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Matteo 8
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana

III. LA PREDICAZIONE DEL REGNO DEI CIELI

1. SEZIONE NARRATIVA: DIECI MIRACOLI

Guarigione di un lebbroso

8 Quando Gesù fu sceso dal monte, molta folla lo seguiva. 2 Ed ecco venire un lebbroso e prostrarsi a lui dicendo: «Signore, se vuoi, tu puoi sanarmi». 3 E Gesù stese la mano e lo toccò dicendo: «Lo voglio, sii sanato». E subito la sua lebbra scomparve. 4 Poi Gesù gli disse: «Guardati dal dirlo a qualcuno, ma và a mostrarti al sacerdote e presenta l'offerta prescritta da Mosè, e ciò serva come testimonianza per loro».

Guarigione del servo del centurione

5 Entrato in Cafarnao, gli venne incontro un centurione che lo scongiurava: 6 «Signore, il mio servo giace in casa paralizzato e soffre terribilmente». 7 Gesù gli rispose: «Io verrò e lo curerò». 8 Ma il centurione riprese: «Signore, io non son degno che tu entri sotto il mio tetto, dì soltanto una parola e il mio servo sarà guarito. 9 Perché anch'io, che sono un subalterno, ho soldati sotto di me e dico a uno: Fà questo, ed egli lo fa».

10 All'udire ciò, Gesù ne fu ammirato e disse a quelli che lo seguivano: «In verità vi dico, presso nessuno in Israele ho trovato una fede così grande. 11 Ora vi dico che molti verranno dall'oriente e dall'occidente e siederanno a mensa con Abramo, Isacco e Giacobbe nel regno dei cieli, 12 mentre i figli del regno saranno cacciati fuori nelle tenebre, ove sarà pianto e stridore di denti». 13 E Gesù disse al centurione: «Và, e sia fatto secondo la tua fede». In quell'istante il servo guarì.

Guarigione della suocera di Pietro

14 Entrato Gesù nella casa di Pietro, vide la suocera di lui che giaceva a letto con la febbre. 15 Le toccò la mano e la febbre scomparve; poi essa si alzò e si mise a servirlo.

Varie guarigioni

16 Venuta la sera, gli portarono molti indemoniati ed egli scacciò gli spiriti con la sua parola e guarì tutti i malati, 17 perché si adempisse ciò che era stato detto per mezzo del profeta Isaia:

Egli ha preso le nostre infermità
e si è addossato le nostre malattie.

Esigenze della vocazione apostolica

18 Vedendo Gesù una gran folla intorno a sé, ordinò di passare all'altra riva. 19 Allora uno scriba si avvicinò e gli disse: «Maestro, io ti seguirò dovunque tu andrai». 20 Gli rispose Gesù: «Le volpi hanno le loro tane e gli uccelli del cielo i loro nidi, ma il Figlio dell'uomo non ha dove posare il capo».

21 E un altro dei discepoli gli disse: «Signore, permettimi di andar prima a seppellire mio padre». 22 Ma Gesù gli rispose: «Seguimi e lascia i morti seppellire i loro morti».

La tempesta sedata

23 Essendo poi salito su una barca, i suoi discepoli lo seguirono. 24 Ed ecco scatenarsi nel mare una tempesta così violenta che la barca era ricoperta dalle onde; ed egli dormiva. 25 Allora, accostatisi a lui, lo svegliarono dicendo: «Salvaci, Signore, siamo perduti!». 26 Ed egli disse loro: «Perché avete paura, uomini di poca fede?» Quindi levatosi, sgridò i venti e il mare e si fece una grande bonaccia. 27 I presenti furono presi da stupore e dicevano: «Chi è mai costui al quale i venti e il mare obbediscono?».

Gli indemoniati gadareni

28 Giunto all'altra riva, nel paese dei Gadarèni, due indemoniati, uscendo dai sepolcri, gli vennero incontro; erano tanto furiosi che nessuno poteva più passare per quella strada. 29 Cominciarono a gridare: «Che cosa abbiamo noi in comune con te, Figlio di Dio? Sei venuto qui prima del tempo a tormentarci?».

30 A qualche distanza da loro c'era una numerosa mandria di porci a pascolare; 31 e i demòni presero a scongiurarlo dicendo: «Se ci scacci, mandaci in quella mandria». 32 Egli disse loro: «Andate!». Ed essi, usciti dai corpi degli uomini, entrarono in quelli dei porci: ed ecco tutta la mandria si precipitò dal dirupo nel mare e perì nei flutti. 33 I mandriani allora fuggirono ed entrati in città raccontarono ogni cosa e il fatto degli indemoniati. 34 Tutta la città allora uscì incontro a Gesù e, vistolo, lo pregarono che si allontanasse dal loro territorio.

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Matthew 8
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A Leper Cleansed

8 And when[a] he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. 2 And behold, a leper approached and[b] worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean.” 3 And extending his hand he touched him, saying, “I am willing, be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”

A Centurion’s Slave Healed

5 Now when[c] he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him, appealing to him 6 and saying, “Lord, my slave[d] is lying paralyzed in my[e] house, terribly tormented!” 7 And he said to him, “I will come and[f] heal him.” 8 And the centurion answered and[g] said, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should come in under my roof. But only say the word and my slave will be healed. 9 For I also am a man under authority who has soldiers under me, and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another one, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it[h].”

10 Now when[i] Jesus heard this,[j] he was astonished, and said to those who were following him,[k] “Truly I say to you, I have found such great faith with no one in Israel. 11 But I say to you that many will come from east and west and be seated at the banquet[l] with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!” 13 And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go, as you have believed it will be done for you.” And the slave[m] was healed at that hour.

Many at Capernaum Are Healed

14 And when[n] Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying down and suffering with a fever. 15 And he touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him.

16 Now when it[o] was evening, they brought to him many who were demon-possessed, and he expelled the spirits with a word. And he healed all those who were sick,[p] 17 in order that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, who said,

“He himself took away our sicknesses,
and carried away our diseases.”[q]

Would-be Followers

18 Now when[r] Jesus saw many crowds[s] around him, he gave orders to depart to the other side.[t] 19 And a scribe approached and[u] said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go!” 20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” 21 And another of the disciples[v] said to him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.” 22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead!”

Calming of a Storm

23 And as[w] he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being inundated by the waves, but he himself was asleep. 25 And they came and[x] woke him, saying, “Lord, save us![y] We are perishing!” 26 And he said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” Then he got up and[z] rebuked the winds and the sea and there was a great calm. 27 And the men were astonished, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”

Demon-possessed Gadarenes Healed

28 And when[aa] he came to the other side,[ab] to the region of the Gadarenes,[ac] two demon-possessed men coming from among the tombs met him, very violent, so that no one was able to pass by along that road. 29 And behold, they cried out, saying, “What do you have to do with us,[ad] Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”[ae] 30 Now a long way from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31 So the demons implored him, saying, “If you are going to expel us, send us into the herd of pigs.” 32 And he said to them, “Go!” So they departed and[af] went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed headlong down the steep slope into the sea and drowned in the water. 33 Now the herdsmen fled and went into the town and[ag] reported everything, including the things concerning the demon-possessed men. 34 And behold, the whole town came out to meet Jesus, and when they[ah] saw him, they implored him[ai] that he would depart from their region.

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:1 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came down”)
  2. Matthew 8:2 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Matthew 8:5 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“entered”)
  4. Matthew 8:6 Traditionally “servant”; the Greek term here is one often used of a slave who was regarded with some degree of affection, possibly a personal servant (the parallel passage in Luke 7:7 uses the more common term for slave)
  5. Matthew 8:6 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  6. Matthew 8:7 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come”) has been translated as a finite verb
  7. Matthew 8:8 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
  8. Matthew 8:9 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation (see the parallel in Luke 7:8).
  9. Matthew 8:10 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
  10. Matthew 8:10 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  11. Matthew 8:10 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  12. Matthew 8:11 Literally “recline at table”
  13. Matthew 8:13 Many later manuscripts have “his slave”
  14. Matthew 8:14 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
  15. Matthew 8:16 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
  16. Matthew 8:16 Literally “those who were having badly”
  17. Matthew 8:17 A quotation from Isa 53:4
  18. Matthew 8:18 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  19. Matthew 8:18 Some manuscripts have “a crowd”
  20. Matthew 8:18 That is, the other side of the Sea of Galilee
  21. Matthew 8:19 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb
  22. Matthew 8:21 Some manuscripts have “of his disciples”
  23. Matthew 8:23 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“got”) which is understood as temporal
  24. Matthew 8:25 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
  25. Matthew 8:25 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  26. Matthew 8:26 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb
  27. Matthew 8:28 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“came”)
  28. Matthew 8:28 That is, the other side of the Sea of Galilee
  29. Matthew 8:28 Many manuscripts read “Gergesenes”; others read “Gerasenes” (see Luke 8:26)
  30. Matthew 8:29 Literally “what to us and to you”
  31. Matthew 8:29 That is, before the appointed time of judgment
  32. Matthew 8:32 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“departed”) has been translated as a finite verb
  33. Matthew 8:33 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb
  34. Matthew 8:34 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  35. Matthew 8:34 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
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