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Matthew 9
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Jesus Heals a Paralytic

9 And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to (A)his own city. 2 (B)And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus (C)saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, (D)“Take heart, my son; (E)your sins are forgiven.” 3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, (F)“This man is blaspheming.” 4 But Jesus, (G)knowing[a] their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5 For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” 7 And he rose and went home. 8 When the crowds saw it, (H)they were afraid, and (I)they glorified God, who had (J)given such authority to men.

Jesus Calls Matthew

9 (K)As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called (L)Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.

10 And as Jesus[b] reclined at table in the house, behold, many (M)tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, (N)“Why does your teacher eat with (O)tax collectors and sinners?” 12 But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn (P)what this means: (Q)‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For (R)I came not to call the righteous, (S)but sinners.”

A Question About Fasting

14 Then (T)the disciples of John came to him, saying, (U)“Why do we and (V)the Pharisees fast,[c] but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, (W)“Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? (X)The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and (Y)then they will fast. 16 No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch tears away from the garment, and a worse tear is made. 17 Neither is new wine put into old (Z)wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.”

A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed

18 (AA)While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and (AB)knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” 19 And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. 20 And behold, a woman (AC)who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched (AD)the fringe of his garment, 21 for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well.” 22 Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, (AE)“Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” (AF)And instantly[d] the woman was made well. 23 And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw (AG)the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, 24 he said, “Go away, for (AH)the girl is not dead but (AI)sleeping.” And they laughed at him. 25 But (AJ)when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and (AK)took her by the hand, and the girl arose. 26 And the report of this went through all that district.

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

27 (AL)And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, (AM)Son of David.” 28 When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” 29 (AN)Then he touched their eyes, saying, (AO)“According to your faith let it be done to you.” 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, (AP)“See that no one knows about it.” 31 (AQ)But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.

Jesus Heals a Man Unable to Speak

32 As they were going away, behold, a (AR)demon-oppressed man who was mute (AS)was brought to him. 33 And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds (AT)marveled, saying, “Never was anything like this seen in Israel.” 34 But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the prince of demons.”

The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few

35 (AU)And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 (AV)When he saw the crowds, (AW)he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, (AX)like sheep without a shepherd. 37 (AY)Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore (AZ)pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to (BA)send out laborers into his harvest.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 9:4 Some manuscripts perceiving
  2. Matthew 9:10 Greek he
  3. Matthew 9:14 Some manuscripts add much, or often
  4. Matthew 9:22 Greek from that hour
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Matthew 9
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Chapter 9

The Healing of a Paralytic. 1 [a](A)He entered a boat, made the crossing, and came into his own town. 2 And there people brought to him a paralytic lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Courage, child, your sins are forgiven.”(B) 3 At that, some of the scribes[b] said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” 4 Jesus knew what they were thinking, and said, “Why do you harbor evil thoughts? 5 Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’? 6 [c]But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic, “Rise, pick up your stretcher, and go home.”(C) 7 He rose and went home. 8 [d]When the crowds saw this they were struck with awe and glorified God who had given such authority to human beings.

The Call of Matthew.[e] 9 As Jesus passed on from there,(D) he saw a man named Matthew[f] sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. 10 While he was at table in his house,[g] many tax collectors and sinners came and sat with Jesus and his disciples.(E) 11 The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher[h] eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12 He heard this and said, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.[i] 13 Go and learn the meaning of the words,(F) ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[j] I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.”

The Question About Fasting. 14 (G)Then the disciples of John approached him and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast [much], but your disciples do not fast?” 15 Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.[k] 16 No one patches an old cloak with a piece of unshrunken cloth,[l] for its fullness pulls away from the cloak and the tear gets worse. 17 People do not put new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ruined. Rather, they pour new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.”

The Official’s Daughter and the Woman with a Hemorrhage. 18 [m]While he was saying these things to them,(H) an official[n] came forward, knelt down before him, and said, “My daughter has just died. But come, lay your hand on her, and she will live.” 19 Jesus rose and followed him, and so did his disciples. 20 A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel[o] on his cloak. 21 She said to herself, “If only I can touch his cloak, I shall be cured.”(I) 22 Jesus turned around and saw her, and said, “Courage, daughter! Your faith has saved you.” And from that hour the woman was cured.

23 When Jesus arrived at the official’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd who were making a commotion, 24 he said, “Go away! The girl is not dead but sleeping.”[p] And they ridiculed him. 25 When the crowd was put out, he came and took her by the hand, and the little girl arose. 26 And news of this spread throughout all that land.

The Healing of Two Blind Men.[q] 27 (J)And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed [him], crying out, “Son of David,[r] have pity on us!”(K) 28 When he entered the house, the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I can do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they said to him. 29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.” 30 And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.” 31 But they went out and spread word of him through all that land.

The Healing of a Mute Person. 32 (L)As they were going out,[s] a demoniac who could not speak was brought to him, 33 and when the demon was driven out the mute person spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”(M) 34 [t]But the Pharisees said,(N) “He drives out demons by the prince of demons.”

The Compassion of Jesus. 35 [u](O)Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. 36 (P)At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned,[v] like sheep without a shepherd. 37 [w](Q)Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; 38 so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.”

Footnotes

  1. 9:1 His own town: Capernaum; see Mt 4:13.
  2. 9:3 Scribes: see note on Mk 2:6. Matthew omits the reason given in the Marcan story for the charge of blasphemy: “Who but God alone can forgive sins?” (Mk 2:7).
  3. 9:6 It is not clear whether But that you may know…to forgive sins is intended to be a continuation of the words of Jesus or a parenthetical comment of the evangelist to those who would hear or read this gospel. In any case, Matthew here follows the Marcan text.
  4. 9:8 Who had given such authority to human beings: a significant difference from Mk 2:12 (“They…glorified God, saying, ‘We have never seen anything like this’”). Matthew’s extension to human beings of the authority to forgive sins points to the belief that such authority was being claimed by Matthew’s church.
  5. 9:9–17 In this section the order is the same as that of Mk 2:13–22.
  6. 9:9 A man named Matthew: Mark names this tax collector Levi (Mk 2:14). No such name appears in the four lists of the twelve who were the closest companions of Jesus (Mt 10:2–4; Mk 3:16–19; Lk 6:14–16; Acts 1:13 [eleven, because of the defection of Judas Iscariot]), whereas all four list a Matthew, designated in Mt 10:3 as “the tax collector.” The evangelist may have changed the “Levi” of his source to Matthew so that this man, whose call is given special notice, like that of the first four disciples (Mt 4:18–22), might be included among the twelve. Another reason for the change may be that the disciple Matthew was the source of traditions peculiar to the church for which the evangelist was writing.
  7. 9:10 His house: it is not clear whether his refers to Jesus or Matthew. Tax collectors: see note on Mt 5:46. Table association with such persons would cause ritual impurity.
  8. 9:11 Teacher: see note on Mt 8:19.
  9. 9:12 See note on Mk 2:17.
  10. 9:13 Go and learn…not sacrifice: Matthew adds the prophetic statement of Hos 6:6 to the Marcan account (see also Mt 12:7). If mercy is superior to the temple sacrifices, how much more to the laws of ritual impurity.
  11. 9:15 Fasting is a sign of mourning and would be as inappropriate at this time of joy, when Jesus is proclaiming the kingdom, as it would be at a marriage feast. Yet the saying looks forward to the time when Jesus will no longer be with the disciples visibly, the time of Matthew’s church. Then they will fast: see Didache 8:1.
  12. 9:16–17 Each of these parables speaks of the unsuitability of attempting to combine the old and the new. Jesus’ teaching is not a patching up of Judaism, nor can the gospel be contained within the limits of Mosaic law.
  13. 9:18–34 In this third group of miracles, the first (Mt 9:18–26) is clearly dependent on Mark (Mk 5:21–43). Though it tells of two miracles, the cure of the woman had already been included within the story of the raising of the official’s daughter, so that the two were probably regarded as a single unit. The other miracles seem to have been derived from Mark and Q, respectively, though there Matthew’s own editing is much more evident.
  14. 9:18 Official: literally, “ruler.” Mark calls him “one of the synagogue officials” (Mk 5:22). My daughter has just died: Matthew heightens the Marcan “my daughter is at the point of death” (Mk 5:23).
  15. 9:20 Tassel: possibly “fringe.” The Mosaic law prescribed that tassels be worn on the corners of one’s garment as a reminder to keep the commandments (see Nm 15:37–39; Dt 22:12).
  16. 9:24 Sleeping: sleep is a biblical metaphor for death (see Ps 87:6 LXX; Dn 12:2; 1 Thes 5:10). Jesus’ statement is not a denial of the child’s real death, but an assurance that she will be roused from her sleep of death.
  17. 9:27–31 This story was probably composed by Matthew out of Mark’s story of the healing of a blind man named Bartimaeus (Mk 10:46–52). Mark places the event late in Jesus’ ministry, just before his entrance into Jerusalem, and Matthew has followed his Marcan source at that point in his gospel also (see Mt 20:29–34). In each of the Matthean stories the single blind man of Mark becomes two. The reason why Matthew would have given a double version of the Marcan story and placed the earlier one here may be that he wished to add a story of Jesus’ curing the blind at this point in order to prepare for Jesus’ answer to the emissaries of the Baptist (Mt 11:4–6) in which Jesus, recounting his works, begins with his giving sight to the blind.
  18. 9:27 Son of David: this messianic title is connected once with the healing power of Jesus in Mark (Mk 10:47–48) and Luke (Lk 18:38–39) but more frequently in Matthew (see also Mt 12:23; 15:22; 20:30–31).
  19. 9:32–34 The source of this story seems to be Q (see Lk 11:14–15). As in the preceding healing of the blind, Matthew has two versions of this healing, the later in Mt 12:22–24 and the earlier here.
  20. 9:34 This spiteful accusation foreshadows the growing opposition to Jesus in Mt 11 and 12.
  21. 9:35 See notes on Mt 4:23–25; Mt 8:1–9:38.
  22. 9:36 See Mk 6:34; Nm 27:17; 1 Kgs 22:17.
  23. 9:37–38 This Q saying (see Lk 10:2) is only imperfectly related to this context. It presupposes that only God (the master of the harvest) can take the initiative in sending out preachers of the gospel, whereas in Matthew’s setting it leads into Mt 10 where Jesus does so.
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Matteus 9
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Jesus botar en förlamad man

(Mark 2:3-12; Luk 5:18-26)

9 Jesus steg sedan i en båt och åkte över till staden där han bodde. 2 Där kom de till honom med en förlamad man som låg på en bår. Och när Jesus såg deras tro, sa han till den förlamade: ”Var vid gott mod, min son. Dina synder är förlåtna.”

3 Några av de skriftlärda sa då för sig själva: ”Han hädar[a] ju!” 4 Men Jesus visste vad de tänkte och frågade dem: ”Varför tänker ni onda tankar i era hjärtan? 5 Vilket är lättare, att säga: ’Dina synder är förlåtna’, eller: ’Res dig upp och gå?’ ” 6 ”Men för att ni ska veta att Människosonen har makt att förlåta synder här på jorden,” – nu talade han till den förlamade: ”Res dig upp, ta din bår och gå hem!” 7 Och mannen reste sig och gick hem.

8 När folket såg vad som hände blev de alldeles förskräckta, och de hyllade Gud för att han gett sådan makt till människor.

Jesus kallar en tullindrivare att följa honom

(Mark 2:14-17; Luk 5:27-32)

9 När Jesus gick vidare därifrån fick han se en tullindrivare som hette Matteus sitta utanför tullhuset. ”Kom och följ mig”, sa Jesus till honom. Och Matteus reste sig och följde Jesus.

10 När Jesus senare åt i hans hus, fanns där många tullindrivare och syndare som åt tillsammans med honom och lärjungarna.

11 Fariseerna var upprörda. ”Hur kan er mästare äta tillsammans med tullindrivare och syndare?” frågade de Jesus lärjungar. 12 Men Jesus hörde det och sa: ”Det är inte de friska som behöver läkare, utan de sjuka. 13 Gå härifrån och försök förstå vad som menas med detta: ’Jag vill hellre ha nåd än slaktoffer.’[b] Jag har nämligen inte kommit för att kalla rättfärdiga utan syndare.”

Jesus svarar på en fråga om fasta

(Mark 2:18-22; Luk 5:33-39)

14 En dag kom Johannes döparens lärjungar till Jesus och frågade honom: ”Varför fastar inte dina lärjungar som vi och fariseerna gör?”

15 Jesus svarade: ”Bröllopsgästerna kan väl inte sörja medan brudgummen är hos dem? Men en dag ska han tas ifrån dem, och då kommer de att fasta. 16 Ingen lagar ett gammalt klädesplagg med ett stycke nytt, okrympt tyg, för då krymper det nya tyget och river sönder plagget, så att hålet blir ännu större. 17 Och ingen häller nytt vin i gamla vinsäckar, för när vinet jäser sprängs säckarna och blir förstörda, och vinet rinner ut. Nej, nytt vin häller man i nya säckar, för då har man både vin och säckar kvar.”

Jesus botar en kvinna med blödningar och uppväcker en död flicka

(Mark 5:22-43; Luk 8:41-56)

18 Under tiden som Jesus sa detta kom en föreståndare och föll ner inför honom. ”Min dotter har just dött”, sa han. ”Kom och lägg händerna på henne, så får hon liv igen.”

19 Då reste sig Jesus och följde med mannen, tillsammans med sina lärjungar. 20 Men då kom en kvinna, som under tolv års tid lidit av blödningar. Hon närmade sig Jesus bakifrån och rörde vid tofsen på hans mantel, 21 för hon tänkte: ”Om jag bara får röra vid hans kläder så kommer jag att bli frisk.” 22 Då vände Jesus sig om och fick se henne: ”Min dotter”, sa han, ”var inte orolig![c] Din tro har gjort dig frisk[d].” Och från den stunden var kvinnan frisk.

23 När Jesus sedan kom fram till föreståndarens hus och såg flöjtblåsarna och folkskaran som klagade högljutt, 24 sa han: ”Gå ut härifrån. Flickan är inte död, hon sover.”

Då hånskrattade de åt honom. 25 Men när folket hade körts ut ur huset, gick Jesus in i rummet där flickan låg och tog henne i handen. Och genast reste hon sig upp. 26 Ryktet om detta spred sig sedan i hela området.

Jesus botar blinda och stumma

27 När Jesus gick därifrån följde två blinda män efter honom och ropade: ”Jesus, Davids Son,[e] förbarma dig över oss!” 28 De gick efter honom ända in i det hus där han bodde. Och Jesus frågade dem: ”Tror ni att jag kan göra det?”

”Ja, Herre”, svarade de. ”Det gör vi.”

29 Då rörde han vid deras ögon och sa: ”Eftersom ni tror, ska det också bli så.” 30 Och plötsligt kunde de se.

Jesus varnade dem sedan strängt för att berätta detta för någon, 31 men trots det var ryktet om honom snart ute över hela trakten.

32 När de båda männen var på väg ut, kom man till Jesus med en besatt man som inte kunde tala. 33 Jesus drev då ut den onda anden, och den stumme började tala. Folk blev häpna och sa: ”Aldrig förr har något sådant hänt i Israel!”

34 Men fariseerna sa: ”Han driver ut de onda andarna med hjälp av de onda andarnas härskare.”

Jesus uppmanar sina lärjungar att be om arbetare

35 Jesus vandrade omkring i alla städer och byar och undervisade i synagogorna. Och vart han än kom förkunnade han evangeliet om riket, och han botade alla slags sjukdomar och plågor. 36 När han såg människorna kände han medlidande med dem, eftersom de var nedslagna och hjälplösa, som får utan herde.

37 ”Skörden är stor, men arbetarna är få”, sa han till sina lärjungar. 38 ”Be därför skördens Herre att han skickar ut fler arbetare på fälten.”

Footnotes

  1. 9:3 Att häda är vanligtvis att håna och tala illa om något heligt, men här har det en ännu djupare innebörd: man ansåg att endast Gud kunde förlåta synder och menade därmed att Jesus hädade genom att göra sig själv till Gud.
  2. 9:13 Se Hos 6:6.
  3. 9:22 Enligt lagen var en kvinna med blödningar oren och därmed ovärdig att komma inför Gud, och alla som nuddade vid henne eller hennes kläder blev orena. De måste sedan gå igenom särskilda reningsceremonier. Jfr 3 Mos 15:19-30.
  4. 9:22 Det grekiska ordet är detsamma som används för rädda, frälsa.
  5. 9:27 Davids Son var en titel som judarna gav Messias.
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