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Matthew 8; Matthew 9

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Matthew 8

1 Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.
2 And a leper came to Him, and throwing himself at His feet, said, "Sir, if only you are willing you are able to cleanse me."
3 So Jesus put out His hand and touched him, and said, "I am willing: be cleansed." Instantly he was cleansed from his leprosy;
4 and Jesus said to him, "Be careful to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses appointed as evidence for them."
5 After His entry into Capernaum a Captain came to Him, and entreated Him.
6 "Sir," he said, "my servant at home is lying ill with paralysis, and is suffering great pain."
7 "I will come and cure him," said Jesus.
8 "Sir," replied the Captain, "I am not a fit person to receive you under my roof: merely say the word, and my servant will be cured.
9 For I myself am also under authority, and have soldiers under me. To one I say `Go,' and he goes, to another `Come,' and he comes, and to my slave `Do this or that,' and he does it."
10 Jesus listened to this reply, and was astonished, and said to the people following Him, "I solemnly tell you that in no Israelite have I found faith as great as this.
11 And I tell you that many will come from the east and from the west and will recline at table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the Kingdom of the Heavens,
12 while the natural heirs of the Kingdom will be driven out into the darkness outside: there will be the weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth."
13 And Jesus said to the Captain, "Go, and just as you have believed, so be it for you." And the servant recovered precisely at that time.
14 After this Jesus went to the house of Peter, whose mother-in-law he found ill in bed with fever.
15 He touched her hand and the fever left her: and then she rose and waited upon Him.
16 In the evening many demoniacs were brought to Him, and with a word He expelled the demons; and He cured all the sick,
17 in order that this prediction of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, "He took on Him our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases."
18 Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake,
19 when a Scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
20 "Foxes have holes," replied Jesus, "and birds have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
21 Another of the disciples said to Him, "Sir, allow me first to go and bury my father."
22 "Follow me," said Jesus, "and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
23 Then He went on board a fishing-boat, and His disciples followed Him.
24 But suddenly there arose a great storm on the Lake, so that the waves threatened to engulf the boat; but He was asleep.
25 So they came and woke Him, crying, "Master, save us, we are drowning!"
26 "Why are you so easily frightened," He replied, "you men of little faith?" Then He rose and reproved the winds and the waves, and there was a perfect calm;
27 and the men, filled with amazement, exclaimed, "What kind of man is this? for the very winds and waves obey him!"
28 On His arrival at the other side, in the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two men possessed by demons, coming from among the tombs: they were so dangerously fierce that no one was able to pass that way.
29 They cried aloud, "What hast Thou to do with us, Thou Son of God? Hast Thou come here to torment us before the time?"
30 Now at some distance from them a vast herd of swine were feeding.
31 So the demons entreated Him. "If Thou drivest us out," they said, "send us into the herd of swine."
32 "Go," He replied. Then they came out from the men and went into the swine, whereupon the entire herd instantly rushed down the cliff into the Lake and perished in the water.
33 The swineherds fled, and went and told the whole story in the town, including what had happened to the demoniacs.
34 So at once the whole population came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they besought Him to leave their country.
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Matthew 9

1 Accordingly He went on board, and crossing over came to His own town.
2 Here they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. Seeing their faith Jesus said to the paralytic, "Take courage, my child; your sins are pardoned."
3 "Such language is impious," said some of the Scribes among themselves.
4 Knowing their thoughts Jesus said, "Why are you cherishing evil thoughts in your hearts?
5 Why, which is easier? --to say, `Your sins are pardoned,' or to say `Rise up and walk'?
6 But, to prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to pardon sins" --He then says to the paralytic, "Rise, and take up your bed and go home."
7 And he got up, and went off home.
8 And the crowds were awe-struck when they saw it, and ascribed the glory to God who had entrusted such power to a man.
9 Passing on thence Jesus saw a man called Matthew sitting at the Toll Office, and said to him, "Follow me." And he arose, and followed Him.
10 And while He was reclining at table, a large number of tax-gathers and notorious sinners were of the party with Jesus and His disciples.
11 The Pharisees noticed this, and they inquired of His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with the tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?"
12 He heard the question and replied, "It is not men in good health who require a doctor, but the sick.
13 But go and learn what this means, `It is mercy that I desire, not sacrifice'; for I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners."
14 At that time John's disciples came and asked Jesus, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not?"
15 "Can the bridegroom's party mourn," He replied, "as long as the bridegroom is with them? But other days will come (when the Bridegroom has been taken from them) and then they will fast.
16 No one ever mends an old cloak with a patch of newly woven cloth. Otherwise, the patch put on would tear away some of the old, and a worse hole would be made.
17 Nor do people pour new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the skins would split, the wine would escape, and the skins be destroyed. But they put new wine into fresh skins, and both are saved."
18 While He was thus speaking, a Ruler came up and profoundly bowing said, "My daughter is just dead; but come and put your hand upon her and she will return to life."
19 And Jesus rose and followed him, as did also His disciples.
20 But a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with haemorrhage came behind Him and touched the tassel of His cloak;
21 for she said to herself, "If I but touch His cloak, I shall be cured."
22 And Jesus turned and saw her, and said, "Take courage, daughter; your faith has cured you." And the woman was restored to health from that moment.
23 Entering the Ruler's house, Jesus saw the flute-players and the crowd loudly wailing,
24 and He said, "Go out of the room; the little girl is not dead, but asleep." And they laughed at Him.
25 When however the place was cleared of the crowd, Jesus went in, and on His taking the little girl by the hand, she rose up.
26 And the report of this spread throughout all that district.
27 As Jesus passed on, two blind men followed Him, shouting and saying, "Pity us, Son of David."
28 And when He had gone indoors, they came to Him. "Do you believe that I can do this?" He asked them. "Yes, Sir," they replied.
29 So He touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith let it be to you."
30 Then their eyes were opened. And assuming a stern tone Jesus said to them, "Be careful to let no one know."
31 But they went out and published His fame in all that district.
32 And as they were leaving His presence a dumb demoniac was brought to Him.
33 When the demon was expelled, the dumb man could speak. And the crowds exclaimed in astonishment, "Never was such a thing seen in Israel."
34 But the Pharisees maintained, "It is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he drives out the demons."
35 And Jesus continued His circuits through all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and infirmity.
36 And when He saw the crowds He was touched with pity for them, because they were distressed and were fainting on the ground like sheep which have no shepherd.
37 Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is abundant, but the reapers are few;
38 therefore entreat the Owner of the Harvest to send out reapers into His fields."
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