Matthew 8:14-23

New International Version - UK

Jesus heals many

¹⁴ When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. ¹⁵ He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.

¹⁶ When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all who were ill. ¹⁷ This was to fulfil what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

The cost of following Jesus

¹⁸ When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. ¹⁹ Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, ‘Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.’

²⁰ Jesus replied, ‘Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.’

²¹ Another disciple said to him, ‘Lord, first let me go and bury my father.’

²² But Jesus told him, ‘Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.’

Jesus calms the storm

²³ Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him.