Matthew 8
1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
Large crowds followed Jesus once he'd come down from the mountain.
2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
A leper approached him and bowed down, worshiping him, and said, “Lord, if you're willing, please heal me.”
3 And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Jesus reached out and touched him with his hand. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” Immediately he was healed from his leprosy.
4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
“Make sure you don't tell anyone,” Jesus told him. “Go and show yourself to the priest and give the offering which Moses required as public proof.”
5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came up to him, begging for help,
6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
“Lord, my servant is at home, lying down, unable to move. He's in terrible agony.”
7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
“I will come and heal him,” Jesus replied.
8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
The centurion answered, “Lord, I don't merit a visit to my home. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this [man], Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].
For I am myself under the authority of superiors, while I also have soldiers under my command. I command one, ‘Go!’ and he goes. I command another, ‘Come!’ and he comes. I tell my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
10 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.
When Jesus heard what he said, he was astonished. He told those who were following him, “I tell you the truth, I haven't found this kind of trust anywhere in Israel.
11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
But the heirs of the kingdom will be thrown out into utter darkness where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.”
13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
Then Jesus told the centurion, “Go home. Because you trusted that it would happen, what you asked for has been done.” The servant was healed right away.
14 And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.
When Jesus arrived at Peter's house, he saw that Peter's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever.
15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
He touched her hand and the fever left her. She got up and began making him a meal.
16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with [his] word, and healed all that were sick:
When evening came they brought many who were demon-possessed to Jesus. He made the spirits leave at his command, and he healed all those who were sick.
17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare [our] sicknesses.
This fulfilled what the prophet Isaiah said: “He healed our diseases, and freed us from our illnesses.”
18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
When Jesus saw the crowds around him, he gave instructions that they should go to the other side of the lake.
19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
One of the religious teachers approached him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!”
20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.
“Foxes have their dens, and wild birds have their nests, but the Son of man has nowhere he can lie down and rest,” Jesus told him.
21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Another disciple said to Jesus, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
“Follow me. Leave the dead to bury their own dead,” Jesus replied.
23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
Then Jesus got into a boat and his disciples went with him.
24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
A violent storm suddenly blew up, and waves crashed over the boat, but Jesus went on sleeping.
25 And his disciples came to [him], and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
The disciples went over to him and woke him up. “Save us, Lord! We're going to drown!” they shouted.
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.
“Why are you so afraid? Why do you trust so little?” he asked them. Then he got up, and commanded the winds and the waves to stop. Everything was absolutely calm.
27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
The disciples were astonished, and said, “Who is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
When he arrived on the other side, in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men came out of the graveyard to meet him. They were so dangerous that nobody dared to travel that way.
29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
They shouted out, “What have you got to do with us, you Son of God? Have you come to torture us before our time?”
30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
The demons pleaded with him, “If you're going to drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
“Go!” said Jesus. The demons left the men and went into the pigs. The whole herd ran down the steep hillside into the sea and drowned.
33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
The pig herders ran away. They went to the town and told the people there everything that had taken place, and what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart out of their coasts.
The whole town came out to meet Jesus. When they found him, they begged him to leave their district.
