NASB — Matthew 8 — KJV

Jesus Cleanses a Leper; The Centurion’s Faith

1 When IJesus came° down° from the mountain°, IIlarge° crowds° followed° Him. 2 And aa leper° came° to Him and Ibbowed° down° before Him, and said°, “Lord°, if° You are willing°, You can° make° me clean°.” 3 Jesus stretched° out His hand° and touched° him, saying°, “I am° willing°; be cleansed°.” And immediately° his aleprosy° was cleansed°. 4 And Jesus° *said° to him, aSee° that you tell° no° one°; but bgo°, cshow° yourself° to the priest° and present° the Ioffering° that Moses° commanded°, as a testimony° to them.”

[1] ILit He IILit many
[2] IOr worshiped aMt 8:2-4: Mk 1:40-44; Lk 5:12-14 bMt 9:18; 15:25; 18:26; 20:20; Jn 9:38; Ac 10:25
[3] aMt 11:5; Lk 4:27
[4] ILit gift aMt 9:30; 12:16; 17:9; Mk 1:44; 3:12; 5:43; 7:36; 8:30; 9:9; Lk 4:41; 8:56; 9:21 bMk 1:44; Lk 5:14; 17:14 cLv 13:49; 14:2ff

5 ¶ And awhen IJesus entered° Capernaum°, a centurion° came° to Him, imploring° Him, 6 and saying°, “ILord°, my IIservant° is IIIlying° aparalyzed° at home°, fearfully° tormented°.” 7 Jesus *said° to him, “I will come° and heal° him.” 8 But the centurion° said°, “ILord°, I am° not worthy° for You to come° under° my roof°, but just° IIsay° the word°, and my IIIservant° will be healed°. 9 For I also° am° a man° under° aauthority°, 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].” 10 Now° when Jesus° heard° [this], He marveled° and said° to those° who were following°, “Truly° I say° to you, I have not found° such° great° faith° Iwith anyone° in Israel°. 11 I say° to you that many° awill come° from east° and west°, and Irecline° [at the table] with Abraham°, Isaac° and Jacob° in the kingdom° of heaven°; 12 but athe sons° of the kingdom° will be cast° out into bthe outer° darkness°; in that place° cthere° will be weeping° and gnashing° of teeth°.” 13 And Jesus° said° to the centurion°, “Go°; Iit shall be done° for you aas you have believed°.” And the IIservant° was healed° that [very] IIImoment°.

[5] ILit He aMt 8:5-13: Lk 7:1-10
[6] IOr Sir IILit boy IIILit thrown down aMt 4:24
[8] IOr Sir IILit say with a word IIILit boy
[9] aMk 1:27; Lk 9:1
[10] IOne early ms reads not even in Israel
[11] IOr dine aIs 49:12; 59:19; Mal 1:11; Lk 13:29
[12] aMt 13:38 bMt 22:13; 25:30 cMt 13:42, 50; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30; Lk 13:28
[13] IOr let it be done; i.e. a command IILit boy IIILit hour aMt 9:22, 29

Peter’s Mother-in-law and Many Others Healed

14aWhen Jesus° came° into Peter’s° Ihome°, He saw° his mother-in-law° lying° sick° in bed with a fever°. 15 He touched° her hand°, and the fever° left° her; and she got° up and Iwaited° on Him. 16 When evening° came°, they brought° to Him many° awho were demon-possessed°; and He cast° out the spirits° with a word°, and bhealed° all° who were ill°°. 17 [This was] to fulfill° what° was spoken° through° Isaiah° the prophet°: “aHE HIMSELF° TOOK° OUR INFIRMITIES° AND ICARRIED° AWAY° OUR DISEASES°.”

[14] IOr house aMt 8:14-16: Mk 1:29-34; Lk 4:38-41
[15] IOr served
[16] aMt 4:24 bMt 4:23; 8:33
[17] IOr removed aIs 53:4

Discipleship Tested

18 ¶ Now° when Jesus° saw° a crowd° around° Him, aHe gave° orders° to depart° to the other° side° [of the sea]. 19 aThen° a scribe° came° and said° to Him, “Teacher°, I will follow° You wherever°° You go°.” 20 Jesus° *said° to him, “The foxes° have° holes° and the birds° of the Iair° [have] IInests°, but athe Son° of Man° has° nowhere°° to lay° His head°.” 21 Another° of the disciples° said° to Him, “Lord°, permit° me first° to go° and bury° my father°.” 22 But Jesus° *said° to him, aFollow° Me, and allow° the dead° to bury° their own° dead°.”

[18] aMk 4:35; Lk 8:22
[19] aMt 8:19-22: Lk 9:57-60
[20] IOr sky IIOr roosting places aDn 7:13; Mt 9:6; 12:8, 32, 40; 13:41; 16:13, 27f; 17:9; 19:28; 26:64; Mk 8:38; Lk 12:8; 18:8; 21:36; Jn 1:51; 3:13f; 6:27; 12:34; Ac 7:56
[22] aMt 9:9; Mk 2:14; Lk 9:59, 60; Jn 1:43; 21:19

23aWhen He got° into the boat°, His disciples° followed° Him. 24 And behold°, there arose° Ia great° storm° on the sea°, so° that the boat° was being° covered° with the waves°; but Jesus Himself° was asleep°. 25 And they came° to [Him] and woke° Him, saying°, “aSave° [us], Lord°; we are perishing°!” 26 He *said° to them, “Why° are you Iafraid°, ayou men° of little° faith°?” Then° He got° up and rebuked° the winds° and the sea°, and IIit became° perfectly° calm°. 27 The men° were amazed°, and said°, “What° kind° of a man° is this°, that even° the winds° and the sea° obey° Him?”

[23] aMt 8:23-27: Mk 4:36-41; Lk 8:22-25
[24] ILit a shaking
[25] aMt 8:2; 9:18
[26] IOr cowardly IILit a great calm occurred aMt 6:30; 14:31; 16:8; 17:20

Jesus Casts Out Demons

28aWhen He came° to the other° side° into the country° of the Gadarenes°, two° men who were bdemon-possessed° met° Him as they were coming° out of the tombs°. [They were] so extremely° violent° that no° one° could° pass° by that way°. 29 And they cried° out, saying°, “IaWhat° business do we have with each other, Son° of God°? Have You come° here° to torment° us before° IIthe time°?” 30 Now° there was a herd° of many° swine° feeding° at a distance° from them. 31 The demons° [began] to entreat° Him, saying°, “If° You [are going to] cast° us out, send° us into the herd° of swine°.” 32 And He said° to them, “Go°!” And they came° out and went° into the swine°, and the whole° herd° rushed° down° the steep° bank° into the sea° and perished° in the waters°. 33 The herdsmen° ran° away°, and went° to the city° and reported° everything°, Iincluding° what° had° happened° to the ademoniacs°. 34 And behold°, the whole° city° came° out to meet° Jesus°; and when they saw° Him, athey implored° Him to leave° their region°.

[28] aMt 8:28-34: Mk 5:1-17; Lk 8:26-37 bMt 4:24
[29] ILit What is to us and to you (a Heb idiom) III.e. the appointed time of judgment aJg 11:12; 2S 16:10; 19:22; 1K 17:18; 2K 3:13; 2Ch 35:21; Mk 1:24; 5:7; Lk 4:34; 8:28; Jn 2:4
[33] ILit and the things of aMt 4:24
[34] aAm 7:12; Ac 16:39


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1 ¶ Whenº heº was come downºª fromº the² mountain,º greatº multitudesº followedºª him.º

[1] Mt 4:25; 5:1; 8:18; 12:15; 15:30; 19:2; 20:29; Mk 3:7; Lk 5:15; 14:25.

Christ cleanseth the leper,

2 And,º behold,ºª there cameºª a leperº and worshippedºª him,º saying,ºª Lord,º ifº thou wilt,ºª thou canstºª make¹ª me¹ clean.ºª² 3 Andº Jesusº put forthºª [his] hand,º and touchedºª him,º saying,ºª I will;ºª be thou clean.¹ª Andº² immediatelyº hisº leprosyº was cleansed.ºª 4 Andº Jesusº saithºª unto him,º Seeºª thou tellºª no man;º butº go thy way,ºª shewºª thyselfº to the² priest,º andº offerºª the² giftº thatº Mosesº commanded,ºª forº a testimonyº unto them.º

[2] Lv 13:44; Nu 5:2; 12:10; Dt 24:8; 2S 3:39; 2K 5:1, 27; 7:3; 15:5; 2Ch 26:19; Mt 2:11; 4:9; 9:28; 10:8; 13:58; 14:33; 15:25; 18:26; 26:6; 28:9, 17; Mk 1:40; 5:6; 9:22; Lk 4:27; 5:12; 17:12; Jn 9:38; 1Co 14:25; Rv 19:10; 22:8.
[3] Gn 1:3; 2K 5:11, 14; Ps 33:9; Mt 11:4; Mk 1:41; 4:39; 5:41; 7:34; 9:25; Lk 5:13; 7:14; 17:14; Jn 5:21; 11:43; 15:24.
[4] Lv 13:2; 14:2; 2K 5:7; Is 42:21; Mt 3:15; 5:17; 6:1; 9:30; 10:18; 12:16; 16:20; 17:9; Mk 1:43, 44; 5:43; 6:11; 7:36; 13:9; Lk 5:14; 17:14; 21:13; Jn 5:41; 7:18; 8:50; 10:37.

healeth the centurion's servant,

5 ¶ Andº when¹ª Jesusº was enteredºª intoº Capernaum,º there cameºª unto himº a centurion,º beseechingºª him,º 6 Andº saying,ºª Lord,º myº servantº liethºª atº homeº sick of the palsy,º grievouslyº tormented.ºª 7 Andº Jesusº saithºª unto him,º Iº will comeºª and healºª him.º 8 ² The² centurionº answeredºª and¹ said,ºª Lord,º I amºª notº worthyº thatº thou shouldest comeºª underº myº roof:º butº speakºª the wordº only,º andº myº servantº shall be healed.ºª 9 ² Forº¹ Iº am¹ª a² manº underº authority,º havingºª soldiersº underº me:º andº I sayºª to thisº [man], Go,ºª andº he goeth;ºª andº to another,º Come,ºª andº he cometh;ºª andº to myº servant,º Doºª this,º andº he doethºª [it]. 10 Whenº Jesusº heardºª [it], he marvelled,ºª andº saidºª to them that followed,ºª Verilyº I sayºª unto you,º I have¹ª not¹ª foundºª so greatº faith,º no, notº inº Israel.º 11 Andº I sayºª unto you,º Thatº manyº shall comeºª fromº the eastº andº west,º andº shall sit downºª withº Abraham,º andº Isaac,º andº Jacob,º inº the² kingdomº of heaven.º 12 Butº the² childrenº of the² kingdomº shall be cast outºª intoº outerº darkness:º thereº shall beºª weepingº andº gnashingº of teeth.º 13 Andº Jesusº saidºª unto the² centurion,º Go thy way;ºª andº asº thou hast believed,ºª [so] be it doneºª unto thee.¹ Andº² hisº servantº was healedºª inº the selfsameº hour.º

[5] Mt 4:13; 9:1; 11:23; 27:54; Mk 2:1; 15:39; Lk 7:1, 2; Ac 10:1; 22:25; 23:17, 23; 27:13, 31, 43.
[6] Jb 31:13; Mt 4:24; 9:2; Mk 2:3; Ac 8:7; 9:33; 10:7; Col 3:11; 4:1; 1Ti 6:2; Phm 1:16.
[7] Mt 9:18; Mk 5:23; Lk 7:6.
[8] Gn 32:10; Nu 20:8; Ps 10:17; 33:9; 107:20; Mt 3:11, 14; 8:3; 15:26; Mk 1:25; Lk 5:8; 7:6, 7; 15:19, 21; Jn 1:27; 13:6.
[9] Jb 38:34; Ps 107:25; 119:91; 148:8; Jr 47:6; Ezk 14:17; Mk 4:39; Lk 4:35, 39; 7:8; Ep 6:5; Col 3:22; Tit 2:9.
[10] Mt 15:28; Mk 6:6; Lk 5:20; 7:9, 50.
[11] Gn 12:3; 22:18; 28:14; 49:10; Ps 22:27; 98:3; Is 2:2; 11:10; 49:6; 52:10; 60:1; Jr 16:19; Dn 2:44; Mi 4:1; Zc 8:20; Mal 1:11; Mt 3:2; 24:31; Lk 12:37; 13:28, 29; 14:23; 16:22; Ac 10:45; 11:18; 14:22, 27; Ro 15:9; 1Co 6:9; 15:20; Ga 3:28; Ep 2:11; 3:6; Col 3:11; 2Th 1:5; Rv 3:20; 7:6.
[12] Mt 3:9; 7:22; 13:42, 50; 21:43; 22:12; 24:51; 25:30; Lk 13:28; Ac 3:25; Ro 9:4; 2P 2:4, 17; Jde 1:13.
[13] Ec 9:7; Mt 8:4; 9:29; 15:28; 17:20; Mk 7:29; 9:23; Jn 4:50, 52.

Peter's mother in law,

14 ¶ Andº when Jesusº was comeºª intoº Peter'sº house,º he sawºª hisº wife's motherº laid,ºª andº sick of a fever.ºª 15 Andº he touchedºª herº hand,º andº the² feverº leftºª her:º andº she arose,ºª andº ministeredºª unto them.º

[14] Mt 8:20; 17:25; Mk 1:29; Lk 4:38; 1Co 9:5; 1Ti 3:2; 4:3; He 13:4.
[15] 2K 13:21; Is 6:7; Mt 8:3; 9:20, 29; 14:36; 20:34; Mk 1:41; Lk 4:38; 8:54; Jn 12:1; Ac 19:11.

and many other diseased:

16 ¶ Whenº the evenº was come,ºª they broughtºª unto himº manyº that were possessed with devils:ºª andº he cast outºª the² spiritsº with [his] word,º andº healedºª allº that were¹ª sick:º² 17 That² it might¹ be fulfilledºª which was spokenºª byº Esaiasº the² prophet,º saying,ºª Himselfº tookºª ourº infirmities,º andº bareºª [our] sicknesses.º

[16] Ex 15:26; Mt 4:24; 9:2; 12:22; 14:14; Mk 1:25, 32, 34; 2:3; 5:8; 9:25; Lk 4:40; Ac 5:15; 19:13.
[17] Is 53:4; Mt 1:22; 2:15, 23; 1P 2:24.

sheweth how he is to be followed:

18 ¶ Nowº when Jesusº sawºª greatº multitudesº aboutº him,º he gave commandmentºª to departºª untoº the² other side.º 19 Andº a certainº scribeº came,ºª and saidºª unto him,º Master,º I will followºª theeº whithersoeverºº thou goest.ºª 20 Andº Jesusº saithºª unto him,º The² foxesº haveºª holes,º andº the² birdsº of the² airº [have] nests;º butº the² Sonº of manº hathºª notº whereº to layºª [his] head.º 21 Andº anotherº of hisº disciplesº saidºª unto him,º Lord,º sufferºª meº firstº to goºª andº buryºª myº father.º 22 Butº Jesusº saidºª unto him,º Followºª me;º andº letºª the² deadº buryºª theirº dead.º

[18] Mt 8:1; 14:22; Mk 1:35; 4:35; 5:21; 6:45; 8:13; Lk 4:42; 8:22; Jn 6:15.
[19] Ezr 7:6; Mk 12:32; Lk 9:57; 14:25, 33; 22:33; Jn 13:36; 1Co 1:20.
[20] Ps 40:17; 69:29; 84:3; 104:17; 109:22; Is 53:2; Lk 2:7, 12, 16; 8:3; 2Co 8:9.
[21] Lv 21:11; Nu 6:6; Dt 33:9; 1K 19:20; Hg 1:2; Mt 19:29; Lk 9:59; 2Co 5:16.
[22] Mt 4:18; 9:9; Lk 15:32; Jn 1:43; Ep 2:1, 5; 5:14; Col 2:13; 1Ti 5:6.

stilleth the tempest on the sea,

23 ¶ Andº when heº was enteredºª intoº a ship,º hisº disciplesº followedºª him.º 24 And,º behold,ºª there aroseºª a greatº tempestº inº the² sea,º insomuch thatº the² shipº was coveredºª withº the² waves:º butº heº was asleep.ºª 25 Andº hisº disciplesº cameºª to [him], and awokeºª him,º saying,ºª Lord,º saveºª us:º we perish.ºª 26 Andº he saithºª unto them,º Whyº are² ye¹ª fearful,º O ye of little faith?º Thenº he arose,ºª and rebukedºª the² windsº andº the² sea;º andº there wasºª a greatº calm.º 27 Butº the² menº marvelled,ºª saying,ºª What manner of manº isºª this,º thatº evenº the² windsº andº the² seaº obeyºª him!º

[23] Mt 9:1; Mk 4:36; Lk 7:22.
[24] Ps 107:23; Is 54:11; Jna 1:4; Mk 4:37; Lk 8:23; Jn 6:17; 11:5, 15; Ac 27:14; 2Co 11:25.
[25] 2Ch 14:11; 20:12; Ps 10:1; 44:22; Is 51:9; Jna 1:6; Mk 4:38; Lk 8:24.
[26] Jb 38:8; Ps 65:7; 89:9; 93:3; 104:6; 107:28; 114:3; Pv 8:28; Is 41:10; 50:2; 63:12; Na 1:4; Hab 3:8; Mt 6:30; 8:27; 14:30; 16:8; Mk 4:39, 40, 41; 6:48; Lk 8:24, 25; Ro 4:20; Rv 10:2.
[27] Mt 14:33; 15:31; Mk 1:27; 6:51; 7:37.

driveth the devils out of two men possessed,

28 ¶ Andº when heº was comeºª toº the² other sideº intoº the² countryº of the² Gergesenes,º there metºª himº twoº possessed with devils,ºª comingºª out² of¹ the² tombs,º exceedingº fierce,º so thatº noº manº mightºª passºª byº thatº way.º 29 And,º behold,ºª they cried out,ºª saying,ºª What¹ have we¹ to do with¹ thee,º²² Jesus,º thou Sonº of God?º art thou comeºª hitherº to tormentºª usº beforeº the time?º 30 Andº there wasºª a good way offº fromº themº an herdº of manyº swineº feeding.ºª

[28] Gn 10:16; 15:21; Dt 7:1; Jg 5:6; Mk 5:1, 2; Lk 8:26, 27, 29; Ac 10:38.
[29] 2S 16:10; 19:22; Jol 3:4; Mt 4:3; Mk 1:24; 3:11; 5:7; Lk 4:34, 41; 8:28; Jn 2:4; Ac 16:17; Jm 2:19; 2P 2:4; Jde 1:6.
[30] Lv 11:7; Dt 14:8; Is 65:3; 66:3; Mk 5:11; Lk 8:32; 15:15.

and suffereth them to go into the swine.

31 Soº the² devilsº besoughtºª him,º saying,ºª Ifº thou cast¹ª us¹ out,ºª² sufferºª usº to go awayºª intoº the² herdº of swine.º 32 Andº he saidºª unto them,º Go.¹ª Andº² when they were come out,ºª they wentºª intoº the² herdº of swine:º and,º behold,ºª the² wholeº herdº of swineº ran violentlyºª downº a steep placeº intoº the² sea,º andº perishedºª inº the² waters.º 33 Andº they that keptºª them fled,ºª andº went their waysºª intoº the² city,º and² toldºª every thing,º andº what was befallen² to the² possessed of the devils.ºª 34 And,º behold,ºª the² wholeº cityº came outºª to¹ meetº² Jesus:º andº when they sawºª him,º they besoughtºª [him] thatº he would departºª out ofº theirº coasts.º

[31] Mk 5:7, 12; Lk 8:30; Rv 12:12; 20:1.
[32] 1K 22:22; Jb 1:10, 13; 2:3, 7; Mk 5:13; Lk 8:33; Ac 2:23; 4:28; Rv 20:7.
[33] Mk 5:14; Lk 8:34; Ac 19:15.
[34] Dt 5:25; 1S 16:4; 1K 17:18; 18:17; Jb 21:14; 22:17; Mt 8:29; Mk 5:17; Lk 5:8; 8:28, 37; Ac 16:39.


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