Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 8

(Leviticus 14:1–32; Mark 1:40–45; Luke 5:12–16)

1WhenδὲdeG1161JesusαὐτοῦautouG846came downΚαταβάντοςKatabantosG2597fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588mountainὄρουςorousG3735,largeπολλοί.polloiG4183crowdsὄχλοιochloiG3793followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190HimαὐτῷautōG846.

2Suddenlyκαὶ ἰδοὺkai idouG2532 G2400a leperλεπρὸςleprosG3015cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334andknelt beforeπροσεκύνειprosekuneiG4352HimαὐτῷautōG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,ifἐὰνeanG1437You are willingθέλῃς,thelēsG2309,You canδύνασαίdunasaiG1410make me cleanκαθαρίσαι.katharisaiG2511 G1473.”

3καὶkaiG2532Jesusreached outἐκτείναςekteinasG1614HisτὴνtēnG3588handχεῖραcheiraG5495andtouchedG680the manαὐτοῦautouG846. “I am willingθέλω,thelōG2309,”He saidλέγων·legōnG3004. “Be cleanκαθαρίσθητι.katharisthētiG2511!”AndκαὶkaiG2532immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112hisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588leprosyλέπρα.lepraG3014was cleansedἐκαθαρίσθηekatharisthēG2511.

4ThenκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424instructedλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷautōG846, “See thatὅραhoraG3708you don’t tell anyoneμηδενὶ εἴπῃς,mēdeni eipēsG2036 G3367.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235goὕπαγεhupageG5217,showδεῖξονdeixonG1166yourselfG4572to theτῷtōG3588priestἱερεῖhi'ereiG2409andκαὶkaiG2532offerπροσένεγκονprosenegkonG4374theτὸtoG3588giftδῶρονdōronG1435ὃhoG3739prescribedπροσέταξενprosetaxenG4367by MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475,asεἰςeisG1519a testimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142to themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.”

The Faith of the Centurion

(Luke 7:1–10; John 4:43–54)

5WhenδὲdeG1161JesusαὐτοῦautouG846had enteredΕἰσελθόντος εἰςEiselthontos eisG1525 G1519CapernaumΚαφαρναοὺμKapharnaoumG2584,a centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchosG1543cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334αὐτῷautōG846andpleadedπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870with HimαὐτὸνautonG846,

6καὶkaiG2532λέγων·legōnG3004“Lordκύριε,kurieG2962ὁhoG3588,myG1473servantπαῖςpaisG3816liesβέβληταιbeblētaiG906atἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588homeοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614,paralyzedπαραλυτικὸςparalutikosG3885andin terribleδεινῶςdeinōsG1171agonyβασανιζόμενος.basanizomenosG928.”

7“IἐγὼegōG1473will goἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andhealθεραπεύσωtherapeusōG2323himαὐτῷautōG846καὶkaiG2532,” JesusrepliedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτόν.autonG846.

8G1161TheὁhoG3588centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchosG1543answeredἀποκριθεὶς ἔφη·apokritheis ephēG611 G5346, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,I amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756worthyἱκανὸςhikanosG2425toἵναinaG2443have You comeεἰσέλθῃς,eiselthēsG1525underὑπὸhupoG5259myG1473τὴνtēnG3588roofστέγηνstegēnG4721.ButἀλλὰallaG235justG3440sayεἰπὲeipeG2036the wordλόγῳ,logōG3056,andG2532ὁhoG3588myG1473servantπαῖςpaisG3816will be healedἰαθήσεταιiathēsetaiG2390.

9ForγὰρgarG1063IἐγὼegōG1473myselfκαὶkaiG2532amεἰμιeimiG1510a manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444underὑπὸhupoG5259authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849,withἔχωνechōnG2192soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757underὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259meG1683καὶkaiG2532.I tellλέγωlegōG3004oneτούτῳ·toutōG3778to goπορεύθητι,poreuthētiG4198,andκαὶkaiG2532he goesπορεύεται,poreuetaiG4198,andκαὶkaiG2532anotherἄλλῳ·allōG243to comeἔρχου,erchouG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532he comesἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064. I tellκαὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588myἐμαυτὸνemautonG1473servantδούλῳdoulōG1401to doποίησονpoiēsonG4160somethingτοῦτο,toutoG3778,andκαὶkaiG2532he doesποιεῖ.¶poieiG4160it.”

10WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191this,He marveledἐθαύμασενethaumasenG2296andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπενeipenG2036to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588followingἀκολουθοῦσιν·akolouthousinG190Him, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,I have not found anyoneπαρ᾽ οὐδενὶ εὗρον.par᾽ oudeni heuronG2147 G3762 G3844inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474withsuch greatτοσαύτηνtosautēnG5118faithπίστινpistinG4102.

11δὲdeG1161I sayλέγωlegōG3004to youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will comeἥξουσινhēxousinG2240fromἀπὸapoG575theeastἀνατολῶνanatolōnG395andκαὶkaiG2532thewestδυσμῶνdusmōnG1424καὶkaiG2532to share the banquetἀνακλιθήσονταιanaklithēsontaiG347withμετὰmetaG3326AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11καὶkaiG2532,IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464,andκαὶkaiG2532JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588kingdomβασιλείᾳbasileiaG932ofτῶνtōnG3588heavenοὐρανῶν.ouranōnG3772.

12ButδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of theτῆςtēsG3588kingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932will be thrownἐκβληθήσονταιekblēthēsontaiG1544intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588outerἐξώτερον·exōteronG1857darknessσκότοςskotosG4655, wherethereἐκεῖekeiG1563will beἔσταιestaiG1510ὁhoG3588weepingκλαυθμὸςklauthmosG2805andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588gnashingβρυγμὸςbrugmosG1030τῶνtōnG3588of teethὀδόντων.odontōnG3599.”

13ThenκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidεἶπενeipenG2036to theτῷtōG3588centurionἑκατοντάρχῃ·hekatontarchēG1543, “Goὕπαγε,hupageG5217!AsὡςhōsG5613you have believedἐπίστευσαςepisteusasG4100, sowill it be doneγενηθήτωgenēthētōG1096for youσοι.soiG4771.”AndκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846servantπαῖςpaisG3816was healedἰάθηiathēG2390atἐνenG1722that veryἐκείνῃ.¶ekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588hourὥρᾳhōraG5610.

Jesus Heals at Peter’s House

(Mark 1:29–34; Luke 4:38–41)

14WhenΚαὶKaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424arrivedἐλθὼνelthōnG2064atεἰςeisG1519Peter’sΠέτρουPetrouG4074τὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,He sawG3708τὴνtēnG3588Peter’sαὐτοῦautouG846mother-in-lawπενθερὰνpentheranG3994sick in bedβεβλημένηνbeblēmenēnG906with a feverκαὶ πυρέσσουσανkai puressousanG2532 G4445.

15SoκαὶkaiG2532He touchedG680τῆςtēsG3588herαὐτῆς,autēsG846handχειρὸςcheirosG5495,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588feverπυρετός.puretosG4446leftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863herαὐτὴνautēnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532she got upἠγέρθηēgerthēG1453andκαὶkaiG2532began to serveδιηκόνειdiēkoneiG1247Himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

16WhenδὲdeG1161eveningὈψίαςOpsiasG3798cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,manyπολλούς,pollousG4183who were demon-possessedδαιμονιζομένουςdaimonizomenousG1139were broughtπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374toαὐτῷautōG846Jesus,andκαὶkaiG2532He drove outἐξέβαλενexebalenG1544theτὰtaG3588spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151with a wordλόγῳ,logōG3056andκαὶkaiG2532healedἐθεράπευσεν,etherapeusenG2323allπάνταςpantasG3956theτοὺςtousG3588sickκακῶς ἔχονταςkakōs echontasG2192 G2560.

17This wasὅπωςhopōsG3704to fulfillπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137whatτὸtoG3588was spokenῥηθὲνrhēthenG2046throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268λέγοντος·legontosG3004: “He took upαὐτὸς ἔλαβενautos elabenG2983 G846τὰςtasG3588ourG1473infirmitiesἀσθενείαςastheneiasG769andκαὶkaiG2532carriedἐβάστασεν.¶ebastasenG941ourτὰςtasG3588diseasesνόσουςnosousG3554.”

The Cost of Discipleship

(Luke 9:57–62; Luke 14:25–33; John 6:59–66)

18WhenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708alargeG4183crowdὄχλονochlonG3793aroundπερὶperiG4012HimαὐτὸνautonG846,He gave ordersἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753to crossἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565toεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588other sideπέραν.peranG4008of the sea.

19AndκαὶkaiG2532oneεἷςheisG1520of the scribesγραμματεὺςgrammateusG1122cameπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to Himαὐτῷ·autōG846andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,I will followἀκολουθήσωakolouthēsōG190YouσοιsoiG4771whereverὅπουhopouG3699ἐὰνeanG1437You goἀπέρχῃ.aperchēG565.”

20καὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷautōG846αἱhaiG3588, “FoxesἀλώπεκεςalōpekesG258haveἔχουσινechousinG2192densφωλεοὺςphōleousG5454andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071of theτοῦtouG3588airοὐρανοῦouranouG3772havenestsκατασκηνώσεις,kataskēnōseisG2682ὁhoG3588,butδὲdeG1161theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasἔχειecheiG2192noοὐκoukG3756placeποῦpouG4226to layκλίνῃ.¶klinēG2827HisτὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.”

21δὲdeG1161AnotherἝτεροςHeterosG2087τῶνtōnG3588of HisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101requestedεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,firstG4412letἐπίτρεψόνepitrepsonG2010meG1473goἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565andκαὶkaiG2532buryθάψαιthapsaiG2290τὸνtonG3588myG1473fatherπατέραpateraG3962.”

22ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424toldλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “FollowἀκολούθειakoloutheiG190MeG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532letἄφεςaphesG863theτοὺςtousG3588deadνεκροὺςnekrousG3498buryθάψαιthapsaiG2290τοὺςtousG3588their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438deadνεκρούς.¶nekrousG3498.”

Jesus Calms the Storm

(Psalm 107:1–43; Mark 4:35–41; Luke 8:22–25)

23WhenΚαὶKaiG2532HeαὐτῷautōG846got intoἐμβάντι εἰςembanti eisG1684 G1519theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143,HisαὐτῷautōG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101followedἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanG190Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

24Suddenlyκαὶ ἰδοὺkai idouG2532 G2400a violentμέγαςmegasG3173stormσεισμὸςseismosG4578came upἐγένετοegenetoG1096onἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588seaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143was engulfedκαλύπτεσθαιkaluptesthaiG2572byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588wavesκυμάτων·kumatōnG2949.ButδὲdeG1161JesusαὐτὸςautosG846was sleepingἐκάθευδεν.ekatheudenG2518.

25καὶkaiG2532The discipleswentπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334andwokeἤγειρανēgeiranG1453HimαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,save usσῶσονsōsonG4982!We are perishingἀπολλύμεθα.apollumethaG622!”

26“Youof little faithὀλιγόπιστοι;oligopistoiG3640καὶkaiG2532,” Jesusrepliedλέγει αὐτοῖς·legei autoisG3004 G846, “whyτίtiG5101are youἐστε,esteG1510so afraidδειλοίdeiloiG1169?”ThenτότεtoteG5119He got upἐγερθεὶςegertheisG1453andrebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008theτοῖςtoisG3588windsἀνέμοιςanemoisG417andκαὶkaiG2532theτῇtēaG3588seaθαλάσσῃ,thalassēG2281,andκαὶkaiG2532it wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096perfectlyμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173calmγαλήνηgalēnēG1055.

27ΟἱHoiG3588δὲdeG1161ThemenἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444were amazedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296andaskedλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “What kindποταπόςpotaposG4217of manisἐστινestinG1510thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὅτιhotiG3754?EvenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588windsἄνεμοιanemoiG417andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588seaθάλασσαthalassaG2281obeyὑπακούουσιν;¶hupakouousinG5219HimαὐτῷautōG846!”

The Demons and the Pigs

(Mark 5:1–20; Luke 8:26–39)

28WhenΚαὶKaiG2532JesusαὐτοῦautouG846arrivedἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064onεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588other sideπέρανperanG4008inεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588regionχώρανchōranG5561of theτῶνtōnG3588GadarenesΓαδαρηνῶνGadarēnōnG1046,He was met byὑπήντησαν αὐτῷhupēntēsan autōG5221 G846twoδύοduoG1417demon-possessedδαιμονιζόμενοιdaimonizomenoiG1139mencomingἐξερχόμενοι,exerchomenoiG1831fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588tombsμνημείωνmnēmeiōnG3419. They weresoλίαν,lianG3029violentχαλεποὶchalepoiG5467thatὥστεhōsteG5620noμὴmēG3361oneτινὰtinaG5100couldἰσχύεινischueinG2480passπαρελθεῖν διὰparelthein diaG3928 G1223thatἐκείνης.ekeinēsG1565τῆςtēsG3588wayὁδοῦhodouG3598.

29“WhatτίtiG5101do YouσοίsoiG4771wantκαὶkaiG2532with usG1473,SonυἱὲhuieG5207τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ;theouG2316καὶkaiG2532ἰδοὺidouG2400?”they shoutedἔκραξανekraxanG2896λέγοντες·legontesG3004. “Have You comeἦλθεςēlthesG2064hereὧδεhōdeG5602to tortureβασανίσαιbasanisaiG928usG1473beforeπρὸproG4253theappointed timeκαιροῦkairouG2540?”

30δὲdeG1161In the distanceμακρὰν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶνmakran ap᾽ autōnG3112 G575 G846a largeπολλῶνpollōnG4183herdἀγέληagelēG34of pigsχοίρωνchoirōnG5519wasἦνēnG1510feedingβοσκομένη.boskomenēG1006.

31SoδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588demonsδαίμονεςdaimonesG1142beggedπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870JesusαὐτὸνautonG846λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “IfεἰeiG1487You drive us outἐκβάλλειςekballeisG1544 G1473,send usἀπόστειλονaposteilonG649 G1473intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588herdἀγέληνagelēnG34τῶνtōnG3588of pigsχοίρων.choirōnG5519.”

32“Goὑπάγετε.hupageteG5217καὶkaiG2532!”He toldεἶπενeipenG2036themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846οἱhoiG3588.SoδὲdeG1161they came outἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831and wentἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565intoεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588pigsχοίρους,choirousG5519,andκαὶkaiG2532ἰδοὺidouG2400theἡhēG3588wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956herdἀγέληagelēG34rushedὥρμησενhōrmēsenG3729downκατὰkataG2596theτοῦtouG3588steep bankκρημνοῦkrēmnouG2911intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281andκαὶkaiG2532diedἀπέθανονapethanonG599inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588watersὕδασιν.hudasinG5204.

33δὲdeG1161ThoseοἱhoiG3588tendingβόσκοντεςboskontesG1006the pigsran offἔφυγον, καὶ ἀπελθόντεςephugon kai apelthontesG5343 G2532 G565intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588townπόλινpolinG4172andreportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518all thisπάνταpantaG3956,includingκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588accountof theτῶνtōnG3588demon-possessedδαιμονιζομένων.daimonizomenōnG1139men.

34Thenκαὶ ἰδοὺkai idouG2532 G2400theἡhēG3588wholeπᾶσαpasaG3956townπόλιςpolisG4172went outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831toεἰςeisG1519meetὑπάντησινhupantēsinG5222τῷtōG3588JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424.AndκαὶkaiG2532when they sawG3708HimαὐτὸνautonG846,they beggedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870HimὅπωςhopōsG3704to leaveμεταβῇ ἀπὸmetabēa apoG3327 G575τῶνtōnG3588theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846regionὁρίωνhoriōnG3725.