Matthew 8

₁When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. ₂And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” ₃And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. ₄And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.”

₅When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, ₆“Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” ₇And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” ₈But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. ₉For 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.” ₁₀When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israelhave I found such faith. ₁₁I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, ₁₂while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” ₁₃And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment.

₁₄And when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. ₁₅He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. ₁₆That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. ₁₇This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”

₁₈Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. ₁₉And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” ₂₀And 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.” ₂₁Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” ₂₂And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”

₂₃And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. ₂₄And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. ₂₅And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” ₂₆And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. ₂₇And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”

₂₈And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. ₂₉And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?” ₃₀Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them. ₃₁And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.” ₃₂And 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. ₃₃The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men. ₃₄And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.