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1When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

1When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

2And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.”

2And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

3And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

3And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

4And 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.”

4And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

5When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him,

5And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

6“Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.”

6And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

7And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

7And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

8But 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.

8The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

9For 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.”

9For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

10When 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.

10When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

11I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

11And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

12while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13And 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.

13And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

14And when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.

14And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.

15He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him.

15And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.

16That 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.

16When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

17This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”

17That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

18Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.

18Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

19And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

19And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

20And 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.”

20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

21Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”

21And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

22And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”

22But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

23And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

23And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

24And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.

24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

25And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.”

25And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.

26And 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.

26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

27And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”

27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

28And 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.

28And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

29And 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?”

29And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

30Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them.

30And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

31And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.”

31So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.

32And 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.

32And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.

33The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

33And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.

34And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

34And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

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