Matthew 8:1-34

Jesus's Encounters

• Jesus stated he had not encountered such faith as he saw in the centurion anywhere in Israel.
• Jesus instructed the healed leper to show himself to the priest and offer the gift required by Moses' law.
• The centurion compared himself to a servant, highlighting that he did not feel worthy for Jesus to come to his house.
• Jesus prophesied that the sons of the kingdom would be cast out while Gentiles would enter the kingdom.
• Jesus touched Peter's mother-in-law's hand and instantly healed her of her fever.
• Jesus acknowledged the scribe's willingness to follow him but reminded him that the "foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
• Jesus told the disciple wanting to bury his father first, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead."
• Jesus calmed the storm on the sea, silencing the wind and waves.
• The demons met Jesus in the country of the Gadarenes, begging him not to send them into the abyss.
• The herd of pigs, possessed by the demons, rushed down a steep bank into the sea and drowned.
• The city reacted with fear, pleading with Jesus to leave their region.
• As Jesus got into the boat, his disciples woke him up, afraid and overwhelmed by the storm.