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Matthew 8

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Matthew 7:27–8:28 on Codex Sinaiticus (AD 330–60)
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Matthew 8 is the eighth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and continues the narrative about Jesus' ministry in Galilee previously described in Matthew 4:23–25. It follows on from the Sermon on the Mount, noting in its opening verse that Jesus had come down from the mountain where he had been teaching. There is a renewed focus in this chapter on Jesus' ministry of healing.

Text

File:Codex Sinaiticus Matthew 8,28-9,23.JPG (AD 330–60), Matthew 8:28–9:23]]

The original text was written in Koine Greek. This chapter is divided into 34 verses.

=Textual witnesses=

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:

Structure

File:Lectionary 269 (Matth. 8,32-9,1.9).JPG]]

This chapter can be grouped (with cross references to parallel texts in the other canonical gospels):

  • {{bibleverse||Matthew|8:1–4}} = Jesus cleansing a leper ({{bibleverse||Mark|1:40–45}}; {{bibleverse||Luke|13:1–23}})
  • {{bibleverse||Matthew|8:5–13}} = Healing the centurion's servant ({{bibleverse||Luke|7:1–10}}; {{bibleverse||John|4:46–53}})
  • {{bibleverse ||Matthew|8:14–15}} = Healing the mother of Peter's wife ({{bibleverse||Mark|1:29–31}}; {{bibleverse||Luke|4:38–39}})
  • {{bibleverse ||Matthew|8:16-17}} = Jesus exorcising at sunset ({{bibleverse||Mark|1:32–34}}; {{bibleverse||Luke|4:40-41}})
  • {{bibleverse ||Matthew|8:18-20}} = The cost of discipleship: "The foxes have holes" ({{bibleverse||Luke|9:57-58}})
  • {{bibleverse ||Matthew|8:21–22}} = "Let the dead bury their own dead" ({{bibleverse||Luke|9:59-62}})
  • {{bibleverse ||Matthew|8:23–27}} = Calming the storm ({{bibleverse||Mark|4:35-41}}; {{bibleverse||Luke|8:22-25}})
  • {{bibleverse ||Matthew|8:28–34}} = Exorcism of the Gerasene or Gergesene demoniacs ({{bibleverse||Mark|5:1–20}}; {{bibleverse||Luke|8:26–39}})

Analysis

E. H. Plumptre, in Anglican bishop Charles Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, commented that the events reported "are common to St. Mark and St. Luke, but are not narrated … in the same order".Plumptre, E. H., [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/8.htm Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers] on Matthew 8, accessed 21 December 2016 Free Church minister William Robertson Nicoll suggested that "this collection is not arranged in chronological order. The connection is topical, not temporal." In his opinion these stories "are an integral part of the self-revelation of Jesus by word and deed; they are demonstrations not merely of His power, but above all, of His spirit".Nicoll, W. R., [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/egt/matthew/8.htm Expositor's Greek Testament] on Matthew 8, accessed 26 December 2016

New Testament scholar Dale Allison notes that these "merciful deeds" performed by Jesus, along with those recorded in chapter 9, are all undertaken for the benefit of "people from the margins of Jewish society or without status".Allison, D. Jr., "57. Matthew" in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J. (2001), [https://b-ok.org/dl/946961/8f5f43 The Oxford Bible Commentary], p. 857 Henry Alford describes these deeds as a "solemn procession of miracles", whose record confirms "the authority with which our Lord had spoken".Alford, H., [https://biblehub.com/commentaries/alford/matthew/8.htm Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary - Alford] on Matthew 8, accessed 17 November 2022

The Jerusalem Bible notes that the ten miracles recorded in chapters 8 and 9 demonstrate the power of Jesus over nature, sickness, death and devils.Jerusalem Bible (1966), sub-title and footnote a at Matthew 8:1, 3

See also

References

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External links

  • {{bibleverse|Matthew|8|KJV}} King James Bible - Wikisource
  • [http://www.latinvulgate.com/lv/verse.aspx?t=1&b=1&c=8 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate]
  • [http://www.gospelhall.org/bible/bible.php?passage=Matthew+8 Online Bible at GospelHall.org] (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
  • [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=47&chapter=8 Multiple bible versions at Bible Gateway] (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.)

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