The Faith of the Centurion
(Matthew 8:5–13;John 4:43–54)
1Now when He had finished his discourse in the audience of the people, He entered into Capernaum: and a certain centurion's servant,
2whom he had a great value for, was ill and ready to die;3and having heard of Jesus, he sent unto Him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that He would come and heal his servant.4And when they came to Jesus, they intreated Him earnestly, saying, he is worthy of this favor:5for he loveth our nation, and hath built us a synagogue.6So Jesus went with them. And when He was now not far from the house, the centurion sentsome of his friends to Him, saying Lord, trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof:7neither did I think myself worthy to come unto thee. But speak the word, and my servant will be recovered.8For I also am a man placed underthe authorityof others, and have soldiers under me; and I say to one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he dothit.9And when Jesus heard thesethings, He marvelled, and turningabout, said to the multitude that followed Him,I declare unto you, I have not found so great faith, no not in Israel.10And when they that were sent, returned to the house, they found the servant well, that had been sick.
Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son
11And the day after He went to a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with Him, and a great multitudebesides:12and as He came near to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carrying outto be buried, his mother's only son, and shewas a widow: and manyof the people of the city were with her.13And when the Lord saw her, He was moved with compassion for her, and said to her,Do not weep.14And He came up and touched the bier, (and the bearers stopped,) and He said,Young man, I say unto thee, arise.15And the deadperson sat up, and began to speak: and He delivered him to his mother.16And an awe seizedthem all, and they glorified God, saying, a great prophet is risen up among us, and God hath visited his people.17And this report of Him was spread through all Judea, and in all the countryround about.
John’s Inquiry
(Matthew 11:1–6)
18And the disciples of John told him of all these things: so John called two of his disciples tohim,19and sentthem to Jesus, saying, Art thou He thatwas to come, or are we to expect another?20And the men came to Him, and said, John the baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou He thatwas to come, or are we to expect another?21(Now at that very time He cured many of their diseases and plagues, and of evil spirits, and gave sight to manythat were blind.)22And Jesus answering said unto them,Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard: that the blind recover sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preachedto them,23and happy is he who shall not be offendedat any thing in me.
Jesus Testifies about John
(Matthew 11:7–19)
24When the messengers of John were departed, He began to speak unto the people concerning John,what went ye out into the wilderness to see?25a reed shaken by the wind? but what did ye go out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that aredressed in fine clothes and live delicately, are in palaces,not in deserts: but what went ye out to see?26a prophet? yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.27This ishe of whom it is written, "Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee:"28for I tell youthat among the sons of men there is not a greater prophet than John the baptist: (though the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he:)29---and all the people that heardhim, even the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John;30but the phariseesindeed and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God within themselves, and were not baptized by him.---31Whereunto therefore shall I compare the men of this generation?32and to what are they like? they are like children sitting inthe market-place, and calling to one another, and saying, "We have playedpleasant tunes to you, and ye have not danced; we have sung mournful ones and ye have not wept:"33for John the baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine, and ye say, he hath a demon:34the Son of man is come eating and drinkinglike other men, and ye call Him a gluttonous man and a wine bibber,and a friend of publicans and sinners.35But wisdom is justified by all her children.
A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus
(Matthew 26:6–13;Mark 14:3–9;John 12:1–8)
36And one of the pharisees asked Him to eat with him: and He went into the pharisee's house, and sat down.37And behold a woman in the city, that was a sinner, when she knew that He was at table in the pharisee's house,38brought an alabaster-box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind Him, weeping, and washed his feet with tears, and wipedthem with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointedthem with the ointment.39But when the pharisee that invited Him sawit, he said within himself, Thisman, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what sort of a womanthis is that toucheth Him; for she is anotorious sinner.
40And Jesus said unto him,Simon, I have something to say to thee: (and he replied, Master, sayon.)41A certain creditor had two debtors, the one owedhim five hundred denaries, and the other fifty:42and they not being able to payhim, he freely forgave them both: tellme therefore, which of them will love him most?43And Simon answered, I supposehe to whom he forgave most. AndJesus said unto him,Thou hast rightly judged:44and turning to the woman, He said to Simon,Dost thou see this woman? I came into thine house,and thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she has bathed my feet withher tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.45Thou gavest me notthe respect of a kiss; but this woman, ever since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.46Thou didst not anoint my head withcommon oil, but she hath anointedeven my feet withsweet ointment.47Wherefore, I tell thee, her sinsthough many are forgiven, for she loved much: buthe to whom little is forgiven, lovethbut little.48And He said unto her,Thy sins are forgiven.49And they that sat at table with Him, said within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?50But He said to the woman,Thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace.
