The
Man With Leprosy
When
He came down from the mountainside,
Large
crowds followed Him.
2 A
man with Leprosy came and knelt before Him and said,
'Lord,
if you are Willing,
You
can make me clean.'
3
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man.
'I
AM WILLING,' he said. BE CLEAN!'
Immediately
he was Cured of his Leprosy.
4
Then Jesus said to him,
'See
that you don't tell anyone.
But
go, offer the gift Moses commanded,
As
a Testimony to them.'
The
Faith Of The Centurion
5
When Jesus had entered Capernaum,
A
Centurian came to Him, asking for help.
6
'Lord, he said,
'My
servant lies at home Paralyzed
And
in terrible suffering.'
7
Jesus said to him,
'I
will go and heal him.'
8
The Centurian replied,
'Lord,
I do not deserve to have You come under my roof.
But
just say the Word,
And
my servant will be healed.
9
For I myself am a man Under Authority,
With
soldiers under me.
I
tell this one, Go,' and he goes;
And
that one, 'Come,' and he comes.
I
say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it.'
10
When Jesus heard this, He was Astonished
And
said to those following Him,
'I
tell you the Truth,
I
have not found anyone in Israel
WITH
SUCH GREAT FAITH.
11
I SAY TO YOU
THAT
MANY WILL COME FROM THE EASTAND THE WEST,
AND
WILL TAKE THEIR PLACES
AT
THE FEAST WITH ABRAHAM, ISSAC AND JACOB
IN
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
12
BUT THE SUBJECTS OF THE KINGDOM
WILL
BE THROWN OUTSIDE,
INTO
THE DARKNESS,
WHERE
THERE WILL BE WEEPING AND GNASHING OF TEETH.'
13
Then Jesus said to the Centurian,
'GO
! IT WILL BE DONE
JUST
AS YOU BELEIVED IT WOULD.'
And
his servant was healed at the very hour.
Jesus
Heals Many
14
When Jesus came into Peter's house,
He
saw Peter's mother-law lying in bed with a Fever.
15
He Touched her hand and the Fever left her,
And
she got up and began to wait on Him.
16
When evening came,
Many
who were demon-possessed
Were
brought to Him,
and
He Drove Out the spirits with a Word
AND
HEALED ALL THE SICK.
17
This was to Fulfill
What
was spoken through the Prophet Isaiah:
'He
took up our Infirmities
And
carried our diseases.'
The
Cost of Following Jesus
18
When Jesus saw the Crowd around Him,
He
gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.
19
Then a Teacher of the Law came to Him and said,
'Teacher,
I will follow you wherever you go.'
20
Jesus replied,
'Foxes
have holes and birds of the air have nests,
But
the Son of Man has not Place to lay His head.'
21
Another man, one of His Disciples, said to Him
'Lord
first let me go and bury my father.'
22
But Jesus told him,
FOLLOW
ME, AND LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR OWN DEAD.'
Jesus
Calms The Storm
23
The He got into the boat
And
His Disciples followed Him.
24
Without warning,
A
Furious Storm came up on the lake,
So
that the waves swept over the boat.
But
Jesus was sleeping.
25
The Disciples went and woke Him,
Saying,
'Lord, save us!
We're
going to Drown!'
24
He replied,
'YOU
OF LITTLE FAITH,
WHY
ARE YOU SO AFRAID?'
Then
He got up and Rebuked the Winds and the Waves,
AND
IT WAS COMPLETELY CALM.
27
The men were Amazed and asked,
'WHAT
KIND OF MAN IS THIS?
EVEN
THE WINDS AND THE WAVES OBEY HIM!'
The
Healing Of Two Demon-possessed Men
28
When He arrived at the other side
In
the region of the Gadarenes,
Two
Demon-possessed men
Coming
from the Tombs met Him.
They
were so Violent that no one would pass that way.
29
'WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH US, SON OF GOD?'
They
shouted.
HAVE
YOU COME TO TORTURE US
BEFORE
THE APPOINTED TIME?'
30
Some distance from them
A
large herd of pigs was feeding.
31
The Demons begged Jesus,
'If
You Drive us Out,
Send
us into the herd of pigs.'
32
He said to them, GO!'
So
they came out and went into the pigs,
And
the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake
And
died in the water.
33
Those tending the pigs ran off,
Went
into the town and reported all this,
Including
what had happened
To
the Demon-possessed men.
34
then the Whole Town went out to meet Jesus.
And
when they saw Him,
THEY
PLEADED WITH HIM TO LEAVE THEIR REGION.
(Matthew
8)
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