Matthew 8
1 And when he had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
2 And behold, a leper came up to [him] and did him homage, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.
Behold, a leper came to him and worshipped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”
3 And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus says to him, See thou tell no man, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses ordained, for a testimony to them.
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.”
5 And when he had entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, beseeching him,
When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him for help,
6 and saying, Lord, my servant lies paralytic in the house, suffering grievously.
saying, “Lord, my servant lies in the house paralysed, grievously tormented.”
7 And Jesus says to him, I will come and heal him.
Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
8 And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter under my roof; but only speak a word, and my servant shall be healed.
The centurion answered, “Lord, I’m not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
9 For I also am a man under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say to this [one], Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does it.
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.”
10 And when Jesus heard it, he wondered, and said to those who followed, Verily I say unto you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.
When Jesus heard it, he marvelled and said to those who followed, “Most certainly I tell you, I haven’t found so great a faith, not even in Israel.
11 But I say unto you, that many shall come from [the] rising and setting [sun], and shall lie down at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens;
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,
12 but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
13 And Jesus said to the centurion, Go, and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was healed in that hour.
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.
14 And when Jesus had come to Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law laid down and in a fever;
When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.
15 and he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and served him.
He touched her hand, and the fever left her. So she got up and served him.
16 And when the evening was come, they brought to him many possessed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill;
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,
17 so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities and bore our diseases.
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
18 And Jesus, seeing great crowds around him, commanded to depart to the other side.
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
19 And a scribe came up and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.
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 heaven roosting-places; but the Son of man has not where he may lay his head.
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.”
21 But another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go away 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.
But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”
23 And he went on board ship and his disciples followed him;
When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.
24 and behold, [the water] became very agitated on the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves; but he slept.
Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves; but he was asleep.
25 And the disciples came and awoke him, saying, Lord save: we perish.
The disciples came to him and woke him up, saying, “Save us, Lord! We are dying!”
26 And he says to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then, having arisen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
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.
27 But the men were astonished, saying, What sort [of man] is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
The men marvelled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
28 And there met him, when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding dangerous, so that no one was able to pass by that way.
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.
29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? hast thou come here before the time to torment us?
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?”
30 Now there was, a great way off from them, a herd of many swine feeding;
Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them.
31 and the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
The demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.”
32 And he said to them, Go. And they, going out, departed into the herd of swine; and lo, the whole herd [of swine] rushed down the steep slope into the sea, and died in the waters.
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.
33 But they that fed them fled, and went away into the city and related everything, and what had happened as to those possessed by demons.
Those who fed them fled and went away into the city and told everything, including what happened to those who were possessed with demons.
34 And behold, the whole city went out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged [him] to go away out of their coasts.
Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.
