Luke 7:1-18

Jesus Heals a Centurion's Servant

1 After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, ¹he entered Capernaum.

2 Now a centurion had a servant^[a] who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him.

3 When the centurion^[b] heard about Jesus, ²he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant.

4 And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, ³"He is worthy to have you do this for him,

5 for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us ⁴our synagogue."

6 And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, "Lord, ⁵do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.

7 Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But ⁶say the word, and let my servant be healed.

8 For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

9 When Jesus heard these things, ⁷he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such ⁸faith."

10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.

Jesus Raises a Widow's Son

11 Soon afterward^[c] he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him.

12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, ⁹the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.

13 And when the Lord saw her, ¹⁰he had compassion on her and ¹¹said to her, "Do not weep."

14 Then he came up and touched ¹²the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, ¹³arise."

15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus^[d]14gave him to his mother.

16 Fear seized them all, and ¹⁵they glorified God, saying, ¹⁶"A great prophet has arisen among us!" and ¹⁷"God has visited his people!"

17 And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.

Messengers from John the Baptist

18 The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John,

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 1-10, see Matthew 8:5-13
• 2. [Matthew 8:5]
• 3. [Acts 10:22]
• 4. Luke 4:31, 33
• 5. Luke 8:49; Mark 5:35; [Matthew 9:36(Gk.)]
• 6. Psalms 107:20; [Matthew 8:16]
• 7. [Mark 6:6]
• 8. See Matthew 9:2
• 9. [Luke 8:42; Luke 9:38; Judges 11:34; Hebrews 11:17]
• 10. Matthew 20:34
• 11. Luke 8:52
• 12. 2 Samuel 3:31
• 13. Luke 8:54; Mark 5:41; [ver. 22; Matthew 11:5; John 11:43; Acts 9:40]
• 14. [1 Kings 17:23; 2 Kings 4:36; Hebrews 11:35]
• 15. Luke 2:20; Matthew 9:8; Matthew 15:31; Acts 11:18; Acts 21:20; [Matthew 5:16]; See Luke 13:13
• 16. ver. 39; See Deuteronomy 18:15; Matthew 21:11
• 17. See Luke 1:68

Footnotes

• [a]. Greek bondservant; also verses 3, 8, 10
• [b]. Greek he
• [c]. Some manuscripts The next day
• [d]. Greek he