Matthew 8
1 When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
2 Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed.
4 Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
7 “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
And he saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
For I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
10 When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
And when Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
And I say unto 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 will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour.
14 When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.
And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick of a fever.
15 So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve them.
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto him.
16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick:
17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.
18 When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
19 And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
21 Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
23 When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him.
24 Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish.
26 “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
And the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
28 When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.
29 “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
30 In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.
31 So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
And the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
32 “Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to them that were possessed with devils.
34 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart from their borders.
