Matthew 8
American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)
1 Ref And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
2 Ref And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3 Ref And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed.
4 Ref And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
5 Ref And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 Ref and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
7 Ref And he saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8 Ref And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.
9 Ref For I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
10 Ref And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.
11 Ref And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
12 Ref but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
13 Ref And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, `so' be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour.
14 Ref And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever.
15 Ref And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto him.
16 Ref And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick:
17 Ref that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.
18 Ref Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandments to depart unto the other side.
19 Ref And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
20 Ref And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven `have' nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
21 Ref And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22 Ref But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.
23 Ref And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him.
24 Ref And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
25 Ref And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish.
26 Ref And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
27 Ref And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
28 Ref And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.
29 Ref And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
30 Ref Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.
31 Ref And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
32 Ref And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 Ref And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to them that were possessed with demons.
34 Ref And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought `him' that he would depart from their borders.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
1 Ref And when he had come down from the mountain, great numbers of people came after him.
2 Ref And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
3 Ref And he put his hand on him, saying, It is my pleasure; be clean. And straight away he was made clean.
4 Ref And Jesus said to him, See that you say nothing about this to anyone; but go and let the priest see you and make the offering which was ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.
5 Ref And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request,
6 Ref Saying, Lord, my servant is ill in bed at the house, with no power in his body, and in great pain.
7 Ref And he said to him, I will come and make him well.
8 Ref And the captain in answer said, Lord, I am not good enough for you to come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be made well.
9 Ref Because I myself am a man under authority, having under me fighting men; 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.
10 Ref And when these words came to the ears of Jesus he was surprised, and said to those who came after him, Truly I say to you, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel.
11 Ref And I say to you that numbers will come from the east and the west, and will take their seats with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:
12 Ref But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain.
13 Ref And Jesus said to the captain, Go in peace; as your faith is, so let it be done to you. And the servant was made well in that hour.
14 Ref And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother in bed, very ill.
15 Ref And he put his hand on hers and the disease went from her, and she got up and took care of his needs.
16 Ref And in the evening, they took to him a number of people who had evil spirits; and he sent the spirits out of them with a word, and made well all who were ill;
17 Ref So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.
18 Ref Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.
19 Ref And there came a scribe and said to him, Master, I will come after you wherever you go.
20 Ref And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have a resting-place; but the Son of man has nowhere to put his head.
21 Ref And another of the disciples said to him, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.
22 Ref But Jesus said to him, Come after me; and let the dead take care of their dead.
23 Ref And when he had got into a boat, his disciples went after him.
24 Ref And there came up a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was sleeping.
25 Ref And they came to him, and, awaking him, said, Help, Lord; destruction is near.
26 Ref And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
27 Ref And the men were full of wonder, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea do his orders?
28 Ref And when he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, there came out to him from the place of the dead, two who had evil spirits, so violent that no man was able to go that way.
29 Ref And they gave a loud cry, saying, What have we to do with you, you Son of God? Have you come here to give us punishment before the time?
30 Ref Now there was, some distance away, a great herd of pigs taking their food.
31 Ref And the evil spirits made strong prayers to him, saying, If you send us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.
32 Ref And he said to them, Go. And they came out, and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea and came to their end in the water.
33 Ref And their keepers went in flight to the town and gave an account of everything, and of the men who had the evil spirits.
34 Ref And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.
World English Bible (WEB)
1 Ref When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
2 Ref Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, "Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean."
3 Ref Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, "I want to. Be made clean." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4 Ref Jesus said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."
5 Ref When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,
6 Ref and saying, "Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented."
7 Ref Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."
8 Ref The centurion answered, "Lord, I'm not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
9 Ref For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and tell another, 'Come,' and he comes; and tell my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
10 Ref When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to those who followed, "Most assuredly I tell you, I haven't found so great a faith, not even in Israel.
11 Ref I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven,
12 Ref but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and the gnashing of teeth."
13 Ref Jesus said to the centurion, "Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed." His servant was healed in that hour.
14 Ref When Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying sick with a fever.
15 Ref He touched her hand, and the fever left her. She got up and served him.{TR reads "them" instead of "him"}
16 Ref When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick;
17 Ref that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: "He took our infirmities, and bore our diseases."
18 Ref Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
19 Ref A scribe came, and said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
20 Ref Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
21 Ref Another of his disciples said to him, "Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father."
22 Ref But Jesus said to him, "Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead."
23 Ref When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.
24 Ref Behold, a great tempest arose in the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.
25 Ref They came to him, and woke him up, saying, "Save us, Lord! We are dying!"
26 Ref He said to them, "Why are you fearful, oh you of little faith?" Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.
27 Ref The men marveled, saying, "What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
28 Ref When he came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass by that way.
29 Ref Behold, they cried out, saying, "What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?"
30 Ref Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them.
31 Ref The demons begged him, saying, "If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs."
32 Ref He said to them, "Go!" They came out, and went into the herd of pigs: and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea, and died in the water.
33 Ref Those who fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, including what happened to those who were possessed with demons.
34 Ref Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.