O praštanju i vjeri
(Mt 18:6-7, 15, 21-22; Mk 9:42)
1Isus reče učenicima: “Napast na zlo je neizbježna, ali teško čovjeku kroz kojega dolazi napast. 2Takvome bi bilo bolje da se strovali u more s mlinskim kamenom oko vrata nego da navede na grijeh jednoga od ovih malenih. 3Upozoravam vas! Ako ti brat vjernik zgriješi, ukori ga pa mu oprosti ako se pokaje. 4Pa ako se i sedam puta na dan ogriješi o tebe i sedam puta ti kaže: ‘Žao mi je’, oprosti mu!”
5“Treba nam više vjere”, kazaše apostoli Gospodinu. “Reci nam kako da je dobijemo.”
6“Da imate vjere kao je gorušičino zrno, rekli biste ovoj murvi: ‘Iščupaj se s korijenom i presadi se u more!’ i poslušala bi vas.
7Kad sluga uđe u kuću pošto je orao ili čuvao ovce, neće odmah sjesti i jesti. 8Najprije mora pripraviti jelo gospodaru i poslužiti mu večeru pa tek onda može i sam jesti. 9Sluzi za to i ne zahvale jer samo radi svoj posao. 10Tako i vi kad ste poslušni Bogu recite: ‘Nismo vrijedni hvale. Samo smo sluge koji obavljaju svoju dužnost.’”
Isus iscjeljuje desetoricu gubavaca
11Putujući dalje prema Jeruzalemu, Isus je išao granicom između Samarije i Galileje. 12Dok je ulazio u neko selo, dođu mu u susret desetorica gubavaca. Zaustave se podalje 13i počnu vikati: “Isuse, Učitelju, smiluj nam se!”
14Kad ih opazi, Isus im reče: “Idite i pokažite se svećenicima!” Oni krenu i putem ozdrave od gube.
15Videći da je ozdravio, jedan od njih vrati se slaveći Boga na sav glas. 16Padne ničice na zemlju, Isusu pred noge, zahvaljujući mu. Bio je to neki Samarijanac.
17Isus upita: “Zar nisu desetorica ozdravila? Gdje su ona devetorica? 18Zar se nijedan od njih nije vratio da dade slavu Bogu osim ovoga tuđinca?” 19Čovjeku zatim reče: “Ustani i idi. Tvoja te je vjera spasila.”
O dolasku Božjega kraljevstva
(Mt 24:23-51)
20Farizeji upitaju Isusa: “Kada će doći Božje kraljevstvo?”
“Ono ne dolazi tako da se može vidjeti. 21Neće se moći kazati: ‘Evo ga, ovdje je!’ ili ‘Ondje je!’ Božje kraljevstvo je među vama.”
22Poslije je opet o tome razgovarao s učenicima. “Dolazi vrijeme kada ćete zaželjeti vidjeti Sina Čovječjega barem na jedan dan, ali nećete moći. 23Tada će vam govoriti: ‘Eno ga ondje!’ i ‘Evo, ovdje je!’ ali ne idite i nikamo ne jurite tražeći me. 24Jer dolazak Sina Čovječjega u njegov dan vidjet će se poput munje koja sijevne na jednom kraju obzora, a odbljesne na drugome. 25Ali najprije moram mnogo pretrpjeti i ovaj me naraštaj mora odbaciti.
26Za dolaska Sina Čovječjega bit će kao i u Noino doba. 27Ljudi su jeli i pili, ženili se i udavali sve do dana kada je Noa ušao u korablju. A tada je došao potop i sve ih uništio.
28Bit će slično kao i u Lotovo doba: jeli su i pili, kupovali i prodavali, obrađivali zemlju i gradili 29sve do jutra kada je Lot otišao iz Sodome. A tada su s neba zapljuštali oganj i sumpor i sve ih uništili. 30Jednako tako ljudi neće ništa slutiti do dana kad će se pojaviti17:30 Ili: objaviti. Sin Čovječji. 31Tko se toga dana nađe na krovu,17:31 Ljudi su se u to doba često odmarali i družili na ravnim krovovima kuća, posebice uvečer kad je bilo svježije. a stvari su mu unutra, neka ne silazi u kuću što uzeti! Tko se zatekne u polju, neka se ne vraća prema gradu! 32Sjetite se Lotove žene! 33Tko bude nastojao sačuvati svoj život, izgubit će ga, a tko ga izgubi, sačuvat će ga. 34Kažem vam, od dvoje ljudi koji te noći budu spavali u istoj postelji jedan će se uzeti, a drugi ostaviti. 35Od dviju žena koje budu skupa mljele u mlinu jedna će se uzeti, a druga ostaviti. 36Dvojica će biti u polju; jedan će biti uzet, drugi će ostati.”17:36 Većina rukopisa ne sadrži taj stih.
37“A gdje to, Gospodine?” upitaju učenici.
Isus odgovori poslovicom: “Gdje bude strvine, skupljat će se strvinari.”17:37 Kao što se po okupljanju strvinara može znati da je u blizini strvina, tako ćete po tim znacima znati da je konac blizu.
Sin, Faith, Duty
1Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people to stumble are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come. 2It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. 3So watch yourselves.
“If your brother or sister17:3 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman. sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent, forgive them. 4Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive them.”
5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
6He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
7“Suppose one of you has a servant plowing or looking after the sheep. Will he say to the servant when he comes in from the field, ‘Come along now and sit down to eat’? 8Won’t he rather say, ‘Prepare my supper, get yourself ready and wait on me while I eat and drink; after that you may eat and drink’? 9Will he thank the servant because he did what he was told to do? 10So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’ ”
Jesus Heals Ten Men With Leprosy
11Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy17:12 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin. met him. They stood at a distance 13and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!”
14When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed.
15One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan.
17Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”
The Coming of the Kingdom of God
20Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.”17:21 Or is within you
22Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. 23People will tell you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them. 24For the Son of Man in his day17:24 Some manuscripts do not have in his day. will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other. 25But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
26“Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28“It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
30“It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed. 31On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything. 32Remember Lot’s wife! 33Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it. 34I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. 35Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left.” 3617:36 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Matt. 24:40.
37“Where, Lord?” they asked.
He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.”
