Matthew 8:1-10 ▼

1 And when He came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him,

2 and behold, a leper having come, was prostrating to Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You are able to cleanse me”;

3 and having stretched forth the hand, Jesus touched him, saying, “I will, be cleansed,” and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

4 And Jesus says to him, “See, you may tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest, and bring the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.”

5 And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to Him a centurion calling on Him,

6 and saying, “Lord, my young man has been laid in the house a paralytic, fearfully afflicted,”

7 and Jesus says to him, “I, having come, will heal him.”

8 And the centurion answering said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You may enter under my roof, but only say a word, and my servant will be healed;

9 for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Be coming, and he comes, and to my servant, Do this, and he does [it].”

10 And Jesus having heard, wondered, and said to those following, “Truly I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith;