The Leper’s Prayer
Leviticus 14:1–32; Mark 1:40–45; Luke 5:12–16
1And when he had come down from the mountain, great numbers of people came after him.+ 2And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.+ 3And he put his hand on him, saying, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away he was made clean.+ 4And 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.+The Faith of the Centurion
5And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request,+ 6Saying, Lord, my servant is ill in bed at the house, with no power in his body, and in great pain.+ 7And he said to him, I will come and make him well.+ 8And 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.+ 9Because 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.+ 10And 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.+ 11And 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:+ 12But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain.+ 13And 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.+Jesus Heals at Peter’s House
14And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother in bed, very ill.+ 15And he put his hand on hers and the disease went from her, and she got up and took care of his needs.+ 16And 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;+ 17So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.+The Cost of Discipleship
Luke 9:57–62; Luke 14:25–33; John 6:59–66
18Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.+ 19And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.+ 20And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have a resting-place; but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.+ 21And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.+ 22But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.+Jesus Calms the Storm
Psalm 107:1–43; Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25
23And when he had got into a boat, his disciples went after him.+ 24And there came up a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was sleeping.+ 25And they came to him, and, awaking him, said, Help, Lord; destruction is near.+ 26And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.+ 27And the men were full of wonder, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea do his orders?+