Matthew 8
1 When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
And when he had come down from the mountain, great numbers of people came after him.
2 Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”
And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
3 Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
And he put his hand on him, saying, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away he was made clean.
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 said to him, See that you say nothing about this to anyone; but go and let the priest see you and make the offering which was ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.
5 When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him for help,
And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request,
6 saying, “Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented.”
Saying, Lord, my servant is ill in bed at the house, with no power in his body, and in great pain.
7 Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
And he said to him, I will come and make him well.
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 captain in answer said, Lord, I am not good enough for you to come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be made well.
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.”
Because I myself am a man under authority, having under me fighting men; 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 when these words came to the ears of Jesus he was surprised, and said to those who came after him, Truly I say to you, I have not seen such great faith, no, not 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 to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
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 will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain.
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 captain, Go in peace; as your faith is, so let it be done to you. And the servant was made well in that hour.
14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.
And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother in bed, very ill.
15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. So she got up and served him.
And he put his hand on hers and the disease went from her, and she got up and took care of his needs.
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 in the evening, they took to him a number of people who had evil spirits; and he sent the spirits out of them with a word, and made well all who were ill;
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.
18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.
19 A scribe came and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you 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 said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have a resting-place; but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.
21 Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”
But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.
23 When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.
And when he had got into a boat, his disciples went after him.
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 there came up a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was sleeping.
25 The disciples came to him and woke him up, saying, “Save us, Lord! We are dying!”
And they came to him, and, awaking him, said, Help, Lord; destruction is near.
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 said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds 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 full of wonder, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea do his orders?
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.
And when he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, there came out to him from the place of the dead, two who had evil spirits, so violent that no man was able to go 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 they gave a loud cry, saying, What have we to do with you, you Son of God? Have you come here to give us punishment before the time?
30 Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them.
Now there was, some distance away, a great herd of pigs taking their food.
31 The demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.”
And the evil spirits made strong prayers to him, saying, If you send us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.
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 came out, and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea and came to their end in the water.
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 their keepers went in flight to the town and gave an account of everything, and of the men who had the evil spirits.
34 Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.
And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.
