Luke 7:11-28 ⓘ

7:11 Soon afterwards, he went to a city called Nain. Many of his disciples, along with a great multitude, went with him.

7:12 Now when he came near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only born son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her.

7:13 When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Don’t cry.”

7:14 He came near and touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!”

7:15 He who was dead sat up and began to speak. Then he gave him to his mother.

7:16 Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen amongst us!” and, “God has visited his people!”

7:17 This report went out concerning him in the whole of Judea and in all the surrounding region.

7:18 The disciples of John told him about all these things.

7:19 John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?”

7:20 When the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptiser has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?’”

7:21 In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight.

7:22 Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

7:23 Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”

7:24 When John’s messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

7:25 But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously dressed and live delicately are in kings’ courts.

7:26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.

7:27 This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’

7:28 “For I tell you, amongst those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptiser; yet he who is least in God’s Kingdom is greater than he.”