Jesus stretchedout His handand touchedhim, saying,"I am willing;be cleansed."And immediatelyhis leprosywas cleansed.
Then Godsaid,"Let there be light";and there was light.
But Naamanwas furiousand wentaway and said,"Behold,I thought,'He will surelycomeout to me and standand callon the nameof the LORDhis God,and wavehis handoverthe placeand curethe leper.'
So he wentdownand dipped[himself] seventimesin the Jordan,according to the wordof the manof God;and his fleshwas restoredlike the fleshof a littlechildand he was clean.
For He spoke,and it was done;He commanded,and it stoodfast.
Then He said,"Putyour handinto your bosomagain."So he puthis handinto his bosomagain,and when he tookit out of his bosom,behold,it was restoredlike [the rest of] his flesh.
ThenHe saidto the man,"Stretchout your hand!"He stretchedit out, and it was restoredto normal,likethe other.
Moved with compassion,Jesus stretchedout His handand touchedhim, and saidto him, "I am willing;be cleansed."
And He gotup and rebukedthe windand saidto the sea,"Hush,be still."And the winddied downand it becameperfectlycalm.
Takingthe childby the hand,He saidto her, "Talithakum!"(whichtranslatedmeans,"Little girl,I sayto you, getup!").
and lookingup to heavenwith a deep sigh,He saidto him, "Ephphatha!"that is, "Be opened!"
When Jesussawthat a crowdwas rapidly gathering,He rebukedthe uncleanspirit,sayingto it, "You deafand mutespirit,I commandyou, comeout of him and do not enterhim again."
"And there were manylepersin Israelin the timeof Elishathe prophet;and noneof them was cleansed,but onlyNaamanthe Syrian."
And He stretchedout His handand touchedhim, saying,"I am willing;be cleansed."And immediatelythe leprosylefthim.
And He cameup and touchedthe coffin;and the bearerscame to a halt.And He said,"Young man,I sayto you, arise!"
When He had saidthese things,He criedout with a loudvoice,"Lazarus,comeforth."
"IfI had not doneamongthem the workswhichno oneelsedid,they would not havesin;but nowthey have bothseenand hatedMe and My Fatheras well.
"For justas the Fatherraisesthe deadand givesthem life,evensothe Sonalsogives lifeto whomHe wishes.
