1 En nadat Hy voor die ore van die volk al sy woorde beëindig het, het Hy in Kap,rnam ingegaan.

2 En die dienskneg van 'n sekere hoofman oor honderd, wat vir hom baie werd was, was ongesteld en het op sterwe gelê.

3 Toe hy dan van Jesus hoor, het hy ouderlinge van die Jode na Hom gestuur met die versoek aan Hom dat Hy moes kom en sy dienskneg gesond maak.

4 En toe hulle by Jesus kom, het hulle Hom dringend gesmeek en gesê: Hy is dit werd dat U dit vir hom doen;

5 want hy het ons volk lief en het self die sinagoge vir ons gebou.

6 En Jesus het saam met hulle gegaan; maar toe Hy nie meer ver van die huis af was nie, stuur die hoofman oor honderd vriende na Hom om vir Hom te sê: Here, moenie moeite doen nie, want ek is nie werd dat U onder my dak inkom nie.

7 Daarom het ek my ook nie waardig geag om na U te gaan nie; sê dit maar met 'n woord, en my kneg sal gesond word.

8 Want ek is ook 'n man wat aan gesag onderworpe is, en ek het soldate onder my; en vir hierdie een sê ek: Gaan! en hy gaan; en vir 'n ander een: Kom! en hy kom; en vir my dienskneg: Doen dit! en hy doen dit.

9 Toe Jesus dit hoor, was Hy oor hom verwonderd, en Hy draai Hom om en sê vir die skare wat Hom volg: Ek sê vir julle, selfs in Israel het Ek so 'n groot geloof nie gevind nie.

10 En toe die wat gestuur was, teruggaan na die huis, vind hulle die siek dienskneg gesond.

11 En die dag daarna was Hy op weg na 'n stad met die naam van Nain; en baie van sy dissipels en 'n groot menigte het saam met Hom gegaan.

12 En toe Hy naby die poort van die stad kom, word daar net 'n dooie uitgedra, die enigste seun van sy moeder, en sy was 'n weduwee; en 'n groot menigte van die stad was by haar.

13 En toe die Here haar sien, het Hy innig jammer vir haar gevoel en vir haar gesê: Moenie ween nie!

14 En Hy het nader gegaan en die baar aangeraak. Daarop staan die draers stil. En Hy sê: Jongman, Ek sê vir jou, staan op!

15 En die dooie het regop gaan sit en begin praat; en Hy het hom aan sy moeder teruggegee.

16 En vrees het almal aangegryp terwyl hulle God verheerlik en sê: 'n Groot profeet het onder ons opgestaan; en: God het sy volk besoek.

17 En hierdie woord aangaande Hom het uitgegaan in die hele Jud,a en in die hele omtrek.

18 En die dissipels van Johannes het hom van al hierdie dinge berig gebring.

19 En Johannes het sekere twee van sy dissipels na hom geroep en hulle na Jesus gestuur en gesê: Is U die Een wat sou kom, of moet ons 'n ander een verwag?

20 En toe die manne by Hom kom, sê hulle: Johannes die Doper het ons na U gestuur en gesê: Is U die Een wat sou kom, of moet ons 'n ander een verwag?

21 En in dieselfde uur het Hy baie mense genees van siektes en kwale en bose geeste, en aan baie blindes die gesig geskenk.

22 En Jesus antwoord en sê vir hulle: Gaan vertel aan Johannes wat julle sien en hoor: blindes sien weer, kreupeles loop, melaatses word gereinig, dowes hoor, dooies word opgewek, aan armes word die evangelie verkondig.

23 En salig is elkeen wat aan My nie aanstoot neem nie.

24 En nadat die boodskappers van Johannes weggegaan het, begin Hy vir die skare aangaande Johannes te sê: Wat het julle uitgegaan in die woestyn om te aanskou? 'n Riet wat deur die wind beweeg word?

25 Maar wat het julle uitgegaan om te sien? 'n Man met sagte klere aan? Kyk, die wat pragtige klere dra en in weelde lewe, is in die paleise.

26 Maar wat het julle uitgegaan om te sien? 'n Profeet? Ja, Ek sê vir julle, nog baie meer as 'n profeet!

27 Dit is hy van wie daar geskrywe is: Kyk, Ek stuur my boodskapper voor u aangesig, wat u weg voor U uit sal regmaak.

28 Want Ek sê vir julle, onder die wat uit vroue gebore is, is daar geen profeet groter as Johannes die Doper nie; maar die kleinste in die koninkryk van God is groter as hy.

29 En toe die hele volk en die tollenaars dit hoor, het hulle God geregverdig deur hulle te laat doop met die doop van Johannes.

30 Maar die Fariseërs en die wetgeleerdes het die raad van God aangaande hulle verwerp deur hulle nie deur hom te laat doop nie.

31 Toe sê die Here: Waarmee sal Ek dan die mense van hierdie geslag vergelyk, en waaraan is hulle gelyk?

32 Hulle is net soos kinders wat op die mark sit en na mekaar roep en sê: Ons het vir julle op die fluit gespeel, en julle het nie gedans nie; ons het vir julle 'n klaaglied gesing, en julle het nie gehuil nie.

33 Want Johannes die Doper het gekom en het nie brood geëet of wyn gedrink nie, en julle sê: Hy het 'n duiwel.

34 Die Seun van die mens het gekom en Hy eet en drink, en julle sê: Daar is 'n mens wat 'n vraat en 'n wynsuiper is, 'n vriend van tollenaars en sondaars.

35 Maar die wysheid is geregverdig deur al sy kinders.

36 En een van die Fariseërs het Hom genooi om by hom te eet; en Hy het in die huis van die Fariseër gekom en aan tafel gegaan.

37 En toe 'n vrou in die stad, wat 'n sondares was, verneem dat Hy in die Fariseër se huis aan tafel was, het sy 'n albaste fles met salf gebring

38 en agter by sy voete gaan staan en geween; en sy het sy voete begin natmaak met haar trane en hulle afgedroog met die hare van haar hoof; en sy het sy voete gesoen en met salf gesalf.

39 Toe die Fariseër wat Hom genooi het, dit sien, sê hy by homself: Hy, as Hy 'n profeet was, sou geweet het wie en watter soort vrou dit is wat Hom aanraak; want sy is 'n sondares.

40 En Jesus antwoord en sê vir hom: Simon, Ek het iets om aan jou te sê. En hy antwoord: Meester, spreek.

41 Hy sê toe: 'n Sekere geldskieter het twee skuldenaars gehad; die een het vyf honderd pennings geskuld en die ander een vyftig;

42 en omdat hulle niks gehad het om te betaal nie, het hy dit aan altwee geskenk. Sê nou, wie van hulle sal hom die meeste liefhê?

43 En Simon antwoord en sê: Ek veronderstel die een aan wie hy die meeste geskenk het. En Hy antwoord hom: Jy het reg geoordeel.

44 Daarop draai Hy om na die vrou en sê vir Simon: Sien jy hierdie vrou? Ek het in jou huis gekom -- water het jy nie vir my voete gegee nie; maar sy het met haar trane my voete natgemaak en met die hare van haar hoof afgedroog.

45 'n Soen het jy My nie gegee nie; maar sy het, vandat sy ingekom het, nie opgehou om my voete te soen nie.

46 Met olie het jy my hoof nie gesalf nie; maar sy het my voete met salf gesalf.

47 Daarom sê Ek vir jou: Haar sondes wat baie is, is vergewe, want sy het baie liefgehad; maar hy vir wie weinig vergewe is, het weinig lief.

48 En Hy sê vir haar: Jou sondes is vergewe.

49 Toe begin die wat aan tafel was, by hulleself te sê: Wie is hierdie man wat selfs die sondes vergewe?

50 En Hy sê vir die vrou: Jou geloof het jou gered; gaan in vrede.

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.