Matthew 8-10

Matthew 8

¹And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

²And behold, there came to him a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

³And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed.

⁴And 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.

⁵And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

⁶and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

⁷And he saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

⁸And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

⁹For I also am a man under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

¹⁰And when Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

¹¹And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven:

¹²but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and gnashing of teeth.

¹³And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the servant was healed in that hour.

¹⁴And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick of a fever.

¹⁵And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto him.

¹⁶And when even was come, they brought unto him many possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick:

¹⁷that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.

¹⁸Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

¹⁹And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

²⁰And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

²¹And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

²²But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

²³And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him.

²⁴And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

²⁵And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish.

²⁶And 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.

²⁷And the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

²⁸And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way.

²⁹And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

³⁰Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding.

³¹And the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.

³²And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters.

³³And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to them that were possessed with devils.

³⁴And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders.

Matthew 9

¹And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.

²And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven.

³And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.

⁴And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

⁵For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk?

⁶But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the sick of the palsy), Arise, and take up thy bed, and go unto thy house.

⁷And he arose, and departed to his house.

⁸But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

⁹And as Jesus passed by from thence, he saw a man, called Matthew, sitting at the place of toll: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

¹⁰And it came to pass, as he sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples.

¹¹And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with the publicans and sinners?

¹²But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

¹³But go ye and learn what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

¹⁴Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

¹⁵And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast.

¹⁶And no man putteth a piece of undressed cloth upon an old garment; for that which should fill it up taketh from the garment, and a worse rent is made.

¹⁷Neither do men put new wine into old wineskins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.

¹⁸While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

¹⁹And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

²⁰And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:

²¹for she said within herself, If I do but touch his garment, I shall be made whole.

²²But Jesus turning and seeing her said, Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

²³And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult,

²⁴he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

²⁵But when the crowd was put forth, he entered in, and took her by the hand; and the damsel arose.

²⁶And the fame hereof went forth into all that land.

²⁷And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David.

²⁸And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

²⁹Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you.

³⁰And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

³¹But they went forth, and spread abroad his fame in all that land.

³²And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.

³³And when the devil was cast out, the dumb man spake: and the multitudes marveled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

³⁴But the Pharisees said, By the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

³⁵And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.

³⁶But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd.

³⁷Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few.

³⁸Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth labourers into his harvest.

Matthew 10

¹And he called unto him his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of sickness.

²Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

³Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

⁴Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.

⁵These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying, Go not into any way of the Gentiles, and enter not into any city of the Samaritans:

⁶but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

⁷And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.

⁸Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils: freely ye received, freely give.

⁹Get you no gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses;

¹⁰no wallet for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the labourer is worthy of his food.

¹¹And into whatsoever city or village ye shall enter, search out who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go forth.

¹²And as ye enter into the house, salute it.

¹³And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

¹⁴And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, as ye go forth out of that house or that city, shake off the dust of your feet.

¹⁵Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.

¹⁶Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

¹⁷But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you;

¹⁸yea and before governors and kings shall ye be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

¹⁹But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.

²⁰For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.

²¹And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and the father his child: and children shall rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

²²And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

²³But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone through the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

²⁴A disciple is not above his master, nor a servant above his lord.

²⁵It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household!

²⁶Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

²⁷What I tell you in the darkness, speak ye in the light: and what ye hear in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops.

²⁸And be not afraid of them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

²⁹Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father:

³⁰but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

³¹Fear not therefore; ye are of more value than many sparrows.

³²Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father which is in heaven.

³³But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

³⁴Think not that I came to send peace on the earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

³⁵For I came to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law:

³⁶and a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.

³⁷He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

³⁸And he that doth not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me.

³⁹He that findeth his life shall lose it; and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

⁴⁰He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

⁴¹He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

⁴²And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.