Matthew 8
1 When Jesus had come down from the hill, great crowds followed him.
Now as he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.
2 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.”
And behold a leper came and worshipped Him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me:
3 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;
and Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed: and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 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.”
And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no one; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
5 After Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion in the Roman army came up to him, entreating his help.
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto Him a centurion beseeching Him, and saying, Lord,
6 “Sir,” he said, “my manservant is lying ill at my house with a stroke of paralysis, and is suffering terribly.”
my servant lieth in my house ill of the palsy, grievously afflicted:
7 “I will come and cure him,” answered Jesus.
and Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8 “Sir,” the centurion went on, “I am unworthy to receive you under my roof; but only speak, and my manservant will be cured.
But the centurion answering said, Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst come under my roof, but speak the word, and my servant will be healed:
9 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.”
for I also am a man under the authority of others, yet have soldiers under me; and I say to one, go, and he goeth; and to another, come, and he cometh; and to my servant, do this, and he doth it.
10 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!
And when Jesus heard it He marvelled, and said to them that followed Him, Verily, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith even in Israel:
11 Yes, and many will come in from East and West and take their places beside Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;
but I tell 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 while the heirs to the kingdom will be banished into the darkness outside; there, there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.”
and the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the outer darkness; where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go now, and it will be according to your faith.” And the man was cured that very hour.
And Jesus said to the centurion, Go, and be it unto thee as thou hast believed. And his servant was healed in that very hour.
14 When Jesus went into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law prostrated with fever.
And when Jesus came to Peter's house. He saw his wife's mother lying ill of a fever:
15 On his taking her hand, the fever left her, and she rose and began to take care of him.
and He did but touch her hand, and the fever left her; and she rose up and waited on them.
16 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,
And when it was evening they brought to him many demoniacs: and he cast out the evil spirits with a word, and healed all that were ill: that it might be fulfilled,
17 in fulfillment of these words in the prophet Isaiah – ‘He took our infirmities on himself, and bore the burden of our diseases.’
which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, He took our infirmities himself, and bore our diseases.
18 Seeing a crowd around him, Jesus gave orders to go across.
But when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, he gave orders for departing to the other side of the lake.
19 A teacher of the Law came up to him, and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
And a certain scribe came to Him, and said, Master, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest:
20 “Foxes have holes,” answered Jesus, “and wild birds their nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
and Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the fowls of heaven their nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
21 “Master,” said another, who was a disciple, “let me first go and bury my father.”
But another of his disciples, whom he ordered to follow Him, said unto Him, Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father:
22 But Jesus answered, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their dead.”
but Jesus said unto him; Do thou follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.
23 Then he got into the boat, followed by his disciples.
And when He was entered into the ship, his disciples followed Him:
24 Suddenly so great a storm came up on the sea, that the waves broke right over the boat. But Jesus was asleep;
and behold a great tempest rose on the sea, so that the vessel was even covered by the waves; but He was asleep.
25 and the disciples came and roused him. “Master,” they cried, “save us; we are lost!”
And His disciples came to Him, and awoke Him, saying, Lord save us, for we are perishing: and He saith unto them,
26 “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.
Why are ye so frighted, O ye of little faith? Then He rose up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
27 The men were amazed, and exclaimed, “What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!”
And the men wondered, saying, What an amazing person is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!
28 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.
And when He was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demoniacs coming out from the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no one could pass by that way:
29 Suddenly they shrieked out, “What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before our time?”
and they cried out, saying, What have we to do with Thee, Jesus thou Son of God? Art Thou come hither to torment us before the time?
30 A long way off, there was a herd of many pigs, feeding;
Now there was at some distance from them a large herd of swine seeding: and the devils besought Him,
31 and the foul spirits began begging Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
saying, If Thou cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine:
32 “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.
and He said unto them, Go: and they came out and went away into the herd of swine; and lo, all the herd of swine ran furiously down a precipice into the sea,
33 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.
and perished in the waters. And they that were feeding them fled, and went away into the city, and related all these things, as also concerning the demoniacs.
34 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.
And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they intreated Him to depart from their coasts.
