Matthew 8:1-13 ▼

1 And when he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

2 And look, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, |Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.|

3 And he stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, |I am willing. Be cleansed.| And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

4 And 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 And when he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,

6 and saying, |Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented.|

7 And he said to him, |I will come and heal him.|

8 And 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 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 And when Jesus heard it, he was amazed, and said to those who followed, |Truly I tell you, I have not found so great a faith with anyone in Israel.

11 And I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,

12 but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and grinding of teeth.|

13 And Jesus said to the centurion, |Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed.| And the servant was healed in that hour.