< Matthew 8 >

1 And when He came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him,
NOW when he descended from the mount, great multitudes followed him.
2 and behold, a leper having come, was prostrating to Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You are able to cleanse me”;
And lo! a leper came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3 and having stretched forth the hand, Jesus touched him, saying, “I will, be cleansed,” and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
And stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And instantly the leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus says to him, “See, you may tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest, and bring the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.”
And Jesus said to him, See thou tell no man; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them.
5 And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to Him a centurion calling on Him,
Then as Jesus was entering into Capernaum, there met him a centurion, intreating him,
6 and saying, “Lord, my young man has been laid in the house a paralytic, fearfully afflicted,”
and saying, My servant is lying in the house paralytic, terribly tormented with pain.
7 and Jesus says to him, “I, having come, will heal him.”
And Jesus said unto him, I will come and heal him.
8 And the centurion answering said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You may enter under my roof, but only say a word, and my servant will be healed;
And the centurion said, I am not a fit person, that thou shouldest come under my roof: but only speak a word, and my servant be cured.
9 for I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Be coming, and he comes, and to my servant, Do this, and he does [it].”
For I also am a man under authority, having under my command soldiers and I say to this soldier, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
10 And Jesus having heard, wondered, and said to those following, “Truly I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith;
And Jesus hearing him, marvelled, and said to those who were following, Verily I say unto you, not even in Israel have I found so great faith.
11 and I say to you that many from east and west will come and recline with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens,
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and from 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 cast forth into the outer darkness—there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.”
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast into the outer darkness: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
13 And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go, and as you believed let it be to you”; and his young man was healed in that hour.
And Jesus said to the centurion, Go; and as thou hast believed, be it to thee. And his servant was cured at that very hour.
14 And Jesus having come into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law laid, and fevered,
And when Jesus was come into the house of Peter, he saw his mother-in-law laid on a bed, and in a fever.
15 and He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose, and was ministering to them.
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and waited upon them.
16 And evening having come, they brought to Him many demoniacs, and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill,
And when evening was come, they brought him many possessed by devils: and he cast out the spirits by a word, and all who had illnesses he cured:
17 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He took our sicknesses Himself, and bore the diseases.”
that it might be fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet, “Himself he took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.”
18 And Jesus having seen great multitudes around Him, commanded to depart to the other side;
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave orders to pass to the other side.
19 and a certain scribe having come, said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You may go”;
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
20 and Jesus says to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky places of rest, but the Son of Man has nowhere He may lay the head.”
And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where he can lay his head.
21 And another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to depart and to bury my father”;
And another of his disciples said unto him, Permit me first to go and bury my father.
22 and Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and permit the dead to bury their own dead.”
And Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their own dead.
23 And when He entered into the boat His disciples followed Him,
And going on board a vessel, his disciples followed him.
24 and behold, a great storm arose in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves, but He was sleeping,
And, behold, there was a great tempest in the sea, so that the vessel was hid by the waves; but he was asleep.
25 and His disciples having come to Him, awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
And his disciples coming, awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we are perishing!
26 And He says to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then having risen, He rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm;
And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then arising, he issued his mandate to the winds, and to the sea; and there was a great calm.
27 and the men wondered, saying, “What kind—is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
And the men marvelled, saying, What a wondrous man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
28 And He having come to the other side, to the region of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demoniacs, coming forth out of the tombs, very fierce, so that no one was able to pass over by that way,
And when he came to the other side, into the region of the Girgasenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming from the sepulchres; exceeding fierce, so that no person was able to pass by that road.
29 and behold, they cried out, saying, “What [regards] us and You, [[Jesus, ]] Son of God? Did You come here to afflict us before the time?”
And lo! they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither before the time to torment us?
30 And there was a herd of many pigs feeding far off from them,
And at a considerable distance, there was a great herd of swine feeding.
31 and the demons were calling on Him, saying, “If You cast us forth, permit us to go away into the herd of the pigs”;
Then the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, permit us to go into the herd of swine.
32 and He says to them, “Go.” And having come forth, they went into the herd of the pigs, and behold, the whole herd of the pigs rushed down the steep, into the sea, and died in the waters,
And he said to them, Go. Then they going forth out of him, entered into the herd of swine: and lo! the whole herd of the swine rushed down a precipice into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 and those feeding fled, and having gone into the city, they declared all, and the matter of the demoniacs.
But they who fed them fled, and going away into the city, reported all things, and what had happened to the demoniacs.
34 And behold, all the city came forth to meet Jesus, and having seen Him, they called on [Him] that He might depart from their borders.
And, behold, all the city came out to meet him: and when they saw him, they besought him to depart from their territories.

< Matthew 8 >