A Leper Cleansed

¹ And when¹ he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came down”)

² And behold, a leper approached and¹ worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean.”

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb

³ And extending his hand he touched him, saying, “I am willing, be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

⁴ And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”

A Centurion’s Slave Healed

⁵ Now when¹ he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him, appealing to him

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“entered”)

⁶ and saying, “Lord, my slave¹ is lying paralyzed in my² house, terribly tormented!”

1. Traditionally “servant”; the Greek term here is one often used of a slave who was regarded with some degree of affection, possibly a personal servant (the parallel passage in Luke 7:7 uses the more common term for slave)
2. Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

⁷ And he said to him, “I will come and¹ heal him.”

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come”) has been translated as a finite verb

⁸ And the centurion answered and¹ said, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof. But only say the word and my slave will be healed.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb

⁹ For I also am a man under authority who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another one, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it¹.”

1. Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation (see the parallel in Luke 7:8).

¹⁰ Now when¹ Jesus heard this,² he was astonished, and said to those who were following him,³ “Truly I say to you, I have found such great faith with no one in Israel.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
3. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

¹¹ But I say to you that many will come from east and west and ⌞be seated at the banquet⌟¹ with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

1. Literally “recline at table”

¹² But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!”

¹³ And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go, as you have believed it will be done for you.” And the slave¹ was healed at that hour.

1. Many later manuscripts have “his slave”

Many at Capernaum Are Healed

¹⁴ And when¹ Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down and suffering with a fever.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal

¹⁵ And he touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him.

¹⁶ Now when it¹ was evening, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed, and he expelled the spirits with a word. And he healed all ⌞those who were sick⌟,²

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
2. Literally “those who were having badly”

¹⁷ in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said, “He himself took away our sicknesses, and carried away our diseases.”¹

1. A quotation from Isa 53:4

Would-be Followers

¹⁸ Now when¹ Jesus saw many crowds² around him, he gave orders to depart to the other side.³

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
2. Some manuscripts have “a crowd”
3. That is, the other side of the Sea of Galilee

¹⁹ And a scribe approached and¹ said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!”

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb

²⁰ And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

²¹ And another of the disciples¹ said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”

1. Some manuscripts have “of his disciples”

²² But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead!”

Calming of a Storm

²³ And as¹ he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

1. *Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“got”) which is understood as temporal

²⁴ And behold, a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being inundated by the waves, but he himself was asleep.

²⁵ And they came and¹ woke him, saying, “Lord, save us!² We are perishing!”

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

²⁶ And he said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” Then he got up and¹ rebuked the winds and the sea and there was a great calm.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb

²⁷ And the men were astonished, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”

Demon-possessed Gadarenes Healed

²⁸ And when¹ he came to the other side,² to the region of the Gadarenes,³ two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came”)
2. That is, the other side of the Sea of Galilee
3. Many manuscripts read “Gergesenes”; others read “Gerasenes” (see Luke 8:26)

²⁹ And behold, they cried out, saying, “⌞What do you have to do with us⌟,¹ Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”²

1. Literally “what to us and to you”
2. That is, before the appointed time of judgment

³⁰ Now a long way from them a large herd of pigs was feeding.

³¹ So the demons implored him, saying, “If you are going to expel us, send us into the herd of pigs.”

³² And he said to them, “Go!” So they departed and¹ went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed headlong down the steep slope into the sea and drowned in the water.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“departed”) has been translated as a finite verb

³³ Now the herdsmen fled and went into the town and¹ reported everything, including the things concerning the demon-possessed men.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb

³⁴ And behold, the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they¹ saw him, they implored him² that he would depart from their region.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation