The Gospel according to Matthew
Matt 8:1 When He was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.
Matt 8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped Him, saying, Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean.
Matt 8:3 And Jesus put forth His hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Matt 8:4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Matt 8:5 And when Jesus was entered into Ca-per´-na-um, there came unto Him a centurion, beseeching Him,
Matt 8:6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
Matt 8:7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
Matt 8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
Matt 8:9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
Matt 8:10 When Jesus heard it, He marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
Matt 8:11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of Heaven.
Matt 8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matt 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
Matt 8:14 And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, He saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.
Matt 8:15 And He touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
Matt 8:16 When the even was come, they brought unto Him many that were possessed with devils: and He cast out the spirits with His word, and healed all that were sick:
Matt 8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by E-sa´-ias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Matt 8:18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
Matt 8:19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto Him, Master, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest.
Matt 8:20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay His head.
Matt 8:21 And another of His disciples said unto Him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Matt 8:22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow Me; and let the dead bury their dead.
Matt 8:23 And when He was entered into a ship, His disciples followed Him.
Matt 8:24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but He was asleep.
Matt 8:25 And His disciples came to Him, and awoke Him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
Matt 8:26 And He saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then He arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
Matt 8:27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!
Matt 8:28 And when He was come to the other side into the country of the Ger-ge-senes´, there met Him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
Matt 8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with Thee, Jesus, Thou Son of God? art Thou come hither to torment us before the time?
Matt 8:30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
Matt 8:31 So the devils besought Him, saying, If Thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
Matt 8:32 And He said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
Matt 8:33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
Matt 8:34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw Him, they besought Him that He would depart out of their coasts.