شفاء خادم أحد الضباط
(متى 8:5-13)1 وبَعدَما ألقى يَسوعُ الأقوالَ في مسامِعِ النّاسِ، دخَلَ كَفْرَناحُومَ. 2 وكانَ لأحدِ الضّبّاطِ خادِمٌ مريضٌ أشرَفَ على الموتِ، وكانَ عزيزًا علَيهِ. 3 فلمّا سمِعَ بيَسوعَ، أرسَلَ إليهِ بَعضَ شُيوخِ اليَهودِ يسألُهُ أنْ يَجيءَ ليَشفِيَ خادِمَهُ. 4 فأقبلوا إلى يَسوعَ، وألحّوا علَيهِ في القَولِ: «هذا الرّجُلُ يَستَحِقّ أنْ تُساعِدَهُ، 5 لأنّهُ يُحبّ شَعبَنا، وهوَ الذي بَنى لنا المَجمعَ».
6 فذهَبَ يَسوعُ معهُم. ولمّا اَقترَبَ مِنَ البَيتِ أرسَلَ إليهِ الضّابِطُ بَعضَ أصحابِهِ يقولُ لَهُ: «يا سيّدُ، لا تُزعِجْ نَفسَكَ. أنا لا أستَحِقّ أنْ تَدخُلَ تَحتَ سَقفِ بَيتي، 7 ولا أحسِبُ نَفسي أهلاً لأنْ أجيءَ إليكَ، ولكِنْ قُلْ كَلِمَةً فيُشفى خادِمي. 8 فأنا مَرؤوسٌ ولي جُنودٌ تَحتَ أمري، أقولُ لِهذا: اَذهَبْ! فيذهَبُ، وللآخَرِ: تَعالَ! فيَجيءُ، ولِخادِمي: إعمَلْ هذا، فيَعمَلُ». 9 فلمّا سمِعَ يَسوعُ هذا الكلامَ، تعَجَبّ مِنهُ واَلتَفتَ إلى الذينَ يَتبَعونَهُ وقالَ: «أقولُ لكُم: ما وجَدتُ مِثلَ هذا الإيمانِ حتى في إِسرائيلَ!»
10 ورجَعَ رُسُلُ الضّابِطِ إلى البَيتِ، فوَجدوا أنّ الخادِمَ تَعافَى.
إحياء ابن أرملة
11 وفي الغَدِ ذهَبَ يَسوعُ إلى مدينةٍ اَسمُها نايينُ، ومعَهُ تلاميذُهُ وجُمهورٌ كَبيرٌ. 12 فلمّا وصَلَ إلى بابِ المدينةِ، لَقِيَ مَيتًا مَحمولاً، وهوَ الاَبنُ الأوحَدُ لأُمّهِ وهيَ أرمَلةٌ. وكانَ يُرافِقُها جمعٌ كبيرٌ مِنْ أهالي المدينةِ. 13 فلمّا رآها الرّبّ أشفَقَ علَيها وقالَ لها: «لا تَبكي!» 14 ودَنا مِنَ النّعشِ ولَمَسهُ، فوقَفَ حامِلوهُ. فقالَ: «أيّها الشّابّ، أقولُ لكَ: قُمْ!» 15 فجلَسَ الميتُ وأخَذَ يتكَلّمُ، فسلّمَهُ إلى أُمّهِ.
16 فسَيطَرَ الخَوفُ على الجَميعِ، وقالوا وهُم يُمَجّدونَ اللهَ: «ظهَرَ فينا نَبِيّ عظيمٌ، وتَفَقّدَ اللهُ شَعبَهُ!»
17 واَنتَشرَ هذا الخَبرُ عَنْ يَسوعَ في اليهودِيّةِ كُلّها وفي جميعِ النّواحي المجاوِرَةِ لها.
يسوع ويوحنا المعمدان
(متى 11:2-19)18 وعرَفَ يوحنّا مِنْ تلاميذِهِ كُلّ هذِهِ الأُمورِ، 19 فدَعا اَثنَينِ مِنهُم وأرسَلَهُما إلى الرّبّ ليَسألاهُ: «هل أنتَ هوَ الآتي، أو نَنتَظرُ آخَرَ؟»
20 فجاءَ الرّجلانِ إلى يَسوعَ وقالا لَه: «أرسَلَنا يوحنّا المَعمَدانُ لنَسأَلكَ: هل أنتَ هوَ الآتي، أو نَنتَظرُ آخَرَ؟»
21 فشَفى يَسوعُ في تِلكَ السّاعةِ كثيرًا مِنَ المُصابينَ بالأمراضِ والعاهاتِ والذينَ فيهِم أرواحٌ شِرّيرةٌ، وأعادَ البصَرَ إلى كثيرينَ مِنَ العُميانِ، 22 ثُمّ قالَ للرَسولَينِ: «اَرجِعا وأخبِرا يوحنّا بِما رأيتُما وسَمِعتُما: العُميانُ يُبصِرونَ، والعُرجُ يَمشونَ، والبُرصُ يُطهّرونَ، والصّمّ يَسمَعونَ، والموتى يقومونَ، والمساكينُ يَتلقّونَ البِشارةَ. 23 وهَنيئًا لِمَنْ لا يَفقِدُ إيمانَهُ بي».
24 ولمّا اَنصرَفَ رَسولا يوحنّا، تَحدّثَ يَسوعُ لِلجُموعِ عَنْ يوحنّا، فقالَ: «ماذا خَرَجتُم إلى البرّيّةِ تَنظُرونَ؟ أَقَصَبَةً تَهُزّها الرّيحُ؟ 25 بل ماذا خَرَجتُم لتَرَوا؟ أَرَجُلاً يَلبَسُ الثّيابَ النّاعِمَةَ؟ ولكِنّ الذينَ يَلبَسونَ الثّيابَ الفاخِرَةَ وأهلَ التّرفِ هُم في قُصورِ المُلوكِ! 26 قولوا لي: ماذا خَرجتُم تَنظُرونَ؟ أَنبيّا؟ أقولُ لكُم: نعم، بل أفضلُ مِنْ نَبيّ. 27 فهوَ الذي يقولُ فيهِ الكِتابُ: ها أنا أُرسِلُ رَسولي قُدّامَكَ ليُهيّئَ الطّريقَ أمامَكَ. 28 أقولُ لكُم: ما وَلَدتِ النّساءُ أعظمَ مِنْ يوحنّا، ولكِنْ أصغَرُ الذينَ في مَلكوتِ اللهِ أعظَمُ مِنهُ. 29 فجَميعُ الذينَ سَمِعوا يوحنّا حتى جُباةُ الضّرائِبِ أنفُسُهُم، أقَرّوا بِصِدْق اللهِ، فقَبِلوا مَعموديّةَ يوحنّا. 30 وأمّا الفَرّيسيّونَ وعُلماءُ الشّريعَةِ، فرَفَضوا ما أرادَهُ اللهُ لهُم، فما تَعَمّدوا على يَدِهِ».
31 وقالَ الرّبّ يَسوعُ: «بِمَنْ أُشبّهُ أبناءَ هذا الجيلِ؟ وماذا يُشبِهونَ؟ 32 يُشبِهونَ أولادًا قاعِدينَ في السّاحَةِ، يَصيحُ بَعضُهُم لِبَعضٍ: زَمّرْنا لكُم فما رَقَصْتُم، ونَدَبنا لكُم فما بَكيتُم.
33 جاءَ يوحنّا المَعمَدانُ لا يأكُلُ الخُبزَ ولا يَشرَبُ الخَمرَ، فقُلتُم: فيهِ شَيطانٌ! 34 وجاءَ اَبنُ الإنسانِ يأكُلُ ويَشرَبُ، فقُلتُم: هذا رَجُلٌ أكولٌ وسِكّيرٌ، وصَديقٌ لِجُباةِ الضّرائِبِ والخاطِئينَ. 35 لكِنّ الحِكمَةَ يُبرّرُها جميعُ أبنائِها».
يسوع يغفر لامرأة خاطئة
36 ودعاهُ أحدُ الفَرّيسيّينَ إلى الطّعامِ عِندَهُ، فدخَلَ بَيتَ الفَرّيسيّ وجلَسَ إلى المائِدَةِ. 37 وكانَ في المدينةِ اَمرَأةٌ خاطِئَةٌ، فعَلِمَت أنّ يَسوعَ يأكُلُ في بَيتِ الفَرّيسيّ، فجاءَت ومعَها قارورَةُ طِيبٍ، 38 ووقَفَت مِنْ خَلفٍ عِندَ قدَمَيْهِ وهيَ تَبكي، وأخذَت تَبُلّ قَدَمَيهِ بِدُموعِها، وتَمسَحُهُما بشَعرِها، وتُقَبّلُهُما، وتَدهَنُهُما بالطّيبِ. 39 فلمّا رأى الفَرّيسيّ صاحِبُ الدّعوةِ ما جَرى، قالَ في نَفْسِهِ: «لو كانَ هذا الرّجُلُ نَبيّا، لَعَرَفَ مَنْ هيَ هذِهِ المَرأةُ التي تَلمُسُهُ وما حالُها. فهيَ خاطِئَةٌ!» 40 فقالَ لَهُ يَسوعُ: «يا سِمعانُ، عِندي ما أقولُهُ لكَ». فقالَ سِمعانُ: «قُلْ، يا مُعَلّمُ».
41 فقالَ يَسوعُ: «كانَ لمُداينٍ دَينٌ على رَجُلينِ: خمسُ مئةِ دينارٍ على أحَدِهِما. وخَمسونَ على الآخَرِ. 42 وعجِزَ الرّجُلانِ عَنْ إيفائِهِ دَينَهُ، فأعفاهُما مِنهُ. فأيّهُما يكونُ أكثرَ حُبّا لَهُ؟»
43 فأجابَهُ سِمعانُ: «أظُنّ الذي أعفاهُ مِنَ الأكثرِ». فقالَ لَهُ يَسوعُ: «أصَبْتَ». 44 واَلتَفَتَ إلى المَرأةِ وقالَ لسِمعانَ: «أترى هذِهِ المَرأةَ؟ أنا دَخَلتُ بَيتَكَ، فما سكَبْتَ على قَدمَيّ ماءً، وأمّا هيَ فغَسَلتهُما بِدُموعِها ومسَحَتْهُما بشَعرِها. 45 أنتَ ما قَبّلتَني قُبلَةً، وأمّا هيَ فما تَوقّفَت مُنذُ دُخولي عَنْ تَقبيلِ قدَمَيّ. 46 أنتَ ما دهَنتَ رأسي بِزَيتٍ، وأمّا هيَ فبالطّيبِ دهَنت قَدَمَيّ. 47 لذلِكَ أقولُ لكَ: غُفِرَت لها خَطاياها الكَثيرةُ، لأنّها أحبّت كثيرًا. وأمّا الذي يُغفَرُ لَهُ القَليلُ، فهوَ يُحِبّ قليلاً». 48 ثُمّ قالَ لِلمرأةِ: «مَغفورَةٌ لكِ خطاياكِ!» 49 فأخذَ الذينَ على المائِدَةِ مَعَهُ يتَساءَلونَ: «مَنْ هذا حتى يَغفِرَ الخطايا؟» 50 فقالَ يَسوعُ لِلمرأةِ: «إيمانُكِ خَلّصَكِ، فاَذهَبي بِسَلامٍ!».
1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 2 And a certain centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. 3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: 5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. 6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: 7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. 8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it . 9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.
11 ¶ And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. 12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. 14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. 15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. 16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people. 17 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judæa, and throughout all the region round about. 18 And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.
19 ¶ And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? 20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? 21 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. 22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. 23 And blessed is he , whosoever shall not be offended in me.
24 ¶ And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts. 26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. 27 This is he , of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. 29 And all the people that heard him , and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. 30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
31 ¶ And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? 32 They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. 33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. 34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! 35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.
36 ¶ And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. 37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 38 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it , he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. 40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. 41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. 42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? 43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he , to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. 44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. 45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. 46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. 47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. 48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. 49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? 50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.