Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Matthew 8

Mat 8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

leper

Lev 13:1-46; 2Ki 5:1; Mar 1:40-45; Luk 5:12-15.

Bible prayers (N.T.). Mat 8:25. (Mat 6:9; Rev 22:20.)

Lord

Greek kurios. The first occurrence of the word is applied to Jesus with His evident sanction. In itself the word means "master," and is so used of mere human relationships in, e.g. Mat 6:24; 15:27; Mar 13:35; Eph 6:9 Both uses, divine and human, are brought together in Col 4:1. It is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew "Adonai." Scofield Genesis 15:2, note, and is so used by Jesus Christ in Mat 22:43-45. In the N.T. the distinctive uses of kurios (Lord) are:

1. As the N.T. translation of the Heb. Jehovah (LORD), e.g. Mat 1:20, 22; 2:15; 3:3; 4:7, 10; 11:25; 21:9; Mar 12:29, 30; Luk 1:68; 2:9.
2. Jesus Himself so uses kurios, e.g. Mat 4:7, 10; 11:25; Mar 12:11, etc.
3. But the great use of kurios is as the divine title of Jesus, the Christ. In this sense it occurs in the N.T. 663 times. That the intent is to identify Jesus Christ with the O.T. Deity is evident from Mat 3:3; 12:8; 21:9 (Psa 118:26); Mat 22:43-45; Luk 1:43; Jhn 8:58; 14:8-10; 20:28; Act 9:5; 13:33 (Psa 2). Scofield John 20:28, note.

thou canst make me clean

The King, having in Chapters 5-7 declared the principles of the kingdom, makes proof, in Chapters 8-9, of His power to banish from the earth the consequences of sin, and to control the elements of nature.

Mat 8:3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

his leprosy was cleansed

Miracles (N.T.). Mat 8:2-3, 5-17, 24-27, 28-32; Mat 9:2-8. (Mat 8:2-3; Act 28:8-9.)

Mat 8:4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

offer the gift that Moses commanded

Lev 14:4-32; Deu 24:8; Rom 3:21 with Mat 5:17.

Mat 8:5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

centurion

A Roman commander of 100 men.

Mat 8:9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

a man under authority

Cf. Mar 1:27; Luk 9:1.

Mat 8:10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

faith

Faith. Mat 9:2. (Gen 3:20; Heb 11:39.)

Mat 8:11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

kingdom of heaven

Scofield Matthew 3:2, note.

Mat 8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

as thou hast believed, so be it done

Mat 9:22, 28, 29; Luk 7:50; 8:48, 50.

Mat 8:15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.

he touched her hand

Mat 8:3.

ministered

Luk 8:2, 3.

unto them

unto him.

Mat 8:16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:

possessed [See also Mat 8:28, 33.]

Greek daimonizomai, demonized. Scofield Matthew 7:22, note.

his word

Literally a word.

Mat 8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.

it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias

Mat 1:22; Isa 53:4.

saying

Isa 53:4.

took our infirmities

2Co 5:21; 1Pe 2:24.

Mat 8:20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

Son of man

Cf. Mat 8:21, 22; Mat 10:36; Jhn 6:68, 69.

Cf. Scofield Ezekiel 2:1, note. Our Lord thus designates Himself about eighty times. It is His racial name as the representative Man, in the sense of 1Co 15:45-47; as Son of David is distinctly His Jewish name, and Son of God His divine name. Our Lord constantly uses this term as implying that his mission (e.g. Mat 11:19; Luk 19:10), His death and resurrection (e.g. Mat 12:40; 20:18; 26:2), and His second coming (e.g. Mat 24:37-44; Luk 12:40), transcended in scope and result all merely Jewish imitations. When Nathanael confesses him as "King of Israel," our Lord's answer is, "Thou shalt see greater things…the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man." When His messengers are cast out by the Jews, His thought leaps forward to the time when the Son of man shall come, not then to Israel only but to the race (Mat 10:5, 6 with Mat 8:23). It is in this name, also, that universal judgment is committed to Him (Jhn 5:22, 27). It is also a name indicating that in Him is fulfilled the O.T. foreview of blessing through a coming man (Scofield Genesis 1:26, note; Gen 3:15; 12:3; Psa 8:4; 80:17; Isa 7:14; 9:6, 7; 32:2; Zec 13:7).

Mat 8:22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

let the dead bury their dead

Or, leave the dead to bury their own dead.

Death (spiritual). Luk 15:24. (Gen 2:17; Eph 2:5.)

Mat 8:25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.

Bible prayers (N.T.). Mat 9:18. (Mat 6:9; Rev 22:20.)

Mat 8:26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

little faith

Mat 17:20; Mar 16:17, 18.

Mat 8:28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

Gergesenes

Gadarenes.

possessed [See also Mat 8:33.]

Greek daimonizomai, demonized. Scofield Matthew 7:22, note.

devils [See also Mat 8:16, 31, 33.]

demons. Scofield Matthew 7:22, note.

Mat 8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

What have we to do with thee

Luk 5:8; Act 1:25; 24:25.

to torment us before the time

Cf. Mat 25:41 with Rev 19:20.

Mat 8:31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.

herd of swine

Mat 7:6; Luk 15:15, 16.

Mat 8:34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.

they besought him that he would depart

Mat 8:29; Luk 4:29; Act 16:9.