30. Now Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick with a fever, and immediately they told him about her.
31. He came and took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her, and she served them.
32. At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons.
33. All the city was gathered together at the door.
34. He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn’t allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.
35. Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.
36. Simon and those who were with him followed after him;
37. and they found him, and told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”
38. He said to them, “Let’s go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may proclaim there also, because I came out for this reason.”
39. He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, proclaiming and casting out demons.
40. A leper came to him, begging him, kneeling down to him, and saying to him, “If you want to, you can make me clean.”
41. Being moved with compassion, he stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, “I want to. Be made clean.”
42. When he had said this, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was made clean.
43. He strictly warned him, and immediately sent him out,