Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Aram,

His fame spread throughout Syria, and people brought to him everyone who was sick those afflicted with various diseases and pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralyzed and he healed them.

"Again, you have heard that it was told those who lived long ago, "You must not swear an oath falsely,' but, "You must fulfill your oaths to the Lord.'

But I tell you not to swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is God's throne,

Nor should you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.

Suddenly, a leper came up to him, fell down before him, and said, "Sir, if you want to, you can make me clean."

"Sir, my servant is lying at home paralyzed and in terrible pain."

The centurion replied, "Sir, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed,

and said, "Sir, have mercy on my son, because he is an epileptic and suffers terribly. Often he falls into fire and often into water.

Then the father went to the other son and told him the same thing. He replied, "I will, sir,' but he didn't go.

But be sure of this: if the owner of the house had known when during the night the thief would be coming, he would have stayed awake and not allowed his house to be broken into.

Again he denied it and swore with an oath, "I don't know the man!"

Then he began to curse violently. "I don't know the man!" he swore solemnly. Just then a rooster crowed.

So one of the men ran off at once, took a sponge, and soaked it in some sour wine. Then he put it on a stick and offered Jesus a drink.

and said, "Sir, we remember how that impostor said while he was still alive, "I will be raised after three days.'