When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

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

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

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.

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

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.

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.

Jesus Cleanses a Leper(A)

When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. (B)And behold, a leper came and (C)worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy (D)was cleansed.

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)

(I)Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a (J)centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, saying, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.”

And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

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. 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

  1. Matthew 8:15 NU, M Him
  2. Matthew 8:27 Lit. What sort of man is this
  3. Matthew 8:28 NU Gadarenes
  4. Matthew 8:31 NU send us into

Jesus helbreder en spedalsk mand(A)

Da Jesus kom ned fra bakketoppen, samledes der igen en masse mennesker omkring ham, og de fulgte med ham, da han gik videre. Inden længe kom der en spedalsk[a] mand hen imod Jesus. Han faldt på knæ foran ham og bad inderligt: „Herre, hvis du vil, kan du gøre mig rask!”

Jesus rakte hånden ud og rørte ved manden. „Det vil jeg!” sagde han. „Bliv rask!” I samme øjeblik blev manden renset for sin spedalskhed.

Derpå sagde Jesus til ham: „Lad være med at fortælle det til nogen, men gå hen og lad dig undersøge af en præst, så du kan blive erklæret rask. Husk at medbringe den offergave, som Toraen forlanger.”

En romersk officers tro(B)

Da Jesus nåede frem til Kapernaum, kom en romersk officer ham i møde og bønfaldt ham: „Herre, min tjener ligger syg i mit hus derhjemme. Han er lammet og lider forfærdeligt.” Jesus sagde til ham: „Skulle jeg gå ind i dit hus for at helbrede ham?”[b]

Officeren svarede: „Herre, jeg ved godt, at jeg er for uværdig til, at du kan gå ind i mit hus. Men giv bare en befaling her og nu, så bliver min tjener rask. Jeg er jo selv en mand, der står under kommando, og jeg har soldater, der igen står under mig. Hvis jeg siger til en: ‚Gå!’ så går han, og siger jeg til en anden: ‚Kom!’ så kommer han. Og hvis jeg siger til min tjener: ‚Gør det eller det!’ så gør han det.”

10 Da Jesus hørte det, blev han meget forundret og sagde til dem, der fulgte ham: „Så stærk en tro har jeg ikke mødt blandt Israels folk. 11 Det siger jeg jer: Fra hele verden skal mange, som oprindeligt ikke hørte med til Guds folk, komme og sidde til bords i Guds rige sammen med Abraham, Isak og Jakob. 12 Men mange af dem, som mener, at de tilhører Guds folk, skal kastes ud i det yderste mørke, hvor de vil ærgre sig ganske forfærdeligt og græde deres bitre tårer.”

13 Derefter sagde Jesus til den romerske officer: „Gå du blot hjem. Det, som du havde tro for, er sket.” I samme øjeblik blev hans tjener helbredt.

Jesus viser sin magt til at helbrede alle mulige sygdomme(C)

14 Senere kom Jesus til Peters hus, hvor Peters svigermor lå syg med feber. 15 Så snart Jesus gik ind og tog hendes hånd, forsvandt feberen, og hun stod op og sørgede for mad til dem.

16 Samme aften blev mange dæmonbesatte mennesker bragt til Jesus. Han behøvede bare at sige et ord, så flygtede dæmonerne. Og alle de mennesker, der havde smerter eller var syge, blev helbredt. 17 Dermed opfyldtes det, som er talt gennem profeten Esajas:

„Han tog vores sygdomme på sig,
    han bar vores lidelser.”[c]

En discipel af Jesus skal være parat til at lide afsavn(D)

18 En gang var der så mange mennesker, der stimlede sammen omkring Jesus, at han bad disciplene om at gøre en båd klar, så de kunne sejle over til den anden side af søen. 19 I mellemtiden kom en af de skriftlærde hen til Jesus og sagde: „Mester, jeg vil gerne være din discipel og følge med dig—uanset hvor du går hen!”

20 Jesus svarede: „Ræve har huler, og fugle har reder, men jeg, Menneskesønnen, har ikke engang mit eget hjem.”

21 En anden af dem, der fulgte ham, sagde: „Herre, jeg vil gerne være din discipel, men jeg må først tage mig af min fars begravelse.”

22 Til ham sagde Jesus: „Følg du mig, og lad de døde begrave deres døde.”

Jesus befaler blæst og bølger at lægge sig(E)

23 Derpå gik Jesus om bord sammen med disciplene, og de sejlede af sted. 24 Da de var midt ude på søen, kom der pludselig en frygtelig storm, så høje bølger slog ind over båden. Men Jesus lå og sov. 25 Til sidst gik disciplene hen og vækkede ham og råbte: „Herre, red os! Vi drukner!”

26 „Hvorfor er I så bange?” sagde Jesus. „I har ikke megen tro!” Så rejste han sig og befalede vinden og bølgerne at lægge sig. Straks blev der helt stille. 27 Disciplene blev overvældet af forundring. „Hvem er egentlig den mand?” sagde de til hinanden. „Selv stormen og søen adlyder ham!”

Jesus sætter to ikke-jøder fri fra dæmonernes magt(F)

28 Kort efter gik de i land på den modsatte bred. Det var i gadarenernes område.[d] To dæmonbesatte mænd kom hen imod dem. De holdt til i gravhulerne og var så farlige, at ingen turde rejse gennem det område. 29 Nu råbte og skreg de: „Lad os være i fred, du Guds Søn! Er du kommet for at pine os før tiden?”

30 Lidt derfra gik en stor flok svin og rodede efter føde i jorden. 31 Dæmonerne råbte nu til Jesus: „Skal vi kastes ud, så giv os lov til at fare i svinene!”

32 „Ud med jer!” kommanderede Jesus. Straks fór de ud af mændene og ind i svinene. Hele svineflokken styrtede derpå ned ad skrænten og ud i vandet, så de alle druknede.

33 Svinehyrderne løb forfærdede ind til den nærmeste by, hvor de fortalte om alt, hvad der var sket. 34 Alle indbyggerne gik derefter ud for at se Jesus og bad ham så om at forlade deres egn.

Footnotes

  1. 8,2 Det vides ikke med sikkerhed, om det var den samme sygdom, man i dag kender som spedalskhed. Muligvis dækker udtrykket over flere smitsomme hudsygdomme. I alle tilfælde blev sådanne mennesker afsondret fra samfundet og betragtet som „urene” mennesker. De skulle bo uden for byerne, og ingen turde røre ved dem af frygt for smittefaren.
  2. 8,7 En jøde havde ikke lov til at gå ind i en ikke-jødes hus. Den græske tekst kan oversættes enten som et spørgsmål eller som et udsagn. Ud fra ordstillingen på græsk og det stærke eftertryk på „jeg”, er det sandsynligt, at det er ment som et retorisk spørgsmål. Jesus ønsker at prøve mandens tro. Jf. en tilsvarende beretning i Matt. 15,21-28, hvor en anden ikke-jøde beder om hjælp.
  3. 8,17 Es. 53,4.
  4. 8,28 Et område, som hørte under byen Gadara. Gadara lå ca. 10 km sydøst for søen og var en af de berømte ti byer, som udgjorde Dekapolis. Det var romerske byer, hvor der stort set ingen jøder boede.