Matthew 8
1 When Jesus had come down from the hill, great crowds followed him.
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
2 He saw a leper who came up, and bowed to the ground before him, and said, ‘Master, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean.’
Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
3 Stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying as he did so, ‘I am willing; become clean.’ Instantly he was made clean from his leprosy;
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 and then Jesus said to him, ‘Be careful not to say a word to anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift directed by Moses, as evidence of your cure.’
Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
5 After Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion in the Roman army came up to him, entreating his help.
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
6 ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘my manservant is lying ill at my house with a stroke of paralysis, and is suffering terribly.’
“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
7 ‘I will come and cure him,’ answered Jesus.
“I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
8 ‘Sir,’ the centurion went on, ‘I am unworthy to receive you under my roof; but only speak, and my manservant will be cured.
The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
9 For I myself am a man under the orders of others, with soldiers under me; and, if I say to one of them “Go,” he goes, and to another “Come,” he comes, and to my slave “Do this,” he does it.’
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes; and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
10 Jesus was surprised to hear this, and said to those who were following him, ‘Never I tell you, in any Israelite have I met with such faith as this!
When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
11 Yes, and many will come in from East and West and take their places beside Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;
I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
12 while the heirs to the kingdom will be banished into the darkness outside; there, there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.’
But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, ‘Go now, and it will be according to your faith.’ And the man was cured that very hour.
Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
14 When Jesus went into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law prostrated with fever.
When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.
15 On his taking her hand, the fever left her, and she rose and began to take care of him.
So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve them.
16 In the evening the people brought to Jesus many who were possessed by demons; and he drove out the spirits with a word, and cured all who were ill,
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
17 in fulfilment of these words in the prophet Isaiah – “He took our infirmities on himself, and bore the burden of our diseases.”
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
18 Seeing a crowd round him, Jesus gave orders to go across.
When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
19 A teacher of the Law came up to him, and said, ‘Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.’
And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”
20 ‘Foxes have holes,’ answered Jesus, ‘and wild birds their nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.’
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
21 ‘Master,’ said another, who was a disciple, ‘let me first go and bury my father.’
Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus answered, ‘Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their dead.’
But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
23 Then he got into the boat, followed by his disciples.
When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
24 Suddenly so great a storm came up on the sea, that the waves broke right over the boat. But Jesus was asleep;
Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
25 and the disciples came and roused him. ‘Master,’ they cried, ‘save us; we are lost!’
The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
26 ‘Why are you so timid?’ he said. ‘You of little faith!’ Then Jesus rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and a great calm followed.
“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
27 The men were amazed, and exclaimed, ‘What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!’
The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
28 On getting to the other side – the region of the Gadarenes – Jesus met two men who were possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one was able to pass that way.
When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
29 Suddenly they shrieked out, ‘What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before our time?’
“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
30 A long way off, there was a herd of many pigs, feeding;
In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
31 and the foul spirits began begging Jesus, ‘If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.’
So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
32 ‘Go,’ he said. The spirits came out, and entered the pigs; and the whole herd rushed down the steep slope into the sea, and died in the water.
“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
33 At this the men who tended them ran away and went to the town, carrying the news of all that had occurred, and of what had happened to the possessed men.
Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
34 At the news the whole town went out to meet Jesus, and, when they saw him, they entreated him to go away from their region.
Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
