Matthew 8:14-27

English Standard Version

Jesus Heals Many

¹⁴^(A)And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw ^(B)his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. ¹⁵He ^(C)touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. ¹⁶That evening they brought to him many who were ^(D)oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits ^(E)with a word and healed all who were sick. ¹⁷^(F)This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: ^(G)“He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”

The Cost of Following Jesus

¹⁸Now ^(H)when Jesus saw a crowd around him, ^(I)he gave orders to go over to the other side. ¹⁹^(J)And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” ²⁰And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” ²¹Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” ²²And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave ^(K)the dead to bury their own dead.”

Jesus Calms a Storm

²³^(L)And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. ²⁴And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but ^(M)he was asleep. ²⁵And they went and woke him, saying, ^(N)“Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” ²⁶And he said to them, “Why are you ^(O)afraid, ^(P)O you of little faith?” Then he rose and ^(Q)rebuked the winds and the sea, and ^(R)there was a great calm. ²⁷And the men ^(S)marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even ^(T)winds and sea obey him?”