Thursday 15 October 2009

Matthew 8:23~27 Jesus Calms the Storm For Oct 23, 2009 (Also Mark 4.35-41; Luke 8.22-25) (Contemporary English Version)

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

23After Jesus left in a boat with his disciples, 24a terrible storm suddenly struck the lake, and waves started splashing into their boat.
Jesus was sound asleep, 25so the disciples went over to him and woke him up. They said, "Lord, save us! We're going to drown!"
26But Jesus replied, "Why are you so afraid? You surely don't have much faith." Then he got up and ordered the wind and the waves to calm down. And everything was calm.
27The men in the boat were amazed and said, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him."
Jesus Cast out Demons in Two Men Matthew 8: 28~33 (Also Mark 5.1-20; Luke 8.26-39)
28After Jesus had crossed the lake, he came to shore near the town of Gadara [e] and started down the road. Two men with demons in them came to him from the tombs. [f] They were so fierce that no one could travel that way. 29Suddenly they shouted, "Jesus, Son of God, what do you want with us? Have you come to punish us before our time?" 30Not far from there a large herd of pigs was feeding. 31So the demons begged Jesus, "If you force us out, please send us into those pigs!" 32Jesus told them to go, and they went out of the men and into the pigs. All at once the pigs rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
33The people taking care of the pigs ran to the town and told everything, especially what had happened to the two men. 34Everyone in town came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their part of the country.
Footnotes: e. Matthew 8:28 Gadara: Some manuscripts have "Gergesa." Others have "Gerasa." f. Matthew 8:28 tombs: It was thought that demons and evil spirits lived in tombs and in caves that were used for burying the dead.
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 第八章
23 耶 穌 上 了船 , 門 徒 跟 著 他 。
24 海 裡 忽 然 起 了 暴 風 , 甚 至 船 被 波 浪 掩 蓋 ; 耶 穌 卻 睡 著 了 。
25 門 徒 來 叫 醒 了 他 , 說 : 主 阿 , 救 我 們 , 我 們 喪 命 啦 !
26 耶 穌 說 : 你 們 這 小 信 的 人 哪 , 為 甚 麼 膽 怯 呢 ? 於 是 起 來 , 斥 責 風和 海 , 風 和 海 就 大 大 的 平 靜 了 。
27 眾 人 希 奇 , 說 : 這 是 怎 樣 的 人 ? 連 風 和 海 也 聽 從 他 了 !
28 耶 穌 既 渡 到 那 邊 去 , 來 到 加 大 拉 人 的 地 方 , 就 有 兩 個 被 鬼 附 的 人從 墳 塋 裡 出 來 迎 著 他 , 極 其 兇 猛 , 甚 至 沒 有 人 能 從 那 條 路 上 經 過 。
29 他 們 喊 著 說 : 神 的 兒 子 , 我 們 與 你 有 甚 麼 相 干 ? 時 候 還 沒 有 到 ,你 就 上 這 裡 來 叫 我 們 受 苦 麼 ?
30 離 他 們 很 遠 , 有 一 大 群 豬 吃 食 。
31 鬼 就 央 求 耶 穌 , 說 : 若 把 我 們 趕 出 去 , 就 打 發 我 們 進 入 豬 群 罷 !
32 耶 穌 說 : 去 罷 ! 鬼 就 出 來 , 進 入 豬 群 。 全 群 忽 然 闖 下 山 崖 , 投 在海 裡 淹 死 了 。
33 放 豬 的 就 逃 跑 進 城 , 將 這 一 切 事 和 被 鬼 附 的 人 所 遭 遇 的 都 告 訴 人。
34 合 城 的 人 都 出 來 迎 見 耶 穌 , 既 見 了 就 央 求 他 離 開 他 們 的 境 界 。

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