< Matthew 8 >

1 When he had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
When he had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
2 And behold, there came a leper and worshiped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And lo! there came a leper and bowed down before him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.
3 And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
And Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
5 And when Jesus had entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,
And when he had entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick with the palsy, grievously tormented.
and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home palsied, sorely tormented.
7 And Jesus saith to him, I will come and heal him.
He saith to him, I will come and heal him.
8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant will be healed.
But the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof; but only command with a word, and my servant will be made well.
9 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].
For even I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
10 When Jesus heard [it], he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
When Jesus heard this, he marveled, and said to those who followed, Truly do I say to you, Not even in Israel have I found such faith.
11 And I say to you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
And I say to you, that many will come from the east and the west, and recline at table with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into utter darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
But the sons of the kingdom will go out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
13 And Jesus said to the centurion, Depart; and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And his servant was healed in the same hour.
And Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was made well in that hour.
14 And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick with a fever.
And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying 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 waited on him.
16 When the evening was come, they brought to him many that were possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with [his] word, and healed all that were sick;
And when evening came, they brought to him many that were possessed by demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick;
17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, He himself took our infirmities, and bore [our] sicknesses.
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He himself took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.”
18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart to the other side.
And Jesus, seeing great multitudes about him, gave orders to depart to the other side.
19 And a certain scribe came, and said to him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
And a certain scribe came and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou goest.
20 And Jesus saith to 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.
And Jesus saith to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have lodging-places; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
21 And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus said to him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
But he saith to him, Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.
23 And when he had entered into a boat, his disciples followed him.
And when he had gone on board the boat, his disciples followed him.
24 And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
And, lo! a great tempest arose on the lake, so that the boat was almost covered by the waves; but he was sleeping.
25 And his disciples came to [him], and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
And they came and awoke him, saying, Lord, save! we are perishing.
26 And he saith to 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.
And he saith to them, Why are ye fearful, ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the waves; and there was a great calm.
27 But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
And the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the waves obey him?
28 And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two men possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass by that way.
29 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?
And lo! they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? Didst thou come here to torment us before the time?
30 And there was a good way off from them a herd of many swine, feeding.
Now there was at a distance from them a herd of many swine feeding.
31 So the demons besought him, saying, If thou expellest us, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.
32 And he said to them, Go. And when they had 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.
And he said to them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine. And lo! the whole herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and perished in the waters.
33 And they that kept them, fled, and went into the city, and told every thing; and what had befallen to the possessed with demons.
And the herdsmen fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what had happened to the men possessed by demons.
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 borders.
And lo! the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they besought him to depart from their borders.

< Matthew 8 >