Matthew 8
1 And upon his coming down from the mountain, many multitudes followed him.
Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.
2 And behold, a leper who came, worshiped him, saying, Lord, if thou will, thou can cleanse me.
And a leper came to Him, and throwing himself at His feet, said, "Sir, if only you are willing you are able to cleanse me."
3 And having reached out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, I will, be thou cleansed. And straightaway his leprosy was cleansed.
So Jesus put out His hand and touched him, and said, "I am willing: be cleansed." Instantly he was cleansed from his leprosy;
4 And Jesus says to him, See thou speak to no man, but go, show thyself to the priest, and bring the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.
and Jesus said to him, "Be careful to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses appointed as evidence for them."
5 And upon his entering into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, beseeching him,
After His entry into Capernaum a Captain came to Him, and entreated Him.
6 and saying, Lord, my boy has been laid down in the house, paralyzed, extremely tormented.
"Sir," he said, "my servant at home is lying ill with paralysis, and is suffering great pain."
7 And Jesus says to him, after coming I will heal him.
"I will come and cure him," said Jesus.
8 And having answered, the centurion said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou should come under my roof, but only speak the word, and my boy will be healed.
"Sir," replied the Captain, "I am not a fit person to receive you under my roof: merely say the word, and my servant will be cured.
9 For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under myself. And I say to this man, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes, and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it.
For I myself am also under authority, and have soldiers under me. To one I say 'Go,' and he goes, to another 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave 'Do this or that,' and he does it."
10 And when Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.
Jesus listened to this reply, and was astonished, and said to the people following Him, "I solemnly tell you that in no Israelite have I found faith as great as this.
11 And I say to you, that many will come from east and west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens,
And I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west and will recline at table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the Kingdom of the Heavens,
12 but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
while the natural heirs of the Kingdom will be driven out into the darkness outside: there will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth."
13 And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thou. And as thou have believed, be it done to thee. And his boy was healed in that hour.
And Jesus said to the Captain, "Go, and just as you have believed, so be it for you." And the servant recovered precisely at that time.
14 And when Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law, having been laid down, and feverish.
After this Jesus went to the house of Peter, whose mother-in-law he found ill in bed with fever.
15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she was raised up, and served him.
He touched her hand and the fever left her: and then she rose and waited upon Him.
16 And having become evening, they brought to him many being demon possessed. And he cast out the spirits by word, and healed all those faring badly,
In the evening many demoniacs were brought to Him, and with a word He expelled the demons; and He cured all the sick,
17 so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which says, He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.
in order that this prediction of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, "He took on Him our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases."
18 Now when Jesus saw many multitudes around him, he commanded to depart to the other side.
Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake,
19 And a certain scholar having come, he said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou may go.
when a Scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
20 And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky, nests, but the Son of man has nowhere he may lay his head.
"Foxes have holes," replied Jesus, "and birds have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
21 And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.
Another of the disciples said to Him, "Sir, allow me first to go and bury my father."
22 But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
"Follow me," said Jesus, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
23 And upon his entering into the boat, his disciples followed him.
Then He went on board a fishing-boat, and His disciples followed Him.
24 And behold, a great tempest developed in the sea, so as for the boat to be covered by the waves, but he was sleeping.
But suddenly there arose a great storm on the Lake, so that the waves threatened to engulf the boat; but He was asleep.
25 And the disciples having approached, they awoke him, saying, Save us, Lord, we are perishing.
So they came and woke Him, crying, "Master, save us, we are drowning!"
26 And he says to them, Why are ye cowardly, O ye of little faith? Then after rising, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there became a great calm.
"Why are you so easily frightened," He replied, "you men of little faith?" Then He rose and reproved the winds and the waves, and there was a perfect calm;
27 But the men marveled, saying, What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
and the men, filled with amazement, exclaimed, "What kind of man is this? for the very winds and waves obey him!"
28 And upon his coming to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two men being demon possessed met him, coming out of the sepulchers, exceedingly fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.
On His arrival at the other side, in the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two men possessed by demons, coming from among the tombs: they were so dangerously fierce that no one was able to pass that way.
29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What is with us and thee, Jesus, Son of God? Did thou come here before the time to torment us?
They cried aloud, "What hast Thou to do with us, Thou Son of God? Hast Thou come here to torment us before the time?"
30 Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.
Now at some distance from them a vast herd of swine were feeding.
31 And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.
So the demons entreated Him. "If Thou drivest us out," they said, "send us into the herd of swine."
32 And he said to them, Go. And having come out, they went into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of the swine stampeded down the slope into the sea, and perished in the waters.
"Go," He replied. Then they came out from the men and went into the swine, whereupon the entire herd instantly rushed down the cliff into the Lake and perished in the water.
33 And those who tended them fled, and having gone into the city, they told everything, also the things of the men being demon possessed.
The swineherds fled, and went and told the whole story in the town, including what had happened to the demoniacs.
34 And behold, the whole city came out to a meeting with Jesus. And having seen him, they besought him that he would depart from their regions.
So at once the whole population came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they besought Him to leave their country.
