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Matthew 8
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Matthew 8
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Jesus Heals a Sick Man(A)
8 When Jesus came down from the ·hill [mountainside], ·great crowds [many people] followed him. 2 Then a ·man with a skin disease [T leper; C the term does not refer to modern leprosy (Hansen’s disease), but to various skin disorders; see Lev. 14] came to Jesus. The man ·bowed down [knelt] before him and said, “Lord, you can ·heal me [L make me clean; C such skin disorders rendered the victim ceremonially unclean] if you ·will [choose; are willing].”
3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man and said, “I ·will [do choose; am willing]. Be ·healed [L cleansed]!” And immediately the man was ·healed [L cleansed] from his disease. 4 Then Jesus said to him, “Don’t tell anyone about this. But go and show yourself to the priest and offer the ·gift [offering; sacrifice] Moses commanded for people who are made well [Lev. 14:1–32]. This will ·show the people [be a public testimony to; be evidence for] what I have done.”
Jesus Heals a Soldier’s Servant(B)
5 When Jesus entered the city of Capernaum, an ·army officer [L centurion] came to him, ·begging [pleading] for help. 6 The officer said, “Lord, my servant is at home in bed. He ·can’t move his body [is paralyzed] and ·is in much pain [suffering terribly].”
7 Jesus said to the officer, “·I will go and heal him. [or Shall I go and heal him?]”
8 The officer answered, “Lord [or Sir], I ·am not worthy [do not deserve] for you to come into my house. You only need to ·command it [L say the word], and my servant will be healed. 9 [L For] I, too, am a man ·under the authority of others [L under authority], and I have soldiers under my command. I tell one soldier, ‘Go,’ and he goes. I tell another soldier, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my ·servant [slave], ‘Do this,’ and my ·servant [slave] does it.”
10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. He said to those who were following him, “I tell you the truth, ·this is the greatest faith I have found [L I haven’t found such faith], ·even in Israel [or in all Israel]. 11 Many people will come from the east and from the west and will ·sit and eat [L recline; C the posture for a banquet or dinner party] with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven [C the messianic banquet, a metaphor for God’s restoration of creation; Is. 25:6–8]. 12 But ·those people who should be in [the heirs of; or the subjects of; L the sons of] the kingdom will be thrown ·outside into the darkness [into the outer darkness], where ·people will cry and grind their teeth with pain [L there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth; C metaphors for agony and torment].”
13 Then Jesus said to the ·officer [L centurion], “Go home. ·Your servant will be healed just as you believed he would [L Let it be done for you just as you have believed].” And his servant was healed that ·same hour [exact time].
Jesus Heals Many People(C)
14 When Jesus went to Peter’s house, he saw that Peter’s mother-in-law was ·sick in bed [lying down] with a fever. 15 Jesus touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she stood up and began ·to serve [waiting on] Jesus.
16 That evening people brought to Jesus many who ·had demons [were demon-possessed]. Jesus ·spoke and the demons left them [L drove/cast out the demons with a word/command], and he healed all the sick. 17 He did these things to ·bring about [fulfill] what Isaiah the prophet had said:
“He took our ·suffering [sicknesses; weaknesses]
and ·carried [bore; removed] our diseases [Is. 53:4].”
People Want to Follow Jesus(D)
18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he ·told [instructed; ordered] his ·followers [disciples] to ·go [cross] to the other side of the lake. 19 Then a ·teacher of the law [scribe] came to Jesus and said, “·Teacher [Master], I will follow you any place you go.”
20 Jesus said to him, “The foxes have ·holes [dens] to live in, and the birds [L of the sky] have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to ·rest [lay] his head.”
21 Another man, one of Jesus’ ·followers [disciples], said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the people who are dead [C spiritually] bury their own dead.”
Jesus Calms a Storm(E)
23 Jesus got into a boat, and his ·followers [disciples] ·went with [L followed] him. 24 [Suddenly; L And look/T behold] A ·great [fierce] storm arose on the ·lake [sea] so that waves ·covered [swept over] the boat, but Jesus was sleeping. 25 His ·followers [disciples] went to him and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We ·will drown [L are lost/perishing]!”
26 Jesus answered, “Why are you ·afraid [cowardly]? ·You don’t have enough faith [or How little faith you have!; T You of little faith].” Then Jesus got up and ·gave a command to [reprimanded; rebuked] the wind and the waves, and it became completely calm [C paralleling God’s subduing of the waters representing chaos in the OT; Ps. 65:7; 89:9; 107:29].
27 The men were amazed and said, “What kind of man is this? Even the wind and the ·waves [L sea] obey him!”
Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons(F)
28 When Jesus arrived at the other side of the lake in the ·area [region; territory] of the Gadarene[a] people [C from Gadara, an area southeast of Lake Galilee; the exact location is uncertain], two ·men who had demons in them [demon-possessed men; demoniacs] came out of the ·burial caves [tombs] and met him. These men were so ·dangerous [violent; fierce] that people could not ·use the road by those caves [L pass that way]. 29 They shouted, “·What do you want with us [or Leave us alone; What business do we have with each other?; L What to me and to you?], Son of God? Did you come here to ·torture [torment] us before the ·right time [or appointed time; L time; C the day of judgment]?”
30 ·Near that place there [In the distance] was a large herd of pigs feeding. 31 The demons begged Jesus, “If you ·make us leave these men [L drive/cast us out], please send us into that herd of pigs [C ritually unclean animals].”
32 Jesus said to them, “Go!” So the demons ·left [came out of] the men and went into the pigs. Then [L look; T behold] the whole herd rushed down the ·hill [steep bank; precipice] into the ·lake [sea] and ·were drowned [L died in the waters]. 33 The herdsmen ·ran away [fled] and went into town, where they told about all of this and what had happened to the ·men who had demons [demon-possessed men; demoniacs]. 34 Then [L look; T behold] the whole town went out to ·see [meet] Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their ·area [region; territory].
Footnotes
- Matthew 8:28 Gadarene Some Greek copies read “Gergesene”; others read “Gerasene.”
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Jesús sana a un enfermo de la piel(A)
8 Cuando Jesús bajó de la montaña, lo siguieron grandes multitudes. 2 Un hombre que tenía una enfermedad en su piel se acercó, se arrodilló delante de él y suplicó:
—Señor, si quieres, puedes limpiarme.
3 Jesús extendió la mano y tocó al hombre.
—Sí, quiero —dijo—. ¡Queda limpio!
Y al instante quedó sano[a] de la enfermedad en la piel.
4 —Mira, no se lo digas a nadie —dijo Jesús—; solo ve, preséntate al sacerdote y lleva la ofrenda que ordenó Moisés, para que les sirva de testimonio.
La fe del centurión(B)
5 Al entrar Jesús en Capernaúm, se acercó a él un centurión pidiendo ayuda:
6 —Señor, mi siervo está postrado en casa con parálisis y sufre terriblemente.
7 —Iré a sanarlo —respondió Jesús.
8 El centurión contestó:
—Señor, no merezco que entres bajo mi techo. Pero basta con que digas una sola palabra y mi siervo quedará sano. 9 Porque yo mismo soy un hombre sujeto a órdenes superiores y, además, tengo soldados bajo mi autoridad. Le digo a uno “ve” y va; y al otro, “ven” y viene. Le digo a mi siervo “haz esto” y lo hace.
10 Al oír esto, Jesús se asombró y dijo a quienes lo seguían:
—Les aseguro que no he encontrado en Israel a nadie que tenga tanta fe. 11 Les digo que muchos vendrán del oriente y del occidente, y participarán en el banquete con Abraham, Isaac y Jacob en el reino de los cielos. 12 Pero a los súbditos del reino se les echará afuera, a la oscuridad, donde habrá llanto y crujir de dientes.
13 Luego Jesús dijo al centurión:
—¡Ve! Que todo suceda tal como has creído.
Y en esa misma hora aquel siervo quedó sano.
Jesús sana a muchos enfermos(C)
14 Cuando Jesús entró en casa de Pedro, vio a la suegra de este en cama con fiebre. 15 Él le tocó la mano y la fiebre se le quitó; luego ella se levantó y comenzó a servirle.
16 Al atardecer, le llevaron muchos endemoniados; con una sola palabra expulsó a los espíritus y sanó a todos los enfermos. 17 Esto sucedió para que se cumpliera lo dicho por el profeta Isaías:
«Él cargó con nuestras enfermedades
y soportó nuestros dolores».[b]
Lo que cuesta seguir a Jesús(D)
18 Cuando Jesús vio a la multitud que lo rodeaba, dio la orden de pasar al otro lado del lago. 19 Se acercó un maestro de la Ley y le dijo:
—Maestro, te seguiré adondequiera que vayas.
20 —Las zorras tienen madrigueras y las aves tienen nidos —respondió Jesús—, pero el Hijo del hombre no tiene dónde recostar la cabeza.
21 Otro discípulo pidió:
—Señor, primero déjame ir a enterrar a mi padre.
22 —Sígueme —contestó Jesús— y deja que los muertos entierren a sus muertos.
Jesús calma la tormenta(E)
23 Luego subió a la barca y sus discípulos lo siguieron. 24 De repente, se levantó en el lago una tormenta tan fuerte que las olas inundaban la barca. Pero Jesús estaba dormido. 25 Los discípulos fueron a despertarlo.
—¡Señor —gritaron—, sálvanos, que nos vamos a ahogar!
26 —Hombres de poca fe —contestó—, ¿por qué tienen tanto miedo?
Entonces se levantó, reprendió a los vientos y a las olas, y todo quedó completamente tranquilo.
27 Los discípulos no salían de su asombro y decían: «¿Qué clase de hombre es este que hasta los vientos y el mar le obedecen?».
Liberación de dos endemoniados(F)
28 Cuando Jesús llegó al otro lado, a la región de los gadarenos,[c] dos endemoniados salieron a su encuentro de entre los sepulcros. Eran tan violentos que nadie se atrevía a pasar por aquel camino. 29 De pronto, gritaron a Jesús:
—¿Por qué te entrometes, Hijo de Dios? ¿Has venido aquí a atormentarnos antes del tiempo señalado?
30 A cierta distancia de ellos estaba alimentándose una manada de muchos cerdos. 31 Los demonios rogaron a Jesús:
—Si nos expulsas, mándanos a la manada de cerdos.
32 —Vayan —les dijo.
Así que salieron de los hombres y entraron en los cerdos; entonces toda la manada se precipitó al lago por el despeñadero y murió en el agua. 33 Los que cuidaban los cerdos salieron huyendo al pueblo y avisaron de todo, incluso de lo que había sucedido a los endemoniados. 34 Entonces todos los del pueblo fueron al encuentro de Jesús. Y cuando lo vieron, le suplicaron que se alejara de esa región.
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