Matthew 8:13-9

New American Standard Bible

¹³ And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; ^[a]it shall be done for you ^(A)as you have believed.” And the ^[b]servant was healed at that very ^[c]moment.

Peter’s Mother-in-law and Many Others Healed

^14 (B)When Jesus came into Peter’s ^[d]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 ^[e]waited on Him. ¹⁶ Now when evening came, they brought to Him many ^(C)who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and ^(D)healed all who were ill. ¹⁷ This happened so that what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled: “^(E)He Himself took our illnesses and ^[f]carried away our diseases.”

Discipleship Tested

¹⁸ Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, ^(F)He gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea. ^19 (G)Then a scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” ²⁰ And Jesus *said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but ^(H)the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” ²¹ And another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.” ²² But Jesus *said to him, “^(I)Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Jesus Calms the Storm

^23 (J)When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. ²⁴ And behold, a ^[g]violent storm developed on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but Jesus Himself was asleep. ²⁵ And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, “^(K)Save us, Lord; we are perishing!” ²⁶ He *said to them, “Why are you ^[h]afraid, ^(L)you men of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and ^[i]it became perfectly calm. ²⁷ The men were amazed, and said, “What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”

Jesus Sends Demons into Pigs

^28 (M)And when He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two ^(N)demon-possessed men confronted Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way. ²⁹ And they cried out, saying, “^[j](O)What business do You have with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before ^[k]the time?” ³⁰ Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding at a distance from them. ³¹ And the demons begged Him, saying, “If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of pigs.” ³² And He said to them, “Go!” And they came out and went into the pigs; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and ^[l]drowned in the waters. ³³ And the herdsmen ran away, and went to the city and reported everything, ^[m]including what had happened to the ^(P)demon-possessed men. ³⁴ And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, ^(Q)they pleaded with Him to leave their region.

A Paralyzed Man Healed

9 Getting into a boat, Jesus crossed over the Sea of Galilee and came to ^(R)His own city.

^2 (S)And they brought to Him a ^(T)paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. And seeing their faith, Jesus said to the man who was paralyzed, “^(U)Take courage, ^[n]son; ^(V)your sins are forgiven.” ³ And some of the scribes said ^[o]to themselves, “This man is ^(W)blaspheming!” ⁴ And Jesus, ^(X)perceiving their thoughts, said, “Why are you thinking evil in your hearts? ⁵ For which is easier, to say, ‘^(Y)Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? ⁶ But so that you may know that ^(Z)the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—then He *said to the ^(AA)paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your stretcher and go home.” ⁷ And he got up and ^[p]went home. ⁸ But when the crowds saw this, they were ^[q]awestruck, and they ^(AB)glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

Matthew Called

^9 (AC)As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called ^(AD)Matthew sitting in the tax collector’s office; and He *said to him, “^(AE)Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.

¹⁰ Then it happened that as ^[r]Jesus was reclining at the table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and ^[s]sinners came and began dining with Jesus and His disciples. ¹¹ And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, “^(AF)Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?” ¹² But when Jesus heard this, He said, “It is not ^(AG)those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick. ¹³ Now go and learn ^[t](AH)what this means: ‘^(AI)I desire ^[u]compassion, ^[v]rather than sacrifice,’ for ^(AJ)I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”