1 Jesus finished His talk and went to the town named Capernaum. ♂️️ 2 An army boss had a helper who was very sick and almost died. 3 The boss heard about Jesus. He sent some old leaders to ask Jesus to come and heal the helper. 4 The leaders begged Jesus, “Please help. This boss is good.” 5 They said, “He loves our people. He made our God house.” ❤️ 6 Jesus went with them. Near the house, the boss sent friends to say, “Lord, do not come in. I am not good enough.” ♂️ 7 They said, “I did not come to You. Just say the word. My helper will get well.” ️✨ 8 They said, “I am a boss. I say, ‘Go,’ they go. I say, ‘Come,’ they come. I say, ‘Do this,’ they do it.” ➡️ 9 Jesus was amazed. He said to the crowd, <jesus>I have not seen trust this big in Israel.</jesus> 10 The men went back and found the helper well. 11 Soon Jesus went to a town named Nain. His friends and many people went too. ♂️ 12 At the gate, men carried a dead boy. He was the only son of his mom. Her husband had died. ⚰️ 13 Jesus saw the mom. He felt kind. He said, <jesus>Do not cry.</jesus> 14 Jesus touched the bed they carried. The men stopped. He said, <jesus>Young man, I say to you, get up.</jesus> ✋️ 15 The boy sat up and talked. Jesus gave him to his mom. ️ 16 All the people felt afraid and glad. They praised God and said, “A great God helper is here! God came to help His people!” 17 News about Jesus went all over Judea and the places near. 18 John’s friends told him all these things. John called two friends. ️2️⃣ 19 John sent them to Jesus to ask, “Are You the One to come? Or do we look for another?” ❓ 20 The men came to Jesus and asked the question John sent. ♂️♂️❓ 21 Right then Jesus healed many sick people, sent bad spirits away, and made many blind people see. ✨ 22 Jesus said, <jesus>Go tell John what you see and hear: blind see, people who cannot walk walk, skin sick get clean, deaf hear, dead live, and poor hear good news.</jesus> ⚰️➡️ 23 Jesus said, <jesus>Happy is the one who is not upset with Me.</jesus> 24 After the men left, Jesus talked to the crowd about John. He said, <jesus>What did you go out to see? A plant blowing in the wind?</jesus> ️ 25 <jesus>Did you go see a man in soft clothes? Fancy people live in a king house.</jesus> 26 <jesus>What did you go see? A God helper? Yes. He is more than that.</jesus> ✅ 27 <jesus>This is the one written about: I send My helper first. He will make the way ready.</jesus> ️ 28 <jesus>No man is greater than John. But the small one in God’s family is greater than John.</jesus> ⬆️ 29 All the people and the tax men heard. They said God is right. They had been put in water by John. ✅ 30 But the law men and leader men would not do it. They did not follow God’s plan. They did not get put in water by John. 31 Jesus said, <jesus>What are the people like now? What can I say?</jesus> ❓ 32 <jesus>They are like kids in the market. They call, We played music, you did not dance. We sang a sad song, you did not cry.</jesus> ❌❌ 33 <jesus>John came not eating bread and not drinking wine. You said, He has a bad spirit.</jesus> 34 <jesus>I came eating and drinking. You said, Look at Him! He eats too much. He drinks too much. He is a friend of tax men and bad people.</jesus> ️ 35 <jesus>God’s wise way is shown by what His children do.</jesus> 36 A leader man asked Jesus to eat with him. Jesus went and ate in his house. ️ 37 A woman who did many bad things came. She had a jar with sweet oil. She knew Jesus was there. 38 She stood by His feet and cried. She made His feet wet with tears. She wiped them with her hair. She kissed His feet and put sweet oil on them. 39 The man, Simon, thought, “If Jesus was a God helper, He would know this woman is bad.” 40 Jesus said, <jesus>Simon, I have a thing to say.</jesus> Simon said, “Say it, Teacher.” ️ 41 Jesus said, <jesus>One money man had two people who owed him. One owed 500 coins. One owed 50 coins.</jesus> 42 <jesus>They could not pay. He said, You do not owe me now. Which one will love him more?</jesus> ❤️❓ 43 Simon said, “The one who owed more.” Jesus said, <jesus>You are right.</jesus> ✅ 44 Jesus looked at the woman and said to Simon, <jesus>Do you see this woman? I came in your house. You gave Me no water for My feet. She washed My feet with her tears and dried them with her hair.</jesus> 45 <jesus>You gave Me no kiss. She kept kissing My feet.</jesus> 46 <jesus>You did not put oil on My head. She put sweet oil on My feet.</jesus> 47 <jesus>I tell you, her many bad things are gone. She loved much. But the one who is forgiven little loves little.</jesus> ❤️ 48 Jesus said to her, <jesus>Your bad things are gone.</jesus> 49 The people at the table said, “Who is this man? He even says bad things are gone!” 50 Jesus said to the woman, <jesus>You trusted Me. You are safe. Go in peace.</jesus> ️