Thematic Bible
Matthew 8:1 (show verse)
When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
Matthew 8:2 (show verse)
And behold, a leper came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean."
Matthew 8:3 (show verse)
Then Jesus put out his hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be clean." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Matthew 8:4 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help,
Matthew 8:6 (show verse)
and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress."
Matthew 8:7 (show verse)
And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."
Matthew 8:8 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
When Jesus come into Peter's house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.
Matthew 8:15 (show verse)
He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and served him.
Matthew 8:16 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and bore our diseases."
Matthew 8:18 (show verse)
Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.
Matthew 8:19 (show verse)
Then a certain scribe came and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
Matthew 8:20 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
Another of the disciples said to him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
Matthew 8:22 (show verse)
But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
Matthew 8:23 (show verse)
And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
Matthew 8:24 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
The disciples went and woke him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!"
Matthew 8:26 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
And the men marveled, saying, "What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?"
Matthew 8:28 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them.
Matthew 8:31 (show verse)
And the demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine."
Matthew 8:32 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.