1 وقالَ لهُم: «الحقّ أقولُ لكُم: في الحاضِرينَ هُنا مَنْ لا يَذوقونَ الموتَ، حتى يُشاهِدوا مَجِيءَ مَلكوتِ اللهِ في مَجدٍ عَظيمٍ».
التجلي ومجيء إيليا
(متى 17:1-13، لوقا 9:28-36)2 وبَعدَ سِتّةِ أيّامٍ أخذَ يَسوعُ بُطرُسَ ويَعقوبَ ويوحنّا، واَنفَرَدَ بِهِم على جَبَلٍ مُرْتَفِعٍ، وتجلّى بمشهَدٍ مِنهُم. 3 فَصارَتْ ثيابُهُ تلمَعُ بِبَياضٍ ناصِعٍ لا يَقدِرُ على مثلِهِ أيّ قَصّارٍ في الأرضِ. 4 وظهَرَ لهُم إيليّا وموسى، وكانا يُكلّمانِ يَسوعَ. 5 فقالَ بُطرُسُ ليَسوعَ: «يا مُعَلّمُ، ما أجملَ أنْ نكونَ هُنا. فَلنَنصُبْ ثلاثَ مظالّ: واحدةً لكَ، وواحدةً لموسى، وواحدةً لإيليّا». 6 وكانَ لا يَعرفُ ما يقولُ مِنْ شِدّةِ الخَوفِ الذي اَستولى علَيهِ هوَ ورفاقه.
7 وجاءَت سَحابةٌ ظَلّلتْهُم، وقالَ صَوتٌ مِنَ السّحابَةِ: «هذا هوَ اَبني الحبيبُ فلَهُ اَسمَعوا!» 8 وتلَفّتُوا فَجأةً حولَهُم، فما رأَوا مَعَهُم إلاّ يَسوعَ وحدَهُ.
9 وبَينَما هُمْ نازِلونَ مِنَ الجبَلِ، أوصاهُم يَسوعُ أنْ لا يُخبِروا أحدًا بِما رأَوا، إلاّ متى قامَ اَبنُ الإنسانِ مِنْ بَينِ الأمواتِ. 10 فحَفِظوا وصيّتهُ، ولكنّهُم أخَذوا يتساءَلونَ: «ما مَعنى: قامَ مِنْ بَينِ الأمواتِ؟» 11 ثُمّ سألوهُ: «لماذا يَقولُ مُعَلّمو الشّريعةِ: يَجبُ أنْ يَجيءَ إيليّا أوّلاً؟» 12 فأجابَهُم: «نَعَم، يَجيءُ إيليّا أوّلاً ويُصلِحُ كُلّ شيءٍ. فكيفَ يَقولُ الكِتابُ إنّ اَبنَ الإنسانِ سَيتألّمُ كثيرًا ويَنبُذُهُ النّاسُ؟ 13 لكنّي أقولُ لكُم: إيليّا جاءَ، وفَعَلوا بِه على هَواهُم، كما جاءَ عَنهُ في الكُتبِ».
يسوع يشفي صبيّا فيه روح نجس
(متى 17:14-21، لوقا 9:37-43)14 ولمّا رَجَعوا إلى التلاميذِ، رأَوا جَمْعًا كبيرًا حولَهُم وبَعضَ مُعَلّمي الشّريعةِ يُجادِلونَهُم. 15 فلمّا شاهَدَهُ الجَمعُ تَحَيّروا كُلّهُم وأسرَعوا إليهِ يُحَيّونَهُ. 16 فسألَهُم: «في أيّ شيءٍ تُجادِلونَهُم؟» 17 فأجابَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الجَمعِ: «يا مُعَلّمُ، جِئْتُ إلَيكَ باَبْني، لأنّ فيهِ رُوحًا نَجِسًا يَجعَلُهُ أبكَمَ، 18 وأينما أمسَكَ بِه يَصرَعُهُ، فيُزبِدُ الصّبيّ ويَصرِفُ بأَسنانِهِ ويَتَشَنّجُ. وطَلبتُ مِنْ تلاميذِكَ أنْ يَطرُدوهُ، فما قَدِروا».
19 فأجابَهُم: «أيّها الجيلُ غَيرُ المُؤمِن، إلى متى أبقَى مَعكُم، وإلى متى أحتَمِلُكُم؟ قَدّموا الصّبيّ إليّ!» 20 فقدّموهُ إلَيهِ. فلمّا رآهُ الرّوحُ النّجِسُ، صرَعَ الصّبيّ فوقَعَ على الأرضِ يَتلَوّى ويُزبِدُ. 21 فسألَ يَسوعُ والدَ الصّبيّ: «متى بدأَ يُصيبُهُ هذا؟» قالَ: «مِنْ أيّامِ طُفولَتِهِ. 22 وكثيرًا ما رماهُ الرّوحُ النّجسُ في النّارِ أو في الماءِ ليَقْتُلَهُ. فإذا كُنتَ قادِرًا على شيءٍ فأشفِقْ علَينا وساعِدْنا». 23 فقالَ لَه يَسوعُ: «إذا كُنتَ قادرًا أنْ تُؤمِنَ، فكُلّ شيءٍ مُمكِنٌ لِلمُؤمِنِ». 24 فصاحَ الوالِدُ في الحالِ: «عِندي إيمانٌ! ساعِدْني حتى يَزيدَ». 25 ورأى يَسوعُ أنّ النّاسَ يتَجَمّعونَ، فاَنتَهرَ الرّوحَ النّجِسَ وقالَ لَه: «أيّها الرّوحُ الأصَمّ الأخرَسُ! أنا آمُرُكَ، أُخرُجْ مِنَ الصّبيّ ولا ترجِعْ إلَيهِ!» 26 فصَرَخَ وصرَعَهُ صَرعةً قَوِيّةً وخرَجَ مِنهُ. فصارَ الصّبيّ كالمَيتِ، حتى قالَ كثيرٌ مِنَ النّاسِ إنّهُ ماتَ. 27 فأخَذَهُ يَسوعُ بِيدِهِ وأنهضَهُ فقامَ.
28 ولمّا دخَلَ البَيتَ، سألَهُ تلاميذُهُ على اَنفرادٍ: «لماذا عَجِزْنا نَحنُ أنْ نَطرُدَ الرّوحَ النّجِسَ؟» 29 فأجابَهُم: «هذا الجِنسُ لا يُطرَدُ إلاّ بالصَلاةِ».
يسوع ينبئ مرة ثانية بموته وقيامته
(متى 17:22-23، لوقا 9:43-45)30 وخَرجوا مِنْ هُناكَ ومَرّوا بالجَليلِ. وكانَ يَسوعُ لا يُريدُ أنْ يَعلَمَ بِه أحَدٌ، 31 لأنّهُ كانَ يُعَلّمُ تلاميذَهُ، فيقولُ لهُم: «سيُسَلّمُ اَبنُ الإنسانِ إلى أيدي النّاسِ، فيَقتُلونَهُ وبَعدَ قَتْلِهِ بثلاثةِ أيّامٍ يَقومُ». 32 فما فَهِموا هذا الكلامَ، وتَهيّبُوا أنْ يَسألوهُ عَنهُ.
من هو الأعظم؟
(متى 18:1-5، لوقا 9:46-48)33 ثُمّ وصَلوا إلى كفرَناحومَ. فلمّا دَخَلوا البَيتَ سألَهُم: «في أيّ شيءٍ كُنتُم تَتَجادَلونَ في الطّريقِ؟» 34 فَسَكَتوا، لأنّهُم كانوا في الطّريقِ يَتجادَلونَ في مَنْ هوَ الأعظَمُ بَينَهُم.
35 فجلَسَ ودَعا التلاميذَ الاثنَي عشَرَ وقالَ لهُم: «مَنْ أرادَ أنْ يكونَ أوّلَ النّاسِ، فليَكُن آخِرَهُم جميعًا وخادِمًا لَهُم». 36 وأخَذَ طِفلاً، فأقامَهُ وسْطَهُم وضَمّهُ إلى صَدرِهِ وقالَ لَهُم: 37 «مَنْ قَبِلَ واحدًا مِنْ هؤُلاءِ الأطفالِ باَسمي يكونُ قَبِلَني، ومَنْ قَبِلَني لا يكونُ قَبِلَني أنا، بَلِ الذي أرسَلَني».
من لا يكون علينا فهو معنا
(لوقا 9:49-50)38 فقالَ لَه يوحنّا: «يا مُعَلّمُ، رأينا رَجُلاً يَطرُدُ الشّياطينَ باَسمِكَ فَمنَعناهُ، لأنّهُ لا يَنتمي إلينا». 39 فقالَ يَسوعُ: «لا تَمنعوهُ! فما مِنْ أحدٍ يَصنَعُ مُعجزَةً باَسمي يتكَلّمُ عليّ بَعدَها بِالسّوءِ. 40 مَنْ لا يكونُ علَينا فهوَ معنا. 41 ومَنْ سقاكُم كأسَ ماءٍ باَسمي لأنّكُم للمَسيحِ، فأجرُهُ، الحقّ أقولُ لكُم، لن يَضيعَ».
تحذير لمسببي الخطايا
(متى 18:6-9، لوقا 17:1-2)42 وقالَ يَسوعُ: «مَنْ أوقَعَ أحدَ هَؤُلاء الصّغارِ المُؤمِنينَ بي في الخَطيئَةِ، فخَيرٌ لَه أنْ يُعلّقَ في عُنُقِهِ حجَرُ طَحْنٍ كبير ويُرمى في البحرِ. 43 فإذا أوقَعَتكَ يَدُكَ في الخَطيئَة فاَقْطَعْها، لأنّهُ خَيرٌ لكَ أنْ تدخُلَ الحياةَ ولكَ يدٌ واحدَةٌ مِنْ أنْ تكونَ لكَ يَدانِ وتَذهَبَ إلى جَهَنّمَ، إلى نارٍ لا تَنْطَفِئُ، 44 [حَيثُ الدّودُ لا يموتُ والنّارُ لا تَنْطَفِئُ]. 45 وإذا أوقَعَتكَ رِجْلُكَ في الخَطيئةِ فاَقطَعْها، لأنّهُ خَيرٌ لكَ أنْ تَدخُلَ الحياةَ ولكَ رِجْلٌ واحدةٌ مِنْ أنْ تكونَ لكَ رِجلانِ وتُرمى في جَهَنّمَ، 46 [حيثُ الدّودُ لا يَموتُ والنّارُ لا تَنطفِئُ]. 47 وإذا أوقَعَتكَ عَينُكَ في الخَطيئَةِ فاَقلَعْها، لأنّهُ خيرٌ لكَ أنْ تدخُلَ مَلكوتَ اللهِ ولكَ عَينٌ واحِدةٌ مِنْ أنْ تكونَ لكَ عَينانِ وتُرمى في جَهَنّمَ. 48 حَيثُ الدّودُ لا يَموتُ والنّارُ لا تَنطفِئُ.
49 فكُلّ واحدٍ يُملّحُ بِنارٍ. 50 المِلحُ صالِحٌ ولكِن إذا فَقدَ مُلوحَتَهُ، فبِماذا تُملّحونَهُ؟ فليكُنْ فيكُم مِلحٌ. وسالِموا بَعضكُم بَعضًا».
1 I can assure you that some of the people standing here will not die before they see God's kingdom come with power.
The True Glory of Jesus
(Matthew 17.1-13Luke 9.28-36)2 Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him. They went up on a high mountain, where they could be alone. There in front of the disciples, Jesus was completely changed. 3 And his clothes became much whiter than any bleach on earth could make them. 4 Then Elijah and Moses appeared and were talking with Jesus.
5 Peter said to Jesus, “Teacher, it is good for us to be here! Let us make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 6 But Peter and the others were terribly frightened, and he did not know what he was talking about.
7 The shadow of a cloud passed over and covered them. From the cloud a voice said, “This is my Son, and I love him. Listen to what he says!” 8 At once the disciples looked around, but they saw only Jesus.
9 As Jesus and his disciples were coming down the mountain, he told them not to say a word about what they had seen, until the Son of Man had been raised from death. 10 So they kept it to themselves. But they wondered what he meant by the words “raised from death.”
11 The disciples asked Jesus, “Don't the teachers of the Law of Moses say that Elijah must come before the Messiah does?”
12 Jesus answered:
Elijah certainly will come to get everything ready. But don't the Scriptures also say that the Son of Man must suffer terribly and be rejected? 13 I can assure you that Elijah has already come. And people treated him just as they wanted to, as the Scriptures say they would.
Jesus Heals a Boy
(Matthew 17.14-20Luke 9.37-43a)14 When Jesus and his three disciples came back down, they saw a large crowd around the other disciples. The teachers of the Law of Moses were arguing with them.
15 The crowd was really surprised to see Jesus, and everyone hurried over to greet him.
16 Jesus asked, “What are you arguing about?”
17 Someone from the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought my son to you. A demon keeps him from talking. 18 Whenever the demon attacks my son, it throws him to the ground and makes him foam at the mouth and grit his teeth in pain. Then he becomes stiff. I asked your disciples to force out the demon, but they couldn't do it.”
19 Jesus said, “You people don't have any faith! How much longer must I be with you? Why do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”
20 They brought the boy, and as soon as the demon saw Jesus, it made the boy shake all over. He fell down and began rolling on the ground and foaming at the mouth.
21 Jesus asked the boy's father, “How long has he been like this?”
The man answered, “Ever since he was a child. 22 The demon has often tried to kill him by throwing him into a fire or into water. Please have pity and help us if you can!”
23 Jesus replied, “Why do you say ‘if you can’? Anything is possible for someone who has faith!”
24 At once the boy's father shouted, “I do have faith! Please help me to have even more.”
25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was gathering fast, he spoke sternly to the evil spirit that had kept the boy from speaking or hearing. He said, “I order you to come out of the boy! Don't ever bother him again.”
26 The spirit screamed and made the boy shake all over. Then it went out of him. The boy looked dead, and almost everyone said he was. 27 But Jesus took hold of his hand and helped him stand up.
28 After Jesus and the disciples had gone back home and were alone, they asked him, “Why couldn't we force out that demon?”
29 Jesus answered, “Only prayer can force out this kind of demon.”
Jesus Again Speaks about His Death
(Matthew 17.22Matthew 23Luke 9.43b-45)30 Jesus left with his disciples and started through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know about it, 31 because he was teaching the disciples that the Son of Man would be handed over to people who would kill him. But three days later he would rise to life. 32 The disciples did not understand what Jesus meant, and they were afraid to ask.
Who Is the Greatest?
(Matthew 18.1-5Luke 9.46-48)33 Jesus and his disciples went to his home in Capernaum. After they were inside the house, Jesus asked them, “What were you arguing about along the way?” 34 They had been arguing about which one of them was the greatest, and so they did not answer.
35 After Jesus sat down and told the twelve disciples to gather around him, he said, “If you want the place of honor, you must become a slave and serve others!”
36 Then Jesus asked a child to stand near him. He put his arm around the child and said, 37 “When you welcome even a child because of me, you welcome me. And when you welcome me, you welcome the one who sent me.”
For or against Jesus
(Luke 9.49Luke 50)38 John said, “Teacher, we saw a man using your name to force demons out of people. But he wasn't one of us, and we told him to stop.”
39 Jesus said to his disciples:
Don't stop him! No one who works miracles in my name will soon turn and say something bad about me. 40 Anyone who isn't against us is for us. 41 And anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name, just because you belong to me, will surely be rewarded.
Temptations To Sin
(Matthew 18.6-9Luke 17.1Luke 2)42 It will be terrible for people who cause even one of my little followers to sin. Those people would be better off thrown into the ocean with a heavy stone tied around their necks. 43-44 So if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! You would be better off to go into life paralyzed than to have two hands and be thrown into the fires of hell that never go out. 45-46 If your foot causes you to sin, chop it off. You would be better off to go into life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. 47 If your eye causes you to sin, get rid of it. You would be better off to go into God's kingdom with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell. 48 The worms there never die, and the fire never stops burning.
49 Everyone must be salted with fire.
50 Salt is good. But if it no longer tastes like salt, how can it be made salty again? Have salt among you and live at peace with each other.