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Metjū 12

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1 Tanī laikā Jēzus gāja sabatā caur druvu. Viņa mācekļi, būdami izsalkuši, sāka raut vārpas un ēst.

2 Farizeji, to redzēdami, sacīja Viņam: Lūk, Tavi mācekļi dara to, ko sabatā nepienākas darīt!

3 Bet Viņš sacīja tiem: Vai jūs neesat lasījuši, ko darīja Dāvids un tie, kas bija ar viņu, kad tas bija izsalcis?

4 Kā viņš iegāja Dieva namā un ēda upura maizi, kuru viņam un arī tiem, kas ar viņu bija, ēst nepienācās, bet tikai vienīgi priesteriem?

5 Vai, atkal, jūs nelasījāt bauslībā, ka priesteri svētnīcā sabatā lauž sabata mieru un ir bezvainīgi?

6 Bet es jums saku: šeit ir lielāks nekā svētnīca.

7 Ja jūs saprastu, ko tas nozīmē: es vēlos žēlsirdību, bet ne upuri, tad jūs nekad nepazudinātu nevainīgos;

8 Jo Cilvēka Dēls ir arī sabata kungs.

9 Un Viņš aizgāja no turienes un iegāja viņu sinagogā.

10 Un, lūk, tur bija cilvēks ar nokaltušu roku. Lai Viņu apvainotu, tie jautāja Viņam, sacīdami: Vai sabatā atļauts dziedināt?

11 Bet Viņš sacīja tiem: Kurš cilvēks no jums, kam viena avs un tā sabatā iekrīt bedrē, neņemtu un neizvilktu to?

12 Cilvēks ir daudz labāks par avi. Tāpēc arī atļauts sabatā labu darīt.

13 Tad Viņš sacīja cilvēkam: Izstiep savu roku! Un viņš izstiepa; un tā bija kļuvusi vesela kā otra.

14 Bet farizeji, izgājuši ārā, sazvērējās pret Viņu, kā to nogalināt.

15 Jēzus, zinādams to, aizgāja no turienes. Un daudzi sekoja Viņam, un Viņš tos visus izdziedināja.

16 Un Viņš pavēlēja, lai tie Viņu neatklāj,

17 Lai izpildītos pravieša Isaja vārdi, kas saka:

18 Šis ir mans kalps, kuru es izredzēju, mans mīlulis, pie kā manai dvēselei labpatika. Es likšu uz Viņu savu garu, un Viņš pasludinās tautām tiesu.

19 Viņš nenaidosies un netrokšņos, un neviens ielās Viņa balsi nedzirdēs.

20 Viņš ielauztu niedri nenolauzīs un kvēlošu degli neizdzēsīs, kamēr nebūs licis taisnībai uzvarēt.

21 Un Viņa vārds ir tautu cerība.

22 Tad atveda pie Viņa ļaunā gara apsēsto, kas bija akls un mēms; un Viņš to izdziedināja tā, ka tas varēja runāt un redzēt.

23 Un visi ļaudis brīnījās un sacīja: Vai tik Viņš nav Dāvida Dēls?

24 Bet farizeji, to dzirdēdami, sacīja: Viņš neizdzen ļaunos garus citādi kā tikai ar Belcebulu, velnu virsnieku.

25 Jēzus, zinādams viņu domas, tiem sacīja: Ikviena valsts, kura pati sevī sašķēlusies, iznīks; un ikviena pilsēta vai māja, kura pati sevī sašķēlusies, nepastāvēs.

26 Ja nu sātans izdzen sātanu, tad viņš pats sevī sašķēlies: kā tad pastāvēs viņa valsts?

27 Ja tad es ļaunos garus izdzenu ar Belcebulu, ar ko tad izdzen jūsu dēli? Tāpēc viņi būs jūsu tiesātāji.

28 Bet ja es izdzenu sātanus ar Dieva garu, tad pie jums atnākusi Dieva valstība.

29 Un kā var kāds ieiet stipra cilvēka mājā un izlaupīt viņa mantu, ja iepriekš nesasien stipro? Un tad tā māju izlaupīs.

30 Kas nav ar mani, tas ir pret mani; kas ar mani nesakrāj, tas izšķiež.

31 Tāpēc es jums saku: Katrs grēks un zaimi cilvēkiem tiks piedots; bet zaimi pret Garu netiks piedoti.

32 Un ja kāds sacīs vārdu pret Cilvēka Dēlu, tam tiks piedots, bet kas runās pret Svēto Garu, tam netiks piedots ne šinī, ne nākošajā pasaulē.

33 Vai nu jūs koku atzīstat par labu un tā augļus par labiem, vai atzīstat koku par nelabu un tā augļus par nelabiem, jo koku pazīst pēc tā augļiem.

34 Čūsku izdzimums, kā jūs varat runāt labu, būdami ļauni? Jo no sirds pārpilnības runā mute.

35 Labs cilvēks no dārgumu krātuves iznes labu mantu, bet ļauns cilvēks no ļaunumu krātuves iznes ļaunu.

36 Bet es jums saku, ka cilvēki par katru nevajadzīgu vārdu, ko tie izrunā, dos norēķinu tiesas dienā.

37 Jo pēc taviem vārdiem tevi attaisnos un pēc taviem vārdiem tevi pazudinās.

38 Tad daži rakstu mācītāji un farizeji atbildēja Viņam, sacīdami: Mācītāj, mēs vēlamies no Tevis redzēt brīnumu!

39 Viņš atbildēja tiem un sacīja: Ļauna un laulības pārkāpēja cilts meklē zīmi, bet cita zīme netiks dota kā tikai pravieša Jonasa zīme.

40 Kā Jonass trīs dienas un trīs naktis bija lielzivs iekšās, tā Cilvēka Dēls trīs dienas un trīs naktis būs zemes klēpī.

41 Ninīves vīri stāsies tiesā pret šo cilti un notiesās to, jo viņi, Jonasam sludinot, atgriezās no grēkiem. Un, lūk, šeit ir vairāk kā Jonass.

42 Dienvidu ķēniņiene stāsies tiesā pret šo cilti un notiesās to, jo viņa nāca no pasaules malas, lai dzirdētu Salomona gudrību, bet šeit ir vairāk kā Salomons.

43 Kad ļaunais gars iziet no cilvēka, tas klejo, meklēdams mieru, bet neatrod to.

44 Tad viņš saka: Es atgriezīšos savā mājā, no kuras es izgāju. Un atnācis, viņš atrod to neaizņemtu, izslaucītu ar slotu un uzpostu.

45 Tad viņš aiziet un paņem līdz septiņus garus, kas ļaunāki par viņu; un iegājuši tie tur dzīvo; un šī cilvēka pēdējais stāvoklis kļūst ļaunāks nekā pirmais. Tā tas notiks arī šai ļaunajai ciltij.

46 Kamēr Viņš vēl runāja ļaudīm, lūk, Viņa māte un Viņa brāļi stāvēja ārā, vēlēdamies ar Viņu runāt.

47 Kāds Viņam sacīja: Lūk, Tava māte un Tavi brāļi stāv ārā un meklē Tevi.

48 Bet Viņš atbildēja tam, kas Viņam paziņoja, sacīdams: Kas ir mana māte un kas mani brāļi?

49 Un Viņš, izstiepis roku pār saviem mācekļiem, sacīja: Lūk, mana māte un mani brāļi!

50 Jo kas izpilda mana Tēva prātu, kas debesīs, tas ir mans brālis un māsa, un māte.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2649

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2649. 'On the day when he was to wean Isaac' means a state of separation. This is clear from the meaning of 'day' as state, dealt with in 23, 487, 488, 493, 893, and from the meaning of 'being weaned' as being separated, dealt with in 2647. Verse 1 onwards of this chapter has dealt in the following order with the Lord's Divine Essence united to His Human Essence:

The presence of the Divine within the Human, for the sake of the two being united, verse 1.

The presence of the Human within the Divine, and thus a reciprocal union, dealt with in 2004, verse 2,

From that union the Human was made Divine, verse 3.

This was effected gradually and constantly while the Lord lived in the world, verse 4.

It started to be effected when the rational was in a state to receive, verse 5.

The nature of the state of union is described, together with the arcana of that state, verses 6-7.

Now reference follows, and is continued through to verse 12, to the separation of the human received from the mother. That separation is meant in this present verse by 'the weaning of Isaac', and in those that follow it is represented by Hagar's son being cast out of the house. And because the union of the Lord's Divine with His Human, and of the Human with the Divine, is the marriage itself of Good and Truth, and from this marriage is derived the heavenly marriage, which is the same as the Lord's kingdom, mention is therefore made of 'a great feast which Abraham made when Isaac was weaned', by which is meant the first stage of that marriage or the first union. Unless this 'feast', and also the weaning, had had some hidden meaning, it would never have been mentioned.

[2] Since the subject which follows now is the separation of the first human which the Lord had from the mother and the total casting off of it ultimately, it should be recognized that right to the end of His life when He was glorified the Lord gradually and constantly separated from Himself and cast off that which was merely human. That is to say, He cast off that which He had derived from the mother, until ultimately He was no longer her son but the Son of God not only in conception but also in birth, and so was one with the Father and was Jehovah himself. The truth that He separated from Himself and cast off the whole of the human received from the mother, insomuch that He was her son no longer, is plainly evident from the Lord's own words in John,

When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said to Him, They have no wine. Jesus said to her, O woman, What have you to do with Me? John 2:3-4.

In Matthew,

Someone said, Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside asking to speak to You. But Jesus answering said to the one who had told Him, Who is My mother, and who are My brothers? And stretching out His hand over His disciples He said, Behold My mother and My brothers; for whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven is My brother, and sister, and mother. Matthew 12:47-50; Mark 3:32-35; Luke 11:27-28.

In Luke,

A certain woman lifting up her voice out of the crowd 1 said to Him, Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts that You sucked. But Jesus said, Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it. Luke 11:27-28.

[3] Here, when the woman referred to His mother, the Lord spoke of those mentioned in the preceding quotation. That is to say, He spoke of 'whoever does the will of My Father is My brother, sister, and mother', which amounts to the same as saying, 'Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it'. In John,

Jesus seeing his mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, said to His mother, O woman, behold your son! Then He said to the disciple, Behold your mother! From that hour therefore the disciple took her to his own home. John 19:26-27.

From these words it is evident that the Lord spoke to her according to what she was thinking when she saw Him on the Cross - though He does not call her mother but woman - and that He gave the name mother instead to those meant by the disciple; hence His words to the disciple, Behold your mother! The matter is plainer still from the Lord's own words in Matthew,

Jesus questioned the Pharisees saying, What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He? They said to Him, David's. He said to them, How is it then that David in the spirit calls Him Lord, saying, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies Your footstool. If therefore David calls Him Lord, how is He his son? And no one was able to answer Him a word. Matthew 22:41-end; Mark 12:35-37; Luke 20:42-44.

Accordingly He was no longer David's son as to the flesh.

[4] As regards the separation and casting off of the human from the mother, it must be added that they have no conception of this who entertain merely bodily ideas about the Lord's Human and think of it as they do of the human of any other. To such people these matters are as a consequence stumbling-blocks. They do not know that as is the life so is the person, and that the Divine Being (Esse) of life, or Jehovah, was the Lord's from conception and that a similar Being (Esse) of life manifested itself within His Human through union.

Footnotes:

1. literally, the people

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.