Matthew 9:18–34

The Official’s Daughter and the Woman Who Touched Jesus’ Cloak

¹⁸While Jesus was saying this, a Jewish official came to him, knelt down before him, and said, “My daughter has just died; but come and place your hands on her, and she will live.”

¹⁹So Jesus got up and followed him, and his disciples went along with him.

²⁰A woman who had suffered from severe bleeding for twelve years came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak. ²¹She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will get well.”

²²Jesus turned round and saw her, and said, “Courage, my daughter! Your faith has made you well.” At that very moment the woman became well.

²³Then Jesus went into the official’s house. When he saw the musicians for the funeral and the people all stirred up, ²⁴he said, “Get out, everybody! The little girl is not dead—she is only sleeping!” Then they all laughed at him. ²⁵But as soon as the people had been put out, Jesus went into the girl’s room and took hold of her hand, and she got up. ²⁶The news about this spread all over that part of the country.

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

²⁷Jesus left that place, and as he walked along, two blind men started following him. “Take pity on us, Son of David!” they shouted.

²⁸When Jesus had gone indoors, the two blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I can heal you?”

“Yes, sir!” they answered.

²⁹Then Jesus touched their eyes and said, “Let it happen, then, just as you believe!”- ³⁰and their sight was restored. Jesus spoke sternly to them, “Don’t tell this to anyone!”

³¹But they left and spread the news about Jesus all over that part of the country.

Jesus Heals a Dumb Man

³²As the men were leaving, some people brought to Jesus a man who could not talk because he had a demon. ³³But as soon as the demon was driven out, the man started talking, and everyone was amazed. “We have never seen anything like this in Israel!” they exclaimed.

^34*But the Pharisees said, “It is the chief of the demons who gives Jesus the power to drive out demons.”