73 lines
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Markdown
73 lines
4.0 KiB
Markdown
A Man Cleansed
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# Chapter 8
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1. When he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.
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2. Right away a man with leprosy came up and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
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3. Reaching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, *"I am willing; be made clean."* Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
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4. Then Jesus told him, *"See that you don't tell anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."*
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A Centurion's Faith
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5. When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, pleading with him,
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6. "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible agony."
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7. He said to him, *"Am I to come and heal him?"*
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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.
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9. For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under my command. 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."
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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.*
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11. *I tell you that many will come from east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.*
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12. *But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."*
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13. Then Jesus told the centurion, *"Go. As you have believed, let it be done for you."* And his servant was healed that very moment.
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Healings at Capernaum
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14. Jesus went into Peter's house and saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
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15. So he touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve him.
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16. When evening came, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed. He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick,
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17. so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
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<b class="quote">
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He himself took our weaknesses**
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<b class="quote">and carried our diseases.**
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The Cost of Following Jesus
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18. When Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave the order to go to the other side of the sea.
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19. A scribe approached him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
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20. Jesus told him, *"Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."*
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21. "Lord," another of his disciples said, "first let me go bury my father."
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22. But Jesus told him, *"Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."*
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Wind and Waves Obey Jesus
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23. As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
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24. Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves--but Jesus kept sleeping.
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25. So the disciples came and woke him up, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to die!"
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26. He said to them, *"Why are you afraid, you of little faith?"* Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
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27. The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!"
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Demons Driven Out by Jesus
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28. When he had come to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him as they came out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
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29. Suddenly they shouted, "What do you have to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
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30. A long way off from them, a large herd of pigs was feeding.
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31. "If you drive us out," the demons begged him, "send us into the herd of pigs."
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32. *"Go!"* he told them. So when they had come out, they entered the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the water.
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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.
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34. At that, the whole town went out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
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