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.

A sign from heaven requested by the Pharisees and Sadducees - Matthew 16

A sign from heaven requested by the Pharisees and Sadducees

1 - The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

2 - He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

3 - And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

4 - A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

The leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

5 - And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

6 - Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

7 - And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

8 - Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

9 - Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

10 - Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

11 - How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

12 - Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

Peter's Confession

13 - When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

14 - And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

15 - He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

16 - And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

17 - And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

18 - And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.*Peter: this name signifies a rock

19 - And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

20 - Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

Jesus predicts his death

21 - From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

22 - Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.*Be...: Gr. Pity thyself

23 - But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

24 - Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

25 - For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

26 - For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

27 - For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

28 - Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.