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Matthew 8 King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
1 When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
1 Καταβάντι δὲ αὐτῷ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοί.
2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
2 Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”
2 Καὶ ἰδοὺ λεπρὸς ἐλθὼν προσεκύνει αὐτῷ λέγων· Κύριε, ἐὰν θέλῃς, δύνασαί με καθαρίσαι.
3 And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
3 Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
3 καὶ ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἥψατο αὐτοῦ ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγων· θέλω, καθαρίσθητι. καὶ εὐθέως ἐκαθαρίσθη αὐτοῦ ἡ λέπρα.
4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
4 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.”
4 καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ὅρα μηδενὶ εἴπῃς, ἀλλὰ ὕπαγε σεαυτὸν δεῖξον τῷ ἱερεῖ καὶ προσένεγκε τὸ δῶρον ὃ προσέταξε Μωσῆς εἰς μαρτύριον αὐτοῖς.
5 ¶ And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
5 When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him for help,
5 Εἰσελθόντι δὲ αὐτῷ εἰς Καπερναοὺμ προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἑκατόνταρχος παρακαλῶν αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων·
6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
6 saying, “Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented.”
6 Κύριε, ὁ παῖς μου βέβληται ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ παραλυτικός, δεινῶς βασανιζόμενος.
7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
7 Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
7 καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἐγὼ ἐλθὼν θεραπεύσω αὐτόν.
8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
8 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.
8 καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος ἔφη· Κύριε, οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς ἵνα μου ὑπὸ τὴν στέγην εἰσέλθῃς· ἀλλὰ μόνον εἰπὲ λόγῳ, καὶ ἰαθήσεται ὁ παῖς μου.
9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this [man], Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].
9 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.”
9 καὶ γὰρ ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπός εἰμι ὑπὸ ἐξουσίαν, ἔχων ὑπ᾽ ἐμαυτὸν στρατιώτας, καὶ λέγω τούτῳ, πορεύθητι, καὶ πορεύεται, καὶ ἄλλῳ, ἔρχου, καὶ ἔρχεται, καὶ τῷ δούλῳ μου, ποίησον τοῦτο, καὶ ποιεῖ.
10 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.
10 When Jesus heard it, he marveled and said to those who followed, “Most certainly I tell you, I haven’t found so great a faith, not even in Israel.
10 ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐθαύμασε καὶ εἶπε τοῖς ἀκολουθοῦσιν· ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐδὲ ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ τοσαύτην πίστιν εὗρον.
11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
11 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,
11 λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι πολλοὶ ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν καὶ δυσμῶν ἥξουσι καὶ ἀνακλιθήσονται μετὰ Ἀβραὰμ καὶ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ Ἰακὼβ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν,
12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
12 but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
12 οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ τῆς βασιλείας ἐκβληθήσονται εἰς τὸ σκότος τὸ ἐξώτερον· ἐκεῖ ἔσται ὁ κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὁ βρυγμὸς τῶν ὀδόντων.
13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
13 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.
13 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῷ ἑκατοντάρχῳ· ὕπαγε, καὶ ὡς ἐπίστευσας γενηθήτω σοι. καὶ ἰάθη ὁ παῖς αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐκείνῃ.
14 ¶ And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.
14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever.
14 Καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν Πέτρου εἶδε τὴν πενθερὰν αὐτοῦ βεβλημένην καὶ πυρέσσουσαν·
15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. So she got up and served him.
15 καὶ ἥψατο τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῆς, καὶ ἀφῆκεν αὐτὴν ὁ πυρετός, καὶ ἠγέρθη καὶ διηκόνει αὐτῷ.
16 ¶ When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with [his] word, and healed all that were sick:
16 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,
16 Ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ δαιμονιζομένους πολλούς, καὶ ἐξέβαλε τὰ πνεύματα λόγῳ καὶ πάντας τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας ἐθεράπευσεν,
17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare [our] sicknesses.
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.”
17 ὅπως πληρωθῇ τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἡσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος· αὐτὸς τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν ἔλαβε καὶ τὰς νόσους ἐβάστασεν.
18 ¶ Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
18 Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς πολλοὺς ὄχλους περὶ αὐτὸν ἐκέλευσεν ἀπελθεῖν εἰς τὸ πέραν.
19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
19 A scribe came and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
19 Καὶ προσελθὼν εἷς γραμματεὺς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· διδάσκαλε, ἀκολουθήσω σοι ὅπου ἐὰν ἀπέρχῃ.
20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay [his] head.
20 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.”
20 καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· αἱ ἀλώπεκες φωλεοὺς ἔχουσι καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνώσεις, ὁ δὲ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἔχει ποῦ τὴν κεφαλὴν κλίνῃ.
21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
21 Another of his disciples said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.”
21 Ἕτερος δὲ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Κύριε, ἐπίτρεψόν μοι πρῶτον ἀπελθεῖν καὶ θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.
22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”
22 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἀκολούθει μοι, καὶ ἄφες τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς.
23 ¶ And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
23 When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him.
23 Καὶ ἐμβάντι αὐτῷ εἰς [τὸ] πλοῖον ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.
24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
24 Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves; but he was asleep.
24 καὶ ἰδοὺ σεισμὸς μέγας ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ, ὥστε τὸ πλοῖον καλύπτεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν κυμάτων· αὐτὸς δὲ ἐκάθευδε.
25 And his disciples came to [him], and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
25 The disciples came to him and woke him up, saying, “Save us, Lord! We are dying!”
25 καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἤγειραν αὐτὸν λέγοντες· Κύριε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς, ἀπολλύμεθα.
26 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.
26 He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.
26 καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· τί δειλοί ἐστε, ὀλιγόπιστοι; τότε ἐγερθεὶς ἐπετίμησε τοῖς ἀνέμοις καὶ τῇ θαλάσσῃ, καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη.
27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
27 The men marveled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
27 οἱ δὲ ἄνθρωποι ἐθαύμασαν λέγοντες· ποταπός ἐστιν οὗτος, ὅτι καὶ οἱ ἄνεμοι καὶ ἡ θάλασσα ὑπακούουσιν αὐτῷ;
28 ¶ And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
28 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 that way.
28 Καὶ ἐλθόντι αὐτῷ εἰς τὸ πέραν εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γεργεσηνῶν ὑπήντησαν αὐτῷ δύο δαιμονιζόμενοι ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἐξερχόμενοι, χαλεποὶ λίαν, ὥστε μὴ ἰσχύειν τινὰ παρελθεῖν διὰ τῆς ὁδοῦ ἐκείνης.
29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
29 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?”
29 καὶ ἰδοὺ ἔκραξαν λέγοντες· τί ἡμῖν καὶ σοί, Ἰησοῦ υἱὲ τοῦ Θεοῦ; ἦλθες ὧδε πρὸ καιροῦ βασανίσαι ἡμᾶς;
30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
30 Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them.
30 ἦν δὲ μακρὰν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ἀγέλη χοίρων πολλῶν βοσκομένη.
31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
31 The demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.”
31 οἱ δὲ δαίμονες παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν λέγοντες· εἰ ἐκβάλλεις ἡμᾶς, ἐπίτρεψον ἡμῖν ἀπελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ἀγέλην τῶν χοίρων.
32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
32 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.
32 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ὑπάγετε. οἱ δὲ ἐξελθόντες ἀπῆλθον εἰς τὴν ἀγέλην τῶν χοίρων· καὶ ἰδοὺ ὥρμησε πᾶσα ἡ ἀγέλη τῶν χοίρων κατὰ τοῦ κρημνοῦ εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν καὶ ἀπέθανον ἐν τοῖς ὕδασιν.
33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
33 Those who fed them fled and went away into the city and told everything, including what happened to those who were possessed with demons.
33 οἱ δὲ βόσκοντες ἔφυγον, καὶ ἀπελθόντες εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἀπήγγειλαν πάντα καὶ τὰ τῶν δαιμονιζομένων.
34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart out of their coasts.
34 Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.
34 καὶ ἰδοὺ πᾶσα ἡ πόλις ἐξῆλθεν εἰς συνάντησιν τῷ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν παρεκάλεσαν ὅπως μεταβῇ ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων αὐτῶν.
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- 1 Matthew 8:18; Matthew 4:25–5:1; Mark 3:7; Matthew 20:29; Luke 5:15
- 2 Mark 1:40–45; Matthew 15:25; Luke 17:12–19; Matthew 18:26; Acts 10:25
- 3 Psalm 33:9; Luke 5:13; Matthew 11:4–5; 2 Kings 5:14; Mark 1:41
- 4 Leviticus 14:2–32; Luke 5:14; Luke 17:14; Mark 7:36; Leviticus 13:2–46
- 5 Luke 7:1–10; Acts 27:43; Matthew 27:54; Acts 27:31; Acts 10:1–33
- 6 Matthew 4:24; Colossians 4:1; Acts 9:33; Colossians 3:11; Mark 2:3–12
- 7 Luke 7:6; Mark 5:23–24; Matthew 9:18–19
- 8 Psalm 107:20; Luke 7:6–7; Psalm 33:9; Mark 1:25–27; Matthew 8:3
- 9 Titus 2:9; Psalm 107:25–29; Psalm 119:91; Psalm 148:8; Luke 4:39
- 10 Luke 7:9; Matthew 15:28; Mark 6:6; Luke 7:50; Luke 5:20
- 11 Luke 13:28–29; Ephesians 3:6; Malachi 1:11; Galatians 3:28–29; Ephesians 2:11–14
- 12 Matthew 25:30; Luke 13:28; Matthew 21:43; Matthew 24:51; Matthew 13:42
- 13 Matthew 9:29–30; John 4:50; Mark 9:23; Matthew 15:28; Matthew 9:22
- 14 Luke 4:38–41; Mark 1:29–34; 1 Corinthians 9:5; Matthew 17:25; Hebrews 13:4
- 15 2 Kings 13:21; Mark 1:41; Luke 8:54; Luke 4:38–39; John 12:1–3
- 16 Exodus 15:26; Matthew 14:14; Mark 1:32–34; Acts 5:15; Matthew 12:22
- 17 Isaiah 53:4; 1 Peter 2:24; Matthew 1:22
- 18 Luke 8:22; Luke 4:42–43; Mark 4:35; John 6:15; Matthew 14:22
- 19 Luke 22:33–34; Luke 14:33; John 13:36–38; Luke 14:25–27; Mark 12:32–34
- 20 Psalm 84:3; Luke 2:7; Isaiah 53:2–3; Luke 2:16; Psalm 104:17
- 21 Luke 9:59–62; Matthew 19:29; Leviticus 21:11–12; Numbers 6:6–7; 1 Kings 19:20–21
- 22 Luke 15:32; Colossians 2:13; Ephesians 5:14; Ephesians 2:5; Ephesians 2:1
- 23 Luke 8:22–25; Mark 4:36–41; Luke 7:22; Matthew 9:1
- 24 Luke 8:23; Mark 4:37–38; Psalm 107:23–27; Jonah 1:4–5; Acts 27:14–38
- 25 Jonah 1:6; Mark 4:38–39; Psalm 44:22–23; 2 Chronicles 14:11; Isaiah 51:9–10
- 26 Isaiah 41:10–14; Psalm 65:7; Psalm 107:28–30; Psalm 89:9; Luke 8:24–25
- 27 Mark 7:37; Matthew 14:33; Mark 6:51; Mark 1:27; Matthew 15:31
- 28 Luke 8:26–39; Mark 5:1–20; Acts 10:38; Matthew 4:24; Genesis 15:21
- 29 Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34; James 2:19; Mark 5:7; Luke 8:28
- 30 Leviticus 11:7; Deuteronomy 14:8; Isaiah 65:3–4; Mark 5:11; Isaiah 66:3
- 31 Revelation 20:1–2; Mark 5:12; Revelation 12:12; Luke 8:30–33; Mark 5:7
- 32 Mark 5:13; Revelation 20:7; Acts 2:23; Luke 8:33; Acts 4:28
- 33 Luke 8:34–36; Mark 5:14–16; Acts 19:15–17
- 34 Acts 16:39; Luke 8:37–39; Luke 5:8; Mark 5:17–18; Job 21:14
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)