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Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
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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.”
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When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
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“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
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“I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
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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.
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When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.
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So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.
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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.
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This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”