Matthew 8
1 When Jesus had come down from the hill, great crowds followed him.
And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes 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.’
And behold a leper came and adored him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst 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;
And Jesus stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying: I will, be thou made clean. And forthwith 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.’
And Jesus saith to him: See thou tell no man: but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them.
5 After Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion in the Roman army came up to him, entreating his help.
And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘my manservant is lying ill at my house with a stroke of paralysis, and is suffering terribly.’
And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grieviously tormented.
7 ‘I will come and cure him,’ answered Jesus.
And Jesus saith to him: I will come and heal him.
8 ‘Sir,’ the centurion went on, ‘I am unworthy to receive you under my roof; but only speak, and my manservant will be cured.
And the centurion making answer, said: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall 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 also am a man subject to authority, having under me soldiers; and I say to this, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth 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!
And Jesus hearing this, marvelled; and said to them that followed him: Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel.
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;
And I say to 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:
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 children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exterior darkness: there shall 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.
And Jesus said to the centurion: Go, and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was healed at the same hour.
14 When Jesus went into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law prostrated with fever.
And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying, and sick of a fever:
15 On his taking her hand, the fever left her, and she rose and began to take care of him.
And he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and ministered to 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,
And when evening was come, they brought to him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word: and all that were sick he healed:
17 in fulfilment of these words in the prophet Isaiah – “He took our infirmities on himself, and bore the burden of our diseases.”
That it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the prophet Isaias, saying: He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases.
18 Seeing a crowd round him, Jesus gave orders to go across.
And Jesus seeing great multitudes about him, gave orders to pass over the water.
19 A teacher of the Law came up to him, and said, ‘Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.’
And a certain scribe came and said to him: Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou shalt go.
20 ‘Foxes have holes,’ answered Jesus, ‘and wild birds their nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.’
And Jesus saith to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air nests: but the son of man hath not where to lay his head.
21 ‘Master,’ said another, who was a disciple, ‘let me first go and bury my father.’
And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus answered, ‘Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their dead.’
But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.
23 Then he got into the boat, followed by his disciples.
And when he entered 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;
And behold a great tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was covered with waves, but he was asleep.
25 and the disciples came and roused him. ‘Master,’ they cried, ‘save us; we are lost!’
And they came to him, and awaked him, saying: Lord, save us, we perish.
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.
And Jesus saith to them: Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith? Then rising up he commanded the winds, and the sea, and there came a great calm.
27 The men were amazed, and exclaimed, ‘What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!’
But the men wondered, saying: What manner of man is this, for 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.
And when he was come on the other side of the water, into the country of the Gerasens, there met him two that were possessed with devils, coming out of the sepulchres, exceeding fierce, so that none could pass by 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?’
And behold they cried out, saying: What have we to do with thee, Jesus Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
30 A long way off, there was a herd of many pigs, feeding;
And there was, not far from them, an herd of many swine feeding.
31 and the foul spirits began begging Jesus, ‘If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.’
And the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out hence, send us into the herd of swine.
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.
And he said to them: Go. But they going out went into the swine, and behold the whole herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea: and they perished 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.
And they that kept them fled: and coming into the city, told every thing, and concerning them that had been possessed by the devils.
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.
And behold the whole city went out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their coasts.
