< Matthew 8 >

1 And when he had come down from the mountain, many multitudes followed him.
And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him:
2 And behold, a leper came and did him homage, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And behold a leper came and adored him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying: I will; be clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
And Jesus stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying: I will, be thou made clean. And forthwith his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus said to him: See that you tell no one. But go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
And Jesus saith to him: See thou tell no man: but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them.
5 And when he entered Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,
And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 and saying: Lord, my servant lies in my house, palsied, fearfully afflicted.
And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grieviously tormented.
7 And Jesus said to him: I will go and cure him.
And Jesus saith to him: I will come and heal him.
8 And the centurion answering, said: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof; but say in a word only, and my servant shall be restored to health.
And the centurion making answer, said: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.
For I also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers; and I say to this, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
10 And when Jesus heard it, he was filled with admiration, and said to those who followed him: Verily I say to you, not even in Israel have I found so great faith.
And Jesus hearing this, marvelled; and said to them that followed him: Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel.
11 I also say to you, That many shall come from the east and the west, and shall recline with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;
And I say to you that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven:
12 but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast into the darkness that is without. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13 And Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as you have believed, so be it to you. And his servant was restored to health in that hour.
And Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was healed at the same hour.
14 And when Jesus had come into Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying, and ill of a fever.
And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying, and sick of a fever:
15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose and ministered to him.
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and ministered to them.
16 When the evening had come, they brought to him many that were possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and cured all that were sick;
And when evening was come, they brought to him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word: and all that were sick he healed:
17 that the word might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.
That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet Isaias, saying: He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.
18 But when Jesus saw many multitudes about him, he gave orders to depart to the other side.
And Jesus seeing great multitudes about him, gave orders to pass over the water.
19 And a certain scribe came and said to him: Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.
And a certain scribe came and said to him: Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou shalt go.
20 And Jesus said to him: The foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have roosts; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
And Jesus saith to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests: but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.
21 And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.
And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.
But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.
23 And when he had entered the ship, his disciples followed him.
And when he entered into the boat, his disciples followed him:
24 And behold, there was a great tempest in the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves: but he was asleep.
And behold a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves, but he was asleep.
25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying: Lord, save us; we perish.
And they came to him, and awaked him, saying: Lord, save us, we perish.
26 And he said to them: Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea: and there was a great calm.
And Jesus saith to them: Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith? Then rising up he commanded the winds, and the sea, and there came a great calm.
27 But the men were astonished, and said: What man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
But the men wondered, saying: What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey him?
28 And when he had come to the opposite side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two men, coming out of the tombs, possessed with demons, very fierce, so that no one could pass that way.
And when he was come on the other side of the water, into the country of the Gerasens, there met him two that were possessed with devils, coming out of the sepulchres, exceeding fierce, so that none could pass by that way.
29 And behold, they cried out, saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus, Son of God? Hast thou come hither to torment us before the time?
And behold they cried out, saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
30 Now there was, at a distance from them, a herd of many swine, feeding.
And there was, not far from them, an herd of many swine feeding.
31 And the demons besought him, saying: If thou cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine.
And the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out hence, send us into the herd of swine.
32 And he said to them: Go. And when they had come out, they went away into the herd of swine. And behold, the whole herd of swine rushed down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
And he said to them: Go. But they going out went into the swine, and behold the whole herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea: and they perished in the waters.
33 And those who fed them fled, and went into the city, and told every thing, and what had happened to those who had been possessed with the demons.
And they that kept them fled: and coming into the city, told every thing, and concerning them that had been possessed by the devils.
34 And, behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they besought him to depart out of their borders.
And behold the whole city went out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their coasts.

< Matthew 8 >