< Matthew 8 >

1 When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
And many multitudes followed Him, coming down from the mountain.
2 Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”
And behold, a leper, having come, continued to worship Him, saying; Lord, if you may be willing, you are able to cleanse me.
3 Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
And Jesus, reaching forth His hand, touched him, saying, I am willing; be thou cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 Jesus said to him, “See that you tell nobody; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
And Jesus says to him, See that you may tell no one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
5 When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him for help,
And He having come into Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, entreating Him,
6 saying, “Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented.”
and saying; Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, terribly tormented.
7 Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
And Jesus says to him, Having come I will heal him.
8 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.
And the centurion responding said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou mayest come in under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant will be healed.
9 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.”
For I am also a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it.
10 When Jesus heard it, he marveled and said to those who followed, “Most certainly I tell you, I haven’t found so great a faith, not even in Israel.
And Jesus hearing, was astonished, and said to those following, Truly I say unto you, I did not find so great faith in Israel.
11 I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,
And I say unto you, that many will come from the east and from the west, and sit up with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens:
12 but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: and there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13 Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed.” His servant was healed in that hour.
And Jesus said to the centurion, Go; and let it be done unto thee as thou hast believed. And his servant was healed at that hour.
14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.
And Jesus having come into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law prostrated and burning with fever.
15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. So she got up and served him.
And He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and began to minister unto them.
16 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,
And it being evening, they brought to Him many demonized people: and He cast out the demons by His word, and healed all the sick;
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
in order that the word spoken by Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, He took our infirmities, and carried our sicknesses.
18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
And Jesus seeing the multitudes about Him, gave command to go away to the other side.
19 A scribe came and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
And one scribe having come, said to Him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.
20 Jesus 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.”
And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven nests; but the Son of man has not where He may recline His head.
21 Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
And another of His disciples said to Him, Lord, permit me first to go away and bury my father.
22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”
And Jesus says to him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
23 When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.
And His disciples followed Him, having come into the ship.
24 Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves; but he was asleep.
And behold, there was a great storm on the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves: and He was asleep.
25 The disciples came to him and woke him up, saying, “Save us, Lord! We are dying!”
And the disciples having come, awoke Him, saying, Lord, save us; we are perishing.
26 He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.
And He says to them, Why are you afraid, O ye of little faith? Then having arisen, He rebuked the wind and the sea; and there was a great calm.
27 The men marveled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
And the men were astonished, saying, What sort of a man is this, because winds and the sea obey him?
28 When he came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way.
Two demoniacs met Him, having come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, coming out from the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one was able to pass through that way.
29 Behold, they cried out, saying, “What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
And behold, they cried out, saying, What is there to us and thee, O Son of God? have you come hither to torment us before the time?
30 Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them.
And a herd of many swine was feeding a great way from them.
31 The demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.”
And the demons continued to intreat him, saying, If you cast us out, permit us to depart into the herd of swine.
32 He said to them, “Go!” They came out and went into the herd of pigs; and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea and died in the water.
And He said to them, Go. And they having gone out, went away into the herd of swine; and the whole herd rushed down the precipice into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 Those who fed them fled and went away into the city and told everything, including what happened to those who were possessed with demons.
And the herders fled, and having gone away into the city, proclaimed all things, and those appertaining to the demonized.
34 Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.
And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and seeing Him, intreated Him, that He should depart from their coasts.

< Matthew 8 >