Curación de un leproso

Y cuando bajó del monte, grandes multitudes le seguían. (A)Y he aquí, se le acercó un leproso y se postró ante Él[a](B), diciendo: Señor, si quieres, puedes limpiarme. Y extendiendo Jesús la mano, lo tocó, diciendo: Quiero; sé limpio. Y al instante quedó limpio de su lepra[b](C). Entonces Jesús le dijo*: Mira, no se lo digas a nadie(D), sino ve(E), muéstrate al sacerdote(F) y presenta la ofrenda que ordenó Moisés, para que les sirva de testimonio a ellos.

Jesús sana al criado del centurión

(G)Y cuando entró Jesús[c] en Capernaúm se le acercó un centurión suplicándole, y diciendo: Señor, mi criado[d] está postrado en casa, paralítico(H), sufriendo mucho[e]. Y Jesús le dijo*: Yo iré y lo sanaré. Pero el centurión respondió y dijo: Señor, no soy digno de que entres bajo mi techo; mas solamente di la palabra[f] y mi criado[g] quedará sano. Porque yo también soy hombre bajo autoridad(I), con[h] soldados a mis órdenes[i]; y digo a este: «Ve», y va; y al otro: «Ven», y viene; y a mi siervo: «Haz esto», y lo hace. 10 Al oírlo Jesús, se maravilló y dijo a los que le seguían: En verdad os digo que en Israel[j] no he hallado en nadie una fe tan grande. 11 Y os digo que vendrán muchos del oriente y del occidente(J), y se sentarán[k] a la mesa con Abraham, Isaac y Jacob en el reino de los cielos. 12 Pero los hijos del reino(K) serán arrojados a las tinieblas de afuera(L); allí será el llanto y el crujir de dientes(M). 13 Entonces Jesús dijo al centurión: Vete; así como has creído(N), te sea hecho. Y el criado[l] fue sanado en esa misma hora.

Jesús sana a la suegra de Pedro y a muchos otros

14 (O)Al llegar Jesús a casa de Pedro, vio a la suegra de este[m] que yacía en cama[n] con fiebre. 15 Le tocó la mano, y la fiebre la dejó; y ella se levantó y le servía. 16 Y al atardecer, le trajeron muchos endemoniados(P); y expulsó a los espíritus con su palabra, y sanó a todos los que estaban enfermos(Q), 17 para que se cumpliera lo que fue dicho por medio del profeta Isaías cuando dijo: El mismo tomo nuestras flaquezas y llevo[o] nuestras enfermedades(R).

Lo que demanda el discipulado

18 Viendo Jesús una multitud a su alrededor, dio orden(S) de pasar al otro lado. 19 (T)Y un escriba se le acercó y le dijo: Maestro, te seguiré adondequiera que vayas. 20 Y Jesús le dijo*: Las zorras tienen madrigueras y las aves del cielo nidos, pero el Hijo del Hombre(U) no tiene dónde recostar la cabeza. 21 Otro de los discípulos le dijo: Señor, permíteme que vaya primero y entierre a mi padre. 22 Pero Jesús le dijo*: Sígueme, y deja que los muertos entierren a sus muertos(V).

Jesús calma la tempestad

23 (W)Cuando entró Jesús[p] en la barca, sus discípulos le siguieron. 24 Y de pronto[q] se desató una gran tormenta[r] en el mar, de modo que las olas cubrían la barca; pero Jesús[s] estaba dormido. 25 Y llegándose a Él, le despertaron, diciendo: ¡Señor, sálvanos(X), que perecemos! 26 Y Él les dijo*: ¿Por qué estáis amedrentados, hombres de poca fe(Y)? Entonces se levantó, reprendió a los vientos y al mar, y sobrevino una gran calma. 27 Y los hombres se maravillaron, diciendo: ¿Quién es este, que aun los vientos y el mar le obedecen?

Los endemoniados gadarenos

28 (Z)Cuando llegó al otro lado, a la tierra de los gadarenos, le salieron al encuentro dos endemoniados(AA) que salían de los sepulcros, violentos en extremo, de manera que nadie podía pasar por aquel camino. 29 Y[t] gritaron, diciendo: ¿Qué tenemos que ver contigo[u], Hijo de Dios(AB)? ¿Has venido aquí para atormentarnos antes del tiempo[v]? 30 A cierta distancia de ellos había una piara de muchos cerdos paciendo; 31 y los demonios le rogaban, diciendo: Si vas a echarnos fuera, mándanos a la piara de cerdos. 32 Entonces Él les dijo: ¡Id! Y ellos salieron y entraron en los cerdos; y he aquí que la piara entera se precipitó por un despeñadero al mar, y perecieron en las aguas. 33 Los que cuidaban la piara huyeron; y fueron a la ciudad y lo contaron todo, incluso[w] lo de los endemoniados(AC). 34 Y[x] toda la ciudad salió al encuentro de Jesús; y cuando le vieron, le rogaron que se fuera de su comarca(AD).

Footnotes

  1. Mateo 8:2 O, le adoró
  2. Mateo 8:3 Lit., su lepra fue limpiada
  3. Mateo 8:5 Lit., El
  4. Mateo 8:6 Lit., muchacho
  5. Mateo 8:6 Lit., terriblemente atormentado
  6. Mateo 8:8 Lit., di con una palabra
  7. Mateo 8:8 Lit., muchacho
  8. Mateo 8:9 Lit., teniendo
  9. Mateo 8:9 Lit., debajo de mí
  10. Mateo 8:10 Algunos mss. antiguos dicen: ni en Israel
  11. Mateo 8:11 Lit., se recostarán
  12. Mateo 8:13 Lit., muchacho
  13. Mateo 8:14 Lit., él
  14. Mateo 8:14 Lit., postrada y
  15. Mateo 8:17 O, cargó con
  16. Mateo 8:23 Lit., El
  17. Mateo 8:24 Lit., Y he aquí
  18. Mateo 8:24 Lit., un sacudimiento
  19. Mateo 8:24 Lit., El
  20. Mateo 8:29 Lit., Y he aquí
  21. Mateo 8:29 Lit., ¿Qué a nosotros y a ti
  22. Mateo 8:29 I.e., antes del tiempo designado para el juicio
  23. Mateo 8:33 Lit., y
  24. Mateo 8:34 Lit., Y he aquí

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

When he came down from the mountain, (A)great crowds followed him. (B)And behold, a leper[a] came to him and (C)knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus[b] stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, (D)“See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, (E)show yourself to the priest and (F)offer the gift that Moses commanded, (G)for a proof to them.”

The Faith of a Centurion

(H)When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but (I)only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I too 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 servant,[c] ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” 10 When Jesus heard this, (J)he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with (K)no one in Israel[d] have I found such faith. 11 I tell you, (L)many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, 12 (M)while the sons of the kingdom (N)will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place (O)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 And to the centurion Jesus said, “Go; let it be done for you (P)as you have believed.” (Q)And the servant was healed at that very moment.

Jesus Heals Many

14 (R)And when Jesus entered Peter's house, he saw (S)his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. 15 He (T)touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. 16 That evening they brought to him many who were (U)oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits (V)with a word and healed all who were sick. 17 (W)This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: (X)“He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”

The Cost of Following Jesus

18 Now (Y)when Jesus saw a crowd around him, (Z)he gave orders to go over to the other side. 19 (AA)And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” 20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 21 Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 22 And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave (AB)the dead to bury their own dead.”

Jesus Calms a Storm

23 (AC)And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but (AD)he was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, (AE)“Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you (AF)afraid, (AG)O you of little faith?” Then he rose and (AH)rebuked the winds and the sea, and (AI)there was a great calm. 27 And the men (AJ)marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even (AK)winds and sea obey him?”

Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons

28 (AL)And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes,[e] two (AM)demon-possessed[f] men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. 29 And behold, they (AN)cried out, “What have you to do with us, (AO)O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us (AP)before the time?” 30 Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them. 31 And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.” 32 And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters. 33 The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the (AQ)demon-possessed men. 34 And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, (AR)they begged him to leave their region.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:2 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
  2. Matthew 8:3 Greek he
  3. Matthew 8:9 Or bondservant
  4. Matthew 8:10 Some manuscripts not even in Israel
  5. Matthew 8:28 Some manuscripts Gergesenes; some Gerasenes
  6. Matthew 8:28 Greek daimonizomai (demonized); also verse 33; elsewhere rendered oppressed by demons

And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And behold, there came to him a leper and [a]worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him, [b]See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

And when he was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my [c]servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And he saith unto him, I will come and heal him. And the centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not [d]worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof; but only say [e]the word, and my [f]servant shall be healed. For I also am a man [g]under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my [h]servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 10 And when Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, [i]I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 11 And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall [j]sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: 12 but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. 13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And the [k]servant was healed in that hour.

14 And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick of a fever. 15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she arose, and ministered unto him. 16 And when even was come, they brought unto him many [l]possessed with demons: and he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick: 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, [m]Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.

18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 19 And there came [n]a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have [o]nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 21 And another of the disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus saith unto him, Follow me; and leave the dead to bury their own dead.

23 And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 25 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish. 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. 27 And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?

28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met him two [p]possessed with demons, coming forth out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way. 29 And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? 30 Now there was afar off from them a herd of many swine feeding. 31 And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine. 32 And he said unto them, Go. And they came out, and went into the swine: and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters. 33 And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to them that were [q]possessed with demons. 34 And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart from their borders.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:2 See marginal note on 2:2.
  2. Matthew 8:4 Lev. 13:49; 14:2ff.
  3. Matthew 8:6 Or, boy
  4. Matthew 8:8 Greek sufficient.
  5. Matthew 8:8 Greek with a word.
  6. Matthew 8:8 Or, boy
  7. Matthew 8:9 Some ancient authorities insert set: as in Lk. 7:8.
  8. Matthew 8:9 Greek bondservant.
  9. Matthew 8:10 Many ancient authorities read With no man in Israel have I found so great faith.
  10. Matthew 8:11 Greek recline.
  11. Matthew 8:13 Or, boy
  12. Matthew 8:16 Or, demoniacs
  13. Matthew 8:17 Isa. 53:4.
  14. Matthew 8:19 Greek one scribe.
  15. Matthew 8:20 Greek lodging-places.
  16. Matthew 8:28 Or, demoniacs
  17. Matthew 8:33 Or, demoniacs