Par laulības šķiršanu
(Mt 19:1–12)1 No turienes Jēzus nāca Jūdejas apvidū, Jardānas otrā pusē, un ļaužu pūlis atkal sapulcējās pie viņa, un viņš, kā allaž, tos mācīja. 2 Pienāca kādi farizeji un, viņu izaicinādami, jautāja: “Vai ir atļauts vīram atlaist sievu?” 3 Viņš jautāja: “Ko Mozus jums ir pavēlējis?” 4 Tie sacīja: “Mozus ir atļāvis rakstīt šķiršanās rakstu un atlaist .” 5 Tad Jēzus tiem sacīja: “Jūsu cietsirdības dēļ viņš jums šo likumu ir rakstījis. 6 Bet no radīšanas iesākuma Dievs viņus veidojis kā vīrieti un sievieti. 7 Tādēļ cilvēks atstās savu tēvu un māti. 8 Un tie divi būs viena miesa. Tā ka tie vairs nav divi, bet viena miesa. 9 Tādēļ, ko Dievs savienojis, to cilvēkam nebūs šķirt.” 10 To pašu viņam mājās jautāja arī mācekļi. 11 Un viņš tiem sacīja: “Ja kāds savu sievu atlaiž un citu apprec, tas pārkāpj laulību pret to. 12 Un, ja sieva no sava vīra šķiras un apprec citu, tā pārkāpj laulību.”
Jēzus svētī bērniņus
(Mt 19:13–15Lk 18:15–17)13 Un tie nesa bērniņus pie Jēzus, lai viņš tiem pieskartos. Bet mācekļi tos norāja. 14 Jēzus, to redzēdams, sadusmojās un tiem sacīja: “Laidiet bērniņus pie manis, neliedziet tiem, jo tādiem pieder Dieva valstība. 15 Patiesi es jums saku: kas Dieva valstību nesaņems kā bērniņš, tas nekad neieies tajā.” 16 Un viņš tos apkampa, uzlika tiem rokas un tos svētīja.
Par bagāto vīru
(Mt 19:16–30Lk 18:18–30)17 Kad viņš izgāja uz ceļa, viens pieskrēja un, ceļos nometies viņa priekšā, lūdza: “Labais Skolotāj, kas man jādara, lai es iemantotu mūžīgo dzīvību?” 18 Jēzus tam sacīja: “Kādēļ tu mani sauc par labu? Neviens nav labs kā vienīgi Dievs. 19 Baušļus tu zini: nenogalini; nepārkāp laulību; nezodz; nedod nepatiesu liecību; nekrāp; godā savu tēvu un māti. ” 20 Bet tas viņam sacīja: “Skolotāj, to visu es esmu pildījis kopš savas jaunības.” 21 Jēzus, viņu uzlūkojis, iemīlēja to un sacīja: “Vienas lietas tev trūkst. Ej un pārdod visu, kas tev ir, un izdali nabagiem, tad tev būs manta debesīs; nāc un seko man.” 22 Un viņš, sadrūmis par šo vārdu, aizgāja nomākts, jo viņam piederēja lieli īpašumi. 23 Uzlūkojis visapkārt savus mācekļus, Jēzus tiem sacīja: “Cik grūti bagātie ieies Dieva valstībā!” 24 Un mācekļi bija satraukti par viņa vārdiem. Tad Jēzus vēlreiz tiem sacīja: “Bērni, cik grūti ir ieiet Dieva valstībā! 25 Vieglāk kamielim iziet caur adatas aci, nekā bagātam ieiet Dieva valstībā!” 26 Tie sabijās vēl vairāk un runāja savā starpā: “Kas tad var tikt glābts?” 27 Jēzus, tos uzlūkojis, sacīja: “Cilvēkiem tas nav iespējams, bet ne Dievam, jo Dievam visas lietas iespējamas.” 28 Tad Pēteris ierunājās: “Redzi, mēs visu esam atstājuši un esam tev sekojuši.” 29 Jēzus sacīja: “Patiesi es jums saku: nav neviena, kas, atstājis māju vai brāļus, vai māsas, vai māti, vai tēvu, vai bērnus, vai tīrumus manis un evaņģēlija dēļ, 30 nesaņemtu simtkārtīgi jau šajā laikā mājas un brāļus, un māsas, un mātes, un bērnus, un tīrumus, kaut ar vajāšanām, un nākamajā laikā – mūžīgo dzīvību. 31 Daudzi pirmie būs pēdējie un pēdējie – pirmie.”
Jēzus trešo reizi māca par savu nāvi un augšāmcelšanos
(Mt 20:17–19Lk 18:31–33)32 Viņi bija ceļā, iedami augšup uz Jeruzālemi. Jēzus gāja viņiem pa priekšu, un tie bija apjukuši un baiļodamies viņam sekoja. Viņš atkal ņēma pie sevis tos divpadsmit un sāka viņiem stāstīt, kas ar viņu notiks: 33 “Redzi, mēs ejam uz Jeruzālemi, un Cilvēka Dēlu nodos virspriesteriem un rakstu mācītājiem, un tie viņu notiesās uz nāvi un nodos viņu pagāniem. 34 Un tie viņu apsmies un apspļaudīs, tad šaustīs un nonāvēs viņu, un pēc trim dienām viņš augšāmcelsies.”
Jēkaba un Jāņa lūgums
(Mt 20:20–28)35 Jēkabs un Jānis, Zebedeja dēli, piegāja pie viņa un sacīja: “Skolotāj, mēs gribam, lai tu darītu, ko mēs tev lūgsim!” 36 Viņš tiem jautāja: “Ko jūs gribat, lai es jums daru?” 37 Un tie sacīja: “Dod mums, ka mēs varētu sēdēt tavā godībā, viens pie tavas labās rokas un otrs – pie kreisās.” 38 Bet Jēzus tiem sacīja: “Jūs nesaprotat, ko jūs lūdzat. Vai jūs varat dzert to biķeri, ko es dzeru, vai tikt kristīti tajā kristībā, kurā es tieku kristīts?” 39 Un tie viņam sacīja: “Mēs varam.” Bet Jēzus tiem teica: “To biķeri, ko es dzeru, jūs dzersiet, un jūs kristīs tajā kristībā, kurā es tieku kristīts, 40 bet sēdēt pie manas labās vai kreisās rokas – to dot nav manā ziņā; tur sēdēs tie, kam tas sagatavots.” 41 Un, kad tie desmit to dzirdēja, tie saskaitās uz Jēkabu un Jāni. 42 Un, viņus pieaicinājis, Jēzus tiem sacīja: “Jūs zināt, ka tie, ko par tautu valdniekiem tur, tās apspiež, un viņu varenie ir varmācīgi pret tām. 43 Bet tā lai nav starp jums. Kas no jums grib būt liels, tas lai ir jūsu kalps. 44 Un, kas jūsu vidū grib būt pirmais, tas lai ir visu vergs. 45 Jo arī Cilvēka Dēls nav nācis, lai viņam kalpotu, bet lai pats kalpotu un atdotu savu dzīvību kā izpirkšanas maksu par daudziem.”
Aklā Bartimeja dziedināšana
(Mt 20:29–34Lk 18:35–43)46 Un tie nonāca Jērikā. Kad viņš ar saviem mācekļiem un lielu ļaužu pūli gāja prom no Jērikas, ceļa malā sēdēja kāds akls ubags, Timeja dēls Bartimejs. 47 Izdzirdis, ka tas ir Jēzus no Nācaretes, viņš sāka kliegt un sauca: “Jēzu, Dāvida dēls, apžēlojies par mani!” 48 Un daudzi to apsauca, lai viņš apklustu. Bet viņš kliedza jo skaļāk: “Dāvida dēls, apžēlojies par mani!” 49 Jēzus apstājies sacīja: “Sauciet viņu šurp!” Un tie aicināja aklo, tam sacīdami: “Esi drošs, celies, viņš tevi sauc.” 50 Un, savus svārkus nometis, viņš pielēca kājās un nāca pie Jēzus. 51 Un Jēzus viņam jautāja: “Ko tu gribi, lai es tev daru?” Aklais sacīja: “Rabuni, kaut es varētu redzēt!” 52 Jēzus viņam sacīja: “Ej, tava ticība tevi ir dziedinājusi!” Un tūlīt viņš kļuva redzīgs un sekoja Jēzum ceļā.
Jesus Teaches about Divorce
(Matthew 19.1-12Luke 16.18)1 Then Jesus left that place, went to the province of Judea, and crossed the Jordan River. Crowds came flocking to him again, and he taught them, as he always did.
2 Some Pharisees came to him and tried to trap him. “Tell us,” they asked, “does our Law allow a man to divorce his wife?”
3 Jesus answered with a question, “What law did Moses give you?”
4 Their answer was, “Moses gave permission for a man to write a divorce notice and send his wife away.”
5 Jesus said to them, “Moses wrote this law for you because you are so hard to teach. 6 But in the beginning, at the time of creation, ‘God made them male and female,’ as the scripture says. 7 ‘And for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, 8 and the two will become one.’ So they are no longer two, but one. 9 No human being must separate, then, what God has joined together.”
10 When they went back into the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter. 11 He said to them, “A man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against his wife. 12 In the same way, a woman who divorces her husband and marries another man commits adultery.”
Jesus Blesses Little Children
(Matthew 19.13-15Luke 18.15-17)13 Some people brought children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples scolded the people. 14 When Jesus noticed this, he was angry and said to his disciples, “Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 I assure you that whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” 16 Then he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on each of them, and blessed them.
The Rich Man
(Matthew 19.16-30Luke 18.18-30)17 As Jesus was starting on his way again, a man ran up, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to receive eternal life?”
18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit murder; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not accuse anyone falsely; do not cheat; respect your father and your mother.’”
20 “Teacher,” the man said, “ever since I was young, I have obeyed all these commandments.”
21 Jesus looked straight at him with love and said, “You need only one thing. Go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me.” 22 When the man heard this, gloom spread over his face, and he went away sad, because he was very rich.
23 Jesus looked around at his disciples and said to them, “How hard it will be for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God!”
24 The disciples were shocked at these words, but Jesus went on to say, “My children, how hard it is 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 At this the disciples were completely amazed and asked one another, “Who, then, can be saved?”
27 Jesus looked straight at them and answered, “This is impossible for human beings but not for God; everything is possible for God.”
28 Then Peter spoke up, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.”
29 “Yes,” Jesus said to them, “and I tell you that those who leave home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and for the gospel, 30 will receive much more in this present age. They will receive a hundred times more houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and fields—and persecutions as well; and in the age to come they will receive eternal life. 31 But many who are now first will be last, and many who are now last will be first.”
Jesus Speaks a Third Time about His Death
(Matthew 20.17-19Luke 18.31-34)32 Jesus and his disciples were now on the road going up to Jerusalem. Jesus was going ahead of the disciples, who were filled with alarm; the people who followed behind were afraid. Once again Jesus took the twelve disciples aside and spoke of the things that were going to happen to him. 33 “Listen,” he told them, “we are going up to Jerusalem where the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law. They will condemn him to death and then hand him over to the Gentiles, 34 who will make fun of him, spit on him, whip him, and kill him; but three days later he will rise to life.”
The Request of James and John
(Matthew 20.20-28)35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus. “Teacher,” they said, “there is something we want you to do for us.”
36 “What is it?” Jesus asked them.
37 They answered, “When you sit on your throne in your glorious Kingdom, we want you to let us sit with you, one at your right and one at your left.”
38 Jesus said to them, “You don't know what you are asking for. Can you drink the cup of suffering that I must drink? Can you be baptized in the way I must be baptized?”
39 “We can,” they answered.
Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink the cup I must drink and be baptized in the way I must be baptized. 40 But I do not have the right to choose who will sit at my right and my left. It is God who will give these places to those for whom he has prepared them.”
41 When the other ten disciples heard about it, they became angry with James and John. 42 So Jesus called them all together to him and said, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the heathen have power over them, and the leaders have complete authority. 43 This, however, is not the way it is among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest; 44 and if one of you wants to be first, you must be the slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served; he came to serve and to give his life to redeem many people.”
Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus
(Matthew 20.29-34Luke 18.35-43)46 They came to Jericho, and as Jesus was leaving with his disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus son of Timaeus was sitting by the road. 47 When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus! Son of David! Have mercy on me!”
48 Many of the people scolded him and told him to be quiet. But he shouted even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49 Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.”
So they called the blind man. “Cheer up!” they said. “Get up, he is calling you.”
50 So he threw off his cloak, jumped up, and came to Jesus.
51 “What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.
“Teacher,” the blind man answered, “I want to see again.”
52 “Go,” Jesus told him, “your faith has made you well.”
At once he was able to see and followed Jesus on the road.
