A Question about the Sabbath
(Matthew 12.1-8Mark 2.23-28)1 One Sabbath when Jesus and his disciples were walking through some wheat fields, the disciples picked some wheat. They rubbed the husks off with their hands and started eating the grain.
2 Some Pharisees said, “Why are you picking grain on the Sabbath? You're not supposed to do that!”
3 Jesus answered, “You surely have read what David did when he and his followers were hungry. 4 He went into the house of God and took the sacred loaves of bread that only priests were supposed to eat. He not only ate some himself, but even gave some to his followers.”
5 Jesus finished by saying, “The Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath.”
A Man with a Paralyzed Hand
(Matthew 12.9-14Mark 3.1-6)6 On another Sabbath Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, and a man with a paralyzed right hand was there. 7 Some Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses kept watching Jesus to see if he would heal the man. They did this because they wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong.
8 Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he told the man to stand up where everyone could see him. And the man stood up. 9 Then Jesus asked, “On the Sabbath should we do good deeds or evil deeds? Should we save someone's life or destroy it?”
10 After he had looked around at everyone, he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his bad hand became completely well.
11 The teachers and the Pharisees were furious and started saying to one another, “What can we do about Jesus?”
Jesus Chooses His Twelve Apostles
(Matthew 10.1-4Mark 3.13-19)12 About that time Jesus went off to a mountain to pray, and he spent the whole night there. 13 The next morning he called his disciples together and chose twelve of them to be his apostles. 14 One was Simon, and Jesus named him Peter. Another was Andrew, Peter's brother. There were also James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15 Matthew, Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus. The rest of the apostles were Simon, known as the Eager One, 16 Jude, who was the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed Jesus.
Jesus Teaches, Preaches, and Heals
(Matthew 4.23-25)17 Jesus and his apostles went down from the mountain and came to some flat, level ground. Many other disciples were there to meet him. Large crowds of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the coastal towns of Tyre and Sidon were there too. 18 These people had come to listen to Jesus and to be healed of their diseases. All who were troubled by evil spirits were also healed. 19 Everyone was trying to touch Jesus, because power was going out from him and healing them all.
Blessings and Troubles
(Matthew 5.1-12)20 Jesus looked at his disciples and said:
God will bless you people
who are poor.
His kingdom belongs to you!
21 God will bless
you hungry people.
You will have plenty
to eat!
God will bless you people
who are now crying.
You will laugh!
22 God will bless you when others hate you and won't have anything to do with you. God will bless you when people insult you and say cruel things about you, all because you are a follower of the Son of Man. 23 Long ago your own people did these same things to the prophets. So when this happens to you, be happy and jump for joy! You will have a great reward in heaven.
24 But you rich people
are in for trouble.
You have already had
an easy life!
25 You well-fed people
are in for trouble.
You will go hungry!
You people
who are laughing now
are in for trouble.
You are going to cry
and weep!
26 You are in for trouble when everyone says good things about you. That is what your own people said about those prophets who told lies.
Love for Enemies
(Matthew 5.38-48Matthew 7.12a)27 This is what I say to all who will listen to me:
Love your enemies, and be good to everyone who hates you. 28 Ask God to bless anyone who curses you, and pray for everyone who is cruel to you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, don't stop that person from slapping you on the other cheek. If someone wants to take your coat, don't try to keep back your shirt. 30 Give to everyone who asks and don't ask people to return what they have taken from you. 31 Treat others just as you want to be treated.
32 If you love only someone who loves you, will God praise you for that? Even sinners love people who love them. 33 If you are kind only to someone who is kind to you, will God be pleased with you for that? Even sinners are kind to people who are kind to them. 34 If you lend money only to someone you think will pay you back, will God be pleased with you for that? Even sinners lend to sinners because they think they will get it all back.
35 But love your enemies and be good to them. Lend without expecting to be paid back. Then you will get a great reward, and you will be the true children of God in heaven. He is good even to people who are unthankful and cruel. 36 Have pity on others, just as your Father has pity on you.
Judging Others
(Matthew 7.1-5)37 Jesus said:
Don't judge others, and God won't judge you. Don't be hard on others, and God won't be hard on you. Forgive others, and God will forgive you. 38 If you give to others, you will be given a full amount in return. It will be packed down, shaken together, and spilling over into your lap. The way you treat others is the way you will be treated.
39 Jesus also used some sayings as he spoke to the people. He said:
Can one blind person lead another blind person? Won't they both fall into a ditch? 40 Are students better than their teacher? But when they are fully trained, they will be like their teacher.
41 You can see the speck in your friend's eye, but you don't notice the log in your own eye. 42 How can you say, “My friend, let me take the speck out of your eye,” when you don't see the log in your own eye? You show-offs! First, get the log out of your own eye; then you can see how to take the speck out of your friend's eye.
A Tree and Its Fruit
(Matthew 7.17-20Matthew 12.34bMatthew 35)43 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit. 44 You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces. You cannot pick figs or grapes from thornbushes. 45 Good people do good things because of the good in their hearts, but bad people do bad things because of the evil in their hearts. Your words show what is in your heart.
Two Builders
(Matthew 7.24-27)46 Why do you keep on saying that I am your Lord, when you refuse to do what I say? 47 Anyone who comes and listens to me and obeys me 48 is like someone who dug down deep and built a house on solid rock. When a flood came and the river rushed against the house, it was built so well that it didn't even shake. 49 But anyone who hears what I say and doesn't obey me is like someone whose house wasn't built on solid rock. As soon as the river rushed against that house, it was smashed to pieces!
السبت
(متى 12:1-8، مرقس 2:23-28)1 ومَرّ يَسوعُ بَينَ الحُقولِ في السّبتِ، فأخَذَ تلاميذُهُ يَقطِفونَ السّنابِلَ ويَفرُكونَها بأيديهِم ويأكُلونَ. 2 فقالَ لهُم بَعضُ الفَرّيسيّينَ: «لِماذا تَعمَلونَ ما لا يَحِلّ في السّبتِ؟» 3 فأجابَهُم يَسوعُ: «أما قرَأتُم ما عَمِلَ داودُ عِندَما جاعَ هوَ ورِجالُهُ؟ 4 كيفَ دخَلَ بَيتَ اللهِ وتَناوَلَ خُبزَ القُربانِ وأكَلَ وأعطى مِنهُ رِجالَهُ، معَ أنّ أكلَهُ لا يَحلّ إلاّ لِلكَهنَةِ وحدَهُم».
5 وقالَ لهُم يَسوعُ: «اَبنُ الإنسانِ هوَ سيّدُ السّبتِ».
يسوع يشفي في السبت
(متى 12:9-14، مرقس 3:1-6)6 وفي سَبتٍ آخَرَ، دخَلَ المَجمعَ وأخذَ يُعَلّمُ. وكانَ هُناكَ رجُلٌ يَدُهُ اليُمنى يابِسَةٌ. 7 فراقَبَ مُعَلّمو الشّريعَةِ والفَرّيسيّونَ يَسوعَ ليَرَوا هل يَشفي في السّبتِ، فيَجِدوا ما يتّهمونَهُ بِه. 8 وعرَفَ يَسوعُ أفكارَهُم، فقالَ لِلرَجُلِ الذي يَدُهُ يابِسةٌ: «قُمْ وقِفْ في وسْطِ المَجمعِ». فقامَ الرّجُلُ ووقَفَ هُناكَ.
9 فقالَ لهُم يَسوعُ: «أسألُكُم: أيحِلّ في السّبتِ عمَلُ الخَيرِ أم عمَلُ الشّرّ؟ إنقاذُ نَفسٍ أم إهلاكُها؟» 10 وأجالَ نَظرَهُ فيهِم جميعًا وقالَ لِلرَجُلِ: «مُدّ يَدَكَ!» فمَدّها، فعادَت يدُهُ صَحيحةً. 11 فملأهُمُ الغضَبُ وتشاوروا كيفَ يَفعلونَ بيَسوعَ.
يسوع يختار الرسل الاثني عشر
(متى 10:1-4، مرقس 3:13-19)12 وفي تِلكَ الأيّامِ صَعِدَ إلى الجبَلِ ليُصلّيَ، فقَضى الليلَ كُلّهُ في الصّلاةِ للهِ. 13 ولمّا طلَعَ الصُبحُ، دعا تلاميذَهُ واَختارَ مِنهُم اَثني عشَرَ سمّاهُم رُسُلاً، وهُم: 14 سِمعانُ الذي سَمّاهُ بُطرُسَ، وأنْدَراوُسُ أخوهُ، ويَعقوبُ ويوحنّا، وفيلُبّسُ وبَرتولَماوُسُ، 15 ومتّى وتوما، ويَعقوبُ بنُ حَلْفى وسِمعانُ المُلقّبُ بالوَطنيّ الغيورِ، 16 ويَهوذا بنُ يَعقوبَ ويَهوذا أسخَريوطُ الذي صارَ خائِنًا.
يسوع يعلم ويشفي
(متى 4:23-25)17 ثُمّ نزَلَ يَسوعُ معَهُم فوقَفَ في مكانٍ سهلٍ، وهُناكَ جُمهورٌ مِنْ تلاميذِهِ وجَمعٌ كبيرٌ مِنَ النّاسِ مِنْ جميعِ اليَهوديّةِ وأُورُشليمَ وساحِلِ صورَ وصيدا، 18 جاؤُوا لِيَسمَعوهُ وليَشفيَهُم مِنْ أمراضِهِم. وكانَ الذينَ تُعذّبُهُمُ الأرواحُ النّجِسَةُ يَنالونَ الشّفاءَ أيضًا. 19 وحاوَلَ جميعُ النّاسِ أنْ يلمَسوهُ، لأنّ قُوّةً كانَت تَخرُجُ مِنهُ وتَشفيهِم كُلّهُم.
البركات واللعنات
(متى 5:1-12)20 ورفَعَ يَسوعُ عَينَيهِ نَحوَ تلاميذِهِ وقالَ:
«هَنيئًا لكُم أيّها المساكينُ، لأنّ لكُم مَلكوتَ اللهِ!
21 هَنيئًا لكُم أيّها الجياعُ الآنَ، لأنّكُم ستُشبَعونَ.
هَنيئًا لكُم أيّها الباكونَ الآنَ، لأنّكُم ستَضحكونَ.
22 هَنيئًا لكُم إذا أبغَضَكُمُ النّاسُ وطَردوكُم وعَيّروكُم ونَبذوكُم نَبْذَ الأشرارِ مِنْ أجلِ اَبنِ الإنسانِ. 23 إفرَحوا في ذلِكَ اليومِ واَبتهِجوا، لأنّ أجرَكُم عظيمٌ في السّماءِ. فهكذا فعَلَ آباؤُهُم بالأنبياءِ.
24 لكنِ الويلُ لكُم أيّها الأغنياءُ، لأنّكُم نِلْتُم عَزاءَكُم.
25 الويلُ لكُم أيّها الذينَ يَشبَعونَ الآنَ، لأنّكُم ستَجوعُونَ.
الويلُ لكُم أيّها الضّاحِكونَ الآنَ، لأنّكُم ستَحزَنونَ وتَبْكونَ.
26 الويلُ لكُم إذا مدَحَكُم جميعُ النّاسِ، فهكذا فعَلَ آباؤُهُم بِالأنبياءِ الكذّابينَ.
محبة الأعداء
(متى 5:38-48؛ متى 7:12)27 «ولكنّي أقولُ لكُم أيّها السّامِعونَ: أحِبّوا أعداءَكُم، وأحسِنوا إلى مُبغِضيكُم، 28 وبارِكوا لاعِنيكُم، وصَلّوا لأجلِ المُسيئينَ إلَيكُم. 29 مَنْ ضَربَكَ على خَدّكَ، فحَوّلْ لَهُ الآخرَ. ومَنْ أخَذَ رِداءَكَ، فلا تَمْنَعْ عَنهُ ثَوبَكَ. 30 ومَنْ طلَبَ مِنكَ شَيئًا فأعطِهِ، ومَنْ أخَذَ ما هوَ لكَ فلا تُطالِبْهُ بِه. 31 وعامِلوا النّاسَ مِثلَما تُريدونَ أنْ يُعامِلوكُم.
32 فإنْ أحبَبْتُم مَنْ يُحبّونكُم، فأيّ فَضْلٍ لكُم؟ لأنّ الخاطِئينَ أنفُسَهُم يُحبّونَ مَنْ يُحبّونَهُم. 33 وإنْ أحسَنتُم إلى المُحسِنينَ إلَيكُم فأيّ فَضْلٍ لكُم؟ لأنّ الخاطِئينَ أنفُسَهُم يَعمَلونَ هذا. 34 وإنْ أقرَضْتُم مَنْ تَرجُونَ أنْ تَستَرِدّوا مِنهُم قَرضَكُم، فأيّ فَضلٍ لكُم؟ لأنّ الخاطِئينَ أنفُسَهُم يُقرِضونَ الخاطِئينَ ليَستَرِدّوا قَرضَهُم. 35 ولكن أحِبّوا أعداءَكُم، أحسِنوا وأقرِضوا غَيرَ راجِينَ شيئًا، فيكونَ أجرُكُم عظيمًا، وتكونوا أبناءَ اللهِ العليّ، لأنّهُ يُنعِمُ على ناكِرِي الجميلِ والأشرارِ. 36 كونوا رُحماءَ كما أنّ اللهَ أباكُم رحيمٌ.
إدانة الآخرين
(متى 7:1-5)37 «لا تَدينوا، فلا تُدانوا. لا تَحكُموا على أحدٍ، فلا يُحكَمُ علَيكُم. اَغفِروا، يُغفرْ لكُم. 38 أَعطُوا، تُعطَوا: كَيلاً ملآنًا مكبُوسًا مَهزوزًا فائِضًا تُعطَونَ في أحضانِكُم، لأنّهُ بالكَيلِ الذي تَكِيلونَ يُكالُ لكُم».
39 وقالَ لهُم يَسوعُ هذا المثَلَ: «أيقدِرُ أعمى أنْ يَقودَ أعمى؟ ألا يقَعُ الاثنانِ معًا في حُفرَةٍ؟ 40 ما مِنْ تِلميذٍ أعظَمُ مِنْ مُعَلّمِه. كُلّ تِلميذٍ أكمَلَ عِلمَهُ يكونُ مِثلَ مُعَلّمِه.
41 لماذا تَنظُرُ إلى القَشّةِ في عَينِ أخيكَ، ولا تُبالي بالخَشَبَةِ في عينِكَ؟ 42 وكيفَ تَقدِرُ أنْ تَقولَ لأخيكَ: «يا أخي، دَعْني أُخرِجُ القَشّةَ مِنْ عَينِكَ، والخشَبَةُ التي في عَينِكَ أنتَ لا تَراها؟ يا مُرائي، أَخرِجِ الخشَبَةَ مِن عَينِكَ أوّلاً، حتى تُبصِرَ جيّدًا فتُخرِجَ القَشّةَ مِنْ عينِ أَخيكَ!
الشجرة وثمرها
(متى 7:17-20؛ متى 12:34-35)43 «الشّجَرَةُ الجيّدَةُ لا تَحمِلُ ثَمرًا رَديئًا، والشّجَرَةُ الرّديئةُ لا تَحمِلُ ثَمرًا جيّدًا. 44 كُلّ شجَرَةٍ يَدُلّ علَيها ثَمرُها. فأنتَ لا تجني مِنَ الشّوكِ تِينًا، ولا تَقطِفُ مِنَ العُلّيقِ عِنَبًا. 45 الإنسانُ الصّالِحُ مِنَ الكنزِ الصّالحِ في قلبِهِ يُخرِجُ ما هوَ صالحٌ، والإنسانُ الشّرّيرُ مِنَ الكَنزِ الشّرّيرِ في قَلبِه يُخرِجُ ما هوَ شرّيرٌ، لأنّ مِنْ فَيضِ القَلبِ ينطِقُ اللسانُ.
العمل بكلام المسيح
(متى 7:24-27)46 «كيفَ تَدعونَني: يا ربّ، يا ربّ، ولا تَعمَلونَ بِما أقولُ؟ 47 كُلّ مَنْ يَجيءُ إليّ ويَسمعُ كلامي ويَعمَلُ بِه أُشبّهُهُ لكُم 48 برَجُلٍ بَنى بَيتًا، فحَفَرَ وعَمّقَ وجعَلَ الأساسَ على الصّخرِ. فلمّا فاضَ النّهرُ صدَمَ ذلِكَ البَيتَ، فما قَدِرَ أنْ يُزَعزِعَهُ لِجودَةِ بِنائِهِ. 49 وأمّا الذي يسمَعُ كلامي ولا يَعمَلُ بِهِ، فيُشبِهُ رَجُلاً بَنى بَيتَهُ على التّرابِ بَغيرِ أساسٍ، فصَدَمهُ النّهرُ، فسقَطَ في الحالِ، وكانَ خَرابُهُ عظيمًا».
