Jesus Heals a Sick Man
1 One Sabbath, Jesus was having dinner in the home of an important Pharisee, and everyone was carefully watching Jesus. 2 All of a sudden a man with swollen legs stood up in front of him. 3 Jesus turned and asked the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses, “Is it right to heal on the Sabbath?” 4 But they did not say a word.
Jesus took hold of the man. Then he healed him and sent him away. 5 Afterwards, Jesus asked the people, “If your son or ox falls into a well, wouldn't you pull him out at once, even on the Sabbath?” 6 There was nothing they could say.
How To Be a Guest
7 Jesus saw how the guests had tried to take the best seats. So he told them:
8 When you are invited to a wedding feast, don't sit in the best place. Someone more important may have been invited. 9 Then the one who invited you will come and say, “Give your place to this other guest!” You will be embarrassed and will have to sit in the worst place.
10 When you are invited to be a guest, go and sit in the worst place. Then the one who invited you may come and say, “My friend, take a better seat!” You will then be honored in front of all the other guests. 11 If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honored.
12 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited him:
When you give a dinner or a banquet, don't invite your friends and family and relatives and rich neighbors. If you do, they will invite you in return, and you will be paid back. 13 When you give a feast, invite the poor, the paralyzed, the lame, and the blind. 14 They cannot pay you back. But God will bless you and reward you when his people rise from death.
The Great Banquet
(Matthew 22.1-10)15 After Jesus had finished speaking, one of the guests said, “The greatest blessing of all is to be at the banquet in God's kingdom!”
16 Jesus told him:
A man once gave a great banquet and invited a lot of guests. 17 When the banquet was ready, he sent a servant to tell the guests, “Everything is ready! Please come.”
18 One guest after another started making excuses. The first one said, “I bought some land, and I've got to look it over. Please excuse me.”
19 Another guest said, “I bought five teams of oxen, and I need to try them out. Please excuse me.”
20 Still another guest said, “I've just now married, and I can't be there.”
21 The servant told his master what happened, and the master became so angry he said, “Go as fast as you can to every street and alley in town! Bring in everyone who is poor or paralyzed or blind or lame.”
22 When the servant returned, he said, “Master, I've done what you told me, and there is still plenty of room for more people.”
23 His master then told him, “Go out along the back roads and make people come in, so my house will be full. 24 Not one of the guests I first invited will get even a bite of my food!”
Being a Disciple
(Matthew 10.37Matthew 38)25 Large crowds were walking along with Jesus, when he turned and said:
26 You cannot be my disciple, unless you love me more than you love your father and mother, your wife and children, and your brothers and sisters. You cannot follow me unless you love me more than you love your own life.
27 You cannot be my disciple unless you carry your own cross and follow me.
28 Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. What is the first thing you will do? Won't you sit down and figure out how much it will cost and if you have enough money to pay for it? 29 Otherwise, you will start building the tower, but not be able to finish. Then everyone who sees what is happening will laugh at you. 30 They will say, “You started building, but could not finish the job.”
31 What will a king do if he has only 10,000 soldiers to defend himself against a king who is about to attack him with 20,000 soldiers? Before he goes out to battle, won't he first sit down and decide if he can win? 32 If he thinks he won't be able to defend himself, he will send messengers and ask for peace while the other king is still a long way off. 33 So then, you cannot be my disciple unless you give away everything you own.
Salt and Light
(Matthew 5.13Mark 9.50)34 Salt is good, but if it no longer tastes like salt, how can it be made to taste salty again? 35 It is no longer good for the soil or even for the manure pile. People simply throw it out. If you have ears, pay attention!
Jēzus dziedina tūskas slimo
1 Jēzus kādā sabatā iegāja ievērojama farizeja namā maizi ēst, un tie viņu novēroja. 2 Redzi, viņa priekšā bija kāds cilvēks, slims ar tūsku. 3 Jēzus vērsās pie farizejiem un likuma zinātājiem un jautāja: “Vai drīkst sabatā dziedināt vai ne?” 4 Bet tie klusēja. Tad Jēzus ņēma un dziedināja šo vīru un ļāva tam iet. 5 Un tiem viņš sacīja: “Kurš no jums, ja tam dēls vai vērsis sabatā iekritīs akā, to tūdaļ nevilks laukā?” 6 Tie nekā uz to nespēja atbildēt.
Pazemība un viesmīlība
7 Tad viņš, ievērojis, ka mielastā saaicinātie cenšas sev izraudzīties labākās vietas pie galda, stāstīja tiem līdzību: 8 “Kad tevi aicina kāzās, nesēdies goda vietā. Var gadīties, ka ir aicināts kāds cienījamāks par tevi 9 un ka, viņam atnākot, tas, kurš aicinājis jūs abus, tev sacīs: dod vietu viņam. Un tad tev ar kaunu būs jāieņem pēdējā vieta. 10 Bet, kad tevi aicina, ej un apsēdies pēdējā vietā, lai tas, kas tevi aicinājis, pienācis tev sacītu: draugs, kāp augstāk. Tad tu būsi pagodināts visu viesu priekšā. 11 Jo katrs, kas sevi paaugstina, tiks pazemināts un, kas sevi pazemina, tas tiks paaugstināts.” 12 Viņš sacīja arī tam, kas viņu bija aicinājis: “Kad tu rīko pusdienas vai vakariņas, neaicini nedz savus draugus, nedz brāļus, nedz radus, nedz bagātus kaimiņus, ka arī viņi tevi neaicinātu un nenotiktu savstarpēja atlīdzināšana. 13 Bet, kad tu rīko mielastu, aicini nabagus, tizlus, kroplus, aklus. 14 Un tu būsi laimīgs, jo viņiem nav ar ko tev atlīdzināt. Tev tiks atlīdzināts pie taisno augšāmcelšanās.”
Līdzība par lielo mielastu
(Mt 22:1–14)15 Kad to dzirdēja kāds no tiem, kas sēdēja pie galda, tas sacīja: “Laimīgs, kas ēdīs maizi Dieva valstībā.” 16 Jēzus sāka viņam stāstīt: “Kāds cilvēks rīkoja lielu mielastu un daudzus uz to saaicināja. 17 Ap mielasta laiku viņš nosūtīja savu kalpu pie aicinātajiem sacīt: nāciet, viss jau ir gatavs! 18 Tie visi kā viens sāka aizbildināties. Pirmais viņam sacīja: es esmu nopircis lauku, un man ir jāiet to apskatīt. Lūdzu, pieņem manu aizbildināšanos! 19 Un cits sacīja: es esmu nopircis piecus pārus vēršu un eju tos pārbaudīt. Lūdzu, pieņem manu aizbildināšanos! 20 Vēl cits sacīja: es sievu esmu apņēmis un tādēļ nevaru nākt. 21 Kalps ieradies to paziņoja savam kungam. Tad nama saimnieks sadusmojās un sacīja savam kalpam: izej steigšus pilsētas ielās un ieliņās un ved šurp nabagus, tizlus, aklus un kroplus! 22 Kalps teica: kungs, ir noticis, kā tu pavēlēji, bet vēl ir vietas. 23 Tad kungs sacīja kalpam: dodies pa ceļiem un sētām un piespied nākt visus, lai mans nams būtu pilns! 24 Es jums saku: neviens no aicinātajiem vīriem manu mielastu nebaudīs.”
Ko nozīmē būt māceklim
(Mt 10:34–39)25 Lieli ļaužu pūļi viņam sekoja, un, pagriezies pret tiem, viņš sacīja: 26 “Ja kāds nāk pie manis un neienīst savu tēvu un māti, sievu un bērnus, brāļus un māsas un vēl arī pats savu dzīvību, tas nevar būt mans māceklis. 27 Un, kas nenes savu krustu un neseko man, tas nevar būt mans māceklis. 28 Kurš no jums, gribēdams celt torni, vispirms apsēdies neaprēķinās izdevumus, vai pietiks līdzekļu darba veikšanai, 29 lai tad, kad viņš pamatus ieliek un nespēj pabeigt, visi, kas to redz, nesāk zoboties, 30 sacīdami: šis cilvēks gan iesāka celt, bet nespēja pabeigt. 31 Vai arī, kurš ķēniņš, gribēdams doties karot ar citu ķēniņu, vispirms apsēdies neapdomās, vai viņš ar desmit tūkstošiem spēs stāties pretī tam, kas nāk virsū ar divdesmit tūkstošiem. 32 Bet, ja ne, viņš, kamēr tas vēl tālu, sūtīs vēstnešus, lai lūgtu mieru. 33 Tāpat neviens no jums, kas neatteiksies no visa, kas tam pieder, nevar būt mans māceklis. 34 Sāls ir laba, bet, ja arī sāls kļūst nederīga, kā lai to padara derīgu? 35 Tā vairs neder nedz zemei, nedz mēsliem, bet metama ārā. Kam ausis dzirdēt, tas lai dzird!”
