Matteo 8
La Bibbia della Gioia
Gesù guarisce diverse malattie
8 Quando Gesù scese dalla montagna, una grande folla lo seguiva.
2 Ed ecco: un lebbroso si avvicina, sʼinginocchia davanti a lui e, adorandolo: «Signore», implora, «se tu vuoi, puoi guarirmi!»
3 Gesù tocca lʼuomo. «Sì, lo voglio», dice, «Sii guarito!» E subito la lebbra scompare.
4 Allora Gesù gli ordina: «Non fermarti a parlarne con nessuno, ma vai subito dal sacerdote a farti vedere e porta con te lʼofferta richiesta dalla legge di Mosè per i lebbrosi che sono guariti: sarà una pubblica testimonianza della tua guarigione».
5-6 Quando Gesù arrivò a Cafarnao, un centurione romano venne a supplicarlo di guarire il suo giovane servo, costretto a letto paralizzato e molto sofferente.
7 «Va bene», disse Gesù. «Verrò a guarirlo».
8-9 Ma lʼufficiale disse: «Signore, non sono degno di averti in casa mia (e non è necessario che tu ci venga). Basta che tu dica: “Guarisci”, e il mio servo starà bene. Io lo so, perché dipendo dai miei superiori ed allo stesso tempo ho autorità sui miei soldati, e se dico ad uno: “Vai” quello va; e ad un altro: “Vieni” quello viene; e se ordino al mio giovane servo: “Fai questo o quello!” naturalmente lo fa. Io so quindi che tu hai lʼautorità di dire alla sua malattia di andarsene e certamente se ne andrà!»
10 Gesù restò meravigliato. Rivolgendosi alla folla disse: «Non ho mai trovato nessuno con una fede così grande in tutto Israele! 11 E aggiungo questo, che molti stranieri (come questʼufficiale romano) verranno da tutto il mondo e siederanno con Abramo, Isacco e Giacobbe a banchetto nel Regno dei Cieli, 12 mentre molti Israeliti, quelli per cui fu preparato il Regno, saranno gettati fuori nel buio, nel luogo di pianto e tormento».
13 Poi Gesù disse al centurione: «Torna a casa. Come hai creduto, così è avvenuto!» E a quella stessa ora il servo guarì.
14 Quando Gesù arrivò a casa di Pietro, la suocera di Pietro era a letto con la febbre alta. 15 Ma, quando Gesù le toccò la mano, la febbre la lasciò, e la donna si alzò e si mise a servirlo.
16 Quella sera furono portati a Gesù molti indemoniati: bastava che pronunciasse una sola parola e i demòni fuggivano, e tutti i malati furono guariti. 17 Così si avverava la profezia di Isaia: «Egli ha preso su di sé le nostre infermità e ha portato le nostre malattie».
Da una parte allʼaltra del lago
18 Quando Gesù vide che aumentava la folla intorno a lui, ordinò ai suoi discepoli di prepararsi a passare sullʼaltra riva del lago.
19 Proprio allora uno dei maestri religiosi giudei gli disse: «Maestro, ti seguirò, ovunque tu vada!»
20 Ma Gesù gli rispose: «Le volpi hanno le tane e gli uccelli i nidi, ma io, il Messia, non ho una casa, né un posto dove poter riposare!»
21 Un altro dei suoi seguaci gli disse: «Signore, lascia prima che vada a seppellire mio padre».
22 Ma Gesù rispose: «Seguimi ora! Lascia che quelli spiritualmente morti si prendano cura dei propri defunti!»
23 Poi salì in barca e cominciò ad attraversare il lago con i discepoli. 24 Improvvisamente si levò una terribile burrasca, con onde più alte della barca. Ma Gesù stava dormendo.
25 Allora i discepoli andarono a svegliarlo, gridando: «Signore, salvaci! Stiamo affondando!»
26 Ma Gesù rispose: «Uomini di poca fede, perché avete tanta paura?» Poi si alzò in piedi e rimproverò il vento e le onde: la burrasca si quietò e tutto fu calmo. 27 I discepoli sedevano allibiti. «Chi sarà mai questʼuomo», si chiedevano lʼun lʼaltro, «a cui ubbidiscono perfino i venti e le onde?»
28 Quando giunsero sullʼaltra riva del lago, nel paese dei Gadareni, due indemoniati si avvicinarono a Gesù. Vivevano in un cimitero ed erano così pericolosi che nessuno poteva passare per quel posto.
29 Cominciarono a gridargli: «Che cosa vuoi da noi, Figlio di Dio? Non hai ancora il diritto di tormentarci!»
30 Un branco di porci stava pascolando a distanza, 31 così i demòni lo pregarono: «Se ci cacci da qui, mandaci in quel branco di porci!»
32 «Va bene», acconsentì Gesù. «Andate!» I demòni uscirono dagli uomini ed entrarono nei porci, e tutto il branco si gettò dal precipizio e annegò nel mare. 33 I guardiani dei porci corsero nella città più vicina a raccontare ciò che era accaduto. 34 Allora, lʼintera popolazione si precipitò fuori per vedere Gesù e lo pregò di andarsene e di lasciarli in pace.
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 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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