Parallel
Matthew 8
Berean Standard Bible · Westminster Leningrad Codex
Suddenly a leper (note: A leper was one afflicted with a skin disease. See Leviticus 13.) came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
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Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
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Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them (note: See Leviticus 14:1–32.).”
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“Lord, my servant (note: Or child; also in verses 8 and 13) lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
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The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
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For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
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When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
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I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.
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But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
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Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
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When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
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This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases (note: Isaiah 53:4).”
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When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
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Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
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Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
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“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
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The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
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When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes (note: BYZ, TR, and PT Gergesenes; other manuscripts Gerasenes), He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.
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“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
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“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
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Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.
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Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.
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