Jesus in the New Testament
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“About Jesus: “His first sign: After scolding his mother the changed
water became wine”
On the
third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was
there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the
wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, ‘They have no wine.’ And Jesus
said to her, ‘Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? [1]
My hour has not yet come.’ His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he
tells you.’ Now standing there were six stone water-jars for the Jewish rites
of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them,
‘Fill the jars with water.’ And they filled them up to the brim. He said to
them, ‘Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward.’ So they took it.
When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where
it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew) … Jesus did
this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and
his disciples believed in him. [2]
“...Then
the high priest said to him, ‘I put you under oath before the living God, tell
us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.’ Jesus said to him, ‘You have said
so...”[4]
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About Jesus: He is the
reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being
“Long ago
God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in
these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things,
through whom he also created the worlds. [5]
He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being,
and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification
for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high…”[6]
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Jesus curses the tree
“On the
following day, when they came from Bethany, he was hungry. Seeing in the
distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see whether perhaps he would find
anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not
the season for figs. He said to it, ‘May no one ever eat fruit from you again.’ [7] And his disciples heard it. [8]
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Paul describes Jesus as “cursed”
“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law[9]
by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on
a tree’.”[10]
Yusuf Ulucan
Translation : H. Neslihan Demiriz
[1] As it is known someone’s calling his/her mother as “woman” is a sign of
anger and reprehension.
[2] John: 2 / 1 – 11 (abridged).
[3] In Qur’an, Maryam (19): 30 with the expression of Jesus it is declared
that “he is the servant of Allah”. Similarly, in the expression of Isaiah the
fact that Jesus is created as a servant is underlined. (Matthew: 12 / 18)
[4] Matthew: 26 / 63 – 64
[5]The expression of “through whom he also created the worlds” is
interpreted as “Jesus was working as a foreman while God was creating the
world” by the publications of Jehovah's Witnesses such as Watchtower
(2002/April).
[6]Hebrews: 1 / 1 – 5
[7] It is contrary that Jesus who turned a lot of water into wine in a
wedding did not make the tree bear fruit.
[8]Mark: 11 / 12 – 13, 20 – 21
[9] Paul who describes the law (Old Testament according to the Christians)
as cursed, describes Jesus as cursed according to the Old Testament
(Deuteronomy: 21/23).
[10]Galatians: 3/13
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