Luke 7:11-43

¹¹And it came to passe the day after, that he went into a citie called Nain, and many of his disciples went with him, and a great multitude.

¹²Nowe when hee came neere to the gate of the citie, behold, there was a dead man caried out, who was the onely begotten sonne of his mother, which was a widowe, and much people of the citie was with her.

¹³And when the Lord sawe her, he had compassion on her, and said vnto her, Weepe not.

¹⁴And he went and touched the coffin (and they that bare him, stoode still) and he said, Yong man, I say vnto thee, Arise.

¹⁵And he that was dead, sate vp, and began to speake, and he deliuered him to his mother.

¹⁶Then there came a feare on them all, and they glorified God, saying, A great Prophet is risen among vs, and God hath visited his people.

¹⁷And this rumour of him went foorth throughout all Iudea, and throughout all the region round about.

¹⁸And the disciples of Iohn shewed him of all these things.

¹⁹So Iohn called vnto him two certaine men of his disciples, and sent them to Iesus, saying, Art thou hee that should come, or shall we waite for another?

²⁰And when the men were come vnto him, they said, Iohn Baptist hath sent vs vnto thee, saying, Art thou hee that should come, or shall we waite for another?

²¹And at that time, he cured many of their sickenesses, and plagues, and of euill spirites, and vnto many blinde men he gaue sight freely.

²²And Iesus answered, and saide vnto them, Goe your wayes and shewe Iohn, what things ye haue seene and heard: that the blinde see, the halt goe, the lepers are cleansed, the deafe heare, the dead are raised, and the poore receiue the Gospel.

²³And blessed is hee, that shall not be offended in me.

²⁴And when the messengers of Iohn were departed, hee began to speake vnto the people, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?

²⁵But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft rayment? beholde, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and liue delicately, are in Kings courtes.

²⁶But what went ye foorth to see? A Prophet? yea, I say to you, and greater then a Prophet.

²⁷This is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

²⁸For I say vnto you, there is no greater Prophet then Iohn, among them that are begotten of women: neuerthelesse, hee that is the least in the kingdome of God, is greater then he.

²⁹Then all the people that heard, and the Publicanes iustified God, being baptized with the baptisme of Iohn.

³⁰But the Pharises and the expounders of the Law despised the counsell of God against themselues, and were not baptized of him.

³¹And the Lord saide, Whereunto shall I liken the men of this generation? and what thing are they like vnto?

³²They are like vnto litle children sitting in the market place, and crying one to another, and saying, We haue piped vnto you, and ye haue not daunced: we haue mourned to you, and ye haue not wept.

³³For Iohn Baptist came, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine: and ye say, He hath the deuil.

³⁴The Sonne of man is come, and eateth and drinketh: and ye say, Beholde, a man which is a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of Publicanes and sinners:

³⁵But wisdome is iustified of all her children.

³⁶And one of the Pharises desired him that hee would eate with him: and hee went into the Pharises house, and sate downe at table.

³⁷And beholde, a woman in the citie, which was a sinner, when she knewe that Iesus sate at table in the Pharises house, shee brought a boxe of oyntment.

³⁸And shee stoode at his feete behinde him weeping, and began to wash his feete with teares, and did wipe them with the heares of her head, and kissed his feete, and anoynted them with the oyntment.

³⁹Nowe when the Pharise which bade him, saw it, he spake within himselfe, saying, If this man were a Prophet, hee woulde surely haue knowen who, and what maner of woman this is which toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

⁴⁰And Iesus answered, and saide vnto him, Simon, I haue somewhat to say vnto thee. And he said, Master, say on.

⁴¹There was a certaine lender which had two detters: the one ought fiue hundreth pence, and the other fiftie:

⁴²When they had nothing to pay, he forgaue them both: Which of them therefore, tell mee, will loue him most?

⁴³Simon answered, and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgaue most. And he said vnto him, Thou hast truely iudged.