Matthew 8

The Leper’s Prayer

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

1WhenG1161 Jesus came downG2597 fromG575 theG3588 mountainG3735, largeG4183 crowdsG3793 followedG190 HimG846. 2SuddenlyG2532G2400 a leperG30151 cameG4334 and knelt beforeG4352 HimG846, sayingG3004, “LordG2962, ifG1437 You are willingG2309, You canG1410 make me cleanG2511G1473.”

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Jesus reached outG1614 His handG5495 and touchedG680 the man. “I am willingG2309,” He saidG3004. “Be cleanG2511!” AndG2532 immediatelyG2112 hisG846 leprosyG3014 was cleansedG2511.

4ThenG2532 JesusG2424 instructedG3004 himG846, “See thatG3708 you don’t tell anyoneG2036G3367. ButG235 goG5217, showG1166 yourselfG4572 to theG3588 priestG2409 andG2532 offerG4374 theG3588 giftG1435 prescribedG4367 by MosesG3475, asG1519 a testimonyG3142 to themG846.”2

The Faith of the Centurion

(Luke 7:1–10; John 4:43–54)

5WhenG1161 Jesus had enteredG1525G1519 CapernaumG2584, a centurionG1543 cameG4334 and pleadedG3870 with HimG846, 6“LordG2962, myG1473 servantG38163 liesG906 atG1722 homeG3614, paralyzedG3885 and in terribleG1171 agonyG928.”

7“IG1473 will goG2064 and healG2323 himG846,” Jesus repliedG3004.

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TheG3588 centurionG1543 answeredG611G5346, “LordG2962, I amG1510 notG3756 worthyG2425 toG2443 have You comeG1525 underG5259 myG1473 roofG4721. ButG235 justG3440 sayG2036 the wordG3056, andG2532 myG1473 servantG3816 will be healedG2390. 9ForG1063 IG1473 myselfG2532 amG1510 a manG444 underG5259 authorityG1849, withG2192 soldiersG4757 underG5259 meG1683. I tellG3004 one to goG4198, andG2532 he goesG4198, andG2532 anotherG243 to comeG2064, andG2532 he comesG2064. I tell myG1473 servantG1401 to doG4160 somethingG3778, andG2532 he doesG4160 it.”

10WhenG1161 JesusG2424 heardG191 this, He marveledG2296 andG2532 saidG2036 to thoseG3588 followingG190 Him, “TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, I have not found anyoneG2147G3762G3844 inG1722 IsraelG2474 with such greatG5118 faithG4102. 11I sayG3004 to youG4771 thatG3754 manyG4183 will comeG2240 fromG575 the eastG395 andG2532 the westG1424 to share the banquetG347 withG3326 AbrahamG11, IsaacG2464, andG2532 JacobG2384 inG1722 theG3588 kingdomG932 ofG3588 heavenG3772. 12ButG1161 theG3588 sonsG5207 of theG3588 kingdomG932 will be thrownG1544 intoG1519 theG3588 outerG1857 darknessG4655, where thereG1563 will beG1510 weepingG2805 andG2532 gnashingG1030 of teethG3599.”

13ThenG2532 JesusG2424 saidG2036 to theG3588 centurionG1543, “GoG5217! AsG5613 you have believedG4100, so will it be doneG1096 for youG4771.” AndG2532 hisG846 servantG3816 was healedG2390 atG1722 that veryG1565 hourG5610.

Jesus Heals at Peter’s House

(Mark 1:29–34; Luke 4:38–41)

14WhenG2532 JesusG2424 arrivedG2064 atG1519 Peter’sG4074 houseG3614, He sawG3708 Peter’s mother-in-lawG3994 sick in bedG906 with a feverG2532G4445. 15SoG2532 He touchedG680 herG846 handG5495, andG2532 theG3588 feverG4446 leftG863 herG846, andG2532 she got upG1453 andG2532 began to serveG1247 HimG846.

16WhenG1161 eveningG3798 cameG1096, manyG4183 who were demon-possessedG1139 were broughtG4374 toG846 Jesus, andG2532 He drove outG1544 theG3588 spiritsG4151 with a wordG3056 andG2532 healedG2323 allG3956 theG3588 sickG2192G2560. 17This wasG3704 to fulfillG4137 whatG3588 was spokenG2046 throughG1223 theG3588 prophetG4396 IsaiahG2268:

The Cost of Discipleship

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

18When JesusG2424 sawG3708 a largeG4183 crowdG3793 aroundG4012 HimG846, He gave ordersG2753 to crossG565 toG1519 theG3588 other sideG4008 of the sea.5 19AndG2532 oneG1520 of the scribesG1122 cameG4334 to HimG846 and saidG2036, “TeacherG1320, I will followG190 YouG4771 whereverG3699 You goG565.”

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JesusG2424 repliedG3004, “FoxesG258 haveG2192 densG5454 andG2532 birdsG4071 of theG3588 airG3772 have nestsG2682, butG1161 the SonG5207 of ManG444 hasG2192 noG3756 place to layG2827 His headG2776.”

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AnotherG2087 of HisG846 disciplesG3101 requestedG2036, “LordG2962, firstG4412 letG2010 meG1473 goG565 andG2532 buryG2290 myG1473 fatherG3962.”

22ButG1161 JesusG2424 toldG3004 himG846, “FollowG190 MeG1473, andG2532 letG863 theG3588 deadG3498 buryG2290 their ownG1438 deadG3498.”

Jesus Calms the Storm

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

23When HeG846 got intoG1684G1519 theG3588 boatG4143, HisG846 disciplesG3101 followedG190 HimG846. 24SuddenlyG2532G2400 a violentG3173 stormG4578 came upG1096 onG1722 theG3588 seaG2281, so thatG5620 theG3588 boatG4143 was engulfedG2572 byG5259 theG3588 wavesG2949. ButG1161 Jesus was sleepingG2518. 25The disciples wentG4334 and wokeG1453 HimG846, sayingG3004, “LordG2962, save usG4982! We are perishingG622!”

26“You of little faithG3640,” Jesus repliedG3004G846, “whyG5101 are youG1510 so afraidG1169?” ThenG5119 He got upG1453 and rebukedG2008 theG3588 windsG417 andG2532 theG3588 seaG2281, andG2532 it wasG1096 perfectlyG3173 calmG1055.

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The menG444 were amazedG2296 and askedG3004, “What kindG4217 of man isG1510 thisG3778? EvenG2532 theG3588 windsG417 andG2532 theG3588 seaG2281 obeyG5219 HimG846!”

The Demons and the Pigs

(Mark 5:1–20; Luke 8:26–39)

28WhenG2532 Jesus arrivedG2064 onG1519 theG3588 other sideG4008 inG1519 theG3588 regionG5561 of theG3588 GadarenesG1046,6 He was met byG5221G846 twoG1417 demon-possessedG1139 men comingG1831 fromG1537 theG3588 tombsG3419. They were soG3029 violentG5467 thatG5620 noG3361 oneG5100 couldG2480 passG3928G1223 thatG1565 wayG3598.

29“WhatG5101 do YouG4771 want with usG1473, SonG5207 of GodG2316?” they shoutedG2896. “Have You comeG2064 hereG5602 to tortureG928 usG1473 beforeG4253 the appointed timeG2540?”

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In the distanceG3112G575G846 a largeG4183 herdG34 of pigsG5519 wasG1510 feedingG1006. 31SoG1161 theG3588 demonsG1142 beggedG3870 Jesus, “IfG1487 You drive us outG1544G1473, send usG649G1473 intoG1519 theG3588 herdG34 of pigsG5519.”

32“GoG5217!” He toldG2036 themG846. SoG1161 they came outG1831 and wentG565 intoG1519 theG3588 pigsG5519, andG2532 theG3588 wholeG3956 herdG34 rushedG3729 downG2596 theG3588 steep bankG2911 intoG1519 theG3588 seaG2281 andG2532 diedG599 inG1722 theG3588 watersG5204.

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ThoseG3588 tendingG1006 the pigs ran offG5343G2532G565 intoG1519 theG3588 townG4172 and reportedG518 all thisG3956, includingG2532 theG3588 account of theG3588 demon-possessedG1139 men. 34ThenG2532G2400 theG3588 wholeG3956 townG4172 went outG1831 toG1519 meetG5222 JesusG2424. AndG2532 when they sawG3708 HimG846, they beggedG3870 Him to leaveG3327G575 theirG846 regionG3725.