Matthew 8:6 - Plain English Version6 He said, “Sir, my young work-man is lying in bed at home. He can’t move, and he is hurting a lot.” Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17696 and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition6 And saying, Lord, my servant boy is lying at the house paralyzed and distressed with intense pains. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)6 and saying, Lord, my servant lieth in the house sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible6 pleading with him, “Lord, my servant is flat on his back at home, paralyzed, and his suffering is awful.” Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version6 and saying, "Lord, my servant lies at home paralyzed and badly tormented." Ver Capítulo |
Then people started to tell other people about Jesus, so that people as far away as Syria country heard about the things he did, and they all started to bring lots of sick people to Jesus. And Jesus made them all better, no matter what sort of sickness they had. Some of them used to fall down and shake a lot, and some of them couldn’t move their arms or legs, and some of them had bad spirits in them. But Jesus made them all better.
You are a new person now. It doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or not, or if they did a young man operation on you or not. It doesn’t matter if you are from another country, or even if you are from a wild tribe. It doesn’t matter if you are a prisoner, or a free person. This is what matters, Jesus Christ lives inside all of his people. He is really great.
You can have him back again now, but not just as a work-man that you don’t have to pay. Now he can be something much better than your work-man. He can be like your brother, and you can love him. I love Onesimus very much, but you will love him even more than I do. You see, he is your work-man, but you will like him more than a boss likes his work-men, because he is also your brother. You and he both belong to our leader, Jesus, so he is your brother, and you will love him a lot.
If a worker’s boss is a Christian, that worker can’t think like this, “My boss is my Christian brother so I can be lazy.” No, that boss believes in Jesus, and that boss loves Jesus too, so the worker has to work harder for that boss. You have to teach people those things, and tell them to live that way.
You see, a lot of people had bad spirits in them, and Philip used God’s power to force those bad spirits out of them. Those bad spirits screamed as they left those people. And Philip also used God’s power to make a lot of crippled people better, and other people that couldn’t walk because their legs were too weak, Philip made them better too.