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A Man Cleansed

¹ When he came down from the mountain, large crowds^(C1) followed him. ² Right away^(C1) a man with leprosy^(F1) came up and knelt before him,^(C2) saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

³ Reaching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.”⁴ Then Jesus told him, “See that you don’t tell anyone;

A Centurion’s Faith

⁵ When he entered Capernaum,^(C1) a centurion came to him, pleading with him, ⁶ “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible agony.”

⁷ He said to him, “Am I to come and heal him?”

⁸ “Lord,” the centurion replied, “I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.^{(C1) 9} For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under my command.^(F1) I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

¹⁰ Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith.¹¹ I tell you that many will come from east and west to share the banquet¹² But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”¹³ Then Jesus told the centurion, “Go. As you have believed,

Healings at Capernaum

¹⁴ Jesus went into Peter’s house^(C1) and saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. ¹⁵ So he touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve him. ¹⁶ When evening came, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed. He drove out the spirits^(C1) with a word and healed all who were sick,^{(C2) 17} so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

The Cost of Following Jesus

¹⁸ When Jesus saw a large crowd^(F1)(C1) around him, he gave the order to go to the other side of the sea. ¹⁹ A scribe approached him and said,^(C1) “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

²⁰ Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man

²¹ “Lord,” another of his disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.”

²² But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Wind and Waves Obey Jesus

²³ As he got into the boat,^(C1) his disciples^(C2) followed him. ²⁴ Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves—but Jesus kept sleeping. ²⁵ So the disciples came and woke him up, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to die!”

²⁶ He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?”

²⁷ The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey^(C1) him!”

Demons Driven Out by Jesus

²⁸ When he had come to the other side,^(C1) to the region of the Gadarenes,^(F1) two demon-possessed men met him as they came out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. ²⁹ Suddenly they shouted, “What do you have to do with us,^(F1) Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?” ^(C1)

³⁰ A long way off from them, a large herd of pigs was feeding. ³¹ “If you drive us out,” the demons begged him, “send us into the herd of pigs.”

³² “Go!”³³ Then the men who tended them fled. They went into the city and reported everything, especially what had happened to those who were demon-possessed. ³⁴ At that, the whole town went out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.^(C1)