Instructions for the Twelve Apostles
(Matthew 10.5-15Mark 6.7-13)1 Jesus called together his twelve apostles and gave them complete power over all demons and diseases. 2 Then he sent them to tell about God's kingdom and to heal the sick. 3 He told them, “Don't take anything with you! Don't take a walking stick or a traveling bag or food or money or even a change of clothes. 4 When you are welcomed into a home, stay there until you leave that town. 5 If people won't welcome you, leave the town and shake the dust from your feet as a warning to them.”
6 The apostles left and went from village to village, telling the good news and healing people everywhere.
Herod Is Worried
(Matthew 14.1-12Mark 6.14-29)7 Herod the ruler heard about all that was happening, and he was worried. Some people were saying John the Baptist had come back to life. 8 Others were saying Elijah had come or one of the prophets from long ago had come back to life. 9 But Herod said, “I had John's head cut off! Who is this I hear so much about?” Herod was eager to meet Jesus.
Jesus Feeds Five Thousand
(Matthew 14.13-21Mark 6.30-44John 6.1-14)10 The apostles came back and told Jesus everything they had done. He then took them with him to the village of Bethsaida, where they could be alone. 11 But a lot of people found out about this and followed him. Jesus welcomed them. He spoke about God's kingdom and healed everyone who was sick.
12 Late in the afternoon the twelve apostles came to Jesus and said, “Send the crowd to the villages and farms around here. They need to find a place to stay and something to eat. There is nothing in this place. It's like a desert!”
13 Jesus answered, “You give them something to eat.”
But they replied, “We have only five small loaves of bread and two fish. If we are going to feed all these people, we will have to go and buy food.” 14 There were about 5,000 men in the crowd.
Jesus said to his disciples, “Tell the people to sit in groups of 50.” 15 They did this, and all the people sat down. 16 Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish. He looked up toward heaven and blessed the food. Then he broke the bread and fish and handed them to his disciples to give to the people.
17 Everyone ate all they wanted. What was left over filled twelve baskets.
Who Is Jesus?
(Matthew 16.13-19Mark 8.27-29)18 When Jesus was alone praying, his disciples came to him, and he asked them, “What do people say about me?”
19 They answered, “Some say you are John the Baptist or Elijah or a prophet from long ago who has come back to life.”
20 Jesus then asked, “But who do you say I am?”
Peter answered, “You are the Messiah sent from God.”
21 Jesus strictly warned his disciples not to tell anyone about this.
Jesus Speaks about His Suffering and Death
(Matthew 16.20-28Mark 8.30—9.1)22 Jesus told his disciples, “The nation's leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses will make the Son of Man suffer terribly. They will reject him and kill him, but three days later he will rise to life.”
23 Then Jesus said to all the people:
If any of you want to be my followers, you must forget about yourself. You must take up your cross every day and follow me. 24 If you want to save your life, you will destroy it. But if you give up your life for me, you will save it. 25 What will you gain, if you own the whole world but destroy yourself or waste your life? 26 If you are ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in his glory and in the glory of his Father and the holy angels. 27 You can be sure some of the people standing here will not die before they see God's kingdom.
The True Glory of Jesus
(Matthew 17.1-8Mark 9.2-8)28 About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James with him and went up on a mountain to pray. 29 While he was praying, his face changed, and his clothes became shining white. 30 Suddenly Moses and Elijah were there speaking with him. 31 They appeared in heavenly glory and talked about all that Jesus' death in Jerusalem would mean.
32 Peter and the other two disciples had been sound asleep. All at once they woke up and saw how glorious Jesus was. They also saw the two men who were with him.
33 Moses and Elijah were about to leave, when Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here! Let us make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” But Peter did not know what he was talking about.
34 While Peter was still speaking, a shadow from a cloud passed over, and they were frightened as the cloud covered them. 35 From the cloud a voice spoke, “This is my chosen Son. Listen to what he says!”
36 After the voice had spoken, Peter, John, and James saw only Jesus. For some time they kept quiet and did not say anything about what they had seen.
Jesus Heals a Boy
(Matthew 17.14-18Mark 9.14-27)37 The next day Jesus and his three disciples came down from the mountain and were met by a large crowd. 38 Just then someone in the crowd shouted, “Teacher, please do something for my son! He is my only child! 39 A demon often attacks him and makes him scream. It shakes him until he foams at the mouth, and it won't leave him until it has completely worn the boy out. 40 I begged your disciples to force out the demon, but they couldn't do it.”
41 Jesus said to them, “You people are stubborn and don't have any faith! How much longer must I be with you? Why do I have to put up with you?”
Then Jesus said to the man, “Bring your son to me.” 42 While the boy was being brought, the demon attacked him and made him shake all over. Jesus ordered the demon to stop. Then he healed the boy and gave him back to his father. 43 Everyone was amazed at God's great power.
Jesus Again Speaks about His Death
(Matthew 17.22Matthew 23Mark 9.30-32)While everyone was still amazed at what Jesus was doing, he said to his disciples, 44 “Pay close attention to what I am telling you! The Son of Man will be handed over to his enemies.” 45 But the disciples did not know what he meant. The meaning was hidden from them. They could not understand it, and they were afraid to ask.
Who Is the Greatest?
(Matthew 18.1-5Mark 9.33-37)46 Jesus' disciples were arguing about which one of them was the greatest. 47 Jesus knew what they were thinking, and he had a child stand there beside him. 48 Then he said to his disciples, “When you welcome even a child because of me, you welcome me. And when you welcome me, you welcome the one who sent me. Whichever one of you is the most humble is the greatest.”
For or against Jesus
(Mark 9.38-40)49 John said, “Master, we saw a man using your name to force demons out of people. But we told him to stop, because he isn't one of us.”
50 “Don't stop him!” Jesus said. “Anyone who isn't against you is for you.”
A Samaritan Village Refuses To Receive Jesus
51 Not long before it was time for Jesus to be taken up to heaven, he made up his mind to go to Jerusalem. 52 He sent some messengers on ahead to a Samaritan village to get things ready for him. 53 But he was on his way to Jerusalem, so the people there refused to welcome him. 54 When the disciples James and John saw what was happening, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy these people?”
55 But Jesus turned and corrected them for what they had said. 56 Then they all went on to another village.
Three People Who Wanted To Be Followers
(Matthew 8.19-22)57 Along the way someone said to Jesus, “I'll follow you anywhere!”
58 Jesus said, “Foxes have dens, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man doesn't have a place to call his own.”
59 Jesus told someone else to come with him. But the man said, “Lord, let me wait until I bury my father.”
60 Jesus answered, “Let the dead take care of the dead, while you go and tell about God's kingdom.”
61 Then someone said to Jesus, “I want to follow you, Lord, but first let me go back and take care of things at home.”
62 Jesus answered, “Anyone who starts plowing and keeps looking back isn't worth a thing to God's kingdom!”
يسوع يرسل الاثني عشر
(متى 10:5-15، مرقس 6:7-13)1 ودَعا يَسوعُ تلاميذَهُ الاثنَي عشَرَ وأعطاهُم سُلطانًا على جَميعِ الشّياطينِ وقُدرَةً على شِفاءِ الأمراضِ، 2 ثُمّ أرسَلَهُم ليُبشّروا بِمَلكوتِ اللهِ ويَشفوا المَرضى. 3 وقالَ لهُم: «لا تَحمِلوا لِلطَريقِ شَيئًا: لا عصًا، ولا كيسًا، ولا خُبزًا، ولا مالاً، ولا يكُنْ لأحدٍ مِنكُم ثَوبانِ. 4 وأيّ بَيتٍ دَخلتُم، فَفيهِ أقيمُوا ومِنهُ اَرحَلوا. 5 وكُلّ مدينةٍ لا يَقبَلُكُم أهلُها، فاَخرُجوا مِنها واَنفُضُوا الغُبارَ عَنْ أقدامِكُم نَذيرًا لهُم».
6 فخرَجَ التلاميذُ وساروا في القُرى، يُبَشّرونَ ويَشفُونَ المَرضى في كُلّ مكانٍ.
حيرة هيرودس
(متى 14:1-12، مرقس 6:14-29)7 وسَمِعَ هِيرودُسُ الوالي بِكُلّ ما كانَ يَجري، فتَحَيّر لأنّ بَعضَ النّاسِ كانوا يَقولونَ: «يوحنّا قامَ مِنْ بَينِ الأمواتِ»، 8 وبَعضَهُم: «إيليّا ظهَرَ!» وآخَرينَ: «نَبيّ مِنَ القُدَماءِ قامَ». 9 ولكِنّ هِيرودُسَ قالَ: «يوحنّا أنا قَطعْتُ رأسَهُ. فمَن هذا الذي أسمَعُ عَنهُ مِثْلَ هذِهِ الأخبارِ؟» وكانَ يَطلُبُ أنْ يَراهُ.
يسوع يطعم خمسة آلاف رجل
(متى 14:13-21، مرقس 6:30-44، يوحنا 6:1-14)10 ولمّا رجَعَ الرّسُلُ أخبَروا يَسوعَ بِكُلّ ما عَمِلوهُ، فأخَذَهُم واَعتَزَلَ بِهِم عِندَ مدينةٍ اَسمُها بَيتُ صيدا. 11 وعرَفَ النّاسُ فتَبِعوهُ، فاَستَقبَلَهُم وكَلّمَهُم على مَلكوتِ اللهِ، وشَفى المُحتاجينَ مِنهُم إلى الشّفاءِ.
12 وأخَذَ النّهارُ يَميلُ، فدَنا إليهِ تلاميذُهُ الاثنا عشَرَ وقالوا لَهُ: «اَصرِفْ هذا الجمَعَ ليَذهَبوا إلى القُرى والمَزارِعِ المُجاوِرَةِ، فيَبيتوا فيها ويَجِدوا لهُم طعامًا، لأنّنا هُنا في مكانٍ مُقفِرٍ».
13 فقالَ لهُم يَسوعُ: «أعطوهُم أنتُم ليأكُلوا». فقالوا: «كُلّ ما عِندَنا خَمسةُ أرغِفَةٍ وسَمكتانِ، إلاّ إذا ذَهَبْنا واَشتَرَينا طعامًا لِكُلّ هؤُلاءِ النّاسِ». 14 وكانوا نحوَ خَمسةِ آلافِ رَجُلٍ. فقالَ لِتلاميذِهِ: «أقْعِدوهُم جَماعةً جَماعةً، في كُلّ واحدةٍ مِنها خَمسونَ». 15 فأقعَدوهُم كُلّهُم كما أمرَهُم. 16 فأخَذَ الأرغِفَةَ الخَمسةَ والسَمَكتَينِ ورفَعَ عَينَيهِ نَحوَ السّماءِ وبارَكَ وكسَرَ وأعطى تلاميذَهُ ليُوزّعوها على الجَمعِ. 17 فأكلوا كُلّهُم حتى شَبِعوا، ورفَعَ التلاميذُ اَثنتَي عَشْرَةَ قُفّةً مِنَ الكِسَرِ التي فَضَلَتْ.
بطرس يشهد بحقيقة يسوع
(متى 16:13-19، مرقس 8:27-29)18 وكانَ يَسوعُ مَرّةً يُصلّي في عُزلَةٍ والتلاميذُ معَهُ، فسألَهُم: «مَنْ أنا في رأيِ النّاسِ؟» 19 فأجابوا: «يوحنّا المَعمَدانُ». وبَعضُهُم يقولُ: «إيليّا». وآخَرونَ: «نَبيّ مِنَ القُدَماءِ قامَ».
20 فقالَ لهُم يَسوعُ: «ومَنْ أنا، في رأيِكُم أنتُم؟» فأجابَهُ بُطرُسُ: «أنتَ مَسيحُ اللهِ!»
21 فأمرَهُم بِشِدّةٍ أنْ لا يَقولوا ذلِكَ لأحدٍ.
يسوع ينبئ بموته وقيامته
(متى 16:20-28، مرقس 8:30—9:1)22 وقالَ لِتلاميذِهِ: «يَجِبُ على اَبنِ الإنسانِ أنْ يتألّمَ كثيرًا، وأنْ يَرفُضَهُ الشّيوخُ ورُؤساءُ الكَهنَةِ ومُعَلّمو الشّريعةِ، وأنْ يُقتَلَ وفي اليومِ الثّالثِ يَقومُ مِنْ بَينِ الأمواتِ».
23 وقالَ لِلجُموعِ كُلّهِم: «مَنْ أرادَ أنْ يَتبَعَني، فلْيُنكِرْ نَفسَهُ ويَحمِلْ صَليبَهُ كُلّ يومٍ ويَتبَعْني. 24 مَنْ أرادَ أنْ يُخَلّصَ حَياتَهُ يَخسَرُها، ومَنْ خَسِرَ حياتَهُ في سَبيلي يُخَلّصُها. 25 فماذا يَنفَعُ الإنسانَ لو رَبِحَ العالَمَ كُلّهُ وخَسِرَ نَفسَهُ أو أهلَكَها. 26 مَن اَستَحى بي وبِكلامي، يَستَحي بِهِ اَبنُ الإنسانِ متى جاءَ في مَجدِهِ ومَجدِ الآبِ والملائِكَةِ الأطهارِ. 27 الحَقّ أقولُ لكُم: في الحاضِرينَ هُنا مَنْ لا يَذوقونَ الموتَ حتى يُشاهِدوا مَلكوتَ اللهِ».
التجلي
(متى 17:1-8، مرقس 9:2-8)28 وبَعدَ هذا الكلامِ بنَحوِ ثَمانيةِ أيّامٍ، أخذَ يَسوعُ بُطرُسَ ويوحنّا ويَعقوبَ وصَعِدَ إلى الجبَلِ ليُصلّي. 29 وبَينَما هوَ يُصلّي، تَغيّرَت هَيئَةُ وَجهِهِ وصارَت ثيابُهُ بَيضاءَ لامِعةً. 30 وإذا رَجُلانِ يُكلّمانِ يَسوعَ، وهُما موسى وإيليّا، 31 ظَهَرا في مَجدٍ سَماويّ وأخَذا يتَحَدّثانِ عَنْ موتِهِ الذي كانَ علَيهِ أنْ يُتمّمَهُ في أُورُشليمَ. 32 وغلَبَ النّعاسُ بُطرُسَ ورَفيقَيهِ، ولكِنّهُم أفاقوا وشاهَدوا مَجدَهُ والرّجُلينِ الواقفَينِ معَهُ. 33 وبَينَما هُما يُفارِقانِهِ قالَ لَه بُطرُسُ: «يا مُعَلّمُ، ما أجمَلَ أنْ نكونَ هُنا. فَلْنَنصُبْ ثلاثَ مَظالّ، واحدةً لكَ وواحدةً لموسى وواحدةً لإيليّا». وكانَ لا يُدْرِكُ ما يَقولُ.
34 وبَينَما بُطرُسُ يَتكَلّمُ، جاءَت سَحابَةٌ فظَلّلَتْهُم، فخافَ التلاميذُ عِندَما دَخلوا في السّحابَةِ. 35 وقالَ صَوتٌ مِنَ السّحابَةِ: «هذا هوَ اَبني الذي اَختَرْتُهُ، فلَهُ اَسمَعُوا!»
36 وبَعدَما تكَلّمَ الصَوتُ، رَأَوا يَسوعَ وحدَهُ. فسكتوا وما أخبَروا أحدًا في تِلكَ الأيّامِ بشيءٍ مِمّا شاهدوهُ.
يسوع يشفي صبيّا فيه روح نجس
(متى 17:14-18، مرقس 9:14-27)37 وفي الغَدِ نَزَلُوا مِنَ الجبَلِ، فاَستَقبَلَهُ جَمعٌ كبيرٌ. 38 وصاحَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الجَمعِ: «يا مُعَلّمُ، أطلُبُ إليكَ أنْ تَنظُرَ إلى اَبني، فهوَ وَلَدي الأوحَدُ، 39 يُباغِتُهُ رُوحٌ نَجِسٌ بِصَرخَةٍ عالِيةٍ ويَخْبُطُهُ حتى يُزبدَ، ولا يَترُكُهُ إلاّ بَعدَما يُنْهِكُهُ ويُرَضّضُهُ. 40 وطَلَبتُ مِنْ تلاميذِكَ أنْ يَطْرُدوهُ فَما قَدِروا».
41 فأجابَ يَسوعُ: «يا لكُم مِنْ جِيلٍ غَيرِ مُؤمِنٍ فاسِدٍ! إلى متى أبقى مَعكُم وأحتَمِلُكُم؟» وقالَ لِلرَجُلِ: «قَدّمِ اَبنَكَ إلى هُنا!»
42 وبَينَما الصّبيّ يَدنو مِنْ يَسوعَ، صرَعَهُ الشّيطانُ وخبَطَهُ. فاَنتَهرَ يَسوعُ الرّوحَ النّجِسَ، وشَفى الصّبيّ وسَلّمَهُ إلى أبيهِ. 43 فتَعَجّبَ الحاضِرونَ كُلّهُم مِنْ قُدرَةِ اللهِ العظيمةِ.
يسوع ينبئ مرة ثانية بموته
(متى 17:22-23، مرقس 9:30-32)وبَينَما هُم جميعًا مُتعجّبونَ مِنْ كُلّ ما عَمِلَ يَسوعُ، قالَ لِتلاميذِهِ: 44 «إسمَعوا أنتُم جيّدًا ما أقولُهُ لكُم. سيُسلَمُ اَبنُ الإنسانِ إلى أيدي النّاسِ». 45 فما فَهِمَ التلاميذُ هذا الكلامَ وكانَ مُغلَقًا علَيهِم حتى لا يُدرِكوا مَعناهُ، وتَهيّبوا أنْ يسألوهُ عَنهُ.
من هو الأعظم
(متى 18:1-5، مرقس 9:33-37)46 ووقَعَ بَينَهُم جِدالٌ في مَنْ هوَ الأعظَمُ فيهِم. 47 فعَرَفَ يَسوعُ ما في قُلوبِهِم، فأخَذَ بِيَدِ طِفْلٍ وأقامَهُ بجانِبِه، 48 وقالَ لهُم: «مَنْ قَبِلَ هذا الطّفلَ باَسمي يكونُ قَبِلَني. ومَنْ قَبِلَني يَقبلُ الذي أرسلَني، لأنّ الأصغَرَ فيكُم كُلّكُم هوَ أعظمُكم».
من لا يكون عليكم فهو معكم
(مرقس 9:38-40)49 فقالَ يوحنّا: «يا مُعَلّمُ، رأينا رَجُلاً يَطرُدُ الشّياطينَ باَسْمِكَ فمَنَعْناهُ، لأنّهُ لا يَتبَعُكَ مَعنا». 50 فقالَ لَهُ يَسوعُ: «لا تَمنعوهُ، لأنّ مَنْ لا يكونُ علَيكُم فهوَ مَعكُم».
قرية سامرية ترفض يسوع
51 ولمّا حانَ الوقتُ الذي يَرتَفِعُ فيهِ إلى السّماءِ، عَزَمَ على أنْ يَتوجّهَ إلى أُورُشليمَ. 52 فأرسَلَ رُسُلاً يَتقدّمونَهُ، فذَهَبوا ودَخلوا قَريَةً سامِريّةً ليُهَيّئوا لَهُ مَنزِلاً. 53 فرَفَضَ أهلُها أنْ يَقبَلوهُ لأنّهُ كانَ مُتَوجّهًا إلى أُورُشليمَ. 54 فلمّا رأى ذلِكَ تِلميذاهُ يَعقوبُ ويوحنّا قالا: «يا سيّدُ، أتُريدُ أنْ نأمُرَ النّارَ فتَنزِلَ مِنَ السّماءِ وتأكُلَهُم؟» 55 فاَلتفَتَ يَسوعُ واَنتَهَرَهُما، 56 فساروا إلى قَريةٍ أُخرى.
يسوع أم العالم
(متى 8:19-22)57 وبَينَما هُم سائِرونَ، قالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ في الطّريقِ: «يا سيّدُ، أتبَعُكَ أينَما تَذهَبُ». 58 فأجابَهُ يَسوعُ: «لِلثَعالِبِ أوجِرَةٌ، ولِطُيورِ السّماءِ أعشاشٌ، وأمّا اَبنُ الإنسانِ فما لَهُ مَوضِعٌ يُسنِدُ إليهِ رأسَهُ».
59 وقالَ يَسوعُ لِرَجُلٍ آخَرَ: «اَتبَعْني!» فأجابَهُ الرّجُلُ: «يا سيّدُ دَعْني أذهَبُ أوّلاً وأدفِنُ أبي». 60 فقالَ لَهُ يَسوعُ: «أُتركِ المَوتى يَدفُنونَ مَوتاهُم. وأمّا أنتَ، فاَذهَبْ وبَشّرْ بِمَلكوتِ اللهِ».
61 وقالَ لَهُ آخرُ: «أتبَعُكَ يا سيّدُ، ولكِنْ دَعْني أوّلاً أوَدّعُ أَهلي». 62 فقالَ لَه يَسوعُ: «ما مِنْ أحدٍ يَضَعُ يدَهُ على المِحراثِ ويَلتَفِتُ إلى الوَراءِ، يَصلُحُ لِمَلكوتِ اللهِ».
