Mateo 8
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Jesús sana a un leproso(A)
8 Al descender Jesús del monte, lo seguía mucha gente. 2 Un leproso se le acercó, se arrodilló ante él y le dijo: «Señor, si quieres, puedes limpiarme.» 3 Jesús extendió la mano, lo tocó y le dijo: «Quiero. Ya has quedado limpio.» Y al instante su lepra desapareció. 4 Entonces Jesús le dijo: «Ten cuidado de no decirle nada a nadie. Más bien, ve y preséntate ante el sacerdote, y ofrece por tu purificación lo que Moisés mandó,(B) para que les sirva de testimonio.»
Jesús sana al siervo de un centurión(C)
5 Al entrar Jesús en Cafarnaún, se le acercó un centurión, y le rogó: 6 «Señor, mi criado yace en casa, paralítico y con muchos sufrimientos.» 7 Jesús le dijo: «Iré a sanarlo.» 8 El centurión le respondió: «Señor, yo no soy digno de que entres a mi casa. Pero una sola palabra tuya bastará para que mi criado sane. 9 Porque yo también estoy bajo autoridad, y tengo soldados bajo mis órdenes. Si a uno le digo que vaya, va; y si a otro le digo que venga, viene; y si le digo a mi siervo: “Haz esto”, lo hace.» 10 Al oír esto Jesús, se quedó admirado y dijo a los que lo seguían: «De cierto les digo, que ni aun en Israel he hallado tanta fe. 11 Yo les digo que muchos vendrán del oriente y del occidente, y se sentarán con Abrahán, Isaac y Jacob en el reino de los cielos;(D) 12 pero los hijos del reino serán arrojados a las tinieblas de afuera. Allí habrá llanto y rechinar de dientes.»(E) 13 Luego dijo Jesús al centurión: «Ve, y que se haga contigo tal y como has creído.» Y en ese mismo momento el criado del centurión quedó sano.
Jesús sana a la suegra de Pedro(F)
14 Jesús fue a la casa de Pedro, y encontró a la suegra de éste postrada en cama y con fiebre. 15 Cuando Jesús le tocó la mano, la fiebre se le quitó. Entonces ella se levantó y los atendió. 16 Al caer la noche, le llevaron muchos endemoniados, y él, con su sola palabra, expulsó a los demonios y sanó a todos los enfermos. 17 Esto, para que se cumpliera lo dicho por el profeta Isaías: «Él mismo tomó nuestras enfermedades, y llevó nuestras dolencias.»(G)
Los que querían seguir a Jesús(H)
18 Al verse Jesús rodeado de tanta gente, dio órdenes de cruzar el lago. 19 Entonces se le acercó un escriba, y le dijo: «Maestro, yo te seguiré adondequiera que vayas.» 20 Jesús le dijo: «Las zorras tienen guaridas, y las aves del cielo tienen nidos, pero el Hijo del Hombre no tiene dónde recostar su cabeza.» 21 Otro de sus discípulos le dijo: «Señor, permíteme ir primero a enterrar a mi padre.» 22 Jesús le dijo: «Sígueme, y deja que los muertos entierren a sus muertos.»
Jesús calma la tempestad(I)
23 Luego subió a la barca, y sus discípulos lo siguieron. 24 En esto se levantó en el lago una tempestad tan grande que las olas cubrían la barca, pero él dormía. 25 Sus discípulos lo despertaron y le dijeron: «¡Señor, sálvanos, que estamos por naufragar!» 26 Él les dijo: «¿Por qué tienen miedo, hombres de poca fe?» Entonces se levantó, reprendió al viento y a las aguas, y sobrevino una calma impresionante. 27 Y esos hombres se quedaron asombrados, y decían: «¿Qué clase de hombre es éste, que hasta el viento y las aguas lo obedecen?»
Los endemoniados gadarenos(J)
28 Cuando llegó a la otra orilla, que era la tierra de los gadarenos, dos endemoniados salieron de entre los sepulcros y se le acercaron. Eran tan feroces que nadie se atrevía a pasar por aquel camino. 29 Y entre gritos le dijeron: «Hijo de Dios, ¿qué tienes que ver con nosotros? ¿Has venido a atormentarnos antes de tiempo?» 30 Lejos de ellos había un hato de muchos cerdos, que pacían. 31 Y los demonios le rogaron: «Si nos expulsas, permítenos ir a aquel hato de cerdos.» 32 Él les dijo: «Vayan.» Ellos salieron, y se fueron a los cerdos, y todo el hato se lanzó al lago por un despeñadero, y perecieron ahogados. 33 Los que cuidaban de los cerdos huyeron y fueron corriendo a la ciudad, y allí contaron todas estas cosas, incluso lo que había pasado con los endemoniados. 34 Y todos en la ciudad fueron a ver a Jesús y, cuando lo encontraron, le rogaron que se fuera de sus contornos.
Mateo 8
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Jesús sana a un hombre
8 Después de que Jesús bajó de la montaña, mucha gente lo siguió. 2 De pronto, un hombre que tenía lepra se acercó a Jesús, se arrodilló delante de él y le dijo:
—Señor, yo sé que tú puedes sanarme.[a] ¿Quieres hacerlo?
3 Jesús puso la mano sobre él y le contestó:
—¡Quiero hacerlo! ¡Ya estás sano!
Y el hombre quedó sano de inmediato. 4 Después, Jesús le dijo:
—¡Escucha bien esto! No le digas a nadie lo que sucedió. Vete a donde está el sacerdote, y lleva la ofrenda que Moisés ordenó.[b] Así los sacerdotes serán testigos de que ya no tienes esa enfermedad.
Un capitán romano
5 En cierta ocasión, Jesús fue al pueblo de Cafarnaúm. Allí, se le acercó un capitán del ejército romano 6 y le dijo:
—Señor Jesús, mi sirviente está enfermo en casa. Tiene fuertes dolores y no puede moverse.
7 Entonces Jesús le dijo:
—Iré a sanarlo.
8 Pero el capitán respondió:
—Señor Jesús, yo no merezco que entre usted en mi casa. Basta con que ordene desde aquí que mi sirviente se sane y él quedará sano. 9 Porque yo sé lo que es dar órdenes y lo que es obedecer. Si yo le ordeno a uno de mis soldados que vaya a algún sitio, ese soldado va. Si a otro le ordeno que venga, él viene; y si mando a mi sirviente que haga algo, lo hace.
10 Jesús se quedó admirado al escuchar la respuesta del capitán. Entonces le dijo a la gente que lo seguía:
—¡Les aseguro que, en todo Israel, nunca había conocido a alguien que confiara tanto en mí como este extranjero! 11 Oigan bien esto: De todas partes del mundo vendrá gente que confía en Dios como confía este hombre. Esa gente participará en la gran cena que Dios dará en su reino. Se sentará a la mesa con sus antepasados Abraham, Isaac y Jacob. 12 Pero los que habían sido invitados primero a participar en el reino de Dios, serán echados fuera, a la oscuridad. Allí llorarán de dolor y les rechinarán de terror los dientes.
13 Luego Jesús le dijo al capitán:
—Regresa a tu casa, y que todo suceda tal como has creído.
En ese mismo instante, su sirviente quedó sano.
Jesús sana a mucha gente
14 Jesús fue a casa de Pedro y encontró a la suegra de éste en cama, con mucha fiebre. 15 Jesús la tocó en la mano y la fiebre se le quitó. Entonces ella se levantó y le dio de comer a Jesús.
16 Al anochecer, la gente llevó a muchas personas que tenían demonios. Jesús echó a los demonios con una sola palabra, y también sanó a todos los enfermos que estaban allí.
17 Así, Dios cumplió su promesa, tal como lo había anunciado el profeta Isaías en su libro: «Él nos sanó de nuestras enfermedades».
Los que querían seguir a Jesús
18 Jesús vio que mucha gente lo rodeaba. Por eso, ordenó a sus discípulos que lo acompañaran al otro lado del Lago de Galilea. 19 Cuando llegaron allá, un maestro de la Ley se le acercó y le dijo:
—Maestro, yo te acompañaré a dondequiera que vayas.
20 Jesús le contestó:
—Las zorras tienen cuevas y las aves tienen nidos, pero yo, el Hijo del hombre, no tengo un lugar donde descansar.
21 Otro de sus discípulos le dijo después:
—Señor, dame permiso para ir primero a enterrar a mi padre; luego te seguiré.
22 Jesús le contestó:
—¡Deja que los muertos[c] entierren a sus muertos! ¡Tú, sígueme!
La gran tormenta
23 Jesús subió a la barca y se fue con sus discípulos. 24 Todavía estaban navegando cuando se desató una tormenta tan fuerte que las olas se metían en la barca. Mientras tanto, Jesús dormía. 25 Entonces sus discípulos fueron a despertarlo:
—¡Señor Jesús, sálvanos, porque nos hundimos!
26 Jesús les dijo:
—¿Por qué están tan asustados? ¡Qué poco confían ustedes en Dios!
Jesús se levantó y les ordenó al viento y a las olas que se calmaran, y todo quedó muy tranquilo. 27 Los discípulos preguntaban asombrados:
—¿Quién será este hombre, que hasta el viento y las olas lo obedecen?
Dos hombres con muchos demonios
28 Cuando Jesús llegó a la región de Gadara, que está a la otra orilla del lago, dos hombres que tenían demonios salieron de entre las tumbas. Eran tan peligrosos que nadie podía pasar por ese camino. Cuando los dos hombres se acercaron a Jesús, 29 los demonios gritaron:
—¡Jesús, Hijo de Dios!, ¿qué vas a hacernos? ¿Vas a castigarnos antes del juicio final?
30 No muy lejos de allí había muchos cerdos, y 31 los demonios le suplicaron a Jesús:
—Si nos sacas de estos hombres, déjanos entrar en esos cerdos.
32 Jesús les dijo:
—Entren en ellos.
Los demonios salieron de los dos hombres y entraron en los cerdos. Entonces todos los cerdos corrieron sin parar, hasta que cayeron en el lago, donde se ahogaron.
33 Los hombres que cuidaban los cerdos huyeron al pueblo. Allí contaron lo que había pasado con los cerdos y con los dos hombres que habían tenido demonios. 34 La gente del pueblo fue a ver a Jesús, y le rogaron que se marchara de aquella región.
Footnotes
- Mateo 8:2 Puedes sanarme: lit. puedes limpiarme. En tiempos de Jesús, las personas con enfermedades en la piel eran consideradas como impuras delante de Dios. A esas personas no las dejaban vivir con los demás, pues todos tenían miedo de contagiarse de la enfermedad y quedar impuros también. Cuando Jesús sanó a este hombre, le dio la oportunidad de volver a vivir una vida normal.
- Mateo 8:4 La ofrenda que Moisés ordenó: Es decir, algunos corderos para ser sacrificados y la ofrenda de harina mezclada con aceite de oliva.
- Mateo 8:22 Los muertos: En este caso, muertos se refiere a los que no obedecen a Dios ni confían en él. Esa clase de personas tiene todo el tiempo para dedicarse a cosas menos importantes que seguir y obedecer a Jesús. Pero cuando Jesús dice sus muertos, se refiere a los que han muerto físicamente.
Matthew 8
King James Version
8 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
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.
5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
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.
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.
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.
12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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.
14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.
15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
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:
17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
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.
21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: 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 But 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 Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
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?
30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
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.
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
Matthew 8
New King James Version
Jesus Cleanses a Leper(A)
8 When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. 2 (B)And behold, a leper came and (C)worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy (D)was cleansed.
4 And Jesus said to him, (E)“See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that (F)Moses (G)commanded, as a testimony to them.”
Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant(H)
5 (I)Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a (J)centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, 6 saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.”
7 And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”
8 The centurion answered and said, “Lord, (K)I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only (L)speak a word, and my servant will be healed. 9 For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
10 When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, “Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! 11 And I say to you that (M)many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But (N)the sons of the kingdom (O)will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.
Peter’s Mother-in-Law Healed(P)
14 (Q)Now when Jesus had come into Peter’s house, He saw (R)his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever. 15 So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. And she arose and served [a]them.
Many Healed in the Evening(S)
16 (T)When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
(U)“He Himself took our infirmities
And bore our sicknesses.”
The Cost of Discipleship(V)
18 And when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave a command to depart to the other side. 19 (W)Then a certain scribe came 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 (X)Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, (Y)let me first go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Wind and Wave Obey Jesus(Z)
23 Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. 24 (AA)And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. 25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
26 But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then (AB)He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27 So the men marveled, saying, [b]“Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
Two Demon-Possessed Men Healed(AC)
28 (AD)When He had come to the other side, to the country of the [c]Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. 29 And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”
30 Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many swine feeding. 31 So the demons begged Him, saying, “If You cast us out, [d]permit us to go away into the herd of swine.”
32 And He said to them, “Go.” So when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And suddenly the whole herd of swine ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and perished in the water.
33 Then those who kept them fled; and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. 34 And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, (AE)they begged Him to depart from their region.
Footnotes
- Matthew 8:15 NU, M Him
- Matthew 8:27 Lit. What sort of man is this
- Matthew 8:28 NU Gadarenes
- Matthew 8:31 NU send us into
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