Luke 7:8-18

8 I, too, am a man under the authority of others, and I have soldiers under my command. I tell one soldier, 'Go,' and he goes. I tell another soldier, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and my servant does it."

9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, "I tell you, this is the greatest faith I have found anywhere, even in Israel."

10 Those who had been sent to Jesus went back to the house where they found the servant in good health.

11 Soon afterwards Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his followers and a large crowd traveled with him.

12 When he came near the town gate, he saw a funeral. A mother, who was a widow, had lost her only son. A large crowd from the town was with the mother while her son was being carried out.

13 When the Lord saw her, he felt very sorry for her and said, "Don't cry."

14 He went up and touched the coffin, and the people who were carrying it stopped. Jesus said, "Young man, I tell you, get up!"

15 And the son sat up and began to talk. Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.

16 All the people were amazed and began praising God, saying, "A great prophet has come to us! God has come to help his people."

17 This news about Jesus spread through all Judea and into all the places around there.

18 John's followers told him about all these things. He called for two of his followers