[7:9] When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude who followed him, "I tell you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel." [7:10] Those who were sent, returning to the house, found that the servant who had been sick was well.
[7:11] It happened soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain. Many of his disciples, along with a great multitude, went with him. [7:12] Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her. [7:13] When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, "Don't cry." [7:14] He came near and touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still. He said, "Young man, I tell you, arise!" [7:15] He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
[7:16] Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and, "God has visited his people!" [7:17] This report went out concerning him in the whole of Judea, and in all the surrounding region.
[7:18] The disciples of John told him about all these things. [7:19] John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, "Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?" [7:20] When the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptizer has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?'"
[7:21] In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight. [7:22] Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. [7:23] Blessed is he who is not offended by me."
[7:24] When John's messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? [7:25] But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously dressed, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. [7:26] But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet. [7:27] This is he of whom it is written,
'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'[*]
[7:28] "For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer, yet he who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he."
[7:29] When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John's baptism. [7:30] But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.
[7:31] [*]"To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like? [7:32] They are like children who sit in the marketplace, and call one to another, saying, 'We piped to you, and you didn't dance. We mourned, and you didn't weep.' [7:33] For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon.' [7:34] The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard; a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' [7:35] Wisdom is justified by all her children."