Matthew 8

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1. 1When Jesus came down from the mountain, huge crowds followed him.
2. 2A man with leprosy came and worshipped him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
3. 3Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man, saying, "I am willing; be clean." Immediately, his leprosy was cleansed.
4. 4Then Jesus told him, "Don't tell anyone; instead, go show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."
5. 5When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him with a plea.
6. 6"Lord," he said, "my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering terribly."
7. 7Jesus said to him, "I'll come and heal him."
8. 8The centurion replied, "Lord, I don't deserve to have you come into my house. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed."
9. 9For I am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. 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. 10When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. He turned to the crowd following him and said, "I tell you the truth — I haven't found faith this great anywhere in Israel."
11. 11And I tell you, many will come from the east and the west and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
12. 12But the children of the kingdom will be thrown into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13. 13Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way; as you have believed, so it will be done for you." And his servant was healed at that very hour.
14. 14When Jesus arrived at Peter's house, he found Peter's mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
15. 15He touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and began serving them.
16. 16That evening, people brought to Jesus many who were possessed by demons. He drove out the spirits with his word and healed everyone who was sick.
17. 17This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: 'He took our infirmities and carried our diseases.'
18. 18When Jesus saw the large crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side.
19. 19A scribe came up to him and said, "Teacher, I'll follow you wherever you go."
20. 20Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
21. 21Another disciple said to him, "Lord, let me go and bury my father first."
22. 22But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
23. 23Jesus got into a boat, and his disciples went with him.
24. 24Look, a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered by the waves, but he was asleep.
25. 25The disciples went to him and woke him up, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!"
26. 26He said to them, "Why are you so afraid, you of little faith?" Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
27. 27The men were stunned. "What kind of man is this?" they asked. "Even the wind and the sea obey him!"
28. 28When they reached the other side in the region of the Gergesenes, two demon-possessed men came out from among the tombs to meet him. They were exceedingly fierce, so that no one dared travel that road.
29. 29They shouted, "What do you want with us, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the appointed time?"
30. 30Some distance away from them, a large herd of pigs was feeding.
31. 31The demons begged him, "If you're going to cast us out, send us into that herd of pigs."
32. 32He said to them, “Go.” When they came out, they went into the herd of pigs. Look, the whole herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea and died in the water.
33. 33Those who kept them fled and went into the city. They reported everything, including what had happened to those who were possessed by demons.
34. 34The whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.