cidade, uma ‘pecadora’, trouxe um frasco de alabastro com perfume,
38 e se colocou atrás de Jesus, a seus pés. Chorando, começou a molhar-lhe os pés com as suas lágrimas. Depois os enxugou com seus cabelos, beijou-os e os ungiu com o perfume.
39 Ao ver isso, o fariseu que o havia convidado disse a si mesmo: "Se este homem fosse profeta, saberia quem nele está tocando e que tipo de mulher ela é: uma ‘pecadora’ ".
40 Respondeu-lhe Jesus: "Simão, tenho algo a lhe dizer". "Dize, Mestre", disse ele.
41 "Dois homens deviam a certo credor. Um lhe devia quinhentos denários e o outro, cinqüenta.
42 Nenhum dos dois tinha com que lhe pagar, por isso perdoou a dívida a ambos. Qual deles o amará mais? "
43 Simão respondeu: "Suponho que aquele a quem foi perdoada a dívida maior". "Você julgou bem", disse Jesus.
44 Em seguida, virou-se para a mulher e disse a Simão: "Vê esta mulher? Entrei em sua casa, mas você não me deu água para lavar os pés; ela, porém, molhou os meus pés com as suas lágrimas e os enxugou com os seus cabelos.
45 Você não me saudou com um beijo, mas esta mulher, desde que entrei aqui, não parou de beijar os meus pés.
46 Você não ungiu a minha cabeça com óleo, mas ela derramou perfume nos meus pés.
47 Portanto, eu lhe digo, os muitos pecados dela lhe foram perdoados, pelo que ela amou muito. Mas aquele a quem pouco foi perdoado, pouco ama".
48 Então Jesus disse a ela: "Seus pecados estão perdoados".
49 Os outros convidados começaram a perguntar: "Quem é este que até perdoa pecados? "
50 Jesus disse à mulher: "Sua fé a salvou; vá em paz".