The Healing of a Leper - Matthew 8

Healing a leper

1 - And when he came down from the mountain, a great multitude followed him.

2 - And, behold, there came a leper, and worshiped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

3 - And Jesus stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; Be clean. And he was soon cleansed of leprosy.

4 - And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man, but go, and shew thyself unto the priest, and offer the offering that Moses hath determined to be a witness.

The servant of a centurion

5 - And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a centurion came unto him,

6 - And saying, Lord, my servant is lying in the house, paralyzed, and violently tormented.

7 - And Jesus said unto him, I will go and give him health.

8 - And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof, but say a word, and my servant shall recover.

9 - For I also am a man under authority, and I have soldiers under me; and I say unto this, Go, and he goeth; and to another: Come, and he cometh; and unto my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

10 - And when Jesus heard it, he said to them that followed him, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith in Israel.

11 - But I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;

12 - And the children of the kingdom shall be cast into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13 - And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go, and as thou hast believed me. And at that same hour his servant healed.

The cure of Pedro's mother-in-law

14 - And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw the mother-in-law of this bedridden, and with a fever.

15 - And he touched her in his hand, and the fever left her; and he arose, and served them.

16 - And when evening had come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils, and he cast out the spirits with them, and healed all that were sick;

17 - That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, He took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

How to follow Jesus

18 - And when Jesus saw a great multitude round about him, he commanded them to go over to the other side;

19 - And there came to him a scribe, and said unto him, Master, whithersoever thou goest, I will follow thee.

20 - And Jesus said, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests: but the Son of man hath no place to lay his head.

21 - And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, let me first go and bury my father.

22 - But Jesus said unto him, Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.

Appeased storm

23 - And when he was come into the boat, his disciples followed him;

24 - And behold, a storm arose in the sea, so great that the boat was covered by the waves; but he was asleep.

25 - And his disciples came and awakened him, saying, Lord, save us. that we perish.

26 - And he said unto them, Why do ye fear, ye men of little faith? And he arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there followed a great calm.

27 - And the men marveled, saying, What man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

The healing of two demoniacs

28 - And when they had come to the other side, unto the province of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils coming from the graves; so fierce were they that no one could pass that way.

29 - And, behold, they cried, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, the Son of God? Have you come here to torment us ahead of time?

30 And a herd of many swine was grazing far from them.

31 - And the devils begged him, saying, If thou cast us out, let us go into that herd of swine.

32 - And he said unto them, Go. And they went out, and entered into the herd of swine; and behold, all that herd of swine came down into the sea by a gully, and they died in the waters.

33 - And the swineherd fled, and came to the city, and told all that had happened to the possessed.

34 - And, behold, all the city went out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they besought him that he should depart from them.