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When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. Behold, a leper came to him and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”

Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Jesus said to him, “See that you tell nobody; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him for help, saying, “Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed, grievously tormented.”

Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”

The centurion answered, “Lord, I’m not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I am also a man under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and tell another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and tell my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

10 When Jesus heard it, he marveled and said to those who followed, “Most certainly I tell you, I haven’t found so great a faith, not even in Israel. 11 I tell you that many will come from the east and the west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven, 12 but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” 13 Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way. Let it be done for you as you have believed.” His servant was healed in that hour.

14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother lying sick with a fever. 15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her. So she got up and served him.[a] 16 When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, “He took our infirmities and bore our diseases.”(A)

18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.

19 A scribe came and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

20 Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

21 Another of his disciples 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.”

23 When he got into a boat, his disciples followed him. 24 Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves; but he was asleep. 25 The disciples came to him and woke him up, saying, “Save us, Lord! We are dying!”

26 He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then he got up, rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.

27 The men marveled, saying, “What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

28 When he came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes,[b] two people possessed by demons met him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way. 29 Behold, they cried out, saying, “What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?” 30 Now there was a herd of many pigs feeding far away from them. 31 The demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.”

32 He said to them, “Go!”

They came out and went into the herd of pigs; and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea and died in the water. 33 Those who fed them fled and went away into the city and told everything, including what happened to those who were possessed with demons. 34 Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.

Footnotes

  1. 8:15 TR reads “them” instead of “him”
  2. 8:28 NU reads “Gadarenes”

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 helbreder en spedalsk

Da Jesus gikk ned fra fjellet, fulgte mange etter ham. Plutselig nærmet en spedalsk[a] seg og falt ned for ham og ba: ”Herre, om du vil, så kan du gjøre meg frisk.”

Jesus rakte straks ut hånden og rørte ved mannen og sa: ”Det vil jeg. Du er frisk!” I samme øyeblikk var mannen helbredet fra spedalskheten sin.

Jesus sa til han: ”Fortell ikke dette til noen, men gå til presten for at han kan undersøke deg. Ta også med deg det offer som Moses har bestemt,[b] slik at alle kan forstå at Gud har helbredet deg.”

En romersk offiser viser sterk tro

5-6 Da Jesus hadde gått inn i Kapernaum, kom en romersk offiser bort til ham og ba om hjelp. ”Herre, tjeneren min ligger lam hjemme og har fryktelige plager”, forklarte han.

”Skal jeg bli med og helbrede ham?” spurte Jesus.

Men offiseren sa: ”Herre, jeg er ikke verd at du går inn i huset mitt.[c] Si bare et ord, så blir tjeneren min frisk. Jeg vet det, for jeg har selv overordnede offiserer som gir meg befaling, og jeg har andre soldater som står under meg. Dersom jeg sier til en av dem: ’Gå’, så går han, og til en annen: ’Kom’, så kommer han, og dersom jeg sier til tjenerne mine: ’Gjør dette eller hint’, så gjør de det.”

10 Jesus ble svært forbauset og vendte seg mot dem som fulgte han og sa: ”Jeg forsikrer dere at jeg har ikke sett en så sterk tro hos noen blant Israels folk. 11 Jeg sier dere at mange, lik denne romerske offiseren, skal komme fra jordens tallrike land og bli innbudt sammen med Abraham, Isak og Jakob til festen i Guds nye verden.[d] 12 Men mange israelitter, som burde ha vært med blant dem som får være Guds eget folk, skal bli kastet ut i mørket.[e] Der skal de gråte av angst og fortvilelse.”

13 Jesus sa til den romerske offiseren: ”Gå hjem. Det skal bli slik som du trodde!” Og i samme øyeblikket ble tjeneren frisk.

Jesus helbreder Peter sin svigermor og mange andre

14 Noe seinere kom Jesus hjem til Peter og fikk se at svigermoren hans lå til sengs med høy feber. 15 Han rørte ved hånden hennes, og straks forsvant feberen. Hun sto opp og begynte å lage mat til dem.

16 Samme kvelden førte innbyggerne mange besatte mennesker til Jesus. Han drev ut de onde åndene ved bare å snakke til dem og helbredet alle som var syke. 17 Gjennom disse miraklene ble det som Gud hadde forutsagt ved profeten Jesaja, til virkelighet:

”Han la våre plager på seg selv
    og tok bort våre sykdommer.”[f]

Prisen for å følge Jesus

18 Det samlet seg mer og mer folk, og Jesus ba disiplene om å gjøre seg klar til å reise over sjøen til den andre siden. 19 En av de skriftlærde[g] kom bort til ham og sa: ”Mester, jeg vil også følge deg, samme hvor du enn går!”

20 Jesus svarte: ”Du må tenke på at revene har hi og fuglene har reir, men jeg, Menneskesønnen[h], har ingen steder der jeg kan hvile ut.”

21 En annen av disiplene sa: ”Herre, jeg vil gjerne følge deg, men la meg først gå hjem og begrave far min.”[i]

22 Da svarte Jesus ham: ”Følg du meg og la de som er åndelig døde[j] begrave sine døde.”

Jesus stiller stormen

23 Senere steg Jesus ombord i en båt og seilte over sjøen sammen med disiplene. 24 Plutselig blåste det opp en fryktelig storm med høye bølger som slo inn over båten. Men Jesus sov.

25 Disiplene gikk fram og vekket ham og begynte å rope: ”Herre, hjelp oss! Vi synker!” 26 Men Jesus svarte: ”Hvorfor er dere redde? Har dere så vanskelig for å tro?” Litt etter reiste han seg opp og snakket med autoritet til vinden og sjøen, og alt ble rolig.

27 Disiplene ble helt forundret. ”Hvem er han”, sa de til hverandre, ”etter som til og med vinden og sjøen er lydige mot ham?”

Jesus setter to menn fri fra onde ånder

28 Da Jesus hadde kommet over på den andre siden av sjøen, til området der gadarenerne bodde[k], kom to menn imot ham som var besatt av onde ånder. De søkte ly blant gravene og var så voldsomme i sin atferd at ingen kunne ta seg fram den veien. 29 De ropte til Jesus: ”Gå bort fra oss i fred, du Guds sønn! Har du kommet for å pine oss før tiden?”

30 Der dette skjedde, gikk en stor flokk griser og rotet i jorden etter røtter. 31 Åndene tigget og ba: ”Dersom du driver oss ut, da send oss i det minste inn i griseflokken.”

32 Jesus sa: ”Som dere vil, kom dere av sted!” Straks dro de onde åndene fra mennene og for inn i grisene, og hele flokken rutsjet utfor fjellskrenten og druknet i sjøen.

33 Røkterne som passet på grisene flyktet. Da de kom til den nærmeste byen, fortalte de alt sammen, også det som hadde skjedd med de besatte. 34 Alle i byen gikk ut for å treffe Jesus, og da de kom fram til ham ba de at han måtte forlate området deres.

Footnotes

  1. 8:2 Ordet spedalsk, lepra, er blitt brukt på denne tiden for mange forskjellige hudsykdommer.
  2. 8:4 Se Tredje Mosebok 14:1-4.
  3. 8:8 I følge reglene til de jødiske de skriftlærde skulle Jesus bli uverdig til å komme fram for Gud dersom han gikk inn til en som ikke var jøde, etter som den som ikke var jøde, selv var uverdig. En uverdig må siden gå gjennom spesielle seremonier for å bli renset.
  4. 8:11 På gresk: i himmelriket.
  5. 8:12 På gresk: Men rikets egne barn skal bli kastet ut i mørket.
  6. 8:17 Se Jesaja 53:4.
  7. 8:19 Fariseerne var eksperter på loven, som er et annet navn for hele den jødiske Skriften, det vil si Bibelens første del, den som vi kaller Det gamle testamente.
  8. 8:20 ”Menneskesønnen” er et hebraisk ord for å si ”av mennesker”. Det var en tittel på Messias, den lovede kongen, hentet fra Daniel 7:13-14.
  9. 8:21 Mannen, en disippel, men ikke en av de tolv, ville sannsynligvis vente på at hans far først skulle dø.
  10. 8:22 Åndelig død er å være skilt fra Gud.
  11. 8:28 Dette området lå ved den sydøstre delen av sjøen, omkring byen Gadara. I Markus sin fortelling om Jesus 5:1 og Lukas sin fortelling om Jesus 8:26 skriver de i stedet om området rundt Gerasenerlandet, som var hele regionens hovedstad. Området var ikke bosatt av jøder.