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Jesus Raises a Woman’s Only Son From The Dead

¹¹ And it came about afterwards^[a] that He proceeded to a city being called Nain. And His disciples and a large crowd were proceeding-with Him. ¹² Now when He drew-near to the gate of the city, and behold— one having died was being carried out, an only-born son to his mother. And she was a widow. And a considerable crowd from the city was with her. ¹³ And having seen her, the Lord felt-deep-feelings [of compassion] for her. And He said to her, “Do not be weeping”. ¹⁴ And having come to it, He touched the funeral-bed. And the ones bearing it stopped. And He said, “Young-man, I say to you, arise!” ¹⁵ And the dead one sat up and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother. ¹⁶ And awe seized everyone. And they were glorifying God, saying that “A great prophet arose among us”, and that “God visited His people”. ¹⁷ And this statement concerning Him went out in all Judea and in all the surrounding-region.

John The Baptist Asks, Are You The One? Jesus Points Him To His Miraculous Works

¹⁸ And his disciples reported to John about all these things. And having summoned a certain two of his disciples, John ¹⁹ sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are You the One coming, or should we be looking-for another one?” ²⁰ And having come to Him, the men said, “John the Baptist sent us forth to You, saying, ‘Are You the One coming^[b], or should we be looking for another one?’” ²¹ At that hour, He cured many from diseases and scourges and evil spirits. And He granted seeing to many blind ones. ²² And having responded, He said to them, “Having gone, report to John the things which you saw^[c] and heard— blind ones are seeing-again, lame ones are walking, lepers are being cleansed. And deaf ones are hearing, dead ones are being raised, poor ones are having-good-news-announced^[d] to them. ²³ And blessed is whoever does not take-offense^[e] in Me”.

John Is The One Preparing The Way For The Messiah In Fulfillment of Malachi

²⁴ And the messengers of John having departed, He began to speak to the crowds about John. “What^[f] did you go out into the wilderness to look-at? A reed being shaken by the wind? ²⁵ But what did you go out to see? A man having been dressed in soft garments? Behold— the ones being^[g] in glorious^[h] clothing and luxury are in the royal palaces! ²⁶ But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. ²⁷ This one is about whom it has been written [in Mal 3:1]: ‘Behold— I am sending forth My messenger ahead of Your presence^[i], who will make Your way ready in front of You’. ²⁸ I say to you— no one is greater^[j] among ones born of women than John. But the least one in the kingdom of God is greater than he. ²⁹ And all the people having heard him^[k], even the tax collectors, vindicated^[l] God, having been baptized with the baptism of John. ³⁰ But the Pharisees and the Law-experts rejected the purpose of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

But This Generation Rejects Both The One Preparing And He Who Came

³¹ “To what then will I liken the people of this generation, and to what are they like? ³² They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, who say ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance. We lamented^[m] and you did not weep’. ³³ For John the Baptist has come not eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say ‘He has a demon’. ³⁴ The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say ‘Behold— a man who is a glutton and drunkard^[n], a friend of tax-collectors and sinners’. ³⁵ And wisdom was vindicated^[o] by all her children”.