洁净麻风病人

耶稣从山上下来,有一大群人跟随他。 这时候,忽然有一个麻风病人前来拜他,说:“主啊,如果你愿意,你就能洁净我。”

耶稣伸出手来摸他,说:“我愿意,你洁净了吧!”那人的麻风病立刻就被洁净了。 耶稣对他说:“你要注意,不可告诉任何人,只要去把自己给祭司看,并且献上摩西所吩咐的祭物,好对他们做见证。”

百夫长的信心

耶稣进了迦百农,有个百夫长前来恳求他, 说:“主啊,我的仆人瘫痪了,躺在家里,受剧烈的折磨。”

耶稣对他说:“我去使他痊愈。”

百夫长回答说:“主啊,我实在不配请你进我家。其实只要你说一句话,我的仆人就会痊愈的。 事实上,我也在人的权下,也有士兵在我之下。我对这个说‘去’,他就去;对那个说‘来’,他就来;对我的奴仆说‘做这事’,他就去做。”

10 耶稣听了,十分感慨,对跟随他的人说:“我确实地告诉你们:在以色列我没有见过有这么大信心[a]的人。 11 我告诉你们:将有许多人从东从西而来,在天国里与亚伯拉罕以撒雅各一同坐席。 12 但那些‘天国的儿女’,却将被丢在外面的黑暗里。在那里将有哀哭和切齿。” 13 于是耶稣对那百夫长说:“回去吧,照着你所信的,给你成全吧!”他的仆人就在那一刻痊愈了。

在迦百农治病

14 耶稣来到彼得家,看见彼得的岳母正发烧躺着。 15 耶稣一摸她的手,烧就退了。于是她就起来服事耶稣。 16 到了傍晚,人们把许多有鬼魔附身的人带到耶稣那里。耶稣话语一出就把那些邪灵都赶了出去,并且使所有患病的人痊愈了。 17 这样,那藉着先知以赛亚所说的话就应验了:

“他亲自代替了我们的软弱,
担当了我们的疾病。”[b]

跟随耶稣

18 耶稣看见一群人[c]围着他,就吩咐渡到对岸去。 19 有一个经文士前来对他说:“老师,无论你到哪里去,我都要跟从你。”

20 耶稣对他说:“狐狸有洞,天空的飞鸟有窝,人子却没有枕头的地方。”

21 耶稣的另一个门徒对他说:“主啊,请准许我先去埋葬我的父亲。”

22 但是耶稣对他说:“你跟从我,让死人去埋葬他们的死人吧。”

平静风浪

23 耶稣上了船,他的门徒们跟着他。 24 这时候,忽然湖[d]上起了大风暴,以致波浪盖过了船,耶稣却睡着了。 25 门徒们上前来叫醒他,说:“主啊,救救我们,我们没命了!”

26 耶稣对他们说:“为什么胆怯呢?你们这些小信的人哪!”耶稣就起来,斥责风和浪[e],湖面就变得一片平静。

27 他们都感到惊奇,说:“这个人究竟是什么人?连风和浪[f]也听从他!”

在格拉森驱赶鬼魔

28 耶稣来到对岸格达拉[g]人的地方,两个有鬼魔附身的人,从墓地迎着他出来。他们非常凶猛,以致没有人能从那条路经过。 29 忽然,他们喊叫说:“神的儿子[h]啊,我们与你有什么关系?时候来到之前,你就来这里折磨我们吗?”

30 当时,离他们很远的地方,有一大群猪正在吃食。 31 那些鬼魔就央求耶稣,说:“如果你要把我们赶出去,就叫我们进入这群猪里面去吧。”

32 耶稣对它们说:“去吧!”它们就出来,进入猪[i]里面去了。忽然,那整群猪[j]从山崖冲到湖里,在水里淹死[k]了。 33 那些放猪的人就逃跑,进城去传报了这一切事,包括鬼魔附身之人的事。 34 看哪,全城的人都出来看耶稣,见了耶稣以后,就央求他离开他们的地区。

Footnotes

  1. 马太福音 8:10 信心——指“对耶稣的信心”。
  2. 马太福音 8:17 《以赛亚书》53:4。
  3. 马太福音 8:18 一群人——有古抄本作“一大群人”。
  4. 马太福音 8:24 湖——原文直译“海”;指“加利利湖(海)”。
  5. 马太福音 8:26 浪——或译作“湖”;原文直译“海”。
  6. 马太福音 8:27 浪——或译作“湖”;原文直译“海”。
  7. 马太福音 8:28 格达拉——有古抄本作“格拉森”。
  8. 马太福音 8:29 有古抄本附“耶稣”。
  9. 马太福音 8:32 有古抄本附“群”。
  10. 马太福音 8:32 有古抄本没有“猪”。
  11. 马太福音 8:32 淹——辅助词语。

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

Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy(A)

When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy[a](B) came and knelt before him(C) and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone.(D) But go, show yourself to the priest(E) and offer the gift Moses commanded,(F) as a testimony to them.”

The Faith of the Centurion(G)

When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed,(H) suffering terribly.”

Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?”

The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.(I) For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.(J) 11 I say to you that many will come from the east and the west,(K) and will take their places at the feast with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.(L) 12 But the subjects of the kingdom(M) will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”(N)

13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.”(O) And his servant was healed at that moment.

Jesus Heals Many(P)

14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.

16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.(Q) 17 This was to fulfill(R) what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

“He took up our infirmities
    and bore our diseases.”[b](S)

The Cost of Following Jesus(T)

18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.(U) 19 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

20 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man(V) has no place to lay his head.”

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

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

Jesus Calms the Storm(X)(Y)

23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”

26 He replied, “You of little faith,(Z) why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.(AA)

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

Jesus Restores Two Demon-Possessed Men(AB)

28 When he arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes,[c] two demon-possessed(AC) men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. 29 “What do you want with us,(AD) Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”(AE)

30 Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31 The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

32 He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. 33 Those tending the pigs ran off, went into the town and reported all this, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men. 34 Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they pleaded with him to leave their region.(AF)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 8:2 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
  2. Matthew 8:17 Isaiah 53:4 (see Septuagint)
  3. Matthew 8:28 Some manuscripts Gergesenes; other manuscripts Gerasenes