Sunday, January 13, 2013

The Blind Beggar


2013.01.13                              The Blind Beggar
Luke 18: 35-43
Last week we looked at verses 31 to 33……. Jesus predicted his death and His Resurrection……
He knew every detail of His suffering to come……..
He says that He knows that He will be betrayed into the hands of the chief priests and the scribes……  they will condemn Him to die……... Then they will hand Him over to the Gentiles…….   He will be killed and He will rise again…….   This is His last time to go up to Jerusalem……...  He will be crucified at the hands of the godless Romans……..  because God had ordained that He would be the Sacrifical Lamb….. the final and permanent sacrifice for sin………
On the way to Jerusalem…… before the darkness sets in and he is betrayed….. there are two wonderful salvation stories that Luke gives us…… They occur in and near Jericho…… These  two salvation stories that stand in stark contrast to the unbelief and the hatred of Israel's leaders……. two prodigals brought home for the joy of God…… They were both outcasts…….  The first one is Bartemeus a blind man who is begging on the side of the road….. The other person we will meet in two weeks…… Zacheus….. He was a chief tax collector….. the most hated and despised of all people in Israel……. Two trophies of God´s  Sovereign Grace…….. They were….. We are the very reason that Jesus came…… this Babe born in a manger was born for die…. For us for our sins……. That is a miracle……Impossible with man…… But exactly and perfectly  presenting to the world….. God´s nature…… His mercy and sovereign grace…….
Todays text is a wonderful reminder that God chooses the poor and the lowly for His Kingdom…….. Let´s rejoice with the Father as we study the Word together and Jesus shows His unfailing love for the least….. the most despised people…… Jesus makes sure that these things are recorded to give hope to a lost and fallen world…… We cannot save ourselves……… But God who is rich in mercy…… Ephesians 2: 4
Ephesians 2: 4-10           NKJV
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.


Ephesians 2: 4-10           Schlachter 2000
4 Gott aber, der reich ist an Erbarmen, hat um seiner großen Liebe willen, mit der er uns geliebt hat,
5 auch uns, die wir tot waren durch die Übertretungen, mit dem Christus lebendig gemacht — aus Gnade seid ihr errettet! —
6 und hat uns mitauferweckt und mitversetzt in die himmlischen [Regionen] in Christus Jesus,
7 damit er in den kommenden Weltzeiten den überschwenglichen Reichtum seiner Gnade in Güte an uns erweise in Christus Jesus.
8 Denn aus Gnade seid ihr errettet durch den Glauben, und das nicht aus euch — Gottes Gabe ist es;
9 nicht aus Werken, damit niemand sich rühme.
10 Denn wir sind seine Schöpfung4, erschaffen in Christus Jesus zu guten Werken, die Gott zuvor bereitet hat, damit wir in ihnen wandeln sollen.
So let it be our joy to study the Word of God this morning…. We are going to see Jesus!…… As He shares with us the continuing  Story of Redemption….. Let´s rejoice with The Lord our God…….. remember He delights to show mercy….. Micah 7….. turn with me to Luke 18….. beginning in v 35


Luke 18: 35- 43                         NKJV
35 Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. 36 And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. 37 So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. 38 And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
39 Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
40 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, 41 saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?”
He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”
42 Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.” 43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
Luke 18: 35- 43                         Schlachter 2000
35 Es geschah aber, als er sich Jericho näherte, da saß ein Blinder am Weg und bettelte.
36 Und als er die Menge vorüberziehen hörte, erkundigte er sich, was das sei.
37 Da verkündeten sie ihm, daß Jesus, der Nazarener vorübergehe.
38 Und er rief und sprach: Jesus, du Sohn Davids2, erbarme dich über mich!
39 Und die vorangingen, geboten ihm, er solle schweigen; er aber rief noch viel mehr: Du Sohn Davids, erbarme dich über mich!
40 Da blieb Jesus stehen und befahl, daß er zu ihm gebracht werde. Und als er herangekommen war, fragte er ihn
41 und sprach: Was willst du, daß ich dir tun soll? Er sprach: Herr, daß ich sehend werde!
42 Und Jesus sprach zu ihm: Sei sehend! Dein Glaube hat dich gerettet.
43 Und sogleich wurde er sehend und folgte ihm nach und pries Gott; und das ganze Volk, das dies sah, lobte Gott.

Now this journey to Jerusalem began back in chapter 9 verse 51…… when Jesus set His face to go to Jerusalem…… So we've been with Him a long time on this journey…... Many of you have been here long enough to remember when we were in Luke 9…...  
  Matthew and Mark also wrote about this event and I will use their gospels to give us a fuller picture of the event…..   Mark tells us the Blind man´s name…. Bartimaeus

The characters in the story are often the key to the story…... And there are three characters that we want to look at….. There is a blind man…… There is the Lord Jesus….. There is the crowd……. We´re going to look at…
1… The  desperate need of the blind man…..
2…  The  compassion and miraculous grace of the Lord Jesus….
3…  The spontaneous praise of the crowd……
Let's begin with the blind man's desperate need verse 35……
Luke 18: 35        NKJV   Schlachter 2000
35 Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging.
35 Es geschah aber, als er sich Jericho näherte, da saß ein Blinder am Weg und bettelte.
Matthew says Jesus was accompanied by a massive crowd….. a great multitude…... As I said last week……. They were all headed for Jerusalem for the Passover….. Many of them would be coming  down through Jericho…. they would come down from Galilee….. they would cross the Jordan River to go through Peraea……. they didn't go through Samaria because normally the Jews did not go through Samaria…..  At Passover time….. there was a steady stream of people flowing south and then up through Jericho to Jerusalem…….. The crowd was even greater  because there was also a mass of people……  They were following  the Lord Jesus…… There is tremendous interest in Him…….. The people have heard of His teaching and of course…… His miracles….. Is He in fact the Messiah? Is He in fact the Lord? Has He come to establish the Kingdom? Will this be the start of the Kingdom?
Jericho was called the city of palms….. And to go up to Jerusalem you had to go that way, that was the path…… In those days the city was fed by springs…...
It was filled with date palms, that's how it got its name and fruit trees were everywhere……  . In fact, it was such a magnificent place with the Dead Sea nearby…….. that according to Josephus….. Marc Antony gave the city to Cleopatra…….. Jericho was filled with all kinds of sights and sounds…..  including the dusty commotion of a huge crowd following Him…… They were  kicking up dirt everywhere…… And when Jesus got to Jericho….. all the people came down out of their houses, out of their fields, and they lined the streets…… Everyone wanted to see Jesus…. Passover excitement was everywhere……..   Is He the King? Is He going to bring the Kingdom?  

 So we find Jesus here….. The whole city has come out to see Jesus…. Luke under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit tells us about the blind beggar…… Beggars were everywhere…… He goes right down to this beggar and shines the spotlight of divine revelation on his sightless face…….There were A lot of blind people in Israel......   Jesus healed them all the time……
In fact Jesus healed everyone who came to him…… Instantly….  Blindness was a major issue in the gospel record.   Jesus used blindness as an illustration of what it was to be ignorant of God´s truth…… it was to be blind……. He called the Pharisees  Blind leaders of the blind…. Jesus was fulfilling Prophesy when He healed the blind…… Think back to Luke chapter 4….. Do you remember when Jesus stood up in the Synagogue and read from Isaiah the prophet….. Turn to Luke 4:
Luke 4: 18          NKJV  Schlachter 2000
18"The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
18 »Der Geist des Herrn ist auf mir, weil er mich gesalbt hat8, den Armen frohe Botschaft zu verkünden; er hat mich gesandt, zu heilen, die zerbrochenen Herzens sind, Gefangenen Befreiung zu verkünden und den Blinden, daß sie wieder sehend werden, Zerschlagene in Freiheit zu setzen,
Jesus began His ministry that day……. He read the prophesy…… and He fulfilled every prophesy that was written about Him…… The blind were often reduced to begging….. It was believed that you're blind because you're sinful…… Remember what theyasked Jesus in John 9 about the blind man……. Who sinned? The blind man or his parents…..? The assumption was that it was the judgment of God because of sin……
So there on the side of the road begging is a blind man.....
The only people who were below the blind were lepers and tax collectors…….. Verses 36and 37
Luke 18: 36, 37    NKJV    Schlachter 2000
36 And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. 37 So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.
36 Und als er die Menge vorüberziehen hörte, erkundigte er sich, was das sei. 37 Da verkündeten sie ihm, daß Jesus, der Nazarener vorübergehe.
verse 37...that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by." Jesus of Nazareth…… That's basically how you would identify people in those days….. You would be identified by your home town or you father´s name…. bar Jonah….. son of Jonah…. He was a man named Jesus from a town named Nazareth…… That's important because the blind man who couldn't see anything physically….. knew more about Jesus…. He saw a whole lot more than that in Jesus….. Look at verse 38….
Luke 18: 38                     NKJV   Schlachter 2000
38 And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
38 Und er rief und sprach: Jesus, du Sohn Davids2, erbarme dich über mich!
And verse 38, "The blind man called out saying, 'Jesus,'" not Jesus of Nazareth, but Jesus...Son of David…… have mercy on me…..
Matthew said that he screamed…… uses krazo which means to scream…… This verb, krazo, used by Matthew, is used of the insane of epileptics, of demon-possessed people and women in childbirth in the Bible……. We're talking about really yelling.........
Now that's understandable…… There was a  Massive crowd….. chaos everywhere and thousands of people talking…. and in the middle of this, he wants to be heard……   This is desperation……. But it's not only desperation…..  it is clearly faith……. Because He does not say, "Jesus of Nazareth," though that is who has been identified to him…... He says, "Jesus, Son of David,"   That is important cause that is a Messianic title…... He is confirming his faith that Jesus is the Messiah….. the Redeemer of Israel and God's anointed King……. Trying to be heard over the  noise of the crowd……  he shouts at the top of his voice, "Jesus, Son of David," that's His title as the heir to the messianic throne…… That's His title as the one who will fulfill the Covenant that God made with David in 2 Samuel…..
There was a coming Son who would have an eternal Kingdom…... JESUS
He was God's choice to be the Messiah and the King……. And in the beginning chapter of Luke……   verse 32
 When Gabriel comes to Mary and tells her about her child……  Luke 1: 32, 33     NKJV   Schlachter 2000
32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. 33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
32 Dieser wird groß sein und Sohn des Höchsten genannt werden; und Gott der Herr wird ihm den Thron seines Vaters David geben; 33 und er wird regieren über das Haus Jakobs in Ewigkeit, und sein Reich9 wird kein Ende haben.
Everybody knew that the Messiah was to be the Son of David….. They all understood the Davidic Covenant. They all understood the Messiah would come to fulfill it and establish the Kingdom…… Everybody understood that…… Here you have a blind man……. Who can really see……. He sees his desperate need clearly…… He sees the truth about this man from Nazareth…… Through the eyes of faith he cries out to Me Jesus son of David Have mercy on me…….. This blind man …. Bartimaeus has come to know and believe  Jesus is THE promised Son of David….. the Messiah…… the one who has come to be their Redeemer and the King of Israel……. He sees it the way it really is…… This is an expression of faith in Jesus as the Messiah of promise…… and His power has proven it……. and His teaching contains the Words of Life….…... And he says, "Have mercy on me," He knows that he needs mercy….. there is no pride here…… He has cried out to the only one who can help him…..
The  cry "have mercy on me" was a very common plea for help….. you see it throughout the Psalms....... Psalm 4, Psalm 6, Psalm 9, Psalm 25, on and on through the Psalms, people saying, "Have mercy on me, have pity on me." This is a penitent heart……. Here is a man who has faith in the person of Jesus Christ as his deliverer…… and the one sent from God to be His anointed King…… Here is a man who knows his desperate need…..  and it is not possible for him to remedy it…… And so he cries to the only one who can help……. It's a beautiful, beautiful moment……. I want you to notice how the crowd reacted…... Verse 39,
Luke 18: 39               NKJV    Schlachter 2000
39 Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” 39 Und die vorangingen, geboten ihm, er solle schweigen; er aber rief noch viel mehr: Du Sohn Davids, erbarme dich über mich!
 "Those who led the way........ The crowd control people........ were sternly telling him to be quiet……. But he kept crying out all the more, 'Son of David, have mercy on me.'" this is desperate faith…… This is the stuff that God desires…… The man could not be silenced…….  
Why would they tell him to be quiet? They must have thought that he was a Nuisance……. Maybe they didn´t really understand Jesus and His mission….. Jesus said I have come to seek and to save the lost…… Jesus was looking for this man…… they wanted him to shut up and let Jesus pass by…….. Jesus would never have passed this man by….. Jesus will never pass you by either….. In your time of need …. He will be there…. He will see you thru….. He will never leave you…. He will never forsake you……. Wait on Him …. Trust in Him…..
Shut up they said…… He cried out….. have mercy on me….
He couldn't see that he was not clothed in royal robes….. He couldn't see that he was not carrying a crown or scepter…..  he couldn't see any of that, but he knew who He was……. Somehow in some way the truth had come home to his heart and he had embraced it……. And he refused to be beaten back into silence…...  He believed everything he needed to believe about Jesus……. that He was the King and He was the one he needed….. and the only one who could give him mercy…… His heart had seen the light before his eyes ever did……  
And Jesus stopped…….. look at verse 40….
Luke 18:40                  NKJV   Schlachter 2000
40 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, 41 saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?”He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”
40 Da blieb Jesus stehen und befahl, daß er zu ihm gebracht werde. Und als er herangekommen war, fragte er ihn 41 und sprach: Was willst du, daß ich dir tun soll? Er sprach: Herr, daß ich sehend werde!
He heard that one voice out of the noisy crown….. and He commanded that he be brought to Him…….
We turn now to the dominant character in the story, the Lord Jesus….  and we see the Savior's supernatural power….. So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him…….
Matthew 20:34 adds, "He had compassion on him." And He commanded that he be brought to him…… Now we need to know what Mark says at this point too…… turn to Mark chapter 10 verse 49





Mark 10: 49,50     NKJV    Schlachter 2000
49 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called.Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.” 50 And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus.
49 Und Jesus stand still und ließ ihn [zu sich] rufen. Da riefen sie den Blinden und sprachen zu ihm: Sei getrost, steh auf; er ruft dich! 50 Er aber warf seinen Mantel ab, stand auf und kam zu Jesus.
Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer…..Get up….. He is calling you…….”Stunning and wonderful…….Hope must have lept up in Him….. Jesus heard me…. Jesus called me….. listen to this response…… "And casting aside his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus."
I love that…… Is there any other way to come? This is faith…..   there was nothing to think about…... He just threw off his beggar's cloak…... That's pretty significant because it´s probably all he had in this world…… and he threw it aside….. This is great faith, this is eager faith…..   He left everything he had behind…... came to Jesus came as fast as he could come….. Back to Luke 18….
Luke 18: 40, 41     NKJV    Schlachter 2000
40 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, 41 saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”
40 Da blieb Jesus stehen und befahl, daß er zu ihm gebracht werde. Und als er herangekommen war, fragte er ihn
41 und sprach: Was willst du, daß ich dir tun soll? Er sprach: Herr, daß ich sehend werde!
Here is Jesus….The high King of heaven, the Creator God of the universe, the sovereign LORD wants to be the servant of this lowly outcast…….  Jesus says….. "What do you want Me to do for you?" This is mercy…… This is grace……
This is our Jesus…… This King of Kings and Lord of Lords…. Came not to be served but to serve and give his life a ransom….  He is our example…. Turn to Matthew 20…..
Matthew 20: 27, 28     NKJV   Schlachter 2000
27 And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
27 und wer unter euch der Erste sein will, der sei euer Knecht, 28 gleichwie der Sohn des Menschen nicht gekommen ist, um sich dienen zu lassen, sondern um zu dienen und sein Leben zu geben als Lösegeld für viele.

That´s our Lord Jesus…. Perfectly showing us the Father….. remember God is by nature a savoir…. Back to luke 18….
Luke 18: 40, 41     NKJV    Schlachter 2000
40 So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, 41 saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.”
40 Da blieb Jesus stehen und befahl, daß er zu ihm gebracht werde. Und als er herangekommen war, fragte er ihn
41 und sprach: Was willst du, daß ich dir tun soll? Er sprach: Herr, daß ich sehend werde!

V 41…. he said, "Lord,
Now his theology is starting to fill out a little bit here….. Kuria,   Lord, Messiah….. The one who dispenses mercy…… and He comes to serve the blind man……. And the blind man said, "I want to regain my sight," that verb  may show that he once had it and lost it….. And Jesus said to him in verse 42…
Luke 18: 42,43            NKJV   Schlachter 2000
42 Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.” 43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
42 Und Jesus sprach zu ihm: Sei sehend! Dein Glaube hat dich gerettet.
43 Und sogleich wurde er sehend und folgte ihm nach und pries Gott; und das ganze Volk, das dies sah, lobte Gott.
When Jesus healed people….. sometimes He did it with just a word……. Sometimes He touched them…… Sometimes Jesus used spit….. sometimes He used clay…..
Thank God for His Word….. We see Jesus here…… And He is a perfect reflection of the Father…..There are healings of people who had faith and people who had no faith…..  always His healings were total…. Instantaneous…. verifiable and inexplicable any other way than divine intervention…… We see Jesus here…… The one true God….. And He is a perfect reflection of the Father…..
But it wasn't just a healing for this man….. look at verse 43
It  says, "And immediately he regained his sight and began following Him, and glorifying God."
He immediately began following Jesus…… That´s the way it was for me….. 40 years ago…..That means something else also happened….. and if you back up in to verse 42, we look a little deeper in to the text. "Your faith has made you well." The verb there is not iaomai which means to heal…… The word here is sozo….. it is the only New Testament word for save……. Jesus told this man….. "Your faith has saved you……
This man was saved….. he followed Him........ That's the mark of true conversion….. He responded to the Lord Jesus and followed him….  
He must have been there with Jesus at the triumphal entry…. Can you imagine going up the Jericho road to Jerusalem and seeing it all this time…..? Talk about a transformed life… in an instant he was healed…… body , soul and Spirit…. He had gone from being a despised and rejected beggar….. In one moment Bartimaeus goes from hopelessness…. to forgiveness and restoration and healing…… I´m forgiven….. I can see…… Praise the Lord……..
And now he's walking with the King of Kings…… the LORD Jesus…… Talk about a life transformation….. but isn't that how conversion always works? He followed Jesus….
The idea of following is the picture of obedience…... And the idea of glorifying God is the picture of worship…... That's how we need to live our lives….. Worshipping and following and obeying the LORD JESUS……
Jesus went to the bottom of the social ladder to claim a beggar…… And in this same town Jesus will reach out to  a tax collector…… Ministering to the least…..
It was a stunning  miracle….. we  have to look at the crowd's spontaneous praise…… look at the last part of verse 43…..
 "When all the people saw it, they gave praise to God."
All the people gave praise to God! It was a powerful miracle…..I´m sure that some who heard and saw Jesus were converted……some repented of their sins and followed Jesus…… But…… That does not mean that they were all believers….. others were amazed…. Maybe they were fans of Jesus….. But that’s not enough….
So what are the lessons in the story?
1. Jesus doesn't ignore the cry of those who call to Him……
2.  The Lord is compassionate and full of mercy….. full of Chesed…. Unfailing love…..
3. Jesus came to do far more than just heal your body…. He came to forgive and to save
Genuine Salvation produces someone who obeys Him and praises Him…….
Here is the question for today…... Are you a fan…. Or a follower….. Are you a disciple of Jesus….. someone who because of a forgiven and transformed heart….. has decided to follow Jesus…. No matter what….. In our text Blind Bartimaeus…. Has been transformed…. Forgiven and healed…… Great rejoicing…… but remember Jesus is on the way to the cross…. It´s just a few weeks now….. He was probably in the crowd on the 10th of Nissan as Jesus entered Jerusalem…. I´m sure the celebration of his salvation continued for days and weeks……. Until the testing times begin… He will have his faith tested along with all of the other disciples when they watch Jesus condemned and crucified….. We are not always on top of the mountain of victory…..
Bartimaeus threw off everything that he had and came to Jesus…. Do you identify with people who threw off everything…. whether all it was was a blind man´s cloak….. or whether it was all that the world had to offer….. Do you understand the self-denial, the taking up of the cross, the following Jesus? Are you one of the followers and one of the worshipers?
This is a most important thing you'll ever decide…... Are you going to be only one of  the many fans of Jesus….. or one the few genuine disciples?
As believers we are not just fans of Jesus….. We follow and we worship Jesus…. Because He laid down His life for us…… Jesus came to seek and to save the lost….. He came to serve…… and deliver and heal…… and transform fans of Jesus into committed followers of Jesus….. no matter what happens in our lives….…. Hard times are truly part of the Christian life…. They are used by the Lord to teach and train us…. To make us disciples…. Better able to bless and help each other…. CLOSE
Turn to 2 Corinthians 1…
2 Corinthians 1: 3- 7              NKJV
 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ. 6 Now if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 7 And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.
2 Corinthians 1: 3- 7              Schlachter 2000
3 Gelobt sei der Gott und Vater unseres Herrn Jesus Christus, der Vater der Barmherzigkeit und Gott alles Trostes,
4 der uns tröstet in all unserer Bedrängnis, damit wir die trösten können, die in allerlei Bedrängnis sind, durch den Trost, mit dem wir selbst von Gott getröstet werden.
5 Denn wie die Leiden des Christus sich reichlich über uns ergießen, so fließt auch durch Christus reichlich unser Trost.
6 Haben wir Bedrängnis, so geschieht es zu eurem Trost und eurer Rettung, die sich wirksam erweist in standhafter Erduldung derselben Leiden, die auch wir erleiden; werden wir getröstet, so geschieht es zu eurem Trost und eurer Rettung;
7 und unsere Hoffnung für euch ist gewiß, da wir wissen: Gleichwie ihr Anteil an den Leiden habt, so auch am Trost.

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