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MATTHEW 8
Stormy Seas
When wind blows over a lake or ocean,
it creates waves—and the longer and
faster the wind blows, the bigger the
waves grow. That would be super scary
if you were in a boat like Jesus and the
disciples in Matthew 8:23-27. No matter
how scary the storm, though, Jesus can
calm it with just a word. The winds and
waves do exactly what he says!
Building on a Solid Foundation
24“Anyone
who listens to my teaching
and follows it is wise, like a person who
builds a house on solid rock. 25Though
the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against
that house, it won’t collapse because it
is built on bedrock. 26But anyone who
hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it
is foolish, like a person who builds a
house on sand. 27When the rains and
floods come and the winds beat against
that house, it will collapse with a mighty
crash.”
28 When Jesus had finished saying
these things, the crowds were amazed
at his teaching, 29for he taught with real
authority—quite unlike their teachers
of religious law.
Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy
8 he came down the mountainside.
Large crowds followed Jesus as
2 Suddenly,
a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him.
“Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing,
you can heal me and make me clean.”
3Jesus reached out and touched him.
“I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!”
And instantly the leprosy disappeared.
4Then Jesus said to him, “Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest
and let him examine you. Take along the
offering required in the law of Moses
for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that
you have been cleansed.”
The Faith of a Roman Officer
5When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a
Roman officer came and pleaded with
him, 6“Lord, my young servant lies in
bed, paralyzed and in terrible pain.”
7Jesus said, “I will come and heal him.”
8But the officer said, “Lord, I am not
worthy to have you come into my home.
Just say the word from where you are,
and my servant will be healed. 9I know
this because I am under the authority
of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to
say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they
come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’
they do it.”
10 When Jesus heard this, he was
amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth,
I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!
11And I tell you this, that many Gentiles
will come from all over the world—
from east and west—and sit down with
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the feast
in the Kingdom of Heaven. 12But many
Israelites—those for whom the Kingdom was prepared—will be thrown
into outer darkness, where there will
be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
13Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the young
servant was healed that same hour.
Jesus Heals Many People
14When
Jesus arrived at Peter’s house,
Peter’s mother-in-law was sick in bed
with a high fever. 15But when Jesus
touched her hand, the fever left her.
Then she got up and prepared a meal
for him.
16 That evening many demonpossessed people were brought to
Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a
simple command, and he healed all the
sick. 17This fulfilled the word of the Lord
through the prophet Isaiah, who said,
“He took our sicknesses
and removed our diseases.”
