Matthew 8
8
Jesus Heals a Man Who Had a Skin Disease
1Jesus came down from the mountainside. Large crowds followed him. 2A man who had a skin disease came and got down on his knees in front of Jesus. He said, “Lord, if you are willing to make me ‘clean,’ you can do it.”
3Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing to do it,” he said. “Be ‘clean’!” Right away the man was healed of his skin disease. 4Then Jesus said to him, “Don’t tell anyone. Go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift Moses commanded. It will be a witness to everyone.”
A Roman Commander Has Faith
5When Jesus entered Capernaum, a Roman commander came to him. He asked Jesus for help. 6“Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home and can’t move. He is suffering terribly.”
7Jesus said, “Shall I come and heal him?”
8The commander replied, “Lord, I am not good enough to have you come into my house. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9I myself am a man under authority. And I have soldiers who obey my orders. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes. I tell that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. He said to those following him, “What I’m about to tell you is true. In Israel I have not found anyone whose faith is so strong. 11I say to you that many will come from the east and the west. They will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of heaven. They will sit with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 12But those who think they belong in the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness. There they will weep and grind their teeth.”
13Then Jesus said to the Roman commander, “Go! It will be done just as you believed it would.” And his servant was healed at that moment.
Jesus Heals Many People
14When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law. She was lying in bed. She had a fever. 15Jesus touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and began to serve him.
16When evening came, many people controlled by demons were brought to Jesus. He drove out the spirits with a word. He healed all who were sick. 17This happened so that what Isaiah the prophet had said would come true. He had said,
“He suffered the things we should have suffered.
He took on himself the sicknesses that should have been ours.” (Isaiah 53:4)
The Cost of Following Jesus
18Jesus saw the crowd around him. So he gave his disciples orders to go to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. 19Then a teacher of the law came to him. He said, “Teacher, I will follow you no matter where you go.”
20Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens. Birds have nests. But the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
21Another follower said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22But Jesus told him, “Follow me. Let the dead bury their own dead.”
Jesus Calms the Storm
23Jesus got into a boat. His disciples followed him. 24Suddenly a terrible storm came up on the lake. The waves crashed over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25The disciples went and woke him up. They said, “Lord! Save us! We’re going to drown!”
26He replied, “Your faith is so small! Why are you so afraid?” Then Jesus got up and ordered the winds and the waves to stop. It became completely calm.
27The disciples were amazed. They asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
Jesus Heals Two Men Controlled by Demons
28Jesus arrived at the other side of the lake in the area of the Gadarenes. Two men controlled by demons met him. They came from the tombs. The men were so wild that no one could pass that way. 29“Son of God, what do you want with us?” they shouted. “Have you come here to punish us before the time for us to be judged?”
30Not very far away, a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
32Jesus said to them, “Go!” So the demons came out of the men and went into the pigs. The whole herd rushed down the steep bank. They ran into the lake and drowned in the water. 33Those who were tending the pigs ran off. They went into the town and reported all this. They told the people what had happened to the men who had been controlled by demons. 34Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their area.
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Matthew 8
8
A Man Cleansed
1When He came down from the mountain, large crowds # Mt 5:1; Lk 3:7 followed Him. 2Right away # Mk 1:40-44; Lk 5:12-14 a man with a serious skin disease came up and knelt before Him, # Mt 9:18; 15:25; 18:26; 20:20; Jn 9:38; Ac 10:25 saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
3Reaching out His hand He touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” Immediately his disease was healed. # Lit cleansed 4Then Jesus told him, “See that you don’t tell anyone; # Mt 9:30; 17:9; Mk 5:43; 7:36; 8:30 but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them.” # Lv 14:3-4,10; Lk 5:14; 17:14
A Centurion’s Faith
5When He entered Capernaum, # Lk 7:1-10; Jn 4:46-54 a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, 6“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible agony! ”
7“I will come and heal him,” He told him.
8“Lord,” the centurion replied, “I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be cured. # Ps 107:20; Lk 15:19,21 9For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under my command. # Lit under me 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.”
10Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following Him, “I assure you: I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith! 11I tell you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. # Is 49:12; 59:19; Mk 1:11; Lk 13:29; Eph 3:6 12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” # Mt 13:42,50; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30; Lk 13:28 13Then Jesus told the centurion, “Go. As you have believed, # Mt 9:22,29; Jn 4:53 let it be done for you.” And his servant was cured that very moment. # Or that hour ; lit very hour
Healings at Capernaum
14When Jesus went into Peter’s house, # Mk 1:29-34; Lk 4:38-41 He saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve Him. 16When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. He drove out the spirits # Mk 3:15; 1Tm 4:1; 1Jn 4:1 with a word and healed all who were sick, # Mt 4:24; 8:33; Ac 19:12 17so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
He Himself took our weaknesses
and carried our diseases. # Is 53:4; Mt 1:22 # Is 53:4
Following Jesus
18When Jesus saw large crowds # Other mss read saw a crowd # Mt 14:22; Mk 4:35; Lk 8:22; Jn 6:15-17 around Him, He gave the order to go to the other side of the sea. # = Sea of Galilee 19A scribe approached Him and said, # Lk 9:57-60 “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go! ”
20Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man # Dn 7:14; Mt 9:6; 12:8; 13:41; Mk 8:31 has no place to lay His head.”
21“Lord,” another of His disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.” # Not necessarily meaning his father was already dead
22But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Wind and Wave Obey the Master
23As He got into the # Other mss read to a boat, # Mk 4:36-41; Lk 8:22-25; Jn 6:16-21 His disciples # Mt 10:1; 26:56; Mk 3:7; 16:20; Lk 6:13; Jn 12:16 followed Him. 24Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But He was sleeping. 25So the disciples came and woke Him up, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to die! ”
26But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith? ” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea. # Ps 65:7; 89:9; 107:29; Mt 6:30; Lk 4:39 And there was a great calm.
27The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? — even the winds and the sea obey # Mk 1:27; Lk 5:9 Him! ”
Demons Driven Out by the Master
28When He had come to the other side, # Mk 5:1-17; Lk 8:26-37 to the region of the Gadarenes, # Other mss read Gergesenes two demon-possessed men met Him as they came out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. 29Suddenly they shouted, “What do You have to do with us, # Other mss add Jesus # Lit What to us and to You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time? ” # Jdg 11:12; 2Sm 16:10; Mk 1:24; Lk 4:34; Jn 2:4; Ac 8:7
30Now a long way off from them, a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31“If You drive us out,” the demons begged Him, “send us into the herd of pigs.”
32“Go! ” He told them. So when they had come out, they entered the pigs. And suddenly the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the water. 33Then the men who tended them fled. They went into the city and reported everything — especially what had happened to those who were demon-possessed. 34At that, the whole town went out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region. # 1Kg 17:18; Lk 5:8; Ac 16:39
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