Thematic Bible

Matthew 8:1

When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

Matthew 8:2

And behold, a leper came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."

Matthew 8:3

Then Jesus put out his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be clean." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Matthew 8:4

And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

Matthew 8:5

When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help,

Matthew 8:6

and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress."

Matthew 8:7

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

Matthew 8:8

But the centurion answered him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Matthew 8:9

For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

Matthew 8:10

When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, "Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.

Matthew 8:11

I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 8:12

But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."

Matthew 8:13

Then to the centurion Jesus said, "Go; be it done for you as you have believed." And his servant was healed at that very hour.

Matthew 8:14

When Jesus come into Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.

Matthew 8:15

He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and served him.

Matthew 8:16

When evening had come, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed. And he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.

Matthew 8:17

This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases."

Matthew 8:18

Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.

Matthew 8:19

Then a certain scribe came and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."

Matthew 8:20

And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

Matthew 8:21

Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."

Matthew 8:22

But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."

Matthew 8:23

And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.

Matthew 8:24

And behold, a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But he was asleep.

Matthew 8:25

The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!"

Matthew 8:26

And he said to them, "Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?" Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

Matthew 8:27

And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?"

Matthew 8:28

When he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way.

Matthew 8:29

And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"

Matthew 8:30

Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them.

Matthew 8:31

And the demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine."

Matthew 8:32

And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the water.

Matthew 8:33

Then those who kept them fled, and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

Matthew 8:34

And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.