Matthew 8 | BSB Bible Study

Matthew 8:1 (BSB)
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

Matthew 8:2 (BSB)
Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

Matthew 8:3 (BSB)
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Matthew 8:4 (BSB)
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.”

Matthew 8:5 (BSB)
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,

Matthew 8:6 (BSB)
“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”

Matthew 8:7 (BSB)
“I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.

Matthew 8:8 (BSB)
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.

Matthew 8:9 (BSB)
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.”

Matthew 8:10 (BSB)
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.

Matthew 8:11 (BSB)
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.

Matthew 8:12 (BSB)
But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Matthew 8:13 (BSB)
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.

Matthew 8:14 (BSB)
When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.

Matthew 8:15 (BSB)
So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.

Matthew 8:16 (BSB)
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.

Matthew 8:17 (BSB)
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”

Matthew 8:18 (BSB)
When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.

Matthew 8:19 (BSB)
And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”

Matthew 8:20 (BSB)
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

Matthew 8:21 (BSB)
Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Matthew 8:22 (BSB)
But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Matthew 8:23 (BSB)
When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.

Matthew 8:24 (BSB)
Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.

Matthew 8:25 (BSB)
The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

Matthew 8:26 (BSB)
“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.

Matthew 8:27 (BSB)
The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”

Matthew 8:28 (BSB)
When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

Matthew 8:29 (BSB)
“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

Matthew 8:30 (BSB)
In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.

Matthew 8:31 (BSB)
So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

Matthew 8:32 (BSB)
“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.

Matthew 8:33 (BSB)
Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.

Matthew 8:34 (BSB)
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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