Matthäus 10 | Nádej pre kazdého

Ježiš si vyvolí dvanástich

1 Potom si Ježiš zavolal svojich dvanástich žiakov a dal im moc nad nečistými duchmi, aby ich vyháňali a aby uzdravovali každú chorobu tela aj ducha. 2 Mená týchto dvanástich, ktorých nazval svojimi vyslancami – apoštolmi, sú: Peter, Petrov brat Andrej, Jakub, syn Zebedejov, jeho brat Ján, 3 Filip, Bartolomej, Tomáš, bývalý colník Matúš, Alfejov syn Jakub, Tadej, 4 Šimon Kanaánsky a Judáš Iškariotský, ktorý ho napokon zradil.

Pokyny učeníkom

5 „Nechoďte teraz medzi pohanov a nevchádzajte do samaritánskych miest. 6 Radšej choďte k Izraelitom, ktorí sa odcudzili Bohu, 7 a hlásajte, že Božie kráľovstvo sa priblížilo. 8 Uzdravujte chorých, krieste mŕtvych, očisťujte malomocných, vyháňajte démonov. Čo ste zadarmo dostali, zadarmo rozdávajte! 9 Neberte si so sebou peniaze 10 ani kapsu so šatstvom a obuvou, ba ani palicu na obranu. Ako robotník dostáva mzdu, tak aj tí, ktorým budete slúžiť, by sa mali o vás postarať. 11 Do ktoréhokoľvek mesta alebo dediny vojdete, spýtajte sa na bohabojného človeka a v jeho dome sa potom ubytujte, kým sa nepustíte na ďalšiu cestu. 12 Keď vstúpite do domu, zaželajte: „Pokoj tomuto domu!“ 13 Ak vaše posolstvo vďačne prijmú, naplní ich pokoj, ktorý prinášate. Ak odmietnu, na vlastnú škodu, pokoj zostane s vami. 14 Opusťte každé mesto alebo dom, kde by vás ani vaše svedectvo neprijali, nezdržujte sa tam, straste aj prach zo svojich nôh. 15 Vravím vám, že takému mestu bude v deň súdu horšie ako Sodome a Gomore. 16 Posielam vás ako ovce medzi vlky. Buďte teda obozretní ako hady a mierni ako holubice. 17 Dávajte si pozor pred ľuďmi, lebo vás kvôli mne budú vydávať súdom a budú vás bičovať v synagógach, 18 budú vás vláčiť pred vládcov a panovníkov. To všetko bude príležitosťou, aby ste vydali svedectvo im aj celému svetu. 19 Ak vás postavia pred súd, netrápte sa, ako a čo budete hovoriť, lebo dostanete pravé slová v pravý čas. 20 To nebudete hovoriť vy, ale Duch vášho Otca prehovorí prostredníctvom vás. 21 Brat vydá na smrť brata, otec syna, deti sa vzbúria proti rodičom a zabijú ich. 22 Všetci vás budú nenávidieť, lebo sa hlásite ku mne. Ale ten, kto vytrvá až do konca, bude zachránený pre večnosť. 23 Ak vás budú v niektorom meste prenasledovať, utečte do iného. Vravím vám, že nestačíte pochodiť po všetkých izraelských mestách, kým sa Syn človeka opäť vráti. 24 Žiak neprevyšuje svojho učiteľa, ani sluha svojho pána. 25 Žiak znáša údel svojho učiteľa a sluha údel svojho pána. Keď mňa obvinili, že som v spojení s diablom, čo si asi vymyslia na vás! 26 Ale nebojte sa ich! Príde čas, že pravda vyjde najavo a všetko skryté bude odhalené. 27 Čo vám hovorím v tme, povedzte na svetle, a čo vám šepkám do ucha, rozhláste verejne! 28 A nebojte sa tých, ktorí zabíjajú telo – dušu zabiť nemôžu. Bojte sa toho, ktorý môže zahubiť dušu i telo v pekle. 29 Akú cenu má vrabec? A predsa ani jeden nespadne na zem bez vedomia vášho Otca. 30 A vy máte ešte aj všetky vlasy na hlave zrátané. 31 Preto sa nebojte: Ste omnoho cennejší ako celý kŕdeľ vrabcov. 32 Kto sa ku mne prizná pred ľuďmi, k tomu sa aj ja priznám pred svojím Otcom v nebi. 33 Ale kto ma pred ľuďmi zaprie, toho aj ja zapriem pred svojím Otcom v nebi.“

Viera v Krista rozdeľuje ľudí

34 „Nemyslite si, že som prišiel priniesť na zem pokoj; nepriniesol som pokoj, ale meč. 35 Viera vo mňa môže rozdeliť syna a otca, dcéru a matku, nevestu a svokru. 36 Nepochopenie a zloba vlastnej rodiny bývajú najhlbšie. 37 Kto má vo svojom srdci na prvom mieste otca alebo matku, syna alebo dcéru, a nie mňa, nie je ma hoden. 38 Kto by ma chcel nasledovať bez ťažkostí, nie je ma hoden. 39 Kto lipne na živote, stratí ho, ale kto je ochotný pre mňa všetko obetovať, ten získa pravý život. 40 Kto prijíma vás, prijíma mňa, a kto prijíma mňa, ten prijíma toho, ktorý ma poslal. Ak prijme niekto môjho svedka s vedomím, že ho posiela Boh, dostane rovnakú odmenu ako on. 41 Kto sa ujme veriaceho pre jeho vieru vo mňa, dostane rovnakú odmenu ako veriaci. 42 A kto by podal čo len pohár vody jednému z najbezvýznamnejších mojich nasledovníkov, určite získa odmenu.“

English Standard Version

The Twelve Apostles

1 And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. 2 The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;* 4 Simon the Zealot,* and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

5 These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, 6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’* 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers,* cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. 9 Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts, 10 no bag for your journey, or two tunics* or sandals or a staff, for the laborer deserves his food. 11 And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. 12 As you enter the house, greet it. 13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. 15 Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Persecution Will Come

16 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. 17 Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, 18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. 19 When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. 20 For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21 Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death, 22 and you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 23 When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. 24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant* above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign* those of his household.

Have No Fear

26 “So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. 28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.* 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?* And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. 32 So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, 33 but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

Not Peace, but a Sword

34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 And a person’s enemies will be those of his own household. 37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Rewards

40 “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. 41 The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”

Matthäus 10 | Nádej pre kazdého English Standard Version