3 Jesus reached out and touched him. "I do," He said. And immediately he was cleansed of leprosy[77]. 4 "Take heed that you speak to no man," Jesus said to him, "but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the sacrifice which Moses commanded, that the other priests may also be convinced that you are healed."

Centurion's Faith

5When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him with a request. 6"Lord! he said. "My servant, stricken with paralysis, lies at home and suffers terribly."

7 "I will come and heal him," Jesus said to him.

8"Lord," replied the centurion, "I am not worthy that You should come into my house. But speak only the word, and my servant will be healed. 9For I myself am under my command, and at the same time I have soldiers under my command. When I say to one of them: "Go!" – he goes, to the other: "Come here!" – and he comes, I say to my servant: "Do this!" – and he does."

10When Jesus heard this, he was delighted and said to those who followed him: "Indeed, I have not found such faith in anyone in Israel. 11But I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12And those who were to inherit the kingdom[78]a will be cast down into darkness,[79]b where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

13"Go! Jesus said to the centurion. "Let it be to you according to your faith." And [his] servant was healed in the same hour.

Jesus is the Healer of body and soul

14 Jesus came to Peter's house and saw his mother-in-law lying in a fever. 15He touched her hand, and her fever subsided. She arose and began to serve Him[80].

16As evening came, a multitude of demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. By His word He cast out the spirits and healed all the sick; 17This happened in fulfillment of what was said through the prophet Isaiah:

"He took upon Himself our infirmities

and carried away our illnesses"[81].

The Price of Apprenticeship

18When Jesus saw a crowd of people around him, he ordered them to cross over to the other side. 19One of the scribes came to him and said, "Master, I want to follow you wherever you go."