القراءة بلغتين

ومَضى مِن هُناكَ، فجاءَ بِلادَ اليَهودِيَّةِ عِندَ عِبْرِ الأُردُنّ، فَٱحتَشَدَت لَدَيهِ الجُموعُ مَرَّةً أُخرى. فأَخَذَ يُعَلِّمُهم أَيضًا على عادَتِه

فدَنا بَعضُ الفِرِّيسيِّينَ وسأَلوه لِيُحرِجوه هَل يَحِلُّ لِلزَّوجِ أَن يُطَلِّقَ ٱمرَأَتَه

فأَجابَهم: «بِماذا أَوصاكم مُوسى؟»

قالوا: «إِنَّ مُوسى رَخَّصَ أَن يُكتَبَ لَها كِتابُ طَلاقٍ وتُسَرَّح»

فقالَ لَهم يسوع: «مِن أَجْلِ قَساوَةِ قُلوبِكم كَتَبَ لَكُم هٰذِهِ الوَصِيَّة

فمنُذُ بَدْءِ الخَليقَة «جعَلَهما اللهُ ذَكَرًا وأُنْثى

ولِذٰلِكَ يَترُكُ الرَّجُلُ أَباهُ وأُمَّه ويَلزَمُ ٱمرأَتَه

ويَصيرُ الِٱثنانِ جسَدًا واحدًا». «فلا يكونانِ ٱثنَيْنِ بَعدَ ذٰلك، بل جسَدٌ واحِد

فما جَمَعَه الله فَلا يُفَرِّقَنَّه الإِنسان»

وسأَلَه التَّلاميذُ في البَيتِ أَيضًا عن ذٰلك

فقالَ لَهم: «مَن طَلَّقَ ٱمرَأَتَه وتَزَوَّجَ غَيرَها فقَد زَنى علَيها

وإِنْ طَلَّقَتِ المَرأَةُ زَوجَها وتَزَوَّجَت غَيرَه فقَد زَنَت»

وأَتَوهُ بِأَطفالٍ لِيَضَعَ يَدَيهِ علَيهم، فَٱنتَهَرهُمُ التَّلاميذ

ورأَى يسوعُ ذٰلك فٱستاءَ وقالَ لَهم: «دَعُوا الأَطفالَ يأتونَ إِلَيَّ، لا تَمنَعوهم، فَلِأَمثالِ هٰؤلاءِ مَلَكوتُ الله

الحَقَّ أَقولُ لَكم: مَن لم يَقبَلْ مَلكوتَ اللهِ مِثْلَ الطِّفل، لا يَدخُلْه»

ثُمَّ ضَمَّهم إِلى صَدرِه ووَضَعَ يَديهِ علَيهِم فبارَكَهم

وبَينَما هو خارِجٌ إِلى الطَّريق، أَسرَعَ إِليه رَجُلٌ فجَثا له وسأَلَه: «أَيُّها المُعَلِّمُ الصَّالح، ماذا أَعمَلُ لِأَرِثَ الحَياةَ الأَبَدِيَّة؟»

فقالَ له يسوع: «لِمَ تَدْعوني صالِحًا؟ لا صالِحَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحدَه

أَنتَ تَعرِفُ الوَصايا: «لا تَقْتُلْ، لا تَزْنِ، لا تَسرِقْ، لا تَشهَدْ بِالزُّور، لا تَظْلِمْ، أَكْرِمْ أَباكَ وأُمَّكَ»

فقالَ لَه: «يا مُعَلِّم، هٰذا كُلُّه حَفِظْتُه مُنذُ صِباي»

فحَدَّقَ إِليهِ يسوع فأَحبَّه فقالَ له: «واحِدَةٌ تَنقُصُكَ: إِذْهَبْ فَبِعْ ما تَملِك وأَعطِهِ لِلفُقَراء، فَيَكونَ لَكَ كَنزٌ في السَّماء، وتَعالَ فَٱتبَعْني»

فٱغتَمَّ لِهٰذا الكَلامِ وٱنصَرَفَ حَزينًا، لِأَنَّه كانَ ذا مالٍ كثير

فأَجالَ يسوعُ طَرْفَه وقالَ لِتَلاميذِه: «ما أَعسَرَ دُخولَ مَلَكوتِ اللهِ عَلى ذَوي المال»

فدَهِشَ تَلاميذُه لِكَلامِه فأَعادَ يسوعُ لَهمُ الكَلامَ قال: «يا بَنِيَّ، ما أَعسَرَ دُخولَ مَلَكوتِ الله!

لَأَن يَمُرَّ الجَمَلُ مِن ثَقْبِ الإِبرَة أَيسَرُ مِن أَن يَدخُلَ الغَنِيُّ مَلكوتَ الله»

فٱشتَدَّ دَهَشُهُم وقالَ بَعضُهم لِبَعض: «فَمَن يَقدِرُ أَن يَخلُص؟»

فحَدَّقَ إِلَيهِم يسوعُ وقال: «هٰذا شَيءٌ يُعجِزُ النَّاسَ وَلا يُعجِزُ الله، فإِنَّ اللهَ على كُلِّ شَيءٍ قَدير»

وأَخَذَ بُطرُسُ يقولُ له: «ها قد تَرَكْنا نَحنُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ وتَبِعناكَ»

فقالَ يسوع: «الحَقَّ أَقولُ لَكم: ما مِن أَحَدٍ تَرَكَ بَيتًا أَو إِخوَةً أَو أَخَواتٍ أَو أُمًّا أَو أَبًا أَو بَنينَ أَو حُقولًا مِن أَجْلي وأَجْلِ البِشارَة

إِلَّا نالَ الآنَ في هٰذهِ الدُّنْيا مائةَ ضِعْفٍ مِنَ البُيوتِ والإِخوَةِ والأَخَواتِ والأُمَّهاتِ والبَنينَ والحُقولِ مع الِٱضطِهادات، ونالَ في الآخِرَةِ الحَياةَ الأَبَدِيَّة

وكثيرٌ مِنَ الأَوَّلينَ يَصيرونَ آخِرين، والآخِرونَ يَصيرونَ أَوَّلين»

وكانوا سائِرينَ في الطَّريق صاعِدينَ إِلى أُورَشَليم، وكانَ يسوعُ يَتقدَّمُهم، وقد أَخَذَهُمُ الدَّهَش. أَمَّا الَّذينَ يَتبَعونَه فكانوا خائِفين. فمَضى بِالِٱثنَيْ عَشَرَ مَرَّةً أُخْرى، وأَخَذَ يُنبِئُهم بِما سيحدُثُ لَه

قال: «ها نحنُ صاعِدونَ إِلى أُورَشليم، فَٱبنُ الإِنسانِ يُسلَمُ إِلى عُظَماءِ الكَهَنَةِ والكَتَبَة، فيَحكُمونَ علَيه بِالمَوت، ويُسلِمونَه إِلى الوَثنِيِّين

فيَسخَرونَ مِنه، ويَبصُقونَ علَيه ويَجلِدونَه ويَقتُلونَه، وبَعدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَقوم»

ودَنا إِلَيه يَعقوبُ ويوحَنَّا ٱبنا زَبَدى، فقالا له: «يا مُعَلِّم، نُريدُ أَن تَصنَعَ لَنا ما نَسأَلُكَ»

فقالَ لَهما: «ماذا تُريدانِ أَن أَصنَعَ لَكما؟»

قالا لهُ: «إِمنَحْنا أَن يَجلِسَ أَحَدُنا عَن يَمينِك، والآخَرُ عَن شِمالِكَ في مَجدِكَ»

فقالَ لَهما يسوع: «إِنَّكُما لا تَعلَمانِ ما تَسأَلان. أَتَستَطيعانِ أَن تَشرَبا الكأسَ الَّتي سَأَشرَبُها، أَو تَقبَلا المَعمودِيَّةَ الَّتي سَأَقبَلُها؟»

فقالا له: «نَستَطيع». فقالَ لَهما يسوع: «إِنَّ الكَأْسَ الَّتي أَشرَبُها سَوفَ تَشرَبانِها، والمَعمودِيَّةَ الَّتي أَقبَلُها سَوفَ تَقبَلانِها

وأَمَّا الجُلوسُ عَن يَميني أَو شِمالي، فلَيسَ لي أَن أَمنَحَه، وإِنَّما هُوَ لِلَّذينَ أُعِدَّ لهم»

فلمَّا سَمِعَ العَشَرَةُ ذٰلكَ الكَلامَ ٱسْتاؤُوا مِن يَعْقوبَ ويوحَنَّا

فدَعاهم يسوعُ وقالَ لَهم: «تَعلَمونَ أَنَّ الَّذينَ يُعَدُّونَ رُؤَساءَ الأُمَمِ يَسودونَها، وأَنَّ أَكابِرَها يَتَسَلَّطونَ علَيها

فلَيسَ الأَمرُ فيكم كذٰلِك، بل مَن أَرادَ أَن يَكونَ كَبيرًا فيكم، فَلْيَكُنْ لَكُم خادِمًا

ومَن أَرادَ أَن يكونَ الأَوَّلَ فيكم، فَلْيَكُنْ لِأَجمَعِكم عَبْدًا

لِأَنَّ ٱبنَ الإِنسانِ لم يَأتِ لِيُخدَم، بل لِيَخدُمَ ويَفدِيَ بِنَفْسِه جَماعةَ النَّاس»

ووصَلوا إِلى أَريحا. وبَينَما هو خارِجٌ مِن أَريحا، ومعَه تلاميذُه وجَمْعٌ كثير، كانَ ٱبنُ طيماوُس (بَرطيماوُس)، وهو شَحَّاذٌ أَعْمى، جالِسًا على جانِبِ الطَّريق

فلمَّا سَمِعَ بِأَنَّه يسوعُ النَّاصِريّ، أَخذَ يَصيح: «رُحْماكَ، يا ٱبنَ داود، يا يَسوع!»

فَٱنتَهَرَه أُناسٌ كَثيرونَ لِيَسكُت، فَصاحَ أَشَدَّ الصِّياح: «رُحْماكَ، يا ٱبنَ داود!»

فوَقَفَ يسوعُ وقال: «أُدْعوهُ». فدَعَوا الأَعمى قالوا له: «تَشَدَّدْ وقُم فإِنَّه يَدْعوك»

فَأَلقى عنهُ رِداءَهُ ووَثَبَ وجاءَ إِلى يسوع

فقالَ لَه يسوع: «ماذا تُريدُ أَن أَصنَعَ لَكَ؟» قالَ له الأَعمى: «رابُّوني، أَن أُبصِر»

فقالَ له يسوع: «إِذْهَبْ! إِيمانُكَ خَلَّصَكَ». فأَبصَرَ مِن وَقتِه وتَبِعَه في الطَّريق

He arose from there and came into the borders of Judea and beyond the Jordan. Multitudes came together to him again. As he usually did, he was again teaching them.

Pharisees came to him testing him, and asked him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

He answered, “What did Moses command you?”

They said, “Moses allowed a certificate of divorce to be written, and to divorce her.”

But Jesus said to them, “For your hardness of heart, he wrote you this commandment.

But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female.

For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,

and the two will become one flesh, so that they are no longer two, but one flesh.

What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”

In the house, his disciples asked him again about the same matter.

He said to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her.

If a woman herself divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”

They were bringing to him little children, that he should touch them, but the disciples rebuked those who were bringing them.

But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

Most certainly I tell you, whoever will not receive God’s Kingdom like a little child, he will in no way enter into it.”

He took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

As he was going out into the way, one ran to him, knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”

Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except one—God.

You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not give false testimony,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and mother.’”

He said to him, “Teacher, I have observed all these things from my youth.”

Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”

But his face fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful, for he was one who had great possessions.

Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!”

The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again, “Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter into God’s Kingdom!

It is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye than for a rich man to enter into God’s Kingdom.”

They were exceedingly astonished, saying to him, “Then who can be saved?”

Jesus, looking at them, said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God, for all things are possible with God.”

Peter began to tell him, “Behold, we have left all and have followed you.”

Jesus said, “Most certainly I tell you, there is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News,

but he will receive one hundred times more now in this time: houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and land, with persecutions; and in the age to come eternal life.

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going in front of them, and they were amazed; and those who followed were afraid. He again took the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were going to happen to him.

“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles.

They will mock him, spit on him, scourge him, and kill him. On the third day he will rise again.”

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, saying, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask.”

He said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?”

They said to him, “Grant to us that we may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left hand, in your glory.”

But Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”

They said to him, “We are able.” Jesus said to them, “You shall indeed drink the cup that I drink, and you shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with;

but to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but for whom it has been prepared.”

When the ten heard it, they began to be indignant toward James and John.

Jesus summoned them and said to them, “You know that they who are recognized as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

But it shall not be so among you, but whoever wants to become great among you shall be your servant.

Whoever of you wants to become first among you shall be bondservant of all.

For the Son of Man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

They came to Jericho. As he went out from Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, you son of David, have mercy on me!”

Many rebuked him, that he should be quiet, but he cried out much more, “You son of David, have mercy on me!”

Jesus stood still and said, “Call him.” They called the blind man, saying to him, “Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you!”

He, casting away his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.

Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “Rabboni, that I may see again.”

Jesus said to him, “Go your way. Your faith has made you well.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the way.