< Matthew 8 >

1 And as he descended from the mountain, great multitudes gathered around him.
When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
2 And behold, a leper came and worshipped him, and said: My Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3 And Jesus stretched forth his hand, touched him, and said: I will: be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus said to him, See, thou tell no man: but go, show thyself to the priests, and present an oblation as Moses enjoined, for a testimony to them.
And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
5 And when Jesus had entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, and besought him,
And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 and said: My Lord, my child lieth at home an is paralytic, and badly afflicted.
And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
7 Jesus said to him, I will come and heal him.
And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8 The centurion replied, and said: My Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my child will be healed.
The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
9 For I also am a man under authority, and there are soldiers under my hands, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this thing, and he doeth it.
For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this [man], Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].
10 And when Jesus heard this, he admired it; and he said to those walking with him, Verily I say to you, I have not found faith like this even in Israel.
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.
11 And I say to you, that many shall come from the east, and from the west, and shall recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;
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.
12 but the children of the kingdom shall go forth into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13 And Jesus said to the centurion. Go; be it to thee as thou hast believed. And his child was cured in that same hour.
And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
14 And Jesus came to the house of Simon and saw his wife's mother prostrate, confined by a fever.
And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.
15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose and ministered to them.
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
16 And when it was evening, they brought many demoniacs before him; and he expelled their demons by a word, and healed all them that were diseased:
When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with [his] word, and healed all that were sick:
17 that so might be fulfilled that which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, who said: He will bear our sorrows, and our infirmities he will take upon him.
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare [our] sicknesses.
18 And when Jesus saw great multitudes, around him, he ordered that they should go to the site shore.
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
19 And a Scribe came and said to him: Rabbi, I will follow thee to the place whither thou goest.
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
20 Jesus said to him, For foxes there are holes, and for the birds of heaven there are nests; but for the Son of man, there is not where he may recline his head.
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.
21 And another of his disciples said to him: My Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus said to him: Follow thou me, and leave the dead to bury their dead.
But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
23 And when Jesus entered the ship, his disciples embarked with him.
And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
24 And lo, a great commotion arose in the sea, so that the vessel was covered by the waves. But Jesus was asleep:
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
25 and his disciples came to awake him, and said to him: Our Lord, deliver us; we are perishing!
And his disciples came to [him], and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
26 Jesus said to them, Why are ye afraid, ye small in faith! Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the sea; and there was great tranquillity.
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
27 And the men were amazed; and they said, What a man is this, to whom the winds and the sea are obedient!
But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
28 And when Jesus arrived at the farther shore, in the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two demoniacs, who came out from the sepulchres, very furious, so that no one could pass that way.
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.
29 And they cried out, and said: What have we to do with thee? Jesus, thou Son of God. Hast thou come hither before the time to torment us?
And, behold, 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 And at a distance from them there was a herd of many swine feeding
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
31 And the demons entreated of him, and said: If thou cast us out, suffer us to go into the herd of swine.
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
32 And Jesus said to them, Go ye. And immediately they came out, and entered into the swine; and that whole herd ran straight to a precipice and plunged into the sea, and perished in the waters.
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.
33 And the herdsmen fled, and entered the city, and related all that had occurred, and concerning the demoniacs.
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.
34 And all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him to retire from their coasts.
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.

< Matthew 8 >