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Matthæus 18
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
Matthæus 18
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
Den største er den, som vil tjene(A)
18 Kort efter kom disciplene med et spørgsmål til Jesus: „Hvem er den største i Guds rige?” 2 Jesus kaldte da på et lille barn og stillede det midt i kredsen. 3 Så sagde han: „Det siger jeg jer: Hvis ikke I ændrer jeres måde at tænke på og bliver som små børn, kommer I slet ikke ind i Guds rige. 4 Den, der ydmyger sig og bliver som barnet her, er den største i Guds rige. 5 Og den, der accepterer et sådant lille barn, fordi det hører mig til, accepterer i virkeligheden mig.
Fristelser, som fører til fortabelse(B)
6 Men hvis nogen ødelægger troen hos en af de små, der har tillid til mig, var det bedre for det menneske, om det blev kastet i havet med en møllesten om halsen. 7 Ak, hvilken elendig verden, som får mennesker til at miste troen! Fristelser er ganske vist uundgåelige, men ve det menneske, der forårsager, at et andet menneske falder fra troen.
8 Hvis din hånd eller fod er skyld i, at du falder fra troen, så hug den af og kast den fra dig. Det er bedre for dig at gå ind til det evige liv uden din hånd eller fod end at kastes i den evige ild med arme og ben i behold. 9 Hvis dit øje er skyld i, at du falder fra troen, så riv det ud og kast det fra dig. Det er bedre at gå enøjet ind til det evige liv end at ende i Helvedes ild med begge øjne i behold.
Gud ønsker ikke, at nogen går fortabt(C)
10 Pas på, at I ikke ringeagter en af disse små, for det siger jeg jer: De har deres engle i Himlen, og de er altid i min Fars nærhed.[a]
12 Hvis en mand har 100 får, og et af dem kommer på afveje, lader han så ikke de 99 andre blive tilbage på græsgangen for at gå ud og lede efter det, der er forsvundet? 13 Og hvis han så finder det, vil han så ikke glæde sig mere over det ene får end over de 99 derhjemme, som ikke fór vild? 14 Sådan er det også med jeres himmelske Far. Han vil ikke, at en eneste af disse små skal gå fortabt.
Om irettesættelse, udelukkelse af menigheden og enhed i bøn(D)
15 Hvis din ven[b] forsynder sig imod dig,[c] så konfronter ham med det under fire øjne. Hvis han hører på dig og beder om tilgivelse, så har du fået din ven tilbage. 16 Hvis ikke, skal du tage en eller to andre med dig, for enhver sag skal afgøres på to eller tre vidners udsagn. 17 Hvis han stadig ikke vil høre på dig, skal du indbringe sagen for menighedens ledelse. Hvis han heller ikke vil høre på dem, bør du se på ham som en, der står uden for menigheden. 18 Det siger jeg jer: Det, I sætter en stopper for på jorden, er der sat en stopper for i Himlen, og det, I åbner op for på jorden, er der åbnet op for i Himlen.[d] 19 Jeg siger jer også, at hvad som helst to af jer her på jorden bliver enige om at bede om, det vil min Far i Himlen gøre for jer. 20 For hvor to eller tre har fundet sammen om min vilje, der er jeg midt iblandt dem.”
Om tilgivelsens nødvendighed
21 „Herre, hvor mange gange skal jeg tilgive en, der forsynder sig imod mig?” spurgte Peter. „Er syv gange nok?” 22 „Nej,” svarede Jesus, „lad det være 77 gange![e] 23 Med Guds rige er det nemlig som med en konge, der bad sine embedsmænd om at aflægge regnskab. 24 Den første skyldte ham et millionbeløb.[f] 25 Da han ikke kunne betale sin gæld, gav kongen ordre til, at alt hvad han ejede, skulle beslaglægges, og at han selv, hans kone og hans børn skulle sælges som slaver. 26 Manden faldt på knæ for kongen og bad: ‚Vær tålmodig med mig, så skal jeg nok betale det hele tilbage!’ 27 Så fik kongen ondt af ham, eftergav ham al hans gæld og lod ham gå.
28 Udenfor stødte embedsmanden på en kollega, der skyldte ham et par tusinde.[g] ‚Betal, hvad du skylder mig!’ hvæsede han og greb ham i struben. 29 Kollegaen faldt på knæ for ham. ‚Vær tålmodig med mig,’ bønfaldt han, ‚så skal jeg nok betale!’ 30 Men det ville han ikke høre tale om. Tværtimod fik han kollegaen arresteret og kastet i fængsel, hvor han skulle blive indtil hele gælden var betalt.
31 De andre kollegaer blev meget bedrøvede, da de så, hvad der foregik. De gik straks til kongen og aflagde rapport. 32 Kongen kaldte så embedsmanden ind igen. ‚Din ondskabsfulde slyngel,’ sagde kongen. ‚Her eftergav jeg dig hele din gæld—og det bare fordi du bad mig om det. 33 Burde du så ikke vise andre lidt medfølelse?’ 34 Derefter gav den vrede konge ordre til sine fængselsbetjente om at sætte ham i fængsel, indtil gælden var betalt.
35 Sådan vil min himmelske Far også gøre med jer, hvis I ikke tilgiver hinanden af hele jeres hjerte,” sluttede Jesus.
Footnotes
- 18,10 Nogle håndskrifter har et vers 11, sandsynligvis fra Luk. 19,10: „Menneskesønnen er kommet for at frelse det fortabte.”
- 18,15 På græsk: „bror”. Der tænkes nok på en medkristen fra ens omgangskreds.
- 18,15 Nogle håndskrifter mangler: „imod dig”.
- 18,18 Se noten til 16,19.
- 18,22 Med denne hentydning til 1.Mos. 4,24 antyder Jesus, at den næsten grænseløse hævn, man finder i GT, skal afløses af den nye pagts princip om grænseløs tilgivelse. Oversættelsen 70 gange 7 gange er en misforståelse.
- 18,24 Ordret: 10.000 talenter. Det er sikkert et symbolsk tal for det største pengebeløb, man dengang kunne forestille sig. Det menes at svare til ca. 200 tons guld. En talent svarer til 6000 denarer, og en denar svarer til en almindelig dagløn.
- 18,28 Ordret: 100 denarer. Beløbet her er 600.000 gange mindre end det første beløb.
Mateo 18
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Mateo 18
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18 EN aquel tiempo se llegaron los discípulos á Jesús, diciendo: ¿Quién es el mayor en el reino de los cielos?
2 Y llamando Jesús á un niño, le puso en medio de ellos,
3 Y dijo: De cierto os digo, que si no os volviereis, y fuereis como niños, no entraréis en el reino de los cielos.
4 Así que, cualquiera que se humillare como este niño, éste es el mayor en el reino de los cielos.
5 Y cualquiera que recibiere á un tal niño en mi nombre, á mí recibe.
6 Y cualquiera que escandalizare á alguno de estos pequeños que creen en mí, mejor le fuera que se le colgase al cuello una piedra de molino de asno, y que se le anegase en el profundo de la mar.
7 ¡Ay del mundo por los escándalos! porque necesario es que vengan escándalos; mas ¡ay de aquel hombre por el cual viene el escándalo!
8 Por tanto, si tu mano ó tu pie te fuere ocasión de caer, córtalo y echaló de ti: mejor te es entrar cojo ó manco en la vida, que teniendo dos manos ó dos pies ser echado en el fuego eterno.
9 Y si tu ojo te fuere ocasión de caer, sácalo y échalo de ti: mejor te es entrar con un solo ojo en la vida, que teniendo dos ojos ser echado en el infierno del fuego.
10 Mirad no tengáis en poco á alguno de estos pequeños; porque os digo que sus ángeles en los cielos ven siempre la faz de mi Padre que está en los cielos.
11 Porque el Hijo del hombre ha venido para salvar lo que se había perdido.
12 ¿Qué os parece? Si tuviese algún hombre cien ovejas, y se descarriase una de ellas, ¿no iría por los montes, dejadas las noventa y nueve, á buscar la que se había descarriado?
13 Y si aconteciese hallarla, de cierto os digo, que más se goza de aquélla, que de las noventa y nueve que no se descarriaron.
14 Así, no es la voluntad de vuestro Padre que está en los cielos, que se pierda uno de estos pequeños.
15 Por tanto, si tu hermano pecare contra ti, ve, y redargúyele entre ti y él solo: si te oyere, has ganado á tu hermano.
16 Mas si no te oyere, toma aún contigo uno ó dos, para que en boca de dos ó de tres testigos conste toda palabra.
17 Y si no oyere á ellos, dilo á la iglesia: y si no oyere á la iglesia, tenle por étnico y publicano.
18 De cierto os digo que todo lo que ligareis en la tierra, será ligado en el cielo; y todo lo que desatareis en la tierra, será desatado en el cielo.
19 Otra vez os digo, que si dos de vosotros se convinieren en la tierra, de toda cosa que pidieren, les será hecho por mi Padre que está en los cielos.
20 Porque donde están dos ó tres congregados en mi nombre, allí estoy en medio de ellos.
21 Entonces Pedro, llegándose á él, dijo: Señor, ¿cuántas veces perdonaré á mi hermano que pecare contra mí? ¿hasta siete?
22 Jesús le dice: No te digo hasta siete, mas aun hasta setenta veces siete.
23 Por lo cual, el reino de los cielos es semejante á un hombre rey, que quiso hacer cuentas con sus siervos.
24 Y comenzando á hacer cuentas, le fué presentado uno que le debía diez mil talentos.
25 Mas á éste, no pudiendo pagar, mandó su señor venderle, y á su mujer é hijos, con todo lo que tenía, y que se le pagase.
26 Entonces aquel siervo, postrado, le adoraba, diciendo: Señor, ten paciencia conmigo, y yo te lo pagaré todo.
27 El señor, movido á misericordia de aquel siervo, le soltó y le perdonó la deuda.
28 Y saliendo aquel siervo, halló á uno de sus consiervos, que le debía cien denarios; y trabando de él, le ahogaba, diciendo: Págame lo que debes.
29 Entonces su consiervo, postrándose á sus pies, le rogaba, diciendo: Ten paciencia conmigo, y yo te lo pagaré todo.
30 Mas él no quiso; sino fué, y le echó en la cárcel hasta que pagase la deuda.
31 Y viendo sus consiervos lo que pasaba, se entristecieron mucho, y viniendo, declararon á su señor todo lo que había pasado.
32 Entonces llamándole su señor, le dice: Siervo malvado, toda aquella deuda te perdoné, porque me rogaste:
33 ¿No te convenía también á ti tener misericordia de tu consiervo, como también yo tuve misericordia de ti?
34 Entonces su señor, enojado, le entregó á los verdugos, hasta que pagase todo lo que le debía.
35 Así también hará con vosotros mi Padre celestial, si no perdonareis de vuestros corazones cada uno á su hermano sus ofensas.
Matthew 18
King James Version
Matthew 18
King James Version
18 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,
3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire.
9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.
10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.
12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.
14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.
23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.
29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt.
31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done.
32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Matthew 18
New International Version
Matthew 18
New International Version
The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven(A)
18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. 3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children,(B) you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.(C) 4 Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.(D) 5 And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.(E)
Causing to Stumble
6 “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.(F) 7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!(G) 8 If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble,(H) cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to stumble,(I) gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.(J)
The Parable of the Wandering Sheep(K)
10 “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels(L) in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. [11] [a]
12 “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? 13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. 14 In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
Dealing With Sin in the Church
15 “If your brother or sister[b] sins,[c] go and point out their fault,(M) just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’[d](N) 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church;(O) and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.(P)
18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be[e] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[f] loosed in heaven.(Q)
19 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them(R) by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”(S)
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me?(T) Up to seven times?”(U)
22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[g](V)
23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like(W) a king who wanted to settle accounts(X) with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[h] was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay,(Y) the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold(Z) to repay the debt.
26 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him.(AA) ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ 27 The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.[i] He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.’
30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”(AB)
Footnotes
- Matthew 18:11 Some manuscripts include here the words of Luke 19:10.
- Matthew 18:15 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verses 21 and 35.
- Matthew 18:15 Some manuscripts sins against you
- Matthew 18:16 Deut. 19:15
- Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
- Matthew 18:18 Or will have been
- Matthew 18:22 Or seventy times seven
- Matthew 18:24 Greek ten thousand talents; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer’s wages.
- Matthew 18:28 Greek a hundred denarii; a denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see 20:2).
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