1Nadalje reče: “Zaista vam kažem, neki među vama koji ste ovdje neće umrijeti prije nego što vide Božje kraljevstvo kako dolazi sa silom!”
Preobrazba
(Mt 17:1-13; Lk 9:28-36)
2Nakon šest dana povede Isus sa sobom Petra, Jakova i Ivana visoko u goru, u osamu. Tu se pred njima preobrazi. 3Haljine mu postanu tako blještavo bijele kako ih ne bi mogao izbijeliti nijedan bjelilac na zemlji. 4Tada se pojave Ilija i Mojsije te počnu razgovarati s Isusom.
5“Učitelju, dobro je što smo ovdje!” reče mu Petar. “Napravit ćemo tu tri sjenice: jednu za tebe, jednu za Mojsija i jednu za Iliju.” 6Nije, naime, znao što da kaže jer su se silno prestrašili.
7Dok je to još govorio, prekrije ih oblak, a iz njega se začuje glas: “Ovo je moj ljubljeni Sin! Njega slušajte!”
8Oni smjesta pogledaju uokolo. Mojsije i Ilija bijahu nestali i samo je Isus bio s njima.
9Dok su silazili s gore, Isus im zapovjedi da nikome ne govore što su vidjeli sve dok Sin Čovječji ne ustane od mrtvih. 10Zadržali su to za sebe, ali su o tome razgovarali i pitali se na što je mislio kad je rekao da će “ustati od mrtvih”.
11Upitaju ga: “Zašto pismoznanci tvrde da prije Mesije mora doći Ilija?”
12“Nesumnjivo najprije mora doći Ilija”, reče on, “da sve opet stavi na svoje mjesto. Kako onda u Svetomu pismu piše da će Sin Čovječji mnogo trpjeti te da će biti prezren? 13Ali vam kažem da je Ilija već došao i su s njim postupili kako im se prohtjelo, baš kao je u Pismu i pretkazano.”
Isus iscjeljuje opsjednutog dječaka
(Mt 17:14-19; Lk 9:37-42)
14Kad su se vratili ostalim učenicima, opaze da se ondje okupilo mnoštvo ljudi i pismoznanci te da se prepiru. 15Mnoštvo je sa strahopoštovanjem promatralo Isusa dok im je prilazio, a onda mu potrčalo u susret da ga pozdravi.
16“Oko čega se prepirete?” upita ih.
17Neki čovjek iz mnoštva mu reče: “Učitelju, doveo sam svojeg sina da ga iscijeliš—ne može govoriti jer je opsjednut nijemim duhom. 18Kad ga uhvati, baci ga na zemlju, na usta mu ide pjena, škripi zubima i koči se. Zato sam zamolio tvoje učenike da ga istjeraju, ali nisu mogli.”
19“O nevjerni rode!” reče Isus učenicima. “Koliko dugo još moram biti s vama? Dokle vas moram podnositi? Dovedite mi ga!” 20Dovedu ga. Kad je ugledao Isusa, duh silno zgrči ga. On padne na tlo previjajući se, a na usta mu udari pjena. 21“Otkad mu je tako?” upita Isus oca.
“Još odmalena”, odgovori. 22“Duh ga ćesto baci u vatru ili u vodu da ga ubije. Smiluj nam se i učini što ako možeš!”
23“Ako mogu?” zapita ga Isus. “Sve je moguće onomu koji vjeruje!”
24Dječakov otac smjesta poviče: “Vjerujem! Pomozi mi da ne sumnjam!”
25Kad Isus opazi da im prilazi sve više ljudi, zaprijeti nečistome duhu: “Nijemi i gluhi duše! Zapovijedam ti da iziđeš iz njega i da se više ne vraćaš!” 26Zli duh vrisne, silno zgrči dječaka, pa iziđe iz njega. Dječak ostane beživotno ležati, pa mnogi rekoše: “Mrtav je!” 27Ali Isus ga uzme za ruku i pomogne mu ustati te se on osovi na noge.
28Kad uđe u kuću i ostane nasamo s učenicima, oni ga upitaju: “Zašto mi nismo mogli istjerati tog zloduha?”
29Isus im reče: “Ta se vrsta može istjerati samo molitvom.”
Isus ponovno pretkazuje svoju smrt
(Mt 17:22-23; Lk 9:43-45)
30Odlazeći iz toga kraja, putovali su Galilejom. Isus nije htio da ljudi saznaju da su ondje. 31Poučavao je, naime, učenike i reče im: “Sin Čovječji bit će predan ljudima u ruke. Ubit će ga, ali on će nakon tri dana uskrsnuti.” 32Ali oni nisu razumjeli što im kazuje, a bojali su se pitati ga da im objasni.
Tko je najveći u kraljevstvu
(Mt 18:1-5; Lk 9:46-48)
33Stignu tako u Kafarnaum. Kad su se smjestili u kući u kojoj su kanili boraviti, Isus ih upita: “O čemu ste to putem raspravljali?” 34Ali oni su samo šutjeli jer su se prepirali oko toga tko je od njih najveći. 35Isus sjedne i pozove ih bliže te im reče: “Tko želi biti prvi, taj sebe mora staviti na zadnje mjesto i biti sluga svima!”
36Zatim uzme dijete, postavi ga u sredinu između njih, zagrli ga te im reče: 37“Tko prihvati takvo malo dijete radi mene, mene prihvaća. A tko mene prihvati, prihvaća Boga koji me je poslao.”
Pozivanje na Isusovo ime
(Mt 10:42; Lk 9:49-50)
38Ivan mu reče: “Učitelju, vidjeli smo nekog čovjeka da se koristi tvojim imenom izgoneći zle duhove; rekli smo mu da to ne radi jer nije iz naše skupine.”
39“Ne branite mu!” reče im Isus. “Jer nema toga tko bi mogao činiti čudesa u moje ime, a onda ubrzo govoriti zlo o meni. 40Tko nije protiv nas, za nas je! 41Tko vas napoji čašom vode, zato što meni pripadate, sigurno neće mu propasti nagrada.
Navođenje na grijeh
(Mt 18:8-9; Lk 17:1-2)
42Ali tko jednoga od ovih malenih koji vjeruju u mene navede da posrne u vjeri, bilo bi mu bolje da mu o vrat objese mlinski kamen i bacili ga u more. 43Navodi li te vlastita ruka na grijeh, odsijeci ju. Bolje ti je kljastu ući u vječni život nego s objema rukama biti bačen u neugasivi oganj pakla, 44gdje crv ne umire i gdje se oganj ne gasi.9:44 Izaija 66:24. 45Navodi li te na grijeh vlastita noga, odsijeci ju! Bolje ti je hromu ući u vječni život nego s objema nogama biti bačen u pakao, 46gdje crv ne umire i gdje se oganj ne gasi. 47Navodi li te i vlastito oko na grijeh, iskopaj ga i baci! Bolje ti je bez jednog oka ući u kraljevstvo Božje nego s oba oka biti bačen u pakao, 48gdje crv ne umire i gdje se oganj ne gasi. 49Svatko će biti vatrom zasoljen. 50Sol je dobra. Ali ako ona obljutavi, čime ćete ju opet osoliti? Zato ne gubite svoju slanost! Živite u miru jedni s drugima!”
1And he said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.’
The transfiguration
2After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. 3His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. 4And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.
5Peter said to Jesus, ‘Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters – one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.’ 6(He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.)
7Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: ‘This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!’
8Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.
9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what ‘rising from the dead’ meant.
11And they asked him, ‘Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?’
12Jesus replied, ‘To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected? 13But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.’
Jesus heals a boy possessed by an impure spirit
14When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.
16‘What are you arguing with them about?’ he asked.
17A man in the crowd answered, ‘Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.’
19‘You unbelieving generation,’ Jesus replied, ‘how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.’
20So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
21Jesus asked the boy’s father, ‘How long has he been like this?’
‘From childhood,’ he answered. 22‘It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.’
23‘ “If you can”?’ said Jesus. ‘Everything is possible for one who believes.’
24Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, ‘I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!’
25When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. ‘You deaf and mute spirit,’ he said, ‘I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.’
26The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, ‘He’s dead.’ 27But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.
28After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, ‘Why couldn’t we drive it out?’
29He replied, ‘This kind can come out only by prayer.9:29 Some manuscripts prayer and fasting’
Jesus predicts his death a second time
30They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, 31because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, ‘The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.’ 32But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.
33They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the road?’ 34But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.
35Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.’
36He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, 37‘Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.’
Whoever is not against us is for us
38‘Teacher,’ said John, ‘we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.’
39‘Do not stop him,’ Jesus said. ‘For no-one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, 40for whoever is not against us is for us. 41Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.
Causing to stumble
42‘If anyone causes one of these little ones – those who believe in me – to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung round their neck and they were thrown into the sea. 43If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out. 449:44 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48. 45And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. 469:46 Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48. 47And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, 48where
‘ “the worms that eat them do not die,
and the fire is not quenched.”9:48 Isaiah 66:24
49Everyone will be salted with fire.
50‘Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.’
