Luke 7:1-28 ▼

1 When he had ended all his sainges in the audience of the people he entred into Capernau.

2 And a certa yne Centurions seruaunte was sicke and redy to dye whom he made moche of.

3 And when he hearde of Iesu he sent vnto him the elders of the Iewes besechinge him yt he wolde come and heale his servaunt.

4 And they came to Iesus and besought him instantly sayinge: He is worthi that thou shuldest do this for him.

5 For he loveth oure nacion and hath bilt vs a sinagoge

6 And Iesus went with them. And when he was not farre fro the housse the Centurio sent frendes to him sayinge vnto him: Lorde trouble not thy silfe: for I am not worthy yt thou shuldest enter vnder my roffe.

7 Wherfore I thought not my silfe worthy to come vnto the: but saye the worde and my servaunt shalbe whoole.

8 For I lyke wyse am a man vnder power and have vnder me soudiers and I saye vnto won goo: and he goeth. And to another come: and he cometh. And to my servaunt do this: and he doeth it.

9 When Iesus herde this he merveyled at him and turned him about and sayd to the people that folowed him: I saye vnto you I have not founde so greate faith noo not in Israel.

10 And they yt were sent turned backe home agayne and founde the servaunt that was sicke whoole.

11 And it fortuned after that that he went into a cite called Naim and many of his disciples went wt him and moche people.

12 When he came nye to the gate of the cite: beholde ther was a deed man caried out which was ye only sonne of his mother and she was a widowe and moche people of the cite was with her.

13 And when ye lorde sawe her he had compassion on her and sayde vnto her: wepe not.

14 And he went and touched the coffyn and they yt bare him stode still. And he sayde: Yonge man I saye vnto the aryse.

15 And ye deed sate vp and beganne to speake. And he delyvered him to his mother.

16 And ther ca a feare on the all. And they glorified god sayinge: a greate prophet is rysen amoge vs and god hath visited his people

17 And this rumor of him wet forthe throughout all Iurie and thorowout all the regions which lye rounde about.

18 And ye disciples of Iohn shewed him of a ll these thinges.

19 And Iohn called vnto him .ii. of his disciples and sent the to Iesus sayinge: Arte thou he that shall come: or shall we loke for another?

20 When the men were come vnto him they sayde: Iohn baptiste sent vs vnto ye sayinge: Arte thou he that shall come: or shall we wayte for another?

21 And at yt same tyme he cured many of their infirmites and plages and of evyll spretes and vnto many that were blynde he gave sight

22 And Iesus answered and sayd vnto them: Goo youre wayes and shewe Iohn what thinges ye have sene and harde: how yt the blynde se the halt goo the lepers are clensed the deafe heare the deed aryse to the poore is the glad tydinges preached

23 and happy is he that is not offended by me.

24 When ye messengers of Iohn were departed he began to speake vnto ye people of Iohn What wet ye oute into ye wildernes for to se? went ye to se arede shaken wt ye wynde?

25 But what went ye out for tose? A ma clothed in soofte rayment? Beholde they which are gorgeously apparelled and lyve delicatly are in kynges courtes.

26 But what went ye forth to se? A prophete? Ye I saye to you and moare then a prophete

27 This is he of who it is wrytte: Beholde I sende my messenger before thy face to prepare thy waye before the.

28 For I saye vnto you: a greater prophete then Iohn amoge wemes chyldre is ther none. Neverthelesse one yt is lesse in ye kyngdo of god is greater the he