Berean Standard Bible

Luke 7:1-17

1WhenἘπειδὴEpeidēG1894Jesushad concludedἐπλήρωσεν πάνταeplērōsen pantaG4137 G3956HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588discourseῥήματαrhēmataG4487inεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588hearingἀκοὰςakoasG189of theτοῦtouG3588peopleλαοῦ,laouG2992,He wentεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525toεἰςeisG1519CapernaumΚαφαρναούμ.KapharnaoumG2584.

2ThereδέdeG1161aτινοςtinosG5100highly valuedὃς ἦν αὐτῷ ἔντιμος.hos ēn autō entimosG3739 G1510 G846 G1784servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of 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 apechontosG3756 G3112 G568fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588houseοἰκίαςoikiasG3614,theὁhoG3588centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543sentἔπεμψενepempsenG3992friendsφίλουςphilousG5384with the messageλέγων αὐτῷ·legōn autōG3004 G846: “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,do notμὴmēG3361trouble Yourselfσκύλλου·skullouG4660,forγὰρgarG1063I amεἰμιeimiG1510notοὐouG3756worthyἱκανόςhikanosG2425to haveἵναinaG2443You comeεἰσέλθῃς,eiselthēsG1525underὑπὸhupoG5259myG1473τὴνtēnG3588roofστέγηνstegēnG4721.

7That is whyδιὸdioG1352I did not consider myself worthyοὐδὲ ἠξίωσαoude ēxiōsaG3761 G515 G1683to comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064toπρὸςprosG4314YouσὲseG4771.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235justsayεἰπὲeipeG2036thewordλόγῳ,logōG3056,andκαὶkaiG2532myἐμαυτὸνemautonG1473ὁhoG3588servantπαῖςpaisG3816will be healedἰαθήτωiathētōG2390.

8ForγὰρgarG1063IἐγὼegōG1473myselfκαὶkaiG2532amεἰμιeimiG1510a manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444underὑπὸ τασσόμενος,hupo tassomenosG5021 G5259authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849,withἔχωνechōnG2192soldiersστρατιώτας.stratiōtasG4757underὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259meG1683καὶkaiG2532.I tellλέγωlegōG3004oneτούτῳ·toutōG3778to goπορεύθητι,poreuthētiG4198,andκαὶkaiG2532he goesπορεύεται,poreuetaiG4198,andκαὶkaiG2532anotherἄλλῳ·allōG243to comeἔρχου,erchouG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532he comesἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064. I tellκαὶ τῷkai tōG2532 G3588myἐμαυτὸνemautonG1473servantδούλῳdoulōG1401to doποίησονpoiēsonG4160somethingτοῦτο,toutoG3778,andκαὶkaiG2532he doesποιεῖ.poieiG4160it.”

9WhenδὲdeG1161Jesusheardἀκούσας ὁakousas hoG3588 G191thisταῦταtautaG3778, HeἸησοῦςIēsousG2424marveled atἐθαύμασενethaumasenG2296the centurionαὐτόν·autonG846καὶkaiG2532.TurningστραφεὶςstrapheisG4762to theτῷtōG3588crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793followingἀκολουθοῦντιakolouthountiG190HimαὐτῷautōG846,He saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν,huminG4771,not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474have I foundεὗρον.heuronG2147such greatτοσαύτηνtosautēnG5118faithπίστινpistinG4102.”

10AndκαὶkaiG2532whentheτὸνtonG3588messengersπεμφθέντεςpemphthentesG3992returnedὑποστρέψαντεςhupostrepsantesG5290toεἰςeisG1519theοἱhoiG3588houseοἶκονoikonG3624,they foundεὗρονheuronG2147theτὸνtonG3588servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401in good healthὑγιαίνοντα.¶hugiainontaG5198.

11ΚαὶKaiG2532Soon afterwardἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἑξῆςegeneto en tō hexēsG1096 G1722 G3588 G1836, 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 holēG1722 G3650τῇtēaG3588JudeaἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2449andκαὶkaiG2532allπάσῃpasēG3956theτῇtēaG3588surrounding regionπεριχώρῳ.¶perichōrōG4066.

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