Mateo 8
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Jesús sana a un leproso
8 Jesús descendía de la colina seguido de una multitud inmensa 2 cuando, de pronto, un leproso se le acercó y se puso de rodillas ante él.
―Señor —suplicó el leproso—, si quieres, puedes curarme.
3 Jesús, extendiendo la mano, lo tocó y le dijo:
―Quiero. ¡Ya estás curado!
E instantáneamente la lepra desapareció.
4 ―No te detengas a conversar con nadie —le ordenó entonces Jesús—. Ve en seguida a que el sacerdote te examine y presenta la ofrenda que requiere la ley de Moisés, para que les conste que ya estás bien.
La fe del centurión
5 Cuando Jesús llegó a Capernaúm, un capitán del ejército romano se le acercó y le rogó 6 que sanara a un sirviente que estaba en cama paralítico y que sufría mucho.
7 Le respondió Jesús:
―Iré a sanarlo.
8 ―Señor —le dijo entonces el capitán—, no soy digno de que vayas a mi casa. Desde aquí mismo puedes ordenar que se sane mi criado y se sanará. 9 Lo sé, porque estoy acostumbrado a obedecer las órdenes de mis superiores; además, si yo le digo a alguno de mis soldados que vaya a algún lugar, va; y si le digo que venga, viene; y si le digo a mi esclavo que haga esto o aquello, lo hace.
10 Al oír esto, Jesús se maravilló y les dijo a quienes lo seguían:
―¡En todo Israel no he hallado una fe tan grande como la de este hombre! 11 Óiganme lo que les digo: Muchos gentiles, al igual que este soldado romano, irán de todas partes del mundo a sentarse en el reino de los cielos con Abraham, Isaac y Jacob. 12 En cambio, muchos israelitas que deberían estar en el reino, serán arrojados a las tinieblas de afuera donde todo es llorar y crujir los dientes.
13 Entonces Jesús le dijo al soldado:
―Vete; lo que creíste ya se ha cumplido.
Y el criado se sanó en aquella misma hora.
Jesús sana a muchos enfermos
14 Cuando Jesús llegó a la casa de Pedro, la suegra de este estaba en cama con una fiebre muy alta. 15 Jesús fue y la tocó, y la fiebre la dejó; y ella se levantó a servirlos.
16 Por la noche llevaron varios endemoniados a Jesús. Bastaba una sola palabra para que los demonios huyeran y los enfermos sanaran. 17 Así se cumplió la profecía de Isaías: «Él mismo tomó nuestras enfermedades y llevó nuestras dolencias».[a]
Lo que cuesta seguir a Jesús
18 Al ver Jesús que la multitud crecía, pidió a sus discípulos que se prepararan para pasar al otro lado del lago. 19 En eso, un maestro de la ley de Dios le dijo:
―Maestro, te seguiré vayas adonde vayas.
20 ―Las zorras tienen guaridas y las aves nidos —le respondió Jesús—; pero yo, el Hijo del hombre, no tengo ni dónde recostar la cabeza.
21 Otro de sus seguidores le dijo:
―Señor, te seguiré pero déjame que vaya antes a enterrar a mi padre.
22 Pero Jesús le contestó:
―No, sígueme ahora. Deja que los que están muertos se ocupen de sus muertos.
Jesús calma la tormenta
23 Entonces subió a una barca con sus discípulos y zarparon de allí. 24 Durante la travesía se quedó dormido.
Poco después se levantó una tormenta tan violenta que las olas inundaban la barca. 25 Los discípulos corrieron a despertar a Jesús:
―¡Señor, sálvanos! ¡Nos estamos hundiendo!
26 ―Hombres de poca fe, ¿a qué viene tanto miedo? —les respondió.
Entonces, se puso de pie, reprendió al viento y a las olas, y la tormenta cesó y todo quedó en calma.
27 Pasmados, los discípulos se decían:
«¿Quién es este, que aun los vientos y la mar lo obedecen?».
Liberación de dos endemoniados
28 Ya al otro lado del lago, en tierra de los gadarenos, dos endemoniados le salieron al encuentro. Vivían en el cementerio, y eran tan peligrosos que nadie se atrevía a andar por aquella zona. 29 Al ver a Jesús, le gritaron:
―¡Déjanos tranquilos, Hijo de Dios! ¡Todavía no es hora de que nos atormentes!
30 Por aquellos alrededores andaba un hato de cerdos, 31 y los demonios le suplicaron a Jesús:
―Si nos vas a echar fuera, déjanos entrar en aquel hato de cerdos.
32 ―Está bien —les respondió Jesús—. Vayan.
Y los demonios salieron de los hombres y entraron en aquellos cerdos. Estos se despeñaron desde un acantilado y se ahogaron en el lago.
33 Los que cuidaban los cerdos salieron corriendo y se fueron a la ciudad a contar lo sucedido, 34 y la ciudad entera vino al encuentro de Jesús y le suplicaron que se fuera de aquellos lugares.
Footnotes
- 8.17 Isaías 53.4
Matthew 8
Common English Bible
A man with a skin disease
8 Now when Jesus had come down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. 2 A man with a skin disease came, kneeled before him, and said, “Lord, if you want, you can make me clean.”
3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched him, saying, “I do want to. Become clean.” Instantly his skin disease was cleansed. 4 Jesus said to him, “Don’t say anything to anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded. This will be a testimony to them.”
Healing of the centurion’s servant
5 When Jesus went to Capernaum, a centurion approached, 6 pleading with him, “Lord, my servant is flat on his back at home, paralyzed, and his suffering is awful.”
7 Jesus responded, “I’ll come and heal him.”
8 But the centurion replied, “Lord, I don’t deserve to have you come under my roof. Just say the word and my servant will be healed. 9 I’m a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and the servant does it.”
10 When Jesus heard this, he was impressed and said to the people following him, “I say to you with all seriousness that even in Israel I haven’t found faith like this. 11 I say to you that there are many who will come from east and west and sit down to eat with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the children of the kingdom will be thrown outside into the darkness. People there will be weeping and grinding their teeth.” 13 Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; it will be done for you just as you have believed.” And his servant was healed that very moment.
Healing of many people
14 Jesus went home with Peter and saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and served them. 16 That evening people brought to Jesus many who were demon-possessed. He threw the spirits out with just a word. He healed everyone who was sick. 17 This happened so that what Isaiah the prophet said would be fulfilled: He is the one who took our illnesses and carried away our diseases.[a]
Discussions about following
18 Now when Jesus saw the crowd, he ordered his disciples to go over to the other side of the lake. 19 A legal expert came and said to him, “Teacher, I’ll follow you wherever you go.”
20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Human One[b] has no place to lay his head.”
21 Another man, one of his disciples, said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Calming a storm
23 When Jesus got into a boat, his disciples followed him. 24 A huge storm arose on the lake so that waves were sloshing over the boat. But Jesus was asleep. 25 They came and woke him, saying, “Lord, rescue us! We’re going to drown!”
26 He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you people of weak faith?” Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the lake, and there was a great calm.
27 The people were amazed and said, “What kind of person is this? Even the winds and the lake obey him!”
Jesus frees demon-possessed men
28 When Jesus arrived on the other side of the lake in the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed came from among the tombs to meet him. They were so violent that nobody could travel on that road. 29 They cried out, “What are you going to do with us, Son of God? Have you come to torture us before the time of judgment?” 30 Far off in the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31 The demons pleaded with him, “If you throw us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
32 Then he said to the demons, “Go away,” and they came out and went into the pigs. The whole herd rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned. 33 Those who tended the pigs ran into the city and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men. 34 Then the whole city came out and met Jesus. When they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.
Footnotes
- Matthew 8:17 Isa 53:4
- Matthew 8:20 Or Son of Man
Matthew 8
New International Version
Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy(A)
8 When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosy[a](B) came and knelt before him(C) and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”
3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. 4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone.(D) But go, show yourself to the priest(E) and offer the gift Moses commanded,(F) as a testimony to them.”
The Faith of the Centurion(G)
5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. 6 “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed,(H) suffering terribly.”
7 Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?”
8 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.(I) 9 For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.(J) 11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west,(K) and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.(L) 12 But the subjects of the kingdom(M) will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”(N)
13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.”(O) And his servant was healed at that moment.
Jesus Heals Many(P)
14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.
16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.(Q) 17 This was to fulfill(R) what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
The Cost of Following Jesus(T)
18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.(U) 19 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man(V) has no place to lay his head.”
21 Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me,(W) and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Jesus Calms the Storm(X)(Y)
23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
26 He replied, “You of little faith,(Z) why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.(AA)
27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
Jesus Restores Two Demon-Possessed Men(AB)
28 When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes,[c] two demon-possessed(AC) men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. 29 “What do you want with us,(AD) Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”(AE)
30 Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31 The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
32 He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. 33 Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. 34 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.(AF)
Footnotes
- Matthew 8:2 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
- Matthew 8:17 Isaiah 53:4 (see Septuagint)
- Matthew 8:28 Some manuscripts Gergesenes; other manuscripts Gerasenes
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