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 Terminando estas palavras, Jesus voltou para a cidade de Cafarnaum.
2 Justamente naquela ocasião encontrava-se doente, e a morrer, o criado dum oficial do exército romano, a quem este estimava muito.
3 Quando o oficial ouviu falar de Jesus, mandou alguns chefes judeus, muito respeitados, pedir-lhe que curasse aquele criado.
4 Começaram, pois, a rogar-lhe que fosse com eles e socorresse o homem: Se alguém merece ajuda é ele, porque gosta dos judeus e até pagou do seu próprio bolso a construção de uma sinagoga para nós.
6 Jesus foi pois com eles, mas, pouco antes de chegar a casa do oficial romano, este mandou uns amigos dizer-lhe: Senhor, não te incomodes a vir à minha casa porque não sou digno de tanta honra; por isso nem me julgo digno de ir ao teu encontro. Diz apenas uma palavra daí de onde estás e o meu criado será curado! Porque estou debaixo da autoridade de oficiais meus superiores e eu próprio tenho autoridade sobre os meus homens - basta-me dizer: 'Vão!' e eles vão; ou 'Venham!' e eles vêm; e ao meu servidor: 'Faz isto ou aquilo
9 Jesus, maravilhado, voltou-se para a multidão e disse: Nunca entre todos os judeus de Israel encontrei um homem de fé como este. Quando os amigos do oficial regressaram, encontraram o criado completamente curado!
11 Passado pouco tempo, Jesus foi com os discípulos à aldeia de Naím, com grande multidão atrás de si. Quando chegou perto da aldeia, vinha a sair um funeral. O morto era um rapaz, filho único de uma viúva, e havia muita gente da aldeia a acompanhá-la.
13 Quando o Senhor a viu, o coração encheu-se de compaixão. Não chores!, disse-lhe. E, dirigindo-se para o caixão, tocou nele, e os que o levavam pararam:
14 Filho, levanta-te!
15 Então o rapaz sentou-se e começou a falar com os que estavam à volta. Jesus entregou-o a sua mãe.
16 A multidão sentiu grande temor, e todos, louvando Deus, exclamavam: Levantou-se entre nós um poderoso profeta. Vimos hoje actuar a mão de Deus!
17 A notícia do que tinha feito naquele dia correu a Judeia de ponta a ponta, até mesmo para lá das suas fronteiras.
18 Os discípulos de João Baptista contaram-lhe tudo o que Jesus andava a fazer. Quando falaram a João acerca disso, ele mandou dois dos seus discípulos a Jesus para lhe perguntar: És tu realmente aquele que Deus devia enviar, ou devemos continuar a esperar por ele?
20 Os dois discípulos encontraram Jesus a curar muita gente que sofria de várias doenças, a sarar coxos e cegos, e a expulsar os espíritos maus.
22 Quando lhe fizeram a pergunta, respondeu:Voltem para João e digam-lhe tudo o que hoje aqui viram e ouviram: cegos que vêem e coxos que andam bem, leprosos completamente curados, surdos que ouvem novamente, os mortos regressados à vida, e os pobres que ouvem o evangelho.
23 E digam-lhe: 'Bendito aquele que não perde a sua fé em mim'.
24 Depois de se terem ido embora, Jesus falou ao povo acerca de João: Quem é este homem que foram ver no deserto da Judeia? Pareceu-vos que era fraco como um caniço, ao sabor de qualquer sopro de vento? Ou encontraram-no vestido de roupas caras? Com certeza que não! Os homens que vivem no luxo estão nos palácios e não no deserto. Terá sido antes um profeta de Deus que foram encontrar? Sim! Mas mais do que um profeta.
28 Em toda a humanidade ninguém há maior do que João. E, contudo, o menor cidadão do reino de Deus é maior do que ele.
29 E todos os que ouviam João pregar, mesmo os corruptos cobradores de impostos, achavam certo o que Deus lhes exigia e deixavam-se baptizar por ele; menos os fariseus e os mestres da lei, que rejeitavam o plano de Deus e recusavam o baptismo de João.
31 Que posso dizer acerca das pessoas desta geração?, perguntou Jesus. Com quem os compararei?
32 São como as crianças que se queixam aos seus amigos: 'Afinal, se brincamos aos casamentos não querem; se brincamos aos funerais, também não' .
33 Como João Baptista, que não come o mesmo que os outros e em toda a sua vida nunca bebeu bebida forte, dele então vocês dizem: 'Deve estar louco! Tem o demónio dentro de si!'
34 Eu que como e bebo normalmente, dizem: 'Jesus é glutão, e bebe ainda por cima, além de andar com a pior espécie de amigos!' .
35 Mas a sabedoria é justificada por todos os seus filhos.
36 Um dos fariseus pediu a Jesus que fosse almoçar a sua casa e ele aceitou o convite. Quando se sentaram para comer, uma mulher de má vida soube que ele se encontrava ali, pelo que trouxe um vaso de alabastro de muito valor cheio de um perfume caro, ajoelhou-se atrás dele, aos seus pés, e tanto chorou que os pés de Jesus ficaram molhados de lágrimas; porém, enxugava-os com os cabelos e, beijando-os, deitava perfume sobre eles.
39 Quando o dono da casa, que convidara Jesus, viu o que se passava, e o género de mulher de que se tratava, disse consigo próprio: Aqui está a prova de que Jesus não é um homem de Deus; porque se Deus o tivesse realmente enviado, logo conheceria que espécie de mulher é esta.
40 Então Jesus respondeu aos pensamentos daquele homem e observou-lhe: Simão, queria dizer-te uma coisa.Diz, Mestre.
41 E Jesus contou-lhe o seguinte: Certo homem emprestou dinheiro a duas pessoas, quinhentas moedas a uma e cinquenta a outra. Como, porém, nenhuma delas lhe pudesse pagar, ele, que era generoso, perdoou a ambas, cancelando as suas dívidas. Qual destas pessoas achas tu que lhe ficou mais agradecida, depois disto?
43 Acho que terá sido quem mais lhe devia!Tens razão, concordou Jesus.
44 E, indicando a mulher, disse a Simão: Olha para esta mulher aqui de joelhos! Quando entrei na tua casa, não te preocupaste em trazer-me água para que lavasse a poeira dos pés, mas ela lavou-os com lágrimas e enxugou-os com os cabelos!
45 Não me deste o beijo de saudação, mas desde que aqui entrei ela não deixou de me beijar os pés.
46 Não tiveste a delicadeza de trazer azeite para me ungir a cabeça, mas ela cobriu-me os pés com perfume raro.
47 Os pecados dela, que são muitos, foram-lhe perdoados; daí toda a sua gratidão e amor para comigo. Mas aquele a quem pouco é perdoado pouco amor mostra.
48 E disse à mulher: Os teus pecados estão perdoados.
49 Os homens que estavam à mesa murmuraram entre si: Quem imagina ele que é, para se pôr a perdoar pecados?
50 Jesus acrescentou, para a mulher: A tua fé te salvou; vai em paz.