Luke 7:10-30

10When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.

11Afterward he was on his way to a town called Nain. His disciples and a large crowd were traveling with him.

12Just as he neared the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the town was also with her.

13When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said, “Don’t weep.”

14Then he came up and touched the open coffin, and the pallbearers stopped. And he said, “Young man, I tell you, get up!”

15The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.

16Then fear came over everyone, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited his people.”

17This report about him went throughout Judea and all the vicinity.

18Then John’s disciples told him about all these things. So John summoned two of his disciples

19and sent them to the Lord, asking, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”

20When the men reached him, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask you, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’”

21At that time Jesus healed many people of diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and he granted sight to many blind people.

22He replied to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news,

23and blessed is the one who isn’t offended by me.”

24After John’s messengers left, he began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

25What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? See, those who are splendidly dressed and live in luxury are in royal palaces.

26What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

27This is the one about whom it is written: See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you.

28I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John, but the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

29(And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

30But since the Pharisees and experts in the law had not been baptized by him, they rejected the plan of God for themselves.)