Matthew 8
1 When Jesus had come down from the hill, great crowds followed him.
When Jesus had come down from the hill, 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.’
Behold, a leper came to him and bowed 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 him, saying, “I am willing. Be clean.” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.
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.’
Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to any man. Go on your way, and show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for 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 into Capernaum, a centurion came to him and asked him,
6 ‘Sir,’ he said, ‘my manservant is lying ill at my house with a stroke of paralysis, and is suffering terribly.’
saying, “Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed and in terrible pain.”
7 ‘I will come and cure him,’ answered Jesus.
Jesus said 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.
The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, only 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 also am a man who is placed under authority, and I have soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another one, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my servant, 'Do this,' 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 was amazed and said to those who were following him, “Truly I say to you, I have not found anyone with such 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;
I tell you, many will come from the east and the west, and they will recline at the table 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 grinding 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.
Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so may it be done for you.” And the 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 had come into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.
15 On his taking her hand, the fever left her, and she rose and began to take care of him.
Jesus touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and started serving him.
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 had come, the people brought to Jesus many who were possessed by demons. He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.
17 in fulfilment of these words in the prophet Isaiah – “He took our infirmities on himself, and bore the burden of our diseases.”
In this way was fulfilled that which had been spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He himself took our sickness and bore our diseases.”
18 Seeing a crowd round him, Jesus gave orders to go across.
Now when Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave instructions to leave for the other side of the Sea of Galilee.
19 A teacher of the Law came up to him, and said, ‘Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.’
Then a scribe 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 said to him, “Foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
21 ‘Master,’ said another, who was a disciple, ‘let me first go and bury my father.’
Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, allow 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 leave the dead to bury their own dead.”
23 Then he got into the boat, followed by his disciples.
When Jesus had entered a boat, his disciples followed him into it.
24 Suddenly so great a storm came up on the sea, that the waves broke right over the boat. But Jesus was asleep;
Behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But Jesus was asleep.
25 and the disciples came and roused him. ‘Master,’ they cried, ‘save us; we are lost!’
The disciples came to him and woke him up, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are about to die!”
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.
Jesus said to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea. Then there was 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!’
The men marveled and said, “What sort of man is this, that 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 had come to the other side and to the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were possessed by demons met him. They were coming out of the tombs and were very violent, so that no traveler 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?’
Behold, they cried out and said, “What do we have to do with you, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the set time?”
30 A long way off, there was a herd of many pigs, feeding;
Now a herd of many pigs was there feeding, not too far away from them.
31 and the foul spirits began begging Jesus, ‘If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.’
The demons kept imploring Jesus and saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into that 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.
Jesus said to them, “Go!” The demons came out and went into the pigs; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep hill into the sea and they died in the water.
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 who had been tending the pigs ran away and they went into the city and reported everything, especially what had happened to the men who had been possessed by demons.
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.
Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
