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Learn about the sources and coverage →When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
Καταβάντι δὲ αὐτῷ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους, ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοί∙
Katabanti de autō apo tou orous, ēkolouthēsan autō ochloi polloi;
Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached Him, bowed before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
καὶ ἰδού, λεπρὸς ἐλθὼν προσεκύνει αὐτῷ, λέγων, Κύριε, ἐὰν θέλῃς, δύνασαί με καθαρίσαι.
kai idou, lepros elthōn prosekynei autō, legōn, Kyrie, ean thelēs, dynasai me katharisai.
Jesus reached out His hand and touched him.
“I am willing,” He said. “Be clean.”
Immediately, the man was cleansed of his leprosy.
And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Καὶ ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα, ἥψατο αὐτοῦ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, λέγων, Θέλω, καθαρίσθητι. Καὶ εὐθέως ἐκαθαρίσθη αὐτοῦ ἡ λέπρα.
Kai ekteinas tēn cheira, hēpsato autou ho Iēsous, legōn, Thelō, katharisthēti. Kai eutheōs ekatharisthē autou hē lepra.
Then Jesus told him, “See that you tell no one. Go instead and show yourself to the priest, and present the offering Moses commanded. This will serve as a testimony to them.”
And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ὅρα μηδενὶ εἴπῃς∙ ἀλλὰ ὕπαγε, σεαυτὸν δεῖξον τῷ ἱερεῖ, καὶ προσένεγκε τὸ δῶρον ὃ προσέταξεν Μωσῆς, εἰς μαρτύριον αὐτοῖς.
Kai legei autō ho Iēsous, Hora mēdeni eipēs; alla hypage, seauton deixon tō hierei, kai prosenenke to dōron ho prosetaxen Mōsēs, eis martyrion autois.
When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him asking for help.
¶ And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
Εἰσελθόντι δὲ αὐτῷ εἰς Καπερναούμ, προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἑκατόνταρχος παρακαλῶν αὐτόν,
Eiselthonti de autō eis Kapernaoum, prosēlthen autō hekatontarchos parakalōn auton,
“Lord,” he said, “my servant is lying at home paralyzed and suffering terribly.”
And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
καὶ λέγων, Κύριε, ὁ παῖς μου βέβληται ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ παραλυτικός, δεινῶς βασανιζόμενος.
kai legōn, Kyrie, ho pais mou beblētai en tē oikia paralytikos, deinōs basanizomenos.
Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἐγὼ ἐλθὼν θεραπεύσω αὐτόν.
Kai legei autō ho Iēsous, Egō elthōn therapeusō auton.
But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. Just speak the word, and my servant will be healed.
The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος ἔφη, Κύριε, οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς ἵνα μου ὑπὸ τὴν στέγην εἰσέλθῃς∙ ἀλλὰ μόνον εἰπὲ λόγῳ, καὶ ἰαθήσεται ὁ παῖς μου.
Kai apokritheis ho hekatontarchos ephē, Kyrie, ouk eimi hikanos hina mou hypo tēn stegēn eiselthēs; alla monon eipe logō, kai iathēsetai ho pais mou.
I understand authority because I am a man under authority myself, with soldiers under me. I tell one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; another, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I tell my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
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.
Καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπός εἰμι ὑπὸ ἐξουσίαν, ἔχων ὑπ’ ἐμαυτὸν στρατιώτας∙ καὶ λέγω τούτῳ, Πορεύθητι, καὶ πορεύεται∙ καὶ ἄλλῳ, Ἔρχου, καὶ ἔρχεται∙ καὶ τῷ δούλῳ μου, Ποίησον τοῦτο, καὶ ποιεῖ.
Kai gar egō anthrōpos eimi hypo exousian, echōn hyp’ emauton stratiōtas; kai legō toutō, Poreuthēti, kai poreuetai; kai allō, Erchou, kai erchetai; kai tō doulō mou, Poiēson touto, kai poiei.
When Jesus heard this, He was amazed. He said to those following Him, “I tell you the truth: I have not found faith this great even in Israel.
When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐθαύμασεν, καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς ἀκολουθοῦσιν, Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐδὲ ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ τοσαύτην πίστιν εὗρον.
Akousas de ho Iēsous ethaumasen, kai eipen tois akolouthousin, Amēn legō hymin, oude en tō Israēl tosautēn pistin heuron.
I tell you that many will come from east and west and take their places at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι πολλοὶ ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν καὶ δυσμῶν ἥξουσιν, καὶ ἀνακλιθήσονται μετὰ Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν∙
Legō de hymin hoti polloi apo anatolōn kai dysmōn hēxousin, kai anaklithēsontai meta Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb en tē basileia tōn ouranōn;
But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown outside into the darkness. There will be weeping and grinding of teeth.”
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ τῆς βασιλείας ἐκβληθήσονται εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον∙ ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.
hoi de huioi tēs basileias ekblēthēsontai eis to skotos to exōteron; ekei estai ho klauthmos kai ho brygmos tōn odontōn.
Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go. Let it happen for you just as you believed.”
And his servant was healed at that very moment.
And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ ἑκατοντάρχῃ, Ὕπαγε, καὶ ὡς ἐπίστευσας γενηθήτω σοι. Καὶ ἰάθη ὁ παῖς αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐκείνῃ.
Kai eipen ho Iēsous tō hekatontarchē, Hypage, kai hōs episteusas genēthētō soi. Kai iathē ho pais autou en tē hōra ekeinē.
When Jesus entered Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
¶ And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.
Καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν Πέτρου, εἶδεν τὴν πενθερὰν αὐτοῦ βεβλημένην καὶ πυρέσσουσαν,
Kai elthōn ho Iēsous eis tēn oikian Petrou, eiden tēn pentheran autou beblēmenēn kai pyressousan,
Jesus touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and began serving Him.
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
καὶ ἥψατο τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῆς, καὶ ἀφῆκεν αὐτὴν ὁ πυρετός∙ καὶ ἠγέρθη, καὶ διηκόνει αὐτῷ.
kai hēpsato tēs cheiros autēs, kai aphēken autēn ho pyretos; kai ēgerthē, kai diēkonei autō.
That evening, people brought Jesus many who were oppressed by demons. With a word He drove out the spirits, and He healed everyone who was sick.
¶ When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
Ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ δαιμονιζομένους πολλούς∙ καὶ ἐξέβαλεν τὰ πνεύματα λόγῳ, καὶ πάντας τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας ἐθεράπευσεν∙
Opsias de genomenēs prosēnenkan autō daimonizomenous pollous; kai exebalen ta pneumata logō, kai pantas tous kakōs echontas etherapeusen;
In this way, what had been spoken through Isaiah the prophet was fulfilled:
“He took our weaknesses
and carried our diseases.”
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου, λέγοντος, Αὐτὸς τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν ἔλαβεν, καὶ τὰς νόσους ἐβάστασεν.
hopōs plērōthē to rhēthen dia Ēsaiou tou prophētou, legontos, Autos tas astheneias hēmōn elaben, kai tas nosous ebastasen.
When Jesus saw the large crowds gathering around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
¶ Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς πολλοὺς ὄχλους περὶ αὐτόν, ἐκέλευσεν ἀπελθεῖν εἰς τὸ πέραν.
Idōn de ho Iēsous pollous ochlous peri auton, ekeleusen apelthein eis to peran.
A scribe approached Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Καὶ προσελθὼν εἷς γραμματεὺς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Διδάσκαλε, ἀκολουθήσω σοι ὅπου ἐὰν ἀπέρχῃ.
Kai proselthōn heis grammateus eipen autō, Didaskale, akolouthēsō soi hopou ean aperchē.
Jesus answered, “Foxes have dens, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
And Jesus saith unto 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.
Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Αἱ ἀλώπεκες φωλεοὺς ἔχουσιν, καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνώσεις∙ ὁ δὲ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἔχει ποῦ τὴν κεφαλὴν κλίνῃ.
Kai legei autō ho Iēsous, Hai alōpekes phōleous echousin, kai ta peteina tou ouranou kataskēnōseis; ho de huios tou anthrōpou ouk echei pou tēn kephalēn klinē.
Another of His disciples said, “Lord, first allow me to go and bury my father.”
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Ἕτερος δὲ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι πρῶτον ἀπελθεῖν καὶ θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.
Heteros de tōn mathētōn autou eipen autō, Kyrie, epitrepson moi prōton apelthein kai thapsai ton patera mou.
But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἀκολούθει μοι, καὶ ἄφες τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς.
Ho de Iēsous eipen autō, Akolouthei moi, kai aphes tous nekrous thapsai tous heautōn nekrous.
Jesus got into the boat, and His disciples followed Him.
¶ And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
Καὶ ἐμβάντι αὐτῷ εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.
Kai embanti autō eis to ploion, ēkolouthēsan autō hoi mathētai autou.
Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea. The waves were sweeping over the boat, but Jesus was sleeping.
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
Καὶ ἰδού, σεισμὸς μέγας ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ, ὥστε τὸ πλοῖον καλύπτεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν κυμάτων∙ αὐτὸς δὲ ἐκάθευδεν.
Kai idou, seismos megas egeneto en tē thalassē, hōste to ploion kalyptesthai hypo tōn kymatōn; autos de ekatheuden.
His disciples went to Him and woke Him.
“Lord, save us! We are going to die!”
And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
Καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ ἤγειραν αὐτόν, λέγοντες, Κύριε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς, ἀπολλύμεθα.
Kai proselthontes hoi mathētai ēgeiran auton, legontes, Kyrie, sōson hēmas, apollymetha.
Jesus said to them, “Why are you so afraid, you of little faith?”
Then He got up, rebuked the winds and the sea, and everything became completely calm.
And he saith unto 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.
Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τί δειλοί ἐστε, ὀλιγόπιστοι; Τότε ἐγερθεὶς ἐπετίμησεν τοῖς ἀνέμοις καὶ τῇ θαλάσσῃ, καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη.
Kai legei autois, Ti deiloi este, oligopistoi? Tote egertheis epetimēsen tois anemois kai tē thalassē, kai egeneto galēnē megalē.
The men were amazed.
“What kind of Man is this?” they asked. “Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
Οἱ δὲ ἄνθρωποι ἐθαύμασαν, λέγοντες, Ποταπός ἐστιν οὗτος, ὅτι καὶ οἱ ἄνεμοι καὶ ἡ θάλασσα ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ;
Hoi de anthrōpoi ethaumasan, legontes, Potapos estin houtos, hoti kai hoi anemoi kai hē thalassa hypakouousin autō?
When Jesus reached the other side, in the region of the Gergesenes, two demon-possessed men came toward Him from among the tombs. They were so violent that no one could safely pass that way.
¶ And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Καὶ ἐλθόντι αὐτῷ εἰς τὸ πέραν εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γεργεσηνῶν, ὑπήντησαν αὐτῷ δύο δαιμονιζόμενοι ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἐξερχόμενοι, χαλεποὶ λίαν, ὥστε μὴ ἰσχύειν τινὰ παρελθεῖν διὰ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἐκείνης∙
Kai elthonti autō eis to peran eis tēn chōran tōn Gergesēnōn, hypēntēsan autō dyo daimonizomenoi ek tōn mnēmeiōn exerchomenoi, chalepoi lian, hōste mē ischyein tina parelthein dia tēs hodou ekeinēs;
Suddenly they cried out, “What do You want with us, Jesus, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the appointed time?”
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?
καὶ ἰδού, ἔκραξαν λέγοντες, Τί ἡμῖν καὶ σοί, Ἰησοῦ υἱὲ τοῦ θεοῦ; Ἦλθες ὧδε πρὸ καιροῦ βασανίσαι ἡμᾶς;
kai idou, ekraxan legontes, Ti hēmin kai soi, Iēsou huie tou theou? Ēlthes hōde pro kairou basanisai hēmas?
Some distance away, a large herd of pigs was feeding.
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
Ἦν δὲ μακρὰν ἀπ’ αὐτῶν ἀγέλη χοίρων πολλῶν βοσκομένη.
Ēn de makran ap’ autōn agelē choirōn pollōn boskomenē.
The demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, allow us to go into the herd of pigs.”
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
Οἱ δὲ δαίμονες παρεκάλουν αὐτόν, λέγοντες, Εἰ ἐκβάλλεις ἡμᾶς, ἐπίτρεψον ἡμῖν ἀπελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ἀγέλην τῶν χοίρων.
Hoi de daimones parekaloun auton, legontes, Ei ekballeis hēmas, epitrepson hēmin apelthein eis tēn agelēn tōn choirōn.
Jesus told them, “Go.”
They came out and entered the pigs. Suddenly, the entire herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the water.
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were 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.
Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὑπάγετε. Οἱ δὲ ἐξελθόντες ἀπῆλθον εἰς τὴν ἀγέλην τῶν χοίρων∙ καὶ ἰδού, ὥρμησεν πᾶσα ἡ ἀγέλη τῶν χοίρων κατὰ τοῦ κρημνοῦ εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ ἀπέθανον ἐν τοῖς ὕδασιν.
Kai eipen autois, Hypagete. Hoi de exelthontes apēlthon eis tēn agelēn tōn choirōn; kai idou, hōrmēsen pasa hē agelē tōn choirōn kata tou krēmnou eis tēn thalassan, kai apethanon en tois hydasin.
The men tending the pigs ran away. When they reached the town, they reported everything that had happened, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
Οἱ δὲ βόσκοντες ἔφυγον, καὶ ἀπελθόντες εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἀπήγγειλαν πάντα, καὶ τὰ τῶν δαιμονιζομένων.
Hoi de boskontes ephygon, kai apelthontes eis tēn polin apēngeilan panta, kai ta tōn daimonizomenōn.
Then the whole town came out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they pleaded with Him to leave their region.
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 coasts.
Καὶ ἰδού, πᾶσα ἡ πόλις ἐξῆλθεν εἰς συνάντησιν τῷ Ἰησοῦ∙ καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτόν, παρεκάλεσαν ὅπως μεταβῇ ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων αὐτῶν.
Kai idou, pasa hē polis exēlthen eis synantēsin tō Iēsou; kai idontes auton, parekalesan hopōs metabē apo tōn horiōn autōn.