Dual Panel1After he had finished all his statements in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
2Now a certain centurion’s slave, who was esteemed by him, _was sick_ [and] was about to die.
3So [when he] heard about Jesus, he sent Jewish elders to him, asking him that he would come [and] cure his slave.
4And [when they] came to Jesus, they began imploring him earnestly, saying, "He is worthy [that] you grant this for him,
5because he loves our nation and he himself built the synagogue for us.
6So Jesus went with them. Now by this time he was not far away from the house, [and] the centurion sent friends, saying to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof.
7For this reason neither did I consider myself worthy to come to you. But say the word and my slave must be healed.
8For I also am a man placed under authority, who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another one, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does [it]."
9And [when] Jesus heard these [things], he marveled at him, and turning around to the crowd that was following him, he said, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith!
10And [when they] returned to the house, those who had been sent found the slave healthy.
11And it happened that on the next [day] he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him.
12And as he approached the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
13And [when] the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, "Do not weep!
14And he came up [and] touched the bier, and those who were carrying [it] stopped. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!
15And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and he gave him to his mother.
16And fear seized [them] all, and they began to glorify God, saying, "A great prophet has appeared among us!" and "God has visited to help his people!
17And this report about him went out in the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.
18And his disciples reported to John about all these [things]. And summoning a certain two of his disciples, John
19sent [them] to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?
20And [when] the men came to him, they said, "John the Baptist sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’
21In that hour he healed many [people] of diseases and suffering and evil spirits, and he granted sight to many blind [people].
22And he answered [and] said to them, "Go [and] tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear; the dead are raised, the poor have good news announced to [them],
23And whoever is not offended by me is blessed.
24And [when] the messengers of John had departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
25But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are in splendid clothing and luxury are in the royal palaces.
26But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and even more than a prophet!
27It is this man about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’
28I tell you, there is no one greater among [those] born of women than John, but the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
29(And all the people, [when they] heard [this] —even the tax collectors—affirmed the righteousness of God, [because they] had been baptized [with] the baptism of John,
30but the Pharisees and the legal experts rejected the purpose of God for themselves, [because they] had not been baptized by him.)
31To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?
32They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another, who say, ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance; we sang a lament and you did not weep.’
33For John the Baptist has come not eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’
34The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a man [who is] a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’
35And wisdom is vindicated by all her children.
36Now one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him, and he entered into the house of the Pharisee [and] reclined at the table.
37And behold, a woman in the town who was a sinner, [when she] learned that he was dining in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of perfumed oil,
38and standing behind [him] at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with [her] tears and was wiping [them] with the hair of her head and was kissing his feet and anointing [them] with the perfumed oil.
39Now [when] the Pharisee who invited him saw [this], he spoke to himself, saying, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what kind of woman [this is] who is touching him, that she is a sinner.
40And Jesus answered [and] said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he said, "Teacher, say [it]."
41There were two debtors [who owed] a certain creditor. One owed five hundred denarii and the other fifty.
42[When] they were not able to repay [him], he forgave [the debts] of both. Now which of them will love him more?
43Simon answered [and] said, "I suppose that [it is the one] to whom he forgave more." And he said to him, "You have judged correctly.
44And turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered into your house. You did not give me water for [my] feet, but she wet my feet with [her] tears and wiped [them] with her hair.
45You did not give me a kiss, but from the time I entered, she has not stopped kissing my feet.
46You did not anoint my head with olive oil, but she anointed my feet with perfumed oil.
47_For this reason_ I tell you, her sins—[which were] many—have been forgiven, for she loved much. But [the one] to whom little is forgiven loves little.
48And he said to her, "Your sins are forgiven.
49And those who were reclining at the table with [him] began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?
50And he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.