Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy
1When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2A man with leprosy8:2 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin. came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
3Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. 4Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
The Faith of the Centurion
5When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. 6“Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.”
7Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?”
8The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. 11I say to you that many will come from the east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
13Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that moment.
Jesus Heals Many
14When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.
16When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. 17This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
“He took up our infirmities
and bore our diseases.”8:17 Isaiah 53:4 (see Septuagint)
The Cost of Following Jesus
18When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. 19Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
21Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Jesus Calms the Storm
23Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
26He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
27The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
Jesus Restores Two Demon-Possessed Men
28When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes,8:28 Some manuscripts Gergesenes; other manuscripts Gerasenes two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. 29“What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
30Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
32He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. 33Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. 34Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.
Yesu Amtakasa Mwenye Ukoma
(Marko 1:40-45; Luka 5:12-16)
1Yesu aliposhuka kutoka mlimani, makutano makubwa ya watu yakamfuata. 28:2 Law 13:45; Lk 17:12; Mt 18:26; 20:22Mtu mmoja mwenye ukoma akaja na kupiga magoti mbele yake, akasema, “Bwana, kama ukitaka, unaweza kunitakasa.”
3Yesu akanyoosha mkono wake akamgusa yule mtu, akamwambia, “Nataka. Takasika!” Mara yule mtu akatakasika ukoma wake. 48:4 Mk 8:30; Lk 4:41; Law 14:2-32Kisha Yesu akamwambia, “Hakikisha humwambii mtu yeyote. Lakini nenda ukajionyeshe kwa kuhani, na utoe sadaka aliyoamuru Mose, ili kuwa ushuhuda kwao.”
Yesu Amponya Mtumishi Wa Jemadari
(Luka 7:1-10)
58:5 Lk 7:1; Yn 4:27Yesu alipoingia Kapernaumu, jemadari mmoja alimjia, kumwomba msaada, 68:6 Mt 4:24akisema, “Bwana, mtumishi wangu amelala nyumbani na amepooza, tena ana maumivu makali ya kutisha.”
7Yesu akamwambia, “Nitakuja na kumponya.”
88:8 Za 107:20Lakini yule jemadari akamwambia, “Bwana, mimi sistahili wewe kuingia chini ya dari yangu. Lakini sema neno tu, naye mtumishi wangu atapona. 9Kwa kuwa mimi mwenyewe ni mtu niliyewekwa chini ya mamlaka, nikiwa na askari chini yangu. Nikimwambia huyu, ‘Nenda,’ yeye huenda; na mwingine nikimwambia, ‘Njoo,’ yeye huja. Nikimwambia mtumishi wangu, ‘Fanya hivi,’ yeye hufanya.”
108:10 Mt 15:28Yesu aliposikia maneno haya, alishangaa, akawaambia wale waliomfuata, “Amin, nawaambia, hata katika Israeli sijapata kuona yeyote mwenye imani kubwa namna hii. 118:11 Za 107:3; Mal 1:11; Lk 13:29Ninawaambia kwamba wengi watatoka mashariki na magharibi, nao wataketi karamuni pamoja na Abrahamu, Isaki na Yakobo katika Ufalme wa Mbinguni. 128:12 Mt 13:38; 25:30; Lk 13:28Lakini warithi wa Ufalme watatupwa katika giza la nje, ambako kutakuwako kilio na kusaga meno.”
138:13 Mt 9:22-29Kisha Yesu akamwambia yule jemadari, “Nenda na iwe kwako sawasawa na imani yako.” Naye yule mtumishi akapona saa ile ile.
Yesu Aponya Wengi
(Marko 1:29-34; Luka 4:38-41)
148:14 1Kor 9:5Yesu alipoingia nyumbani kwa Petro, alimkuta mama mkwe wa Petro amelala kitandani, akiwa ana homa. 158:15 Mk 1:29-34Akamgusa mkono wake na homa ikamwacha, naye akainuka na kuanza kumhudumia.
168:16 Mt 4:23-24Jioni ile, wakamletea watu wengi waliopagawa na pepo wachafu, naye akawatoa wale pepo wachafu kwa neno lake, na kuwaponya wagonjwa wote. 178:17 Isa 53:4; Mt 1:22Haya yalifanyika ili litimie lile lililonenwa kwa kinywa cha nabii Isaya kwamba:
“Mwenyewe alitwaa udhaifu wetu
na alichukua magonjwa yetu.”
Gharama Ya Kumfuata Yesu
(Luka 9:57-62)
188:18 Mk 4:35; Lk 8:22Yesu alipoona makutano mengi wamemzunguka, aliwaamuru wanafunzi wake wavuke mpaka ngʼambo ya ziwa. 198:19 Lk 9:57, 58Kisha mwalimu mmoja wa sheria akamjia Yesu na kumwambia, “Mwalimu, nitakufuata kokote uendako.”
208:20 Dan 7:13; Mk 2:10Naye Yesu akamjibu, “Mbweha wana mapango, nao ndege wa angani wana viota, lakini Mwana wa Adamu hana mahali pa kulaza kichwa chake.”
218:21 1Fal 19:20Mwanafunzi mwingine akamwambia, “Bwana, niruhusu kwanza nikamzike baba yangu.”
228:22 Mt 4:19; Rum 6:13Lakini Yesu akamwambia, “Nifuate, uwaache wafu wawazike wafu wao.”
Yesu Atuliza Dhoruba
(Marko 4:35-41; Luka 8:22-25)
238:23 Za 4:8Naye alipoingia kwenye mashua, wanafunzi wake wakamfuata. 248:24 Mk 4:37; Lk 8:26Ghafula, kukainuka dhoruba kali baharini hata mashua ikaanza kufunikwa na mawimbi, lakini Yesu alikuwa amelala usingizi. 25Wanafunzi wake wakamwendea na kumwamsha, wakisema, “Bwana, tuokoe! Tunazama!”
268:26 Mt 6:30; Za 65:7; 89:9Naye Yesu akawaambia, “Kwa nini mnaogopa, enyi wa imani haba?” Kisha akaamka na kukemea dhoruba na mawimbi, nako kukawa shwari kabisa.
27Wale watu wakashangaa, wakisema, “Ni mtu wa namna gani huyu? Hata upepo na mawimbi vinamtii!”
Wawili Wenye Pepo Waponywa
(Marko 5:1-20; Luka 8:26-39)
288:28 Mt 4:24Walipofika ngʼambo katika nchi ya Wagerasi, watu wawili waliopagawa na pepo wachafu walitoka makaburini nao wakakutana naye. Watu hawa walikuwa wakali mno kiasi kwamba hakuna mtu aliyeweza kupita njia ile. 298:29 Lk 4:34; 2Pet 2:4Wakapiga kelele, “Una nini nasi, Mwana wa Mungu? Umekuja hapa kututesa kabla ya wakati ulioamriwa?”
30Mbali kidogo kutoka pale walipokuwa, kulikuwa na kundi kubwa la nguruwe wakilisha. 31Wale pepo wachafu wakamsihi Yesu, “Ukitutoa humu, turuhusu twende kwenye lile kundi la nguruwe.”
32Akawaambia, “Nendeni!” Hivyo wakatoka na kuwaingia wale nguruwe, nalo kundi lote likateremka gengeni kwa kasi, likaingia katika ziwa na kufa ndani ya maji. 33Wale watu waliokuwa wakiwachunga hao nguruwe wakakimbia wakaingia mjini, wakaeleza yote kuhusu yale yaliyowatokea wale waliokuwa wamepagawa na pepo wachafu. 348:34 Lk 5:8; Mdo 16:39Kisha watu wote wa mji huo wakatoka kwenda kukutana na Yesu. Nao walipomwona wakamsihi aondoke kwenye nchi yao.
