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譯本是參照 AFV (A Faithful Version 希臘文) 2009

38. Now after going out of the synagogue, He went into Simon’s house. And Simon’s mother-in-law was sick with a great fever; and they asked Him to intervene for her.

39. Then He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And immediately she arose and served them.

40. Now as the sun was going down, all those who had sick persons with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on each one of them and healed them.

41. And demons went out from many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God.” But He rebuked them and did not allow them to speak, because they knew that He was the Christ.

42. Now when day came, He departed and went into a desert place; but the multitudes searched for Him, and came to Him and were detaining Him, that He might not leave them.

43. Then He said to them, “It is necessary for me to preach the gospel of the kingdom of God to the other cities; for this is the reason that I have been sent.”

44. And He went about preaching in the synagogues of Galilee. (A Faithful Version)

38. 耶穌逃離出會堂，就去到西門的家。西門的岳母當時正發高燒，他們請求耶穌去看看她。

39. 耶穌就站在她旁邊，對正在發燒的大喝一聲，燒就退了。她就起來服事。

40. 日落雖然漸近，只是染上各種病患的，都找耶穌，請耶穌按手在他們身上，病就這樣治好了。

41. 當中有人，身上許多魔走出來，大喊：你是基督，神的兒子。耶穌嚴嚴地禁止這些魔說話，因為知道他是基督。

42. 天一亮，耶穌就想離開，朝荒蕪那個方向走。只是許多人到來找他，既找到就強留住，不讓離去。

43. 耶穌對這些人說：我須把神國的福音傳到四周，我奉差遣原是為此。

44. 耶穌就開始了在加利利各會堂宣講神的道。

按上一段經文記錄耶穌是逃離，不是走出會堂，因為有人想謀害他。

走出了會堂就去了西門屋企，進門就看到了西門 (稱為西門在新約中共有九人) 岳母發高燒，開聲燒就退了。此事被傳開，就引來許多求醫的。當中有人被魔纏身，有許多不同稱謂的魔走出來，都認識耶穌是神的兒子，不是神。耶穌封了這些魔的嘴，這身份似乎當時的人都不知道。耶穌於天亮便想離去，卻被求醫的人留住。耶穌此時說出他到世間來的使命，之後在第五章說他去了革尼撒勒湖邊。

AI Overview

The Sea of Galilee and Lake of Gennesaret are different names for the same body of water. It’s a large freshwater lake in northern Israel also known as Lake Tiberias or Kinneret. The lake is famous for its biblical significance, particularly in the life and ministry of Jesus. 這是個簡潔又合理的解釋。

在42節當中有描述耶穌在早晨時份離開，描述一個方向，是從荒蕪之地那個方向。這個描述很有意思，一是指耶穌履行使命是實際光景，新的開始是從零。另一個解釋是實際的路程，那是從迦百農往革尼撒勒湖邊，有研究指是一段大約四五里的路程，途經的地方是一片平原，雜草叢生的小路，形容為荒蕪也是合理的表達。

路加對這段情景的描述，目的何在？是描述耶穌能治病和驅魔除鬼的本事，還是有更深層的意義，藉驅魔除鬼醫病等事件當中，去揭示耶穌的身份不是在於能行這些被稱為神蹟的事？怎知不是藉它們的口去證明，如何判別出來？

留心經文描述，在41節：大喊：你是基督，神的兒子。耶穌嚴嚴地禁止這些魔說話，因為知道他是基督。當中有二個形容，1. 是神的兒子；2.是基督，這二者都被禁聲，就是不用鬼魔去為他宣揚，甚或作證。緣因也明顯，若是真，就真的是搵鬼信。而人呢？這些人都因為能被醫才瘋擁而來，那些是人自己可以處理，卻找耶穌，是當槍使？因此耶穌最後去釐清一個事實。他是為見證神而來，身份是神的兒子，經過人定的禮儀，被人接受。也因為公開認信，用自身為神作了見證，成為神的兒子，就是基督，職份是將兩下合而為一 (保羅在以弗所書2:14說)，叫人與神和好。

由此觀之，路加的描述，似乎不是著重施行神蹟的能力，這能力是讓人去相信，重要是他到來的使命，這使命是相信的人都會去繼承，因為這轉變不是事工，是生命連同整個生存的意識的改變。

參考資料：

How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee 其中一個標題The Historical Jesus: Problems and Methods 下有這樣的說法：

聖經作者們在宗教信仰（或缺乏信仰）、個性、背景和受過的專業訓練方面差異很大。但他們都認同一點：耶穌並沒有在傳道期間宣稱自己是神。是不是很有意思。