Jesus Heals The Sick


Jesus and his disciples entered Capernaum; and on the next Sabbath he

went into the synagogue and began to teach. And the people were

astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority,

and not as the scribes.



In their synagogue that day was a man under the power of an unclean

spirit, who cried out, "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?

Have you come to destroy us? I know y
u are God's Holy One." But Jesus

reproved the unclean spirit, saying, "Be still, and come out of him."

Then the unclean spirit, after convulsing the man, came out of him with

a loud cry. The people were so astonished that they began to ask one

another, "What is this? Is it a new teaching? With authority he commands

even the unclean spirits and they obey him." So the news about Jesus

spread at once in every direction all through the country about Galilee.



After leaving the synagogue they went straight to the house of Simon and

Andrew; and James and John went with them. The mother of Simon's wife

was ill in bed with a fever; so at once they told Jesus about her. He

went to her and, taking her by the hand, lifted her up. Then the fever

left her, and she began to wait upon them.



In the evening, after the sun had set, they brought to him all who were

sick or under the control of evil spirits, until all the people of the

city were gathered at the door. He healed many who were sick with

different kinds of diseases, and cast out many evil spirits, but would

not let them speak, because they knew who he was.



One day a leper came to him and on bended knees begged him: "If you

will, you can make me clean." Feeling sorry for him, Jesus stretched out

his hand and touched him, and said, "I will; be cleansed!" At once the

leprosy left him and he was cleansed. Then Jesus, after strictly warning

him, sent him away with the command, "See that you do not say a word to

any one, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer what Moses

commanded as proof to them that you are clean." But the man went away

and began to tell every one about it, so that Jesus could no longer

enter a city openly, but had to stay outside in lonely places; and

people from everywhere came to him.



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