Matthew 8:14-21

Jesus Heals Many

14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.

15 He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.

16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.

17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases.”^[a]

The Cost of Following Jesus

18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.

19 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

21 Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Cross References

• 1. S Matthew 4:23,24
• 2. S Matthew 1:22
• 3. Isaiah 53:4
• 4. Mark 4:35
• 5. Daniel 7:13; Matthew 12:8,32,40; Matthew 16:13,27,28; Matthew 17:9; Matthew 19:28; Mark 2:10; Mark 8:31

Footnotes

• [a]. Isaiah 53:4 (see Septuagint)