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Luke 7:13-29
English Standard Version Anglicised
Luke 7:13-29
English Standard Version Anglicised
13 And when the Lord saw her, (A)he had compassion on her and (B)said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 Then he came up and touched (C)the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, (D)arise.” 15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus[a] (E)gave him to his mother. 16 Fear seized them all, and (F)they glorified God, saying, (G)“A great prophet has arisen among us!” and (H)“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 (I)(J)The disciples of John reported all these things to him. And John, 19 calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one (K)who is to come, or (L)shall we look for another?” 20 And when the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one (M)who is to come, or (N)shall we look for another?’” 21 In that hour (O)he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and (P)on many who were blind he bestowed sight. 22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: (Q)the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, (R)lepers[b] are cleansed, and (S)the deaf hear, (T)the dead are raised up, (U)the poor have good news preached to them. 23 And blessed is the one who is (V)not offended by me.”
24 When John's messengers had gone, Jesus[c] began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out (W)into the wilderness to see? (X)A reed shaken by the wind? 25 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings' courts. 26 What then did you go out to see? (Y)A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written,
(Z)“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’
28 I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” 29 ((AA)When all the people heard this, and (AB)the tax collectors too, they declared God just,[d] (AC)having been baptized with (AD)the baptism of John,
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Luke 7:15 Greek he
- Luke 7:22 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
- Luke 7:24 Greek he
- Luke 7:29 Greek they justified God
Luke 7:13-29
New International Version
Luke 7:13-29
New International Version
13 When the Lord(A) saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry.”
14 Then he went up and touched the bier they were carrying him on, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”(B) 15 The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
16 They were all filled with awe(C) and praised God.(D) “A great prophet(E) has appeared among us,” they said. “God has come to help his people.”(F) 17 This news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding country.(G)
Jesus and John the Baptist(H)
18 John’s(I) disciples(J) told him about all these things. Calling two of them, 19 he sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”
20 When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’”
21 At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses(K) and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. 22 So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(L) 23 Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”
24 After John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? 25 If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear expensive clothes and indulge in luxury are in palaces. 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet?(M) Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written:
28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God(O) is greater than he.”
29 (All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John.(P)
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