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

8:2  And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him, and said, "Lord, if You will, You can make me clean."

8:3  Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, "I will it; become cleansed." And immediately Jesus cleansed his leprosy.

8:4  And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."

8:5  And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him,

8:6  and saying, "Lord, my servant lies paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented."

8:7  Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."

8:8  But the centurion said, "Lord, I do not feel worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will receive healing.

8:9  "For I also have 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 slave, 'Do this!' and he does it."

8:10  Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who followed, "Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.

8:11  "I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;

8:12  but the sons of the kingdom will find themselves cast out into the outer darkness; in that place there will occur weeping and gnashing of teeth."

8:13  And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; I shall do for you as you have believed." And the servant received healing that very moment.

8:14  When Jesus came into Peter's home, He saw his mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever.

8:15  He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and waited on Him.

8:16  When evening came, they brought to Him many who had demon problems; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who had illness.

8:17  This fulfilled what Isaiah the prophet had said: "HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES AND CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES."

8:18  Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea.

8:19  Then a scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go."

8:20  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."

8:21  Another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father."

8:22  But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead."

8:23  When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.

8:24  And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat submerged in with the waves; but Jesus Himself slept.

8:25  And they came to Him and woke Him, saying, "Save us, Lord; we perish!"

8:26  He said to them, "Why do you fear, you men of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm.

8:27  The men felt amazed, and said, "What kind of a man can even command the winds and the sea obey Him?"

8:28  When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who had demon problems met Him as they came out of the tombs. They behaved so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way.

8:29  And they cried out, saying, "What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?"

8:30  Now there roamed a herd of many swine feeding at a distance from them.

8:31  The demons began to entreat Him, saying, "If You plan to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine."

8:32  And He said to them, "Go!" And they came out and went into the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters.

8:33  The herdsmen ran away, and went to the city and reported everything, including what had happened to the demoniacs.

8:34  And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they implored Him to leave their region.