Matthew 8
1 When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
As he went down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
2 Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”
And behold! a leper came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord if you choose, you can make me clean."
3 Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him "I do choose," he said, "become clean," and immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.
4 Jesus said to him, “See that you tell nobody; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, as an evidence to them."
5 When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him for help,
When he entered Capernaum, an army captain came, and entered him,
6 saying, “Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented.”
saying, "Lord, my slave at home is lying ill with paralysis, in terrible agony."
7 Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
"I will come and heal him," said Jesus.
8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
"Lord, "said the captain in reply, "I am not worthy to have you under my roof, but speak the word only, and my slave will be cured,
9 For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and tell another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and tell my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
"For I myself also am a man under authority, and I have soldiers under me. To one man I say ‘Go,’ and he goes; to another,’Come,’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it."
10 When Jesus heard it, he marveled and said to those who followed, “Most certainly I tell you, I have not found so great a faith, not even in Israel.
As Jesus listened to this reply he was astonished, and said to those who followed him. "In solemn truth I tell you that I have found faith like this in any Israelite.
11 I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,
"I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west, and sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
12 but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
"but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; there will be the wailing and the gnashing of teeth."
13 Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed.” His servant was healed in that hour.
Then Jesus said to the captain. "Go! As you have believed, so be it unto you." And his slave was healed in that very hour.
14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.
When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he found his wife’s mother prostrated with fever.
15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. So she got up and served him.
He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose and waited upon him.
16 When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,
At evening-time they brought to him many demoniacs. He cast out the demons with a word, and healed all who were ill,
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
that the word spoken through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, He took upon himself our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases.
18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
When Jesus saw the great crowds about him, he had given directions to cross to the other side,
19 A scribe came and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
when a Scribe came up and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!"
20 Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
"Foxes have their holes," answered Jesus, "and wild birds their roosting-places, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head."
21 Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, 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," Jesus said to him, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
23 When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.
Then he went in board a fishing-boat, his disciples accompanying him;
24 Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves; but he was asleep.
and behold, a sudden storm arose on the sea, so that the boat began to be buried by the waves.
25 The disciples came to him and woke him up, saying, “Save us, Lord! We are dying!”
But he was asleep. And they came and woke him, saying. "Lord save us! We are drowning!"
26 He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.
"Why are you afraid?" he said, "you men of little faith!" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there came a great calm.
27 The men marveled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
But the men were amazed, saying, "What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?"
28 When he came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.
When he arrived on the other side, in the country of the Gadarenes, he was met by two demoniacs who were coming out of the tombs. They were so violently fierce that no one dared pass along that road.
29 Behold, they cried out, saying, “What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
"You Son of God," they shouted, "what have you to do with us? Are you come to torment us before the time?"
30 Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them.
Now there was, at some distance from them, a herd of many swine feeding;
31 The demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.”
and the demons began entreating him. "If you are driving us out," they said, "send us into the herd of swine."
32 He said to them, “Go!” They came out and went into the herd of pigs; and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea and died in the water.
He answered, "Go!" So they came out of the men, and went into the swine, and behold! the entire herd rushed headlong down from the cliff into the sea, and perished in the water.
33 Those who fed them fled and went away into the city and told everything, including what happened to those who were possessed with demons.
The swineherds fled. They went away into the city and told all about it, and what had befallen the demoniacs.
34 Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.
At once all the citizens came out to meet Jesus; and when they had seen him, they begged him to move away from their country.
