Matthew 8
1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
When Jesus had come down from the hill, great crowds followed him.
2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.
He saw a leper who came up, and bowed to the ground before him, and said, “Master, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean.”
3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be you clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying as he did so, “I am willing; become clean.” Instantly he was made clean from his leprosy;
4 And Jesus says unto him, See you tell no man; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
and then Jesus said to him, “Be careful not to say a word to anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift directed by Moses, as evidence of your cure.”
5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
After Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion in the Roman army came up to him, entreating his help.
6 And saying, Lord, my servant lies at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
“Sir,” he said, “my manservant is lying ill at my house with a stroke of paralysis, and is suffering terribly.”
7 And Jesus says unto him, I will come and heal him.
“I will come and cure him,” answered Jesus.
8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof: but speak the word (logos) only, and my servant shall be healed.
“Sir,” the centurion went on, “I am unworthy to receive you under my roof; but only speak, and my manservant will be cured.
9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.
For I myself am a man under the orders of others, with soldiers under me; and, if I say to one of them ‘Go,’ he goes, and to another ‘Come,’ he comes, and to my slave ‘Do this,’ he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Jesus was surprised to hear this, and said to those who were following him, “Never I tell you, in any Israelite have I met with such faith as this!
11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
Yes, and many will come in from East and West and take their places beside Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;
12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
while the heirs to the kingdom will be banished into the darkness outside; there, there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.”
13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go your way; and as you have believed, so be it done unto you. And his servant was healed in the very same hour.
Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go now, and it will be according to your faith.” And the man was cured that very hour.
14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
When Jesus went into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law prostrated with fever.
15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
On his taking her hand, the fever left her, and she rose and began to take care of him.
16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits (pneuma) with his word, (logos) and healed all that were sick:
In the evening the people brought to Jesus many who were possessed by demons; and he drove out the spirits with a word, and cured all who were ill,
17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
in fulfillment of these words in the prophet Isaiah – ‘He took our infirmities on himself, and bore the burden of our diseases.’
18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
Seeing a crowd around him, Jesus gave orders to go across.
19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow you anywhere you go.
A teacher of the Law came up to him, and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
20 And Jesus says unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.
“Foxes have holes,” answered Jesus, “and wild birds their nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
“Master,” said another, who was a disciple, “let me first go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
But Jesus answered, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their dead.”
23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
Then he got into the boat, followed by his disciples.
24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
Suddenly so great a storm came up on the sea, that the waves broke right over the boat. But Jesus was asleep;
25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
and the disciples came and roused him. “Master,” they cried, “save us; we are lost!”
26 And he says unto them, Why are all of you fearful, O all of you of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
“Why are you so timid?” he said. “You of little faith!” Then Jesus rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and a great calm followed.
27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
The men were amazed, and exclaimed, “What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!”
28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
On getting to the other side – the region of the Gadarenes – Jesus met two men who were possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one was able to pass that way.
29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus, you Son of God? are you come here to torment us before the time?
Suddenly they shrieked out, “What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before our time?”
30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
A long way off, there was a herd of many pigs, feeding;
31 So the devils besought him, saying, If you cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
and the foul spirits began begging Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
“Go,” he said. The spirits came out, and entered the pigs; and the whole herd rushed down the steep slope into the sea, and died in the water.
33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
At this the men who tended them ran away and went to the town, carrying the news of all that had occurred, and of what had happened to the possessed men.
34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
At the news the whole town went out to meet Jesus, and, when they saw him, they entreated him to go away from their region.
