| King James Bible | New International Version |
| 1When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. | 1When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. |
| 2And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. | 2A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." |
| 3And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. | 3Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. |
| 4And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. | 4Then 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." |
| 5And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, | 5When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. |
| 6And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. | 6"Lord," he said, "my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly." |
| 7And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. | 7Jesus said to him, "Shall I come and heal him?" |
| 8The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. | 8The 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. |
| 9For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. | 9For 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." |
| 10When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. | 10When 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. |
| 11And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. | 11I 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. |
| 12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. | 12But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." |
| 13And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. | 13Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would." And his servant was healed at that moment. |
| 14And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. | 14When Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. |
| 15And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. | 15He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him. |
| 16When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: | 16When 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. |
| 17That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. | 17This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases." |
| 18Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. | 18When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. |
| 19And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. | 19Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." |
| 20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. | 20Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head." |
| 21And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. | 21Another disciple said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." |
| 22But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. | 22But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead." |
| 23And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. | 23Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. |
| 24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. | 24Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. |
| 25And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. | 25The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!" |
| 26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. | 26He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. |
| 27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! | 27The men were amazed and asked, "What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!" |
| 28And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. | 28When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. |
| 29And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? | 29"What do you want with us, Son of God?" they shouted. "Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?" |
| 30And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding. | 30Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. |
| 31So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. | 31The demons begged Jesus, "If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs." |
| 32And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. | 32He said to them, "Go!" So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. |
| 33And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils. | 33Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. |
| 34And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts. | 34Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region. |
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