Matthew 8
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Jesus Cleanses a Man with Leprosy
1When #8:1 Lit HeJesus came down from the mountain, #8:1 Or manylarge crowds followed Him. 2And a man with #8:2 I.e., leprosy or a serious, unspecified skin disease, and so throughout the ch; see Lev 13leprosy came to Him and #8:2 Or worshiped Himbowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 3#8:3 Lit And HeJesus reached out with His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4And Jesus *said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the #8:4 Lit giftoffering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
The Centurion’s Faith
5And when #8:5 Lit HeJesus entered Capernaum, a #8:5 I.e., a Roman military officercenturion came to Him, begging Him, 6and saying, “#8:6 Or SirLord, my #8:6 Lit boyservant is lying paralyzed at home, terribly tormented.” 7Jesus *said to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8But the centurion replied, “#8:8 Or SirLord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just #8:8 Lit say with a wordsay the word, and my #8:8 Lit boyservant will be healed. 9For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and 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.” 10Now when Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith #8:10 One early ms not even in Israelwith anyone in Israel. 11And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and #8:11 I.e., to dinerecline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; 12but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; #8:13 Or it is to be done; Gr imperative, i.e., a commandit shall be done for you as you have believed.” And the #8:13 Lit boyservant was healed at that very #8:13 Lit hourmoment.
Peter’s Mother-in-law and Many Others Healed
14When Jesus came into Peter’s #8:14 Or househome, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever. 15And He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and #8:15 Or servedwaited on Him. 16Now when evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. 17This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled: “He Himself took our illnesses and #8:17 Or removedcarried away our diseases.”
Discipleship Tested
18Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea. 19Then a scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” 20And Jesus *said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” 21And another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.” 22But Jesus *said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Jesus Calms the Storm
23When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. 24And behold, a #8:24 Lit greatviolent storm developed on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep. 25And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing!” 26He *said to them, “Why are you #8:26 Or cowardlyafraid, you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and #8:26 Lit a great calm occurredit became perfectly calm. 27The men were amazed, and said, “What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
Jesus Sends Demons into Pigs
28And when He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men confronted Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way. 29And they cried out, saying, “#8:29 Lit What to us and to you (an ancient idiom)What business do You have with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before #8:29 I.e., the appointed time of judgmentthe time?” 30Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding at a distance from them. 31And the demons begged Him, saying, “If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of pigs.” 32And He said to them, “Go!” And they came out and went into the pigs; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and #8:32 Lit dieddrowned in the waters. 33And the herdsmen ran away, and went to the city and reported everything, #8:33 Lit and the things ofincluding what had happened to the demon-possessed men. 34And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they pleaded with Him to leave their region.
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Matthew 8
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A Leper Cleansed
1 And when#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came down”) he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. 2And behold, a leper approached and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean.” 3And extending his hand he touched him, saying, “I am willing, be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”
A Centurion’s Slave Healed
5Now when#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“entered”) he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him, appealing to him 6and saying, “Lord, my slave#Traditionally “servant”; the Greek term here is one often used of a slave who was regarded with some degree of affection, possibly a personal servant (the parallel passage in Luke 7:7 uses the more common term for slave) is lying paralyzed in my#Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun house, terribly tormented!” 7And he said to him, “I will come and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come”) has been translated as a finite verb heal him.” 8And the centurion answered and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb said, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof. But only say the word and my slave will be healed. 9For I also am a man under authority who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another one, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it#Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation (see the parallel in Luke 7:8)..”
10Now when#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal Jesus heard this,#*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation he was astonished, and said to those who were following him,#*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation “Truly I say to you, I have found such great faith with no one in Israel. 11But I say to you that many will come from east and west and be seated at the banquet#Literally “recline at table” with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!” 13And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go, as you have believed it will be done for you.” And the slave#Many later manuscripts have “his slave” was healed at that hour.
Many at Capernaum Are Healed
14And when#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down and suffering with a fever. 15And he touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him.
16Now when it#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”) was evening, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed, and he expelled the spirits with a word. And he healed all those who were sick,#Literally “those who were having badly” 17in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,
“He himself took away our sicknesses,
and carried away our diseases.”#A quotation from Isa 53:4
Would-be Followers
18Now when#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal Jesus saw many crowds#Some manuscripts have “a crowd” around him, he gave orders to depart to the other side.#That is, the other side of the Sea of Galilee 19And a scribe approached and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!” 20And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” 21And another of the disciples#Some manuscripts have “of his disciples” said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.” 22But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead!”
Calming of a Storm
23And as#*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“got”) which is understood as temporal he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24And behold, a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being inundated by the waves, but he himself was asleep. 25And they came and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb woke him, saying, “Lord, save us!#*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation We are perishing!” 26And he said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” Then he got up and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb rebuked the winds and the sea and there was a great calm. 27And the men were astonished, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”
Demon-possessed Gadarenes Healed
28And when#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came”) he came to the other side,#That is, the other side of the Sea of Galilee to the region of the Gadarenes,#Many manuscripts read “Gergesenes”; others read “Gerasenes” (see Luke 8:26) two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road. 29And behold, they cried out, saying, “What do you have to do with us,#Literally “what to us and to you” Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”#That is, before the appointed time of judgment 30Now a long way from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31So the demons implored him, saying, “If you are going to expel us, send us into the herd of pigs.” 32And he said to them, “Go!” So they departed and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“departed”) has been translated as a finite verb went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed headlong down the steep slope into the sea and drowned in the water. 33Now the herdsmen fled and went into the town and#*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb reported everything, including the things concerning the demon-possessed men. 34And behold, the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal saw him, they implored him#*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation that he would depart from their region.
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