< Matthew 8 >
1 Large crowds followed Jesus once he'd come down from the mountain.
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
2 A leper approached him and bowed down, worshiping him, and said, “Lord, if you're willing, please heal me.”
Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
3 Jesus reached out and touched him with his hand. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” Immediately he was healed from his leprosy.
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 “Make sure you don't tell anyone,” Jesus told him. “Go and show yourself to the priest and give the offering which Moses required as public proof.”
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.”
5 When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came up to him, begging for help,
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
6 “Lord, my servant is at home, lying down, unable to move. He's in terrible agony.”
“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
7 “I will come and heal him,” Jesus replied.
“I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
8 The centurion answered, “Lord, I don't merit a visit to my home. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
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.
9 For I am myself under the authority of superiors, while I also have soldiers under my command. I command one, ‘Go!’ and he goes. I command another, ‘Come!’ and he comes. I tell my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
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.”
10 When Jesus heard what he said, he was astonished. He told those who were following him, “I tell you the truth, I haven't found this kind of trust anywhere in Israel.
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.
11 I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
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.
12 But the heirs of the kingdom will be thrown out into utter darkness where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.”
But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
13 Then Jesus told the centurion, “Go home. Because you trusted that it would happen, what you asked for has been done.” The servant was healed right away.
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.
14 When Jesus arrived at Peter's house, he saw that Peter's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever.
When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.
15 He touched her hand and the fever left her. She got up and began making him a meal.
So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve them.
16 When evening came they brought many who were demon-possessed to Jesus. He made the spirits leave at his command, and he healed all those who were sick.
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.
17 This fulfilled what the prophet Isaiah said: “He healed our diseases, and freed us from our illnesses.”
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
18 When Jesus saw the crowds around him, he gave instructions that they should go to the other side of the lake.
When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
19 One of the religious teachers approached him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!”
And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
20 “Foxes have their dens, and wild birds have their nests, but the Son of man has nowhere he can lie down and rest,” Jesus told him.
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
21 Another disciple said to Jesus, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 “Follow me. Leave the dead to bury their own dead,” Jesus replied.
But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
23 Then Jesus got into a boat and his disciples went with him.
When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
24 A violent storm suddenly blew up, and waves crashed over the boat, but Jesus went on sleeping.
Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
25 The disciples went over to him and woke him up. “Save us, Lord! We're going to drown!” they shouted.
The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
26 “Why are you so afraid? Why do you trust so little?” he asked them. Then he got up, and commanded the winds and the waves to stop. Everything was absolutely calm.
“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.
27 The disciples were astonished, and said, “Who is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
28 When he arrived on the other side, in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men came out of the graveyard to meet him. They were so dangerous that nobody dared to travel that way.
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.
29 They shouted out, “What have you got to do with us, you Son of God? Have you come to torture us before our time?”
“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
30 In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
31 The demons pleaded with him, “If you're going to drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
32 “Go!” said Jesus. The demons left the men and went into the pigs. The whole herd ran down the steep hillside into the sea and drowned.
“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.
33 The pig herders ran away. They went to the town and told the people there everything that had taken place, and what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
34 The whole town came out to meet Jesus. When they found him, they begged him to leave their district.
Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.