Matthew 8:16-18

Good News Translation

¹⁶ When evening came, people brought to Jesus many who had demons in them. Jesus drove out the evil spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. ^17 (A)He did this to make come true what the prophet Isaiah had said, “He himself took our sickness and carried away our diseases.”

The Would-Be Followers of Jesus^(B)

¹⁸ When Jesus noticed the crowd around him, he ordered his disciples to go to the other side of the lake.