8. I, too, am a man placed under the authority of superior officers, and I have soldiers under me. I order this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; I order that one, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and I order my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
9. Jesus was surprised when he heard this; he turned round and said to the crowd following him, “I tell you, I have never found faith like this, not even in Israel!”
10. The messengers went back to the officer's house and found his servant well.
11. Soon afterwards Jesus went to a town called Nain, accompanied by his disciples and a large crowd.
12. Just as he arrived at the gate of the town, a funeral procession was coming out. The dead man was the only son of a woman who was a widow, and a large crowd from the town was with her.
13. When the Lord saw her, his heart was filled with pity for her, and he said to her, “Don't cry.”
14. Then he walked over and touched the coffin, and the men carrying it stopped. Jesus said, “Young man! Get up, I tell you!”
15. The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.