Isus poučava o unutrašnjoj čistoći
(Mt 15:1-20)
1Jednom se okupe oko Isusa neki farizeji i pismoznanci koji su došli iz Jeruzalema 2te opaze da neki od njegovih učenika jedu “nečistim”, neopranim rukama. 3Židovi, a osobito farizeji, nikada ne jedu a da obredno ne operu ruke jer to zahtijeva njihova starodrevna predaja. 4Kad dođu doma s tržnice, uvijek se operu prije nego što dotaknu hranu. To je tek jedna od brojnih odredba kojih se drže, kao što je i obred pranja čaša, vrčeva i bakrenog posuđa. 5Zato ga vjerski vođe upitaju: “Zašto tvoji učenici ne slijede stare židovske predaje? Jedu nečistim rukama.”
6Isus im odgovori: “Licemjeri! Lijepo je o vama prorokovao Izaija kad je rekao:
Ovaj me narod štuje samo usnama,
ali srce im je daleko od mene.
7Uzalud me štuju
jer kao moje učenje poučavaju ljudske zapovijedi.7:7 Izaija 29:13.
8Vi zanemarujete Božje zapovijedi i zamjenjujete ih ljudskim predajama.
9Lijepo! Odbacujete Božje zapovijedi zbog svoje predaje! 10Mojsije vam je, primjerice, dao Božju zapovijed: ‘Poštuj oca i majku!’ i ‘Tko prokune oca ili majku, neka se kazni smrću!’ 11Ali vi kažete da je roditeljima opravdano reći: ‘Žao mi je, ne mogu vam pomoći jer sam se Bogu zakleo dati ono što sam mogao dati vama.’ 12Tako ljudima dopuštate da zanemare roditelje koji su u potrebi 13i kršite Božju zapovijed da zaštitite vlastitu predaju. To je tek jedan od brojnih primjera.”
Što onečišćuju čovjeka?
14Tada Isus pozove mnoštvo i reče im: “Slušajte me svi i nastojte shvatiti! 15Ništa što izvana ulazi u čovjeka ne može ga onečistiti, ali onečišćuje ga ono što iz njega izlazi. 16Slušajte, kad već imate uši!”
17Zatim ode od mnoštva u kuću, a učenici ga zamole da im objasni prispodobu. 18“Zar ni vi ne razumijete?” upita ih on. “Ne shvaćate li da čovjeka ne može onečistiti ono što u njega uđe izvana 19jer ne ide u srce, već odlazi u trbuh, a zatim se izbacuje u zahod!” Tim je riječima sve vrste hrane proglasio čistima.
20Zatim još reče: “Čovjeka onečišćuje ono što izlazi iz njegove nutrine. 21Jer iz nutrine, iz ljudskoga srca, dolaze zle misli, bludnost, krađa, ubojstvo, 22preljub, pohlepa, zloća, prijevara, razvrat, zavist, kleveta, oholost i glupost. 23Sva ta zla izlaze iznutra, ona čovjeka prljaju i čine ga nečistim pred Bogom.”
Vjera poganke
(Mt 15:21-28)
24Nakon toga Isus iz Galileje ode u tirski kraj te uđe u neku kuću ne želeći da itko sazna da je ondje. Ali nije se mogao skriti. 25Odmah mu dođe neka žena koje je djevojčicu opsjeo nečist duh i padne ničice pred njim. 26Bila je ona poganka, rodom Sirofeničanka. Preklinjala ga je da istjera nečistog duha iz njezine kćeri.
27Isus joj reče: “Prije bih trebao pomoći vlastitom rodu—Židovima.7:27 U grčkome: Pusti da se najprije djeca nasite! Nepravedno je uzeti kruh djeci i baciti ga psima.”
28Ona odgovori: “Istina je, Gospodine, ali čak i psi ispod stola jedu mrvice koje padnu djeci.”
29“Zbog toga što si rekla,” reče joj Isus, “možeš ići. Zli je duh izišao iz tvoje kćeri.” 30Kad je žena stigla doma, našla je djevojčicu kako leži u postelji. Zli duh bijaše izišao.
Isus iscjeljuje gluhonijema čovjeka
(Mt 15:29-31)
31Iz Tira Isus ode u Sidon, a zatim natrag do Galilejskog jezera, usred područja Dekapolisa.7:31 Deset gradova. 32Donesu mu gluhonijemog čovjeka i preklinjahu ga da na njega položi ruke i iscijeli ga. 33On ga izvede iz mnoštva na mjesto gdje su mogli biti nasamo, stavi prste u njegove uši, a zatim pljune i svojom mu slinom dotakne jezik. 34Pogleda u nebo, uzdahne i zapovjedi: “Otvori se!” 35Sluh mu se odmah vrati, a jezik razriješi tako da je mogao razgovijetno govoriti.
36Isus zabrani ljudima o tome govoriti, ali što im je on više branio, to su više pripovijedali. 37Silno su se divili. Neprekidno su ponavljali: “On čini divne stvari—čak vraća sluh gluhima i čini da nijemi progovore!”
1Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 2And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. 3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 4And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. 5Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? 6He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 8For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. 9And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. 10For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: 11But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. 12And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; 13Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.
14¶ And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: 15There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. 16If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 17And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. 18And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; 19Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? 20And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
24¶ And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. 25For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: 26The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. 27But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. 28And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs. 29And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 30And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.
31¶ And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. 32And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. 33And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; 34And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 36And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; 37And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
