Matthew 8
New Testament for Everyone
Two healings
8 When Jesus came down from the hillside, large crowds followed him. 2 Suddenly someone with a virulent skin disease approached, and knelt down in front of him.
“Master,” he said, “if you want, you can make me clean!”
3 Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him.
“I do want to,” he said. “Be clean!” At once his disease was cured.
4 “Take care,” Jesus said to him, “not to say anything to anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest, and make the offering which Moses commanded. That will be a proof to them.”
5 Jesus went into Capernaum. A centurion came up and pleaded with him.
6 “Master,” he said, “my servant is lying at home, paralyzed. He’s in a very bad state.”
7 “I’ll come and make him better,” said Jesus.
8 “Master,” replied the centurion, “I don’t deserve to have you come under my roof! Just say the word, and my servant will be healed. 9 I know what authority’s all about, you see—I’ve got soldiers answering to me, and I can say to one of them, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another one, ‘Come here!’ and he comes, and I can say, ‘Do this,’ to my slave, and he does it!”
10 Jesus was fair amazed when he heard this.
“I’m telling you the truth,” he said to the people who were following. “I haven’t found faith like this—not even in Israel! 11 Let me tell you this: lots of people will come from East and West and join the great party of celebration with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the children of the kingdom will be thrown into outer darkness, where people will weep and gnash their teeth.”
13 Then he turned to the centurion.
“Go home,” he said. “Let it be for you as you believed.”
And his servant was healed at that very moment.
On following Jesus
14 Jesus went into Peter’s house. There he saw Peter’s mother-in-law laid low with a fever. 15 He touched her hand. The fever left her, and she got up and waited on him.
16 When evening came, they brought to him many people who were possessed by demons. He cast out the spirits with a word of command, and healed everyone who was sick. 17 This happened so that the word spoken by Isaiah the prophet might come true:
He himself took our weaknesses
and bore our diseases.
18 When Jesus saw the crowd all around him, he told them to go across to the other side of the lake. 19 A scribe came up and spoke to him.
“Teacher,” he said, “I will follow you wherever you go!”
20 “Foxes have their dens,” replied Jesus, “and the birds in the sky have their nests. But the son of man has nowhere he can lay his head.”
21 “Master,” said another of his disciples, “let me first go and see to my father’s funeral.”
22 “Follow me!” replied Jesus. “And leave the dead to bury their own dead.”
The calming of the storm
23 So Jesus got into the boat, and his disciples followed him. 24 All of a sudden a great storm blew up on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. Jesus, however, was asleep. 25 They came and woke him up.
“Help! Master! Rescue us!” they shouted. “We’re done for!”
26 “Why are you so scared, you little-faith lot?” he replied.
Then he got up and told the wind and the sea to behave themselves, and there was a great calm. 27 They were all astonished.
“What sort of man is this,” they said, “that the winds and the sea do what he says?”
The healing of the demoniacs
28 So he went across to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes. Two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs. They were very violent and made it impossible for anyone to go along that road.
29 “What is it with us and you, son of God?” they yelled. “Have you come here to torture us ahead of the time?”
30 Some way off from where they were there was a large herd of pigs feeding.
31 “If you cast us out,” the demons begged Jesus, “send us into the herd of pigs!”
32 “Off you go, then!” said Jesus.
So the demons went out of the men and into the pigs. Then and there the entire herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and were drowned in the water.
33 The herdsmen took to their heels. They went off to the town and told the whole tale, including the bit about the demon-possessed men. 34 So the whole town came out to see Jesus for themselves. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their district.
Matthew 8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
A Man Cleansed
8 When He came down from the mountain, large crowds(A) followed Him. 2 Right away(B) a man with a serious skin disease came up and knelt before Him,(C) saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
3 Reaching out His hand He touched him, saying, “I am willing; be made clean.” Immediately his disease was healed.[a] 4 Then Jesus told him, “See that you don’t tell anyone;(D) but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them.”(E)
A Centurion’s Faith
5 When He entered Capernaum,(F) a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, 6 “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, in terrible agony!”
7 “I will come and heal him,” He told him.
8 “Lord,” the centurion replied, “I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But only say the word, and my servant will be cured.(G) 9 For I too am a man under authority, having soldiers under my command.[b] I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
10 Hearing this, Jesus was amazed and said to those following Him, “I assure you: I have not found anyone in Israel with so great a faith! 11 I tell you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.(H) 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”(I) 13 Then Jesus told the centurion, “Go. As you have believed,(J) let it be done for you.” And his servant was cured that very moment.[c]
Healings at Capernaum
14 When Jesus went into Peter’s house,(K) He saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 So He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve Him. 16 When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. He drove out the spirits(L) with a word and healed all who were sick,(M) 17 so that what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
Following Jesus
18 When Jesus saw large crowds[e](O) around Him, He gave the order to go to the other side of the sea.[f] 19 A scribe approached Him and said,(P) “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go!”
20 Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man(Q) has no place to lay His head.”
21 “Lord,” another of His disciples said, “first let me go bury my father.”[g]
22 But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
Wind and Wave Obey the Master
23 As He got into the[h] boat,(R) His disciples(S) followed Him. 24 Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But He was sleeping. 25 So the disciples came and woke Him up, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to die!”
26 But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, you of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea.(T) And there was a great calm.
27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this?—even the winds and the sea obey(U) Him!”
Demons Driven Out by the Master
28 When He had come to the other side,(V) to the region of the Gadarenes,[i] two demon-possessed men met Him as they came out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. 29 Suddenly they shouted, “What do You have to do with us,[j][k] Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?”(W)
30 Now a long way off from them, a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31 “If You drive us out,” the demons begged Him, “send us into the herd of pigs.”
32 “Go!” He told them. So when they had come out, they entered the pigs. And suddenly the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the water. 33 Then the men who tended them fled. They went into the city and reported everything—especially what had happened to those who were demon-possessed. 34 At that, the whole town went out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.(X)
Footnotes
- Matthew 8:3 Lit cleansed
- Matthew 8:9 Lit under me
- Matthew 8:13 Or that hour; lit very hour
- Matthew 8:17 Is 53:4
- Matthew 8:18 Other mss read saw a crowd
- Matthew 8:18 = Sea of Galilee
- Matthew 8:21 Not necessarily meaning his father was already dead
- Matthew 8:23 Other mss read to a
- Matthew 8:28 Other mss read Gergesenes
- Matthew 8:29 Other mss add Jesus
- Matthew 8:29 Lit What to us and to You
马太福音 8
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
治好痲風病人(A)
8 耶穌下了山，許多人跟隨著他。 2 有一個患痲風的人前來向他跪拜，說：“主啊！如果你肯，必能使我潔淨。” 3 耶穌伸手摸他，說：“我肯，你潔淨了吧！”他的痲風立刻潔淨了。 4 耶穌對他說：“你千萬不可告訴別人，只要去給祭司檢查，並且照著摩西所規定的獻上供物，好向大家作證。”
治好百夫長的僕人(B)
5 耶穌到了迦百農，有一個百夫長前來懇求他， 6 說：“主啊！我的僕人癱瘓了，躺在家裡非常痛苦。” 7 耶穌對他說：“我去醫治他。” 8 百夫長回答：“主啊，要你到舍下來，實在不敢當。只要你說一句話，我的僕人就必好了。 9 我自己是在別人的權下，也有兵在我以下；我對這個說‘去！’他就去，對另一個說‘來！’他就來；對僕人說‘作這個！’他就作。” 10 耶穌聽了，就很驚奇，對跟隨的人說：“我實在告訴你們，這樣的信心，我在以色列中從來沒有見過。 11 我告訴你們，必有許多人從東從西來到，和亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各在天國裡一起吃飯。 12 但本來要承受天國的人，反被丟在外面黑暗裡，在那裡必要哀哭切齒。” 13 於是耶穌對百夫長說：“回去吧！事情必照你所信的給你成就。”他的僕人就在那時痊愈了。
治病趕鬼(C)
14 耶穌來到彼得家裡，看見他的岳母發燒，病在床上。 15 耶穌一摸她的手，熱就退了；她就起來服事耶穌。 16 到了黃昏，有些人帶了許多被鬼附的人來見耶穌，他只用一句話就把污靈趕出去，並且醫好了所有患病的人。 17 這樣正應驗了以賽亞先知所說的：
“他親自除去我們的軟弱，
擔當我們的疾病。”
跟從耶穌的要求(D)
18 耶穌看見許多人圍著他，就吩咐往對岸去。 19 有一位經學家前來對他說：“老師，你無論往哪裡去，我都要跟從你！” 20 耶穌回答：“狐狸有洞，天空的飛鳥有窩，但人子卻沒有棲身（“棲身”原文作“枕頭”）的地方。” 21 另一個門徒對他說：“主啊！請准我先回去安葬我的父親吧。” 22 耶穌對他說：“跟從我吧！讓死人去埋葬他們的死人。”
平靜風浪(E)
23 耶穌上了船，門徒跟著他。 24 忽然海上起了狂風，甚至船都被波濤掩蓋，但耶穌卻睡著了。 25 他們走來把他叫醒，說：“主啊！救命啊！我們沒命了！” 26 耶穌卻對他們說：“小信的人哪！為甚麼害怕呢？”他就起來斥責風和海，風浪就完全平靜了。 27 眾人都驚奇，說：“這是甚麼人，連風和海也聽從他？”
治好鬼附的人(F)
28 耶穌過到對岸加大拉人的地區，遇見兩個被鬼附著的人從墓地出來；他們十分兇暴，甚至沒有人敢從那條路經過。 29 他們喊叫：“ 神的兒子，我們跟你有甚麼關係呢？時候還沒有到，你就來這裡叫我們受苦嗎？” 30 那時遠遠有一大群豬正在吃東西。 31 那些鬼就求耶穌，說：“如果要趕我們出來，就准我們進到豬群裡去吧。” 32 耶穌對他們說：“出去吧！”他們就出來，進了豬群。那一群豬忽然闖下山崖，掉在海裡淹死了。 33 放豬的人逃進城裡，把被鬼附的人的遭遇和一切事情，都報告出來。 34 全城的居民都出來要見耶穌，看見了他，就求他離開他們的地區。
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