Matthew 8

Jesus Cleanses a Leper; The Centurion’s Faith

1When 1Jesus came down from the mountain, 2large crowds followed Him. 2And 3a leper came to Him and 45bowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 3Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his 6leprosy was cleansed. 4And Jesus said to him, “7See that you tell no one; but 8go, 9show yourself to the priest and present the 10offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

5And 11when 12Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him, 6and saying, “13Lord, my 14servant is 15lying 16paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented.” 7Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8But the centurion said, “17Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just 18say the word, and my 19servant will be healed. 9For I also am a man under 20authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.” 10Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith 21with anyone in Israel. 11I say to you that many 22will come from east and west, and 23recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; 12but 24the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into 25the outer darkness; in that place 26there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; 27it shall be done for you 28as you have believed.” And the 29servant was healed that very 30moment.

Peter’s Mother-in-law and Many Others Healed

1431When Jesus came into Peter’s 32home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever. 15He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and 33waited on Him. 16When evening came, they brought to Him many 34who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and 35healed all who were ill. 17This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: “36He Himself took our infirmities and 37carried away our diseases.”

Discipleship Tested

18Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, 38He gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea. 1939Then a scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” 20Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the 40air have 41nests, but 42the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” 21Another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” 22But Jesus said to him, “43Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead.”

2344When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. 24And behold, there arose 45a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being covered with the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep. 25And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “46Save us, Lord; we are perishing!” 26He said to them, “Why are you 47afraid, 48you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and 49it became perfectly calm. 27The men were amazed, and said, “What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

Jesus Casts Out Demons

2850When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were 51demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way. 29And they cried out, saying, “5253What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before 54the time?” 30Now there was a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them. 31The demons began to entreat Him, saying, “If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.” 32And He said to them, “Go!” And they came out and went into the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters. 33The herdsmen ran away, and went to the city and reported everything, 55including what had happened to the 56demoniacs. 34And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, 57they implored Him to leave their region.