ThenJesuswentwiththem. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurionsentfriends to him, sayingunto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthythatthoushouldestenterunder my roof:
For I also am a man set underauthority, havingunder me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
WhenJesusheardthesethings, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and saidunto the peoplethatfollowed him, I say unto you, I have not found so greatfaith, no, not in Israel.
Now when he camenigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and muchpeople of the city was with her.
ThenJesusansweringsaiduntothem, Go your way, and tellJohnwhatthings ye haveseen and heard; how that the blind see, the lamewalk, the lepers are cleansed, the deafhear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
And when the messengers of Johnweredeparted, he began to speakunto the peopleconcerningJohn, Whatwent ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reedshakenwith the wind?
For I say unto you, Amongthosethat are born of womenthere is not a greaterprophetthanJohn the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greaterthan he.
They are likeuntochildrensitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We havepipedunto you, and ye have not danced; we havemourned to you, and ye have not wept.
And stood at his feetbehind him weeping, and began to wash his feetwithtears, and did wipethemwith the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointedthemwith the ointment.
Now when the Phariseewhich had bidden him saw it, he spakewithinhimself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, wouldhaveknown who and whatmanner of womanthis is thattoucheth him: for she is a sinner.
And he turned to the woman, and saiduntoSimon, Seestthouthiswoman? I enteredintothinehouse, thougavest me no water for my feet: but she hathwashed my feetwithtears, and wipedthemwith the hairs of her head.