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Luke 7

(Matthew 8:5–13; John 4:43–54)

1WhenἘπειδὴEpeidēG1894Jesushad concludedἐπλήρωσεν πάνταeplērōsen pantaG4137G3956HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588discourseῥήματαrhēmataG4487inεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588hearingἀκοὰςakoasG189of theτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦ,laouG2992,He wentεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525toεἰςeisG1519CapernaumΚαφαρναούμ.KapharnaoumG2584.
2ThereδέdeG1161aτινοςtinosG5100highly valuedὃς ἦν αὐτῷ ἔντιμος.hos ēn autō entimosG3739G1510G846G1784servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of a centurionἑκατοντάρχουhekatontarchouG1543wasἔχωνechōnG2192sickκακῶςkakōsG2560andaboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to dieτελευτᾶνteleutanG5053.
3WhenδὲdeG1161the centurionheardἀκούσαςakousasG191aboutπερὶperiG4012τοῦtouG3588JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,he sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649someτῶνtōnG3588JewishἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453eldersπρεσβυτέρουςpresbuterousG4245πρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846to askἐρωτῶνerōtōnG2065HimαὐτὸνautonG846ὅπωςhopōsG3704to comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andhealδιασώσῃdiasōsēG1295hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸνtonG3588servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401.
4δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588They cameπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424andpleaded withπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870HimαὐτὸνautonG846earnestlyσπουδαίωςspoudaiōsG4709λέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754, “This manisἐστινestinG1510worthyἄξιόςaxiosG514to have You grantπαρέξῃparexēG3930thisτοῦτο·toutoG3778ᾧhōG3739,
5forγὰρgarG1063he lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25ourG1473τὸtoG3588nationἔθνοςethnosG1484andκαὶkaiG2532αὐτὸςautosG846has builtᾠκοδόμησενōkodomēsenG3618ourG1473τὴνtēnG3588synagogueσυναγωγὴνsunagōgēnG4864.”
6SoδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424wentἐπορεύετοeporeuetoG4198withσὺνsunG4862themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.ButδὲdeG1161whenἤδηēdēG2235HeαὐτοῦautouG846was not farοὐ μακρὰν ἀπέχοντοςou makran apechontosG3756G3112G568fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614,theὁhoG3588centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543sentἔπεμψενepempsenG3992friendsφίλουςphilousG5384with the messageλέγων αὐτῷ·legōn autōG3004G846: “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,do notμὴmēG3361trouble Yourselfσκύλλου·skullouG4660,forγὰρgarG1063I amεἰμιeimiG1510notοὐouG3756worthyἱκανόςhikanosG2425to haveἵναinaG2443You comeεἰσέλθῃς,eiselthēsG1525underὑπὸhupoG5259myG1473τὴνtēnG3588roofστέγηνstegēnG4721.
7That is whyδιὸdioG1352I did not consider myself worthyοὐδὲ ἠξίωσαoude ēxiōsaG3761G515G1683to comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064toπρὸςprosG4314YouσὲseG4771.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235justsayεἰπὲeipeG2036thewordλόγῳ,logōG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532myἐμαυτὸνemautonG1473ὁhoG3588servantπαῖςpaisG3816will be healedἰαθήτωiathētōG2390.
8ForγὰρgarG1063IἐγὼegōG1473myselfκαὶkaiG2532amεἰμιeimiG1510a manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444underὑπὸ τασσόμενος,hupo tassomenosG5021G5259authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849,withἔχωνechōnG2192soldiersστρατιώτας.stratiōtasG4757underὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259meG1683καὶkaiG2532.I tellλέγωlegōG3004oneτούτῳ·toutōG3778to goπορεύθητι,poreuthētiG4198,andκαὶkaiG2532he goesπορεύεται,poreuetaiG4198,andκαὶkaiG2532anotherἄλλῳ·allōG243to comeἔρχου,erchouG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532he comesἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064. I tellκαὶ τῷkai tōG2532G3588myἐμαυτὸνemautonG1473servantδούλῳdoulōG1401to doποίησονpoiēsonG4160somethingτοῦτο,toutoG3778,andκαὶkaiG2532he doesποιεῖ.poieiG4160it.”
9WhenδὲdeG1161Jesusheardἀκούσας ὁakousas hoG3588G191thisταῦταtautaG3778, HeἸησοῦςIēsousG2424marveled atἐθαύμασενethaumasenG2296the centurionαὐτόν·autonG846καὶkaiG2532.TurningστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762to theτῷtōG3588crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793followingἀκολουθοῦντιakolouthountiG190HimαὐτῷautōG846,He saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν,huminG4771,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474have I foundεὗρον.heuronG2147such greatτοσαύτηνtosautēnG5118faithπίστινpistinG4102.”
10AndκαὶkaiG2532whentheτὸνtonG3588messengersπεμφθέντεςpemphthentesG3992returnedὑποστρέψαντεςhupostrepsantesG5290toεἰςeisG1519theοἱhoiG3588houseοἶκονoikonG3624,they foundεὗρονheuronG2147theτὸνtonG3588servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401in good healthὑγιαίνοντα.¶hugiainontaG5198.

Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son

11ΚαὶKaiG2532Soon afterwardἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἑξῆςegeneto en tō hexēsG1096G1722G3588G1836, JesuswentἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198toεἰςeisG1519a townπόλινpolinG4172calledκαλουμένηνkaloumenēnG2564NainΝαΐν,NainG3484καὶkaiG2532.HisαὐτῷautōG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101went withσυνεπορεύοντοsuneporeuontoG4848HimαὐτοῦautouG846,accompanied byκαὶkaiG2532a largeπολύς.polusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793.
12δὲdeG1161AsὡςhōsG5613He approachedἤγγισενēngisenG1448theτῇtēaG3588τῆςtēsG3588townπόλεως,poleōsG4172gateπύλῃpulēG4439καὶkaiG2532,He sawἰδοὺidouG2400a dead manτεθνηκὼςtethnēkōsG2348being carried outἐξεκομίζετοexekomizetoG1580,the onlyμονογενὴςmonogenēsG3439sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofτῇtēaG3588hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846motherμητρὶmētriG3384,andκαὶkaiG2532sheαὐτὴautēG846wasἦνēnG1510a widowχήρα·chēraG5503.AndκαὶkaiG2532a largeἱκανὸςhikanosG2425crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793from theτῆςtēsG3588townπόλεωςpoleōsG4172wasἦνēnG1510withσὺνsunG4862herαὐτῇ.autēaG846.
13WhenκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962sawG3708herαὐτὴνautēnG846,He had compassionἐσπλαγχνίσθηesplagchnisthēG4697onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909herαὐτῇautēaG846andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῇ·autēaG846, “Do notμὴmēG3361weepκλαῖε.klaieG2799.”
14ThenκαὶkaiG2532He went upπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334andtouchedG680theτῆςtēsG3588coffinσοροῦ·sorouG4673,andδὲdeG1161thoseοἱhoiG3588carrying itβαστάζοντεςbastazontesG941stood stillἔστησαν·estēsanG2476. “Young manνεανίσκε,neaniskeG3495καὶkaiG2532,”He saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “I tellλέγω,legōG3004youσοὶsoiG4771,get upἐγέρθητι.egerthētiG1453!”
15AndκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588deadνεκρὸςnekrosG3498mansat upἀνεκάθισενanekathisenG339andκαὶkaiG2532beganG756to speakλαλεῖν.laleinG2980!ThenκαὶkaiG2532JesusgaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325him backαὐτὸνautonG846toτῇtēaG3588hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846motherμητρὶmētriG3384.
16δὲdeG1161A sense of aweφόβοςphobosG5401swept overἔλαβενelabenG2983allπάντας,pantasG3956of them,andκαὶkaiG2532they glorifiedἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316. “A greatμέγαςmegasG3173prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396has appearedἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453amongἐνenG1722usG1473καὶkaiG2532ὅτιhotiG3754!”they saidλέγοντεςlegontesG3004ὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588. “GodθεὸςtheosG2316has visitedἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsatoG1980Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992!”
17AndκαὶkaiG2532theοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὁhoG3588newsλόγοςlogosG3056aboutπερὶperiG4012JesusαὐτοῦautouG846spreadἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831throughoutἐν ὅλῃen holēG1722G3650τῇtēaG3588JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449andκαὶkaiG2532allπάσῃpasēG3956theτῇtēaG3588surrounding regionπεριχώρῳ.¶perichōrōG4066.

John’s Inquiry

(Matthew 11:1–6)

18ThenΚαὶKaiG2532John’sαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101informedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518himἸωάννῃIōannēG2491aboutπερὶperiG4012allπάντωνpantōnG3956these thingsτούτων.toutōnG3778.
19SoG2532JohnG2491calledG4341twoG5100G1417ofG3588hisG846disciplesG3101G3588andsentἔπεμψενepempsenG3992themtoπρὸςprosG4314askλέγων·legōnG3004theG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962, “AreεἶeiG1510YouσὺsuG4771theG3588One who was to comeἐρχόμενος,erchomenosG2064,orἢēG2228should we look forπροσδοκῶμεν;¶prosdokōmenG4328someone elseἄλλονallonG243?”
20WhenδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588menἄνδρεςandresG435cameΠαραγενόμενοιParagenomenoiG3854toπρὸςprosG4314JesusαὐτὸνautonG846,they saidεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491theὁhoG3588BaptistβαπτιστὴςbaptistēsG910sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649usG1473toπρὸςprosG4314askλέγων·legōnG3004σὲseG4771, ‘AreεἶeiG1510YouσὺsuG4771theὁhoG3588One who was to comeἐρχόμενος,erchomenosG2064,orἢēG2228should we look forπροσδοκῶμεν;prosdokōmenG4328someone elseἄλλονallonG243?’”
21AtἐνenG1722that veryἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588hourὥρᾳhōraG5610JesushealedἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenG2323manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183peopleofἀπὸapoG575theirdiseasesνόσωνnosōnG3554καὶkaiG2532,afflictionsμαστίγωνmastigōnG3148,andκαὶkaiG2532evilπονηρῶνponērōnG4190spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532He gaveἐχαρίσατοecharisatoG5483sightβλέπειν.blepeinG991to manyπολλοῖςpolloisG4183who wereblindτυφλοῖςtuphloisG5185.
22SoκαὶkaiG2532He repliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·apokritheis eipen autoisG611G2036G846, “GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198back andreportἀπαγγείλατεapangeilateG518to JohnἸωάννῃIōannēG2491whatἃhaG3739you have seenG3708andκαὶkaiG2532heardἠκούσατε·ēkousateG191: TheblindτυφλοὶtuphloiG5185receive sightἀναβλέπουσιν,anablepousinG308, thelameχωλοὶchōloiG5560walkπεριπατοῦσιν,peripatousinG4043, thelepersλεπροὶleproiG3015are cleansedκαθαρίζονται,katharizontaiG2511καὶkaiG2532, thedeafκωφοὶkōphoiG2974hearἀκούουσιν,akouousinG191, thedeadνεκροὶnekroiG3498are raisedἐγείρονται,egeirontaiG1453, and thegood news is preachedεὐαγγελίζονται,euangelizontaiG2097to thepoorπτωχοὶptōchoiG4434.
23καὶkaiG2532BlessedμακάριόςmakariosG3107isἐστινestinG1510theὃςhosG3739one whodoes not fall awayἐὰν μὴ σκανδαλισθῇean mē skandalisthēaG4624G1437G3361on account ofἐνenG1722Meἐμοί.¶emoiG1473.”

Jesus Testifies about John

(Malachi 3:1–5; Matthew 11:7–19)

24AfterδὲdeG1161τῶνtōnG3588John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491messengersἀγγέλωνangelōnG32had leftἈπελθόντωνApelthontōnG565, JesusbeganG756to speakλέγεινlegeinG3004toπρὸςprosG4314theτοὺςtousG3588crowdsὄχλουςochlousG3793aboutπερὶperiG4012JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491: “WhatτίtiG5101did you go outἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048to seeθεάσασθαι;theasasthaiG2300?A reedκάλαμονkalamonG2563swayingσαλευόμενον;saleuomenonG4531inὑπὸhupoG5259thewindἀνέμουanemouG417?
25OtherwiseἀλλὰallaG235,whatτίtiG5101did you go outἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831to seeG3708?A manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444dressedἠμφιεσμένον;ēmphiesmenonG294inἐνenG1722fineμαλακοῖςmalakoisG3120clothesἱματίοιςhimatioisG2440?LookἰδοὺidouG2400,those whoοἱhoiG3588wearἐνenG1722elegantἐνδόξῳendoxōG1741clothingἱματισμῷhimatismōG2441andκαὶkaiG2532liveὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225in luxuryτρυφῇtruphēaG5172are foundεἰσίν.eisinG1510inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588palacesG934.
26WhatτίtiG5101thenἀλλὰallaG235did you go outἐξήλθατεexēlthateG1831to seeG3708?A prophetπροφήτην;prophētēnG4396?YesναὶnaiG3483,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532moreG4053than a prophetπροφήτου.prophētouG4396.
27ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is the oneἐστινestinG1510aboutπερὶperiG4012whomοὗhouG3739it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: ‘BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I will sendἀποστέλλωapostellōG649MyG1473τὸνtonG3588messengerἄγγελόνangelonG32ahead of Youπρὸ προσώπου σουpro prosōpou souG4253G4771G4383,whoὃςhosG3739will prepareκατασκευάσειkataskeuaseiG2680YourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588wayὁδόνhodonG3598beforeἔμπροσθένemprosthenG1715Youσου.¶souG4771.’
28I tellΛέγωLegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,amongἐνenG1722thosebornγεννητοῖςgennētoisG1084of womenγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135there isἐστιν.estinG1510no oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491,yet evenδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588leastμικρότεροςmikroterosG3398inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofτοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316isἐστιν.estinG1510greaterμείζωνmeizōnG3173than heαὐτοῦautouG846.”
29καὶkaiG2532AllπᾶςpasG3956theὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992whoheardἀκούσαςakousasG191this,evenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588tax collectorsτελῶναιtelōnaiG5057,acknowledged God’s justiceἐδικαίωσαν τὸν θεὸνedikaiōsan ton theonG1344G3588G2316. Forthey had received the baptismβαπτισθέντες τὸ βάπτισμαbaptisthentes to baptismaG907G3588G908of JohnἸωάννου.IōannouG2491.
30ButδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588experts in the lawνομικοὶnomikoiG3544rejectedἠθέτησανēthetēsanG114τὴνtēnG3588τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316purposeβουλὴνboulēnG1012forεἰςeisG1519themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438, becausethey had notμὴmēG3361been baptizedβαπτισθέντεςbaptisthentesG907byὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259Johnαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.
31“To whatτίνιtiniG5101,thenοὖνounG3767,can I compareὁμοιώσωhomoiōsōG3666theτοὺςtousG3588menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444of thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074καὶkaiG2532?WhatτίνιtiniG5101are theyεἰσὶνeisinG1510likeὅμοιοι;homoioiG3664?
32They areεἰσινeisinG1510likeὅμοιοίhomoioiG3664childrenπαιδίοιςpaidioisG3813τοῖςtoisG3588sittingκαθημένοιςkathēmenoisG2521inἐνenG1722themarketplaceἀγορᾷagoraG58andκαὶkaiG2532calling outπροσφωνοῦσινprosphōnousinG4377to one anotherἀλλήλοις ἃ λέγει·allēlois ha legeiG240G3739G3004: ‘We played the fluteηὐλήσαμενēulēsamenG832for youὑμῖν,huminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532you did not danceοὐκ ὠρχήσασθε·ouk ōrchēsastheG3756G3738;we sang a dirgeἐθρηνήσαμενethrēnēsamenG2354,andκαὶkaiG2532you did not weepοὐκ ἐκλαύσατε.ouk eklausateG3756G2799.’
33ForγὰρgarG1063JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491theὁhoG3588BaptistβαπτιστὴςbaptistēsG910cameἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064neitherμὴmēG3361eatingἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068breadἄρτονartonG740norμήτεmēteG3383drinkingπίνωνpinōnG4095wineοἶνον,oinonG3631,andκαὶkaiG2532you sayλέγετε·legeteG3004, ‘He hasἔχει.echeiG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140!’
34TheὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444cameἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064eatingἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068andκαὶkaiG2532drinkingπίνων,pinōnG4095,andκαὶkaiG2532you sayλέγετε·legeteG3004, ‘LookἰδοὺidouG2400at thisἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444gluttonφάγοςphagosG5314andκαὶkaiG2532drunkardοἰνοπότης,oinopotēsG3630,a friendφίλοςphilosG5384of tax collectorsτελωνῶνtelōnōnG5057andκαὶkaiG2532sinnersἁμαρτωλῶν.hamartōlōnG268!’
35ButκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678is vindicatedἐδικαιώθηedikaiōthēG1344byἀπὸapoG575allπάντωνpantōnG3956herαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846τῶνtōnG3588childrenτέκνωνteknōnG5043.”

A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus

(Matthew 26:6–13; Mark 14:3–9; John 12:1–8)

36ThenδέdeG1161oneτιςtisG5100of theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330invitedἨρώταĒrōtaG2065JesusαὐτὸνautonG846toἵναinaG2443eatφάγῃphagēG5315withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦ.autouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532He enteredεἰσελθὼν εἰςeiselthōn eisG1525G1519theτὸνtonG3588τοῦtouG3588Pharisee’sΦαρισαίουPharisaiouG5330houseοἶκονoikonG3624andreclined at the tableκατεκλίθη.kateklithēG2625.
37Whenκαὶ ἰδοὺkai idouG2532G2400a sinfulἥτις ἦν ἁμαρτωλός.hētis ēn hamartōlosG3748G1510G268womanγυνὴgunēG1135fromἐνenG1722thatG3588townπόλειpoleiG4172καὶkaiG2532learnedἐπιγνοῦσαepignousaG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754Jesuswas diningκατάκειταιkatakeitaiG2621thereἐν οἰκίᾳ Φαρισαίου,en oikia PharisaiouG1722G3588G5330G3614,she broughtκομίσασαkomisasaG2865an alabaster jarἀλάβαστρονalabastronG211of perfumeμύρουmurouG3464.
38AsκαὶkaiG2532she stoodστᾶσαstasaG2476behind HimὀπίσωopisōG3694atπαρὰparaG3844Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228weepingκλαίουσαklaiousaG2799,she beganG756to wetβρέχεινbrecheinG1026HisαὐτοῦautouG846feetπόδαςpodasG4228withτοῖςtoisG3588herτοὺςtousG3588tearsδάκρυσινdakrusinG1144andκαὶkaiG2532wipeἐξέμασσενexemassenG1591themwithταῖςtaisG3588her hairθριξὶν τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτῆςthrixin tēs kephalēs autēsG2359G3588G846G2776.ThenκαὶkaiG2532she kissedκατεφίλειkatephileiG2705HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228andκαὶkaiG2532anointedἤλειφενēleiphenG218themwith theτῷtōG3588perfumeμύρῳ.murōG3464.
39WhenδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330whoὁhoG3588had invitedκαλέσαςkalesasG2564JesusαὐτὸνautonG846sawG3708this,he saidεἶπενeipenG2036toἐνenG1722himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438λέγων·legōnG3004, “IfεἰeiG1487thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manwereἦνēnG1510a prophetπροφήτης,prophētēsG4396ἂνanG302,He would knowἐγίνωσκενeginōskenG1097whoτίςtisG5101this isandκαὶkaiG2532what kindποταπὴpotapēG4217ofἡhēG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135ἥτιςhētisG3748is touchingG680HimαὐτοῦautouG846—forὅτιhotiG3754she isἐστιν.¶estinG1510a sinnerἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlosG268!”
40ButΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν πρὸςapokritheis eipen prosG611G2036G4314himαὐτόν·autonG846, “SimonΣίμων,SimōnG4613,I haveἔχωechōG2192somethingτιtiG5100to tellεἰπεῖν.eipeinG2036youσοίsoiG4771.” “Tellεἰπέ,eipeG2036me,TeacherδιδάσκαλεdidaskaleG1320δέ·deG1161ὁhoG3588,”he saidφησίν.phēsinG5346.
41“TwoδύοduoG1417menwereἦσανēsanG1510debtorsχρεοφειλέταιchreopheiletaiG5533to a certain moneylenderδανιστῇ τινι.danistēa tiniG5100G1157ὁhoG3588.OneεἷςheisG1520owedὤφειλενōpheilenG3784himfive hundredπεντακόσια,pentakosiaG4001denariiδηνάριαdēnariaG1220,andδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588otherἕτεροςheterosG2087fiftyπεντήκοντα.pentēkontaG4004.
42WhentheyαὐτῶνautōnG846were unableμὴ ἐχόντωνmē echontōnG2192G3361to repayἀποδοῦναιapodounaiG591him,he forgaveἐχαρίσατο.echarisatoG5483bothἀμφοτέροιςamphoteroisG297of them.WhichτίςtisG5101oneαὐτῶνautōnG846,thenοὖνounG3767,will loveἀγαπήσειagapēseiG25himαὐτόν;autonG846moreπλεῖονpleionG4119?”
43“I supposeὑπολαμβάνωhupolambanōG5274ὅτιhotiG3754theᾧhōG3739one whowas forgivenἐχαρίσατο.echarisatoG5483τὸtoG3588moreπλεῖονpleionG4119,”SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613repliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν·apokritheis eipenG611G2036. “You have judgedἔκρινας.ekrinasG2919correctlyὀρθῶςorthōsG3723δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,” JesussaidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846.
44AndκαὶkaiG2532turningστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762towardπρὸςprosG4314theτὴνtēnG3588womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,He saidἔφη·ephēG5346τῷtōG3588to SimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613, “Do you seeβλέπειςblepeisG991thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588womanγυναῖκα;gunaikaG1135? WhenI enteredεἰσῆλθόν εἰςeisēlthon eisG1525G1519yourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίαν,oikianG3614,you did not giveοὐκ ἔδωκας·ouk edōkasG1325G3756MewaterὕδωρhudōrG5204forἐπὶepiG1909MyG1473feetπόδαςpodasG4228,butδὲdeG1161she wetἔβρεξένebrexenG1026MyG1473τοῖςtoisG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228with herαὕτηhautēG3778τοὺςtousG3588tearsδάκρυσινdakrusinG1144andκαὶkaiG2532wipedἐξέμαξεν.exemaxenG1591themwithταῖςtaisG3588herαὐτῆςautēsG846hairθριξὶνthrixinG2359.
45You did not greetοὐκ ἔδωκας·ouk edōkasG3756G1325MeG1473with a kissφίλημάphilēmaG5370,butδὲdeG1161sheαὕτηhautēG3778has not stoppedοὐ διέλιπενou dielipenG3756G1257kissingκαταφιλοῦσάkataphilousaG2705MyG1473τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδας.podasG4228sinceἀφ᾽ ἧςaph᾽ hēsG575G3739I arrivedεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525.
46You did not anointοὐκ ἤλειψας·ouk ēleipsasG3756G218MyG1473τὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλήνkephalēnG2776with oilἐλαίῳelaiōG1637,butδὲdeG1161sheαὕτηhautēG3778has anointedἤλειψενēleipsenG218MyG1473τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228with perfumeμύρῳmurōG3464.
47Thereforeχάριν,charinG5484I tellλέγωlegōG3004youσοι,soiG4771οὗhouG3739,herαὐτῆςautēsG846αἱhaiG3588manyπολλαί,pollaiG4183αἱhaiG3588sinsἁμαρτίαιhamartiaiG266have been forgivenἀφέωνταιapheōntaiG863,forὅτιhotiG3754she has lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25muchπολύ·poluG4183.ButδὲdeG1161he whoᾧhōG3739has been forgivenἀφίεται,aphietaiG863littleὀλίγονoligonG3641lovesἀγαπᾷ.agapaG25littleὀλίγονoligonG3641.”
48ThenδὲdeG1161JesussaidεἶπενeipenG2036to herαὐτῇ·autēaG846, “YourσουsouG4771αἱhaiG3588sinsἁμαρτίαι.hamartiaiG266are forgivenἀφέωνταίapheōntaiG863.”
49ButκαὶkaiG2532thoseοἱhoiG3588at the tableσυνανακείμενοιsunanakeimenoiG4873beganG756to sayλέγεινlegeinG3004toἐνenG1722themselvesἑαυτοῖς·he'autoisG1438, “WhoτίςtisG5101isἐστινestinG1510thisοὗτόςhoutosG3778whoὃςhosG3739evenκαὶkaiG2532forgivesἀφίησιν;aphiēsinG863sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266?”
50AndδὲdeG1161Jesustoldεἶπεν πρὸςeipen prosG2036G4314theτὴνtēnG3588womanγυναῖκα·gunaikaG1135, “YourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102has savedσέσωκένsesōkenG4982youσε·seG4771;goπορεύουporeuouG4198inεἰςeisG1519peaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515.”

Commentaries on Luke 7

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