Kingdom Figure

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(c/f gospel)

Action

1. . Obtains pity

18:35-43

the disabled

Blind man of Jericho cries out

18:35 And it came to pass in the to draw near him to Jericho a certain blind man sat by the way begging 36 And hearing a crowd passing through he inquired what might be this. 37 and they reported to him Jesus the Nazarene is passing by. 38 And he cried saying: Jesus son of David pity me. 39 And the ones going before rebuked him that he should be quiet. but he by much more cried out: Son of David pity me. 40

And standing Jesus commanded him to be brought to him. And drawing near him he questioned him: 41 What for thee wishest thou I may do? And he said: Lord that I may see again. 42 And Jesus said to him: See again; the faith of thee has healed thee 43 And at once he saw again and followed him glorifying God. And all the people seeing gave praise to God. (Note: Literal translation of Revised Standard Version 1988)

2. . Makes retribution

19:1-10

the reformed public servant

Zaccheus, tax collector

19:1 And having entered he passed through Jericho 2 and behold a man by name being called Zacchaeus, and he was a chief tax-collector, and he was rich: 3 and he sought to see Jesus who is was and was not able from the crowd, because in stature little he was. 4 And having run forward to the front he went up onto a sycamore tree, that he might see him, because that way he was about to pass along. 5 and as he came upon the place, looking up Jesus said to him: Zacchaeus,

making haste come down; for today in the house of thee it behoves me to remain. 6 and making haste he came down and welcomed him rejoicing. 7 and seeing all murmured saying What a sinful man he entered to lodge. 8 And standing Zacchaeus said to the Lord; Behold the half of me of the possessions Lord to the poor I give, and if anyone anything I accused falsely, I restore fourfold. 9 and said to him Jesus Today salvation house to this came because even he a son of Abraham is 10 for came the Son of man to seek and to save the thing having been lost.

3. . Increases profits

19:11-27

the investor

a certain man

11 And hearing them these things adding he told a parable, because of the near to be Jerusalem him and to think them that at once was about the kingdom of God to appear. 12 he said therefore: A certain man well born went to country a far to receive for himself a kingdom and to return 13 having called and ten slaves of himself he gave them ten minae and said to them Trade you while I am coming. 14 But the citizens of him hated him, and sent a delegation after him saying: We do not wish this man to reign over us. 15 And it came to pass in the to return him having received the kingdom and he said to be called to him slaves these to whom he had given the money, that he might know anyone what gained by trading. 16 and came the first saying: Lord the mina of thee ten gained minas. 17 And he said to him: Well, good slave, because in a least thing faithful thou wast, be thou authority having over ten cities. 18 and came the second saying: The mina of

thee, lord, made five minas 19 and he said also to this one: and thou over be five cities. 20 and the other came saying: Lord, behold the mina of thee, which I had being put away in a napkin; 21 for I feared thee because man an exacting thou art, thou takest what thou didst not lay, and thou repast what thou didst not sow. 22 He says to him: Out of the mouth of thee I will judge thee, wicked slave. Knewest thou that I man an exacting am, taking what not I laid, and reaping what I sowed not? 23 and why didst thou not have of me the money on a table? And I coming with interest it would have exacted. 24 and to the ones standing by he said: Take from him the mina and give to the one the ten minas having. 25 and they said to him: Lord he has ten minas. 26 I tell you that to everyone having it will be given, and from the one not having even what he has will be taken. 27 Nevertheless enemies of me these the ones not wishing me to reign over them bring ye here and slay them before me.

4. . Accepts welcome

19:28-38

the king

Procession into Jerusalem

19: 28 and having said these things he went in front going up to Jerusalem. And it came to pass as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany toward the mount being called of olives he sent two of the disciples saying 30 Go ye into the opposite village, in which entering ye will find a colt having been tied, on which no one every yet of men sat, and loosening it bring. 31 and if anyone you asks: Why loosen ye? thus shall ye say: Because the Lord of it need has. 32 And going the ones having been sent found as he told them 33 And loosening them the

colt said the owners of it to them: Why loosen ye the colt? 34 they And said:Because the Lord of it need has. 35 and they led it to Jesus, and throwing on of them the garments on the colt they put on it Jesus. 36 And going him they strewed the garments of themselves in the way. 37 And drawing near him now to the descent of the mount of the olives began all the multitude of the disciples rejoicing to praise God voice with a great about all which they saw the powerful deeds, 38 saying: Blessed the coming one, the king in the name of the Lord; in heaven peace and glory in highest places.

5. . Warns of danger

19:39-44

the teacher

the stones will cry out

19:39 and some of the Pharisees from the crowd said to him: Teacher, rebuke the disciples of thee. 40 And answering he said: I tell you, If these shall should be silent, the stones will cry out. 41 And as he drew near, seeing the city he wept over it, 42 saying If thou knewest in day this even thou the things for peace; but now they were hidden

from eyes of thee 43 Because will come days upon thee and will raise up the enemies of thee a rampart to thee and will surround thee and will press thee on all sides. 44 and dash to the ground thee and the children of thee in thee, and will not leave stone upon stone in thee, because thou knewest not the time of the visitation of thee.

6. . Exercises stewardship

19:45-48

the house master

Expelling the temple sellers

19: 45 And entering into the temple he began to expel the ones selling, 46 telling them: It has been written: And shall be the house of me a house of prayer; but ye it made a den of robbers.

19: 47 And he was teaching daily in the temple; but the chief priests and the scribes sought him to destroy and the chief men of the people, 48 and did not find what they might do: the people for all hung upon him hearing.

7. . Exerts rights

20:1-19

the owner

Husbandmen of vineyard

20: 20:1 And it came to pass on one of the days teaching him the people in the temple and preaching good news came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders, 2 and spoke saying to him: Tell us by what authority these things thou doest, or who is the one having given thee authority this? 3 And answering he said to them: Will ask you I also a word, and tell ye me: 4 The baptism of John from heaven was it or from men? 5 And they debated with themselves saying If we say: From heaven, he will say: Why did ye not believe him? 6 And if we say: From

men, the people all will stone us; for having been persuaded it is John a prophet to e. 7 And they answered not to know when e. 8 And Jesus said to them: Neither I tell you by what authority these things I do. 9 He began And to the people to tell parable this. A man planted a vineyard, and let out it to husbandmen, and went away periods for considerable. 10 And in time he sent to the husbandmen a slave, that from the frit of the vineyard they will give him; but the husbandmen sent away out him beating empty. 11 And he added another to send slave; but they that one also beating and Continued

Continued insulting sent away out empty. 20:12 And he added a third to send; but they also this one wounding threw out. 13 And said the owner of the vineyard: What may I do? I will send the son of me beloved; perhaps this one they will regard. 14 But seeing him the husbandmen debated with one another saying: This is the heir; let us kill him, that of us may become the inheritance. 15 and throwing out him outside the vineyard they killed. What therefore will do to them the owner of the vineyard? 16 he will come

and will destroy husbandmen these, and will give the vineyard to others.And hearing they said: May it not be. 17 And he looking at them said: What therefore is having been written this: The stone which rejected the ones building. this came to be for the head of the corner? 18 Everyone falling on that stone will be broken pieces; but on whomever it falls it will crush to powder him. 19 and sought the scribes and the chief priests to lay on him their hands in same the hour, and feared the people; for they knew that at them he told parable this.

8. . Maintains order

20:20-26

the politician

Tribute to Caesar

20: 20 And watching carefully they sent spies pretending themselves righteous to be, that they might seize of him a word, so as to deliver him to the rule and to the authority of the governor. 21 And they questioned him saying: Teacher, we know that rightly thou speakest and teachest and receives not a face, but on the basis of truth the way of God teachest; 22 Is it

lawful for us to Caesar tribute to give or not? 23 And perceiving of them the cleverness he said to them: 24 Show me a denarius; of whom a has it an image and superscription? And they said: Of Caesar. 25 And he said to them: So render the things of Caesar to Caesar and the things of God to God. 26 And they were not able to seize of him a word in the presence of the people, and marvelling at the answer of him they were silent.

9. . Points beyond this life

20:27-40

the teacher

Widow had 7 husbands

20: 27 And approaching some of the Sadducees, the ones saying in opposition a resurrection not to be, they questioned him 28 saying Teacher, Moses wrote to us, if of anyone a brother dies having a wife, and this man Childless is, that should take the brother of him the wife and raise up seed to the brother of him. 29 Seven therefore brothers there were; and the first having taken a wife died childless; 30 and the second 31 and the third took her, and similarly also the seven did not leave children and died. 32 Lastly also the woman died. 33 The woman therefore in the resurrection of which of them becomes the

wife? 34 And said to them Jesus The sons age of this marry and are given in marriage 35 but the ones counted worthy age of that to obtain and of the resurrection out of the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. 36 for not even to die more can they, for equal to angels they are, and sons they are of God of the resurrection sons being. 37 But that are raised the dead even Moses pointed out at the bush, as he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of Jacob; but God not he is of dead persons but of living; for all to him live. 39 And answering some of the scribes said: Teacher, well thou sayest. 40 For no more are they to question him no anything.

10. . Signals future . . . .

20:41-44

the ancestor

David calls 'him' Lord

20: 41 And he said to them: How say they the Christ to be of David son? 42 himself for David says in the roll of psalms; Said the Lord to

the Lord of me: Sit thou at the right of me. 43 until I put the enemies of thee a footstool of the feet of thee. 44 David therefore him Lord calls, and how of him son is he?

11. . Donates a mite

20:45-21:4

the very poor

Widow giving mite

20: 45 And hearing all the people he said to the disciples: 46 Beware from the scribes wishing to walk about in robes and liking greetings in the market places and chief seats in the synagogues and chief couches in the suppers. 47 who devour the houses of the widows and under pretence long pray; these will receive severer judgment. 21:1 And

looking up he saw the putting into the treasury the gifts of them rich ones. 2 And he saw a certain widow poor putting there lepta two, 3 and he said: Truly I tell you that widow this poor more than all put. 4 all for these out of the abounding to them put into the gifts, but this woman out of the want of her all the living which she had put.

12. . Comes with power

21:5-35

the Son of man

affects whole earth

21:5. And some speaking about the temple that with stones beautiful and gifts it has been adorned he said: 6 These things which ye behold, will come days in which there will not be left stone on stone which will not be overthrown. 7 And they questioned him saying: Teacher, when therefore these things will be? And what will be the sign when are about these things to happen? 8 And he said: Beware lest ye be led astray: for many will come on(in) the name of me saying: I am, and: The time has drawn near; not go ye after them. 9 And when ye hear of wars and commotions, not be ye scared: for it behoves these things to happen first, but not immediately the end. 10 Then he said to them: Will be raised nation against nation and kingdom against kingdom. 11 and earthquakes great and from place to place pestilence and famines there will be, and terrors and from heaven signs great there will be. 12 But before these things all they will lay on you, the hands of them and will persecute, delivering to the synagogues and prisons, being led away on before kings and governors for the sake of the name of me; 13 It will turn out to you for a testimony 14 Put therefore in the hearts of you not to practise beforehand to defend

yourselves; 15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which not will be able to withstand or to contradict all the ones opposing you. 16 And ye will be betrayed also by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put to death some of you. 17 and ye will be being hated by all men because of the name of me. 18 And a hair of the head of you by no means will perish; 19 in the endurance of you ye will gain the soul of you. 20 But when ye see being surrounded by camps Jerusalem, then know ye that has drawn near the desolation of it. 21 Then the ones in Judaea let them flee to the mountains, and the ones in the midst of it, let them depart out and the ones in the districts let them not enter into it. 22 because days of vengeance these are to be fulfilled all the things having been written. 23 Woe to the pregnant women and to the ones giving suck in those days; for these will be distress great on the land and wrath people to this. 24 and they will fall by the mouth edge of the sword and will be led captive to the nations all, and Jerusalem will be being trodden down by nations until are accomplished the times of the nations. 25 And there will be signs in sun and moon and starts, and on the earth anxiety of nations in perplexity of the sound of the sea and surf, 26

fainting men from fear and expectation of the things coming on the inhabited earth; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 27 And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and glory much. 28 And beginning these things to happen stand erect and lift up the heads of you, because draws near the redemption of you. 29 and he told a parable them: Ye see the fig-tree and all the trees; 30 when they burst into leaf now, seeing from of yourselves ye know that now near the summer s; 31 so also ye when ye see these things happening, know that near is the kingdom of God. 32 Truly I tell you that by no means will pass away generation this until all things happens. 33 The heaven and the earth will pass away, but the words of me by no means will pass away. 34 And take heed to yourselves let become burdened of you the hearts with surfeiting and deep drinking and anxieties of life, and come on on you suddenly day that 35 as a snare: for it will come in on on all the ones sitting on the face of all the earth. 36 But be ye watchful at every time begging that ye may be able to escape these things all being about to happen, and to stand before the Son of man.

21:37 Now in the Temple (of Jerusalem) teaching