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Jesus Cleanses a Leper

¹ Now when ^(F1)Jesus came down from the ^(F2)mountain, ^(F3)large crowds followed Him.² And behold, ^(C1)a leper came to Him and ^(F1)(C2)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 ^(C1)leprosy was cleansed.⁴ And Jesus ^(*)said to him, "^(C1)See that you tell no one; but ^(C2)go, ^(C3)show yourself to the priest and present the ^(F1)offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

The Centurion's Faith

⁵ And ^(C1)when ^(F1)Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,⁶ and saying, "^(F1)Lord, my ^(F2)servant is ^(F3)lying ^(C1)paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented."⁷ And Jesus ^(*)said to him, "I will come and heal him."⁸ But the centurion said, "^(F1)Lord, I am not good enough for You to come under my roof, but just ^(F2)say the word, and my ^(F3)servant will be healed.⁹ "For I also am a man under ^(C1)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 ^(F1)with anyone in Israel.¹¹ "And I say to you that many ^(C1)will come from east and west, and ^(F1)recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;¹² but ^(C1)the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into ^(C2)the outer darkness; in that place ^(C3)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."¹³ And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; ^(F1)it shall be done for you ^(C1)as you have believed." And the ^(F2)servant was healed that very ^(F3)moment.

Peter's Mother-in-Law and Many Others Healed

^14 (C1)When Jesus came into Peter's ^(F1)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 ^(F1)waiting on Him.¹⁶ Now when evening came, they brought to Him many ^(C1)who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and ^(C2)healed all who were ill¹⁷ in order to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, "^(C1)HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES AND ^(F1)CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES."

The Cost of Following Jesus

¹⁸ Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, ^(C1)He gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea.^19 (C1)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 ^(F1)air have ^(F2)nests, but ^(C1)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, "^(C1)Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead."

Jesus Calms a Storm

^23 (C1)And when He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.²⁴ And behold, there arose ^(F1)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, "^(C1)Save us, Lord; we are perishing!"²⁶ And He ^(*)said to them, "Why are you so cowardly, ^(C1)you men of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and ^(F1)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 (C1)And when He came to the other side, into the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were ^(C2)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, "^(F1)(C1)What do we have to do with You, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the ^(F2)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, ^(F1)including what had happened to the ^(C1)demoniacs.³⁴ And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, ^(C1)they pleaded with Him to leave their region.