Matthew 9:18–34

A Girl Restored and a Woman Healed

¹⁸As He was telling them these things, ^usuddenly one of the leaders ^vcame and knelt down before Him, saying, “My daughter is near death, ^wbut come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.” ^x19So Jesus and His disciples got up and followed ^yhim.

²⁰Just then, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for 12 years approached from behind and touched the tassel on His robe, ^z21for she said to herself, “If I can just touch His robe, I’ll be made well!” ^ab

²²But Jesus turned and saw her. “Have courage, daughter,” He said. “Your faith has made you well.” ^cdAnd the woman was made well from that moment. ^e

²³When Jesus came to the leader’s house, He saw the flute players and a crowd lamenting loudly. ^f24“Leave,” He said, “because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” ^gAnd they started laughing at Him. ²⁵But when the crowd had been put outside, He went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. ^h26And this news spread throughout that whole area. ⁱ

Healing the Blind

²⁷As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, shouting, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” ^j

²⁸When He entered the house, the blind men approached Him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe ^kthat I can do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they answered Him.

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!” ^lm31But 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. ⁿ³³When the demon had been driven out, the man ^ospoke. 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!” ^p