Matthew 8
Jesus Cleanses a Leper
When he came down from the mountain, agreat crowds followed him. 2 aAnd behold, a leper came to him and bknelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 3 And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus said to him, a“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, bshow yourself to the priest and coffer the gift that Moses commanded, dfor a proof to them.”
The Faith of a Centurion
5 aWhen he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, 6 “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” 7 And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8 But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but aonly say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard this, ahe marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with bno one in Israel have I found such faith. 11 I tell you, amany will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 awhile the sons of the kingdom bwill be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place cthere will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you aas you have believed.” bAnd the servant was healed at that very moment.
Jesus Heals Many
14 aAnd when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw bhis mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. 15 He atouched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. 16 That evening they brought to him many who were aoppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits bwith a word and healed all who were sick. 17 aThis was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: b“He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”
The Cost of Following Jesus
18 Now awhen Jesus saw a crowd around him, bhe gave orders to go over to the other side. 19 aAnd a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” 20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 21 Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 22 And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave athe dead to bury their own dead.”
Jesus Calms a Storm
23 aAnd when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but ahe was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, a“Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you aafraid, bO you of little faith?” Then he rose and crebuked the winds and the sea, and dthere was a great calm. 27 And the men amarveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even bwinds and sea obey him?”
Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons
28 aAnd when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two bdemon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. 29 And behold, they acried out, “What have you to do with us, bO Son of God? Have you come here to torment us cbefore the time?” 30 Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them. 31 And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.” 32 And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. 33 The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the ademon-possessed men. 34 And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, athey begged him to leave their region.
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