The Leper’s Prayer (Leviticus 14:1–32; Mark 1:40–45; Luke 5:12–16)
1 DBY And when he had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. BSB BSB: When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
2 DBY And behold, a leper came up to him and did him homage, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me. BSB BSB: Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
3 DBY And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. BSB BSB: Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 DBY And Jesus says to him, See thou tell no man, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses ordained, for a testimony to them. BSB BSB: Then 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.”
The Faith of the Centurion (Luke 7:1–10; John 4:43–54)
5 DBY And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, beseeching him, BSB BSB: When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
6 DBY and saying, Lord, my servant lies paralytic in the house, suffering grievously. BSB BSB: “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
7 DBY And Jesus says to him, I will come and heal him. BSB BSB: “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
8 DBY And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter under my roof; but only speak a word, and my servant shall be healed. BSB BSB: The 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.
9 DBY For I also am a man under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say to this one , Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it. BSB BSB: For 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.”
10 DBY And when Jesus heard it, he wondered, and said to those who followed, Verily I say unto you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith. BSB BSB: When 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.
11 DBY But I say unto you, that many shall come from the rising and setting sun , and shall lie down at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens; BSB BSB: I 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.
12 DBY but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. BSB BSB: But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
13 DBY And Jesus said to the centurion, Go, and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour. BSB BSB: Then 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.
Jesus Heals at Peter’s House (Mark 1:29–34; Luke 4:38–41)
15 DBY and he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and served him. BSB BSB: So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.
16 DBY And when the evening was come, they brought to him many possessed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill; BSB BSB: When 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.
17 DBY so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities and bore our diseases. BSB BSB: This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
The Cost of Discipleship (Luke 9:57–62; Luke 14:25–33; John 6:59–66)
18 DBY And Jesus, seeing great crowds around him, commanded to depart to the other side. BSB BSB: When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
19 DBY And a scribe came up and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go. BSB BSB: And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
20 DBY And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven roosting-places; but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head. BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
21 DBY But another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go away and bury my father. BSB BSB: Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 DBY But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead. BSB BSB: But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Jesus Calms the Storm (Psalm 107:1–43; Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25)
23 DBY And he went on board ship and his disciples followed him; BSB BSB: When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
24 DBY and behold, the water became very agitated on the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves; but he slept. BSB BSB: Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
25 DBY And the disciples came and awoke him, saying, Lord save: we perish. BSB BSB: The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
26 DBY And he says to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then, having arisen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. BSB BSB: “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.
27 DBY But the men were astonished, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? BSB BSB: The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
The Demons and the Pigs (Mark 5:1–20; Luke 8:26–39)
28 DBY And there met him, when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding dangerous, so that no one was able to pass by that way. BSB BSB: When 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.
29 DBY And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? hast thou come here before the time to torment us? BSB BSB: “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
30 DBY Now there was, a great way off from them, a herd of many swine feeding; BSB BSB: In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
31 DBY and the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine. BSB BSB: So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
32 DBY And he said to them, Go. And they, going out, departed into the herd of swine; and lo, the whole herd of swine rushed down the steep slope into the sea, and died in the waters. BSB BSB: “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.
33 DBY But they that fed them fled, and went away into the city and related everything, and what had happened as to those possessed by demons. BSB BSB: Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
34 DBY And behold, the whole city went out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to go away out of their coasts. BSB BSB: Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.