1And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
2¶ And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. 3And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. 4And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. 5And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 6For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. 7And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. 8And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves. 9And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. 10And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
11¶ And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? 12And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. 13But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
14¶ And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them. 15And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. 16And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? 17And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; 18And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. 19He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. 20And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. 21And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. 22And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. 23Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. 24And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. 25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. 26And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. 27But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. 28And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? 29And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
30¶ And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. 31For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day. 32But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
33¶ And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? 34But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. 35And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. 36And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, 37Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
38¶ And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. 39But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. 40For he that is not against us is on our part. 41For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. 42And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. 43And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 44Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 45And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 46Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 47And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: 48Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 49For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. 50Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
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!”
