NAS - Matthew 9:18-38

Miracles of Healing

¹⁸While He was saying these things to them, a synagogue official came and bowed down before Him, and said, "My daughter has just died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live." ¹⁹Jesus got up and began to follow him, and so did His disciples.

²⁰And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak; ²¹for she was saying to herself, "If I only touch His garment, I will get well." ²²But Jesus turning and seeing her said, "Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well."At once the woman was made well.

²³When Jesus came into the official's house, and saw the flute-players and the crowd in noisy disorder, ²⁴He said, "Leave; for the girl has not died, but is asleep."And they began laughing at Him. ²⁵But when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. ²⁶This news spread throughout all that land.

²⁷As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!" ²⁸When He entered the house, the blind men came up to Him, and Jesus *said to them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?"They *said to Him, "Yes, Lord." ²⁹Then He touched their eyes, saying, "It shall be done to you according to your faith."³⁰And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them: "See that no one knows about this!"³¹But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout all that land.

³²As they were going out, a mute, demon-possessed man was brought to Him. ³³After the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel." ³⁴But the Pharisees were saying, "He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons."

³⁵Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

³⁶Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. ³⁷Then He *said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.³⁸"Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."