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Jesus Cleanses a Man with Leprosy

¹ When ^(F1)Jesus came down from the mountain, ^(F2)large crowds followed Him.² And ^(C1)a man with ^(F1)leprosy came to Him and ^(F2)(C2)bowed down before Him, and said, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean."^3 (F1)Jesus reached out with 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 ^(F2)centurion came to Him, begging Him,⁶ and saying, "^(F1)Lord, my ^(F2)servant is lying ^(C1)paralyzed at home, terribly tormented."⁷ Jesus ^(*)said to him, "I will come and heal him."⁸ But the centurion replied, "^(F1)Lord, I am not worthy 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 one, '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 was amazed 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 thrown 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 at 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 ^(F1)waited 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 ill.¹⁷ This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled: "^(C1)HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR ILLNESSES AND ^(F1)CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES."

Discipleship Tested

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 sky have nests, but ^(C1)the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."²¹ And another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."²² But Jesus ^(*)said to him, "^(C1)Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead."

Jesus Calms the Storm

^23 (C1)When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.²⁴ And behold, a ^(F1)violent storm developed on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep.²⁵ And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, "^(C1)Save us, Lord; we are perishing!"²⁶ He ^(*)said to them, "Why are you ^(F1)afraid, ^(C1)you men of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and ^(F2)it became perfectly calm.²⁷ The men were amazed, and said, "What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"

Jesus Sends Demons into Pigs

^28 (C1)And when He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two ^(C2)demon-possessed men confronted Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way.²⁹ And they cried out, saying, "^(F1)(C1)What business do You have with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before ^(F2)the time?"³⁰ Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding at a distance from them.³¹ And the demons begged Him, saying, "If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of pigs."³² And He said to them, "Go!" And they came out and went into the pigs; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and ^(F1)drowned in the waters.³³ And the herdsmen ran away, and went to the city and reported everything, ^(F1)including what had happened to the ^(C1)demon-possessed men.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.