1 And when he had completed all his words in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 2 And a certain centurion’s bondman who was dear to him was ill and about to die; 3 and having heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, begging him that he might come and save his bondman. 4 But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this, 5 for he loves our nation, and himself has built the synagogue for us. 6 And Jesus went with them. But already, when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent to him friends, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof. 7 Wherefore neither did I count myself worthy to come to thee. But say by a word and my servant shall be healed. 8 For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it. 9 And Jesus hearing this wondered at him, and turning to the crowd following him said, I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith. 10 And they who had been sent returning to the house found the bondman, who was ill, in good health.

11 And it came to pass afterwards he went into a city called Nain, and many of his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 12 And as he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a very considerable crowd of the city was with her. 13 And the Lord, seeing her, was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not; 14 and coming up he touched the bier, and the bearers stopped. And he said, Youth, I say to thee, Wake up. 15 And the dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother. 16 And fear seized on all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; and God has visited his people. 17 And this report went out in all Judaea concerning him, and in all the surrounding country. 18 And the disciples of John brought him word concerning all these things:

19 and John, having called two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another? 20 But the men having come to him said, John the baptist has sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another? 21 In that hour he healed many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and to many blind he granted sight. 22 And Jesus answering said to them, Go, bring back word to John of what ye have seen and heard: that blind see, lame walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf hear, dead are raised, poor are evangelized; 23 and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me. 24 And the messengers of John having departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind? 25 But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate garments? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and live luxuriously are in the courts of kings. 26 But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and what is more excellent than a prophet. 27 This is he concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee; 28 for I say unto you, Among them that are born of women a greater prophet is no one than John the baptist; but he who is a little one in the kingdom of God is greater than he. 29 (And all the people who heard it, and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John; 30 but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.) 31 To whom therefore shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. 33 For John the baptist has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon. 34 The Son of man has come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold an eater and wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners; 35 and wisdom has been justified of all her children.

36 But one of the Pharisees begged him that he would eat with him. And entering into the house of the Pharisee he took his place at table; 37 and behold, a woman in the city, who was a sinner, and knew that he was sitting at meat in the house of the Pharisee, having taken an alabaster box of myrrh, 38 and standing at his feet behind him weeping, began to wash his feet with tears; and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the myrrh. 39 And the Pharisee who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with himself saying, This person if he were a prophet would have known who and what the woman is who touches him, for she is a sinner. 40 And Jesus answering said to him, Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he says, Teacher, say it. 41 There were two debtors of a certain creditor: one owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty; 42 but as they had nothing to pay, he forgave both of them their debt: say, which of them therefore will love him most? 43 And Simon answering said, I suppose he to whom he forgave the most. And he said to him, Thou hast rightly judged. 44 And turning to the woman he said to Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house; thou gavest me not water on my feet, but she has washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with her hair. 45 Thou gavest me not a kiss, but she from the time I came in has not ceased kissing my feet. 46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint, but she has anointed my feet with myrrh. 47 For which cause I say to thee, Her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loves little. 48 And he said to her, Thy sins are forgiven. 49 And they that were with them at table began to say within themselves, Who is this who forgives also sins? 50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith has saved thee; go in peace.

1 Kui Jeesus oli kõnelenud kõike seda teda kuulanud rahvale, läks ta Kapernauma. 2 Ühe sadakonna ülema*7:2 Sadakonna ülem oli Rooma sõjaväe ohvitser. sulane oli haige ja suremas. Sadakonna ülem hindas oma sulast väga 3 ning, kuulnud Jeesusest, läkitas ta juutide vanemad tema juurde palvega, et Jeesus tuleks ja teeks terveks tema sulase. 4 Nad tulid Jeesuse juurde ja palusid teda tungivalt: „See mees väärib sinu abi, 5 sest ta armastab meie rahvast. Ta on ehitanud meile ka sünagoogi." 6 Ja Jeesus läks nendega kaasa.

Ta ei olnud enam kuigi kaugel sellest majast, kui sadakonna ülem saatis oma sõbrad talle ütlema: „Issand, ära tee enesele rohkem tüli, sest ma ei ole väärt, et sina minu katuse alla tuled! 7 Seepärast ma ei ole ka ennast arvanud väärt sinu juurde tulema. Anna vaid käsk ja mu teener paraneb! 8 Mina ise olen ju samuti võimu alla seatud ja minule alluvad sõdurid. Kui ma ütlen ühele neist: „Mine!", siis ta läheb. Ma ütlen teisele: „Tule!" ja ta tuleb. Ma ütlen oma teenrile: „Tee seda!" ja ta teeb."

9 Seda kuuldes Jeesus imestas ta üle, ja pöördudes rahvahulga poole, kes käis temaga kaasas, sõnas: „Ma ütlen teile, isegi Iisraelis ei ole ma leidnud nii suurt usku!" 10 Ja kui saadikud majja tagasi pöördusid, leidsid nad sulase tervena.

11 Mõni aeg hiljem läks Jeesus Naini linna ning temaga läksid kaasa ta jüngrid ja suur rahvahulk. 12 Aga kui ta linnaväravale lähenes, kanti sealt välja surnut. See oli ema ainus poeg, ja ema oli lesk. Teda saatis suur hulk linnarahvast. 13 Kui Issand nägi ema, siis tal hakkas temast kahju ja ta ütles: „Ära nuta!"

14 Ta astus ligi, puudutas surnuraami, ning kandjad jäid seisma. Jeesus ütles: „Noormees, ma ütlen sulle, tõuse üles!" 15 Surnu tõusis istuli ja hakkas rääkima. Jeesus andis poja ta emale.

16 Neid kõiki täitis aukartus ja nad ülistasid Jumalat. Nad ütlesid: „Meie seas on tõusnud suur prohvet!" ja „Jumal on tulnud aitama oma rahvast!" 17 Ja jutt Jeesusest levis kogu Juudamaal ja selle ümbruskonnas.

18 Kõigest sellest jutustasid Johannesele tema jüngrid. Ja Johannes kutsus kaks oma jüngritest enda juurde 19 ja saatis nad Issanda käest küsima: „Kas sina oled see, kes pidi tulema, või me peame ootama kedagi teist?" 20 Mehed tulid Jeesuse juurde ja ütlesid: „Ristija Johannes läkitas meid sinu käest küsima, kas sina oled see, kes pidi tulema, või me peame ootama kedagi teist?"

21 Samal tunnil tegi Jeesus paljud terveks haigustest, vaevadest ja kurjadest vaimudest ning paljudele pimedatele andis nägemise. 22 Ja Jeesus vastas neile: „Minge ja teatage Johannesele, mida te olete näinud ja kuulnud: pimedad saavad nägijaks, jalust vigased kõnnivad, pidalitõbised saavad puhtaks, kurdid kuulevad, surnud ärkavad üles, vaestele kuulutatakse evangeeliumi 23 ning õnnistatud on igaüks, kes minu pärast ei pahanda."

24 Kui Johannese saadikud olid ära läinud, hakkas Jeesus rahvale rääkima Johannesest: „Mida te käisite kõrbes vaatamas? Kas tuules kõikuvat kõrt? 25 Või mida te tahtsite välja minnes näha? Kas peenetes rõivastes meest? Need, kes kannavad kalleid rõivaid ja elavad toretsemises, on kuningakodades. 26 Mida te siis tahtsite näha? Kas prohvetit? Jah, ma ütlen teile, palju enam kui prohvetit! 27 Tema on see, kellest on kirjutatud:

„Vaata, ma saadan sinu ees oma saadiku,

kes valmistab sinu tee su ees!"

28 Ma ütlen teile, ei ole naisest sündinute seas keegi suurem kui Johannes, ent vähim Jumala riigis on temast suurem.

29 Kogu rahvas, kes teda kuulis, ja isegi maksukogujad tunnistasid, et Jumala tee on õige, ning lasid endid ristida Johannese ristimisega. 30 Kuid variserid ja kirjatundjad lükkasid tagasi Jumala kavatsuse eneste kohta sellega, et ei lasknud Johannesel ennast ristida.

31 Kellega ma võiksin võrrelda selle sugupõlve inimesi? Kelle sarnased nad on? 32 Nad on laste sarnased, kes turuplatsil istuvad ja üksteisele nõnda hõikavad:

„Meie mängisime teile vilepilli,

aga teie ei tantsinud!

Meie itkesime kurvalt,

aga teie ei nutnud!"

33 Sest Ristija Johannes tuli, ta ei söö leiba ega joo veini, ja teie ütlete: „Tal on kuri vaim!" 34 Inimese Poeg on tulnud, sööb ja joob, ning siis te ütlete: „Vaadake, see inimene on õgard ja joodik, maksukogujate ja patuste sõber!" 35 Kuid tarkust kinnitavad kõik tema lapsed."

36 Üks variseridest kutsus Jeesuse enda juurde sööma. Ta läks variseri koju ja istus lauda. 37 Linnas oli keegi naine, kes elas patust elu. Kui ta sai teada, et Jeesus istub variseri majas lauas, tuli naine sinna alabasternõus lõhnasalviga. 38 Ta astus Jeesuse taha ta jalgade juurde, niisutas nuttes tema jalgu pisaratega ja kuivatas neid oma juustega, suudles ta jalgu ja võidis neid lõhnasalviga.

39 Kui variser, kes oli Jeesuse külla kutsunud, seda nägi, mõtles ta endamisi: „Kui ta oleks prohvet, siis ta taipaks, missugune naine see on, kes teda puudutab, et see naine on patune."

40 Kuid Jeesus ütles talle: „Siimon, mul on sulle midagi öelda!"

„Räägi, Õpetaja!" vastas ta.

41 „Ühel rahalaenajal oli kaks võlglast. Üks neist oli võlgu viissada teenarit*7:41 Üks teenar oli töölise keskmine päevapalk., teine viiskümmend. 42 Kuna neil ei olnud raha talle tagasi maksta, siis ta kustutas nende mõlema võla. Kumb neist nüüd teda rohkem armastab?"

43 Siimon vastas: „Ma arvan, et see, kelle võlg oli suurem."

Jeesus ütles talle: „Sa arvasid õigesti."

44 Pöördudes naise poole, lausus ta Siimonile: „Kas sa näed seda naist? Ma tulin sinu majja. Sina ei andnud mu jalgade pesuks vett, kuid tema on oma pisaratega mu jalgu niisutanud ja juustega kuivatanud. 45 Sina ei suudelnud mind tervituseks, kuid tema ei ole sellest ajast peale, kui ta sisse astus, lakanud mu jalgu suudlemast. 46 Sina ei võidnud mu pead õliga, kuid tema on võidnud mu jalgu lõhnasalviga. 47 Seetõttu ma ütlen sulle, et tema paljud patud on talle andeks antud, nagu tema suur armastus on näidanud. Aga kellele antakse andeks pisut, see ka armastab pisut."

48 Ja ta ütles naisele: „Su patud on sulle andeks antud."

49 Lauasolijad küsisid isekeskis: „Kes see on, kes isegi patte andeks annab?"

50 Jeesus ütles naisele: „Sinu usk on sind päästnud. Mine rahus!"