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Matthew 8

When he had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And a person with leprosy came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean. And Jesus put out his hand and touched him, saying, I am willing. Be clean. And straight away his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, See you tell nobody.

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The man with the skin disease

When he had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And a person with leprosy came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean. And Jesus put out his hand and touched him, saying, I am willing. Be clean. And straight away his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, See you tell nobody. But go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.

When he'd come down from the mountain, plenty of people followed him. And look — a man with a skin disease came and bowed down to him: Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean. And Jesus put out his hand and touched him: I want to. Be clean. And straight away his disease was cleaned. And Jesus says to him: See you tell nobody. But go your way, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses ordered, as a witness to them.

When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

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When he had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

Plain English

When he'd come down from the mountain, plenty of people followed him.

King James Version, 1611

When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

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And a person with leprosy came and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.

Plain English

And look — a man with a skin disease came and bowed down to him: Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.

King James Version, 1611

And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

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And Jesus put out his hand and touched him, saying, I am willing. Be clean. And straight away his leprosy was cleansed.

Plain English

And Jesus put out his hand and touched him: I want to. Be clean. And straight away his disease was cleaned.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

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And Jesus said to him, See you tell nobody. But go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.

Plain English

And Jesus says to him: See you tell nobody. But go your way, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses ordered, as a witness to them.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

The centurion's servant

And when Jesus had come into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, begging him and saying, Lord, my servant is lying at home paralysed, in terrible pain. And Jesus said to him, I will come and heal him. The centurion answered, Lord, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be healed. Because I am a man under authority myself, with soldiers under me. And I say to this man, Go, and he goes. And to another, Come, and he comes. And to my servant, Do this, and he does it. When Jesus heard it he was amazed, and said to those following him, I tell you the truth, I haven't found faith as great as this anywhere in Israel. And I tell you that many will come from the east and the west and will sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom will be thrown out into the darkness outside. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth there. And Jesus said to the centurion, Go your way. As you have believed, so let it be done for you. And his servant was healed that same hour.

And when Jesus had come into Capernaum, a centurion came to him and begged him, and said: Lord, my servant lies at home paralysed, badly tormented. And Jesus says to him: I'll come and heal him. The centurion answered: Lord, I'm not worthy that you should come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be healed. Because I'm a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to this one: Go — and he goes. And to another: Come — and he comes. And to my servant: Do this — and he does it. When Jesus heard it, he was shocked and said to the ones who followed: Truly I say to you, I haven't found such great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say to you that plenty will come from the east and west and will sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom will be thrown out into outer darkness. There'll be weeping and gnashing of teeth there. And Jesus said to the centurion: Go your way. And the way you've believed, let it be done to you. And his servant was healed the same hour.

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

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And when Jesus had come into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, begging him

Plain English

And when Jesus had come into Capernaum, a centurion came to him and begged him,

King James Version, 1611

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

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and saying, Lord, my servant is lying at home paralysed, in terrible pain.

Plain English

and said: Lord, my servant lies at home paralysed, badly tormented.

King James Version, 1611

And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

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And Jesus said to him, I will come and heal him.

Plain English

And Jesus says to him: I'll come and heal him.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

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The centurion answered, Lord, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Plain English

The centurion answered: Lord, I'm not worthy that you should come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be healed.

King James Version, 1611

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

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Because I am a man under authority myself, with soldiers under me. And I say to this man, Go, and he goes. And to another, Come, and he comes. And to my servant, Do this, and he does it.

Plain English

Because I'm a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to this one: Go — and he goes. And to another: Come — and he comes. And to my servant: Do this — and he does it.

King James Version, 1611

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

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When Jesus heard it he was amazed, and said to those following him, I tell you the truth, I haven't found faith as great as this anywhere in Israel.

Plain English

When Jesus heard it, he was shocked and said to the ones who followed: Truly I say to you, I haven't found such great faith, no, not in Israel.

King James Version, 1611

When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

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And I tell you that many will come from the east and the west and will sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

Plain English

And I say to you that plenty will come from the east and west and will sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

King James Version, 1611

And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

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But the children of the kingdom will be thrown out into the darkness outside. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth there.

Plain English

But the children of the kingdom will be thrown out into outer darkness. There'll be weeping and gnashing of teeth there.

King James Version, 1611

But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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And Jesus said to the centurion, Go your way. As you have believed, so let it be done for you. And his servant was healed that same hour.

Plain English

And Jesus said to the centurion: Go your way. And the way you've believed, let it be done to you. And his servant was healed the same hour.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

Peter's mother-in-law

And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she got up and waited on them. When evening came they brought him many who were possessed by demons. And he drove out the spirits with a word, and healed everyone who was sick, so that what was spoken by Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled: He took our weaknesses himself, and carried our diseases.

And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid and sick with a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she got up and served them. When evening had come, they brought him plenty who had demons. And he threw out the spirits with his word and healed everyone who was sick. So what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet could be carried out: He took our weaknesses himself and carried our sicknesses.

And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

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And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.

Plain English

And when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid and sick with a fever.

King James Version, 1611

And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.

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And he touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she got up and waited on them.

Plain English

And he touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she got up and served them.

King James Version, 1611

And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.

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When evening came they brought him many who were possessed by demons. And he drove out the spirits with a word, and healed everyone who was sick,

Plain English

When evening had come, they brought him plenty who had demons. And he threw out the spirits with his word and healed everyone who was sick.

King James Version, 1611

When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

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so that what was spoken by Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled: He took our weaknesses himself, and carried our diseases.

Plain English

So what was spoken by Isaiah the prophet could be carried out: He took our weaknesses himself and carried our sicknesses.

King James Version, 1611

That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

The cost of following

Now when Jesus saw the great crowds around him, he gave the order to cross over to the other side. And a certain scribe came and said to him, Master, I will follow you wherever you go. And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests. But the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head. And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, let me go and bury my father first. But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.

Now when Jesus saw plenty of people about him, he ordered them to go over to the other side. And a certain scribe came and said to him: Teacher, I'll follow you wherever you go. And Jesus says to him: Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests. But the Son of Man hasn't got anywhere to lay his head. And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, let me first go and bury my father. But Jesus said to him: Follow me and let the dead bury their dead.

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

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Now when Jesus saw the great crowds around him, he gave the order to cross over to the other side.

Plain English

Now when Jesus saw plenty of people about him, he ordered them to go over to the other side.

King James Version, 1611

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

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And a certain scribe came and said to him, Master, I will follow you wherever you go.

Plain English

And a certain scribe came and said to him: Teacher, I'll follow you wherever you go.

King James Version, 1611

And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

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And Jesus said to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests. But the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.

Plain English

And Jesus says to him: Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests. But the Son of Man hasn't got anywhere to lay his head.

King James Version, 1611

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

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And another of his disciples said to him, Lord, let me go and bury my father first.

Plain English

And another of his disciples said to him: Lord, let me first go and bury my father.

King James Version, 1611

And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

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But Jesus said to him, Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.

Plain English

But Jesus said to him: Follow me and let the dead bury their dead.

King James Version, 1611

But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

The storm and the demons

And when he had got into a boat, his disciples followed him. And a great storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But he was asleep. And his disciples came to him and woke him, saying, Lord, save us. We are going under. And he said to them, Why are you afraid, you of little faith? Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. But the men were amazed, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him? And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two men possessed by demons met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that nobody could pass that way. And they cried out, saying, What have we got to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time? And a good way off from them there was a herd of many pigs feeding. So the demons begged him, saying, If you drive us out, let us go into the herd of pigs. And he said to them, Go. And when they had come out they went into the herd of pigs. And the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the water. And those who looked after them ran off into the town and told everything, including what had happened to the men possessed by demons. And the whole town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their district.

And when he'd got into a boat, his disciples followed him. And look — a great storm came up in the sea, so the boat was covered with the waves. But he was asleep. And his disciples came to him and woke him: Boss, save us. We're going down. And he says to them: Why are you frightened, you of little faith? Then he got up and told the winds and the sea off. And there was a great calm. But the men were shocked: What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea do what he says? And when he'd come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two who had demons, coming out of the tombs, very fierce, so nobody could go past that way. And look — they cried out: What have we got to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time? And a good way off from them there was a herd of plenty of pigs feeding. So the demons begged him: If you throw us out, let us go away into the herd of pigs. And he said to them: Go. And when they'd come out, they went into the herd of pigs. And look — the whole herd of pigs ran hard down a steep place into the sea and died in the waters. And the ones who kept them ran and went their ways into the town, and told everything, and what happened to the ones who had the demons. And look — the whole town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their borders.

And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding. So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils. And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

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And when he had got into a boat, his disciples followed him.

Plain English

And when he'd got into a boat, his disciples followed him.

King James Version, 1611

And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

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And a great storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But he was asleep.

Plain English

And look — a great storm came up in the sea, so the boat was covered with the waves. But he was asleep.

King James Version, 1611

And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

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And his disciples came to him and woke him, saying, Lord, save us. We are going under.

Plain English

And his disciples came to him and woke him: Boss, save us. We're going down.

King James Version, 1611

And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.

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And he said to them, Why are you afraid, you of little faith? Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

Plain English

And he says to them: Why are you frightened, you of little faith? Then he got up and told the winds and the sea off. And there was a great calm.

King James Version, 1611

And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

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But the men were amazed, saying, What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

Plain English

But the men were shocked: What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea do what he says?

King James Version, 1611

But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

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And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two men possessed by demons met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that nobody could pass that way.

Plain English

And when he'd come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two who had demons, coming out of the tombs, very fierce, so nobody could go past that way.

King James Version, 1611

And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

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And they cried out, saying, What have we got to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?

Plain English

And look — they cried out: What have we got to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?

King James Version, 1611

And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

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And a good way off from them there was a herd of many pigs feeding.

Plain English

And a good way off from them there was a herd of plenty of pigs feeding.

King James Version, 1611

And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.

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So the demons begged him, saying, If you drive us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.

Plain English

So the demons begged him: If you throw us out, let us go away into the herd of pigs.

King James Version, 1611

So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.

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And he said to them, Go. And when they had come out they went into the herd of pigs. And the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the water.

Plain English

And he said to them: Go. And when they'd come out, they went into the herd of pigs. And look — the whole herd of pigs ran hard down a steep place into the sea and died in the waters.

King James Version, 1611

And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.

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And those who looked after them ran off into the town and told everything, including what had happened to the men possessed by demons.

Plain English

And the ones who kept them ran and went their ways into the town, and told everything, and what happened to the ones who had the demons.

King James Version, 1611

And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.

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And the whole town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their district.

Plain English

And look — the whole town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their borders.

King James Version, 1611

And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.