When 1Jesus came down
from the mountain
, 2large
crowds
followed
Him.
And aa leper came
to Him and 1 bbowed
down
before Him, and said
, "Lord
, if
You are willing
, You can
make
me clean
."
Jesus stretched out His hand
and touched
him, saying
, "I am
willing
; be cleansed
." And immediately
his aleprosy
was cleansed
.
And Jesus *said
to him, " aSee
that you tell
no
one
; but bgo
, cshow
yourself
to the priest
and present
the 1offering
that Moses
commanded
, as a testimony
to them."
And awhen 1Jesus entered Capernaum
, a centurion
came
to Him, imploring
Him,
and saying, " 1Lord
, my 2servant
is 3lying
aparalyzed
at home
, fearfully
tormented
."
Jesus *said to him, "I will come
and heal
him."
But the centurion said
, " 1Lord
, I am
not worthy
for You to come
under
my roof
, but just
2say
the word
, and my 3servant
will be healed
.
"For I also am
a man
under
aauthority
, with soldiers
under
me; and I say
to this
one
, `Go
!' and he goes
, and to another
, `Come
!' and he comes
, and to my slave
, `Do
this
!' and he does
it."
Now when Jesus
heard
this, He marveled
and said
to those
who were following
, "Truly
I say
to you, I have not found
such
great
faith
1with anyone
in Israel
.
"I say to you that many
awill come
from east
and west
, and 1recline
at the table with Abraham
, Isaac
and Jacob
in the kingdom
of heaven
;
but athe sons of the kingdom
will be cast
out into bthe outer
darkness
; in that place
cthere
will be weeping
and gnashing
of teeth
."
And Jesus said
to the centurion
, "Go
; 1it shall be done
for you aas you have believed
." And the 2servant
was healed
that very 3moment
.
aWhen Jesus came
into Peter's
1home
, He saw
his mother-in-law
lying
sick
in bed with a fever
.
He touched her hand
, and the fever
left
her; and she got
up and 1waited
on Him.
When evening came
, they brought
to Him many
awho were demon-possessed
; and He cast
out the spirits
with a word
, and bhealed
all
who were ill
.
This was to fulfill what
was spoken
through
Isaiah
the prophet
: " aHE HIMSELF
TOOK
OUR INFIRMITIES
AND 1CARRIED
AWAY
OUR DISEASES
."
Now when Jesus
saw
a crowd
around
Him, aHe gave
orders
to depart
to the other
side
of the sea.
aThen a scribe
came
and said
to Him, "Teacher
, I will follow
You wherever
You go
."
Jesus *said
to him, "The foxes
have
holes
and the birds
of the 1air
have 2nests
, but athe Son
of Man
has
nowhere
to lay
His head
."
Another of the disciples
said
to Him, "Lord
, permit
me first
to go
and bury
my father
."
But Jesus *said
to him, " aFollow
Me, and allow
the dead
to bury
their own
dead
."
aWhen He got into the boat
, His disciples
followed
Him.
And behold, there arose
1a great
storm
on the sea
, so
that the boat
was being
covered
with the waves
; but Jesus Himself
was asleep
.
And they came to Him and woke
Him, saying
, " aSave
us, Lord
; we are perishing
!"
He *said to them, "Why
are you 1afraid
, ayou men
of little
faith
?" Then
He got
up and rebuked
the winds
and the sea
, and 2it became
perfectly
calm
.
The men were amazed
, and said
, "What
kind
of a man
is this
, that even
the winds
and the sea
obey
Him?"
aWhen He came to the other
side
into the country
of the Gadarenes
, two
men who were bdemon-possessed
met
Him as they were coming
out of the tombs
. They were so extremely
violent
that no
one
could
pass
by that way
.
And they cried out, saying
, " 1 aWhat
business do we have with each other, Son
of God
? Have You come
here
to torment
us before
2the time
?"
Now there was a herd
of many
swine
feeding
at a distance
from them.
The demons began to entreat
Him, saying
, "If
You are going to cast
us out, send
us into the herd
of swine
."
And He said to them, "Go
!" And they came
out and went
into the swine
, and the whole
herd
rushed
down
the steep
bank
into the sea
and perished
in the waters
.
The herdsmen ran
away
, and went
to the city
and reported
everything
, 1including
what
had
happened
to the ademoniacs
.
And behold, the whole
city
came
out to meet
Jesus
; and when they saw
Him, athey implored
Him to leave
their region
.