Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy
1 When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him.
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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.”
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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.
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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.”
The Faith of the Centurion
5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.
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“Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.”
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Jesus said to him,
“Shall I come and heal him?”
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The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
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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.”
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When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him,
“Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.