MATTHEW VII. 28, 29 ; VIII. 1—30.
against that house, and it fell; and |the fall thereof I was |great|. 28 And it came to pass <when Jesus ended these words> with astonishment were the multitudes being struck at his teaching; 29 for he was teaching them as one having |authonty|, and not as their Scribes.
§ 10. A Leper cleansed. Mk. i. 40 ; Lu. v. 12-14.
1 And <when he came down from the mountain> there followed him large multitudes. 2 And lo! |a leper| coming near､ began to bow down to him､ saying, — Lord! |if thou be willing| thou canst cleanse me. 3 And､ stretching forth the hand､ he touched him, saying,— I am willing, be cleansed! And |straightway| cleansed was his leprosy. 4 And Jesus saith unto him, Mind! tell |no one|,— but withdraw, |thyself| shew to the priest､[1] and offer the gift which Moses directed |for a witness unto them|.
§ 11. A Centurion's Servant healed. Lu. vii. 1-10.
5 And <when he entered into Capernaum> there came near unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6 and saying. Lord! |my servant| is laid prostrate in the house, a paralytic |fearfully tortured|. 7 He saith unto him, |I| will come and cure him. 8 But the centurion, answering､ said, Lord! I am of no consideration, that |under my roof| thou shouldest enter,— but |only say with a word! and healed shall be my servant. 9 For |I also| am a man [set] 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. 10 Now Jesus, hearing, marvelled, and said to them that followed,— |Verily| I say unto you, [With no one in Israel| ||such faith as this|| have I found. 11 But I say unto you, |Many from east and west|[2] will have come,[3] And shall recline with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, in the kingdom of the heavens; 12 Whereas |the sons of the kingdom|[4]' shall be cast forth into the darkness outside,— |There| will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Withdraw! and |as thou hast believed| be it done for thee. And healed was the servant in that hour.
§ 12. Peter's Mother-in-law cured, and many others. Mk. i. 29-36 ; Lu. iv. 38-40.
14 And Jesus, coming into the house of Peter saw his mother-in-law laid prostrate and in a fever, 15 and he touched her hand, and the fever left her,— and she arose, and began ministering unto him. 16 But､ when |evening| came, they brought unto him many demonized,— and he cast out the spirits with a word, and |all~ who were sick| he cured: 17 that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,— ||Himself|| |our weaknesses| took, and |diseases| bare.[5]
§ 13. A Scribe and a Disciple put to the test.
18 Now Jesus <seeing a multitude about him> gave orders to depart unto the other side. 19 And a certain scribe, coming near, said unto him,— Teacher; I will follow thee, whithersoever Thou goest. 20 And Jesus saith unto him: ||The foxes|| have |dens|, And |the birds of the heavens| nests, — But ||the Son of Man|| hath not where |his head he may recline|. 21 And |another of the disciples| saith unto him,— Lord! suffer me |first| to depart, and bury my father. 22 But |Jesus| saith unto him, — Be following me, And leave |the dead| to bury |their own~ dead|.
§ 14. A Storm rebuked. Mk. iv. 35-41; Lu. viii. 22-25.
23 And <when he |entered| into a boat> his disciples followed him. 24 And lo! |a great squall| arose in the sea, so that |the boat| was being covered[6] |by the waves|, — but |he| was sleeping. 25 And, coming near, they aroused him, saying, Master! save, we perish! 26 And he saith unto them, |Why| are ye |fearful|, little of faith? |Then, aroused| he rebuked the winds and the sea,— and it became a great calm. 27 But |the men| marvelled, saying, Whence is this one,— that ||both the winds and the sea|| unto him, give ear ?
§ 15. Two Demonaics delivered. Mk. v. 1-20; Lu. viii. 26-39.
28 And <when he |came| unto the other side､ into the country of the Gadarenes> there met him､ two~ men demonized, lout of the tombs| coming forth,— fierce exceedingly, so that no one could pass that way; 29 and lo! they cried aloud, saying. What have we in common with thee､[7] O Son of God? Hast thou come hither, |before the right time| to torment us? 30 Now there was､ far from them､ a herd of many
