| Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
| 1When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him. | 1After he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. |
| 2Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” | 2And a leper approached, and bowed low before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." |
| 3Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. | 3He stretched out his hand and touched him saying, "I am willing. Be clean!" Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. |
| 4Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.” | 4Then Jesus said to him, "See that you do not speak to anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them." |
| 5When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him, | 5When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help: |
| 6“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.” | 6"Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible anguish." |
| 7“I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied. | 7Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him." |
| 8The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. | 8But the centurion replied, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed. |
| 9For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.” | 9For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go' and he goes, and to another 'Come' and he comes, and to my slave 'Do this' and he does it." |
| 10When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. | 10When Jesus heard this he was amazed and said to those who followed him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel! |
| 11I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. | 11I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, |
| 12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” | 12but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." |
| 13Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour. | 13Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; just as you believed, it will be done for you." And the servant was healed at that hour. |
| 14When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever. | 14Now when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever. |
| 15So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve them. | 15He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve them. |
| 16When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. | 16When it was evening, many demon-possessed people were brought to him. He drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick. |
| 17This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.” | 17In this way what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled: "He took our weaknesses and carried our diseases." |
| 18When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea. | 18Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake. |
| 19And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” | 19Then an expert in the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." |
| 20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.” | 20Jesus said to him, "Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." |
| 21Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” | 21Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." |
| 22But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” | 22But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead." |
| 23When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. | 23As he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. |
| 24Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping. | 24And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep. |
| 25The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” | 25So they came and woke him up saying, "Lord, save us! We are about to die!" |
| 26“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. | 26But he said to them, "Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm. |
| 27The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!” | 27And the men were amazed and said, "What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!" |
| 28When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. | 28When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way. |
| 29“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?” | 29They cried out, "Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?" |
| 30In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding. | 30A large herd of pigs was feeding some distance from them. |
| 31So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.” | 31Then the demons begged him, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs." |
| 32“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters. | 32And he said, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned in the water. |
| 33Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men. | 33The herdsmen ran off, went into the town, and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men. |
| 34Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region. | 34Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region. |
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