Warnings
1 As thousands of people crowded around Jesus and were stepping on each other, he told his disciples:
Be sure to guard against the dishonest teaching of the Pharisees! It is their way of fooling people. 2 Everything that is hidden will be found out, and every secret will be known. 3 Whatever you say in the dark will be heard when it is day. Whatever you whisper in a closed room will be shouted from the housetops.
The One To Fear
(Matthew 10.28-31)4 My friends, don't be afraid of people. They can kill you, but after that, there is nothing else they can do. 5 God is the one you must fear. Not only can he take your life, but he can throw you into hell. God is certainly the one you should fear!
6 Five sparrows are sold for only a few cents, but God doesn't forget a single one of them. 7 Even the hairs on your head are counted. So don't be afraid! You are worth much more than many sparrows.
Telling Others about Christ
(Matthew 10.32Matthew 33Matthew 12.32Matthew 10.19Matthew 20)8 If you tell others that you belong to me, the Son of Man will tell God's angels that you are my followers. 9 But if you reject me, you will be rejected in front of them. 10 If you speak against the Son of Man, you can be forgiven, but if you speak against the Holy Spirit, you cannot be forgiven.
11 When you are brought to trial in the synagogues or before rulers or officials, don't worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say. 12 At that time the Holy Spirit will tell you what to say.
A Rich Fool
13 A man in a crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to give me my share of what our father left us when he died.”
14 Jesus answered, “Who gave me the right to settle arguments between you and your brother?”
15 Then he said to the crowd, “Don't be greedy! Owning a lot of things won't make your life safe.”
16 So Jesus told them this story:
A rich man's farm produced a big crop, 17 and he said to himself, “What can I do? I don't have a place large enough to store everything.”
18 Later, he said, “Now I know what I'll do. I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones, where I can store all my grain and other goods. 19 Then I'll say to myself, ‘You have stored up enough good things to last for years to come. Live it up! Eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.’ ”
20 But God said to him, “You fool! Tonight you will die. Then who will get what you have stored up?”
21 “This is what happens to people who store up everything for themselves, but are poor in the sight of God.”
Worry
(Matthew 6.25-34)22 Jesus said to his disciples:
I tell you not to worry about your life! Don't worry about having something to eat or wear. 23 Life is more than food or clothing. 24 Look at the crows! They don't plant or harvest, and they don't have storehouses or barns. But God takes care of them. You are much more important than any birds. 25 Can worry make you live longer? 26 If you don't have power over small things, why worry about everything else?
27 Look how the wild flowers grow! They don't work hard to make their clothes. But I tell you Solomon with all his wealth wasn't as well clothed as one of these flowers. 28 God gives such beauty to everything that grows in the fields, even though it is here today and thrown into a fire tomorrow. Won't he do even more for you? You have such little faith!
29 Don't keep worrying about having something to eat or drink. 30 Only people who don't know God are always worrying about such things. Your Father knows what you need. 31 But put God's work first, and these things will be yours as well.
Treasures in Heaven
(Matthew 6.19-21)32 My little group of disciples, don't be afraid! Your Father wants to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell what you have and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves moneybags that never wear out. Make sure your treasure is safe in heaven, where thieves cannot steal it and moths cannot destroy it. 34 Your heart will always be where your treasure is.
Faithful and Unfaithful Servants
(Matthew 24.45-51)35 Be ready and keep your lamps burning 36 just like those servants who wait up for their master to return from a wedding feast. As soon as he comes and knocks, they open the door for him. 37 Servants are fortunate if their master finds them awake and ready when he comes! I promise you he will get ready and let his servants sit down so he can serve them. 38 Those servants are really fortunate if their master finds them ready, even though he comes late at night or early in the morning. 39 You would surely not let a thief break into your home, if you knew when the thief was coming. 40 So always be ready! You don't know when the Son of Man will come.
41 Peter asked Jesus, “Did you say this just for us or for everyone?”
42 The Lord answered:
Who are faithful and wise servants? Who are the ones the master will put in charge of giving the other servants their food supplies at the proper time? 43 Servants are fortunate if their master comes and finds them doing their job. 44 A servant who is always faithful will surely be put in charge of everything the master owns.
45 But suppose one of the servants thinks that the master won't return until late. Suppose that servant starts beating all the other servants and eats and drinks and gets drunk. 46 If that happens, the master will come on a day and at a time when the servant least expects him. That servant will then be punished and thrown out with the servants who cannot be trusted.
47 If servants are not ready or willing to do what their master wants them to do, they will be beaten hard. 48 But servants who don't know what their master wants them to do will not be beaten so hard for doing wrong. If God has been generous with you, he will expect you to serve him well. But if he has been more than generous, he will expect you to serve him even better.
Not Peace, but Trouble
(Matthew 10.34-36)49 I came to set fire to the earth, and I wish it were already on fire! 50 I am going to be put to a hard test. And I will have to suffer a lot of pain until it is over. 51 Do you think that I came to bring peace to earth? No indeed! I came to make people choose sides. 52 A family of five will be divided, with two of them against the other three. 53 Fathers and sons will turn against one another, and mothers and daughters will do the same. Mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law will also turn against each other.
Knowing What To Do
(Matthew 16.2Matthew 3Matthew 5.25Matthew 26)54 Jesus said to all the people:
As soon as you see a cloud coming up in the west, you say, “It's going to rain,” and it does. 55 When the south wind blows, you say, “It's going to get hot,” and it does. 56 Are you trying to fool someone? You can predict the weather by looking at the earth and sky, but you don't really know what's going on right now. 57 Why don't you understand the right thing to do? 58 When someone accuses you of something, try to settle things before you are taken to court. If you don't, you will be dragged before the judge. Then the judge will hand you over to the jailer, and you will be locked up. 59 You won't get out until you have paid the last cent you owe.
1 Un kad daudz tūkstošu ļaužu sapulcējās, tā ka cits citu tikko nesamina, tad Jēzus iesāka sacīt saviem mācekļiem: „Sargaities no farizēju rauga, tas ir no viņu liekulības.
2 Bet nekas nav apslēpts, kas netiks atklāts, un nekas nav nezināms, kas nenāks gaismā.
3 Tāpēc visu, ko jūs esat teikuši tumsā, to dzirdēs gaismā, un, ko jūs ausī esat čukstējuši istabā, to sludinās no jumtiem.
4 Jums, saviem draugiem, es saku: Nebīstieties no tiem, kas nonāvē miesu un pēc tam vairs nespēj neko darīt.
5 Es jums teikšu, no kā jums būs bīties: Bīstieties no tā, kam ir vara nonāvēt un pēc tam iemest ellē. Tiešām, es saku: To bīstieties.
6 Vai piecus zvirbuļus nepārdod par divām artavām? Un neviens no tiem nav aizmirsts Dieva priekšā.
7 Tāpat arī jums visi galvas mati ir skaitīti. Nebīstieties, jūs esat vairāk vērti nekā daudz zvirbuļu.
8 Bet es jums saku: Katru, kas mani apliecinās cilvēku priekšā, to arī Cilvēka Dēls apliecinās Dieva eņģeļu priekšā;
9 Bet kas mani aizliegs cilvēku priekšā, tas taps aizliegts Dieva eņģeļu priekšā.
10 Un katram, kas teiks ko pret Cilvēka Dēlu, tam to piedos. Bet tam, kas zaimos Svēto Garu, to nepiedos.
11 Kad tie nu jūs vedīs savās sinagogās valdības iestāžu un valdinieku priekšā, nerūpējieties par to, kā jūs sevi aizstāvēsit jeb ko teiksit,
12 Jo Svētais Gars jūs mācīs tai brīdī, ko jums būs runāt.“
13 Tad kāds no ļaužu pulka sacīja viņam: „Mācītāj, saki manam brālim, lai viņš dalās ar mani mantojumā.“
14 Bet viņš tam atbildēja: „Cilvēks, kas mani iecēlis jums par tiesnesi vai mantas dalītāju?“
15 Un viņš tiem sacīja: „Uzmanait un sargaities no mantkārības, jo neviens nedzīvo no tam, ka viņam ir daudz mantas.“
16 Un viņš stāstīja tiem līdzību, sacīdams: „Kādam bagātniekam viņa lauki bija nesuši papilnam augļu.
17 Un viņš sāka pie sevis spriest: Ko es darīšu, jo man nav, kur savus augļus likt.
18 Un viņš turpināja: To es darīšu: es noplēsīšu savus šķūņus un uzcelšu lielākus un tur savākšu visu labību un mantu
19 Un sacīšu savai dvēselei: dvēsele, tev ir lieli krājumi uz ilgiem gadiem, atpūties, ēd, dzer un līksmojies.
20 Bet Dievs uz viņu sacīja: Tu, bezprātīgais, šinī naktī no tevis atprasīs tavu dvēseli. Kam tad piederēs tas, ko tu esi sakrājis?
21 Tā iet tam, kas sev mantas krāj un nav bagāts Dievā.“
22 Ūn viņš sacīja saviem mācekļiem: „Tāpēc es jums saku: Nezūdaities savas dzīvības pēc, ko ēdīsit, ne arī savas miesas pēc, ar ko ģērbsities.
23 Jo dzīvība ir labāka nekā barība, un miesa labāka nekā apģērbs.
24 Ņemiet vērā kraukļus, kas nedz sēj, nedz pļauj, kam nav ne šķūņa, ne klēts, bet Dievs viņus uztur. Cik daudz vairāk jūs esat vērti nekā putni.
25 Kujrš jūsu starpā ar visu savu zūdīšanos var savam mūžam pielikt kaut vienu olekti?
26 Ja nu jūs pat vismazākās lietas nespējat, ko jūs zūdāties pārējo lietu pēc?
27 Ņemiet vērā lilijas, kas ne vērpj, ne auž. Bet es jums saku: pat Salamans visā savā greznumā nav bijis tā apģērbts kā viena no tām.
28 Bet ja jau zāli laukā, kas šodien aug, bet rīt tiek krāsnī mesta, Dievs tik skaisti apģērbj, cik vairāk jūs, jūs mazticīgie!
29 Tāpēc neraizējieties ari jūs par to, ko ēdīsit un ko dzersit, un neuztraucieties,
30 Jo visu to meklē pasaules tautas. Jūsu Tēvs jau zina, ka jums viss tas vajadzīgs.
31 Dzenieties vairāk pēc Dieva valstības, tad jums šīs lietas tiks piemestas.
32 Nebīsties, tu mazais ganāmais pulciņ, jo jūsu Tēvs ir nolēmis jums piešķirt valstību!
33 Pārdodiet savu īpašumu un izdalait to nabagiem, gādājiet sev naudas makus, kas nepaliek veci, neizsīkstošu mantu debesīs, kur zaglis nevar piekļūt un ko kodes nevar maitāt.
34 Jo, kur jūsu manta, tur būs arī jūsu sirds.
35 Lai jūsu gumi ir apjozti, un jūsu lāpas lai deg:
36 Esiet līdzīgi ļaudīm, kas gaida savu kungu no kāzām pārnākam, lai tam tūdaļ varētu durvis atvērt, kad tas nāks un klauvēs.
37 Svētīgi tie kalpi, kupus kungs pārnākot atrod nomodātiešām, es jums saku, ka viņš, apsējis priekšautu, tos apsēdinās, apstaigās visus un tiem kalpos.
38 Un ja viņš nāktu nakts vidū vai pirmajos gaiļos un tos atrastu nomodā, svētīgi tie!
39 Bet to zinait, ja nama kungs zinātu, kupā stundā nāks zaglis, viņš neļautu tam ielauzties savā namā.
40 Tāpat arī jūs esiet gatavi, jo Cilvēka Dēls nāks tādā stundā, kad jūs to nedomājat.“
41 Tad Pēteris viņam jautāja: „Kungs, vai tu šo līdzību stāsti mums, vai visiem?“
42 Un tas Kungs teica. „Kas gan ir uzticamais un sapratīgais nama turētājs, ko kungs iecels pār savu saimi, lai tas laikā dotu piederīgo barību?
43 Svētīgs tas kalps, kupu kungs atnācis atradis tā darām.
44 Tiešām, es jums saku, viņš to iecels pār visu savu īpašumu!
45 Bet ja kalps savā sirdi domās Mans kungs kavējas nākt, un sāks sist kalpus un kalpones, nodosies ēšanai un dzeršanai un piedzersies,
46 Tad šī kalpa kungs nāks tādā dienā, kad tas to nesagaida, un stundā, kupu tas nezina: viņš viņu šķels pušu un dos viņam viņa algu līdz ar neticīgiem.
47 Šāds kalps, kas, zinādams sava kunga gribu, nebūs sagatavojies vai darījis pēc viņa prāta, dabūs daudz sitienu.
48 Bet kas nezinādams būs darījis to, ar ko viņš pelnījis sitienus, dabūs maz. Jo no katra, kam daudz dots, daudz prasīs, un, kam daudz uzticēts, no tā jo vairāk atprasīs.
49 Uguni esmu nācis mest uz zemi un kā es vēlētos, kaut tā jau degtu!
50 Bet man jātop kristītam ar vienu kristību, un kā man ir bail, kamēr tā būs pabeigta.
51 Vai jums šķiet, ka es esmu nācis mieru nest virs zemes? Nebūt ne! es jums saku, bet šķelšanos!
52 Jo no šā laika pieci vienā namā sašķelsies: trīs pret diviem, un divi pret trim,
53 Tēvs pret dēlu, un dēls pret tēvu, māte pret meitu, un meita pret māti, vīra māte pret vedeklu, un vedekla pret vīra māti!“
54 Un uz ļaudīm viņš sacīja: „Kad jūs rietumos redzat paceļamies mākoni, jūs tūliņ sakāt: Būs lietus—un tā arī notiek;
55 Un kad no dienvidiem pūš vējš, jūs sakāt: Būs karstums—un tā notiek.
56 Liekuļi, par zemes un debess izskatu jūs protat spriest, kāpēc jūs neprotat spriest par šo laikmetu?
57 Un kāpēc jūs paši no sevis neizšķirat, kas ir taisnība?
58 Jo, ja tu ar savu pretinieku ej pie priekšnieka, centies ar viņu vēl cēlā izlīgt, lai viņš tevi nevestu pie soģa, un soģis tevi nenodod uzraugam, un uzraugs tevi neiemet cietumā.
59 Es tev saku, no turienes tu neiziesi, kamēr nebūsi nomaksājis pēdējo artavu.“
