Matthew 8:14-22

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Healings at Capernaum

¹⁴ When Jesus went into Peter’s house,^(A) He saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. ¹⁵ So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve Him. ¹⁶ When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. He drove out the spirits^(B) with a word and healed all who were sick,^{(C) 17} so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:

Following Jesus

¹⁸ When Jesus saw large crowds^[b](E) around Him, He gave the order to go to the other side of the sea.^{[c] 19} A scribe approached Him and said,^(F) “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go!”

²⁰ Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man^(G) has no place to lay His head.”

²¹ “Lord,” another of His disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.”^[d]

²² But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”