呼召门徒

一天,耶稣站在革尼撒勒湖边,众人团团围着祂,要听上帝的道。 祂看见湖边停着两条船,渔夫离了船正在洗网, 就上了西门的那条船,请西门把船稍微划离岸边,然后坐在船上教导众人。 耶稣讲完之后对西门说:“把船划到水深的地方去撒网捕鱼。”

西门说:“老师,我们劳碌了一整夜,一无所获,但既然你这样吩咐,我就照你的话做。” 他们把网撒下去,果然捕获很多鱼,差点把网撑破了, 于是招呼另一条船上的同伴来帮忙。他们一起把两条船都装满了鱼,船几乎要沉下去了。

西门·彼得见状,便跪倒在耶稣膝前说:“主啊,离开我,我是个罪人!” 他和所有同伴们对捕到这么多鱼感到非常惊讶, 10 包括西庇太的两个儿子雅各和约翰。耶稣对西门说:“不要怕,从今以后,你将成为得人的渔夫。” 11 于是他们把船靠岸后,撇下一切跟从了耶稣。

洁净麻风病人

12 有一次,耶稣在一个小镇遇见一个浑身患麻风病的人,那人一看见耶稣,就俯伏在地上恳求说:“主啊,如果你肯,一定能使我洁净。”

13 耶稣伸手摸他,说:“我肯,你洁净了吧!”他身上的麻风病立刻消失了。

14 耶稣又嘱咐他:“不要把这事告诉别人,要去让祭司察看你的身体,照摩西的规定献上祭物,向众人证明你已经洁净了。”

15 结果耶稣的名声传得更广了,成群的人聚集到祂那里听祂讲道、求祂医病。 16 不过,祂还是常常退到旷野去祷告。

叫瘫子行走

17 有一天,耶稣在教导人,旁边坐着来自加利利、犹太和耶路撒冷各地的法利赛人和律法教师,主的能力伴随着耶稣,使祂能医治病人。

18 有人用担架抬着一个瘫痪的人想进到屋里,把他放在耶稣面前。 19 可是人太挤了,无法进去,他们就爬上屋顶,掀开瓦片,把那病人连人带担架缒到耶稣面前。 20 耶稣看见他们那么有信心,就对瘫子说:“朋友,你的罪得到赦免了!”

21 那些法利赛人和律法教师开始议论起来:“这个说话亵渎上帝的人是谁啊?除了上帝以外,谁能够赦罪?”

22 耶稣知道他们的想法,就问:“你们为什么心里议论呢? 23 说‘你的罪得到赦免了’容易呢,还是说‘你起来行走’容易呢? 24 如今我要让你们知道人子在世上有赦罪的权柄。”于是对瘫子说:“我吩咐你起来!收拾你的担架回家去吧。”

25 那人立刻当众站了起来,拿起他躺卧的担架回家去了,不住地赞美上帝。 26 众人都十分惊奇,一同赞美上帝,心里充满了敬畏,说:“今天我们看到神迹了!”

呼召利未

27 后来耶稣外出时,看见一个名叫利未的税吏坐在收税站里,就对他说:“跟从我!” 28 利未就起来,撇下一切跟从了耶稣。

29 随后,他在家设宴款待耶稣,赴宴的人中有许多税吏和其他人。 30 法利赛人和律法教师就向耶稣的门徒抱怨说:“你们为什么跟税吏和罪人一起吃喝呢?”

31 耶稣答道:“健康的人不需要医生,有病的人才需要。 32 我来不是要召义人悔改,乃是召罪人悔改。”

论禁食

33 他们说:“约翰的门徒常常禁食祷告,法利赛人的门徒也是一样,可是你的门徒却又吃又喝。”

34 耶稣说:“新郎还跟宾客在一起的时候,岂能让宾客禁食? 35 但有一天新郎将被带走,那时他们就要禁食了。” 36 耶稣又给他们讲了一个比喻,说:“没有人会从新衣服上撕下一块布来,补在旧衣服上。否则,不但新衣服撕破了,旧衣服和新补丁也不相称。 37 同样,没有人把新酒装进旧皮囊里,否则新酒会把旧皮囊胀破,酒也漏了,皮囊也毁了。 38 所以新酒一定要装在新皮囊里。 39 但是,没有人喝过陈年老酒后,还愿意喝新酒,因为他会说,‘还是陈年老酒好。’”

耶稣选门徒

有一次,耶稣站在革尼撒勒湖岸边,有很多人聚集在他周围,聆听他传播上帝的话语。 他看到有两条船停在岸边,渔夫们不在船上,他们正在洗鱼网。 有一条船是西门的,耶稣走了上去,让他把船撑得离开岸边,然后,耶稣坐下,教导岸上的人们。

耶稣讲完之后,对西门说∶“把船撑到水深的地方去,然后撒网捕鱼!”

西门回答说∶“我的主人,我们辛苦了一整夜,可什么都没捕到,不过,既然您这么说,我就撒网了。” 打鱼人把网撒下之后,竟然捕到很多的鱼,多得几乎都要把网撑破了。 他们就打手势,招呼另一条船上的同伴过来帮忙。另一条船上的人过来了,把鱼装了满满两船,船几乎都要被压沉了。

彼得西门看到这个情景,连忙在耶稣面前跪了下来,说∶“主,离开我吧,我是一个罪人!” 10 西门的同伴西庇太的儿子雅各和约翰看到捕了这么多鱼,也感到非常吃惊。

耶稣对西门说∶“不要害怕,从现在起,你们的工作是得人而不是得鱼。”

11 他们把船靠到岸边,丢下所有的东西,跟随了耶稣。

耶稣为人治病

12 一天耶稣在一座城镇里遇见一个浑身长满了大麻风的人。那人一见耶稣,就跪在他面前,乞求道∶“主啊,治愈我吧。如果您愿意,您就能治好我的病。”

13 耶稣伸出手,抚摸着他说∶“我愿意,痊愈吧!”话到病除,那人的麻风病便被治好了。 14 然后,耶稣说道∶“不要把这事告诉给任何人,但是,你要到祭司那里去让他查看,还要按照摩西的命令,为你的痊愈向上帝献上祭品,向大家表明你痊愈了。”

15 但是耶稣的名声反而被传开了。很多人聚集起来,听他讲道,同时其中一些人也期待他们的病得到治愈。 16 但是,耶稣经常走开,到荒野里去祈祷。

耶稣治愈残疾人

17 一次,耶稣正在教导人们,一些来自加利利、犹太城和耶路撒冷的法利赛人和律法师也坐在那里。主赋予了耶稣治愈病人的力量。 18 一些人用担架抬来一个瘫痪病人,他们想把他抬过来放到耶稣面前。 19 可是,人太多了,无法抬进去,所以他们就登上了房顶,把那个瘫痪的人用垫子从房顶拆开的洞口缒到人群中间,放在耶稣的面前。 20 耶稣看到这些人如此强的信仰,就对那个病人说∶“朋友,你的罪孽被宽恕了!”

21 那些律法师和法利赛人都禁不住想∶“这个人是谁呢?竟敢这样口出狂言。除了上帝,谁能宽恕罪孽呢?”

22 耶稣看出他们的心思,便说道∶“你们为什么心怀这些疑问呢? 23 两者相比,哪个更容易? 是对这人说∶‘你的罪被宽恕了,’容易,还是说‘站起来,迈步走,’容易呢? 24 但是,为了让你们知道,人子 [a]在世间有宽恕罪孽的权力。”耶稣对那个瘫痪病人说道∶“我吩咐你站起来!拿上你的铺盖,走回家去吧!”

25 在众目睽睽之下,那个瘫痪病人立即站了起来,他拿起铺盖,走回家去了,一路上不停地赞美上帝。 26 在场所有的人都被惊得目瞪口呆,他们都赞美着上帝,纷纷诚惶诚恐地说∶“今天,我们亲眼看到了奇迹!”

利未(马太)跟随耶稣

27 治好那个瘫痪病人后,耶稣出去了。他看见一个名叫利未的税吏正坐在收税的地方。耶稣对他说∶“跟随我!” 28 利未立即起身,撇下所有的东西,跟随了耶稣。

29 利未在自己家里为耶稣准备了丰盛的宴席,很多税吏和其他人也与他们坐在一起吃饭。 30 那些法利赛人和律法师得知这件事后,对耶稣的门徒埋怨道∶“你们为什么与税吏和罪人一起吃喝呢?”

31 耶稣答道∶“健康人不需要医生,需要医生的是那些有病的人。 32 我来这里不是召唤正直人的,而是召唤罪人悔改的。”

耶酥与其它宗教领袖不同

33 他们又对耶稣说∶“约翰的门徒和法利赛人的门徒经常禁食和祈祷,而你的门徒却总是又吃又喝。”

34 耶稣对他们说∶“在婚礼上,新郎和朋友在一起的时候,你不能叫他的朋友禁食。 35 但是,新郎迟早要离开他们的,那时他的朋友们会感到悲伤而禁食。”

36 耶稣又给他们讲了一个寓言∶“没有人会从新衣服上撕下一块布,补在旧衣服上,否则,他不但毁了新衣服,而且撕下来的新布也与旧衣服也不相称。 37 谁也不会把新酒装在旧酒囊里,否则,新酒会撑破旧酒囊,结果酒也漏掉了,酒囊也毁了。 38 你们总是把新酒装到新酒囊里。 39 也没人在喝过陈年老酒后,想喝新酒,他会说∶“陈酒更香。”

Footnotes

  1. 路 加 福 音 5:24 人子: 即耶稣。是上帝挑选来拯救他的子民的弥赛亚的名字。见《但以理》7:13-14。

Calling of the First Disciples(A)

One day Jesus was standing by the Sea of Galilee. The people crowded around him as they listened to God’s word. Jesus saw two boats on the shore. The fishermen had stepped out of them and were washing their nets. So Jesus got into the boat that belonged to Simon and asked him to push off a little from the shore. Then Jesus sat down and taught the crowd from the boat.

When he finished speaking, he told Simon, “Take the boat into deep water, and lower your nets to catch some fish.”

Simon answered, “Teacher, we worked hard all night and caught nothing. But if you say so, I’ll lower the nets.”

After the men had done this, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. Their partners came and filled both boats until the boats nearly sank.

When Simon Peter saw this, he knelt in front of Jesus and said, “Leave me, Lord! I’m a sinful person!” Simon and everyone who was with him were amazed to see the large number of fish they had caught. 10 James and John, who were Zebedee’s sons and Simon’s partners, were also amazed.

Jesus told Simon, “Don’t be afraid. From now on you will catch people instead of fish.”

11 Simon and his partners brought the boats to shore, left everything, and followed Jesus.

Jesus Cures a Man with a Skin Disease(B)

12 One day Jesus was in a city where there was a man covered with a serious skin disease. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground. He begged Jesus, “Sir, if you want to, you can make me clean.” [a]

13 Jesus reached out, touched him, and said, “I want to. So be clean!” Immediately, his skin disease went away.

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

15 The news about Jesus spread even more. Large crowds gathered to hear him and have their diseases cured. 16 But he would go away to places where he could be alone for prayer.

Jesus Forgives Sins(C)

17 One day when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and experts in Moses’ Teachings were present. They had come from every village in Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. Jesus had the power of the Lord to heal.

18 Some men brought a paralyzed man on a stretcher. They tried to take him into the house and put him in front of Jesus. 19 But they could not find a way to get him into the house because of the crowd. So they went up on the roof. They made an opening in the tiles and let the man down on his stretcher among the people. (They lowered him in front of Jesus.)

20 When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Sir, your sins are forgiven.” 21 The experts in Moses’ Teachings and the Pharisees thought, “Who is this man? He’s dishonoring God! Who besides God can forgive sins?”

22 Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, “What are you thinking? 23 Is it easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk’? 24 I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then he said to the paralyzed man, “Get up, pick up your stretcher, and go home.”

25 The man immediately stood up in front of them and picked up the stretcher he had been lying on. Praising God, he went home.

26 Everyone was amazed and praised God. They were filled with awe and said, “We’ve seen things today we can hardly believe!”

Jesus Chooses Levi [Matthew] to Be a Disciple(D)

27 After that, Jesus left. He saw a tax collector named Levi sitting in a tax office. Jesus said to him, “Follow me!” 28 So Levi got up, left everything, and followed him.

29 Levi held a large reception at his home for Jesus. A huge crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them.

30 The Pharisees and their experts in Moses’ Teachings complained to Jesus’ disciples. They asked, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”

31 Jesus answered them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor; those who are sick do. 32 I’ve come to call sinners to change the way they think and act, not to call people who think they have God’s approval.”

Jesus Is Questioned about Fasting(E)

33 They said to him, “John’s disciples frequently fast and say prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. But your disciples eat and drink.”

34 Jesus asked them, “Can you force wedding guests to fast while the groom is still with them? 35 The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. At that time they will fast.”

36 He also used these illustrations: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new coat to patch an old coat. Otherwise, the new cloth will tear the old. Besides, the patch from the new will not match the old. 37 People don’t pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the new wine will make the skins burst. The wine will run out, and the skins will be ruined. 38 Rather, new wine is to be poured into fresh skins.

39 “No one who has been drinking old wine wants new wine. He says, ‘The old wine is better!’ ”

Footnotes

  1. 5:12 Clean   ” refers to anything that Moses’ Teachings say is presentable to God.