Matthew 8

Jesus Cleanses a Leper; The Centurion’s Faith

1When 1Jesus cameG2597 downG2597 from the mountainG3735, 2largeG4183 crowdsG3793 followedG190 Him. 2And 3a leperG3015 cameG4334 to Him and 45bowedG4352 downG4352 before Him, and saidG3004, “LordG2962, ifG1437 You are willingG2309, You canG1410 makeG2511 me cleanG2511.” 3Jesus stretchedG1614 out His handG5495 and touchedG681 him, sayingG3004, “I amG2309 willingG2309; be cleansedG2511.” And immediatelyG2112 his 6leprosyG3014 was cleansedG2511. 4And JesusG2424 saidG3004 to him, “7SeeG3708 that you tellG3004 noG3367 oneG3367; but 8goG5217, 9showG1166 yourselfG4572 to the priestG2409 and presentG4374 the 10offeringG1435 that MosesG3475 commandedG4367, as a testimonyG3142 to them.”

5And 11when 12Jesus enteredG1525 CapernaumG2746, a centurionG1543 cameG4334 to Him, imploringG3870 Him, 6and sayingG3004, “13LordG2962, my 14servantG3816 is 15lyingG906 16paralyzedG3885 at homeG3614, fearfullyG1171 tormentedG928.” 7Jesus saidG3004 to him, “I will comeG2064 and healG2323 him.” 8But the centurionG1543 saidG5346, “17LordG2962, I amG1510 not worthyG2425 for You to comeG1525 underG5259 my roofG4721, but justG3441 18sayG3004 the wordG3056, and my 19servantG3816 will be healedG2390. 9For I alsoG2532 amG1510 a manG444 underG5259 20authorityG1849, with soldiersG4757 underG5259 me; and I sayG3004 to thisG3778 oneG3778, ‘GoG4198!’ and he goesG4198, and to anotherG243, ‘ComeG2064!’ and he comesG2064, and to my slaveG1401, ‘DoG4160 thisG3778!’ and he doesG4160 it.” 10NowG1161 when JesusG2424 heardG191 this, He marveledG2296 and saidG3004 to thoseG3588 who were followingG190, “TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, I have not foundG2147 suchG5118 greatG5118 faithG4102 21with anyoneG3762 in IsraelG2474. 11I sayG3004 to you that manyG4183 22will comeG2240 from eastG395 and westG1424, and 23reclineG347 at the table with AbrahamG11, IsaacG2464 and JacobG2384 in the kingdomG932 of heavenG3772; 12but 24the sonsG5207 of the kingdomG932 will be castG1544 out into 25the outerG1857 darknessG4655; in that placeG1563 26thereG1563 will be weepingG2805 and gnashingG1030 of teethG3599.” 13And JesusG2424 saidG3004 to the centurionG1543, “GoG5217; 27it shall be doneG1096 for you 28as you have believedG4100.” And the 29servantG3816 was healedG2390 that very 30momentG5610.

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

1431When JesusG2424 cameG2064 into Peter’sG4074 32homeG3614, He sawG3708 his mother-in-lawG3994 lyingG906 sickG906 in bed with a feverG4445. 15He touchedG681 her handG5495, and the feverG4446 leftG863 her; and she gotG1453 up and 33waitedG1247 on Him. 16When eveningG3798 cameG1096, they broughtG4374 to Him manyG4183 34who were demon-possessedG1139; and He castG1544 out the spiritsG4151 with a wordG3056, and 35healedG2323 allG3956 who were illG2192G2560. 17This was to fulfillG4137 whatG3588 was spokenG3004 throughG1223 IsaiahG2268 the prophetG4396: “36He HimselfG846 tookG2983 our infirmitiesG769 and 37carriedG941 awayG941 our diseasesG3554.”

Discipleship Tested

18NowG1161 when JesusG2424 sawG3708 a crowdG3793 aroundG4012 Him, 38He gaveG2753 ordersG2753 to departG565 to the otherG4008 sideG4008 of the sea. 1939ThenG2532 a scribeG1122 cameG4334 and saidG3004 to Him, “TeacherG1320, I will followG190 You whereverG3699G1437 You goG565.” 20JesusG2424 saidG3004 to him, “The foxesG258 haveG2192 holesG5454 and the birdsG4071 of the 40airG3772 have 41nestsG2682, but 42the SonG5207 of ManG444 hasG2192 nowhereG3756G4226 to layG2827 His headG2776.” 21AnotherG2087 of the disciplesG3101 saidG3004 to Him, “LordG2962, permitG2010 me firstG4413 to goG565 and buryG2290 my fatherG3962.” 22But JesusG2424 saidG3004 to him, “43FollowG190 Me, and allowG863 the deadG3498 to buryG2290 their ownG1438 deadG3498.”

2344When He gotG1684 into the boatG4143, His disciplesG3101 followedG190 Him. 24And beholdG2400, there aroseG1096 45a greatG3173 stormG4578 on the seaG2281, soG5620 that the boatG4143 was beingG2572 coveredG2572 with the wavesG2949; but Jesus HimselfG846 was asleepG2518. 25And they cameG4334 to Him and wokeG1453 Him, sayingG3004, “46SaveG4982 us, LordG2962; we are perishingG622!” 26He saidG3004 to them, “WhyG5101 are you 47afraidG1169, 48you menG3640 of littleG3640 faithG3640?” ThenG5119 He gotG1453 up and rebukedG2008 the windsG417 and the seaG2281, and 49it becameG1096 perfectlyG3173 calmG1055. 27The menG444 were amazedG2296, and saidG3004, “WhatG4217 kindG4217 of a manG444 is thisG3778, that evenG2532 the windsG417 and the seaG2281 obeyG5219 Him?”

Jesus Casts Out Demons

2850When He cameG2064 to the otherG4008 sideG4008 into the countryG5561 of the GadarenesG1046, twoG1417 men who were 51demon-possessedG1139 metG5221 Him as they were comingG1831 out of the tombsG3419. They were so extremelyG3029 violentG5467 that noG3361 oneG5100 couldG2480 passG3928 by that wayG3598. 29And they criedG2896 out, sayingG3004, “5253WhatG5101 business do we have with each other, SonG5207 of GodG2316? Have You comeG2064 hereG5602 to tormentG928 us beforeG4253 54the timeG2540?” 30NowG1161 there was a herdG34 of manyG4183 swineG5519 feedingG1006 at a distanceG3112 from them. 31The demonsG1142 began to entreatG3870 Him, sayingG3004, “IfG1487 You are going to castG1544 us out, sendG649 us into the herdG34 of swineG5519.” 32And He saidG3004 to them, “GoG5217!” And they cameG1831 out and wentG565 into the swineG5519, and the wholeG3956 herdG34 rushedG3729 downG2596 the steepG2911 bankG2911 into the seaG2281 and perishedG599 in the watersG5204. 33The herdsmenG1006 ranG5343 awayG5343, and wentG565 to the cityG4172 and reportedG518 everythingG3956, 55includingG2532 whatG3588 hadG3588 happenedG3588 to the 56demoniacsG1139. 34And beholdG2400, the wholeG3956 cityG4172 cameG1831 out to meetG5222 JesusG2424; and when they sawG3708 Him, 57they imploredG3870 Him to leaveG3327 their regionG3725.