• Jesus Cleanses a Leper

  • 1 Now when Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
  • 2 And behold, a leper came to Him and was bowing down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
  • 3 And Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
  • 4 And Jesus *said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

  • The Centurion’s Faith

  • 5 And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,
  • 6 and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented.”
  • 7 And Jesus *said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
  • 8 But the centurion said, “Lord, I am not good enough for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
  • 9 For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this man, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
  • 10 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 with anyone in Israel.
  • 11 And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;
  • 12 but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
  • 13 And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed that very moment.

  • Peter’s Mother-in-Law and Many Others Healed

  • 14 When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.
  • 15 And He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and began waiting on Him.
  • 16 Now when evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill
  • 17 in order to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases.”

  • The Cost of Following Jesus

  • 18 Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea.
  • 19 Then a scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
  • 20 And Jesus *said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
  • 21 And another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”
  • 22 But Jesus *said to him, “Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead.”

  • Jesus Calms a Storm

  • 23 And when He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
  • 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was sleeping.
  • 25 And they came to Him and got Him up, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing!”
  • 26 And He *said to them, “Why are you so cowardly, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.
  • 27 And the men marveled, and said, “What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

  • Jesus Saves Men from Demons

  • 28 And when He came to the other side, into the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way.
  • 29 And behold, they cried out, saying, “What do we have to do with You, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”
  • 30 Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them.
  • 31 And the demons began to plead with Him, saying, “If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.”
  • 32 And He said to them, “Go!” And coming out, they went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters.
  • 33 Now the herdsmen ran away, and went to the city and reported everything, including what had happened to the demoniacs.
  • 34 And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they pleaded with Him to leave their region.