The Leper’s Prayer (Leviticus 14:1–32; Mark 1:40–45; Luke 5:12–16)
1 WBS When he had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. BSB BSB: When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
2 WBS And behold, there came a leper and worshiped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. BSB BSB: Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
3 WBS And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. 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 WBS And Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, 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 WBS And when Jesus had entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him, BSB BSB: When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
6 WBS And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick with the palsy, grievously tormented. BSB BSB: “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
7 WBS And Jesus saith to him, I will come and heal him. BSB BSB: “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
8 WBS The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant will 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 WBS For 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 . 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 WBS When Jesus heard it , he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 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 WBS And I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 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 WBS But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into utter darkness: there shall be weeping and 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 WBS And Jesus said to the centurion, Depart; and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And his servant was healed in the same 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 WBS And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered to them. BSB BSB: So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.
16 WBS When the evening was come, they brought to him many that were possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick; 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 WBS That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, He himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses. 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 WBS Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment 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 WBS And a certain scribe came, and said to him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. BSB BSB: And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
20 WBS And Jesus saith to 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. 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 WBS And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. BSB BSB: Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 WBS But Jesus said to him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their 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 WBS And when he had entered into a boat, his disciples followed him. BSB BSB: When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
24 WBS And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 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 WBS And his disciples came to him , and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. BSB BSB: The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
26 WBS And he saith to 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. 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 WBS But the men marveled, saying, What manner 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 WBS And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might 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 WBS And 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? 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 WBS And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine, feeding. BSB BSB: In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
31 WBS So the demons besought him, saying, If thou expellest us, suffer us to go 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 WBS And he said to them, Go. And when they had 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. 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 WBS And they that kept them, fled, and went into the city, and told every thing; and what had befallen to the possessed with 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 WBS And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their borders. BSB BSB: Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.