Jesus Cristo: quem é, o que ensinou e sua identidade divina

Quem é Jesus Cristo: Deus feito homem

Jesus Cristo é o Filho de Deus, o Salvador prometido nas Escrituras e a figura central da fé cristã. Ele é Deus que assumiu a natureza humana para reconciliar a humanidade com o Criador, vivendo sem pecado, morrendo na cruz pelos nossos pecados e ressuscitando ao terceiro dia.

No grego do Novo Testamento, Jesus é apresentado como o Logos — a Palavra ou o Verbo eterno —, que já existia antes da criação do mundo e que se fez carne. A teologia cristã afirma que Jesus não é uma criatura elevada nem um homem que virou Deus, mas o próprio Deus que se humilhou e tomou a forma humana.

1 Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ Λόγος, καὶ ὁ Λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, καὶ Θεὸς ἦν ὁ Λόγος. 2 Οὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν. 3 Πάντα δι᾿ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἓν ὃ γέγονεν.(John 1:1-3)

14 Καὶ ὁ Λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο καὶ ἐσκήνωσεν ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ ἐθεασάμεθα τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, δόξαν ὡς μονογενοῦς, παρὰ Πατρός, πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας.(John 1:14)

9 Ὅτι ἐν αὐτῷ κατοικεῖ πᾶν τὸ Πλήρωμα τῆς Θεότητος σωματικῶς, 10 καὶ ἐστὲ ἐν αὐτῷ πεπληρωμένοι ὅς ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλὴ πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας·(Colossians 2:9,10)

5 Τοῦτο γὰρ35 𝕻46 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- ℵA,B,C [2%] NU ¦ ουν [1%] φρονείσθω35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ φρονειτε 𝕻46ℵA,B,C [3%] NU ἐν ὑμῖν ὃ καὶ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, 6 ὅς, ἐν μορφῇ Θεοῦ ὑπάρχων, οὐχ ἁρπαγμὸν ἡγήσατο τὸ εἶναι ἴσα Θεῷ, 7 ἀλλ᾿ ἑαυτὸν ἐκένωσεν, μορφὴν δούλου λαβών, ἐν ὁμοιώματι ἀνθρώπων γενόμενος.(Philippians 2:5-7)

O Messias prometido e Filho de Deus

O título "Cristo" não é o sobrenome de Jesus, mas a tradução grega do hebraico Messias, que significa "o Ungido". Durante séculos, o povo de Israel esperou pelo Rei que traria a redenção prometida por Deus aos profetas.

Nos Evangelhos, essa identidade fica evidente no nascimento virginal anunciado como Emanuel ("Deus conosco"), no batismo com o testemunho do Pai e na confissão dos discípulos. Diante do tribunal judaico e até mesmo no momento de sua morte na cruz, a autoridade de Jesus como Filho de Deus foi proclamada.

23 «Ἰδού, ἡ παρθένος ἐν γαστρὶ ἕξει καὶ τέξεται υἱόν, καὶ καλέσουσιν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἐμμανουήλ,» ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον, ‹μεθ᾿ ἡμῶν ὁ Θεός.›(Matthew 1:23)

21 Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ βαπτισθῆναι ἅπαντα τὸν λαόν, καὶ Ἰησοῦ, βαπτισθέντος καὶ προσευχομένου, ἀνεῳχθῆναι τὸν οὐρανὸν 22 καὶ καταβῆναι τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον σωματικῷ εἴδει ὡσεὶ35 A,N [96.4%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ ως 𝕻4ℵB,D,W [3.6%] NU περιστερὰν ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν, καὶ φωνὴν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ γενέσθαι λέγουσαν,35 A,N [99.2%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ --- 𝕻4ℵB,D,W [0.8%] NU «Σὺ εἶ ὁ Υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός· ἐν σοὶ εὐδόκησα.»35 𝕻4ℵB,N [72%] CP,HF,RP,OC,NU ¦ ηυδοκησα A,W [28%] TR ¦ --- D(Luke 3:21,22)

15 Λέγει αὐτοῖς, «Ὑμεῖς δέ, τίνα με λέγετε εἶναι;» 16 Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Σίμων Πέτρος εἶπεν, «Σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος.» 17 Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς35 C,W [97%] RP,HF,OC,CP,TR ¦ ∼ 2 δε ℵB,D [3%] NU ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· «Μακάριος εἶ, Σίμων Βαριωνᾶ, ὅτι σὰρξ καὶ αἷμα οὐκ ἀπεκάλυψέν σοι, ἀλλ᾿ ὁ Πατήρ μου ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.(Matthew 16:15-17)

61 Ὁ δὲ ἐσιώπα καὶ οὐδὲν ἀπεκρίνατο.35 A,N,W [98.5%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ ουκ 21 ℵB,C [1.5%] NU ¦ 1 απεκριθη D Πάλιν ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς ἐπηρώτα αὐτὸν καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, «Σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Εὐλογητοῦ;» 62 Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· «Ἐγώ εἰμι, καὶ ὄψεσθε τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου ἐκ δεξιῶν καθήμενον35 ℵB,C,D,N,W [90%] HF,RP,CP,OC,NU ¦ ∼ 312 A [10%] TR τῆς Δυνάμεως, καὶ ἐρχόμενον μετὰ ¦ επι [2%] OC τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.»(Mark 14:61,62)

54 Ὁ δὲ ἑκατόνταρχος καὶ οἱ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ τηροῦντες τὸν Ἰησοῦν, ἰδόντες τὸν σεισμὸν καὶ τὰ γενόμενα, ἐφοβήθησαν σφόδρα, λέγοντες, «Ἀληθῶς Θεοῦ Υἱὸς ἦν οὗτος.»(Matthew 27:54)

6 Ὁ δὲ λέγει αὐταῖς· «Μὴ ἐκθαμβεῖσθε. Ἰησοῦν ζητεῖτε, τὸν Ναζαρηνόν, τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον. Ἠγέρθη, οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε· ἴδε, ὁ τόπος ὅπου ἔθηκαν αὐτόν.(Mark 16:6)

A reivindicação do "Eu Sou" e a autoridade divina

Quando Jesus declarou: "Antes que Abraão existisse, Eu Sou", ele usou deliberadamente a mesma expressão com que Deus se revelou a Moisés na sarça ardente (Yahweh, em Êxodo 3:14).

Os líderes religiosos da época compreenderam com clareza o que ele quis dizer: Jesus estava afirmando possuir a mesma eternidade, poder e honra que pertencem exclusivamente ao Pai. Por fazer essa afirmação de igualdade com Deus, os líderes tentaram apedrejá-lo.

58 Εἶπεν ¦ 1 ουν D,N [20%] αὐτοῖς ὁ35 𝕻66ℵA,D,N,W [99.5%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- 𝕻75B,C [0.5%] NU Ἰησοῦς, «Ἀμήν, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, πρὶν Ἁβραὰμ γενέσθαι, ἐγώ εἰμι.»(John 8:58)

30 Ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ Πατὴρ ἕν ἐσμεν.»(John 10:30)

17 Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς35 𝕻66A,D,N [99.5%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR[NU] ¦ --- 𝕻75ℵB,W [0.5%] ἀπεκρίνατο αὐτοῖς, «Ὁ Πατήρ μου ἕως ἄρτι ἐργάζεται, κἀγὼ ἐργάζομαι.» 18 Διὰ τοῦτο οὖν μᾶλλον ἐζήτουν αὐτὸν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἀποκτεῖναι, ὅτι οὐ μόνον ἔλυεν τὸ σάββατον ἀλλὰ καὶ Πατέρα ἴδιον ἔλεγεν τὸν Θεόν, ἴσον ἑαυτὸν ποιῶν τῷ Θεῷ.(John 5:17,18)

21 Ὥσπερ γὰρ ὁ Πατὴρ ἐγείρει τοὺς νεκροὺς καὶ ζωοποιεῖ, οὕτως καὶ ὁ Υἱὸς οὓς θέλει ζωοποιεῖ. 22 Οὐδὲ γὰρ ὁ Πατὴρ κρίνει οὐδένα ἀλλὰ τὴν κρίσιν πᾶσαν δέδωκεν τῷ Υἱῷ, 23 ἵνα πάντες τιμῶσιν τὸν Υἱὸν καθὼς τιμῶσιν τὸν Πατέρα. Ὁ μὴ τιμῶν τὸν Υἱὸν οὐ τιμᾷ τὸν Πατέρα τὸν πέμψαντα αὐτόν.(John 5:21-23)

25 »Ἀμήν, ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἔρχεται ὥρα, καὶ νῦν ἐστιν, ὅτε οἱ νεκροὶ ἀκούσονται35 A,D [98.5%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ακουσουσιν 𝕻75B [0.5%] NU ¦ ακουσωσιν 𝕻66ℵW [1%] τῆς φωνῆς τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ οἱ ἀκούσαντες ζήσονται.35 A [98%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ζησουσιν 𝕻66,75ℵB,D,W [2%] NU ¦ one other reading(John 5:25)

O Salvador e único mediador

A Bíblia ensina que a humanidade foi separada de Deus pelo pecado e que nenhum esforço próprio pode restabelecer essa comunhão. Por essa razão, a vinda de Jesus teve um propósito substitutivo: levar sobre si o castigo que pertencia ao ser humano.

Como o profeta Isaías antecipou séculos antes, o Messias foi traspassado pelas nossas transgressões. Pela sua morte e ressurreição, Jesus se tornou o único mediador entre Deus e a humanidade, oferecendo salvação pela graça àquele que crê.

16 Οὕτως35pt 𝕻63,66,75ℵA,B,W [60%] (I include this for the record, to show that the dropping of -ς before a consonant was not automatic.) γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν κόσμον ὥστε τὸν Υἱὸν αὐτοῦ35 𝕻63A,T (97.5%) CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- 𝕻66,75ℵB,W (0.4%) NU ¦ long omissions (2.1%) [homoioteleuton] τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται, ἀλλ᾿ ἔχῃ ¦ εχει [30%] ζωὴν αἰώνιον. 17 Οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν Υἱὸν αὐτοῦ35 𝕻63A [99%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- 𝕻66,75ℵB,W [1%] NU εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἵνα κρίνῃ τὸν κόσμον, ἀλλ᾿ ἵνα σωθῇ ὁ κόσμος δι᾿ αὐτοῦ. 18 Ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν οὐ κρίνεται, ὁ δὲ μὴ πιστεύων ἤδη κέκριται, ὅτι μὴ πεπίστευκεν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ μονογενοῦς Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ.(John 3:16-18)

6 Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ35 A,B,C,D,N,Q,W [99.5%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR[NU] ¦ --- 𝕻66ℵ [0.5%] Ἰησοῦς· «Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ὁδὸς καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ ἡ ζωή. Οὐδεὶς ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα εἰ μὴ δι᾿ ἐμοῦ.(John 14:6)

12 Καί, οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἄλλῳ ¦ 1 εν [10%] CP οὐδενὶ ἡ σωτηρία, οὐδὲ35 ℵA,B,0165 [30%] OC,NU ¦ ουτε [70%] HF,RP,TR ¦ ουδεν CP ¦ ου D γὰρ ὄνομα ἕτερόν ἐστιν35 A,0165 [20%] CP ¦ ∼ 132 B [80%] HF,RP,OC,TR,NU ¦ ∼ 213 ℵ ¦ ∼ 321 D ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν,35 ℵA,B,D,0165 [40%] HF,OC,TR,CP,NU ¦ --- [60%] RP τὸ δεδομένον ἐν ἀνθρώποις, ἐν ᾧ δεῖ σωθῆναι ἡμᾶς.»(Acts 4:12)

5 Εἷς γὰρ Θεός, εἷς καὶ μεσίτης Θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπων—ἄνθρωπος—Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς, ¦ ∼ 21 [10%] CP(1 Timothy 2:5)

3 ὃς ὢν ἀπαύγασμα τῆς δόξης καὶ χαρακτὴρ τῆς ὑποστάσεως αὐτοῦ, φέρων τε τὰ πάντα τῷ ῥήματι τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ, δι᾿ ἑαυτοῦ35 (89.3%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 ℵA,B (5.2%) NU ¦ 23 (1%) ¦ 121 (3.4%) ¦ ∼ 21 𝕻46 (0.3%) ¦ part of a larger omission [homoioteleuton] (0.7%) καθαρισμὸν ποιησάμενος τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν35 [95%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 231 𝕻46ℵA,B [5%] NU ἡμῶν35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- 𝕻46ℵA,B [3%] NU ἐκάθισεν ἐν δεξιᾷ35 𝕻46ℵA,B [90%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU ¦ 1 του θρονου [10%] CP τῆς μεγαλωσύνης ἐν ὑψηλοῖς, 4 τοσούτῳ κρείττων γενόμενος τῶν ἀγγέλων ὅσῳ διαφορώτερον παρ᾿ αὐτοὺς κεκληρονόμηκεν ὄνομα.(Hebrews 1:3,4)

17 Ὅθεν ὤφειλεν κατὰ πάντα τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ὁμοιωθῆναι, ἵνα ἐλεήμων γένηται καὶ πιστὸς ἀρχιερεύς, τὰ πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, εἰς τὸ ἱλάσκεσθαι τὰς ἁμαρτίας τοῦ λαοῦ.(Hebrews 2:17)

14 Ἔχοντες οὖν Ἀρχιερέα Μέγαν διεληλυθότα τοὺς οὐρανούς, Ἰησοῦν τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, κρατῶμεν τῆς ὁμολογίας. 15 Οὐ γὰρ ἔχομεν ἀρχιερέα μὴ δυνάμενον συμπαθῆσαι ταῖς ἀσθενείαις ἡμῶν, πεπειραμένον35 C [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ πεπειρασμενον 𝕻46vℵA,B [2%] NU δὲ κατὰ πάντα, καθ᾿ ὁμοιότητα, χωρὶς ἁμαρτίας.(Hebrews 4:14,15)

2 ἀφορῶντες εἰς τὸν τῆς πίστεως Ἀρχηγὸν καὶ Τελειωτήν, Ἰησοῦν, ὃς ἀντὶ τῆς προκειμένης αὐτῷ χαρᾶς ὑπέμεινεν σταυρόν, αἰσχύνης καταφρονήσας, ἐν δεξιᾷ τε τοῦ θρόνου τοῦ Θεοῦ κεκάθικεν.35 ℵA [95%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ εκαθισεν 𝕻46 [5%] TR(Hebrews 12:2)

25 Εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· «Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ἀνάστασις καὶ ἡ ζωή. Ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ, κἂν ἀποθάνῃ, ζήσεται·(John 11:25)

O que significa crer e viver em Cristo

Crer em Jesus Cristo vai além de aceitar dados históricos sobre a sua passagem pela terra. O ensino dos apóstolos mostra que a fé bíblica envolve confiança pessoal na obra da cruz e submissão ao senhorio de Cristo.

Essa resposta se manifesta na confissão pública de fé e em uma transformação prática de vida. Viver em Cristo significa deixar para trás o domínio do egoísmo e do pecado, passando a caminhar em novidade de vida, fortalecido pelo amor fraterno e pela esperança da ressurreição.

9 ὅτι ἐὰν ὁμολογήσῃς ἐν τῷ στόματί σου, «Κύριον Ἰησοῦν,» καὶ πιστεύσῃς ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς αὐτὸν ἤγειρεν ¦ ∼ 21 [14%] ἐκ νεκρῶν, σωθήσῃ.(Romans 10:9)

9 Ἐν τούτῳ ἐφανερώθη ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν ἡμῖν· ὅτι τὸν Υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν μονογενῆ ἀπέσταλκεν ὁ Θεὸς ¦ --- [15%] εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἵνα ζήσωμεν δι᾿ αὐτοῦ. 10 Ἐν τούτῳ ἐστὶν ἡ ἀγάπη, οὐχ ὅτι ἡμεῖς ἠγαπήσαμεν35 A [98.2%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ ηγαπηκαμεν B [1.6%] NU ¦ ηγαπησεν ℵ τὸν Θεὸν ἀλλ᾿ ὅτι αὐτὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς—καὶ ἀπέστειλεν τὸν Υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἱλασμὸν περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν.(1 John 4:9,10)

15 Ὃς ἂν35 ℵ,A [92.5%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ εαν B [7.5%] NU ὁμολογήσῃ ¦ ομολογησει [16%] ¦ ολολογη A [1%] ¦ ομολογει [1%] ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ Θεὸς ἐν αὐτῷ μένει καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν τῷ Θεῷ.(1 John 4:15)

8 Ὁ ποιῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐκ τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστίν, ὅτι ἀπ᾿ ἀρχῆς ὁ διάβολος ἁμαρτάνει. Εἰς τοῦτο ἐφανερώθη ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ· ἵνα λύσῃ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ διαβόλου.(1 John 3:8)

11 Καὶ αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ μαρτυρία· ὅτι ζωὴν αἰώνιον ἔδωκεν ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῖν,35 B [24%] CP ¦ ∼ 312 ℵA [76%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU καὶ αὕτη ἡ ζωὴ ἐν τῷ Υἱῷ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν. 12 Ὁ ἔχων τὸν Υἱὸν ἔχει τὴν ζωήν· ὁ μὴ ἔχων τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ τὴν ζωὴν οὐκ ἔχει.(1 John 5:11,12)

27 Εἶτα λέγει τῷ Θωμᾷ· «Φέρε τὸν δάκτυλόν σου ὧδε καὶ ἴδε τὰς χεῖράς μου· καὶ φέρε τὴν χεῖρά σου καὶ βάλε εἰς τὴν πλευράν μου. Καὶ μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος ἀλλὰ πιστός.» 28 Καὶ35 A [97%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- ℵB,C,D,W [3%] NU ἀπεκρίθη35 𝕻66A,B,C,D,W [95%] CP,HF,RP,OC,NU ¦ 1 ο ℵ [5%] TR Θωμᾶς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, «Ὁ Κύριός μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου.»(John 20:27,28)

30 Πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἄλλα σημεῖα ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐνώπιον τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ,35 𝕻66ℵC,D,N,W [90%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR[NU] ¦ --- A,B [10%] ἃ οὐκ ἔστιν γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τούτῳ· 31 ταῦτα δὲ γέγραπται ἵνα πιστεύσητε35 A,C,D [99.5%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR[NU] ¦ πιστευητε ℵB ¦ πιστευσηται N,W ¦ πιστευηται 𝕻66v ὅτι ¦ 1 ο [5%] TR Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστός, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἵνα πιστεύοντες ζωὴν ἔχητε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.(John 20:30,31)

20 Χριστῷ συνεσταύρωμαι, ζῶ δὲ οὐκέτι ἐγὼ ζῇ δὲ ἐν ἐμοὶ Χριστός· ὃ δὲ νῦν ζῶ ἐν σαρκὶ ἐν πίστει ζῶ τῇ τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντός με καὶ παραδόντος ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ.(Galatians 2:20)

10 Αὐτοῦ γάρ ἐσμεν ποίημα, κτισθέντες ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐπὶ ¦ επ [30%] ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς, οἷς προητοίμασεν ὁ Θεὸς ἵνα ἐν αὐτοῖς περιπατήσωμεν.(Ephesians 2:10)

2 καὶ περιπατεῖτε ἐν ἀγάπῃ, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησεν ἡμᾶς καὶ παρέδωκεν ἑαυτὸν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, προσφορὰν καὶ θυσίαν τῷ Θεῷ εἰς ὀσμὴν εὐωδίας.(Ephesians 5:2)

15 Καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη τοῦ Θεοῦ35 (95.2%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ χριστου ℵA,B,C,I (4.8%) NU βραβευέτω ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν, εἰς ἣν καὶ ἐκλήθητε ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι· καὶ εὐχάριστοι γίνεσθε.(Colossians 3:15)

4 Καθάπερ γὰρ ἐν ἑνὶ σώματι μέλη πολλὰ35 A [97%] OC,RP,HF,TR,CP ¦ ∼ 21 𝕻46ℵB [3%] NU ἔχομεν, τὰ δὲ μέλη πάντα οὐ τὴν αὐτὴν ἔχει πρᾶξιν, 5 οὕτως οἱ πολλοὶ ἓν σῶμά ἐσμεν ἐν Χριστῷ, ὁ35 [97%] OC,RP,HF,TR,CP ¦ το 𝕻46ℵA,B [3%] NU δὲ καθ᾿ εἷς35 [70%] CP (Since there is no ambiguity, they were just saving ink.) ἀλλήλων μέλη.(Romans 12:4,5)

15 Κύριον δὲ τὸν Θεὸν35 [94%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ χριστον 𝕻72ℵA,B,C [6%] NU ἁγιάσατε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν, ἕτοιμοι δὲ35 [83%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ --- 𝕻72ℵA,B,C [17%] NU ἀεὶ πρὸς ἀπολογίαν παντὶ τῷ αἰτοῦντι ὑμᾶς λόγον περὶ τῆς ἐν ὑμῖν ἐλπίδος,35 [81%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 1 αλλα 𝕻72ℵA,B,C [19%] NU μετὰ πραΰτητος ¦ πραοτητος [15%] καὶ φόβου·(1 Peter 3:15)

12 Αὕτη ἐστὶν ἡ ἐντολὴ ἡ ἐμή, ἵνα ἀγαπᾶτε ἀλλήλους καθὼς ἠγάπησα ὑμᾶς.(John 15:12)

38 καὶ ὃς οὐ λαμβάνει τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀκολουθεῖ ὀπίσω μου οὐκ ἔστιν μου ἄξιος.(Matthew 10:38)

O Rei que há de voltar e o Reino eterno

A história bíblica não termina na cruz nem na ascensão de Jesus aos céus. As Escrituras prometem que ele retornará de forma visível e gloriosa para consumar o seu Reino, julgar a justiça e restaurar todas as coisas.

Para quem nele confia, essa promessa traz segurança: nem a morte nem qualquer poder terreno pode afastar as pessoas da mão de Cristo. Ele reina como Senhor e voltará como Rei dos reis.

11 Καὶ εἶδον τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγμένον, ¦ ηνεωγμενον ℵA,NU καὶ ἰδού, ἵππος λευκός, καὶ ὁ καθήμενος ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν, καλούμενος Πιστὸς καὶ Ἀληθινός,35 Ma,b,e⅙,g,h,i CP,RP,HF,OC[NU]TR ¦ 234 Md,e⅗,f,i¼ (A) ¦ ∼ 2341 Me¼ ¦ ∼ 2134 ℵ καὶ ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ κρίνει καὶ πολεμεῖ. 12 Οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ35 Ma,d,e,f,g,hpt,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF ¦ 1 ως Mb,e2/7,hpt A,OC[NU]TR φλὸξ πυρός, καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ διαδήματα πολλά, ἔχων ὀνόματα γεγραμμένα, καὶ35 Ma,b,d¼,e⅗,(gpt),h⅓,ipt (ℵ)CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ --- Ma⅕,d,e⅖,f,gpt,h⅔,ipt A,NU,TR (The shorter form would be an easy omission, but to explain the longer form as an addition is difficult.) (OC is in small print.) ὄνομα γεγραμμένον ὃ οὐδεὶς οἶδεν εἰ μὴ αὐτός· 13 καὶ περιβεβλημένος ἱμάτιον βεβαμμένον ¦ 1 εν Mb⅓,f,i¼ OC (OC is in small print.) αἵματι, καὶ καλεῖται35 Ma⅐,bpt,d,e,f,g,h¼,ipt CP,RP,TR ¦ κεκληται Ma,bpt,h,ipt (ℵ)A,HF,OC,NU τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Ὁ Λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ. 14 Καὶ τὰ στρατεύματα τὰ35 Ma⅗,bpt,d¼,fpt,h⅓,ipt CP,RP,HF,OC[NU] ¦ --- Ma⅖,bpt,d,e,fpt,g,h⅔,ipt ℵA,TR ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἠκολούθει αὐτῷ ἐπὶ ἵπποις λευκοῖς,35 Ma,b,d¼,f,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ εφ 23 Me⅔,g,h ℵA,NU,TR ¦ εφ ιπποι πολλοι Md⅗,e¼ ἐνδεδυμένοι βύσσινον λευκὸν ¦ ∼ 21 A ¦ 12 και Me⅔,g⅓ ℵ,TR καθαρόν. 15 Καὶ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ἐκπορεύεται ῥομφαία δίστομος35 Ma,b,d¼,ept,f,g,h⅓,i CP,RP,HF ¦ --- Md,ept,h⅔ ℵA,NU,TR ¦ ∼ οξεια 1 OC (OC is in small print.) ὀξεῖα, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῇ πατάξῃ ¦ πατασση OC,TR ¦ παταξει Mg ℵ τὰ ἔθνη. Καὶ αὐτὸς ποιμανεῖ αὐτοὺς ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ. Καὶ αὐτὸς πατεῖ τὴν ληνὸν τοῦ οἴνου τοῦ θυμοῦ τῆς35 Ma,b,f,g,h,i (ℵ)A,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ και 1 Md,e,i¼ TR ὀργῆς τοῦ Θεοῦ, τοῦ Παντοκράτορος. 16 Καὶ ἔχει ἐπὶ τὸ ἱμάτιον καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν μηρὸν αὐτοῦ ¦ 1 το Me⅓ TR ὄνομα γεγραμμένον·

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΚΥΡΙΟΣ ΚΥΡΙΩΝ.(Revelation 19:11-16)

28 Κἀγὼ ζωὴν αἰώνιον δίδωμι αὐτοῖς,35 𝕻66A,D (98.4%) CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ∼ 3412 𝕻75ℵB,W (1.6%) NU καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· καὶ οὐχ ἁρπάσει τις αὐτὰ ἐκ τῆς χειρός μου. 29 Ὁ Πατήρ μου, ὃς35 𝕻66,75A (97.6%) CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ο ℵB,D,W (0.7%) NU ¦ ους (1.1%) ¦ ως (0.3%) ¦ long omissions (0.4%) (𝕻66,75 4.8% have εδωκεν.) δέδωκέν μοι, μείζων πάντων35 (𝕻66) (98%) CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ∼ 21 ℵD,W (0.8%) ¦ μειζον 2 A (0.5%) ¦ ∼ 2 μειζον B (0.4%) NU ¦ long omissions (0.3%) (𝕻75 joins ∼ 21, but the crucial vowel is missing.) ἐστίν· καὶ οὐδεὶς δύναται ἁρπάζειν ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς τοῦ Πατρός μου.35 A,D,W (99.1%) CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- 𝕻66,75ℵB (0.9%) NU 30 Ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ Πατὴρ ἕν ἐσμεν.»(John 10:28-30)

57 Τῷ δὲ Θεῷ χάρις τῷ διδόντι ¦ δοντι 𝕻46 [35%] ¦ two other readings [2%] ἡμῖν τὸ νῖκος διὰ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.(1 Corinthians 15:57)

19 Ὁ δὲ Θεός μου πληρώσει ¦ πληρωσαι [15%] πᾶσαν χρείαν ὑμῶν κατὰ τὸν πλοῦτον35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ το πλουτος 𝕻46ℵA,B [2%] NU ¦ του πλουτος [1%] αὐτοῦ ἐν δόξῃ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ.(Philippians 4:19)

21 Ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ¦ 1 ℵA,NU ¦ ημων 12 TR μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων. ¦ 23 ℵ ¦ 1 A,NU ¦ 1 υμων TR Ἀμήν.35 Ma,b,dpt,e⅔,f,g,h,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ --- Mdpt,e⅓ A,NU, (London: Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., 1929; 2 vols.). I follow H-F in using Ma-e. Mf-i are my invention—Mf was included by Hodges in his Ma and he ignored Mg-i (H-F is also based on Hoskier). For the composition of the M families see the Appendix. Many minor variants have not been included in the apparatus, which is why the fractions for a family do not always add up to 100%. Where a fraction is ¼ or less I show the family without fraction for the other variant. The citation of f35 is based on the 32 MSS that Hoskier assigned to Mc (his "Complutensian") [but he did not cite 243, and 231 is a mere fragment containing only the first two verses, but has the diagnostic reading at the end of verse 2]. To these the following ten MSS should be added: 1064, 1903 [his 243], 2201, 2323, 2431, 2434, 2554, 2656, 2669 and 2723. After determining that they belonged to the family, by checking a list of diagnostic readings, I then checked them individually at the ±110 places where three or more family members share a variant. At the 40 or so places where the dissent involved seven or more MSS I re-checked most of the MSS done by Hoskier [I had to make a number of corrections, but nothing serious]. I have taken account of every extant MS that belongs to Family 35, so far as I know. Please see the last footnote for Matthew for further information.(Revelation 22:21)