Matthew 8: 5 - 17
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| 5 | As he entered Caper'na-um, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him |
| 6 | and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress." |
| 7 | And he said to him, "I will come and heal him." |
| 8 | But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. |
| 9 | For I am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, `Go,' and he goes, and to another, `Come,' and he comes, and to my slave, `Do this,' and he does it." |
| 10 | When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith. |
| 11 | I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, |
| 12 | while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth." |
| 13 | And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; be it done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that very moment. |
| 14 | And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever; |
| 15 | he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and served him. |
| 16 | That evening they brought to him many who were possessed with demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick. |
| 17 | This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, "He took our infirmities and bore our diseases." |
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