Matthew 8:1-13

Holman Christian Standard Bible

A Man Cleansed

8 When He came down from the mountain, large crowds^(A) followed Him. ² Right away^(B) a man with a serious skin disease came up and knelt before Him,^(C) saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

³ Reaching out His hand He touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” Immediately his disease was healed.^{[a] 4} Then Jesus told him, “See that you don’t tell anyone;^(D) but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them.”^(E)

A Centurion’s Faith

⁵ When He entered Capernaum,^(F) a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, ⁶ “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible agony!”

⁷ “I will come and heal him,” He told him.

⁸ “Lord,” the centurion replied, “I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be cured.^{(G) 9} For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under my command.^[b] I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

¹⁰ Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following Him, “I assure you: I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith! ¹¹ I tell you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.^{(H) 12} But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”^{(I) 13} Then Jesus told the centurion, “Go. As you have believed,^(J) let it be done for you.” And his servant was cured that very moment.^[c]