Matthäus 16 | Nádej pre kazdého

Farizeji žiadajú znamenie

1 Raz prišli za Ježišom farizeji a saduceji a domáhali sa nejakého znamenia z neba, aby im dokázal, že je naozaj Mesiáš. 2 On im odpovedal: „Keď vidíte večerné zore, vravievate, že ráno bude pekne; 3 keď sú zore ráno zapálené, vravievate, že príde búrka. Úkazy na nebi viete posúdiť, ale to, čo sa deje pred vašimi očami, vám nestačí. 4 Tento prevrátený a neveriaci národ sa dožaduje zvláštnych znamení z neba, ale nedostane iné znamenie ako to, ktoré dostal Jonáš.“ A nechal ich tam a odišiel.

Horšie ako hlad

5 Znova sa plavili cez jazero a až na druhom brehu jeho učeníci zistili, že si zabudli vziať chlieb. 6 Ježiš im povedal: „Dávajte si pozor na farizejský a saducejský kvas!“ 7 Mysleli si, že im hovorí o skutočnom chlebe. 8 Ježiš čítal ich myšlienky, a preto im povedal: „Prečo sa trápite pre jedlo? 9 To máte takú malú vieru? Ešte vždy nechápete? Nespomínate si, že som nasýtil päťtisíc mužov piatimi chlebmi, a koľko košov ste ešte nazbierali? 10 A nespomínate si ani na tých štyritisíc, ktorých som nasýtil siedmimi chlebmi a ešte sa nazbieralo toľko zvyškov? 11 Nechápete, že mi nešlo o naozajstný chlieb, keď som vás varoval pred kvasom farizejov a saducejov?“ 12 Až vtedy pochopili, že kvasom myslel nesprávne učenie židovských vodcov.

Za koho ma pokladáte?

13 Keď sa potom Ježiš priblížil k Cézarey Filipovej, spýtal sa svojich učeníkov: „Za koho ma ľudia pokladajú?“ 14 „Niektorí za Jána Krstiteľa, druhí za Eliáša, iní zase za Jeremiáša alebo iného z prorokov,“ odpovedali. 15 „A vy?“ spýtal sa Ježiš. 16 „Ty si Kristus, Syn živého Boha!“ zvolal Šimon Peter. 17 „Raduj sa, Šimon, syn Jonášov!“ povedal mu Ježiš. „To nemáš zo seba, tú pravdu ti zjavil môj Otec v nebesiach. 18 Ty si Peter, to znamená Skala. Na tejto skale vybudujem svoju cirkev a nijaká diabolská moc ju nezničí. 19 Kdekoľvek sa bude zvestovať pravda, ktorú si vyznal o mne, otvoria sa ľuďom dvere do nebeského kráľovstva. Tým, čo ju odmietnu, oznámiš súd, a tých, čo ju prijmú, uistíš o Božej milosti. Čo sa rozhodne tu na zemi, bude platiť i v nebi.“ 20 Svojim učeníkom potom prikázal, aby zatiaľ nikomu nehovorili, že on je očakávaný Mesiáš.

Ježiš hovorí o svojej smrti

21 Od toho dňa začal Ježiš otvorene hovoriť s učeníkmi o tom, že musí ísť do Jeruzalema, aj o tom, čo ho tam čaká – mnoho si vytrpí od židovských náboženských vodcov, zabijú ho, ale na tretí deň vstane z mŕtvych. 22 Peter ho odviedol nabok a začal mu to vyhovárať: „Nech ťa Boh pred tým ochráni, Pane! To sa ti nesmie stať!“ 23 On sa však odvrátil od Petra a povedal: „Choď mi z cesty, satan! Pokúšaš ma, lebo to vidíš iba z ľudského hľadiska, a nie z Božieho.“ 24 Potom povedal učeníkom: „Kto ma chce nasledovať, nech prestane myslieť na seba, nech sa nebojí pre mňa trpieť a ide za mnou! 25 Každý, kto by si chcel zachovať život pre seba, stratí ho. Kto pre mňa obetuje život, ten ho získa. 26 Čo prospeje človeku, keď získa celý svet, a skutočný život stratí? Čo môže vyvážiť hodnotu večného života? 27 Prídem v sláve svojho Otca so svojimi anjelmi, a potom budem súdiť každého človeka podľa toho, ako žil. 28 Niektorí sa ešte za svojho života stanete svedkami slávy a moci môjho kráľovstva.“

English Standard Version

The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand Signs

1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered them,* “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3 And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. 4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed.

The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. 6 Jesus said to them, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7 And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” 8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? 9 Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 11 How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock* I will build my church, and the gates of hell* shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed* in heaven.” 20 Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

21 From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord!* This shall never happen to you.” 23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance* to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus

24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life* will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? 27 For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. 28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”

Matthäus 16 | Nádej pre kazdého English Standard Version