30. Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever. They immediately told him about her.
31. He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them.
32. When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were ill or possessed by demons.
33. The whole town was gathered at the door.
34. He cured many who were sick with various diseases, and he drove out many demons, not permitting them to speak because they knew him.
35. Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed.
36. Simon and those who were with him pursued him
37. and on finding him said, “Everyone is looking for you.”
38. He told them, “Let us go on to the nearby villages that I may preach there also. For this purpose have I come.”
39. So he went into their synagogues, preaching and driving out demons throughout the whole of Galilee.
40. A leper came to him [and kneeling down] begged him and said, “If you wish, you can make me clean.”
41. Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, “I do will it. Be made clean.”
42. The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean.
43. Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once.
44. Then he said to him, “See that you tell no one anything, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.”
45. The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter. He spread the report abroad so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly. He remained outside in deserted places, and people kept coming to him from everywhere.