{"book":"Matthew","slug":"matthew","ch":8,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Matthew","prev":"matthew/7","next":"matthew/9","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"When [Jesus] came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.","f":[],"h":"The Leper’s Prayer","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"Suddenly a leper came [and] knelt before Him, saying,“ Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”","f":["A leper was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Leviticus 13."]},{"v":3,"t":"[Jesus] reached out [His] hand [and] touched [the man].“ I am willing,” He said.“ Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"[Jesus] reached out [His] hand [and] touched [the man]."},{"style":"red","t":"“ I am willing,” He said."},{"style":"red","t":"“ Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"Then Jesus instructed him,“ See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”","f":["See Leviticus 14:1–32."],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then Jesus instructed him,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"When [Jesus] had entered Capernaum, a centurion came [and] pleaded with Him,","f":[],"h":"The Faith of the Centurion","style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"“ Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed [and] in terrible agony.”","f":["Or child; also in verses 8 and 13"]},{"v":7,"t":"“ I will go [and] heal him,” [Jesus] replied.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"The centurion answered,“ Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell [one] to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. [I tell] my servant to do something, and he does [it].”","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"When Jesus heard [this], He marveled and said to those following [Him],“ Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel [with] such great faith.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"When Jesus heard [this], He marveled and said to those following [Him],"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel [with] such great faith."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"I say to you that many will come from [the] east and [the] west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, [where] there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"Then Jesus said to the centurion,“ Go! As you have believed, [so] will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Then Jesus said to the centurion,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Go! As you have believed, [so] will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw [Peter’s] mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.","f":[],"h":"Jesus Heals at Peter’s House","style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to [Jesus], and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":17,"t":"This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:“ He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”","f":["Isaiah 53:4"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ He took up our infirmities"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and carried our diseases.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":18,"t":"[When] Jesus saw [a] large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side [of the sea].","f":["That is, the Sea of Galilee; Greek to the other side"],"h":"The Cost of Discipleship","style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"And one of the scribes came to Him [and] said,“ Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"Jesus replied,“ Foxes have dens and birds of the air [have] nests, but [the] Son of Man has no [place] to lay [His] head.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Foxes have dens and birds of the air [have] nests, but [the] Son of Man has no [place] to lay [His] head.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"Another of His disciples requested,“ Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"But Jesus told him,“ Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"But Jesus told him,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"[When] He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.","f":[],"h":"Jesus Calms the Storm","style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But [Jesus] was sleeping.","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"[The disciples] went [and] woke Him, saying,“ Lord, save us! We are perishing!”","f":[]},{"v":26,"t":"“ [You] of little faith,” [Jesus] replied,“ why are you so afraid?” Then He got up [and] rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ [You] of little faith,” [Jesus] replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ why are you so afraid?” Then He got up [and] rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":27,"t":"[The] men were amazed [and] asked,“ What kind [of man] is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"When [Jesus] arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed [men] coming from the tombs. [They were] so violent that no one could pass that way.","f":["BYZ, TR, and PT Gergesenes; other manuscripts Gerasenes"],"h":"The Demons and the Pigs","style":"reg"},{"v":29,"t":"“ What do You [want] with us, Son of God?” they shouted.“ Have You come here to torture us before [the] appointed time?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":30,"t":"In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":31,"t":"So the demons begged [Jesus],“ If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”","f":[]},{"v":32,"t":"“ Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":33,"t":"Those tending [the pigs] ran off into the town [and] reported all this, including the [account] of the demon-possessed [men].","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":34,"t":"Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged [Him] to leave their region.","f":[]}]}