| NET Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1After he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. | 1Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside. |
| 2And a leper approached, and bowed low before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." | 2Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.” |
| 3He stretched out his hand and touched him saying, "I am willing. Be clean!" Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. | 3Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared. |
| 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 said to him, “Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.” The Faith of a Roman Officer |
| 5When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help: | 5When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him, |
| 6"Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish." | 6“Lord, my young servant lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible pain.” |
| 7Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him." | 7Jesus said, “I will 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. | 8But the officer said, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, 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." | 9I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do 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! | 10When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel! |
| 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, | 11 And I tell you this, that many Gentiles will come from all over the world—from east and west—and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast 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." | 12 But many Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown into 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 said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young servant was healed that same hour. Jesus Heals Many People |
| 14Now when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever. | 14When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, Peter’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever. |
| 15He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve them. | 15But when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for 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. | 16That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed all the sick. |
| 17In this way what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: "He took our weaknesses and carried our diseases." | 17This fulfilled the word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah, who said, “He took our sicknesses and removed our diseases.” The Cost of Following Jesus |
| 18Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake. | 18When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake. |
| 19Then an expert in the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." | 19Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, “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." | 20But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.” |
| 21Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." | 21Another of his disciples said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.” |
| 22But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead." | 22But Jesus told him, “Follow me now. Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead. ” Jesus Calms the Storm |
| 23As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. | 23Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. |
| 24And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep. | 24Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. |
| 25So they came and woke him up saying, "Lord, save us! We are about to die!" | 25The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” |
| 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. | 26Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly 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 disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!” Jesus Heals Two Demon-Possessed Men |
| 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 Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They came out of the tombs and were so violent that no one could go through that area. |
| 29They cried out, "Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?" | 29They began screaming at him, “Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God’s appointed time?” |
| 30A large herd of pigs was feeding some distance from them. | 30There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding in the distance. |
| 31Then the demons begged him, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs." | 31So the demons begged, “If you cast us out, send us into that 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 “All right, go!” Jesus commanded them. So the demons came out of the men and entered the pigs, and the whole herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water. |
| 33The herdsmen ran off, went into the town, and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men. | 33The herdsmen fled to the nearby town, telling everyone what happened to the demon-possessed men. |
| 34Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region. | 34Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus, but they begged him to go away and leave them alone. |
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