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Matteus 16

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1 Og fariseerne og sadduseerne gikk til ham og fristet ham, og bad at han vilde la dem få se et tegn fra himmelen.

2 Men han svarte og sa til dem: Når det er blitt aften, sier I: Det blir godt vær, for himmelen er rød;

3 og om morgenen: Idag blir det uvær, for himmelen er rød og mørk. Himmelens utseende vet I å tyde, men tidenes tegn kan I ikke tyde.

4 En ond og utro slekt krever tegn, og tegn skal ikke gis den, uten Jonas' tegn. Og han forlot dem og gikk bort.

5 Og da disiplene kom over til hin side, hadde de glemt å ta brød med.

6 Da sa Jesus til dem: Se eder for og ta eder i vare for fariseernes og sadduseernes surdeig!

7 Da tenkte de ved sig selv og sa: Det er fordi vi ikke har tatt brød med.

8 Men da Jesus merket det, sa han til dem: I lite troende! hvorfor tenker I ved eder selv at det er fordi I ikke har tatt brød med?

9 Skjønner I ennu ikke, og kommer I ikke i hu de fem brød til de fem tusen, og hvor mange kurver I da fikk,

10 eller de syv brød til de fire tusen, og hvor mange kurver I da fikk?

11 Kan I da ikke skjønne at det ikke var om brød jeg talte til eder? Men ta eder i vare for fariseernes og sadduseernes surdeig!

12 Da forstod de at han ikke hadde talt om at de skulde ta sig i vare for surdeigen i brød, men for fariseernes og sadduseernes lære.

13 Men da Jesus var kommet til landet ved Cesarea Filippi, spurte han sine disipler og sa: Hvem sier folk at Menneskesønnen er?

14 De sa: Nogen sier døperen Johannes, andre Elias, andre igjen Jeremias eller en av profetene.

15 Han sa til dem: Men I, hvem sier I at jeg er?

16 Da svarte Simon Peter og sa: Du er Messias, den levende Guds Sønn.

17 Og Jesus svarte og sa til ham: Salig er du, Simon, Jonas' sønn! for kjød og blod har ikke åpenbaret dig det, men min Fader i himmelen.

18 Og jeg sier dig at du er Peter; og denne klippe vil jeg bygge min menighet, og dødsrikets porter skal ikke få makt over den.

19 Og jeg vil gi dig nøklene til himlenes rike, og det du binder jorden, skal være bundet i himmelen, og det du løser jorden, skal være løst i himmelen.

20 Da bød han sine disipler at de ikke skulde si til nogen at han var Messias.

21 Fra den tid begynte Jesus å gi sine disipler til kjenne at han skulde gå til Jerusalem og lide meget av de eldste og yppersteprestene og de skriftlærde, og slåes ihjel, og opstå på den tredje dag.

22 Da tok Peter ham til side og begynte å irettesette ham og sa: Gud fri dig, Herre! dette må ingenlunde vederfares dig!

23 Men han vendte sig og sa til Peter: Vik bak mig, Satan! du er mig til anstøt; for du har ikke sans for det som hører Gud til, men bare for det som hører menneskene til.

24 Da sa Jesus til sine disipler: Vil nogen komme efter mig, da må han fornekte sig selv og ta sitt kors op og følge mig.

25 For den som vil berge sitt liv, skal miste det; men den som mister sitt liv for min skyld, skal finne det.

26 For hvad gagner det et menneske om han vinner den hele verden, men tar skade på sin sjel? eller hvad vil et menneske gi til vederlag for sin sjel?

27 For Menneskesønnen skal komme i sin Faders herlighet med sine engler, og da skal han betale enhver efter hans gjerning.

28 Sannelig sier jeg eder: Nogen av dem som her står, skal ikke smake døden før de ser Menneskesønnen komme i sitt rike.

   

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8304. 'Doing wonders?' means that He is the Source of all the means through which comes power. This is clear from the meaning of 'wonders', or miracles, as the means used by Divine power, dealt with in 6910. The reason why 'wonders' are the means used by Divine power is that by them the people were led to believe that Jehovah was the highest of Gods, indeed that there was no God besides Him, and therefore that He alone was to be worshipped. And those who received this truth were afterwards introduced to truths concerned with the worship of Him, which are the means of power. For all power in the spiritual sense resides in truths which come from the Divine, 3091, 6344, 6423, 6948, 8200. Power in the spiritual sense consists in putting to flight and casting away from oneself the hellish crew, which is done solely by means of truths. This then is why 'doing wonders' means that the Lord is the Source of all the means through which comes power.

The means used by Divine power are meant by 'wonders' also in David,

Sing to Jehovah, make melody to Him; meditate on all His wonders. Glory in His holy name. Seek Jehovah and His strength; seek His face continually. Remember His wonders, His marvels, and the judgements of His mouth. Psalms 105:1-5.

The possession of all power by the truths of faith received from the Lord is evident from the Lord's words to Peter,

I tell you, You are Peter, and on this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 16:18-19.

'Peter' here represents faith, 'rock' in the Word is a sign of faith, and 'key' is used to mean power, see Preface to Genesis 22

, and also 4738 (end), 6344 (end).

  
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Genesis 22

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1 It happened after these things, that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" He said, "Here I am."

2 He said, "Now take your son, your only son, whom you love, even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there for a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of."

3 Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.

4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place far off.

5 Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go yonder. We will worship, and come back to you."

6 Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. He took in his hand the fire and the knife. They both went together.

7 Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, and said, "My father?" He said, "Here I am, my son." He said, "Here is the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"

8 Abraham said, "God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they both went together.

9 They came to the place which God had told him of. Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, on the wood.

10 Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to kill his son.

11 The angel of Yahweh called to him out of the sky, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" He said, "Here I am."

12 He said, "Don't lay your hand on the boy, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me."

13 Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and saw that behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering instead of his son.

14 Abraham called the name of that place Yahweh Will Provide. As it is said to this day, "On Yahweh's mountain, it will be provided."

15 The angel of Yahweh called to Abraham a second time out of the sky,

16 and said, "I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

17 that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.

18 In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice."

19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba. Abraham lived at Beersheba.

20 It happened after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, "Behold, Milcah, she also has borne children to your brother Nahor:

21 Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,

22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel."

23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.