Seguir a Jesus
Seguir a Jesus é o convite mais transformador da Bíblia. Jesus chamou pescadores, cobradores de impostos e pessoas comuns para deixar tudo e segui-lo. Esse chamado continua vivo hoje.
O chamado de Jesus
Jesus disse: 'Segue-me'. Esse convite simples e poderoso mudou a vida de pescadores, publicanos e pessoas comuns ao longo da história.
Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, «Δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου, καὶ ποιήσω ὑμᾶς ἁλιεῖς ἀνθρώπων.» Οἱ δὲ εὐθέως ἀφέντες τὰ δίκτυα ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.
Καὶ παράγων ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐκεῖθεν εἶδεν ἄνθρωπον καθήμενον ἐπὶ τὸ τελώνιον, Ματθαῖον35 C [99.5%] RP,HF,OC,CP,TR ¦ μαθθαιον ℵB,D,NU ¦ ματθεον N ¦ μαθθεον W λεγόμενον, καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, «Ἀκολούθει μοι.» Καὶ ἀναστὰς ἠκολούθησεν αὐτῷ.
Τῇ ἐπαύριον ἠθέλησεν35 𝕻66,75,120ℵA,B,W [80%] CP,HF,RP,NU ¦ 1 ο ιησους [20%] OC,TR ἐξελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, καὶ εὑρίσκει Φίλιππον καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ,35 [50%] OC,TR ¦ 1 ο ιησους 𝕻66,75(ℵ)A,B,W [50%] CP,HF,RP,NU «Ἀκολούθει μοι.»
Ἐγένετο δὲ35 A,W [97%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ και 1 D [1%] ¦ και 𝕻45,75ℵB,C [2%] NU πορευομένων αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, εἶπέν τις πρὸς αὐτόν, «Ἀκολουθήσω σοι ὅπου ἂν35 𝕻75ℵD,W [57%] CP,HF,RP,TR ¦ εαν 𝕻45A,B,C [43%] OC,NU ἀπέρχῃ, Κύριε.»35 A,C,W [98.5%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ --- 𝕻(45)75ℵB(D) [1.5%] NU Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, «Αἱ ἀλώπεκες φωλεοὺς ἔχουσιν καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνώσεις, ὁ δὲ Υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἔχει ποῦ τὴν κεφαλὴν κλίνῃ.» ¦ κλινει [32%]
Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς ἕτερον, «Ἀκολούθει μοι.» Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, «Κύριε,35 𝕻45,75ℵA,C,N,W,0181 [99%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC[NU] ¦ --- B,D [1%] ἐπίτρεψόν μοι ἀπελθόντι πρῶτον θάψαι τὸν πατέρα μου.» Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς,35 A,C,N,W [99%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ --- 𝕻45,75ℵB,D,0181 [1%] NU «Ἄφες τοὺς νεκροὺς θάψαι τοὺς ἑαυτῶν νεκρούς, σὺ δὲ ἀπελθὼν διάγγελλε35 𝕻45ℵA,B,C,D,N,W [85%] HF,RP,TR,OC,NU ¦ διαγγελε 𝕻75 [15%] CP τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.»
Εἶπεν δὲ καὶ ἕτερος, «Ἀκολουθήσω σοι, Κύριε· πρῶτον δὲ ἐπίτρεψόν μοι ἀποτάξασθαι τοῖς εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου.» Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς πρὸς αὐτόν,35 A,C,N,W [95%] CP,HF,RP,OC ¦ ∼ 3412 ℵ [3.5%] TR[NU] ¦ 34 [1%] ¦ 12 αυτω (D) ¦ 12 𝕻45,75B,0181 [0.3%] «Οὐδεὶς ἐπιβαλὼν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπ᾿ ἄροτρον, ¦ αρωτρον CP καὶ βλέπων εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω,35 ℵ(A)C,N(W) [99%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ 1 (επιβαλλων 𝕻750181) 23,5-11 𝕻75B,0181 [1%] NU ¦ ∼ 9-11,87 επιβαλλων 2-6 𝕻45vD εὔθετός ἐστιν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν35 A,C,D,N,W [98.5%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ τη βασιλεια ℵB,0181 [1%] NU ¦ εν τη βασιλεια 𝕻75 [0.3%] τοῦ Θεοῦ.»
O custo do discipulado
Seguir a Jesus exige renúncia. É preciso tomar a cruz diariamente, deixar tudo para trás e amar a Cristo acima de qualquer outro vínculo.
Τότε ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ· «Εἴ τις θέλει ὀπίσω μου ἐλθεῖν, ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτόν, καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀκολουθείτω ¦ ακολουθητω CP μοι.
«Εἴ τις ἔρχεται πρός με καὶ οὐ μισεῖ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ35 𝕻45ℵA,D,N,W [96%] CP,HF,RP ¦ εαυτου 𝕻75B [4%] TR,OC,NU καὶ τὴν μητέρα, καὶ τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ τὰ τέκνα, καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ τὰς ἀδελφάς, ἔτι δὲ35 𝕻45ℵA,D,N,W [99%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ τε B [1%] NU ¦ --- 𝕻75 καὶ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν,35 𝕻45A,D,N,W [99.7%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ 21 𝕻75ℵB,NU οὐ δύναταί μου εἶναι μαθητής.35 𝕻45,75N [36%] CP ¦ ∼ 132 A,D,W [60%] HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ 213 ℵB [4%] NU ¦ one other variant Καὶ ὅστις35 A(D)N,W [99%] CP,HF,RP,TR,OC ¦ 2 𝕻45,75ℵ [0.5%] NU ¦ 2 ουν B ¦ two other variants οὐ βαστάζει τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ,35 𝕻45,75ℵD [92%] CP,HF,RP,TR ¦ εαυτου A,B,N,W [8%] OC,NU καὶ ἔρχεται ὀπίσω μου, οὐ δύναται εἶναί μου35 𝕻75ℵB,N,W [75%] CP,HF,RP,OC,NU ¦ ∼ 21 𝕻45A(D) [25%] TR μαθητής.
Ἤρξατο δὲ35 N [50%] CP ¦ --- ℵA,B,C,W [30%] HF,RP,OC,NU ¦ ∼ και D [20%] TR ¦ ουν [0.5%] ὁ Πέτρος λέγειν αὐτῷ,35 A(D)N [97.5%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ∼ 3124 ℵB,C [1%] NU ¦ ∼ 4312 W [1%] ¦ ∼ 3412 [0.5%] «Ἰδού, ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν πάντα καὶ ἠκολουθήσαμέν35 ℵA,N [99.5%] HF,RP,CP,TR,OC ¦ ηκολουθηκαμεν B,C,D,W [0.5%] NU σοι.» 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. Πολλοὶ δὲ ἔσονται πρῶτοι ἔσχατοι καὶ35 ℵA,D,W [70%] HF,RP,CP,OC ¦ 1 οι B,C,N [30%] TR[NU] ἔσχατοι πρῶτοι.»
Caminhar com Cristo
Quem segue a Jesus não anda em trevas, mas tem a luz da vida. Ele nos convida a crescer nele e a servir como Ele serviu.
Πάλιν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐλάλησεν35 [87%] CP,HF,RP,OC ¦ ∼ 2314 [5%] TR ¦ ∼ 1423 𝕻66ℵ(W) [5%] NU ¦ ∼ 143 𝕻75vB ¦ ∼ 4123 D [2%] ¦ ∼ 2341 [1%] ¦ 12341 N λέγων· «Ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ φῶς τοῦ κόσμου. Ὁ ἀκολουθῶν ἐμοὶ οὐ μὴ περιπατήσῃ ¦ περιπατησει D [30%] TR ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ, ἀλλ᾿ ἕξει τὸ φῶς τῆς ζωῆς.»
Ἐὰν ἐμοὶ διακονῇ τις,35 [90%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ ∼ 21 𝕻66,75ℵA,B(D)W [9%] NU ¦ διακονει 2 [1%] ἐμοὶ ἀκολουθείτω· καὶ ὅπου εἰμὶ ἐγώ, ἐκεῖ καὶ ὁ διάκονος ὁ ἐμὸς ἔσται. Καί,35 A [95%] CP,HF,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- 𝕻66,75ℵB,D,W [5%] NU ἐάν τις ἐμοὶ διακονῇ, τιμήσει αὐτὸν ὁ Πατήρ.
Εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ35 𝕻72 [23%] CP ¦ --- 𝕻81ℵA,B,C [77%] RP,HF,OC,TR,NU (f35 [Kr] is independent of Kx and has the earliest attestation; the και is emphatic.) ἐκλήθητε, ὅτι καὶ Χριστὸς ἔπαθεν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν,35 (85.3%) RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ υμων (𝕻72,81v)(ℵA)B,Cv (14.7%) NU ὑμῖν35 (𝕻72,81vℵA,B,Cv) (85%) RP,HF,OC,CP,NU ¦ ημιν (15%) TR (For the four word sequence, επαθεν υπερ ημων υμιν, there are at least sixteen variations. Taking these last two sets together, NU has both pronouns in the 2nd person, while TR has both in the 1st person.) ὑπολιμπάνων ὑπογραμμὸν ἵνα ἐπακολουθήσητε τοῖς ἴχνεσιν αὐτοῦ· ὃς ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἐποίησεν, οὐδὲ εὑρέθη δόλος ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ· ὃς λοιδορούμενος οὐκ ἀντελοιδόρει, πάσχων οὐκ ἠπείλει παρεδίδου δὲ τῷ κρίνοντι δικαίως·
ἀληθεύοντες δὲ ἐν ἀγάπῃ, αὐξήσωμεν εἰς αὐτὸν τὰ πάντα ὅς ἐστιν ἡ κεφαλή, ὁ Χριστός·35 [97%] RP,HF,OC,TR,CP ¦ 2 ℵA,B,C [3%] NU ¦ του χριστου 𝕻46