El panorama
Mateo 8 abre con “When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.”, cambia cerca del versículo 17 con “That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took…” y termina con “And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
Las Escrituras junto al resumen
Mateo · Versión King James · 34Mateo 8:1-7
Versículos 1–7: When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
Mateo 8:1–7 abre con “When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.” y llega a “And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Mateo 8 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen followed, mountain, multitudes. Su relación con los versículos 2 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.” El versículo nombra a Lord en vez de dejar la acción sin una fuente. Observa si la línea siguiente continúa, responde o contrasta esa acción.
Mateo 8:1-7
Versión King James1When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
2And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
3And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
4And 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.
5And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him,
6And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
7And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.
Mateo 8:8-14
Versículos 8–14: The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou…
Mateo 8:8–14 abre con “The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof…” y llega a “And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Mateo 8 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great…” Nombrar a Israel y Jesus mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Mateo 8:8-14
Versión King James8The 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.
9For 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.
10When 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.
11And 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.
12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13And 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.
14And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever.
Mateo 8:15-21
Versículos 15–21: He touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and…
Mateo 8:15–21 abre con “And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.” y llega a “And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Mateo 8 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen arose, fever, hand. Su relación con los versículos 16 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen devils, healed, possessed. Su relación con los versículos 15 y 17 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Mateo 8:15-21
Versión King James15And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
16When 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:
17That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
18Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
19And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
20And 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.
21And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
Mateo 8:22-28
Versículos 22–28: Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
Mateo 8:22–28 abre con “But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.” y llega a “And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Mateo 8 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 1 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.” Nombrar a Follow y Jesus mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen disciples, entered, followed. Su relación con los versículos 22 y 24 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Mateo 8:22-28
Versión King James22But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
23And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
25And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
26And 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.
27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
28And 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.
Mateo 8:29-34
Versículos 29–34: And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee…
Mateo 8:29–34 abre con “And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art…” y llega a “And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Mateo 8 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 1 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
Mateo 8:29-34
Versión King James29And, 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?
30And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
31So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
32And 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.
33And 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.
34And, 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.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Matthew 8:1 comienza con “When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Matthew 8:18 forma un giro natural: “Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.”
La nota final
Matthew 8:34 deja al lector con “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.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Jesus, Lord, devils, herd, servant, swine ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.