56 lines
3.9 KiB
Markdown
56 lines
3.9 KiB
Markdown
Jesus Cleanses a Leper
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# Chapter 8
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1. When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
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2. And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."
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3. And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, *"I will; be clean."* And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
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4. And Jesus said to him, *"See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them."*
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The Faith of a Centurion
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5. When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him,
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6. "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly."
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7. And he said to him, *"I will come and heal him."*
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8. But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.
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9. For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to 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. When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, *"Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith.*
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11. I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,
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12. while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
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13. And to the centurion Jesus said, *"Go; let it be done for you as you have believed."* And the servant was healed at that very moment.
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Jesus Heals Many
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14. And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.
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15. He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him.
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16. That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.
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17. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "He took our illnesses and bore our diseases."
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The Cost of Following Jesus
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18. Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.
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19. And a scribe came up and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
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20. And Jesus said to him, *"Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."*
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21. Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
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22. And Jesus said to him, *"Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."*
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Jesus Calms a Storm
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23. And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
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24. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.
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25. And they went and woke him, saying, "Save us, Lord; we are perishing."
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26. And he said to them, *"Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?"* Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
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27. And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?"
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Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons
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28. And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.
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29. And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
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30. Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them.
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31. And the demons begged him, saying, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs."
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32. And he said to them, *"Go."* So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.
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33. The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
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34. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
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