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		Matt 8:1 When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
		Matt 8:2 And a leper came up to Him and bowed down before Him, saying, "Lord, if You are willing, You are able to make me clean (well)." [Mark 1:40-44; Luke 5:12-14]
		Matt 8:3 Jesus reached out His hand and touched him, saying, "I am willing; be cleansed." Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
		Matt 8:4 And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one [about this]; but go, show yourself to the priest [for inspection] and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony (evidence) to them [of your healing]." [Lev 14:2]
		Matt 8:5 ¶ As Jesus went into Capernaum, a centurion came up to Him, begging Him [for help], [Luke 7:1-10]
		Matt 8:6 and saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, with intense and terrible, tormenting pain."
		Matt 8:7 Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him."
		Matt 8:8 But the centurion replied to Him, "Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed.
		Matt 8:9 "For I also am a man subject to authority [of a higher rank], with soldiers subject to 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."
		Matt 8:10 When Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those who were following Him, "I tell you truthfully, I have not found such great faith [as this] with anyone in Israel.
		Matt 8:11 "I say to you that many [Gentiles] will come from east and west, and will sit down [to feast at the table, and enjoy God's promises] with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven [because they accepted Me as Savior],
		Matt 8:12 while the sons and heirs of the kingdom [the descendants of Abraham who will not recognize Me as Messiah] will be thrown out into the outer darkness; in that place [which is farthest removed from the kingdom] there will be weeping [in sorrow and pain] and grinding of teeth [in distress and anger]." [Ps 107:2, 3; Is 49:12; 59:19; Mal 1:11]
		Matt 8:13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go; it will be done for you as you have believed." And the servant was restored to health at that very hour.
		Matt 8:14 ¶ When Jesus went into Peter's house [in Capernaum], He saw Peter's mother-in-law lying sick in bed with a fever. [Mark 1:29-34; Luke 4:38-41]
		Matt 8:15 He touched her hand and the fever left her; and she got up and served Him.
		Matt 8:16 When evening came, they brought to Him many who were under the power of demons; and He cast out the evil spirits with a word, and restored to health all who were sick [exhibiting His authority as Messiah],
		Matt 8:17 so that He fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: "HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES [upon Himself] AND CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES." [Is 53:4]
		Matt 8:18 ¶ Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to cast off for the other side of the Sea of Galilee.
		Matt 8:19 Then [on His way to board the boat] a scribe [who was a respected and authoritative interpreter of the Law] came and said to Him, "Master, I will accompany You [as Your student] wherever You go." [Luke 9:57-60]
		Matt 8:20 Jesus replied to him, "Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." [Dan 7:13; Mark 8:31, 38; Luke 12:8; John 1:51; Acts 7:56]
		Matt 8:21 Another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father (collect my inheritance)." [Luke 9:59, 60]
		Matt 8:22 But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me [believing in Me as Master and Teacher], and allow the [spiritually] dead to bury their own dead."
		Matt 8:23 ¶ When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. [Mark 4:36-41; Luke 8:22-25]
		Matt 8:24 And suddenly a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.
		Matt 8:25 And the disciples went and woke Him, saying, "Lord, save us, we are going to die!"
		Matt 8:26 He said to them, "Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was [at once] a great and wonderful calm [a perfect peacefulness].
		Matt 8:27 The men wondered in amazement, saying, "What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"
		Matt 8:28 ¶ When He arrived at the other side in the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming out of the tombs met Him. They were so extremely fierce and violent that no one could pass by that way. [Mark 5:1-17; Luke 8:26-37]
		Matt 8:29 And they screamed out, "What business do we have [in common] with each other, Son of God? Have You come to torment us before the appointed time [of judgment]?" [Judg 11:12; 2 Sam 16:10; Matt 25:41; Mark 5:7; Luke 4:34; Rev 20:10]
		Matt 8:30 Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was grazing.
		Matt 8:31 The demons began begging Him, "If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs."
		Matt 8:32 And He said to them, "Go!" So they came out [of the men] and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the water.
		Matt 8:33 The herdsmen ran away, and went to the city and reported everything, including what had happened to the men under the power of demons.
		Matt 8:34 And the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and as soon as they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

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