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Jesus Heals a Centurion's Servant |
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Luke 7:1
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When He had completed all His discourse in the
hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum. |
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Luke 7:2
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And a centurion's slave, who was highly regarded
by him, was sick and about to die. |
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Luke 7:3
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When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish
elders asking Him to come and save the life of his slave. |
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Luke 7:4
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When they came to Jesus, they earnestly implored
Him, saying, "He is worthy for You to grant this to him; |
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Luke 7:5
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for he loves our nation and it was he who built
us our synagogue." |
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Luke 7:6
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Now Jesus started on His way with them; and
when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him,
"Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to come under
my roof; |
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Luke 7:7
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for this reason I did not even consider myself
worthy to come to You, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed. |
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Luke 7:8
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For I also am a man placed under authority,
with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, 'Go!' and he goes, and to another,
'Come!' and he comes, and to my slave, 'Do this!' and he does it." |
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Luke 7:9
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Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled at him,
and turned and said to the crowd that was following Him, "I
say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith." |
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Luke 7:10
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When those who had been sent returned to the
house, they found the slave in good health. |
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Luke 7:11
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Soon afterwards He went to a city called Nain;
and His disciples were going along with Him, accompanied by a large crowd. |
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Luke 7:12
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Now as He approached the gate of the city, a
dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow;
and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her. |
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Luke 7:13
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When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for
her, and said to her, "Do not weep." |
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Luke 7:14
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And He came up and touched the coffin; and the
bearers came to a halt. And He said, "Young man, I say to
you, arise!" |
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Luke 7:15
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The dead man sat up and began to speak. And
Jesus gave him back to his mother. |
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Luke 7:16
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Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying
God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and, "God has visited His
people!" |
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Luke 7:17
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This report concerning Him went out all over
Judea and in all the surrounding district. |
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A Deputation from John |
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Luke 7:18
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The disciples of John reported to him about
all these things. |
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Luke 7:19
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Summoning two of his disciples, John sent them
to the Lord, saying, "Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?" |
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Luke 7:20
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When the men came to Him, they said, "John the
Baptist has sent us to You, to ask, 'Are You the Expected One, or do we look for
someone else?'" |
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Luke 7:21
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At that very time He cured many people of diseases
and afflictions and evil spirits; and He gave sight to many who were blind. |
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Luke 7:22
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And He answered and said to them, "Go
and report to John what you have seen and heard: the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT, the
lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up,
the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM. |
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Luke 7:23
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Blessed is he who does
not take offense at Me." |
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Luke 7:24
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When the messengers of John had left, He began
to speak to the crowds about John, "What did you go out
into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? |
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Luke 7:25
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But what did you go out
to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who are splendidly clothed and live
in luxury are found in royal palaces! |
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Luke 7:26
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But what did you go out
to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and one who is more than a prophet. |
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Luke 7:27
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This is the one about
whom it is written, 'BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER AHEAD OF YOU, WHO WILL PREPARE
YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.' |
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Luke 7:28
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I say to you, among those
born of women there is no one greater than John; yet he who is least in the kingdom
of God is greater than he." |
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Luke 7:29
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When all the people and the tax collectors heard
this, they acknowledged God's justice, having been baptized with the baptism of
John. |
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Luke 7:30
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But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God's
purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John. |
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Luke 7:31
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"To what then shall I
compare the men of this generation, and what are they like? |
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Luke 7:32
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They are like children
who sit in the market place and call to one another, and they say, 'We played
the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.' |
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Luke 7:33
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For John the Baptist has
come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!' |
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Luke 7:34
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The Son of Man has come
eating and drinking, and you say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a
friend of tax collectors and sinners!' |
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Luke 7:35
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Yet wisdom is vindicated
by all her children." |
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Luke 7:36
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Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him
to dine with him, and He entered the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. |
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Luke 7:37
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And there was a woman in the city who was a
sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee's
house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume, |
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Luke 7:38
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and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping,
she began to wet His feet with her tears, and kept wiping them with the hair of
her head, and kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume. |
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Luke 7:39
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Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw
this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet He would know who and what
sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner." |
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Parable of Two Debtors |
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Luke 7:40
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And Jesus answered him, "Simon,
I have something to say to you." And he replied, "Say it, Teacher." |
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Luke 7:41
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"A moneylender had two
debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. |
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Luke 7:42
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When they were unable
to repay, he graciously forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?" |
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Luke 7:43
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Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one
whom he forgave more." And He said to him, "You have judged
correctly." |
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Luke 7:44
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Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon,
"Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me
no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with
her hair. |
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Luke 7:45
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You gave Me no kiss; but
she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet. |
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Luke 7:46
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You did not anoint My
head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume. |
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Luke 7:47
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For this reason I say
to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but
he who is forgiven little, loves little." |
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Luke 7:48
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Then He said to her, "Your
sins have been forgiven." |
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Luke 7:49
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Those who were reclining at the table with Him
began to say to themselves, "Who is this man who even forgives sins?" |
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Luke 7:50
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And He said to the woman, "Your
faith has saved you; go in peace." |
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