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Matthaeus 10

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1 Und als er seine zwölf Jünger herzugerufen hatte, gab er ihnen Gewalt über unreine Geister, um sie auszutreiben, und jede Krankheit und jedes Gebrechen zu heilen.

2 Die Namen der zwölf Apostel aber sind diese: Der erste, Simon, der Petrus genannt wird, und Andreas, sein Bruder; Jakobus, der Sohn des Zebedäus, und Johannes, sein Bruder;

3 Philippus und Bartholomäus; Thomas und Matthäus, der Zöllner; Jakobus, der Sohn des Alphäus, und Lebbäus, der zubenamt war Thaddäus;

4 Simon, der Kananäer, (Sehr wahrsch. das hebr. Wort für den griech. Ausdruck "Zelotes") und Judas, der Iskariot, der ihn auch überlieferte.

5 Diese zwölf sandte Jesus aus und befahl ihnen und sprach: Gehet nicht auf einen Weg der Nationen, und gehet nicht in eine Stadt der Samariter;

6 gehet aber vielmehr zu den verlorenen Schafen des Hauses Israel.

7 Indem ihr aber hingehet, prediget und sprechet: Das eich der Himmel ist nahe gekommen.

8 Heilet Kranke, wecket Tote auf, reiniget Aussätzige, treibet Dämonen aus; umsonst habt ihr empfangen, umsonst gebet.

9 Verschaffet euch nicht Gold noch Silber noch Kupfer in eure Gürtel,

10 keine Tasche auf den Weg, noch zwei Leibröcke, noch Sandalen, noch einen Stab; denn der Arbeiter ist seiner Nahrung wert.

11 In welche Stadt aber oder in welches Dorf irgend ihr eintretet, erforschet, wer darin würdig ist; und daselbst bleibet, bis ihr weggehet.

12 Wenn ihr aber in das Haus eintretet, so grüßet es.

13 Und wenn nun das Haus würdig ist, so komme euer Friede auf dasselbe; wenn es aber nicht würdig ist, so wende sich euer Friede zu euch zurück.

14 Und wer irgend euch nicht aufnehmen, noch eure Worte hören wird, -gehet hinaus aus jenem Hause oder jener Stadt und schüttelt den Staub von euren Füßen.

15 Wahrlich, ich sage euch, es wird dem Lande von Sodom und Gomorra erträglicher ergehen am Tage des Gerichts als jener Stadt.

16 Siehe, ich sende euch wie Schafe inmitten von Wölfen; so seid nun klug wie die Schlangen und einfältig wie die Tauben.

17 Hütet euch aber vor den Menschen; denn sie werden euch an Synedrien überliefern und in ihren Synagogen euch geißeln;

18 und auch vor Statthalter und Könige werdet ihr geführt werden um meinetwillen, ihnen und den Nationen zum Zeugnis.

19 Wenn sie euch aber überliefern, so seid nicht besorgt, wie oder was ihr reden sollt; denn es wird euch in jener Stunde gegeben werden, was ihr reden sollt.

20 Denn nicht ihr seid die edenden, sondern der Geist eures Vaters, der in euch redet.

21 Es wird aber der Bruder den Bruder zum Tode überliefern, und der Vater das Kind; und Kinder werden sich erheben wider die Eltern und sie zum Tode bringen. (d. i. ihre Hinrichtung bewirken)

22 Und ihr werdet von allen gehaßt werden um meines Namens willen. Wer aber ausharrt bis ans Ende, dieser wird errettet werden.

23 Wenn sie euch aber verfolgen in dieser Stadt, so fliehet in die andere; denn wahrlich, ich sage euch, ihr werdet mit den Städten Israels nicht zu Ende sein, bis der Sohn des Menschen gekommen sein wird.

24 Ein Jünger ist nicht über den Lehrer, und ein Knecht (O. Sklave) nicht über seinen Herrn.

25 Es ist dem Jünger genug, daß er sei wie sein Lehrer, und der Knecht (O. Sklave) wie sein Herr. Wenn sie den Hausherrn Beelzebub genannt haben, wieviel mehr seine Hausgenossen!

26 Fürchtet euch nun nicht vor ihnen. Denn es ist nichts verdeckt, was nicht aufgedeckt, und verborgen, was nicht kundwerden wird.

27 Was ich euch sage in der Finsternis, redet in dem Lichte, und was ihr höret ins Ohr, rufet aus auf den Dächern. (O. Häusern)

28 Und fürchtet euch nicht vor denen, die den Leib töten, die Seele aber nicht zu töten vermögen; fürchtet aber vielmehr den, der sowohl Seele als Leib zu verderben vermag in der Hölle.

29 Werden nicht zwei Sperlinge um einen Pfennig (W. Assarion (As), eine kleine Münze im Werte von 4-5 Pfennig) verkauft? und nicht einer von ihnen fällt auf die Erde ohne euren Vater;

30 an euch aber sind selbst die Haare des Hauptes alle gezählt.

31 Fürchtet euch nun nicht; ihr seid vorzüglicher als viele Sperlinge.

32 Ein jeder nun, der mich vor den Menschen bekennen wird, den werde auch ich bekennen vor meinem Vater, der in den Himmeln ist.

33 Wer aber irgend mich vor den Menschen verleugnen wird, den werde auch ich verleugnen vor meinem Vater, der in den Himmeln ist.

34 Wähnet nicht, daß ich gekommen sei, Frieden auf die Erde zu bringen; ich bin nicht gekommen, Frieden zu bringen, sondern das Schwert.

35 Denn ich bin gekommen, den Menschen zu entzweien mit seinem Vater, und die Tochter mit ihrer Mutter, und die Schwiegertochter mit ihrer Schwiegermutter;

36 und des Menschen Feinde werden seine eigenen Hausgenossen sein.

37 Wer Vater oder Mutter mehr liebt als mich, ist meiner nicht würdig; und wer Sohn oder Tochter mehr liebt als mich, ist meiner nicht würdig;

38 und wer nicht sein Kreuz aufnimmt und mir nachfolgt, ist meiner nicht würdig.

39 Wer sein Leben findet, wird es verlieren, und wer sein Leben verliert um meinetwillen, wird es finden.

40 Wer euch aufnimmt, nimmt mich auf, und wer mich aufnimmt, nimmt den auf, der mich gesandt hat.

41 Wer einen Propheten aufnimmt in eines Propheten Namen, wird eines Propheten Lohn empfangen; und wer einen Gerechten aufnimmt in eines Gerechten Namen, wird eines Gerechten Lohn empfangen.

42 Und wer irgend einen dieser Kleinen (O. Geringen) nur mit einem Becher kalten Wassers tränken wird in eines Jüngers Namen, wahrlich, ich sage euch, er wird seinen Lohn nicht verlieren.

   

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200. And I will confess his name before My father and before His angels, signifies that they will be in Divine good and in Divine truth therefrom. This is evident from the signification of "I will confess his name," as being that things are to be in agreement with the quality of their state of life; for "I will confess," when said by the Lord, means to grant that things may be; for what the Lord says or confesses respecting a man or angel who is in the good of love and faith, He grants and provides, since all the good of love and of faith is from Him. Therefore in the Word, "to speak," when predicated of the Lord, signifies to instruct, to illustrate, and to provide (See Arcana Coelestia 5361, 6946, 6951, 7019, 8095, 10234, 10290). That "name" means the quality of the state of life, see above n. 148. This is evident also from the signification of "Father," when it is said by the Lord, as being the Divine good, which is in the Lord and from Him (of which in what follows); and from the signification of "angels," as being Divine truth, which is also from the Lord (of which above, n. 130. From this it is clear that "I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels," signifies that they will be in Divine good and in Divine truth.

[2] "Father," when it is said by the Lord, means the Divine good, which is in the Lord and from the Lord, because the Divine, which was in the Lord from conception, and which was the Esse of His life, to which Divine He united His Human when He was in the world; this He called "His Father." That the Divine that was in Him from conception was what the Lord called "Father," can be clearly seen from His teaching that He is one with the Father. As in John:

I and the Father are one (John 10:30).

In the same:

Believe that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father (John 10:38).

In the same:

He that beholdeth Me beholdeth Him that sent Me (John 12:45).

In the same:

If ye had known Me ye would have known My Father also; and from henceforth ye have known Him, and have seen Him. Philip said unto Him, Lord, show us the Father. Jesus saith, Am I so long time with you, and thou dost not know Me, Philip? he that hath seen Me hath seen the Father; how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The Father that abideth in Me doeth the works. Believe Me, that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me (John 14:7-11).

In the same:

If ye had known Me ye would have known My Father also (John 8:19).

In the same:

I am not alone, became the Father is with Me (John 16:32).

[3] Because the Lord is one with the Father He also declares:

That all things of the Father are His, and His are the Father's (John 17:10);

That all things whatsoever that the Father hath are His (John 16:15);

That the Father hath given all things into the hands of the Son (John 3:35; 13:3);

And that all things have been delivered unto Him by the Father; that no one knoweth the Son save the Father, neither doth any one know the Father save the Son (Matthew 11:27; Luke 10:22).

That no one hath seen the Father except the Son, who is in the bosom of the Father (John 1:18; 6:46).

That the Word was with God, and God was the Word, and the Word became flesh (John 1:1, 14).

From this last passage also it is clear that they are one, for it is said, "The Word was with God, and God was the Word." It is plain, too, that the Human of the Lord is also God, for it is said, "And the Word became flesh." Because all things of the Father are also the Lord's, and because He and the Father are one, the Lord when He ascended into heaven said to His disciples:

All power hath been given unto Me in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18);

by which He taught that men should approach Him alone, because He alone can do all things; as He also said to them before:

Without Me ye can do nothing (John 15:5).

This makes clear how these words are to be understood:

I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one cometh unto the Father but through Me (John 14:6);

namely, that the Father is approached when the Lord is approached.

[4] The Lord so often spoke of the Father as another than Himself, for this, among many reasons, that by "Father," in the internal or spiritual sense, is meant the Divine good, and by "Son," the Divine truth, each in the Lord and from the Lord; for the Word is written by correspondences, and is thus as well for men as for angels. The "Father" therefore is mentioned, that the Lord's Divine good may be perceived by the angels who are in the spiritual sense of the Word; and "Son of God" and "Son of man" are mentioned, that the Divine truth may be perceived (as can be seen from what has been shown in the Arcana Coelestia, namely, that "Father" in the Word signifies good, n. 3703, 5902, 6050, 7833, 7834; that "father" signifies the church in respect to good, thus the good of the church, and "mother" the church in respect to truth, thus the truth of the church, n. 2691, 2717, 3703, 5581, 8897. That the Divine good that was in Him from conception, and which was the Esse of life, from which was His Human, the Lord called "Father," n. 2803, 3704, 7499, 8328, 8897; that the Lord is acknowledged as the Father in heaven because they are one, n. 15, 1729, 3690; that the Lord is also called "Father" in the Word, n. 2005; that the Lord also is a Father to those who are being regenerated, since they are receiving new life from Him, and His life, n. 2293, 3690, 6492; that the "Son of God," and the "Son of man," are the Lord in respect to the Divine Human and the proceeding Divine truth, see above, n. 63, 151, 166). Since, then, all who come into heaven must be in good as well as in truth (for no one can be in the one unless he is at the same time in the other, since good is the esse of truth, and truth is the existere of good); and since "the Father" signifies the Divine good, and "angels" the Divine truth, both from the Lord, therefore it is said, "I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels." So, too, in the Evangelists:

Everyone who shall confess Me before men, him will I confess before My Father who is in the heavens (Matthew 10:32).

Everyone who shall have confessed Me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God (Luke 12:8).

[5] Since "Father" signifies Divine good, and "angels" Divine truth, the Lord also says:

When the Son of man shall come in His glory and that of the Father and of the holy angels (Luke 9:26; Matthew 16:27).

Here the Lord calls His glory "the glory of the Father and of the angels," for He says, "in His glory and that of the Father and of the holy angels;" but in another place, "in the glory of the Father with the angels;" and elsewhere, "in His glory with the angels." As in Mark:

When He shall come in the glory of His Father with the holy angels (Mark 8:38).

And in Matthew:

When the Son of man shall come in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him (Matthew 25:31).

It should be added further that if it is accepted as a doctrine and acknowledged, that the Lord is one with the Father, and that His Human is Divine from the Divine in Himself, light will be seen in every particular of the Word; for that which is assumed as doctrine and acknowledged from doctrine is in light when the Word is read; moreover, the Lord, from whom is all light and who has all power, will enlighten those who acknowledge this. But on the other hand, if it is assumed and acknowledged as a doctrine that the Divine of the Father is another Divine than the Lord's, nothing will be seen in light in the Word; since the man who is in that doctrine turns himself from one Divine to the other, and away from the Divine of the Lord which he can see (which is done by thought and faith), to a Divine that he cannot see; for the Lord says:

Ye have neither heard the Father's voice at any time, nor seen His form (John 5:37; also John 1:18);

and to believe in a Divine and love a Divine that cannot be thought of under any form is impossible.

  
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