Matthew 8
1 When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.
2 Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
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 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately 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 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 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 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
After His entry into Capernaum a Captain came to Him, and entreated Him.
6 “Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
"Sir," he said, "my servant at home is lying ill with paralysis, and is suffering great pain."
7 “I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
"I will come and cure him," said Jesus.
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.
"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 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 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 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.
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 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 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 thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and 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 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 to the Captain, "Go, and just as you have believed, so be it for you." And the servant recovered precisely at that time.
14 When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.
After this Jesus went to the house of Peter, whose mother-in-law he found ill in bed with fever.
15 So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve them.
He touched her hand and the fever left her: and then she rose and waited upon 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.
In the evening many demoniacs were brought to Him, and with a word He expelled the demons; and He cured all the sick,
17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried 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 When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake,
19 And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
when a Scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
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.”
"Foxes have holes," replied Jesus, "and birds have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
21 Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me 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 told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
"Follow me," said Jesus, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
23 When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
Then He went on board a fishing-boat, and 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.
But suddenly there arose a great storm on the Lake, so that the waves threatened to engulf the boat; but He was asleep.
25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
So they came and woke Him, crying, "Master, save us, we are drowning!"
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.
"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 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? 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 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.
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 “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
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 In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
Now at some distance from them a vast herd of swine were feeding.
31 So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
So the demons entreated Him. "If Thou drivest us out," they said, "send us 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.
"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 Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
The swineherds fled, and went and told the whole story in the town, including what had happened to the demoniacs.
34 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
So at once the whole population came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they besought Him to leave their country.
