Perseguição
Jesus advertiu que seus seguidores seriam perseguidos pelo mundo. Mas a perseguição não é sinal de fracasso — é sinal de fidelidade. Bem-aventurados os que sofrem por causa da justiça.
Perseguição como marca do discípulo
Jesus disse: se o mundo vos odeia, sabei que antes de vós odiou a mim. Todo o que quer viver piedosamente será perseguido.
»Εἰ ὁ κόσμος ὑμᾶς μισεῖ, γινώσκετε ὅτι ἐμὲ πρῶτον ὑμῶν μεμίσηκεν.
Καί, πάντες δὲ οἱ θέλοντες εὐσεβῶς ζῆν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διωχθήσονται·
Μακάριοι οἱ δεδιωγμένοι ἕνεκεν δικαιοσύνης, ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.
»Μακάριοί ἐστε ὅταν ὀνειδίσωσιν ὑμᾶς καὶ διώξωσιν, καὶ εἴπωσιν πᾶν πονηρὸν ῥῆμα35 C,W (99.8%) RP,HF,OC,CP,TR ¦ --- ℵB(D)NU καθ᾿ ὑμῶν, ψευδόμενοι,35 ℵB,C [99.9%] RP,HF,OC,CP,TR[NU] ¦ --- D ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ.
Μακάριοί ἐστε ὅταν μισήσωσιν ὑμᾶς οἱ ἄνθρωποι, καὶ ὅταν ἀφορίσωσιν ὑμᾶς καὶ ὀνειδίσωσιν καὶ ἐκβάλωσιν τὸ ὄνομα ὑμῶν ὡς πονηρόν, ἕνεκα τοῦ Υἱοῦ τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου.
Recompensa na perseguição
Os perseguidos por causa de Cristo receberão grande galardão no céu. Quem perde por amor ao evangelho receberá cem vezes mais.
Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ35 D [50%] HF,CP,TR,OC ¦ 1 A,W [20%] RP ¦ ∼ και 1 C,N [29%] ¦ --- ℵB [1%] NU ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν·35 A,C,N,W [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ εφη 12 B [0.5%] NU ¦ ∼ εφη αυτω 12 ℵ ¦ 12 D ¦ one other variant «Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐδείς ἐστιν ὃς ἀφῆκεν οἰκίαν ἢ ἀδελφοὺς ἢ ἀδελφὰς ἢ πατέρα ἢ μητέρα35 ℵA,N [99%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ 321 B,C,W [1%] NU ¦ 3 D ἢ γυναῖκα35 A,C,N (98.1%) HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ --- ℵB,D,W (1.8%) NU ¦ two other variants (0.1%) ἢ τέκνα ἢ ἀγρούς, ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ καὶ ἕνεκεν35 C,N,W [90%] HF,RP,CP,OC,NU ¦ --- ℵA,B [10%] TR ¦ ενεκα D [0.5%] τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, ἐὰν μὴ λάβῃ ἑκατονταπλασίονα, νῦν ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τούτῳ—οἰκίας καὶ ἀδελφοὺς καὶ ἀδελφὰς καὶ πατέρα καὶ μητέρα35 [40%] OC ¦ πατερας 2 μητερας N [2%] ¦ μητερας B [55%] HF,RP,CP,TR,NU ¦ 3 A,C,D,W [3%] ¦ long omission ℵ καὶ τέκνα καὶ ἀγρούς (μετὰ διωγμῶν)—καὶ ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι τῷ ἐρχομένῳ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
Τίς ἡμᾶς χωρίσει ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Χριστοῦ; Θλῖψις ἢ στενοχωρία ἢ διωγμὸς ἢ λιμὸς ἢ γυμνότης ἢ κίνδυνος ἢ μάχαιρα;
Διό, εὐδοκῶ ἐν ἀσθενείαις, ἐν ὕβρεσιν, ἐν ἀνάγκαις, ἐν διωγμοῖς, ἐν35 A [98%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ και 𝕻46ℵB [1.5%] NU ¦ και 1 [0.5%] στενοχωρίαις, ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ. Ὅταν γὰρ ἀσθενῶ, τότε δυνατός εἰμι.
Amor e confiança em meio à adversidade
A Bíblia nos ensina a amar nossos perseguidores, abençoar os que nos maldizem e confiar que nossos tempos estão nas mãos de Deus.
Ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν· ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν, εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς καταρωμένους ὑμᾶς, καλῶς ποιεῖτε τοῖς μισοῦσιν ὑμᾶς,35 W (91.2%) RP,HF,OC,CP(TR) ¦ ten minor variations on this D (1.9%) ¦ 1234 (4.2%) ¦ 56789 (0.9%) ¦ ∼ 5-9,1-4 (0.6%) ¦ five further partial variants (0.3%) ¦ --- ℵB (0.8%) NU καὶ προσεύχεσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐπηρεαζόντων ὑμᾶς καὶ35 W (94.3%) RP,HF,OC,CP,TR ¦ 12 (2.8%) ¦ 13 (D) (1.8%) ¦ --- ℵB (0.8%) NU ¦ longer omission (0.3%) διωκόντων ὑμᾶς,
Εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς διώκοντας ὑμᾶς·35 ℵA [97%] OC,RP,HF,TR,CP[NU] ¦ --- 𝕻46B [3%] εὐλογεῖτε καὶ μὴ καταρᾶσθε.
Νήψατε, γρηγορήσατε· ὅτι35 𝕻72 [50%] TR ¦ --- ℵA,B [50%] RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ὁ ἀντίδικος ὑμῶν διάβολος, ὡς λέων ὠρυόμενος, περιέρχεται,35 [24%] ¦ περιπατει 𝕻72ℵA,B [76%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP,NU (The lion isn’t ambling aimlessly; he is circling the prey, looking for an opening.) ζητῶν τίνα35 𝕻72ℵA [99%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP[NU]ECM ¦ --- B [1%] καταπιεῖν·35 (ℵ)B [53%] CP,NU ¦ καταπιει [25%] ¦ καταπιη 𝕻72A [22%] RP,HF,OC,TR
Ἔπεσόν35 (D) [45%] OC,TR,CP ¦ επεσα ℵA,B [50%] HF,RP,NU ¦ three other variants [5%] τε εἰς τὸ ἔδαφος καὶ ἤκουσα φωνῆς λεγούσης μοι, ‹Σαούλ, Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις;›