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Jesus Cures a Man with a Skin Disease(A)

When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

A man with a serious skin disease came and bowed down in front of him. The man said to Jesus, “Sir, if you’re willing, you can make me clean.” [a]

Jesus reached out, touched him, and said, “I’m willing. So be clean!” Immediately, his skin disease went away, and he was clean.

Jesus said to him, “Don’t tell anyone about this! Instead, show yourself to the priest. Then offer the sacrifice Moses commanded as proof to people that you are clean.”

A Believing Army Officer(B)

When Jesus went to Capernaum, a Roman army officer came to beg him for help. The officer said, “Sir, my servant is lying at home paralyzed and in terrible pain.”

Jesus said to him, “I’ll come to heal him.”

The officer responded, “Sir, I don’t deserve to have you come into my house. But just give a command, and my servant will be healed. As you know, I’m in a chain of command and have soldiers at my command. I tell one of them, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and another, ‘Come!’ and he comes. I tell my servant, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”

10 Jesus was amazed when he heard this. He said to those who were following him, “I can guarantee this truth: I haven’t found faith as great as this in anyone in Israel. 11 I can guarantee that many will come from all over the world. They will eat with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 The citizens of that kingdom will be thrown outside into the darkness. People will cry and be in extreme pain there.”

13 Jesus told the officer, “Go! What you believed will be done for you.” And at that moment the servant was healed.

Jesus Cures Peter’s Mother-in-Law and Many Others(C)

14 When Jesus went to Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law in bed with a fever. 15 Jesus touched her hand, and the fever went away. So she got up and prepared a meal for him.

16 In the evening the people brought him many who were possessed by demons. He forced the ⌞evil⌟ spirits out of people with a command and cured everyone who was sick. 17 So what the prophet Isaiah had said came true: “He took away our weaknesses and removed our diseases.”

18 Now, when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he ordered ⌞his disciples⌟ to cross to the other side of the Sea of Galilee.

What It Takes to Be a Disciple(D)

19 An expert in Moses’ Teachings came to him and said, “Teacher, I’ll follow you wherever you go.”

20 Jesus told him, “Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to sleep.”

21 Another disciple said to him, “Sir, first let me go to bury my father.”

22 But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Jesus Calms the Sea(E)

23 Jesus’ disciples went with him as he left in a boat. 24 Suddenly, a severe storm came across the sea. The waves were covering the boat. Yet, Jesus was sleeping.

25 So they woke him up, saying, “Lord! Save us! We’re going to die!”

26 Jesus said to them, “Why do you cowards have so little faith?” Then he got up, gave an order to the wind and the sea, and the sea became very calm.

27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!”

Jesus Cures Two Demon-Possessed Men(F)

28 When he arrived in the territory of the Gadarenes on the other side ⌞of the Sea of Galilee⌟, two men met him. They were possessed by demons and had come out of the tombs. No one could travel along that road because the men were so dangerous.

29 They shouted, “Why are you bothering us now, Son of God? Did you come here to torture us before it is time?”

30 A large herd of pigs was feeding in the distance. 31 The demons begged Jesus, “If you’re going to force us out, send us into that herd of pigs.”

32 Jesus said to them, “Go!” The demons came out and went into the pigs. Suddenly, the whole herd rushed down the cliff into the sea and died in the water. 33 Those who took care of the pigs ran into the city. There they reported everything, especially about the men possessed by demons.

34 Everyone from the city went to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their territory.

Footnotes

  1. 8:2 Clean   ” refers to anything that Moses’ Teachings say is presentable to God.

El reino en hechos y palabras (8,1—16,20)

Curación de un leproso (Mc 1,40-45; Lc 5,12-16)

Al bajar Jesús del monte, lo seguía mucha gente. En esto se le acercó un leproso, que se postró ante él y le dijo:

— Señor, si quieres, puedes limpiarme de mi enfermedad.

Jesús extendió la mano y lo tocó, diciendo:

— Quiero. Queda limpio.

Y al instante el leproso quedó limpio. Jesús le advirtió:

— Mira, no se lo cuentes a nadie; vete a mostrarte al sacerdote y presenta la ofrenda prescrita por Moisés. Así todos tendrán evidencia de tu curación.

Jesús sana al asistente de un oficial romano (Lc 7,1-12; Jn 4,46-54)

Cuando Jesús entró en Carfarnaún, se acercó a él un oficial del ejército romano suplicándole:

— Señor, tengo a mi asistente en casa paralítico y está sufriendo dolores terribles.

Jesús le dijo:

— Yo iré y lo curaré.

Pero el oficial le respondió:

— Señor, yo no soy digno de que entres en mi casa. Pero una sola palabra tuya bastará para que sane mi asistente. Porque yo también estoy sujeto a mis superiores, y a la vez tengo soldados a mis órdenes. Si a uno de ellos le digo: “Vete”, va; y si le digo a otro: “Ven”, viene; y si a mi asistente le digo: “Haz esto”, lo hace.

10 Jesús se quedó admirado al oír esto. Y dijo a los que lo seguían:

— Les aseguro que no he encontrado en Israel a nadie con una fe tan grande como esta. 11 Y Les advierto que vendrán muchos de oriente y occidente y se sentarán a la mesa con Abrahán, Isaac y Jacob en el reino de los cielos. 12 En cambio, los que primero fueron llamados al Reino serán arrojados afuera, a la oscuridad. Allí llorarán y les rechinarán los dientes. 13 Luego dijo Jesús al oficial:

— Vete a tu casa y que se haga como creíste.

En aquel mismo momento, el asistente quedó curado.

Curación de la suegra de Pedro (Mc 1,29-31; Lc 4,38-39)

14 Al llegar Jesús a casa de Pedro, encontró a la suegra de este en cama, con fiebre. 15 Jesús le tocó la mano y se le desapareció la fiebre. Y ella se levantó y se puso a atenderlo.

Otras curaciones (Mc 1,32-34; Lc 4,40-41)

16 Al anochecer, presentaron a Jesús muchas personas que estaban poseídas por demonios. Él, con solo una palabra, expulsó a los espíritus malignos y curó a todos los enfermos. 17 De este modo se cumplió lo dicho por medio del profeta Isaías: Tomó sobre sí nuestras debilidades y cargó con nuestras enfermedades.

Seguir a Jesús (Lc 9,57-62)

18 Viendo Jesús que lo rodeaba una gran multitud, mandó que lo llevaran a la otra orilla del lago. 19 Allí se le acercó un maestro de la ley, que le dijo:

— Maestro, estoy dispuesto a seguirte adondequiera que vayas.

20 Jesús le contestó:

— Las zorras tienen guaridas y los pájaros nidos, pero el Hijo del hombre ni siquiera tiene dónde recostar la cabeza.

21 Otro que ya era discípulo suyo le dijo:

— Señor, permíteme que vaya primero a enterrar a mi padre.

22 Jesús le contestó:

— Sígueme y deja que los muertos entierren a sus muertos.

Jesús apacigua una tempestad (Mc 4,35-41; Lc 8,22-25)

23 Subió Jesús a una barca acompañado de sus discípulos, 24 cuando de pronto se levantó en el lago una tempestad tan violenta que las olas cubrían la barca. Pero Jesús se había quedado dormido. 25 Los discípulos se acercaron a él y lo despertaron, diciendo:

— ¡Señor, sálvanos! ¡Estamos a punto de perecer!

26 Jesús les dijo:

— ¿A qué viene ese miedo? ¿Por qué es tan débil su fe?

Entonces se levantó, increpó a los vientos y al lago y todo quedó en calma. 27 Y los discípulos se preguntaban asombrados:

— ¿Quién es este, que hasta los vientos y el lago le obedecen?

Los endemoniados de Gadara (Mc 5,1-20; Lc 8,26-39)

28 Cuando Jesús llegó a la otra orilla del lago, a la región de Gadara, salieron a su encuentro dos hombres procedentes del cementerio. Ambos estaban poseídos por demonios, y eran tan temidos por su violencia que nadie se atrevía a pasar por aquel camino. 29 Se pusieron a gritar:

— ¡Déjanos en paz, Hijo de Dios! ¿Has venido acá para atormentarnos antes de tiempo?

30 A cierta distancia de allí estaba paciendo una gran piara de cerdos. 31 Y los demonios le suplicaron a Jesús:

— Si nos echas afuera, envíanos a esa piara de cerdos.

32 Jesús les dijo:

— Vayan allá.

Los demonios salieron y se metieron en los cerdos y, de pronto, la piara se lanzó pendiente abajo hasta el lago, donde los cerdos se ahogaron.

33 Los que cuidaban los cerdos salieron huyendo y, al llegar al pueblo, contaron todo lo que había pasado con aquellos hombres poseídos por los demonios. 34 Entonces la gente del pueblo fue al encuentro de Jesús y, al verlo, le rogó que se marchara de su comarca.

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