Reading MARK -- Jesus Heals

A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”

Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

Reading MARK

ដំណឹងល្អ រៀបរៀងដោយ លោកម៉ាកុស

Background Notes on the gospel of Mark 

Recently, I discovered the sermons of my college pastor online.  While at Georgetown University (1991-95), I, along with 10-20 other Georgetown friends, attended Fourth Presbyterian Church, a 10-15 minute drive from campus through the manicured estates of Northwest Washington, DC to the leafy suburban neighborhood of Bethesda in Maryland.

We drank in the deep wisdom of our college director, Chuck Jacob (now a senior pastor at Knox Presbyterian in Ann Arbor, MI) and of Dr. Rob Norris on Sunday mornings (and at times, classes he taught during the week days).

When I attended, the US Vice-President Dan Quayle and his family (and security detail), my Georgetown professor former UN Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick, and many other well-known names from politics, academia and media, also attended.  Dr. Norris' predecessor was then-chaplain of the US Senate, Dr. Richard Halverson. 

All to say, if all of these accomplished people came Sunday after Sunday and benefited from Dr. Norris' sermons, maybe we too can find intellectual as well as spiritual nourishment from these talks?

It does not take long before one is taken in by the profundity and the humor -- not to mention, the accent! -- of Dr. Norris's exposition. 

(As seen and heard on Ms. Theary C. Seng's BLOG)

Sermon: Jesus Heals

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Complete Gospel of Mark

Gossip has a life of its own and it travels at the speed of light.  – Sermon

ដំណឹងល្អ ​រៀប​រៀង​ដោយ លោក​ម៉ាកុស ១

Gospel of Mark 1

Mark in his gospel makes a prominent theme about miracles.  Indeed, in the first ten chapters of his gospel, there are 47 percent of the verses that speak about miracles – miracles of healing, miracles of exorcism, miracles of raising the dead, even commanding nature to obey him.  Why this premium on miracles?  So that all who hear, all who read, will know that Jesus is the Son of God, and has the power of God… to reveal the glory of Christ.  And that He has come, and in His coming, the Kingdom of God is present, and the sign of the coming of His Kingdom is the power of miracle.  Miracles designed to tell us that He said about Himself, all that He said in His teaching, is true… But, as powerful and compelling miracles are, they never compel faith in the unbeliever. – Sermon

ព្រះយេស៊ូ ​ប្រោស​អ្នក​ជំងឺ​ ជា​ច្រើន ​ឲ្យ​ជា

ព្រះយេស៊ូ និង​សិស្ស ​នាំ​គ្នា ​ចេញ​ពី​ សាលា​ប្រជុំ ​ទៅ​ផ្ទះ​ លោក​ស៊ីម៉ូន និង​លោក​អនទ្រេ។  លោក​យ៉ាកុប និង​លោក​យ៉ូហាន ក៏​ទៅ​ ជា​មួយ​ដែរ។  ម្ដាយ​ក្មេក ​របស់ ​លោក​ស៊ីម៉ូន​ កំពុង​តែ​ គ្រុន, សម្រាន្ដ​នៅ​លើ​គ្រែ។  ពេល​ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ យាង​ទៅ​ដល់, ​គេ ​ទូល​ព្រះអង្គ ​ភ្លាម​ថា​, គាត់​ ឈឺ។  ព្រះអង្គ​ យាង​ចូល ​ទៅ​ជិត, ចាប់​ដៃ​គាត់​ ឲ្យ​ក្រោក​ឡើង; គាត់​ ក៏​បាត់​គ្រុន, ហើយ ​បំរើ​ភ្ញៀវ។

លុះ​ ដល់​ល្ងាច ក្រោយ​ពេល ​ថ្ងៃ​លិច, គេ​ នាំ​អ្នក​ជំងឺ និង​មនុស្ស​ អារក្ស​ចូល​ ទាំង​អស់ ​មក​រក​ព្រះយេស៊ូ។  អ្នក​ក្រុង​ ទាំង​ប៉ុន្មាន​ មក​ផ្ដុំ​គ្នា ​នៅ​មាត់​ទ្វារ​ក្រុង។  ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ ប្រោស​មនុស្ស ​ជា​ច្រើន​នាក់ ដែល​មាន​ជំងឺ​ ផ្សេងៗ​ ឲ្យ​បាន​ជា​ សះស្បើយ, ហើយ ​ព្រះអង្គ​ ដេញ​អារក្ស​ ជា​ច្រើន ​ចេញ​ពី​មនុស្ស​ផង។  ព្រះអង្គ ​មិន​អនុញ្ញាត ​ឲ្យ​អារក្ស​ និយាយ​ ជា​ដាច់​ខាត, ពីព្រោះ​ ពួក​វា ​ដឹង​ឋានៈ ​របស់​ព្រះអង្គ។

ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ យាង​ចាក​ចេញ ​ពី​ក្រុង ​កាពើណិម

ព្រឹក​ឡើង កាល​ងងឹត ​នៅ​ឡើយ, ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ តើន​ឡើង; ទ្រង់​ យាង​ចេញ ​ពី​ផ្ទះ ទៅ​កន្លែង​ មួយ​ស្ងាត់, ហើយ​ អធិស្ឋាន ​នៅ​ទី​នោះ។  លោក​ស៊ីម៉ូន និង​អ្នក​ ដែល​នៅ​ ជា​មួយ​គាត់ នាំ​គ្នា ​តាម​រក​ ព្រះអង្គ។  លុះ ​បាន​ជួប​ហើយ, ​គេ ​ទូល​ថា៖ «គេ ​ខំ​ស្វែង​រក​លោក ​គ្រប់ៗ​គ្នា!»

ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ មាន​ព្រះបន្ទូល ​តប​ទៅ​គេ​ ថា៖ «យើង​ ត្រូវ​ នាំ​គ្នា​ ទៅ​ភូមិ​ ឯ​ទៀតៗ​ ដែល​នៅ​ ជិត​នេះ។  ខ្ញុំ​ ត្រូវ​ ប្រកាស​ ដំណឹងល្អ នៅ​ទី​នោះ​ដែរ, ដ្បិត​ ខ្ញុំ​ ចេញ​មក​ ដើម្បី​ បំពេញ​ការ​ នេះ​ឯង។»  ព្រះអង្គ ​យាង​ទៅ​ គ្រប់​ទី​កន្លែង ក្នុង​ស្រុក​ កាលីឡេ, ​ហើយ​ ប្រកាស​ដំណឹងល្អ ​នៅ​តាម ​សាលា​ប្រជុំ​ ទាំងឡាយ, ព្រម​ទាំង ​ដេញ​អារក្ស​ចេញ​ ពី​មនុស្ស​ផង។

ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ ប្រោស​មនុស្ស​ ឃ្លង់​ម្នាក់​ ឲ្យ​ជា

មាន​មនុស្ស​ ឃ្លង់​ម្នាក់ ​ចូល​មក​រក​ ព្រះយេស៊ូ។  គាត់​ លុត​ជង្គង់, ទូលអង្វរ ​ព្រះអង្គ​ ថា៖ «ប្រសិន​បើ​ លោក ​មិន​យល់​ទាស់​ទេ​, សូម​ ប្រោស​ខ្ញុំ​ ប្របាទ ​ឲ្យ​បាន​ជា​ ស្អាត​បរិសុទ្ធ​ផង។» 

ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ មាន​ព្រះហឫទ័យ ​អាណិត អាសូរ​គាត់​ ពន់ពេក​ណាស់, ព្រះអង្គ ​ក៏​លូក​ព្រះហស្ដ​ ទៅ​ពាល់​គាត់, ទាំង​មាន​ ព្រះបន្ទូល​ ថា៖ «ខ្ញុំ ​យល់​ព្រម ​ហើយ។  ចូរ​ ឲ្យ​បាន​ជា​ ស្អាត​ បរិសុទ្ធ​ចុះ!»  មនុស្ស​ឃ្លង់ ​ក៏​បាន​ជា​ ស្អាត​បរិសុទ្ធ​ភ្លាម។

បន្ទាប់​មក ព្រះយេស៊ូ ​ដេញ​គាត់ ​ឲ្យ​ចេញ​ទៅ​ភ្លាម, ទាំង​មាន​ ព្រះបន្ទូល​ យ៉ាង​តឹងរ៉ឹង​ ថា៖ «ចូរ ​ប្រយ័ត្ន​ ឲ្យ​មែន​ទែន។  កុំ ​និយាយ ​ហេតុការណ៍​នេះ ​ប្រាប់​ឲ្យ​ នរណា​ ដឹង​ឡើយ។  ផ្ទុយ​ទៅ​វិញ ត្រូវ​ ទៅ​បង្ហាញ​ខ្លួន ​ដល់​លោក​ បូជាចារ្យ; ​រួច​ ថ្វាយ​តង្វាយ ដូច​លោក​ម៉ូសេ បាន​បង្គាប់​ទុក, ដើម្បី​ ជា​សក្ខីភាព​ បញ្ជាក់​ ថា, អ្នក ​បាន​ជា​ ស្អាត​បរិសុទ្ធ​មែន។» 

ប៉ុន្តែ បុរស​នោះ ​ចេញ​ទៅ​ ប្រកាស និង​ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ ​រឿង​នេះ​ នៅ​គ្រប់​កន្លែង ​ឲ្យ​គេ​ដឹង។  ហេតុ​នេះ​ហើយ ​បាន​ជា​ព្រះយេស៊ូ​ មិន​អាច​ យាង​ចូល​ ទីក្រុង ដូច​ពី​មុន​ បាន​ទៀត​ឡើយ, គឺ ​ព្រះអង្គ​ គង់​នៅ​តែ​ ខាង​ក្រៅ ​ទីក្រុង​ ត្រង់​កន្លែង​ស្ងាត់ៗ, ហើយ ​មាន​មនុស្ស ​ពី​គ្រប់​ទិសទី​ នាំ​គ្នា​ មក​គាល់​ព្រះអង្គ។

Mark 1

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,^[a] the Son of God,^{[b] 2} as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

“I will send my messenger ahead of you,
    who will prepare your way”^[c]—
³ “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.’”^[d]

⁴ And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁵ The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. ⁶ John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. ⁷ And this was his message: “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. ⁸ I baptize you with^[e] water, but he will baptize you with^[f] the Holy Spirit.”

The Baptism and Testing of Jesus

⁹ At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. ¹⁰ Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. ¹¹ And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

¹² At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness, ¹³ and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted^[g] by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.

Jesus Announces the Good News

¹⁴ After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. ¹⁵ “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”

Jesus Calls His First Disciples

¹⁶ As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. ¹⁷ “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” ¹⁸ At once they left their nets and followed him.

¹⁹ When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. ²⁰ Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.

Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit

²¹ They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. ²² The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. ²³ Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out, ²⁴ “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

²⁵ “Be quiet!” said Jesus sternly. “Come out of him!” ²⁶ The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.

²⁷ The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.” ²⁸ News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee.

Jesus Heals Many

²⁹ As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. ³⁰ Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. ³¹ So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.

³² That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed. ³³ The whole town gathered at the door, ³⁴ and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.

Jesus Prays in a Solitary Place

³⁵ Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. ³⁶ Simon and his companions went to look for him, ³⁷ and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!”

³⁸ Jesus replied, “Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.” ³⁹ So he traveled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

Jesus Heals a Man With Leprosy

⁴⁰ A man with leprosy^[h] came to him and begged him on his knees, “If you are willing, you can make me clean.”

⁴¹ Jesus was indignant.^[i] He reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” ⁴² Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cleansed.

⁴³ Jesus sent him away at once with a strong warning: ⁴⁴ “See that you don’t tell this to anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” ⁴⁵ Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.

Footnotes:

1. Mark 1:1 Or Jesus Christ. Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean Anointed One.
2. Mark 1:1 Some manuscripts do not have the Son of God.
3. Mark 1:2 Mal. 3:1
4. Mark 1:3 Isaiah 40:3
5. Mark 1:8 Or in
6. Mark 1:8 Or in
7. Mark 1:13 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.
8. Mark 1:40 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.
9. Mark 1:41 Many manuscripts Jesus was filled with compassion