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Page 54
Then Jesus spoke to the evil spirit in the man:
"Be still; and come out of this man!"
Then the evil spirit threw the man down, and seemed as if he would tear
him apart; but he left the man lying on the ground, without harm.
Then wonder fell upon all the people. They were filled with fear, and
said: "What mighty word is this? This man speaks even to the evil
spirits, and they obey him!"
After the meeting in the synagogue, Jesus went into the house where
Simon Peter lived. There he saw lying upon a bed the mother of Simon's
wife, who was very ill with a burning fever. He stood over her, and
touched her hand. At once the fever left her; she rose up from her bed
and waited upon them.
At sunset, the Sabbath day was over; and then they brought to Jesus from
all parts of the city those that were sick, and some that had evil
spirits in them. Jesus laid his hands upon the sick, and they became
well; he drove out the evil spirits by a word, and would not allow them
to speak.
THE STORY OF THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
Among the Jews there was one class of men hated and despised by the
people more than any other. That was "the publicans." These were the men
who took from the people the tax which the Roman rulers had laid upon
the land. Many of these publicans were selfish, grasping, and cruel.
They robbed the people, taking more than was right. Some of them were
honest men, dealing fairly, and taking no more for the tax than was
needful; but because so many were wicked, all the publicans were hated
alike; and they were called "sinners" by the people.
One day, when Jesus was going out of Capernaum, to the seaside, followed
by a great crowd of people, he passed a publican, or tax-gatherer, who
was seated at his table taking money from the people who came to pay
their taxes. This man was named Matthew, or Levi; for many Jews had two
names. Jesus could look into the hearts of men, and he saw that Matthew
was one who might help him as one of his disciples. He looked upon
Matthew, and said:
"Follow me!"
At once, the publican rose up from his table, and left it to go with
Jesus. All the people wondered, as they saw one of the hated publicans
among the disciples, with Peter, and John, and the rest. But Jesus
believed that there is good in all kinds of people. Most of the men who
followed him were poor fishermen. None of them, so far as we know, was
rich. And when he called Matthew he saw a man with a true and loving
heart, whose rising up to follow Jesus just as soon as he was called
showed what a brave and faithful friend he would be. The first of the
four books about Jesus bears Matthew's name.
A little while after Jesus called him, Matthew made a great feast for
Jesus at his house; and to the feast he invited many publicans, and
others whom the Jews called sinners. The Pharisees saw Jesus sitting
among these people, and they said with scorn to his disciples:
"Why does your Master sit at the table with publicans and sinners?"
Jesus heard of what these men had said, and he said:
"Those that are well do not need a doctor to cure them, but those that
are sick do need one. I go to these people because they know that they
are sinners and need to be saved. I came not to call those who think
themselves to be good, but those who wish to be made better."
One evening Jesus went alone to a mountain not far from Capernaum. A
crowd of people and his disciples followed him; but Jesus left them all,
and went up to the top of the mountain, where he could be alone. There
he stayed all night, praying to God, his Father and our Father. In the
morning, out of all his followers, he chose twelve men who should walk
with him and listen to his words, so that they might be able to teach
others in turn. Some of these men he had called before; but now he
called them again, and others with them. They were called "The Twelve,"
or "the disciples"; and after Jesus went to heaven, they were called
"The Apostles," a word which means "those who were sent out," because
Jesus sent them out to preach the gospel to the world.
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