< Matthew 8 >

1 And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
And as he descended from the mountain, great multitudes gathered around him.
2 And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
And behold, a leper came and worshipped him, and said: My Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3 And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed.
And Jesus stretched forth his hand, touched him, and said: I will: be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
And Jesus said to him, See, thou tell no man: but go, show thyself to the priests, and present an oblation as Moses enjoined, for a testimony to them.
5 And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
And when Jesus had entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, and besought him,
6 and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
and said: My Lord, my child lieth at home an is paralytic, and badly afflicted.
7 And he saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
Jesus said to him, I will come and heal him.
8 And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
The centurion replied, and said: My Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my child will be healed.
9 For I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: 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.
For I also am a man under authority, and there are soldiers under my hands, and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this thing, and he doeth it.
10 And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
And when Jesus heard this, he admired it; and he said to those walking with him, Verily I say to you, I have not found faith like this even in Israel.
11 And I say unto 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 shall come from the east, and from the west, and shall recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;
12 but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
but the children of the kingdom shall go forth into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour.
And Jesus said to the centurion. Go; be it to thee as thou hast believed. And his child was cured in that same hour.
14 And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick of a fever.
And Jesus came to the house of Simon and saw his wife's mother prostrate, confined by a fever.
15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto him.
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose and ministered to them.
16 And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick:
And when it was evening, they brought many demoniacs before him; and he expelled their demons by a word, and healed all them that were diseased:
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.
that so might be fulfilled that which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, who said: He will bear our sorrows, and our infirmities he will take upon him.
18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
And when Jesus saw great multitudes, around him, he ordered that they should go to the site shore.
19 And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
And a Scribe came and said to him: Rabbi, I will follow thee to the place whither thou goest.
20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Jesus said to him, For foxes there are holes, and for the birds of heaven there are nests; but for the Son of man, there is not where he may recline his head.
21 And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
And another of his disciples said to him: My Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
But Jesus said to him: Follow thou me, and leave the dead to bury their dead.
23 And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him.
And when Jesus entered the ship, his disciples embarked with 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 commotion arose in the sea, so that the vessel was covered by the waves. But Jesus was asleep:
25 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish.
and his disciples came to awake him, and said to him: Our Lord, deliver us; we are perishing!
26 And he saith unto 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.
Jesus said to them, Why are ye afraid, ye small in faith! Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the sea; and there was great tranquillity.
27 And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
And the men were amazed; and they said, What a man is this, to whom the winds and the sea are obedient!
28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.
And when Jesus arrived at the farther shore, in the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two demoniacs, who came out from the sepulchres, very furious, so that no one could pass that way.
29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
And they cried out, and said: What have we to do with thee? Jesus, thou Son of God. Hast thou come hither before the time to torment us?
30 Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.
And at a distance from them there was a herd of many swine feeding
31 And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
And the demons entreated of him, and said: If thou cast us out, suffer us to go into the herd of swine.
32 And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters.
And Jesus said to them, Go ye. And immediately they came out, and entered into the swine; and that whole herd ran straight to a precipice and plunged into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to them that were possessed with demons.
And the herdsmen fled, and entered the city, and related all that had occurred, and concerning the demoniacs.
34 And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart from their borders.
And all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him to retire from their coasts.

< Matthew 8 >