Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him:
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When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.
2 And behold a leper came and adored him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
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A man with a serious skin disease came and bowed down in front of him. The man said to Jesus, "Sir, if you're willing, you can make me clean."
3 And Jesus stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying: I will, be thou made clean. And forthwith his leprosy was cleansed.
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Jesus reached out, touched him, and said, "I'm willing. So be clean!" Immediately, his skin disease went away, and he was clean.
4 And Jesus saith to him: See thou tell no man: but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
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Jesus said to him, "Don't tell anyone about this! Instead, show yourself to the priest. Then offer the sacrifice Moses commanded as proof to people that you are clean."
5 And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,
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When Jesus went to Capernaum, a Roman army officer came to beg him for help.
6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grievously tormented.
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The officer said, "Sir, my servant is lying at home paralyzed and in terrible pain."
7 And Jesus saith to him: I will come and heal him.
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Jesus said to him, "I'll come to heal him."
8 And the centurion, making answer, said: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
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The officer responded, "Sir, I don't deserve to have you come into my house. But just give a command, and my servant will be healed.
9 For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers; and I say to this, Go, and he goeth, and to another Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
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As you know, I'm in a chain of command and have soldiers at my command. I tell one of them, 'Go!' and he goes, and another, 'Come!' and he comes. I tell my servant, 'Do this!' and he does it."
10 And Jesus hearing this, marvelled; and said to them that followed him. Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel.
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Jesus was amazed when he heard this. He said to those who were following him, "I can guarantee this truth: I haven't found faith as great as this in anyone in Israel.
11 And I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven:
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I can guarantee that many will come from all over the world. They will eat with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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The citizens of that kingdom will be thrown outside into the darkness. People will cry and be in extreme pain there.
13 And Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was healed at the same hour.
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Jesus told the officer, "Go! What you believed will be done for you." And at that moment the servant was healed.
14 And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying, and sick of a fever;
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When Jesus went to Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law in bed with a fever.
15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and ministered to them.
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Jesus touched her hand, and the fever went away. So she got up and prepared a meal for him.
16 And when evening was come, they brought to him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word: and all that were sick he healed:
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In the evening the people brought him many who were possessed by demons. He forced the [evil] spirits out of people with a command and cured everyone who was sick.
17 That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet Isaias, saying: He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.
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So what the prophet Isaiah had said came true: "He took away our weaknesses and removed our diseases."
18 And Jesus seeing great multitudes about him, gave orders to pass over the water.
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Now, when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he ordered [his disciples] to cross to the other side of the Sea of Galilee.
19 And a certain scribe came and said to him: Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou shalt go.
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A scribe came to him and said, "Teacher, I'll follow you wherever you go."
20 And Jesus saith to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
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Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to sleep."
21 And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
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Another disciple said to him, "Sir, first let me go to bury my father."
22 But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.
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But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
23 And when he entered into the boat, his disciples followed him:
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Jesus' disciples went with him as he left in a boat.
24 And behold a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves, but he was asleep.
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Suddenly, a severe storm came across the sea. The waves were covering the boat. Yet, Jesus was sleeping.
25 And they came to him, and awaked him, saying: Lord, save us, we perish.
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So they woke him up, saying, "Lord! Save us! We're going to die!"
26 And Jesus saith to them: Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith? Then rising up, he commanded the winds, and the sea, and there came a great calm.
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Jesus said to them, "Why do you cowards have so little faith?" Then he got up, gave an order to the wind and the sea, and the sea became very calm.
27 But the men wondered, saying: What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey him?
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The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!"
28 And when he was come on the other side of the water, into the country of the Gerasens, there met him two that were possessed with devils, coming out of the sepulchres, exceeding fierce, so that none could pass by that way.
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When he arrived in the territory of the Gadarenes on the other side [of the Sea of Galilee], two men met him. They were possessed by demons and had come out of the tombs. No one could travel along that road because the men were so dangerous.
29 And behold they cried out, saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
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They shouted, "Why are you bothering us now, Son of God? Did you come here to torture us before it is time?"
30 And there was, not far from them, a herd of many swine feeding.
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A large herd of pigs was feeding in the distance.
31 And the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out hence, send us into the herd of swine.
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The demons begged Jesus, "If you're going to force us out, send us into that herd of pigs."
32 And he said to them: Go. But they going out went into the swine, and behold the whole herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea: and they perished in the waters.
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Jesus said to them, "Go!" The demons came out and went into the pigs. Suddenly, the whole herd rushed down the cliff into the sea and died in the water.
33 And they that kept them fled: and coming into the city, told every thing, and concerning them that had been possessed by the devils.
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Those who took care of the pigs ran into the city. There they reported everything, especially about the men possessed by demons.
34 And behold the whole city went out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their coast.
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Everyone from the city went to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their territory.