Matthew 8:1-17

Jesus Cleanses a Leper; The Centurion's Faith

1 When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

2 And ¹a leper came to Him and ²bowed 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 ³leprosy was cleansed.

4 And Jesus said to him, "⁴See that you tell no one; but ⁵go, ⁶show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

5 And ⁷when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him,

6 and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying ⁸paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented."

7 Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."

8 But the centurion said, "Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

9 "For I also am a man under ⁹authority, 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 with anyone in Israel.

11 "I say to you that many ¹⁰will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;

12 but ¹¹the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into ¹²the outer darkness; in that place ¹³there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

13 And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; it shall be done for you ¹⁴as you have believed." And the servant was healed that very moment.

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

14 ¹⁵When Jesus came into Peter's home, 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 waited on Him.

16 When evening came, they brought to Him many ¹⁶who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and ¹⁷healed all who were ill *.

17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: "¹⁸HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES AND CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES."

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Cross References 18

1. Matthew 8:2-4: {Mark 1:40-44; Luke 5:12-14}
2. Matthew 9:18; Matthew 15:25; Matthew 18:26; Matthew 20:20; John 9:38; Acts 10:25
3. Matthew 11:5; Luke 4:27
4. Matthew 9:30; Matthew 12:16; Matthew 17:9; Mark 1:44; Mark 3:12; Mark 5:43; Mark 7:36; Mark 8:30; Mark 9:9; Luke 4:41; Luke 8:56; Luke 9:21
5. Mark 1:44; Luke 5:14; Luke 17:14
6. Leviticus 13:49; Leviticus 14:2f
7. Matthew 8:5-13: {Luke 7:1-10}
8. Matthew 4:24
9. Mark 1:27; Luke 9:1
10. Isaiah 49:12; Isaiah 59:19; Malachi 1:11; Luke 13:29
11. Matthew 13:38
12. Matthew 22:13; Matthew 25:30
13. Matthew 13:42, 50; Matthew 22:13; Matthew 24:51; Matthew 25:30; Luke 13:28
14. Matthew 9:22, 29
15. Matthew 8:14-16: {Mark 1:29-34; Luke 4:38-41}
16. Matthew 4:24
17. Matthew 4:23; Matthew 8:33
18. Isaiah 53:4

Footnotes 19

[a]. Lit "He"
[b]. Lit "many"
[c]. Or "worshiped"
[d]. Lit "gift"
[e]. Lit "He"
[f]. Or "Sir"
[g]. Lit "boy"
[h]. Lit "thrown down"
[i]. Or "Sir"
[j]. Lit "say with a word"
[k]. Lit "boy"
[l]. One early ms reads "not even in Israel"
[m]. Or "dine"
[n]. Or "let it be done;" i.e. a command
[o]. Lit "boy"
[p]. Lit "hour"
[q]. Or "house"
[r]. Or "served"
[s]. Or "removed"