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| 8 | Matthew |
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AFTER HE HAD COME DOWN from the hill he was followed by a great crowd. | The Cleansing of a Leper Mt.8.1-4 (Galilee) -[ Mt.8.1-4 → ] - Mk.1.40-45, Lk.5.12-16 |
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And now a leper approached him, bowed low, and said, 'Sir, if only you will, you can cleanse me.' | |
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Jesus stretched out his hand, touched him, and said, 'Indeed I will; be clean again.' And his leprosy was cured immediately. | |
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Then Jesus said to him, 'Be sure you tell nobody; but go and show yourself to the priest, and make the offering laid down by Moses for your cleansing; that will certify the cure.'
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When he had entered Capernaum a centurion came up to ask his help. | The Healing of a Centurion's Servant Mt.8.5-13 (Capernaum) -[ Mt.8.5-13 → ] - Lk.7.1-10, Jn.4.43-54 |
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'Sir,' he said, 'a boy of mine lies at home paralysed and racked with pain.' | |
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Jesus said, 'I will come and cure him.' | |
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But the centurion replied, 'Sir, who am I to have you under my roof? You need only say the word and the boy will be cured. | |
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I know, for I am myself under orders, with soldiers under me. I say to one, "Go", and he goes; to another, "Come here", and he comes; and to my servant, "Do this", and he does it.' | |
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Jesus heard him with astonishment, and said to the people who were following him, 'I tell you this: nowhere, even in Israel, have I found such faith.
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'Many, I tell you, will come from east and west to feast with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of Heaven. | |
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But those who were born to the kingdom will be driven out into the dark, the place of wailing and grinding of teeth.'
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Then Jesus said to the centurion, 'Go home now; because of your faith, so let it be.' At that moment the boy recovered.
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Jesus then went to Peter's house and found Peter's mother-in-law in bed with fever. | The Healing of Many People Mt.8.14-17 (Capernaum) -[ Mt.8.14-17 → ] - Mk.1.29-34, Lk.4.38-41 |
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So he took her by the hand; the fever left her, and she got up and waited on him.
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When evening fell, they brought to him many who were possessed by devils; and he drove the spirits out with a word and healed all who were ill, | |
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to make good the prophecy of Isaiah: 'He took away our illnesses and lifted our diseases from us.'
| - He took our infirmities Mt.8.17 - Is.53.4 |
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AT THE SIGHT of the crowds surrounding him Jesus gave word to cross to the other shore. | The Would-be Followers of Jesus Mt.8.18-12 (Capernaum) -[ Mt.8.18-12 → ] - Lk.9.57-62 |
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A doctor of the law came up, and said, 'Master, I will follow you wherever you go.' | |
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Jesus replied, 'Foxes have their holes, the birds their roosts; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.' | |
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Another man, one of his disciples, said to him, 'Lord, let me go and bury my father first.' | |
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Jesus replied, 'Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their dead.' | |
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Jesus then got into the boat, and his disciples followed. | The Calming of a Storm Mt.8.23-27 (Capernaum) -[ Mt.8.23-27 → ] - Mk.4.35-41, Lk.8.22-25 |
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All at once a great storm arose on the lake, till the waves were breaking right over the boat; but he went on sleeping. | |
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So they came and woke him up, crying: 'Save us. Lord; we are sinking!' | |
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'Why are you such cowards?' he said; 'how little faith you have!' Then he stood up and rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a dead calm. | |
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The men were astonished at what had happened, and exclaimed, 'What sort of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?'
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When he reached the other side, in the country of the Gadarenes, he was met by two men who came out from the tombs; they were possessed by devils, and so violent that no one dared pass that way. | The Healing of the Gadarene Demoniacs Mt.8.28-34 (Gergesa) -[ Mt.8.28-34 → ] - Mk.5.1-20, Lk.8.26-39 |
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'You son of God,' they shouted, 'what do you want with us? Have you come here to torment us before our time?' | |
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In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding; | |
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and the devils begged him: 'If you drive us out, send us into that herd of pigs.' | |
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'Begone', he said. Then they came out and went into the pigs; the whole herd rushed over the edge into the lake, and perished in the water.
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The men in charge of them took to their heels, and made for the town, where they told the whole story, and what had happened to the madmen. | |
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Thereupon the whole town came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him they begged him to leave the district and go. | |
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