1 Jesus Cleanses a Leper Now when 8:1Lit He Jesus came down from the 8:1Or hill mountain, 8:1Lit many large crowds followed Him.
2 And behold, a leper came to Him and 8:2 Or worshiped 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 8:4 Lit gift offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”The Centurion’s Faith
5 And when 8:5Lit He Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleadingwithHim,
6 and saying, “ 8:6Or Sir Lord, my 8:6Lit boy servant is 8:6Lit thrown down lying paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented.”
7 And Jesus *said to him,“I will come and heal him.”
8 But the centurion said, “ 8:8Or Sir Lord, I am not good enough for You to come under my roof, but just 8:8Lit say with a word say the word, and my 8:8Lit boy 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 doesit.”
10 Now when Jesus heardthis, He marveled and said to those who were following,“Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith 8:10One early ms not even in Israel with anyone in Israel.
11 And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and 8:11Or dine 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; 8:13 Or let it be done; Gr imperative it shall be done for you as you have believed.”And the 8:13 Lit boy servant was healed thatvery 8:13 Lit hour moment.Peter’s Mother-in-Law and Many Others Healed
14 When Jesus came into Peter’s 8:14 Or house 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 andbegan 8:15Or serving Him 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, “HeHimself took our infirmities and 8:17Or removed 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 sideof 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 8:20Or sky air have 8:20Or roosting places 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 8:24 Lit a shaking 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 toHimand got Him up, saying, “Saveus, 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 8:26Lit a great calm occurred 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 wereso extremely violent that no one could pass by that way.
29 And behold, they cried out, saying, “ 8:29 Lit What is to us and to you (a Heb idiom) What do we have to do with You, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the 8:29 Appointed time of judgment time?”
30 Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them.
31 And the demonsbegan toplead with Him, saying, “If Youare going tocast 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, 8:33Lit and the things of 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.