治好被鬼附身的人

他们来到湖对岸的格拉森地区。 耶稣刚下船,就遇见一个被污鬼附身的人从坟场迎面而来。 那人以坟场为家,从来没有人能把他捆住,就算用铁链也锁不住他。 尽管有人多次用铁链和脚镣锁住他,但他挣断了铁链,砸碎了脚镣。没有人能制服他。 他昼夜在坟场和山野间大喊大叫,又用石头砍自己。

他远远看见耶稣,就跑过去跪下来拜祂,喊着说: “至高上帝的儿子耶稣啊,我和你有什么关系?看在上帝的份上,求你不要折磨我!” 原来,耶稣已经对他身上的鬼说:“污鬼,从这人身上出来!”

耶稣问:“你叫什么名字?”

他说:“我的名字叫‘群’,因为我们是一大群。”

10 接着污鬼再三哀求耶稣,不要把它们逐出那个地区。 11 当时有一大群猪在附近山坡上觅食。 12 污鬼就哀求耶稣说:“让我们到猪群里去,附在它们身上吧!”

13 耶稣允许了,污鬼就离开那人,进入猪群。那群猪就一路奔下陡坡,冲进湖里淹死了,约有两千头。

14 放猪的人都吓跑了。他们把这消息传遍了城里乡间,于是人人都跑来看个究竟。 15 他们到了耶稣那里,看见那一度被群鬼附身的人神智清醒、衣着整齐地坐在那里,都很害怕。 16 目睹这件事的人向他们讲述整个经过。 17 他们请耶稣离开他们的地方。

18 耶稣上了船准备离开的时候,那被鬼附过的人恳求耶稣让他随行。 19 耶稣没有答应,只对他说:“回去见你的家人,将主为你所做的事和祂怜悯你的经过告诉他们吧!”

20 这人就回到低加坡里一带宣扬耶稣为他所行的奇事,大家都很惊奇。

耶稣医治有信心的人

21 耶稣再坐船回到对岸,立刻有一大群人在岸边围着祂。 22 人群中有一位会堂的主管名叫雅鲁,他一见到耶稣便俯伏在祂脚前, 23 恳求说:“我小女儿快要死了,求你去把手按在她身上,医治她,救她一命。”

24 耶稣和他同去,一大群人跟着祂,拥挤着祂。

25 有一个妇人患血漏病已经十二年, 26 经过许多医生的诊治,受尽痛苦,耗尽钱财,病情仍没有好转,反而更加严重。 27 她听见耶稣的事,就夹在人群中挤到耶稣背后摸祂的衣服, 28 心想:“只要摸到祂的衣服,我就痊愈了!”

29 她的血漏立刻停止了,她感到自己痊愈了。 30 耶稣马上知道有能力从自己身上发出,便在人群中转过身来问:“谁摸了我的衣服?”

31 门徒对祂说:“你看,这么多人在你周围挤来挤去,你怎么问谁摸你呢?”

32 耶稣环视四周,要找出摸祂的人。 33 那妇人害怕得发抖,她知道在自己身上发生了什么事,于是上前俯伏在耶稣面前,将实情说了出来。

34 耶稣说:“女儿,你的信心救了你。安心地回去吧!你的病好了。”

35 耶稣还在说话的时候,有人从雅鲁家中赶来,对雅鲁说:“你的女儿已经死了,何必麻烦老师呢?”

36 耶稣听了,便对雅鲁说:“不要怕,只要信。” 37 于是,祂带着彼得、雅各和雅各的弟弟约翰去雅鲁家,不准其他人跟着。 38 他们到了那里,只见在场的人嚎啕大哭,场面混乱。 39 耶稣进去问道:“你们为什么大哭大嚷呢?这孩子并没有死,只是睡着了。”

40 这些人听了,都讥笑祂。耶稣让他们全部出去,然后带着孩子的父母和三个门徒进了房间。 41 祂拉着孩子的手说:“大利大,古米!”意思是:“小女孩,我吩咐你起来!”

42 小女孩应声而起,并且可以走动,那时她十二岁。在场的人都惊奇不已。 43 耶稣郑重叮嘱他们不要把这事张扬出去,又吩咐他们给女孩东西吃。

治好被鬼附身的人

他們來到湖對岸的格拉森地區。 耶穌剛下船,就遇見一個被污鬼附身的人從墳場迎面而來。 那人以墳場為家,從來沒有人能把他捆住,就算用鐵鏈也鎖不住他。 儘管有人多次用鐵鏈和腳鐐鎖住他,但他掙斷了鐵鏈,砸碎了腳鐐。沒有人能制伏他。 他晝夜在墳場和山野間大喊大叫,又用石頭砍自己。

他遠遠看見耶穌,就跑過去跪下來拜祂,喊著說: 「至高上帝的兒子耶穌啊,我和你有什麼關係?看在上帝的份上,求你不要折磨我!」 原來,耶穌已經對他身上的鬼說:「污鬼,從這人身上出來!」

耶穌問:「你叫什麼名字?」

他說:「我的名字叫『群』,因為我們是一大群。」

10 接著污鬼再三哀求耶穌,不要把牠們逐出那個地區。 11 當時有一大群豬在附近山坡上覓食。 12 污鬼就哀求耶穌說:「讓我們到豬群裡去,附在牠們身上吧!」

13 耶穌允許了,污鬼就離開那人,進入豬群。那群豬就一路奔下陡坡,衝進湖裡淹死了,約有兩千頭。

14 放豬的人都嚇跑了。他們把這消息傳遍了城裡鄉間,於是人人都跑來看個究竟。 15 他們到了耶穌那裡,看見那一度被群鬼附身的人神智清醒、衣著整齊地坐在那裡,都很害怕。 16 目睹這件事的人向他們講述整個經過。 17 他們請耶穌離開他們的地方。

18 耶穌上了船準備離開的時候,那被鬼附過的人懇求耶穌讓他隨行。 19 耶穌沒有答應,只對他說:「回去見你的家人,將主為你所做的事和祂憐憫你的經過告訴他們吧!」

20 這人就回到低加坡里一帶宣揚耶穌為他所行的奇事,大家都很驚奇。

耶穌醫治有信心的人

21 耶穌再坐船回到對岸,立刻有一大群人在岸邊圍著祂。 22 人群中有一位會堂的主管名叫雅魯,他一見到耶穌便俯伏在祂腳前, 23 懇求說:「我小女兒快要死了,求你去把手按在她身上,醫治她,救她一命。」

24 耶穌和他同去,一大群人跟著祂,擁擠著祂。

25 有一個婦人患血漏病已經十二年, 26 經過許多醫生的診治,受盡痛苦,耗盡錢財,病情仍沒有好轉,反而更加嚴重。 27 她聽見耶穌的事,就夾在人群中擠到耶穌背後摸祂的衣服, 28 心想:「只要摸到祂的衣服,我就痊癒了!」

29 她的血漏立刻停止了,她感到自己痊癒了。 30 耶穌馬上知道有能力從自己身上發出,便在人群中轉過身來問:「誰摸了我的衣服?」

31 門徒對祂說:「你看,這麼多人在你周圍擠來擠去,你怎麼問誰摸你呢?」

32 耶穌環視四周,要找出摸祂的人。 33 那婦人害怕得發抖,她知道在自己身上發生了什麼事,於是上前俯伏在耶穌面前,將實情說了出來。

34 耶穌說:「女兒,你的信心救了你。安心地回去吧!你的病好了。」

35 耶穌還在說話的時候,有人從雅魯家中趕來,對雅魯說:「你的女兒已經死了,何必麻煩老師呢?」

36 耶穌聽了,便對雅魯說:「不要怕,只要信。」 37 於是,祂帶著彼得、雅各和雅各的弟弟約翰去雅魯家,不准其他人跟著。 38 他們到了那裡,只見在場的人嚎啕大哭,場面混亂。 39 耶穌進去問道:「你們為什麼大哭大嚷呢?這孩子並沒有死,只是睡著了。」

40 這些人聽了,都譏笑祂。耶穌讓他們全部出去,然後帶著孩子的父母和三個門徒進了房間。 41 祂拉著孩子的手說:「大利大,古米!」意思是:「小女孩,我吩咐你起來!」

42 小女孩應聲而起,並且可以走動,那時她十二歲。在場的人都驚奇不已。 43 耶穌鄭重叮囑他們不要把這事張揚出去,又吩咐他們給女孩東西吃。

Demons Ask Jesus to Let Them Live in Pigs (A)

Jesus and His followers came to the other side of the sea to the country of the Gerasenes. He got out of the boat. At once a man came to Him from among the graves. This man had a demon. He lived among the graves. No man could tie him, even with chains. Many times he had been tied with chains on his feet. He had broken the chains as well as the irons from his hands and legs. No man was strong enough to keep him tied. Night and day he was among the graves and in the mountains. He would cry out and cut himself with stones.

When the man with the demon saw Jesus a long way off, he ran and worshiped Him. The man spoke with a loud voice and said, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I ask You, in the name of God, do not hurt me!” At the same time, Jesus was saying, “Come out of the man, you demon!” Jesus asked the demon, “What is your name?” He said, “My name is Many, for there are many of us.” 10 The demons asked Jesus not to send them out of the country. 11 There were many pigs feeding on the mountain side. 12 The demons asked Him saying, “Send us to the pigs that we may go into them.” 13 Then Jesus let them do what they wanted to do. So they went into the pigs. The pigs ran fast down the side of the mountain and into the sea and died. There were about 2,000. 14 The men who cared for the pigs ran fast to the town and out to the country telling what had been done. People came to see what had happened. 15 They came to Jesus and saw the man who had had the demons. He was sitting with clothes on and in his right mind. The men were afraid. 16 Those who had seen it told what had happened to the man who had had the demons. They told what had happened to the pigs. 17 Then they asked Jesus to leave their country.

18 Jesus got into the boat. The man who had had the demons asked to go with Him. 19 Jesus would not let him go but said to him, “Go home to your own people. Tell them what great things the Lord has done for you. Tell them how He had pity on you.” 20 The man went his way and told everyone in the land of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him. All the people were surprised and wondered.

Two Were Healed through Faith (B)

21 Then Jesus went by boat over to the other side of the sea. Many people gathered around Him. He stayed by the sea-shore. 22 Jairus was one of the leaders of the Jewish place of worship. As Jairus came to Jesus, he got down at His feet. 23 He cried out to Jesus and said, “My little daughter is almost dead. Come and put Your hand on her that she may be healed and live.” 24 Jesus went with him. Many people followed and pushed around Jesus.

25 A woman had been sick for twelve years with a flow of blood. 26 She had suffered much because of having many doctors. She had spent all the money she had. She had received no help, but became worse. 27 She heard about Jesus and went among the people who were following Him. She touched His coat. 28 For she said to herself, “If I can only touch His coat, I will be healed.” 29 At once the flow of blood stopped. She felt in her body that she was healed of her sickness.

30 At the same time Jesus knew that power had gone from Him. He turned and said to the people following Him, “Who touched My coat?” 31 His followers said to Him, “You see the many people pushing on every side. Why do You ask, ‘Who touched My coat?’” 32 He looked around to see who had done it. 33 The woman was filled with fear when she knew what had happened to her. She came and got down before Jesus and told Him the truth. 34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free from your sickness.”

35 While Jesus spoke, men came from the house of the leader of the place of worship. They said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher anymore?” 36 Jesus heard this. He said to the leader of the Jewish place of worship, “Do not be afraid, just believe.” 37 He allowed no one to go with Him but Peter and James and John, the brother of James. 38 They came to the house where the leader of the place of worship lived. Jesus found many people making much noise and crying. 39 He went in and asked them, “Why is there so much noise and crying? The girl is not dead. She is sleeping.”

40 They laughed at Jesus. But He sent them all out of the room. Then He took the girl’s father and mother and those who were with Him. They went into the room where the girl was. 41 He took the girl by the hand and said, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!” 42 At once the girl got up and walked. She was twelve years old. They were very much surprised and wondered about it. 43 He spoke sharp words to them that they should not tell anyone. He told them to give her something to eat.