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1 And when he had come down from the mountain, great numbers of people came after him.
1 When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
1 Καταβάντι δὲ αὐτῷ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοί.
2 And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
2 Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”
2 Καὶ ἰδοὺ λεπρὸς ἐλθὼν προσεκύνει αὐτῷ λέγων· Κύριε, ἐὰν θέλῃς, δύνασαί με καθαρίσαι.
3 And he put his hand on him, saying, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away he was made clean.
3 Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
3 καὶ ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἥψατο αὐτοῦ ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγων· θέλω, καθαρίσθητι. καὶ εὐθέως ἐκαθαρίσθη αὐτοῦ ἡ λέπρα.
4 And Jesus said to him, See that you say nothing about this to anyone; but go and let the priest see you and make the offering which was ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.
4 Jesus said to him, “See that you tell nobody; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
4 καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ὅρα μηδενὶ εἴπῃς, ἀλλὰ ὕπαγε σεαυτὸν δεῖξον τῷ ἱερεῖ καὶ προσένεγκε τὸ δῶρον ὃ προσέταξε Μωσῆς εἰς μαρτύριον αὐτοῖς.
5 And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request,
5 When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him for help,
5 Εἰσελθόντι δὲ αὐτῷ εἰς Καπερναοὺμ προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἑκατόνταρχος παρακαλῶν αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων·
6 Saying, Lord, my servant is ill in bed at the house, with no power in his body, and in great pain.
6 saying, “Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented.”
6 Κύριε, ὁ παῖς μου βέβληται ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ παραλυτικός, δεινῶς βασανιζόμενος.
7 And he said to him, I will come and make him well.
7 Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
7 καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἐγὼ ἐλθὼν θεραπεύσω αὐτόν.
8 And the captain in answer said, Lord, I am not good enough for you to come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be made well.
8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I’m not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
8 καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος ἔφη· Κύριε, οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς ἵνα μου ὑπὸ τὴν στέγην εἰσέλθῃς· ἀλλὰ μόνον εἰπὲ λόγῳ, καὶ ἰαθήσεται ὁ παῖς μου.
9 Because I myself am a man under authority, having under me fighting men; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.
9 For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and tell another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and tell my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
9 καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπός εἰμι ὑπὸ ἐξουσίαν, ἔχων ὑπ᾽ ἐμαυτὸν στρατιώτας, καὶ λέγω τούτῳ, πορεύθητι, καὶ πορεύεται, καὶ ἄλλῳ, ἔρχου, καὶ ἔρχεται, καὶ τῷ δούλῳ μου, ποίησον τοῦτο, καὶ ποιεῖ.
10 And when these words came to the ears of Jesus he was surprised, and said to those who came after him, Truly I say to you, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel.
10 When Jesus heard it, he marveled and said to those who followed, “Most certainly I tell you, I haven’t found so great a faith, not even in Israel.
10 ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐθαύμασε καὶ εἶπε τοῖς ἀκολουθοῦσιν· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐδὲ ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ τοσαύτην πίστιν εὗρον.
11 And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
11 I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,
11 λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι πολλοὶ ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν καὶ δυσμῶν ἥξουσι καὶ ἀνακλιθήσονται μετὰ Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν,
12 But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain.
12 but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
12 οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ τῆς βασιλείας ἐκβληθήσονται εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον· ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.
13 And Jesus said to the captain, Go in peace; as your faith is, so let it be done to you. And the servant was made well in that hour.
13 Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed.” His servant was healed in that hour.
13 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ ἑκατοντάρχῳ· ὕπαγε, καὶ ὡς ἐπίστευσας γενηθήτω σοι. καὶ ἰάθη ὁ παῖς αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐκείνῃ.
14 And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother in bed, very ill.
14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.
14 Καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν Πέτρου εἶδε τὴν πενθερὰν αὐτοῦ βεβλημένην καὶ πυρέσσουσαν·
15 And he put his hand on hers and the disease went from her, and she got up and took care of his needs.
15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. So she got up and served him.
15 καὶ ἥψατο τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῆς, καὶ ἀφῆκεν αὐτὴν ὁ πυρετός, καὶ ἠγέρθη καὶ διηκόνει αὐτῷ.
16 And in the evening, they took to him a number of people who had evil spirits; and he sent the spirits out of them with a word, and made well all who were ill;
16 When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,
16 Ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ δαιμονιζομένους πολλούς, καὶ ἐξέβαλε τὰ πνεύματα λόγῳ καὶ πάντας τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας ἐθεράπευσεν,
17 So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
17 ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἡσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος· αὐτὸς τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν ἔλαβε καὶ τὰς νόσους ἐβάστασεν.
18 Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.
18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
18 Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς πολλοὺς ὄχλους περὶ αὐτὸν ἐκέλευσεν ἀπελθεῖν εἰς τὸ πέραν.
19 And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.
19 A scribe came and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
19 Καὶ προσελθὼν εἷς γραμματεὺς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· διδάσκαλε, ἀκολουθήσω σοι ὅπου ἐὰν ἀπέρχῃ.
20 And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have a resting-place; but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.
20 Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
20 καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· αἱ ἀλώπεκες φωλεοὺς ἔχουσι καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνώσεις, ὁ δὲ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἔχει ποῦ τὴν κεφαλὴν κλίνῃ.
21 And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
21 Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
21 Ἕτερος δὲ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι πρῶτον ἀπελθεῖν καὶ θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.
22 But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.
22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”
22 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἀκολούθει μοι, καὶ ἄφες τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς.
23 And when he had got into a boat, his disciples went after him.
23 When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.
23 Καὶ ἐμβάντι αὐτῷ εἰς [τὸ] πλοῖον ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.
24 And there came up a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was sleeping.
24 Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves; but he was asleep.
24 καὶ ἰδοὺ σεισμὸς μέγας ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ, ὥστε τὸ πλοῖον καλύπτεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν κυμάτων· αὐτὸς δὲ ἐκάθευδε.
25 And they came to him, and, awaking him, said, Help, Lord; destruction is near.
25 The disciples came to him and woke him up, saying, “Save us, Lord! We are dying!”
25 καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἤγειραν αὐτὸν λέγοντες· Κύριε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς, ἀπολλύμεθα.
26 And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
26 He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.
26 καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· τί δειλοί ἐστε, ὀλιγόπιστοι; τότε ἐγερθεὶς ἐπετίμησε τοῖς ἀνέμοις καὶ τῇ θαλάσσῃ, καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη.
27 And the men were full of wonder, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea do his orders?
27 The men marveled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
27 οἱ δὲ ἄνθρωποι ἐθαύμασαν λέγοντες· ποταπός ἐστιν οὗτος, ὅτι καὶ οἱ ἄνεμοι καὶ ἡ θάλασσα ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ;
28 And when he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, there came out to him from the place of the dead, two who had evil spirits, so violent that no man was able to go that way.
28 When he came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.
28 Καὶ ἐλθόντι αὐτῷ εἰς τὸ πέραν εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γεργεσηνῶν ὑπήντησαν αὐτῷ δύο δαιμονιζόμενοι ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἐξερχόμενοι, χαλεποὶ λίαν, ὥστε μὴ ἰσχύειν τινὰ παρελθεῖν διὰ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἐκείνης.
29 And they gave a loud cry, saying, What have we to do with you, you Son of God? Have you come here to give us punishment before the time?
29 Behold, they cried out, saying, “What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
29 καὶ ἰδοὺ ἔκραξαν λέγοντες· τί ἡμῖν καὶ σοί, Ἰησοῦ υἱὲ τοῦ Θεοῦ; ἦλθες ὧδε πρὸ καιροῦ βασανίσαι ἡμᾶς;
30 Now there was, some distance away, a great herd of pigs taking their food.
30 Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them.
30 ἦν δὲ μακρὰν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ἀγέλη χοίρων πολλῶν βοσκομένη.
31 And the evil spirits made strong prayers to him, saying, If you send us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.
31 The demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.”
31 οἱ δὲ δαίμονες παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν λέγοντες· εἰ ἐκβάλλεις ἡμᾶς, ἐπίτρεψον ἡμῖν ἀπελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ἀγέλην τῶν χοίρων.
32 And he said to them, Go. And they came out, and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea and came to their end in the water.
32 He said to them, “Go!” They came out and went into the herd of pigs; and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea and died in the water.
32 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ὑπάγετε. οἱ δὲ ἐξελθόντες ἀπῆλθον εἰς τὴν ἀγέλην τῶν χοίρων· καὶ ἰδοὺ ὥρμησε πᾶσα ἡ ἀγέλη τῶν χοίρων κατὰ τοῦ κρημνοῦ εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ ἀπέθανον ἐν τοῖς ὕδασιν.
33 And their keepers went in flight to the town and gave an account of everything, and of the men who had the evil spirits.
33 Those who fed them fled and went away into the city and told everything, including what happened to those who were possessed with demons.
33 οἱ δὲ βόσκοντες ἔφυγον, καὶ ἀπελθόντες εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἀπήγγειλαν πάντα καὶ τὰ τῶν δαιμονιζομένων.
34 And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.
34 Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.
34 καὶ ἰδοὺ πᾶσα ἡ πόλις ἐξῆλθεν εἰς συνάντησιν τῷ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν παρεκάλεσαν ὅπως μεταβῇ ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων αὐτῶν.
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- 1 Matthew 8:18; Matthew 4:25–5:1; Mark 3:7; Matthew 20:29; Luke 5:15
- 2 Mark 1:40–45; Matthew 15:25; Luke 17:12–19; Matthew 18:26; Acts 10:25
- 3 Psalm 33:9; Luke 5:13; Matthew 11:4–5; 2 Kings 5:14; Mark 1:41
- 4 Leviticus 14:2–32; Luke 5:14; Luke 17:14; Mark 7:36; Leviticus 13:2–46
- 5 Luke 7:1–10; Acts 27:43; Matthew 27:54; Acts 27:31; Acts 10:1–33
- 6 Matthew 4:24; Colossians 4:1; Acts 9:33; Colossians 3:11; Mark 2:3–12
- 7 Luke 7:6; Mark 5:23–24; Matthew 9:18–19
- 8 Psalm 107:20; Luke 7:6–7; Psalm 33:9; Mark 1:25–27; Matthew 8:3
- 9 Titus 2:9; Psalm 107:25–29; Psalm 119:91; Psalm 148:8; Luke 4:39
- 10 Luke 7:9; Matthew 15:28; Mark 6:6; Luke 7:50; Luke 5:20
- 11 Luke 13:28–29; Ephesians 3:6; Malachi 1:11; Galatians 3:28–29; Ephesians 2:11–14
- 12 Matthew 25:30; Luke 13:28; Matthew 21:43; Matthew 24:51; Matthew 13:42
- 13 Matthew 9:29–30; John 4:50; Mark 9:23; Matthew 15:28; Matthew 9:22
- 14 Luke 4:38–41; Mark 1:29–34; 1 Corinthians 9:5; Matthew 17:25; Hebrews 13:4
- 15 2 Kings 13:21; Mark 1:41; Luke 8:54; Luke 4:38–39; John 12:1–3
- 16 Exodus 15:26; Matthew 14:14; Mark 1:32–34; Acts 5:15; Matthew 12:22
- 17 Isaiah 53:4; 1 Peter 2:24; Matthew 1:22
- 18 Luke 8:22; Luke 4:42–43; Mark 4:35; John 6:15; Matthew 14:22
- 19 Luke 22:33–34; Luke 14:33; John 13:36–38; Luke 14:25–27; Mark 12:32–34
- 20 Psalm 84:3; Luke 2:7; Isaiah 53:2–3; Luke 2:16; Psalm 104:17
- 21 Luke 9:59–62; Matthew 19:29; Leviticus 21:11–12; Numbers 6:6–7; 1 Kings 19:20–21
- 22 Luke 15:32; Colossians 2:13; Ephesians 5:14; Ephesians 2:5; Ephesians 2:1
- 23 Luke 8:22–25; Mark 4:36–41; Luke 7:22; Matthew 9:1
- 24 Luke 8:23; Mark 4:37–38; Psalm 107:23–27; Jonah 1:4–5; Acts 27:14–38
- 25 Jonah 1:6; Mark 4:38–39; Psalm 44:22–23; 2 Chronicles 14:11; Isaiah 51:9–10
- 26 Isaiah 41:10–14; Psalm 65:7; Psalm 107:28–30; Psalm 89:9; Luke 8:24–25
- 27 Mark 7:37; Matthew 14:33; Mark 6:51; Mark 1:27; Matthew 15:31
- 28 Luke 8:26–39; Mark 5:1–20; Acts 10:38; Matthew 4:24; Genesis 15:21
- 29 Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34; James 2:19; Mark 5:7; Luke 8:28
- 30 Leviticus 11:7; Deuteronomy 14:8; Isaiah 65:3–4; Mark 5:11; Isaiah 66:3
- 31 Revelation 20:1–2; Mark 5:12; Revelation 12:12; Luke 8:30–33; Mark 5:7
- 32 Mark 5:13; Revelation 20:7; Acts 2:23; Luke 8:33; Acts 4:28
- 33 Luke 8:34–36; Mark 5:14–16; Acts 19:15–17
- 34 Acts 16:39; Luke 8:37–39; Luke 5:8; Mark 5:17–18; Job 21:14
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