Matthew 8
1 Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.
And when He came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him,
2 And a leper came to Him, and throwing himself at His feet, said, "Sir, if only you are willing you are able to cleanse me."
and behold, a leper having come, was prostrating to Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You are able to cleanse me”;
3 So Jesus put out His hand and touched him, and said, "I am willing: be cleansed." Instantly he was cleansed from his leprosy;
and having stretched forth the hand, Jesus touched him, saying, “I will, be cleansed,” and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 and Jesus said to him, "Be careful to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses appointed as evidence for them."
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.”
5 After His entry into Capernaum a Captain came to Him, and entreated Him.
And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to Him a centurion calling on Him,
6 "Sir," he said, "my servant at home is lying ill with paralysis, and is suffering great pain."
and saying, “Lord, my young man has been laid in the house a paralytic, fearfully afflicted,”
7 "I will come and cure him," said Jesus.
and Jesus says to him, “I, having come, will heal him.”
8 "Sir," replied the Captain, "I am not a fit person to receive you under my roof: merely say the word, and my servant will be cured.
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;
9 For I myself am also under authority, and have soldiers under me. To one I say 'Go,' and he goes, to another 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave 'Do this or that,' and he does it."
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].”
10 Jesus listened to this reply, and was astonished, and said to the people following Him, "I solemnly tell you that in no Israelite have I found faith as great as this.
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;
11 And I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west and will recline at table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the Kingdom of the Heavens,
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,
12 while the natural heirs of the Kingdom will be driven out into the darkness outside: there will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth."
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.”
13 And Jesus said to the Captain, "Go, and just as you have believed, so be it for you." And the servant recovered precisely at that time.
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.
14 After this Jesus went to the house of Peter, whose mother-in-law he found ill in bed with fever.
And Jesus having come into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law laid, and fevered,
15 He touched her hand and the fever left her: and then she rose and waited upon Him.
and He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose, and was ministering to them.
16 In the evening many demoniacs were brought to Him, and with a word He expelled the demons; and He cured all the sick,
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,
17 in order that this prediction of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, "He took on Him our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases."
that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He took our sicknesses Himself, and bore the diseases.”
18 Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake,
And Jesus having seen great multitudes around Him, commanded to depart to the other side;
19 when a Scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
and a certain scribe having come, said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You may go”;
20 "Foxes have holes," replied Jesus, "and birds have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
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.”
21 Another of the disciples said to Him, "Sir, allow me first to go and bury my father."
And another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to depart and to bury my father”;
22 "Follow me," said Jesus, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
and Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and permit the dead to bury their own dead.”
23 Then He went on board a fishing-boat, and His disciples followed Him.
And when He entered into the boat His disciples followed Him,
24 But suddenly there arose a great storm on the Lake, so that the waves threatened to engulf the boat; but He was asleep.
and behold, a great storm arose in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves, but He was sleeping,
25 So they came and woke Him, crying, "Master, save us, we are drowning!"
and His disciples having come to Him, awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
26 "Why are you so easily frightened," He replied, "you men of little faith?" Then He rose and reproved the winds and the waves, and there was a perfect calm;
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;
27 and the men, filled with amazement, exclaimed, "What kind of man is this? for the very winds and waves obey him!"
and the men wondered, saying, “What kind—is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”
28 On His arrival at the other side, in the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two men possessed by demons, coming from among the tombs: they were so dangerously fierce that no one was able to pass that way.
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,
29 They cried aloud, "What hast Thou to do with us, Thou Son of God? Hast Thou come here to torment us before the time?"
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?”
30 Now at some distance from them a vast herd of swine were feeding.
And there was a herd of many pigs feeding far off from them,
31 So the demons entreated Him. "If Thou drivest us out," they said, "send us into the herd of swine."
and the demons were calling on Him, saying, “If You cast us forth, permit us to go away into the herd of the pigs”;
32 "Go," He replied. Then they came out from the men and went into the swine, whereupon the entire herd instantly rushed down the cliff into the Lake and perished in the water.
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,
33 The swineherds fled, and went and told the whole story in the town, including what had happened to the demoniacs.
and those feeding fled, and having gone into the city, they declared all, and the matter of the demoniacs.
34 So at once the whole population came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they besought Him to leave their country.
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.
