Jesus Cleanses a Leper
1 When he came down from the mountain, ch. 4:25great crowds followed him. 2 For ver. 2-4, see Mark 1:40-44;Luke 5:12-14And behold, a leper8:2 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13 came to him and [ch. 18:26;Acts 10:25]knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean." 3 And Jesus8:3 Greek he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus said to him, ch. 9:30;17:9;Mark 1:34;5:43;7:36;8:26;See ch. 12:16"See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, Luke 17:14show yourself to the priest and Lev. 14:2-32offer the gift that Moses commanded, ch. 10:18;24:14;Mark 6:11;Luke 9:5;James 5:3for a proof to them."
The Faith of a Centurion
5 For ver. 5-13, see Luke 7:1-10When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, 6 "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly." 7 And he said to him, "I will come and heal him."8 But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but Ps. 107:20;[ver. 16]only say the word, and my servant will be healed. 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,8:9 Or bondservant ‘Do this,’ and he does it." 10 When Jesus heard this, [Mark 6:6] he marveled and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I tell you, with See ch. 9:2no one in Israel8:10 Some manuscripts not even in Israelhave I found such faith.11 I tell you, Luke 13:29;Eph. 3:6;[Isa. 59:19;Mal. 1:11]many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,12 Luke 13:28;[ch. 19:30;21:41] while the sons of the kingdom ch. 22:13;25:30will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place ch. 13:42,50;22:13;24:51;25:30;Luke 13:28there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."13 And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; let it be done for you ch. 9:29as you have believed."John 4:53;[ch. 9:22]And the servant was healed at that very moment.
Jesus Heals Many
14 For ver. 14-16, see Mark 1:29-34;Luke 4:38-41And when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw 1 Cor. 9:5his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. 15 He [ch. 9:25]touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. 16 That evening they brought to him many who were ver. 28, 33;See ch. 4:24oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits [ver. 8]with a word and healed all who were sick. 17 See ch. 1:22This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: Cited from Isa. 53:4"He took our illnesses and bore our diseases."
The Cost of Following Jesus
18 Now [ch. 14:22;John 6:15-17] when Jesus saw a crowd around him, Mark 4:35;Luke 8:22he gave orders to go over to the other side. 19 For ver. 19-22, see Luke 9:57-60And a scribe came up and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." 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."21 Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." 22 And Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave [John 5:25]the dead to bury their own dead."
Jesus Calms a Storm
23 For ver. 23-27, see Mark 4:36-41;Luke 8:22-25;[John 6:16-21]And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but [John 4:6,7]he was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, [ch. 14:30]"Save us, Lord; we are perishing." 26 And he said to them, "Why are you John 14:27afraid, See ch. 6:30O you of little faith?" Then he rose and Ps. 104:6,7;[Luke 4:39] rebuked the winds and the sea, and Job 38:11;Ps. 65:7;[ch. 14:32]there was a great calm. 27 And the men [Mark 1:27] marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even [Luke 5:9]winds and sea obey him?"
Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons
28 For ch. 8:28–9:1,see Mark 5:1-21;Luke 8:26-40And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes,8:28 Some manuscripts Gergesenes; some Gerasenes two ver. 16;[Rev. 18:2]demon-possessed8:28 Greek daimonizomai (demonized); also verse 33; elsewhere rendered oppressed by demons men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. 29 And behold, they Mark 1:23,24,26;Luke 4:34;Acts 8:7cried out, "What have you to do with us, [ch. 4:3,6]; See ch. 14:33O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us [Rev. 12:12]before the time?" 30 Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them. 31 And the demons begged him, saying, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs." 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. 33 The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the ver. 16demon-possessed men. 34 And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, [1 Kgs. 17:18;Luke 5:8;Acts 16:39]they begged him to leave their region.