NET Bible | Christian Standard Bible |
1After he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. | 1When he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. |
2And a leper approached, and bowed low before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." | 2Right away a man with leprosy came up and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." |
3He stretched out his hand and touched him saying, "I am willing. Be clean!" Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. | 3Reaching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, "I am willing; be made clean." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. |
4Then Jesus said to him, "See that you do not speak to anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them." | 4Then 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." |
5When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help: | 5When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, pleading with him, |
6"Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish." | 6"Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible agony." |
7Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him." | 7He said to him, "Am I to come and heal him?" |
8But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed. | 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. |
9For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. 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." | 9For 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." |
10When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel! | 10Hearing 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. |
11I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, | 11I tell you that many will come from east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. |
12but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." | 12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." |
13Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; just as you believed, it will be done for you." And the servant was healed at that hour. | 13Then Jesus told the centurion, "Go. As you have believed, let it be done for you." And his servant was healed that very moment. |
14Now when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever. | 14Jesus went into Peter's house and saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. |
15He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve them. | 15So he touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve him. |
16When it was evening, many demon-possessed people were brought to him. He drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick. | 16When 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, |
17In this way what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: "He took our weaknesses and carried our diseases." | 17so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: He himself took our weaknesses and carried our diseases. |
18Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake. | 18When Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave the order to go to the other side of the sea. |
19Then an expert in the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." | 19A scribe approached him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." |
20Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." | 20Jesus told him, "Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." |
21Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." | 21"Lord," another of his disciples said, "first let me go bury my father." |
22But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead." | 22But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead." |
23As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. | 23As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. |
24And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep. | 24Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves--but Jesus kept sleeping. |
25So they came and woke him up saying, "Lord, save us! We are about to die!" | 25So the disciples came and woke him up, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to die!" |
26But he said to them, "Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm. | 26He 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. |
27And the men were amazed and said, "What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!" | 27The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!" |
28When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way. | 28When 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. |
29They cried out, "Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?" | 29Suddenly they shouted, "What do you have to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?" |
30A large herd of pigs was feeding some distance from them. | 30A long way off from them, a large herd of pigs was feeding. |
31Then the demons begged him, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs." | 31"If you drive us out," the demons begged him, "send us into the herd of pigs." |
32And he said, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned in the water. | 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. |
33The herdsmen ran off, went into the town, and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men. | 33Then the men who tended them fled. They went into the city and reported everything, especially what had happened to those who were demon-possessed. |
34Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region. | 34At that, the whole town went out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their region. |
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