Matthew 7:24-8:13

English Standard Version

Build Your House on the Rock

²⁴^(A)“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like ^(B)a wise man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. ²⁶And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like ^(C)a foolish man who built his house on the sand. ²⁷And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

The Authority of Jesus

²⁸And when Jesus finished these sayings, ^(D)the crowds were astonished at his teaching, ²⁹^(E)for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

8 When he came down from the mountain, ^(F)great crowds followed him. ²^(G)And behold, a leper^[a] came to him and ^(H)knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” ³And Jesus^[b] stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. ⁴And Jesus said to him, ^(I)“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, ^(J)show yourself to the priest and ^(K)offer the gift that Moses commanded, ^(L)for a proof to them.”

The Faith of a Centurion

⁵^(M)When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, ⁶“Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” ⁷And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” ⁸But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but ^(N)only say the word, and my servant will be healed. ⁹For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant,^[c] ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” ¹⁰When Jesus heard this, ^(O)he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with ^(P)no one in Israel^[d] have I found such faith. ¹¹I tell you, ^(Q)many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, ¹²^(R)while the sons of the kingdom ^(S)will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place ^(T)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” ¹³And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you ^(U)as you have believed.” ^(V)And the servant was healed at that very moment.