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
Matteus 8
Svenska Folkbibeln
Jesus botar en spetälsk
8 När han gick ner från berget, följde mycket folk efter honom. 2 Då kom en spetälsk[a] fram och föll ner för honom och sade: "Herre, om du vill, kan du göra mig ren." 3 Jesus räckte ut handen och rörde vid honom och sade: "Jag vill. Bli ren!" Genast blev mannen ren från sin spetälska. 4 Och Jesus sade till honom: "Se till att du inte talar om detta för någon, men gå och visa dig för prästen och bär fram den offergåva som Mose har föreskrivit, till ett vittnesbörd för dem."[b]
En hednisk officers tro
5 Då Jesus var på väg in i Kapernaum, kom en officer[c] fram och bad honom: 6 "Herre, min tjänare ligger lam där hemma och har svåra plågor." 7 Jesus frågade honom: "Skall då jag komma och bota honom?" 8 Officeren svarade: "Herre, jag är inte värd att du går in under mitt tak, men säg bara ett ord, så blir min tjänare frisk. 9 Också jag är en man som står under andras befäl, och jag har soldater under mig. Säger jag till en: Gå, så går han, och till en annan: Kom, så kommer han, och till min tjänare: Gör det här, så gör han det." 10 När Jesus hörde det, blev han förvånad och sade till dem som följde honom: "Amen säger jag er: I Israel har jag inte hos någon funnit en så stark tro. 11 Jag säger er: Många skall komma från öster och väster och ligga till bords med Abraham och Isak och Jakob i himmelriket. 12 Men rikets barn skall kastas ut i mörkret utanför. Där skall man gråta och skära tänder." 13 Till officeren sade Jesus: "Gå, som du tror skall det ske dig." Och i samma ögonblick blev hans tjänare frisk.
Jesus botar de sjuka
14 Jesus kom hem till Petrus hus och fick se att Petrus svärmor låg sjuk i feber. 15 Han rörde vid hennes hand, och då lämnade febern henne, och hon steg upp och betjänade honom. 16 När det blev kväll, förde man till honom många besatta. Och han drev ut de onda andarna med ett ord och botade alla sjuka, 17 för att det skulle uppfyllas som var sagt genom profeten Jesaja: Han tog på sig våra svagheter, och våra sjukdomar bar han. [d]
Lärjungaskapets krav
18 När Jesus såg att en folkskara samlades omkring honom, befallde han att man skulle fara över till andra sidan sjön. 19 Då kom en skriftlärd fram och sade till honom: "Mästare,[e] jag vill följa dig, vart du än går." 20 Jesus sade till honom: "Rävarna har lyor och himlens fåglar har bon, men Människosonen[f] har inget att vila huvudet mot." 21 En annan av hans lärjungar sade till honom: "Herre, låt mig först gå och begrava min far." 22 Jesus svarade: "Följ mig, och låt de döda begrava sina döda."
Jesus stillar stormen
23 Jesus steg i båten, och hans lärjungar följde honom. 24 Då blåste det upp till full storm på sjön, och vågorna slog över båten. Men han sov. 25 De gick då fram och väckte honom och sade: "Herre, hjälp! Vi går under." 26 Han sade: "Varför är ni rädda? Så lite tro ni har!" Sedan reste han sig och talade strängt till vindarna och sjön, och det blev alldeles lugnt. 27 Männen häpnade och sade: "Vem är han? Till och med vindarna och sjön lyder honom."
Jesus botar två besatta
28 När Jesus kom över till gadarenernas område[g] på andra sidan sjön, kom två besatta emot honom ut från gravarna. De var så våldsamma att ingen kunde ta sig fram på den vägen. 29 Nu skrek de: "Vad har vi med dig att göra, du Guds Son? Har du kommit hit för att plåga oss i förtid?" 30 Ett gott stycke därifrån gick en stor svinhjord och betade. 31 De onda andarna bad honom: "Om du driver ut oss, skicka oss då in i svinhjorden." 32 Han sade till dem: "Far i väg!" Då kom de onda andarna ut och for in i svinen. Och hela hjorden störtade utför branten ner i sjön och omkom i vattnet. 33 De som vaktade svinen flydde in i staden och berättade alltsammans, också det som hade hänt med de besatta. 34 Hela staden gick då ut för att möta Jesus, och när de fick se honom, bad de att han skulle lämna deras område.
Footnotes
- Matteus 8:2 spetälsk En spetälsk betraktades i sin omgivning som "oren", dvs smittoförande. Den spetälske var utesluten från folkgemenskapen. Enligt lagens bud (3 Mos 13:45) skulle den sjuke ropa: "Oren, oren", när han såg någon människa i närheten.
- Matteus 8:4 Se 3 Mos 14:2f.
- Matteus 8:5 officer Romersk centurion med befäl över cirka 100 man.
- Matteus 8:17 Jes 53:4.
- Matteus 8:19 Mästare Lärare.
- Matteus 8:20 Människosonen är den titel Jesus använde om sig själv. Denna titel är hämtad från profeten Daniel (7:13), som såg "hur en som liknade en Människoson kom på himlens skyar". Jesus är den himmelske Människosonen, allas Herre och domare. På samma gång lärde Jesus sina lärjungar att Människosonen och Herrens lidande tjänare är samma person (Jes 53:12, Matt 20:18f, 28).
- Matteus 8:28 gadarenernas område Området sydost om Galileiska sjön. Dit hörde staden Gadara.
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.
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