Mateo 9
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Jesús sana a un paralítico
(Mr 2:1-12; Lc 5:17-26)
9 Jesús subió a una barca y atravesó el lago para regresar a su propio pueblo. 2 Entonces le trajeron a un hombre que estaba en una camilla, pues era paralítico. Cuando Jesús vio la fe que tenían, le dijo al paralítico:
—Ánimo, hijo, tus pecados quedan perdonados.
3 Algunos maestros de la ley se dijeron: «Esta es una ofensa a Dios». 4 Pero como Jesús sabía lo que estaban pensando, dijo:
—¿Por qué están pensando mal? 5 Tal vez piensen que es más fácil que yo le diga: “Tus pecados quedan perdonados”, porque eso no se puede comprobar. Pero si le digo: “¡Levántate y anda!” 6 y así sucede, entonces quedará comprobado que el Hijo del hombre tiene en la tierra el poder de perdonar pecados.
Así que Jesús le dijo al paralítico:
—Levántate, recoge tu camilla y vete a tu casa.
7 Él se levantó y se fue a su casa. 8 Cuando la multitud vio esto, se llenó de miedo y alababa a Dios por traer tal poder a los seres humanos.
Mateo sigue a Jesús
(Mr 2:13-17; Lc 5:27-32)
9 Jesús ya se iba cuando vio a un hombre llamado Mateo sentado en el lugar donde se pagaban los impuestos. Jesús le dijo: «Sígueme». Entonces Mateo se levantó y lo siguió.
10 Jesús estaba comiendo en la casa de Mateo y allí llegaron muchos cobradores de impuestos y pecadores. Todos comieron con Jesús y sus seguidores. 11 Cuando los fariseos vieron esto, empezaron a preguntar a los seguidores de Jesús:
—¿Cómo es que su maestro está comiendo con los cobradores de impuestos y pecadores?
12 Jesús los oyó y les dijo:
—Los sanos no necesitan médico, los enfermos sí. 13 (A)Así que vayan y averigüen lo que significan estas palabras: “Yo no quiero sacrificios, sino que ustedes tengan compasión”.[a] Pues yo no he venido a invitar a los buenos a que me sigan, sino a los pecadores.
Una pregunta sobre el ayuno
(Mr 2:18-22; Lc 5:33-39)
14 Entonces los seguidores de Juan el Bautista se acercaron a Jesús y le preguntaron:
—Nosotros y los fariseos ayunamos casi siempre, pero tus seguidores nunca lo hacen, ¿por qué?
15 Jesús les contestó:
—Cuando hay una boda, los amigos del novio no están tristes mientras él está con ellos, pero llegará el día en que se llevarán al novio y entonces ayunarán.
16 »Nadie arregla un vestido viejo con un retazo de tela nueva, porque la tela nueva se encoge y rasga el vestido viejo, entonces se romperá más. 17 Ni tampoco echa vino nuevo en cueros viejos, porque así los cueros se revientan, el vino se derrama y los cueros se dañan. Más bien se echa el vino nuevo en cueros nuevos, así ambos se conservan.
La hija de Jairo y la mujer enferma
(Mr 5:21-43; Lc 8:40-56)
18 Mientras Jesús les estaba diciendo esto, vino un dirigente de la sinagoga, se arrodilló ante él y le dijo:
—Mi hija acaba de morir, pero si tú vienes y colocas tu mano sobre ella, volverá a vivir.
19 Jesús se levantó y junto con sus seguidores se fue con él. 20 Entonces una mujer que llevaba doce años sufriendo de flujos de sangre, se le acercó a Jesús por detrás y le tocó el borde de su manto. 21 La mujer hizo esto porque pensaba: «Si alcanzo a tocar un pedazo de su manto, quedaré sana». 22 Jesús se dio la vuelta, la vio y dijo:
—¡Ánimo, hija! Tu fe te ha sanado.
Desde entonces la mujer quedó sana.
23 Cuando Jesús llegó a la casa del dirigente de la sinagoga, vio a los flautistas preparados para el funeral y a la multitud alborotada, y 24 les dijo:
—Sálganse todos. La niña no está muerta, está dormida.
Pero la gente empezó a burlarse de él. 25 Después de que sacaron a toda la gente de la casa, Jesús entró al cuarto de la niña, la tomó de la mano y ella se levantó. 26 La noticia corrió rápidamente por toda la región.
Jesús sana a más gente
27 Al salir Jesús de allí, dos ciegos lo siguieron, gritándole:
—¡Hijo de David, ten compasión de nosotros!
28 Cuando entró a la casa, los ciegos se le acercaron y Jesús les dijo:
—¿Ustedes creen que yo puedo hacer que recobren la vista?
Ellos respondieron:
—¡Sí Señor, creemos!
29 Entonces Jesús les tocó los ojos y dijo:
—Que les suceda tal como ustedes creen.
30 Los hombres recuperaron la vista y Jesús les advirtió muy seriamente:
—No dejen que nadie se entere de esto.
31 Pero ellos se fueron y difundieron la fama de Jesús por toda la región.
32 Cuando los dos hombres estaban saliendo, llegaron otros con un mudo que estaba atormentado por un demonio. 33 Jesús hizo que el demonio saliera y el hombre comenzó a hablar. La multitud se asombraba y decían:
—Nunca hemos visto algo así en Israel.
34 Pero los fariseos decían:
—Él expulsa demonios porque el jefe de los demonios le da poder para hacerlo.
Jesús tiene compasión de la gente
35 Jesús recorría todos los pueblos y aldeas, enseñando en las sinagogas proclamando el nuevo mensaje del reino[b] y sanando toda clase de enfermedades y dolencias. 36 Cuando Jesús veía a todos los que lo seguían, sentía compasión por ellos, pues estaban agobiados e indefensos. Eran como ovejas que no tienen pastor. 37 Entonces Jesús les dijo a sus seguidores:
—La cosecha es mucha, pero los trabajadores son pocos. 38 Por eso, pidan al Señor dueño de la cosecha que envíe trabajadores para recogerla.
Matthew 9
New King James Version
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic(A)
9 So He got into a boat, crossed over, (B)and came to His own city. 2 (C)Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. (D)When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.”
3 And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!”
4 But Jesus, (E)knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5 For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? 6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” 7 And he arose and departed to his house.
8 Now when the multitudes saw it, they (F)marveled[a] and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
Matthew the Tax Collector(G)
9 (H)As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.
10 (I)Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with (J)tax collectors and (K)sinners?”
12 When Jesus heard that, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: (L)‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, (M)but sinners, [b]to repentance.”
Jesus Is Questioned About Fasting(N)
14 Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, (O)“Why do we and the Pharisees fast [c]often, but Your disciples do not fast?”
15 And Jesus said to them, “Can (P)the [d]friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and (Q)then they will fast. 16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for [e]the patch pulls away from the garment, and the tear is made worse. 17 Nor do they put new wine into old wineskins, or else the wineskins [f]break, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But they put new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”
A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed(R)
18 (S)While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.” 19 So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His (T)disciples.
20 (U)And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and (V)touched the hem of His garment. 21 For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.” 22 But Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; (W)your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.
23 (X)When Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw (Y)the flute players and the noisy crowd wailing, 24 He said to them, (Z)“Make room, for the girl is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. 25 But when the crowd was put outside, He went in and (AA)took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26 And the (AB)report of this went out into all that land.
Two Blind Men Healed
27 When Jesus departed from there, (AC)two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, (AD)“Son of David, have mercy on us!”
28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
They said to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith let it be to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, (AE)“See that no one knows it.” 31 (AF)But when they had departed, they [g]spread the news about Him in all that [h]country.
A Mute Man Speaks
32 (AG)As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed. 33 And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!”
34 But the Pharisees said, (AH)“He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”
The Compassion of Jesus(AI)
35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, (AJ)teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease [i]among the people. 36 (AK)But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were [j]weary and scattered, (AL)like sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, (AM)“The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 (AN)Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:8 NU were afraid
- Matthew 9:13 NU omits to repentance
- Matthew 9:14 NU brackets often as disputed.
- Matthew 9:15 Lit. sons of the bridechamber
- Matthew 9:16 Lit. that which is put on
- Matthew 9:17 burst
- Matthew 9:31 Lit. made Him known
- Matthew 9:31 Lit. land
- Matthew 9:35 NU omits among the people
- Matthew 9:36 NU, M harassed
Matthew 9
Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus Heals a Crippled Man(A)
9 Jesus got into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town. 2 Some people brought to him a man who was paralyzed and was lying on a mat. Jesus saw that these people had much faith. So he said to the paralyzed man, “Young man, you will be glad to hear this. Your sins are forgiven.”
3 Some of the teachers of the law heard what Jesus said. They said to themselves, “What an insult to God for this man to say that!”
4 Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said, “Why are you thinking such evil thoughts? 5-6 The Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins. But how can I prove this to you? Maybe you are thinking it was easy for me to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’ There’s no proof that it really happened. But what if I say to the man, ‘Stand up and walk’? Then you will be able to see that I really have this power.” So Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “Stand up. Take your mat and go home.”
7 The man stood up and went home. 8 The people saw this and they were amazed. They praised God for letting someone have such power.
Matthew (Levi) Follows Jesus(B)
9 When Jesus was leaving, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the place for collecting taxes. Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” So he got up and followed Jesus.
10 Jesus ate dinner at Matthew’s house. Many tax collectors and others with bad reputations came and ate with him and his followers. 11 The Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with these people. They asked his followers, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and other sinners?”
12 Jesus heard them say this. So he said to them, “It is the sick people who need a doctor, not those who are healthy. 13 You need to go and learn what this Scripture means: ‘I don’t want animal sacrifices; I want you to show kindness to people.’[a] I did not come to invite good people. I came to invite sinners.”
Jesus Is Not Like Other Religious Leaders(C)
14 Then the followers of John came to Jesus and said, “We and the Pharisees fast often, but your followers don’t ever fast. Why?”
15 Jesus answered, “At a wedding the friends of the bridegroom are not sad while he is with them. They cannot fast then. But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them. Then they will fast.
16 “When someone sews a patch over a hole in an old coat, they never use a piece of cloth that has not already been shrunk. If they do, the patch will shrink and pull away from the coat. Then the hole will be worse. 17 Also, people never pour new wine into old wineskins. They would break, the wine would spill out, and the wineskins would be ruined. People always put new wine into new wineskins, which won’t break, and the wine stays good.”
Jesus Gives Life to a Dead Girl and Heals a Sick Woman(D)
18 While Jesus was still talking, a leader of the synagogue came to him. The leader bowed down before him and said, “My daughter has just died. But if you will come and touch her with your hand, she will live again.”
19 So Jesus and his followers went with the man.
20 On the way, there was a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years. She came close behind Jesus and touched the bottom of his coat. 21 She was thinking, “If I can touch his coat, I will be healed.”
22 Jesus turned and saw the woman. He said, “Be happy, dear woman. You are made well because you believed.” Then the woman was healed.
23 Jesus continued going with the Jewish leader and went into the leader’s house. He saw people there who make music for funerals. And he saw a crowd of people crying loudly. 24 Jesus said, “Go away. The girl is not dead. She is only sleeping.” But the people laughed at him. 25 After the people were put out of the house, Jesus went into the girl’s room. He held the girl’s hand, and the girl stood up. 26 The news about this spread all around the area.
Jesus Heals More People
27 As Jesus was going away from there, two blind men followed him. They said loudly, “Show kindness to us, Son of David.”
28 Jesus went inside, and the blind men went with him. He asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to make you see again?” They answered, “Yes, Lord, we believe.”
29 Then Jesus touched their eyes and said, “You believe that I can make you see again, so it will happen.” 30 Then the men were able to see. Jesus gave them a strong warning. He said, “Don’t tell anyone about this.” 31 But they left and spread the news about Jesus all around that area.
32 As these two men were leaving, some people brought another man to Jesus. This man could not talk because he had a demon inside him. 33 Jesus forced the demon out, and the man was able to talk. The people were amazed and said, “We have never seen anything like this in Israel.”
34 But the Pharisees said, “The ruler of demons is the one that gives him power to force demons out.”
Jesus Feels Sorry for the People
35 Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages. He taught in their synagogues and told people the Good News about God’s kingdom. He healed all kinds of diseases and sicknesses. 36 Jesus saw the many people and felt sorry for them because they were worried and helpless—like sheep without a shepherd to lead them. 37 Jesus said to his followers, “There is such a big harvest of people to bring in. But there are only a few workers to help harvest them. 38 God owns the harvest. Ask him to send more workers to help gather his harvest.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:13
Quote from Hos. 6:6.
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