Overview
In Matthew 8, Jesus comes down from the Sermon on the Mount and begins his ministry with the crowd.
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Commands List
There are four sets of commands in Matthew 8:
#1. Mat 8:1 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him; 2 and behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 3 And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to any one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to the people.”
#2. Mat 8:5 As he entered Caper’na-um, a centurion came forward to him, beseeching him 6 and saying, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, in terrible distress.” 7 And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” 8 But the centurion answered him, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I am a man under authority, with soldiers under 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.” 10 When Jesus heard him, he marveled, and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I say to you, not even in Israel have I found such faith. 11 I tell you, many will come from east and west and sit at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness; there men will weep and gnash their teeth.” 13 And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; be it done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment.
#3. Mat 8:21 Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.” :
#4. Mat 8:28-34. 32 And he said to (the demons), “Go.”
DISCERNMENT QUESTIONS
What gets your attention?
What human needs or problems relate to the text?
What is it like to have that problem?
What other resources connect to this idea?
What is the solution suggested in the text, if there is one?
What would a camera see if the solution was implemented in my life, in my family’s life, or in my church or community?
What are the steps that I would take on Monday to implement that solution?
Commands, specific … with Greek vocabulary.
#1. Mat 8:3 And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.”
4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to any one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to the people.”
Link to Greek word dictionary: 2511
katharisthēti
καθαρίσθητι !
be you cleansed
Link to Greek word dictionary: 3708
Hora
Ὅρα
See that
Link to Greek word dictionary: 5217
hypage
ὕπαγε ,
go
Link to Greek word dictionary: 1166
deixon
δεῖξον
show
Link to Greek word dictionary: 4374
prosenenkon
προσένεγκον
offer
#2. Mat 8:13 And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; be it done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment.
Link to Greek word dictionary: 5217
Hypage
Ὕπαγε ,
Go
Link to Greek word dictionary: 1096
genēthētō
γενηθήτω
be it
#3. Mat 8:21 Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”
Link to Greek word dictionary: 190
Akolouthei
Ἀκολούθει
Follow
Link to Greek word dictionary: 863
aphes
ἄφες
leave
#4. Mat 8:28-34. 32 And he said to (the demons), “Go.”
Link to Greek word dictionary: 5217
Hypagete
Ὑπάγετε .
Go
Comments & Quotes
A DISCIPLE WALK is to follow the disciples from Matthew 1 through John 21, as they learn from Jesus and apply His commands to our lives today.
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