Matthew, 8

1. After he had come down from the mountain large crowds followed him.

1. When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him;

2. Suddenly a man with a virulent skin-disease came up and bowed low in front of him, saying, 'Lord, if you are willing, you can cleanse me.'

2. and behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean."

3. Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him saying, 'I am willing. Be cleansed.' And his skin-disease was cleansed at once.

3. And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, "I will; be clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

4. Then Jesus said to him, 'Mind you tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest and make the offering prescribed by Moses, as evidence to them.'

4. And Jesus said to him, "See that you say nothing to any one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to the people."

5. When he went into Capernaum a centurion came up and pleaded with him.

5. As he entered Caper'na-um, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him

6. 'Sir,' he said, 'my servant is lying at home paralysed and in great pain.'

6. and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress."

7. Jesus said to him, 'I will come myself and cure him.'

7. And he said to him, "I will come and heal him."

8. The centurion replied, 'Sir, I am not worthy to have you under my roof; just give the word and my servant will be cured.

8. But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.

9. For I am under authority myself and have soldiers under me; and I say to one man, "Go," and he goes; to another, "Come here," and he comes; to my servant, "Do this," and he does it.'

9. For I 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 slave, `Do this,' and he does it."

10. When Jesus heard this he was astonished and said to those following him, 'In truth I tell you, in no one in Israel have I found faith as great as this.

10. When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.

11. And I tell you that many will come from east and west and sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob at the feast in the kingdom of Heaven;

11. I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

12. but the children of the kingdom will be thrown out into the darkness outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.'

12. while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth."

13. And to the centurion Jesus said, 'Go back, then; let this be done for you, as your faith demands.' And the servant was cured at that moment.

13. And to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; be it done for you as you have believed." And the servant was healed at that very moment.

14. And going into Peter's house Jesus found Peter's mother-in-law in bed and feverish.

14. And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever;

15. He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him.

15. he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and served him.

16. That evening they brought him many who were possessed by devils. He drove out the spirits with a command and cured all who were sick.

16. That evening they brought to him many who were possessed with demons; and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.

17. This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: He himself bore our sicknesses away and carried our diseases.

17. This was to fulfil what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah, "He took our infirmities and bore our diseases."

18. When Jesus saw the crowd all about him he gave orders to leave for the other side.

18. Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.

19. One of the scribes then came up and said to him, 'Master, I will follow you wherever you go.'

19. And a scribe came up and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

20. Jesus said, 'Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.'

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 man, one of the disciples, said to him, 'Lord, let me go and bury my father first.'

21. Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."

22. But Jesus said, 'Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their dead.'

22. But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."

23. Then he got into the boat followed by his disciples.

23. And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

24. Suddenly a storm broke over the lake, so violent that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But he was asleep.

24. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.

25. So they went to him and woke him saying, 'Save us, Lord, we are lost!'

25. And they went and woke him, saying, "Save, Lord; we are perishing."

26. And he said to them, 'Why are you so frightened, you who have so little faith?' And then he stood up and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

26. And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O men of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

27. They were astounded and said, 'Whatever kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?'

27. And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?"

28. When he reached the territory of the Gadarenes on the other side, two demoniacs came towards him out of the tombs -- they were so dangerously violent that nobody could use that path.

28. And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.

29. Suddenly they shouted, 'What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before the time?'

29. And 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?"

30. Now some distance away there was a large herd of pigs feeding,

30. Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them.

31. and the devils pleaded with Jesus, 'If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.'

31. And the demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine."

32. And he said to them, 'Go then,' and they came out and made for the pigs; and at that the whole herd charged down the cliff into the lake and perished in the water.

32. And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the waters.

33. The herdsmen ran off and made for the city, where they told the whole story, including what had happened to the demoniacs.

33. The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, and what had happened to the demoniacs.

34. Suddenly the whole city set out to meet Jesus; and as soon as they saw him they implored him to leave their neighbourhood.

34. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their neighborhood.