The Parable of the Widow and the Judge
1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to teach them that they should always pray and never become discouraged. 2 “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people. 3 And there was a widow in that same town who kept coming to him and pleading for her rights, saying, ‘Help me against my opponent!’ 4 For a long time the judge refused to act, but at last he said to himself, ‘Even though I don't fear God or respect people, 5 yet because of all the trouble this widow is giving me, I will see to it that she gets her rights. If I don't, she will keep on coming and finally wear me out!’”
6 And the Lord continued, “Listen to what that corrupt judge said. 7 Now, will God not judge in favor of his own people who cry to him day and night for help? Will he be slow to help them? 8 I tell you, he will judge in their favor and do it quickly. But will the Son of Man find faith on earth when he comes?”
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
9 Jesus also told this parable to people who were sure of their own goodness and despised everybody else. 10 “Once there were two men who went up to the Temple to pray: one was a Pharisee, the other a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood apart by himself and prayed, ‘I thank you, God, that I am not greedy, dishonest, or an adulterer, like everybody else. I thank you that I am not like that tax collector over there. 12 I fast two days a week, and I give you one tenth of all my income.’ 13 But the tax collector stood at a distance and would not even raise his face to heaven, but beat on his breast and said, ‘God, have pity on me, a sinner!’ 14 I tell you,” said Jesus, “the tax collector, and not the Pharisee, was in the right with God when he went home. For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great.”
Jesus Blesses Little Children
(Matthew 19.13-15Mark 10.13-16)15 Some people brought their babies to Jesus for him to place his hands on them. The disciples saw them and scolded them for doing so, 16 but Jesus called the children to him and said, “Let the children come to me and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 17 Remember this! Whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”
The Rich Man
(Matthew 19.16-30Mark 10.17-31)18 A Jewish leader asked Jesus, “Good Teacher, what must I do to receive eternal life?”
19 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone. 20 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery; do not commit murder; do not steal; do not accuse anyone falsely; respect your father and your mother.’”
21 The man replied, “Ever since I was young, I have obeyed all these commandments.”
22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “There is still one more thing you need to do. Sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me.” 23 But when the man heard this, he became very sad, because he was very rich.
24 Jesus saw that he was sad and said, “How hard it is for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God! 25 It is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.”
26 The people who heard him asked, “Who, then, can be saved?”
27 Jesus answered, “What is humanly impossible is possible for God.”
28 Then Peter said, “Look! We have left our homes to follow you.”
29 “Yes,” Jesus said to them, “and I assure you that anyone who leaves home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the Kingdom of God 30 will receive much more in this present age and eternal life in the age to come.”
Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death
(Matthew 20.17-19Mark 10.32-34)31 Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and said to them, “Listen! We are going to Jerusalem where everything the prophets wrote about the Son of Man will come true. 32 He will be handed over to the Gentiles, who will make fun of him, insult him, and spit on him. 33 They will whip him and kill him, but three days later he will rise to life.”
34 But the disciples did not understand any of these things; the meaning of the words was hidden from them, and they did not know what Jesus was talking about.
Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar
(Matthew 20.29-34Mark 10.46-52)35 As Jesus was coming near Jericho, there was a blind man sitting by the road, begging. 36 When he heard the crowd passing by, he asked, “What is this?”
37 “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him.
38 He cried out, “Jesus! Son of David! Have mercy on me!”
39 The people in front scolded him and told him to be quiet. But he shouted even more loudly, “Son of David! Have mercy on me!”
40 So Jesus stopped and ordered the blind man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him, 41 “What do you want me to do for you?”
“Sir,” he answered, “I want to see again.”
42 Jesus said to him, “Then see! Your faith has made you well.”
43 At once he was able to see, and he followed Jesus, giving thanks to God. When the crowd saw it, they all praised God.
Līdzība par atraitni un netaisno tiesnesi
1 Tad viņš stāstīja tiem līdzību par to, ka vienmēr vajag Dievu lūgt un nezaudēt drosmi. 2 “Kādā pilsētā bija tiesnesis, kas Dieva nebijās un cilvēkus necienīja. 3 Vēl tajā pilsētā bija kāda atraitne, un tā nāca pie viņa, sacīdama: iztiesā manu lietu pret manu pretinieku. 4 Viņš ilgu laiku negribēja to darīt, bet pēc tam tomēr sacīja pie sevis: es Dieva nebīstos un cilvēkus necienu, 5 taču šī atraitne mani nomoka, tādēļ iztiesāšu viņai par labu, ka beigās viņa nenāk un nesit mani vaigā. 6 Kungs sacīja: ieklausieties, ko netaisnais tiesnesis saka! 7 Vai tad Dievs lai neiztiesātu par labu saviem izredzētajiem, kas viņu piesauc dienu un nakti? Vai viņš vilcināsies? 8 Es jums saku: viņš viņu lietu iztiesās ātri. Bet vai Cilvēka Dēls atnācis atradīs uz zemes ticību?”
Līdzība par farizeju un muitnieku
9 Un dažiem, kas sevi uzskatīja par taisniem, bet pārējos nicināja, viņš stāstīja šādu līdzību: 10 “Divi cilvēki ienāca templī Dievu lūgt, viens bija farizejs un otrs – muitnieks. 11 Farizejs, nostājies savrup, lūdza tā: Dievs, es tev pateicos, ka neesmu kā pārējie cilvēki – laupītāji, ļaundari, laulības apgānītāji vai arī kā šis te muitnieks; 12 es gavēju divreiz nedēļā un dodu desmito tiesu no visa, ko iegūstu. 13 Bet muitnieks, attālāk stāvēdams, neuzdrošinājās pat acis pacelt uz debesīm, bet, sitot sev pie krūtīm, sacīja: Dievs, esi man grēciniekam žēlīgs! 14 Es jums saku: šis nogāja savās mājās attaisnots, bet tas otrs ne, jo katrs, kas pats sevi paaugstina, tiks pazemināts, bet, kas sevi pazemina, tiks paaugstināts.”
Jēzus svētī bērniņus
(Mt 19:13–15Mk 10:13–16)15 Ļaudis nesa pie viņa bērniņus, lai viņš tiem pieskartos, bet mācekļi, to redzēdami, viņus norāja. 16 Bet Jēzus sauca viņus klāt, sacīdams: “Ļaujiet bērniņiem pie manis nākt un neliedziet tiem, jo tādiem pieder Dieva valstība. 17 Patiesi es jums saku: kas Dieva valstību nesaņems kā bērniņš, tas neieies tajā.”
Par bagāto vīru
(Mt 19:16–30Mk 10:17–31)18 Kāds augsts vīrs viņam jautāja: “Labais Skolotāj, kas man būtu jādara, lai iemantotu mūžīgo dzīvību?” 19 Bet Jēzus tam sacīja: “Kādēļ tu mani sauc par labu? Neviens nav labs kā vienīgi Dievs. 20 Vai baušļus tu zini? Nepārkāp laulību; nenogalini; nezodz; nedod nepatiesu liecību; godā savu tēvu un māti! ” 21 Bet tas sacīja: “To visu es esmu pildījis kopš jaunības.” 22 To dzirdējis, Jēzus viņam sacīja: “Vienas lietas tev vēl trūkst. Pārdod visu, kas tev pieder, un izdali to nabagiem, tad tev būs manta debesīs, un nāc, seko man.” 23 Bet viņš, to dzirdējis, kļuva gauži bēdīgs, jo bija ļoti bagāts. 24 Redzot viņu nobēdājušos , Jēzus sacīja: “Cik grūti tiem, kam daudz mantas, ieiet Debesu valstībā. 25 Vieglāk kamielim iziet caur adatas aci, nekā bagātam ieiet Dieva valstībā.” 26 Tie, kas to dzirdēja, jautāja: “Kas tad var tikt izglābts?” 27 Viņš sacīja: “Kas nav iespējams cilvēkiem, ir iespējams Dievam.” 28 Bet Pēteris sacīja: “Redzi, mēs esam atstājuši visu un tev sekojām.” 29 Viņš tiem sacīja: “Patiesi es jums saku: nav neviena, kas, Dieva valstības dēļ atstājis māju vai sievu, vai brāļus, vai vecākus, vai bērnus, 30 nesaņemtu daudz vairāk jau šajā laikā un nākamajā laikā – mūžīgo dzīvību.”
Jēzus trešo reizi māca par savu nāvi un augšāmcelšanos
(Mt 20:17–19Mk 10:32–34)31 Ņēmis pie sevis tos divpadsmit, viņš tiem sacīja: “Redzi, mēs dodamies uz Jeruzālemi, un piepildīsies viss, ko pravieši rakstījuši par Cilvēka Dēlu. 32 Viņš tiks nodots pagāniem un apsmiets, un mocīts, un apspļaudīts. 33 Un tie šaustīs viņu pātagām un nonāvēs, un trešajā dienā viņš augšāmcelsies.” 34 Viņi no tā neko nesaprata – sacītais viņiem palika apslēpts, un viņi nespēja teikto izprast.
Jēzus dziedina aklo ubagu pie Jērikas
(Mt 20:29–34Mk 10:46–52)35 Kad viņš tuvojās Jērikai, kāds akls sēdēja ceļmalā un ubagoja. 36 Izdzirdējis, ka ļaužu pūlis iet garām, viņš taujāja, kas tur ir. 37 Viņam pavēstīja: “Jēzus, Nācarietis, iet garām.” 38 Un viņš iesaucās: “Jēzu, Dāvida dēls, apžēlojies par mani!” 39 Un tie, kas gāja pa priekšu, apsauca viņu, lai viņš apklust, bet viņš kliedza vēl skaļāk: “Jēzu, Dāvida dēls, apžēlojies par mani!” 40 Jēzus apstājies lika viņu atvest pie sevis. Kad tas pienāca tuvāk, viņš tam jautāja: 41 “Ko tu gribi, lai es tev daru?” Viņš atbildēja: “Kungs, lai es redzētu!” 42 Un Jēzus viņam sacīja: “Topi redzīgs! Tava ticība tevi ir dziedinājusi.” 43 Un tūlīt viņš kļuva redzīgs un, Dievu slavēdams, gāja viņam līdzi. Un visi ļaudis, kas to redzēja, godināja Dievu.
