THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS COMPARED

The Gospel of Matthew
Chapter 8


MATTHEW
Chapter 8



1 When he came down
from the mountain, great
crowds followed him;

2 and behold, a leper
came to him and knelt
before him, saying, "Lord,
if you will, you can make
me clean."
3 And he stretched out his
hand and touched him,
saying, "I will; be clean."
And immediately his
leprosy was cleansed.
4 And Jesus said to him,
"See that you say nothing
to any one; but go, show
yourself to the priest, and
offer the gift that Moses
commanded, for a proof to
the people."










5 As he entered
Capernaum, a centurion
came forward to him,
beseeching him
6 and saying, "Lord, my
servant is lying paralyzed
at home, in terrible
distress."
7 And he said to him, "I
will come and heal him."
8 But the centurion
answered him, "Lord, I am
not worthy to have you
come under my roof; but
only say the word, and my
servant will be healed.
9 For I am a man under
authority, with soldiers
under me; and I say to
one, 'Go,' and he goes,
and to another, 'Come,'
and he comes, and to my
slave, 'Do this,' and he
does it."
10 When Jesus heard him,
he marveled, and said to
those who followed him,
"Truly, I say to you, not
even in Israel have I found
such faith.
11 I tell you, many will
come from east and west
and sit at table with
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
in the kingdom of heaven,
12 while the sons of the
kingdom will be thrown
into the outer darkness;
there men will weep and
gnash their teeth."
13 And to the centurion
Jesus said, "Go; be it done
for you as you have
believed." And the servant
was healed at that very
moment.








14 And when Jesus
entered Peter's house, he
saw his mother-in-law
lying sick with a fever;
15 he touched her hand,
and the fever left her, and
she rose and served him.
16 That evening they
brought to him many who
were possessed with
demons; and he cast out
the spirits with a word,
and healed all who were
sick.





















17 This was to fulfil what
was spoken by the prophet
Isaiah, "He took our
infirmities and bore our
diseases."


18 Now when Jesus saw
great crowds around him,
he gave orders to go over
to the other side.




19 And a scribe came up
and said to him, "Teacher,
I will follow you wherever
you go."
20 And Jesus said to him,
"Foxes have holes, and
birds of the air have nests;
but the Son of man has
nowhere to lay his head."
21 Another of the
disciples said to him,
"Lord, let me first go and
bury my father."
22 But Jesus said to him,
"Follow me, and leave the
dead to bury their own
dead."







23 And when he got into
the boat, his disciples
followed him.
24 And behold, there
arose a great storm on the
sea, so that the boat was
being swamped by the
waves; but he was asleep.
25 And they went and
woke him, saying, "Save,
Lord; we are perishing."
26 And he said to them,
"Why are you afraid, O
men of little faith?" Then
he rose and rebuked the
winds and the sea; and
there was a great calm.
27 And the men marveled,
saying, "What sort of man
is this, that even winds and
sea obey him?"













28 And when he came to
the other side, to the
country of the Gadarenes,
two demoniacs met him,
coming out of the tombs,
so fierce that no one could
pass that way.
29 And behold, they cried
out, "What have you to do
with us, O Son of God?
Have you come here to
torment us before the
time?"
30 Now a herd of many
swine was feeding at some
distance from them.
31 And the demons
begged him, "If you cast
us out, send us away into
the herd of swine."
32 And he said to them,
"Go." So they came out
and went into the swine;
and behold, the whole herd
rushed down the steep
bank into the sea, and
perished in the waters.
33 The herdsmen fled,
and going into the city
they told everything, and
what had happened to the
demoniacs.
34 And behold, all the
city came out to meet
Jesus; and when they saw
him, they begged him to
leave their neighborhood.

















































MARK








Mark 1:40 And a leper
came to him beseeching
him, and kneeling said to
him, "If you will, you can
make me clean."
Mark 1:41 Moved with
pity, he stretched out his
hand and touched him, and
said to him, "I will; be
clean."
Mark 1:42 And
immediately the leprosy
left him, and he was made
clean.
Mark 1:43 And he sternly
charged him, and sent him
away at once,
Mark 1:44 and said to
him, "See that you say
nothing to any one; but go,
show yourself to the priest,
and offer for your
cleansing what Moses
commanded, for a proof to
the people."


























































Mark 1:29 And
immediately he left the
synagogue, and entered the
house of Simon and
Andrew, with James and
John.
Mark 1:30 Now Simon's
mother-in-law lay sick
with a fever, and
immediately they told him
of her.
Mark 1:31 And he came
and took her by the hand
and lifted her up, and the
fever left her; and she
served them.
Mark 1:32 That evening,
at sundown, they brought
to him all who were sick
or possessed with demons.
Mark 1:33 And the whole
city was gathered together
about the door.
Mark 1:34 And he healed
many who were sick with
various diseases, and cast
out many demons; and he
would not permit the
demons to speak, because
they knew him.












Mark 4:35 On that day,
when evening had come,
he said to them, "Let us go
across to the other side."




























Mark 4:36 And leaving
the crowd, they took him
with them in the boat, just
as he was. And other boats
were with him.
Mark 4:37 And a great
storm of wind arose, and
the waves beat into the
boat, so that the boat was
already filling.
Mark 4:38 But he was in
the stern, asleep on the
cushion; and they woke
him and said to him,
"Teacher, do you not care
if we perish?"
Mark 4:39 And he awoke
and rebuked the wind, and
said to the sea, "Peace! Be
still!" And the wind
ceased, and there was a
great calm.
Mark 4:40 He said to
them, "Why are you
afraid? Have you no
faith?"
Mark 4:41 And they were
filled with awe, and said to
one another, "Who then is
this, that even wind and
sea obey him?"



Mark 5:1 They came to
the other side of the sea, to
the country of the
Gerasenes.
Mark 5:2 And when he
had come out of the boat,
there met him out of the
tombs a man with an
unclean spirit,
Mark 5:3 who lived
among the tombs; and no
one could bind him any
more, even with a chain;
Mark 5:4 for he had often
been bound with fetters
and chains, but the chains
he wrenched apart, and the
fetters he broke in pieces;
and no one had the
strength to subdue him.
Mark 5:5 Night and day
among the tombs and on
the mountains he was
always crying out, and
bruising himself with
stones.
Mark 5:6 And when he
saw Jesus from afar, he
ran and worshiped him;
Mark 5:7 and crying out
with a loud voice, he said,
"What have you to do with
me, Jesus, Son of the Most
High God? I adjure you by
God, do not torment me."
Mark 5:8 For he had said
to him, "Come out of the
man, you unclean spirit!"
Mark 5:9 And Jesus asked
him, "What is your name?"
He replied, "My name is
Legion; for we are many."
Mark 5:10 And he begged
him eagerly not to send
them out of the country.
Mark 5:11 Now a great
herd of swine was feeding
there on the hillside;
Mark 5:12 and they
begged him, "Send us to
the swine, let us enter
them."
Mark 5:13 So he gave
them leave. And the
unclean spirits came out,
and entered the swine; and
the herd, numbering about
two thousand, rushed
down the steep bank into
the sea, and were drowned
in the sea.
Mark 5:14 The herdsmen
fled, and told it in the city
and in the country. And
people came to see what it
was that had happened.
Mark 5:15 And they came
to Jesus, and saw the
demoniac sitting there,
clothed and in his right
mind, the man who had
had the legion; and they
were afraid.
Mark 5:16 And those who
had seen it told what had
happened to the demoniac
and to the swine.
Mark 5:17 And they
began to beg Jesus to
depart from their
neighborhood.


LUKE








Luke 5:12 While he was
in one of the cities, there
came a man full of
leprosy; and when he saw
Jesus, he fell on his face
and besought him, "Lord,
if you will, you can make
me clean."
Luke 5:13 And he
stretched out his hand, and
touched him, saying, "I
will; be clean." And
immediately the leprosy
left him.
Luke 5:14 And he
charged him to tell no one;
but "go and show yourself
to the priest, and make an
offering for your
cleansing, as Moses
commanded, for a proof to
the people."





Luke 7:1 After he had
ended all his sayings in the
hearing of the people he
entered Capernaum.
Luke 7:2 Now a centurion
had a slave who was dear
to him, who was sick and
at the point of death.
Luke 7:3 When he heard
of Jesus, he sent to him
elders of the Jews, asking
him to come and heal his
slave.
Luke 7:4 And when they
came to Jesus, they
besought him earnestly,
saying, "He is worthy to
have you do this for him,
Luke 7:5 for he loves our
nation, and he built us our
synagogue."
Luke 7:6 And Jesus went
with them. When he was
not far from the house, the
centurion sent friends to
him, saying to him, "Lord,
do not trouble yourself, for
I am not worthy to have
you come under my roof;
Luke 7:7 therefore I did
not presume to come to
you. But say the word, and
let my servant be healed.
Luke 7:8 For I am a man
set under authority, with
soldiers under me: and I
say to one, 'Go,' and he
goes; and to another,
'Come,' and he comes;
and to my slave, 'Do this,'
and he does it."
Luke 7:9 When Jesus
heard this he marveled at
him, and turned and said to
the multitude that followed
him, "I tell you, not even
in Israel have I found such
faith."
Luke 7:10 And when
those who had been sent
returned to the house, they
found the slave well.



Luke 4:38 And he arose
and left the synagogue,
and entered Simon's
house. Now Simon's
mother-in-law was ill with
a high fever, and they
besought him for her.
Luke 4:39 And he stood
over her and rebuked the
fever, and it left her; and
immediately she rose and
served them.
Luke 4:40 Now when the
sun was setting, all those
who had any that were
sick with various diseases
brought them to him; and
he laid his hands on every
one of them and healed
them.
Luke 4:41 And demons
also came out of many,
crying, "You are the Son
of God!" But he rebuked
them, and would not allow
them to speak, because
they knew that he was the
Christ.














Luke 8:22 One day he
got into a boat with his
disciples, and he said to
them, "Let us go across to
the other side of the lake."
So they set out,


Luke 9:57 As they were
going along the road, a
man said to him, "I will
follow you wherever you
go."
Luke 9:58 And Jesus said
to him, "Foxes have holes,
and birds of the air have
nests; but the Son of man
has nowhere to lay his
head."
Luke 9:59 To another he
said, "Follow me." But he
said, "Lord, let me first go
and bury my father."
Luke 9:60 But he said to
him, "Leave the dead to
bury their own dead; but
as for you, go and
proclaim the kingdom of
God."



Luke 8:22 One day he
got into a boat with his
disciples, and he said to
them, "Let us go across to
the other side of the lake."
So they set out,
Luke 8:23 and as they
sailed he fell asleep. And a
storm of wind came down
on the lake, and they were
filling with water, and
were in danger.
Luke 8:24 And they went
and woke him, saying,
"Master, Master, we are
perishing!" And he awoke
and rebuked the wind and
the raging waves; and they
ceased, and there was a
calm.
Luke 8:25 He said to
them, "Where is your
faith?" And they were
afraid, and they marveled,
saying to one another,
"Who then is this, that he
commands even wind and
water, and they obey
him?"





Luke 8:26 Then they
arrived at the country of
the Gerasenes, which is
opposite Galilee.
Luke 8:27 And as he
stepped out on land, there
met him a man from the
city who had demons; for
a long time he had worn
no clothes, and he lived
not in a house but among
the tombs.
Luke 8:28 When he saw
Jesus, he cried out and fell
down before him, and said
with a loud voice, "What
have you to do with me,
Jesus, Son of the Most
High God? I beseech you,
do not torment me."
Luke 8:29 For he had
commanded the unclean
spirit to come out of the
man. (For many a time it
had seized him; he was
kept under guard, and
bound with chains and
fetters, but he broke the
bonds and was driven by
the demon into the desert.)
Luke 8:30 Jesus then
asked him, "What is your
name?" And he said,
"Legion"; for many
demons had entered him.
Luke 8:31 And they
begged him not to
command them to depart
into the abyss.
Luke 8:32 Now a large
herd of swine was feeding
there on the hillside; and
they begged him to let
them enter these. So he
gave them leave.
Luke 8:33 Then the
demons came out of the
man and entered the swine,
and the herd rushed down
the steep bank into the lake
and were drowned.
Luke 8:34 When the
herdsmen saw what had
happened, they fled, and
told it in the city and in the
country.
Luke 8:35 Then people
went out to see what had
happened, and they came
to Jesus, and found the
man from whom the
demons had gone, sitting
at the feet of Jesus, clothed
and in his right mind; and
they were afraid.
Luke 8:36 And those who
had seen it told them how
he who had been
possessed with demons
was healed.
Luke 8:37 Then all the
people of the surrounding
country of the Gerasenes
asked him to depart from
them; for they were seized
with great fear; so he got
into the boat and returned.











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