came, and the winds blew and beat upon the house, it did not fall
because it was founded upon a rock.
Whoever hears these sayings and does not do them I liken to a foolish
man who built his house upon the sand. When the rain descended, and the
floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, it fell. And
a great fall it was.
When Jesus finished these sayings, people were astonished at His
teaching because He spoke as one having authority different from the
scribes.
8. When He came down from the mountain, great multitudes
followed Him. And, behold, there came a leper who worshipped Him,
saying, Lord, if Thou will, Thou can make me clean. Jesus put out His
hand, touched him, and said, Be thou clean. Immediately his leprosy was
cleansed. Then Jesus said to him, See that thou tell no man. Go thy
way, show thyself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded
for a testimony.
Then, when Jesus was in Capernaum, a centurion beseeched Him saying,
Lord, my servant lies at home sick with palsy and grievously tormented.
Jesus said to him, I will come and heal him. The centurion answered,
Lord, I am not worthy that thou should come under my roof, but only
give the word and my servant shall be healed. I am a man of authority,
Book 60 1 Peter
001:001 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen
ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion
in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
001:002 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification
of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled
with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.
001:003 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who according to his great mercy became our father again
to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead,
001:004 to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn't
fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,
001:005 who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation
ready to be revealed in the last time.
001:006 Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while,
if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials,
001:007 that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold
that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found
to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation
of Jesus Christ--
understand commands, and have soldiers under me. I command this man,
Go, and he goes. To another I say, Come, and he comes. I direct my
servant to do this, and he does it.
When Jesus heard this, He marvelled and said to those who followed,
Verily, I say unto you, I have not found such great faith anywhere, no,
not even in Israel. And I say to you, Many shall come from the east and
west and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the
kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out
into darkness. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Jesus said
to the centurion, Go thy way. As thou has believed, so be it done unto
thee. And the servant was healed that same hour.
When Jesus went to Peter's house, He saw Peter's wife's mother laid
sick with a fever. He touched her hand and the fever left her. She
arose and ministered to them. That evening they brought to Him many who
were possessed with devils and He cast out the spirits with His word.
He healed all who were sick so that the words of Isaiah the prophet
were fulfilled: He took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses.
Jesus saw great multitudes gathering. He decided they should depart to
the other side of the water. A scribe approached Him and said, Master,
I will follow wherever thou go. Jesus only replied, The foxes have
holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has no
place to lay His head. Another came to Him and said, Lord, let me first
go and bury my father. But Jesus replied, Follow me and let the dead