Matthew 8:1–17

A Man Cleansed

8When He came down from the mountain, large crowds ^ofollowed Him. ²Right away ^pa man with a serious skin disease came up and knelt before Him, ^qsaying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

³Reaching out His hand He touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” Immediately his disease was healed. ^r4Then Jesus told him, “See that you don’t tell anyone; ^sbut go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them.” ^t

A Centurion’s Faith

⁵When He entered Capernaum, ^ua centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, ⁶“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible agony!”

⁷“I will come and heal him,” He told him.

⁸“Lord,” the centurion replied, “I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be cured. ^v9For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under my command. ^wI 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.”

¹⁰Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following Him, “^•I assure you: I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith! ¹¹I tell you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. ^x12But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” ^y13Then Jesus told the centurion, “Go. As you have believed, ^zlet it be done for you.” And his servant was cured that very moment. ^a

Healings at Capernaum

¹⁴When Jesus went into Peter’s house, ^bHe saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. ¹⁵So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve Him. ¹⁶When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. He drove out the spirits ^cwith a word and healed all who were sick, ^d17so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

He Himself took our weaknesses

and carried our diseases. ^ef