Matthew 8
International Children’s Bible
Jesus Heals a Sick Man
8 When Jesus came down from the hill, great crowds followed him. 2 Then a man sick with a harmful skin disease came to Jesus. The man bowed down before him and said, “Lord, you have the power to heal me if you want.”
3 Jesus touched the man and said, “I want to heal you. Be healed!” And immediately the man was healed from his skin disease. 4 Then Jesus said to him, “Don’t tell anyone about what happened. But go and show yourself to the priest.[a] And offer the gift that Moses commanded[b] for people who are made well. This will show people that you are healed.”
Jesus Heals a Soldier’s Servant
5 Jesus went to the city of Capernaum. When he entered the city, an army officer came to Jesus and begged for help. 6 The officer said, “Lord, my servant is at home in bed. He can’t move his body and is in much pain.”
7 Jesus said to the officer, “I will go and heal him.”
8 The officer answered, “Lord, I am not good enough for you to come into my house. All you need to do is command that my servant be healed, and he will be healed. 9 I myself am a man under the authority of other men. And I have soldiers under my command. I tell one soldier, ‘Go,’ and he goes. I tell another soldier, ‘Come,’ and he comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and my servant obeys me.
10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. He said to those who were with him, “I tell you the truth. This man has more faith than any other person I have found, even in Israel. 11 Many people will come from the east and from the west. They will sit and eat with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 And those people who should have the kingdom will be thrown outside into the darkness. In that place people will cry and grind their teeth with pain.”
13 Then Jesus said to the officer, “Go home. Your servant will be healed just as you believed he would.” And at that same time his servant was healed.
Jesus Heals Many People
14 Jesus went to Peter’s house. There Jesus saw that Peter’s mother-in-law was in bed with a high fever. 15 Jesus touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she stood up and began to serve Jesus.
16 That evening people brought to Jesus many who had demons. Jesus spoke and the demons left them. Jesus healed all the sick. 17 He did these things to make come true what Isaiah the prophet said:
“He took our suffering on him.
And he felt our pain for us.” Isaiah 53:4
People Want to Follow Jesus
18 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he told his followers to go to the other side of the lake. 19 Then a teacher of the law came to Jesus and said, “Teacher, I will follow you any place you go.”
20 Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes to live in. The birds have nests to live in. But the Son of Man has no place where he can rest his head.”
21 Another man, one of Jesus’ followers, said to Jesus, “Lord, let me go and bury my father first.”
22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and let the people who are dead bury their own dead.”
Jesus Stops a Storm
23 Jesus got into a boat, and his followers went with him. 24 A very bad storm arose on the lake. The waves covered the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The followers went to Jesus and woke him. They said, “Lord, save us! We will drown!”
26 Jesus answered, “Why are you afraid? You don’t have enough faith.” Then Jesus got up and gave a command to the wind and the sea. The wind stopped, and the sea became very calm.
27 The men were amazed. They said, “What kind of man is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!”
Jesus Heals Two Men with Demons
28 Jesus arrived at the other side of the lake in the country of the Gadarene[c] people. There, two men came to Jesus. They had demons in them. These men lived in the burial caves. They were so dangerous that people could not use the road by those caves. 29 The two men came to Jesus and shouted, “What do you want with us, Son of God? Did you come here to punish us before the right time?”
30 Near that place there was a large herd of pigs feeding. 31 The demons begged Jesus, “If you make us leave these men, please send us into that herd of pigs.”
32 Jesus said to them, “Go!” So the demons left the men and went into the pigs. Then the whole herd of pigs ran down the hill into the lake and were drowned. 33 The men who were caring for the pigs ran away and went into town. They told about all of this and what had happened to the men who had demons. 34 Then the whole town went out to see Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their area.
Footnotes
- 8:4 show . . . priest The law of Moses said a priest must say when a Jew who had a harmful skin disease was well.
- 8:4 Moses commanded Read about this in Leviticus 14:1–32.
- 8:28 Gadarene From Gadara, an area southeast of Lake Galilee. The exact location is uncertain and some Greek copies read “Gergesene”; others read “Gerasene.”
Matthew 8
Authorized (King James) Version
8 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And 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.
5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 6 and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 8 The 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. 9 For 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. 10 When 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. 11 And 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. 12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 13 And 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.
14 And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever. 15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.
16 When 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: 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 20 And 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. 21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26 And 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. 27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!
28 And 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. 29 And, 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? 30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding. 31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. 32 And 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. 33 And 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. 34 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.
马太福音 8
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
治好痲风病人(A)
8 耶稣下了山，许多人跟随着他。 2 有一个患痲风的人前来向他跪拜，说：“主啊！如果你肯，必能使我洁净。” 3 耶稣伸手摸他，说：“我肯，你洁净了吧！”他的痲风立刻洁净了。 4 耶稣对他说：“你千万不可告诉别人，只要去给祭司检查，并且照着摩西所规定的献上供物，好向大家作证。”
治好百夫长的仆人(B)
5 耶稣到了迦百农，有一个百夫长前来恳求他， 6 说：“主啊！我的仆人瘫痪了，躺在家里非常痛苦。” 7 耶稣对他说：“我去医治他。” 8 百夫长回答：“主啊，要你到舍下来，实在不敢当。只要你说一句话，我的仆人就必好了。 9 我自己是在别人的权下，也有兵在我以下；我对这个说‘去！’他就去，对另一个说‘来！’他就来；对仆人说‘作这个！’他就作。” 10 耶稣听了，就很惊奇，对跟随的人说：“我实在告诉你们，这样的信心，我在以色列中从来没有见过。 11 我告诉你们，必有许多人从东从西来到，和亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各在天国里一起吃饭。 12 但本来要承受天国的人，反被丢在外面黑暗里，在那里必要哀哭切齿。” 13 于是耶稣对百夫长说：“回去吧！事情必照你所信的给你成就。”他的仆人就在那时痊愈了。
治病赶鬼(C)
14 耶稣来到彼得家里，看见他的岳母发烧，病在床上。 15 耶稣一摸她的手，热就退了；她就起来服事耶稣。 16 到了黄昏，有些人带了许多被鬼附的人来见耶稣，他只用一句话就把污灵赶出去，并且医好了所有患病的人。 17 这样正应验了以赛亚先知所说的：
“他亲自除去我们的软弱，
担当我们的疾病。”
跟从耶稣的要求(D)
18 耶稣看见许多人围着他，就吩咐往对岸去。 19 有一位经学家前来对他说：“老师，你无论往哪里去，我都要跟从你！” 20 耶稣回答：“狐狸有洞，天空的飞鸟有窝，但人子却没有栖身（“栖身”原文作“枕头”）的地方。” 21 另一个门徒对他说：“主啊！请准我先回去安葬我的父亲吧。” 22 耶稣对他说：“跟从我吧！让死人去埋葬他们的死人。”
平静风浪(E)
23 耶稣上了船，门徒跟着他。 24 忽然海上起了狂风，甚至船都被波涛掩盖，但耶稣却睡着了。 25 他们走来把他叫醒，说：“主啊！救命啊！我们没命了！” 26 耶稣却对他们说：“小信的人哪！为甚么害怕呢？”他就起来斥责风和海，风浪就完全平静了。 27 众人都惊奇，说：“这是甚么人，连风和海也听从他？”
治好鬼附的人(F)
28 耶稣过到对岸加大拉人的地区，遇见两个被鬼附着的人从墓地出来；他们十分凶暴，甚至没有人敢从那条路经过。 29 他们喊叫：“ 神的儿子，我们跟你有甚么关系呢？时候还没有到，你就来这里叫我们受苦吗？” 30 那时远远有一大群猪正在吃东西。 31 那些鬼就求耶稣，说：“如果要赶我们出来，就准我们进到猪群里去吧。” 32 耶稣对他们说：“出去吧！”他们就出来，进了猪群。那一群猪忽然闯下山崖，掉在海里淹死了。 33 放猪的人逃进城里，把被鬼附的人的遭遇和一切事情，都报告出来。 34 全城的居民都出来要见耶稣，看见了他，就求他离开他们的地区。
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