Matthew 9:18–34

A GIRL RESTORED AND A WOMAN HEALED

¹⁸As he was telling them these things,^a suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before him, saying, “My daughter just died,^J but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.”^{b 19}So Jesus and his disciples got up and followed^c him.

²⁰Just then, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years approached from behind and touched the end of his robe,^{d 21}for she said to herself, “If I can just touch his robe, I’ll be made well.”^Ke

²²Jesus turned and saw her. “Have courage, daughter,” he said. “Your faith has saved you.”^Af And the woman was made well from that moment.^B

²³When Jesus came to the leader’s house, he saw the flute players and a crowd lamenting loudly.^{g 24}“Leave,” he said, “because the girl is not dead but asleep.”^h And they laughed at him. ²⁵After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.^{i 26}Then news of this spread throughout that whole area.^j

HEALING THE BLIND

²⁷As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”^k

²⁸When he entered the house, the blind men approached him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe^l that I can do this?”

They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”

²⁹Then he touched their eyes, saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” ³⁰And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus warned them sternly, “Be sure that no one finds out.”^{m 31}But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that whole area.

DRIVING OUT A DEMON

³²Just as they were going out, a demon-possessed man who was unable to speak was brought to him.^{n 33}When the demon had been driven out, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

³⁴But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons.”^o