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1 When Jesus came down from the hill, great crowds followed him.
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When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him.
2 Then a man with a skin disease came to Jesus. The man bowed down before him and said, "Lord, you can heal me if you will."
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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 his hand and touched the man and said, "I will. Be healed!" And immediately the man was healed from 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, "Don't tell anyone about this. But go and show yourself to the priestn and offer the gift Moses commandedn for people who are made well. This will show the people what I have done."
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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 the city of Capernaum, an army officer came to him, begging for help.
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When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.
6 The officer said, "Lord, my servant is at home in bed. He can't move his body and is in much pain."
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“Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.”
7 Jesus said to the officer, "I will go and heal him."
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Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?”
8 The officer answered, "Lord, I am not worthy for you to come into my house. You only need to command it, and my servant will be healed.
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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.
9 I, too, am a man under the authority of others, and I have soldiers under my command. I tell one soldier, 'Go,' and he goes. I tell another soldier, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and my servant does it.
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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.”
10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. He said to those who were following him, "I tell you the truth, this is the greatest faith I have found, even in Israel.
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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.
11 Many people will come from the east and from the west and will sit and eat with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
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I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
12 But those people who should be in the kingdom will be thrown outside into the darkness, where people will cry and grind their teeth with pain."
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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 officer, "Go home. Your servant will be healed just as you believed he would." And his servant was healed that same hour.
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Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that moment.
14 When Jesus went to Peter's house, he saw that Peter's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever.
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When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
15 Jesus touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she stood up and began to serve Jesus.
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He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.
16 That evening people brought to Jesus many who had demons. Jesus spoke and the demons left them, and he healed all the sick.
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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 He did these things to bring about what Isaiah the prophet had said: "He took our suffering on him and carried our diseases."
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This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
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