Matthew 8:1-15 ▼

1 Now when Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

2 And behold, a leper came to Him and was bowing down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

3 And Jesus 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 no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

5 And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,

6 and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented.”

7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

8 But the centurion said, “Lord, I am not good enough for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

9 For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this man, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

10 Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.

11 And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;

12 but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

13 And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed that very moment.

14 When Jesus came into Peter’s home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.

15 And He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and began waiting on Him.