1 J esus came down from the mountain. Many people followed Him.

When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

2 A man with a bad skin disease came and got down before Him and worshiped Him. He said, “Lord, if You will, You can heal me!”

And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

3 T hen Jesus put His hand on him and said, “I will. You are healed!” At once the man was healed.

Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

4 J esus said to him, “Go now, but tell no one. Let the religious leader see you. Give the gift in worship that Moses told you to give. This will show them you have been healed.” Healing of the Captain’s Servant

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.”

5 J esus came to the city of Capernaum. A captain of the army came to Him. He asked for help,

And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him,

6 s aying, “Lord, my servant is sick in bed. He is not able to move his body. He is in much pain.”

and saying, “ Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented.”

7 J esus said to the captain, “I will come and heal him.”

Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

8 T he captain said, “Lord, I am not good enough for You to come to my house. Only speak the word, and my servant will be healed.

But the centurion said, “ Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

9 I am a man who works for someone else and I have men working under me. I say to this man, ‘Go!’ and he goes. I say to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

For I also am a man under 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 W hen Jesus heard this, He was surprised and wondered about it. He said to those who followed Him, “For sure, I tell you, I have not found so much faith in the Jewish nation.

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 I say to you, many people will come from the east and from the west. They will sit down with Abraham and with Isaac and with Jacob in the holy nation of heaven.

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 B ut those who should have belonged to the holy nation of heaven will be thrown out into outer darkness, where there will be crying and grinding of teeth.”

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 J esus said to the captain, “Go your way. It is done for you even as you had faith to believe.” The servant was healed at that time. Peter’s Mother-In-Law Healed

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 J esus came to Peter’s house. He saw Peter’s wife’s mother in bed. She was very sick.

When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.

15 H e touched her hand and the sickness left her. She got up and cared for Jesus. Many People Are Healed

He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and waited on Him.

16 T hat evening they brought to Jesus many people who had demons in them. The demons were put out when Jesus spoke to them. All the sick people were healed.

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 I t happened as the early preacher Isaiah said it would happen. He said, “He took on Himself our sickness and carried away our diseases.” Testing Some Followers

This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: “ He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases.” Discipleship Tested

18 J esus saw many people and told them to go to the other side of the lake.

Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea.

19 A teacher of the Law came to Jesus. He said, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.”

Then a scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”

20 J esus said to him, “Foxes have holes. Birds have nests. But the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

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 A nother of His followers said to Him, “Lord, let me go first and bury my father.”

Another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”

22 J esus said to him, “Follow Me. Let the people who are dead bury their own dead.” The Wind and Waves Obey Jesus

But Jesus said to him, “ Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead.”

23 J esus got into a boat. His followers followed Him.

When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.

24 A t once a bad storm came over the lake. The waves were covering the boat. Jesus was sleeping.

And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep.

25 H is followers went to Him and called, “Help us, Lord, or we will die!”

And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “ Save us, Lord; we are perishing!”

26 H e said to them, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then He stood up. He spoke sharp words to the wind and the waves. Then the wind stopped blowing.

He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.

27 T hen men were surprised and wondered about it. They said, “What kind of a man is He? Even the winds and the waves obey Him.” Demons Ask Jesus to Let Them Live in Pigs

The men were amazed, and said, “What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?” Jesus Casts Out Demons

28 J esus came to the other side of the lake into the country of the Gadarenes. Two men came to Him from among the graves. They had demons in them and were very wild men. They were so bad that no one would go near them.

When He came to the other side into the country 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 T hey called out, saying, “What do You want of us, You Son of God? Have You come here to make us suffer before it is our time to suffer?”

And they cried out, saying, “ What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”

30 A long way from there many pigs were eating.

Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them.

31 T he demons begged Jesus, saying, “If You put us out, send us into the pigs.”

The demons began to entreat Him, saying, “If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.”

32 J esus said to the demons, “Go!” They came out of the men and went into the pigs. At once the pigs ran down the mountain side. They fell into the water and died.

And He said to them, “Go!” And they came out and went into the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters.

33 T he men who cared for the pigs ran fast into the city and told everything. They told what happened to the men who had the demons.

The herdsmen ran away, and went to the city and reported everything, including what had happened to the demoniacs.

34 E very person in the city came to meet Jesus. When they saw Jesus, they asked Him to leave their country.

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they implored Him to leave their region.