Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
1 When Jesus came down from the hill, large crowds followed him.
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When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him.
2 Then a man suffering from a dreaded skin disease came to him, knelt down before him, and said, "Sir, if you want to, you can make me clean."
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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 and touched him. "I do want to," he answered. "Be clean!" At once the man was healed of his disease.
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Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.
4 Then Jesus said to him, "Listen! Don't tell anyone, but go straight to the priest and let him examine you; then in order to prove to everyone that you are cured, offer the sacrifice that Moses ordered."
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Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
5 When Jesus entered Capernaum, a Roman officer met him and begged for help:
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When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.
6 "Sir, my servant is sick in bed at home, unable to move and suffering terribly."
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“Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.”
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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