Evanjelium Podľa Matúša 13
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Podobenstvá o nebeskom kráľovstve
13 Toho istého dňa vyšiel Ježiš z domu a pobral sa na breh jazera.
2 Onedlho sa okolo neho zhromaždil taký veľký zástup, že musel vstúpiť do člna. Kázal v člne a zástup ho počúval na brehu.
3 Aby mu lepšie rozumeli, používal mnohé podobenstvá.
O rozsievačovi
4 Roľník sial na poli obilie. Ako rozsieval, padli niektoré zrná na okraj cesty, zlietli sa vtáky a pozobali ich.
5 Iné zrná dopadli na skalnatú pôdu, kde bolo málo ornice. Obilie rýchlo vzklíčilo,
6 ale keď začalo páliť slnko, uschlo, lebo korienky nemohli ísť do hĺbky.
7 Poniektoré zrná padli medzi bodliaky. Keď bodľačie vyrástlo, udusilo klásky.
8 Ostatné zrná padli do úrodnej pôdy. Obilie vyrástlo a prinieslo úrodu. Na niektorom klase bolo sto zrniek, na inom šesťdesiat a na ďalšom tridsať.
9 Tak teda, kto má uši, nech počuje!"
Prečo Ježiš hovorí v podobenstvách
10 Pristúpili k nemu učeníci a spýtali sa ho: Prečo im hovoríš v podobenstvách?"
11 Odpovedal im: Vám už Boh zjavil tajomstvo nebeského kráľovstva, ale im ešte nie.
12 Lebo ten, kto už pochopil, pochopí aj viac. Ale kto chápe málo, príde aj o to málo.
13 Používam podobenstvá, ľudia totiž počujú a vidia, a predsa nechápu.
14 Tak sa na nich plní Izaiášovo proroctvo: Budete počúvať, ale neporozumiete, budete sa dívať, ale neuvidíte.
15 Lebo srdce tohto ľudu otupelo, sú duchovne hluchí a zavreli oči, aby nevideli, nepočuli a neporozumeli, aby sa neobrátili k Bohu, ktorý by ich mohol uzdraviť.
16 Ale šťastné sú vaše oči, že vidia, a vaše uši, že počujú.
17 Mnohí proroci túžili vidieť, čo vy vidíte, a počuť, čo vy počujete, ale nemohli."
Prečo Božie slovo v ľudskom srdci vždy nevyklíči
18 A teraz počúvajte, aký je zmysel príbehu o rozsievačovi.
19 Cesta, kam padli niektoré zrná, predstavuje srdce ľudí, ktorí počujú o Božom kráľovstve, ale nerozumejú tomu. Prichádza satan a vyrve to, čo bolo zasiate.
20 Skalnatá pôda predstavuje srdce človeka, ktorý počuje Božie posolstvo a prijíma ho síce s veľkou radosťou,
21 ale povrchne, a tak v ňom nezapustí korene. Keď potom prídu ťažkosti alebo prenasledovanie pre vieru, jeho nadšenie ochabne a to, čo bolo zasiate, sa stratí.
22 Pôda zarastená bodľačím predstavuje človeka, ktorý počuje Božie posolstvo, ale každodenné starosti a túžba po bohatstve udusia slovo.
23 Úrodná pôda predstavuje srdce človeka, ktorý počuje Božie posolstvo, oddá sa jeho životodarnému vplyvu. Úžitok z toho je mnohonásobný, u niekoho väčší, u iného menší."
Kúkoľ medzi pšenicou
24 Potom použil ďalšie podobenstvo: Nebeské kráľovstvo je podobné hospodárovi, ktorý zasial na svojom poli dobré semeno.
25 Ale v noci, keď ľudia spali, jeho nepriateľ rozhodil medzi pšenicu kúkoľ a odišiel.
26 Keď obilie vyrástlo a vyklasilo sa, ukázal sa aj kúkoľ.
27 Sluhovia prišli za hospodárom a povedali mu: Veď si zasial čisté semeno, kde sa vzal kúkoľ? --
28 To urobil nepriateľ! odpovedal im.
Pôjdeme to pole vyplieť, ponúkli sa.
29 Ale hospodár nesúhlasil: Nie, nerobte to. S kúkoľom by ste mohli ľahko vytrhnúť aj pšenicu.
30 Necháme oboje dorásť a pri žatve rozkážem žencom, aby najprv vybrali kúkoľ, zviazali ho do snopkov a spálili a pšenicu zhromaždili do mojej stodoly. "
O horčičnom semene a o kvásku
31 Predložil im iný obraz: S nebeským kráľovstvom je to ako s horčičným semienkom, ktoré človek zasial na poli.
32 Je síce najdrobnejšie zo všetkých semien, ale keď vyrastie, je to najmohutnejšia bylina, ba je z neho ker, takže prilietajú vtáci a hniezdia v ňom."
33 A použil ďalšie podobenstvo: S nebeským kráľovstvom je to ako s kváskom, ktorý žena vzala, zarobila do troch meríc múky a všetko cesto nakyslo."
34 V tomto kázaní používal Ježiš výhradne podobenstvá. Tak sa naplnilo staré proroctvo: Budem im hovoriť v obrazoch.
35 Tajomstvá, ktoré boli skryté, im odhalím."
Ježiš vysvetľuje podobenstvo o kúkoli
36 Ježiš potom rozpustil zástupy a šiel domov. Obklopili ho jeho učeníci a poprosili ho, aby im vyložil podobenstvo o kúkoli na poli.
37 Dobre," súhlasil, ja som hospodár, ktorý seje dobré semeno.
38 Pole predstavuje tento svet, dobré semeno sú deti nebeského kráľovstva, a kúkoľ sú ľudia, ktorí podľahli zlu.
39 Nepriateľ, ktorý kúkoľ rozosial, je diabol. Žatva predstavuje koniec sveta a ženci sú anjeli.
40 Tak ako v tomto príbehu je kúkoľ oddelený a spálený, tak bude i na konci sveta.
41 Pošlem svojich anjelov a tí vyženú z nebeského kráľovstva všetkých, ktorí sa proti nemu stavali, i všetkých, ktorí páchali zlo.
42 Ich koniec bude hrozný. Spáli ich oheň, budú plakať a škrípať zubami.
43 A vtedy tí, čo plnili Božiu vôľu, sa zaskvejú v kráľovstve nebeského Otca ako slnko. Zapamätajte si to a premýšľajte o tom!"
O poklade a vzácnej perle
44 Nebeské kráľovstvo je ako skrytý poklad, ktorý nejaký človek objaví na poli a znova ho zakope. Od radosti predá všetko, čo má, a kúpi to pole.
45 Alebo je podobné kupcovi s perlami, ktorý hľadá vzácne perly.
46 Keď objaví mimoriadne krásnu perlu, predá všetko, čo má, len aby ju získal.
47 Nebeské kráľovstvo môžeme ďalej prirovnať k sieti, ktorá sa spustí do mora. Zachytí sa v nej všetko možné.
48 Keď je sieť plná, vytiahnu ju rybári na breh, jedlé ryby vyberú do košov, zlé vyhodia.
49 Tak to bude na konci sveta. Prídu Boží anjeli, oddelia zlých od spravodlivých
50 a hodia ich do ohnivej pece. Tam bude plač a škrípanie zubami.
51 Porozumeli ste všetkému?" -- Áno," odpovedali.
52 Potom doložil: Každý učiteľ Zákona, ktorý sa stal učeníkom nebeského kráľovstva, je ako hospodár, ktorý ponúka zo svojej komory nové aj staré veci."
Je to iba syn tesárov?
53 Keď Ježiš dorozprával tieto podobenstvá, vrátil sa do Nazareta,
54 do svojho domovského mesta. Učil v tamojšej synagóge. Všetci sa čudovali: Kde sa v ňom berie taká múdrosť a moc?
55 Veď je to tesárov syn, matka je predsa Mária a Jakub, Jozef, Šimon a Júda sú jeho bratia!
56 Aj jeho sestry žijú medzi nami. Odkiaľ to ten človek má?"
57 A pohoršovali sa nad ním. Ježiš im povedal: Proroka si vážia všade omnoho väčšmi ako v jeho rodnom meste a v jeho domove!"
58 Pre ich nevieru tam nemohol vykonať mnoho zázrakov.
Matthew 13
King James Version
13 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.
19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:
25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;
38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.
49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,
50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.
52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
53 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
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