| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1When He came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him. | 1When Jesus came down from the hillside, large crowds followed him. |
| 2Right away a man with a serious skin disease came up and knelt before Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean." | 2Suddenly, a leper came up to him, fell down before him, and said, "Sir, if you want to, you can make me clean." |
| 3Reaching out His hand He touched him, saying, "I am willing; be made clean." Immediately his disease was healed. | 3So Jesus reached out his hand, touched him, and said, "I do want to. Be clean!" And instantly his leprosy was made clean. |
| 4Then Jesus told him, "See that you don't tell anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them." | 4Then Jesus told him, "See to it that you don't speak to anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest, and then offer the sacrifice that Moses commanded as proof to the authorities." |
| 5When He entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, " | 5When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a centurion came up to him and begged him repeatedly, |
| 6Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible agony!" | 6"Sir, my servant is lying at home paralyzed and in terrible pain." |
| 7"I will come and heal him," He told him." | 7Jesus told him, "I will come and heal him." |
| 8Lord," the centurion replied, "I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be cured. | 8The centurion replied, "Sir, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed, |
| 9For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under my command. 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." | 9because I, too, am a man under authority and I have soldiers under me. I say to one of them 'Go' and he goes, to another 'Come' and he comes, and to my servant 'Do this' and he does it." |
| 10Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following Him, "I assure you: I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith! | 10When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and told those who were following him, "I tell all of you with certainty, not even in Israel have I found this kind of faith! |
| 11I tell you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. | 11I tell all of you, many will come from east and west and will feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom from heaven. |
| 12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." | 12But the unfaithful heirs of that kingdom will be thrown into the darkness outside. In that place there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth." |
| 13Then Jesus told the centurion, "Go. As you have believed, let it be done for you." And his servant was cured that very moment. | 13"Go," Jesus told the centurion, "and it will be done for you, just as you have believed." And his servant was healed that very hour. |
| 14When Jesus went into Peter's house, He saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. | 14When Jesus went into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying in bed, sick with a fever. |
| 15So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve Him. | 15He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began serving him. |
| 16When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick, | 16When evening came, people brought to him many who were possessed by demons. He drove out the spirits by speaking a command and healed everyone who was sick. |
| 17so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: He Himself took our weaknesses and carried our diseases. | 17This was to fulfill what was declared by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "It was he who took our illnesses away and removed our diseases." |
| 18When Jesus saw large crowds around Him, He gave the order to go to the other side of the sea. | 18When Jesus saw the large crowds around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. |
| 19A scribe approached Him and said, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go!" | 19Just then, a scribe came up and told him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." |
| 20Jesus told him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head."" | 20Jesus told him, "Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to rest." |
| 21Lord," another of His disciples said, "first let me go bury my father." | 21Then another of his disciples told him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." |
| 22But Jesus told him, "Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead." | 22But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead." |
| 23As He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. | 23When Jesus got into the boat, his disciples went with him. |
| 24Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But He was sleeping. | 24Suddenly, a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat began to be swamped by the waves. Yet Jesus kept sleeping. |
| 25So the disciples came and woke Him up, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to die!" | 25They went to him and woke him up. "Lord!" they cried, "Save us! We're going to die!" |
| 26But He said to them, "Why are you fearful, you of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea. And there was a great calm. | 26He asked them, "Why are you afraid, you who have little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. |
| 27The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this?--even the winds and the sea obey Him!" | 27The men were amazed. "What kind of man is this?" they asked. "Even the winds and the sea obey him!" |
| 28When He had come to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met Him as they came out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. | 28When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gerasenes, two demon-possessed men met him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could travel on that road. |
| 29Suddenly they shouted, "What do You have to do with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?" | 29Suddenly, they screamed, "What do you want with us, Son of God? Did you come here to torture us before the proper time?" |
| 30Now a long way off from them, a large herd of pigs was feeding. " | 30Now a large herd of pigs was grazing some distance away from them. |
| 31If You drive us out," the demons begged Him, "send us into the herd of pigs." | 31So the demons began to plead with Jesus, saying, "If you drive us out, send us into that herd of pigs." |
| 32"Go!" He told them. So when they had come out, they entered the pigs. And suddenly the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the water. | 32He told them, "Go," and they came out and went into the pigs. Suddenly, the whole herd rushed down the cliff into the sea and drowned in the water. |
| 33Then the men who tended them fled. They went into the city and reported everything--especially what had happened to those who were demon-possessed. | 33Now when those who had been taking care of the pigs ran away, they came into the city and reported everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men. |
| 34At that, the whole town went out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region. | 34Then the whole city went out to meet Jesus, and as soon as they saw him, they begged him to leave their region. |
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