Evanðelje po Mateju 23
Isus opominje vjerske poglavare
1 Tada Isus reče mnoštvu i svojim učenicima:2 "Pismoznanci i farizeji službeni su tumači Svetoga pisma.3 Zato činite i slušajte sve što vam kažu, ali nemojte slijediti njihov primjer jer oni sami ne čine ono što druge poučavaju.
4 Tlače vas teškim teretom vjerskih zahtjeva, a ni prstom ne žele maknuti da vam taj teret pomognu nositi.
5 Sve što čine, čine zato da ih ljudi vide. Trude se da ono što na sebi nose u znak pobožnosti - kutijice sa stihovima iz Svetoga pisma na čelu ili oko ruke te rese na odjeći - bude što veće i što duže.6 Na gozbama vole sjediti na pročelju stola, a u sinagogama na počasnome mjestu.7 Godi im kad ih ljudi pozdravljaju na javnim mjestima i kad ih zovu 'Rabbi'.8 Vi nikome nemojte dopustiti da vas zove učiteljem jer imate samo jednoga učitelja, a svi ste vi ravnopravna braća i sestre.9 I ne zovite nikoga ovdje na zemlji Ocem jer imate samo jednoga Oca - onoga na nebesima.10 I ne dajte da vas tko naziva vođom jer imate samo jednoga vođu: Krista.11 Tko je najveći među vama, neka vam bude sluga!
12 Tko sebe uzvisuje, bit će ponižen, a ponizni će biti uzvišeni.
13 Teško vama, pismoznanci i farizeji! Licemjeri! Zatvarate pred ljudima vrata u nebesko kraljevstvo. Sami ne ulazite u njega, a ne dopuštate da uđu ni oni koji bi htjeli.
15 Teško vama, pismoznanci i farizeji! Licemjeri! Obilazite morem i kopnom da biste pridobili jednog sljedbenika, a kad vam postane sljedbenikom, učinite od njega sina paklenoga dvostruko gorega nego što ste i sami!
16 Teško vama! Slijepi vođe! Tvrdite: 'Zakune li se tko Hramom, to ne vrijedi. Ali zakune li se hramskim zlatom, onda ga zakletva obvezuje.'17 Slijepe budale! Pa što je veće - zlato ili Hram koji posvećuje zlato?18 I još kažete: 'Zakune li se tko žrtvenikom, to ne vrijedi. Ali zakune li se darom koji je na njemu, zakletva ga obvezuje.'19 Slijepci! Što je veće? Žrtveni dar ili žrtvenik koji ga posvećuje?20 Tko se zakune žrtvenikom, kune se njime i svime što je na njemu.21 A tko se zakune Hramom, kune se njime i Onime koji u njemu prebiva.
22 Tko se zakune nebom, kune se Božjim prijestoljem i Bogom koji na njemu sjedi.
23 Teško vama, pismoznanci i farizeji! Licemjeri! Jer revno namirujete čak i desetinu metvice, i kopra, i kima, a zanemarujete ono najvažnije u Zakonu: pravednost, milosrđe i vjernost. Treba davati desetinu, ali ne smijete zanemarivati važnije stvari.
24 Slijepi vođe! Procjeđujete vodu da ne biste s njom popili i komarca, a kadri ste, ne opazivši, progutati i cijelu devu!
25 Teško vama, pismoznanci i farizeji! Licemjeri! Toliko se trudite očistiti svoju čašu i zdjelu izvana, a napunili ste ih svojim grabežom i pohlepom.
26 Slijepi farizeju! Očisti najprije ono što je u čaši, pa će i izvana biti čista.
27 Teško vama, pismoznanci i farizeji! Vi ste poput obijeljenih grobova. Izvana izgledaju lijepo, a iznutra su prepuni mrtvačkih kostiju i svakojake prljavštine!
28 Tako i vi ljudima izvana izgledate pravednima, a iznutra ste prepuni licemjerja i bezakonja.
29 Teško vama, pismoznanci i farizeji! Licemjeri! Vi prorocima gradite grobnice i pravednicima kitite spomenike
30 pa kažete: 'Da smo živjeli u doba svojih otaca, ne bismo sudjelovali u prolijevanju proročke krvi.'
31 Tako sami protiv sebe svjedočite da ste sinovi onih koji su ubijali proroke.32 Dovršite, dakle, to što su oni započeli!33 Zmije! Leglo zmijsko! Kako ćete izbjeći osudi pakla?34 Šaljem vam, evo, proroke, mudrace i pismoznance. Neke ćete od njih ubiti i raspeti, druge bičevati po sinagogama i progoniti od grada do grada35 tako da na vas padne sva pravedna krv prolivena na zemlji, od krvi pravednog Abela pa do Zaharije, sina Barahijina, kojega ste ubili između Hrama i žrtvenika.
36 Zaista vam kažem, sva će ta krv pasti na ovaj naraštaj!"
Isus tuži nad Jeruzalemom
37 "Jeruzaleme, Jeruzaleme, koji ubijaš proroke i kamenuješ Božje poslanike! Koliko sam puta htio okupiti tvoju djecu kao što kvočka skuplja piliće pod krila, ali niste htjeli!38 A sada će ti, eto, kuća biti napuštena.
39 I kažem vam, nećete me više vidjeti sve dok ne uzviknete: 'Dobro nam došao onaj koji dolazi u ime Gospodnje!'"
Matthew 23
Seven Woes
1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples,2 “Thet experts in the lawt and the Phariseess sit on Moses’ seat.3 Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach.t4 Theyt tie up heavy loads, hard to carry, and put them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing even to lift a finger to move them.5 Theyt do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteriess wide and their tasselsts long.6 Theyt love the place of honor at banquets and the best seats in the synagoguess7 and elaborate greetingss in the marketplaces, and to have people call them ‘Rabbi.’8 But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers.9 And call no one your ‘father’ on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.10 Nor are you to be called ‘teacher,’ for you have one teacher, the Christ.ts11 Thet greatest among you will be your servant.
12 And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
13 “But woe to you, experts in the lawt and you Pharisees, hypocrites!t You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven!t For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.ss
15 “Woe to you, experts in the lawt and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You cross land and sea to make one convert,t and when you get one,t you make him twice as much a child of hellts as yourselves!
16 “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple is bound by nothing.t But whoever swears by the gold of the temple is bound by the oath.’17 Blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?18 And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar is bound by nothing.t But if anyone swears by the gift on it he is bound by the oath.’19 You are blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?20 So whoever swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.21 And whoever swears by the temple swears by it and the one who dwells in it.
22 And whoever swears by heaven swears by the throne of God and the one who sits on it.
23 “Woe to you, experts in the lawt and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tentht of mint, dill, and cumin,s yet you neglect what is more important in the law – justice, mercy, and faithfulness! Yous should have done these things without neglecting the others.
24 Blind guides! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel!t
25 “Woe to you, experts in the lawt and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup,s so that the outside may become clean too!
27 “Woe to you, experts in the lawt and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean.s
28 In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
29 “Woe to you, experts in the lawt and you Pharisees, hypocrites! Yout build tombs for the prophets and decorate the gravest of the righteous.30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors,t we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’31 By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.32 Fill up then the measure of your ancestors!
33 You snakes, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?ts
34 “For this reason It am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law,t some of whom you will kill and crucify,s and some you will flogt in your synagoguess and pursue from town to town,35 so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah,s whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
36 I tell you the truth,t this generation will be held responsible for all these things!t
Judgment on Israel
37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem,ss you who kill the prophets and stone those who are sent to you!t How often I have longeds to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, butt you would have none of it!t38 Look, your house is left to you desolate!
39 For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’”s