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Jesus Heals a Man

(Mark 1.40-45; Luke 5.12-16)

As Jesus came down the mountain, he was followed by large crowds. Suddenly a man with leprosy[a] came and knelt in front of Jesus. He said, “Lord, you have the power to make me well, if only you wanted to.”

Jesus put his hand on the man and said, “I want to! Now you are well.” At once the man's leprosy disappeared. (A) Jesus told him, “Don't tell anyone about this, but go and show the priest that you are well. Then take a gift to the temple just as Moses commanded, and everyone will know that you have been healed.”[b]

Jesus Heals an Army Officer's Servant

(Luke 7.1-10; John 4.43-54)

When Jesus was going into the town of Capernaum, an army officer came up to him and said, “Lord, my servant is at home in such terrible pain that he can't even move.”

“I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.

But the officer said, “Lord, I'm not good enough for you to come into my house. Just give the order, and my servant will get well. (B) I have officers who give orders to me, and I have soldiers who take orders from me. I can say to one of them, ‘Go!’ and he goes. I can say to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes. I can say to my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he will do it.”

10 When Jesus heard this, he was so surprised that he turned and said to the crowd following him, “I tell you in all of Israel I've never found anyone with this much faith! 11 (C) Many people will come from everywhere to enjoy the feast in the kingdom of heaven with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 12 (D) But the ones who should have been in the kingdom will be thrown out into the dark. They will cry and grit their teeth in pain.”

13 Then Jesus said to the officer, “You may go home now. Your faith has made it happen.”

Right then his servant was healed.

Jesus Heals Many People

(Mark 1.29-34; Luke 4.38-41)

14 Jesus went to the home of Peter, where he found that Peter's mother-in-law was sick in bed with fever. 15 He took her by the hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and served Jesus a meal.

16 That evening many people with demons in them were brought to Jesus. And with only a word he forced out the evil spirits and healed everyone who was sick. 17 (E) So God's promise came true, just as the prophet Isaiah had said,

“He healed our diseases
    and made us well.”

Some Who Wanted To Go with Jesus

(Luke 9.57-62)

18 When Jesus saw the crowd,[c] he went across Lake Galilee. 19 A teacher of the Law of Moses came up to him and said, “Teacher, I'll go anywhere with you!”

20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens, and birds have nests. But the Son of Man doesn't have a place to call his own.”

21 (F) Another disciple said to Jesus, “Lord, let me wait till I bury my father.”

22 Jesus answered, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their dead.”[d]

A Storm

(Mark 4.35-41; Luke 8.22-25)

23 After Jesus left in a boat with his disciples, 24 a terrible storm suddenly struck the lake, and waves started splashing into their boat.

Jesus was sound asleep, 25 so the disciples went over to him and woke him up. They said, “Lord, wake up! Save us before we drown!”

26 But Jesus replied, “Why are you so afraid? You surely don't have much faith.” Then he got up and ordered the wind and the waves to calm down. And everything was calm.

27 The men in the boat were amazed and said, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him.”

Two Men with Demons in Them

(Mark 5.1-20; Luke 8.26-39)

28 After Jesus had crossed the lake, he came to shore near the town of Gadara[e] and started down the road. Two men with demons in them came to him from the tombs.[f] They were so fierce that no one could travel that way. 29 Suddenly they shouted, “Jesus, Son of God, what do you want with us? Have you come to punish us before our time?”

30 Not far from there a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31 So the demons begged Jesus, “If you force us out, please send us into those pigs!” 32 Jesus told them to go, and they went out of the men and into the pigs. All at once the pigs rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

33 The people taking care of the pigs ran to the town and told everything, especially what had happened to the two men. 34 Everyone in town came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their part of the country.

Footnotes

  1. 8.2 leprosy: In biblical times the word “leprosy” was used for many different kinds of skin diseases.
  2. 8.4 everyone will know that you have been healed: People with leprosy had to be examined by a priest and told that they were well (that is “clean”) before they could once again live a normal life in the Jewish community. The gift that Moses commanded was the sacrifice of some lambs together with flour mixed with olive oil.
  3. 8.18 saw the crowd: Some manuscripts have “large crowd.” Others have “large crowds.”
  4. 8.22 let the dead bury their dead: For the Jewish people a proper burial of their dead was a very important duty. But Jesus teaches that following him is even more important.
  5. 8.28 Gadara: Some manuscripts have “Gergesa.” Others have “Gerasa.”
  6. 8.28 tombs: It was thought that demons and evil spirits lived in tombs and in caves that were used for burying the dead.

Jesús sana a un hombre

Después de que Jesús bajó de la montaña, mucha gente lo siguió. 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?

Jesús puso la mano sobre él y le contestó:

—¡Quiero hacerlo! ¡Ya estás sano!

Y el hombre quedó sano de inmediato. 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

En cierta ocasión, Jesús fue al pueblo de Cafarnaúm. Allí, se le acercó un capitán del ejército romano y le dijo:

—Señor Jesús, mi sirviente está enfermo en casa. Tiene fuertes dolores y no puede moverse.

Entonces Jesús le dijo:

—Iré a sanarlo.

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. 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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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