Thursday 15 October 2009

Matthew 8 Jesus Heals a Man (Contemporary English Version) For Nov 20, 2009

Scripture taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version- Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.

1As Jesus came down the mountain, he was followed by large crowds. 2Suddenly a man with leprosy [a] came and knelt in front of Jesus. He said, "Lord, you have the power to make me well, if only you wanted to." 3Jesus put his hand on the man and said, "I want to! Now you are well." At once the man's leprosy disappeared. 4Jesus told him, "Don't tell anyone about this, but go and show the priest that you are well. Then take a gift to the temple just as Moses commanded, and everyone will know that you have been healed." [b]

Jesus Heals an Army Officer's Servant (Also Luke 7.1-10; John 4.43-54)
5When Jesus was going into the town of Capernaum, an army officer came up to him and said, 6"Lord, my servant is at home in such terrible pain that he can't even move."
7"I will go and heal him," Jesus replied.
8But the officer said, "Lord, I'm not good enough for you to come into my house. Just give the order, and my servant will get well. 9I have officers who give orders to me, and I have soldiers who take orders from me. I can say to one of them, `Go!' and he goes. I can say to another, `Come!' and he comes. I can say to my servant, `Do this!' and he will do it."
10When Jesus heard this, he was so surprised that he turned and said to the crowd following him, "I tell you that in all of Israel I've never found anyone with this much faith! 11Many people will come from everywhere to enjoy the feast in the kingdom of heaven with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 12But the ones who should have been in the kingdom will be thrown out into the dark. They will cry and grit their teeth in pain."
13Then Jesus said to the officer, "You may go home now. Your faith has made it happen." Right then his servant was healed.
Jesus Heals Many People (Also Mark 1.29-34; Luke 4.38-41)
14Jesus went to the home of Peter, where he found that Peter's mother-in-law was sick in bed with fever. 15He took her by the hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and served Jesus a meal.
16That evening many people with demons in them were brought to Jesus. And with only a word he forced out the evil spirits and healed everyone who was sick. 17So God's promise came true, just as the prophet Isaiah had said, "He healed our diseases and made us well."
Footnotes: a. Matthew 8:2 leprosy: In biblical times the word "leprosy" was used for many different kinds of skin diseases. b.Matthew 8:4 everyone will know that you have been healed: People with leprosy had to be examined by a priest and told that they were well (that is "clean") before they could once again live a normal life in the Jewish community. The gift that Moses commanded was the sacrifice of some lambs together with flour mixed with olive oil.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version- Second Edition Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.
馬 太 福 音 8
1 耶 穌下 了 山 , 有 許 多 人 跟 著 他 。 2 有 一 個長 大 痲 瘋 的 來 拜 他 , 說 : 主 若 肯 , 必 能 叫 我 潔 淨 了 。 3 耶 穌 伸 手 摸 他 , 說 : 我 肯 , 你 潔 淨 了 罷 ! 他 的 大 痲 瘋 立 刻 就 潔 淨 了 。 4 耶 穌 對 他 說 : 你 切 不 可 告 訴 人 , 只 要 去 把身 體 給 祭 司 察 看 , 獻 上 摩 西 所 吩 咐 的 禮 物 , 對 眾 人 作 證 據 。
5 耶 穌進 了 迦 百 農 , 有 一 個 百 夫 長 進 前 來 , 求 他 說 : 6 主 阿 , 我 的 僕 人 害 癱 瘓 病 , 躺 在 家 裡 , 甚 是 疼 苦 。 7 耶 穌 說 : 我 去 醫 治 他 。 8 百 夫長 回 答 說 : 主 阿 , 你 到 我 舍 下 , 我 不 敢 當 ; 只 要 你 說 一 句 話 , 我 的 僕 人 就 必 好 了 。
9 因 為我 在 人 的 權 下 , 也 有 兵 在 我 以 下 ; 對 這 個 說 : 去 ! 他 就 去 ; 對 那 個 說 : 來 ! 他 就 來 ; 對 我 的僕 人 說 : 你 作 這 事 ! 他 就 去 作 。 10 耶穌 聽 見 就 希 奇 , 對 跟 從 的 人 說 : 我 實 在 告 訴 你 們 , 這 麼 大 的 信 心 , 就 是 在 以 色 列 中 , 我 也 沒有 遇 見 過 。 11 我 又 告 訴 你 們 , 從 東 從西 , 將 有 許 多 人 來 , 在 天 國 裡 與 亞 伯 拉 罕 、 以 撒 、 雅 各 一 同 坐 席 ; 12 惟 有 本 國 的 子 民 竟 被 趕 到 外 邊 黑 暗 裡 去 , 在 那 裡 必 要哀 哭 切 齒 了 。
13 耶 穌對 百 夫 長 說 : 你 回 去 罷 ! 照 你 的 信 心 , 給 你 成 全 了 。 那 時 , 他 的 僕 人 就 好 了 。
14 耶 穌 到 了 彼 得 家 裡 ,見 彼 得 的 岳 母 害 熱 病 躺 著 。 15 耶 穌 把他 的 手 一 摸 , 熱 就 退 了 ; 他 就 起 來 服 事 耶 穌 。 16 到 了 晚 上 , 有 人 帶 著 許 多 被 鬼 附 的 來 到 耶 穌 跟 前 , 他 只 用 一 句 話 就 把 鬼 都 趕 出 去 , 並且 治 好 了 一 切 有 病 的 人 。

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