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Matthew
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English: Basic English Bible |
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Matthew 8 [Context] [Commentary] [Map] 
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And when he had come down from the mountain, great numbers of people came after him. |
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And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean. |
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And he put his hand on him, saying, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away he was made clean. |
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And Jesus said to him, See that you say nothing about this to anyone; but go and let the priest see you and make the offering which was ordered by Moses, for a witness to them. |
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And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request, |
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Saying, Lord, my servant is ill in bed at the house, with no power in his body, and in great pain. |
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And he said to him, I will come and make him well. |
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And the captain in answer said, Lord, I am not good enough for you to come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be made well. |
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Because I myself am a man under authority, having under me fighting men; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. |
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And when these words came to the ears of Jesus he was surprised, and said to those who came after him, Truly I say to you, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel. |
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And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: |
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But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain. |
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And Jesus said to the captain, Go in peace; as your faith is, so let it be done to you. And the servant was made well in that hour. |
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And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother in bed, very ill. |
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And he put his hand on hers and the disease went from her, and she got up and took care of his needs. |
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And in the evening, they took to him a number of people who had evil spirits; and he sent the spirits out of them with a word, and made well all who were ill; |
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So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases. |
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