Matthew 8
1 Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.
And when he came down from the mountain, large crowds 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 look, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean."
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 he stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I am willing. 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 Yeshua said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the cohen, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."
5 After His entry into Capernaum a Captain came to Him, and entreated Him.
And when he came into Kfar-Nahum, a centurion came to him, asking him,
6 "Sir," he said, "my servant at home is lying ill with paralysis, and is suffering great pain."
and saying, "Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented."
7 "I will come and cure him," said Jesus.
And he said to him, "I will come and 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 answered, "Lord, I'm not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the 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 am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and tell another, 'Come,' and he comes; and tell 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 when Yeshua heard it, he was amazed, and said to those who followed, "Truly I tell you, I have not found so great a faith with anyone in Israel.
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 tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,
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 children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and grinding of 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 Yeshua said to the centurion, "Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed." And the servant 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 when Yeshua came into Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.
15 He touched her hand and the fever left her: and then she rose and waited upon Him.
So he touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and served him.
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 when evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick;
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 which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, "He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases."
18 Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake,
Now when Yeshua saw large crowds around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
19 when a Scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
Then a scribe came, and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
20 "Foxes have holes," replied Jesus, "and birds have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
And Yeshua said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
21 Another of the disciples said to Him, "Sir, allow me first to go and bury my father."
And another of the talmidim said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
22 "Follow me," said Jesus, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
But Yeshua said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
23 Then He went on board a fishing-boat, and His disciples followed Him.
And when he got into a boat, his talmidim 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 look, a violent storm came up on the lake, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.
25 So they came and woke Him, crying, "Master, save us, we are drowning!"
They came to him, and woke him up, saying, "Save us, Lord. We are dying."
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 said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the lake, 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 were amazed, saying, "What kind of person is this, that even the wind and the lake 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 when he came to the other side, into the country of the Gadarenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass 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 look, they shouted, saying, "What do we have to do with you, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
30 Now at some distance from them a vast herd of swine were feeding.
Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away 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 begged him, saying, "If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of 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 said to them, "Go." And they came out, and went into the pigs, and look, the whole herd rushed down the cliff into the lake, and died in the water.
33 The swineherds fled, and went and told the whole story in the town, including what had happened to the demoniacs.
And those who fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, including what happened to those who were possessed with demons.
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 look, all the city came out to meet Yeshua. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.
