6. “Sir, my servant is sick in bed at home, unable to move and suffering terribly.”
7. “I will go and make him well,” Jesus said.
8. “Oh no, sir,” answered the officer. “I do not deserve to have you come into my house. Just give the order, and my servant will get well.
9. I, too, am a man under the authority of superior officers, and I have soldiers under me. I order this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and I order that one, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and I order my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
10. When Jesus heard this, he was surprised and said to the people following him, “I tell you, I have never found anyone in Israel with faith like this.
11. I assure you that many will come from the east and the west and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast in the Kingdom of heaven.
12. But those who should be in the Kingdom will be thrown out into the darkness, where they will cry and grind their teeth.”
13. Then Jesus said to the officer, “Go home, and what you believe will be done for you.”And the officer's servant was healed that very moment.
14. Jesus went to Peter's home, and there he saw Peter's mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.
15. He touched her hand; the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.
16. When evening came, people brought to Jesus many who had demons in them. Jesus drove out the evil spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.
17. He did this to make what the prophet Isaiah had said come true, “He himself took our sickness and carried away our diseases.”
18. When Jesus noticed the crowd round him, he ordered his disciples to go to the other side of the lake.
19. A teacher of the Law came to him. “Teacher,” he said, “I am ready to go with you wherever you go.”