1 And he went on to say, “I tell you, there are some here who will not die until they have seen the Kingdom of God come with power.”
The Transfiguration
(Matthew 17.1-13Luke 9.28-36)2 Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain, where they were alone. As they looked on, a change came over Jesus, 3 and his clothes became shining white—whiter than anyone in the world could wash them. 4 Then the three disciples saw Elijah and Moses talking with Jesus. 5 Peter spoke up and said to Jesus, “Teacher, how good it is that we are here! We will make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 6 He and the others were so frightened that he did not know what to say.
7 Then a cloud appeared and covered them with its shadow, and a voice came from the cloud, “This is my own dear Son—listen to him!” 8 They took a quick look around but did not see anyone else; only Jesus was with them.
9 As they came down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, “Don't tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has risen from death.”
10 They obeyed his order, but among themselves they started discussing the matter, “What does this ‘rising from death’ mean?” 11 And they asked Jesus, “Why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah has to come first?”
12 His answer was, “Elijah is indeed coming first in order to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man will suffer much and be rejected? 13 I tell you, however, that Elijah has already come and that people treated him just as they pleased, as the Scriptures say about him.”
Jesus Heals a Boy with an Evil Spirit
(Matthew 17.14-21; Luke 9.37-43a)14 When they joined the rest of the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and some teachers of the Law arguing with them. 15 When the people saw Jesus, they were greatly surprised, and ran to him and greeted him. 16 Jesus asked his disciples, “What are you arguing with them about?”
17 A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, because he has an evil spirit in him and cannot talk. 18 Whenever the spirit attacks him, it throws him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth, grits his teeth, and becomes stiff all over. I asked your disciples to drive the spirit out, but they could not.”
19 Jesus said to them, “How unbelieving you people are! How long must I stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy to me!” 20 They brought him to Jesus.
As soon as the spirit saw Jesus, it threw the boy into a fit, so that he fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 21 “How long has he been like this?” Jesus asked the father.
“Ever since he was a child,” he replied. 22 “Many times the evil spirit has tried to kill him by throwing him in the fire and into water. Have pity on us and help us, if you possibly can!”
23 “Yes,” said Jesus, “if you yourself can! Everything is possible for the person who has faith.”
24 The father at once cried out, “I do have faith, but not enough. Help me have more!”
25 Jesus noticed that the crowd was closing in on them, so he gave a command to the evil spirit. “Deaf and dumb spirit,” he said, “I order you to come out of the boy and never go into him again!”
26 The spirit screamed, threw the boy into a bad fit, and came out. The boy looked like a corpse, and everyone said, “He is dead!” 27 But Jesus took the boy by the hand and helped him rise, and he stood up.
28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn't we drive the spirit out?”
29 “Only prayer can drive this kind out,” answered Jesus; “nothing else can.”
Jesus Speaks Again about His Death
(Matthew 17.22Matthew 23Luke 9.43b-45)30 Jesus and his disciples left that place and went on through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where he was, 31 because he was teaching his disciples: “The Son of Man will be handed over to those who will kill him. Three days later, however, he will rise to life.”
32 But they did not understand what this teaching meant, and they were afraid to ask him.
Who Is the Greatest?
(Matthew 18.1-5Luke 9.46-48)33 They came to Capernaum, and after going indoors Jesus asked his disciples, “What were you arguing about on the road?”
34 But they would not answer him, because on the road they had been arguing among themselves about who was the greatest. 35 Jesus sat down, called the twelve disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all and be the servant of all.” 36 Then he took a child and had him stand in front of them. He put his arms around him and said to them, 37 “Whoever welcomes in my name one of these children, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not only me but also the one who sent me.”
Whoever Is Not against Us Is for Us
(Luke 9.49Luke 50)38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw a man who was driving out demons in your name, and we told him to stop, because he doesn't belong to our group.”
39 “Do not try to stop him,” Jesus told them, “because no one who performs a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say evil things about me. 40 For whoever is not against us is for us. 41 I assure you that anyone who gives you a drink of water because you belong to me will certainly receive a reward.
Temptations to Sin
(Matthew 18.6-9Luke 17.1Luke 2)42 “If anyone should cause one of these little ones to lose faith in me, it would be better for that person to have a large millstone tied around the neck and be thrown into the sea. 43 So if your hand makes you lose your faith, cut it off! It is better for you to enter life without a hand than to keep both hands and go off to hell, to the fire that never goes out. 45 And if your foot makes you lose your faith, cut it off! It is better for you to enter life without a foot than to keep both feet and be thrown into hell. 47 And if your eye makes you lose your faith, take it out! It is better for you to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to keep both eyes and be thrown into hell. 48 There ‘the worms that eat them never die, and the fire that burns them is never put out.’
49 “Everyone will be purified by fire as a sacrifice is purified by salt.
50 “Salt is good; but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again?
“Have the salt of friendship among yourselves, and live in peace with one another.”
1 Viņš tiem sacīja: “Patiesi es jums saku: daži no tiem, kas šeit stāv, nāvi nebaudīs, pirms nebūs redzējuši Dieva valstību ar spēku atnākam.”
Apskaidrošana kalnā
(Mt 17:1–13Lk 9:28–36)2 Un pēc sešām dienām Jēzus ņēma pie sevis Pēteri, Jēkabu un Jāni un uzveda tos savrup kādā augstā kalnā, un viņš tapa pārveidots to priekšā – 3 viņa drēbes tapa mirdzoši baltas, kā neviens balinātājs uz zemes nespēj balināt. 4 Viņiem parādījās Elija ar Mozu, un tie sarunājās ar Jēzu. 5 Un Pēteris vērsās pie Jēzus un sacīja: “Rabi, šeit mums ir labi, taisīsim trīs teltis – vienu tev, vienu Mozum un vienu Elijam.” 6 Jo viņš nezināja, ko sacīja; tādēļ ka tie bija pārbijušies. 7 Un padebesis tos apēnoja, un balss nāca no padebeša: “Šis ir mans mīļotais Dēls, klausiet viņu!” 8 Un, tūlīt apkārt palūkojušies, viņi nevienu vairs neredzēja kā vienīgi Jēzu. 9 Un, no kalna kāpjot, viņš tiem stingri piekodināja nevienam nestāstīt, ko redzējuši, kamēr Cilvēka Dēls nebūs augšāmcēlies no mirušajiem. 10 Un tie šos vārdus paturēja sevī, apspriezdami savā starpā, kas tas ir – augšāmcelties no mirušajiem. 11 Un tie viņu izjautāja: “Kādēļ rakstu mācītāji saka: Elijam jānāk papriekš?” 12 Bet viņš tiem sacīja: “Tiešām Elija, papriekš atnākdams, visu atjaunos. Un kā ir rakstīts par Cilvēka Dēlu, ka viņš daudz cietīs un tiks nonicināts? 13 Bet es jums saku: kad Elija bija atnācis, tie arī viņam darīja visu, ko gribēja, kā par viņu ir rakstīts.”
Jēzus atbrīvo zēnu no nešķīstā gara
(Mt 17:14–20; Lk 9:37–43a)14 Un, atnākuši pie mācekļiem, viņi ieraudzīja ap tiem lielu ļaužu pūli un rakstu mācītājus, kas ar tiem strīdējās. 15 Un visi ļaudis, viņu ieraudzījuši, tūlīt iztrūkās un pieskrējuši viņu sveicināja. 16 Un viņš tiem jautāja: “Par ko jūs strīdaties savā starpā?” 17 Un viens no ļaužu pūļa viņam atbildēja: “Skolotāj, es savu dēlu pie tevis esmu atvedis, viņā ir mēms gars. 18 Ikreiz, kad tas sagrābj viņu, tas viņu rausta, dzen putas pa muti, griež zobus un stindzina; un es taviem mācekļiem sacīju, lai tie to izdzen, bet viņi nespēja.” 19 Viņš tiem sacīja: “Ak tu neticīgā paaudze! Cik ilgi vēl būšu pie jums? Cik ilgi vēl jūs pacietīšu? Nesiet viņu pie manis!” 20 Tie atnesa zēnu pie viņa. Un gars, Jēzu ieraudzījis, tūlīt sāka zēnu raustīt, un viņš, pie zemes nokritis, vārtījās, putas laizdams. 21 Un viņš jautāja tā tēvam: “Kopš kura laika viņam tas tā ir?” Un tas sacīja: “Kopš bērna dienām. 22 Tas bieži meta viņu gan ugunī, gan ūdenī, lai viņu pazudinātu; bet es tevi lūdzu, ja tu ko spēj, iežēlojies par mums!” 23 Jēzus sacīja: “Ja spēj? Kas tic, tam viss ir iespējams.” 24 Tūlīt bērna tēvs iekliedzās: “Es ticu! Palīdzi man manā neticībā!” 25 Tad Jēzus, ieraudzījis saskrienam ļaudis, apsauca nešķīsto garu: “Tu mēmais un kurlais gars, es tev pavēlu: izej no viņa un nekad vairs neieej viņā!” 26 Kliegdams un zēnu neganti raustīdams, gars izgāja. Zēns izskatījās kā mironis, un daudzi teica: “Viņš ir miris.” 27 Bet Jēzus viņu satvēra aiz rokām un cēla viņu augšā, un tas piecēlās. 28 Kad viņš bija iegājis mājā, mācekļi viņam atsevišķi jautāja: “Kādēļ mēs nespējām to izdzīt?” 29 Un viņš tiem sacīja: “Šī suga nevar iziet citādi kā vien ar lūgšanu.”
Jēzus vēlreiz māca par savu nāvi un augšāmcelšanos
(Mt 17:22–23Lk 9:43b–45)30 No turienes aizgājuši, tie devās cauri Galilejai, bet viņš negribēja, ka to kāds zinātu. 31 Viņš mācīja savus mācekļus un tiem sacīja: “Cilvēka Dēls tiks nodots cilvēku rokās, un tie viņu nonāvēs, un nonāvēts viņš trešajā dienā augšāmcelsies.” 32 Viņi nesaprata šos vārdus, bet baidījās viņu izjautāt.
Kurš ir lielākais?
(Mt 18:1–5Lk 9:46–48)33 Tad viņi nonāca Kapernaumā. Un, mājās pārnācis, viņš tos izjautāja: “Ko jūs pārrunājāt ceļā?” 34 Bet tie klusēja; jo tie savā starpā bija sprieduši ceļā, kurš ir lielākais. 35 Apsēdies viņš pasauca tos divpadsmit un tiem sacīja: “Ja kāds grib būt pirmais, tas lai ir no visiem pēdējais un visu kalps.” 36 Un viņš ņēma kādu bērniņu un nostādīja to viņu vidū un, to apkampis, sacīja viņiem: 37 “Ja kas vienu šādu bērniņu uzņem manā vārdā, tas uzņem mani; un, kas mani uzņem, tas uzņem nevis mani, bet to, kas mani sūtījis.”
“Kas nav pret mums, tas ir ar mums”
(Lk 9:49–50)38 Jānis viņam sacīja: “Skolotāj, mēs redzējām kādu tavā vārdā izdzenam dēmonus, un mēs tam aizliedzām, jo viņš neseko mums.” 39 Bet Jēzus sacīja: “Neliedziet viņam! Nav tāda, kurš darītu brīnumu manā vārdā un tūlīt par mani varētu runāt ļaunu. 40 Kas nav pret mums, tas ir ar mums! 41 Kas vien jums manā vārdā dos dzert biķeri ūdens, tādēļ ka jūs piederat Kristum, patiesi es jums saku: tam viņa alga nezudīs.
Jēzus brīdina no apgrēcināšanas
(Mt 18:6–9Lk 17:1–2)42 Un, kas apgrēcina vienu no šiem mazajiem, kas tic uz mani, tam būtu labāk, ja tam uzkārtu dzirnakmeni kaklā un to iemestu jūrā. 43 Un, ja tava roka tevi apgrēcina, nocērt to; labāk tev kroplam ieiet dzīvībā, nekā ja tev ir abas rokas un tu nonāc ellē, neizdzēšamā ugunī. 45 Un, ja tava kāja tevi apgrēcina, nocērt to; labāk tev kroplam ieiet dzīvībā, nekā ja tev ir abas kājas un tu tiec iemests ellē, neizdzēšamā ugunī. 47 Un, ja tava acs tevi apgrēcina, izrauj to; labāk tev vienacainam ieiet Dieva valstībā, nekā ja tev ir abas acis un tu tiec iemests elles ugunī. 48 Kur viņu tārps nemirst un uguns neizdziest. 49 Jo ikviens ugunī tiks sālīts. 50 Sāls ir laba, bet, ja sāls vairs nav sāļa, ar ko jūs to darīsiet derīgu? Turiet sāli sevī un mieru savā starpā.”
