Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech: Matthew | Page 7

007:023 "And then I will tell them plainly, "`I never knew you: begone
from me, you doers of wickedness.' 007:024 "Every one who hears
these my teachings and acts upon them will be found to resemble a
wise man who builds his house upon rock; 007:025 and the heavy rain
falls, the swollen torrents come, and the winds blow and beat against
the house; yet it does not fall, for its foundation is on rock. 007:026
And every one who hears these my teachings and does not act upon
them will be found to resemble a fool who builds his house upon sand.
007:027 The heavy rain descends, the swollen torrents come, and the
winds blow and burst upon the house, and it falls; and disastrous is the
fall." 007:028 When Jesus had concluded this discourse, the crowds
were filled with amazement at His teaching, 007:029 for He had been
teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their Scribes taught.
008:001 Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by
immense crowds. 008:002 And a leper came to Him, and throwing
himself at His feet, said, "Sir, if only you are willing you are able to
cleanse me." 008:003 So Jesus put out His hand and touched him, and
said, "I am willing: be cleansed." Instantly he was cleansed from his
leprosy; 008:004 and Jesus said to him, "Be careful to tell no one, but
go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses
appointed as evidence for them." 008:005 After His entry into
Capernaum a Captain came to Him, and entreated Him. 008:006 "Sir,"
he said, "my servant at home is lying ill with paralysis, and is suffering
great pain." 008:007 "I will come and cure him," said Jesus. 008:008
"Sir," replied the Captain, "I am not a fit person to receive you under
my roof: merely say the word, and my servant will be cured. 008:009
For I myself am also under authority, and have soldiers under me. To
one I say `Go,' and he goes, to another `Come,' and he comes, and to
my slave `Do this or that,' and he does it." 008:010 Jesus listened to this
reply, and was astonished, and said to the people following Him, "I
solemnly tell you that in no Israelite have I found faith as great as this.

008:011 And I tell you that many will come from the east and from the
west and will recline at table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the
Kingdom of the Heavens, 008:012 while the natural heirs of the
Kingdom will be driven out into the darkness outside: there will be the
weeping aloud and the gnashing of teeth." 008:013 And Jesus said to
the Captain, "Go, and just as you have believed, so be it for you." And
the servant recovered precisely at that time. 008:014 After this Jesus
went to the house of Peter, whose mother-in-law he found ill in bed
with fever. 008:015 He touched her hand and the fever left her: and
then she rose and waited upon Him. 008:016 In the evening many
demoniacs were brought to Him, and with a word He expelled the
demons; and He cured all the sick, 008:017 in order that this prediction
of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, "He took on Him our
weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases." 008:018 Seeing great
crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side
of the Lake, 008:019 when a Scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I
will follow you wherever you go." 008:020 "Foxes have holes," replied
Jesus, "and birds have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His
head." 008:021 Another of the disciples said to Him, "Sir, allow me
first to go and bury my father." 008:022 "Follow me," said Jesus, "and
leave the dead to bury their own dead." 008:023 Then He went on
board a fishing-boat, and His disciples followed Him. 008:024 But
suddenly there arose a great storm on the Lake, so that the waves
threatened to engulf the boat; but He was asleep. 008:025 So they came
and woke Him, crying, "Master, save us, we are drowning!" 008:026
"Why are you so easily frightened," He replied, "you men of little
faith?" Then He rose and reproved the winds and the waves, and there
was a perfect calm; 008:027 and the men, filled with amazement,
exclaimed, "What kind of man is this? for the very winds and waves
obey him!" 008:028 On His arrival at the other side, in the country of
the Gadarenes, there met Him two men possessed by demons, coming
from among the tombs: they were so dangerously fierce that no one
was able to pass that