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When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him;
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and behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."
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And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
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And Jesus said to him, "See that you say nothing to any one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to the people."
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As he entered Caper'na-um, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him
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and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress."
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And he said to him, "I will come and heal him."
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But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.
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For I 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 slave, 'Do this,' and he does it."