Tre disciple ser et glimt af Jesus i hans herlighed
Mark. 9,2-10; Luk. 9,28-36
1Seks dage senere tog Jesus Peter, Jakob og Johannes (Jakobs bror) med op på et højt bjerg, hvor de var helt alene. 2Pludselig skiftede Jesus udseende for øjnene af de tre disciple. Hans ansigt strålede som solen, og hans klæder blev blændende hvide. 3Derefter så disciplene Moses og Elias komme til syne og tale med Jesus. 4„Herre, hvor er det skønt at være her,” udbrød Peter. „Hvis du synes, så vil jeg bygge tre hytter: en til dig, en til Moses og en til Elias.”
5Endnu mens Peter talte, kom en lysende sky og indhyllede dem, og de hørte en stemme inde fra skyen: „Det er min elskede Søn. Ham er jeg fuldt tilfreds med. Lyt til ham!”
6Disciplene faldt på knæ med ansigtet mod jorden, helt overvældede og skrækslagne. 7Men Jesus bøjede sig ned og rørte ved dem. „Rejs jer op,” sagde han. „I skal ikke være bange.” 8Da de kiggede op, var Jesus alene tilbage.
9På vej ned ad bjerget sagde Jesus til dem, at de ikke måtte fortælle om, hvad de lige havde set, før han var oprejst fra de døde.
Skulle „Elias” ikke komme før Messias?
Mark. 9,11-13
10Disciplene spurgte nu Jesus: „Hvordan kan det være, at de skriftlærde siger, at Elias skal komme før Messias?”
11Jesus svarede: „Det er rigtigt, at Elias skulle komme og genoprette alt.17,11 Se Mal. 3,23-24. Johannes Døber kom som en anden Elias og begyndte at skabe grundlaget for at genoprette alt. Det grundlag ligger i Johannes’ budskab: „Vend om fra jeres synder og gør jer parate til at tage imod Messias som Frelseren.” 12Men ‚Elias’ har allerede været her. Folk forstod bare ikke, at det var ham. Derfor gjorde de med ham, hvad de ville, og det samme vil de gøre med Menneskesønnen.”
13Så blev disciplene klar over, at det var Johannes Døber, han talte om.
Alt er muligt for den, som tror
Mark. 9,14-29; Luk. 9,37-43a
14Der stod en vældig menneskemængde og ventede på dem, da de kom ned fra bjerget. Straks kom en mand hen og faldt på knæ for Jesus. 15„Herre, vær barmhjertig mod min søn,” bad han. „Han er månesyg,17,15 Han fik voldsomme krampeanfald, som man satte i forbindelse med månens indflydelse. Det svarer muligvis til, hvad vi i dag kender som epilepsi, men de andre evangelier og vers 18 gør det klart, at årsagen i dette tilfælde er dæmonbesættelse. og lider ganske forfærdeligt. Ofte falder han i ilden eller i vandet, når han får sine anfald. 16Derfor bragte jeg ham til dine disciple, men de kunne ikke helbrede ham.”
17„Åh, I forvildede og vantro mennesker,” udbrød Jesus. „Hvor længe skal jeg blive hos jer? Hvor længe skal jeg bære over med jer? Kom herhen med drengen.” 18Så befalede Jesus dæmonen, som var i drengen, at komme ud, og den forlod ham. Fra det øjeblik var drengen rask.
19Da disciplene kort efter var alene med Jesus, spurgte de ham: „Hvorfor kunne vi ikke drive den dæmon ud?”
20„På grund af manglende tro,” svarede Jesus. „For det siger jeg jer: Hvis I bare havde tro som et sennepskorn, ville I kunne sige til sådan et ‚bjerg’: ‚Flyt dig!’ og det ville flytte sig. Der ville ikke være den ting, som ville være umuligt for jer. 21Men den slags farer kun ud ved bøn og faste.”17,21 Vers 21 mangler i flere af de tidlige håndskrifter.
Jesus taler igen om sin død og opstandelse
Mark. 9,30-32; Luk. 9,43b-45
22-23Da de igen var samlet i Galilæa, sagde Jesus en dag til disciplene: „Menneskesønnen skal overgives i menneskers vold og blive dræbt. Men på den tredje dag bliver jeg oprejst fra de døde.” Hans disciple blev dybt bedrøvede ved at høre det.
Om at betale skat til templet
24Da Jesus og disciplene var kommet hjem til Kapernaum, henvendte de, der opkrævede tempelskatten, sig til Peter. „Betaler jeres mester ikke den årlige tempelskat?” spurgte de.
25„Jo, selvfølgelig!” svarede Peter.
Så gik han ind i huset for at tale med Jesus om det. Men før han fik sagt noget, spurgte Jesus: „Sig mig, Peter: Hvem plejer jordens konger at opkræve told og skat af, deres egne børn eller andre folk?”
26„Af de andre!” svarede Peter. „Godt,” sagde Jesus, „så er deres egne børn altså fritaget. 27Men for ikke at forarge nogen, så lad os alligevel betale. Gå ned til søen og kast snøren ud. I munden på den første fisk, du fanger, vil du finde en mønt. Giv den som betaling for mig og dig.”
Jesus’ Appearance Is Changed
1After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John the brother of James with him. He led them up a high mountain. They were all alone. 2There in front of them his appearance was changed. His face shone like the sun. His clothes became as white as the light. 3Just then Moses and Elijah appeared in front of them. Moses and Elijah were talking with Jesus.
4Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters. One will be for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them. A voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him. Listen to him!”
6When the disciples heard this, they were terrified. They fell with their faces to the ground. 7But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” 8When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
9They came down the mountain. On the way down, Jesus told them what to do. “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen,” he said. “Wait until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
10The disciples asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah has to come first?”
11Jesus replied, “That’s right. Elijah is supposed to come and make all things new again. 12But I tell you, Elijah has already come. People didn’t recognize him. They have done to him everything they wanted to do. In the same way, they are going to make the Son of Man suffer.” 13Then the disciples understood that Jesus was talking to them about John the Baptist.
Jesus Heals a Boy Who Is Controlled by a Demon
14When they came near the crowd, a man approached Jesus. He got on his knees in front of him. 15“Lord,” he said, “have mercy on my son. He shakes wildly and suffers a great deal. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16I brought him to your disciples. But they couldn’t heal him.”
17“You unbelieving and evil people!” Jesus replied. “How long do I have to stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” 18Jesus ordered the demon to leave the boy, and it came out of him. He was healed at that moment.
19Then the disciples came to Jesus in private. They asked, “Why couldn’t we drive out the demon?”
20-21He replied, “Because your faith is much too small. What I’m about to tell you is true. If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, it is enough. You can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there.’ And it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Jesus Speaks a Second Time About His Coming Death
22They came together in Galilee. Then Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be handed over to men. 23They will kill him. On the third day he will rise from the dead.” Then the disciples were filled with deep sadness.
Jesus Pays the Temple Tax
24Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum. There the people who collect the temple tax came to Peter. They asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”
25“Yes, he does,” he replied.
When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke first. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “Who do the kings of the earth collect taxes and fees from? Do they collect them from their own children or from others?”
26“From others,” Peter answered.
“Then the children don’t have to pay,” Jesus said to him. 27“But we don’t want to make them angry. So go to the lake and throw out your fishing line. Take the first fish you catch. Open its mouth. There you will find the exact coin you need. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.”
