²⁰ Trong so^' nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i le^n Gie^-ru-sa-lem tho+` phu+o+.ng Thie^n Chu'a, co' ma^'y ngu+o+`i Hy-la.p.
<sup>21</sup> Ho. dde^'n ga(.p o^ng Phi-lip-phe^, ngu+o+`i Be^'t-xai-dda, mie^`n Ga-li-le^, va` xin ra(`ng: "Thu+a o^ng, chu'ng to^i muo^'n ddu+o+.c ga(.p o^ng Gie^-su\."
<sup>22</sup> O^ng Phi-lip-phe^ ddi no'i vo+'i o^ng An-re^\. O^ng An-re^ cu`ng vo+'i o^ng Phi-lip-phe^ dde^'n thu+a vo+'i DDu+'c Gie^-su\.
²³ DDu+'c Gie^-su tra? lo+`i: "DDa~ dde^'n gio+` Con Ngu+o+`i ddu+o+.c to^n vinh!
<sup>24</sup> Tha^.t, Tha^`y ba?o tha^.t anh em, ne^'u ha.t lu'a gieo va`o lo`ng dda^'t kho^ng che^'t ddi, thi` no' va^~n tro+ tro.i mo^.t mi`nh; co`n ne^'u che^'t ddi, no' mo+'i sinh ddu+o+.c nhie^`u ha.t kha'c.
²⁵ Ai ye^u quy' ma.ng so^'ng mi`nh, thi` se~ ma^'t; co`n ai coi thu+o+`ng ma.ng so^'ng mi`nh o+? ddo+`i na`y, thi` se~ giu+~ la.i ddu+o+.c cho su+. so^'ng ddo+`i ddo+`i\.
²⁶ Ai phu.c vu. Tha^`y, thi` ha~y theo Tha^`y; va` Tha^`y o+? dda^u, ke? phu.c vu. Tha^`y cu~ng se~ o+? ddo'. Ai phu.c vu. Tha^`y, Cha cu?a Tha^`y se~ quy' tro.ng ngu+o+`i a^'y\.
<sup>27</sup> "Ba^y gio+` ta^m ho^`n Tha^`y xao xuye^'n! Tha^`y bie^'t no'i gi` dda^?y\? La.y Cha xin cu+'u con kho?i gio+` na`y, nhu+ng chi'nh vi` gio+` na`y ma` con dda~ dde^'n.
²⁸ La.y Cha, xin to^n vinh Danh Cha". Ba^'y gio+` co' tie^'ng tu+` tro+`i vo.ng xuo^'ng: "Ta dda~ to^n vinh Danh Ta, Ta se~ co`n to^n vinh nu+~a!"
²⁹ Da^n chu'ng ddu+'ng o+? ddo' nghe va^.y lie^`n no'i: "DDo' la` tie^'ng sa^'m!" Ngu+o+`i kha'c la.i ba?o: "Tie^'ng mo^.t thie^n tha^`n no'i vo+'i o^ng ta dda^'y!"
³⁰ DDu+'c Gie^su dda'p: "Tie^'ng a^'y dda~ vo.ng xuo^'ng kho^ng pha?i vi` to^i, ma` vi` ca'c ngu+o+`i\.
³¹ Gio+` dda^y ddang die^~n ra cuo^.c pha'n xe't the^' gian na`y\. Gio+` dda^y thu? la~nh the^' gian na`y sa('p bi. to^'ng ra ngoa`i!
<sup>32</sup> Pha^`n to^i, mo^.t khi ddu+o+.c giu+o+ng cao le^n kho?i ma(.t dda^'t, to^i se~ ke'o mo.i ngu+o+`i le^n vo+'i to^.i\."
<sup>33</sup> DDu+'c Gie^-su no'i the^' dde^? a'm chi? Ngu+o+`i se~ pha?i che^'t ca'ch na`o\.

• Bie^'n co^' na`y xa?y ra sau vie^.c kha?i hoa`n va`o tha`nh tha'nh Gie^-ru-sa-lem va` ngay tru+o+'c cuo^.c Tu+? Na.n. Be^n ca.nh nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i Do-Tha'i co`n co' nhu+~ng ngoa.i kie^`u tu+` Hy-la.p dde^'n Gie^-ru-sa-lem dde^? tham du+. ha`nh hu+o+ng le^~ Vu+o+.t qua\.
• (c. 20) Trong tho+`i ky` rao gia?ng, DDu+'c Gie^su thu+o+`ng chi? tie^'p xu'c vo+'i nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i ddo^`ng hu+o+ng. Vie^.c tie^'p xu'c vo+'i Da^n ngoa.i la` ngoa.i le^.. Nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i thuo^.c va(n ho'a Hy-la.p na`y vi` muo^'n ti`m kie^'m mo^.t Thie^n Chu'a ddi'ch thu+.c dde^? tho+` phu+o+.ng ne^n dda~ co^' ga(.p cho ddu+o+.c DDu+'c Gie^su\.
• (c. 21) Phi-li'p-phe^ va` An-re^ la` nhu+~ng to^ng ddo^` co' te^n go.i ba(`ng tie^'ng Hy-la.p. Co' the^? Phi-li'p-phe^ bie^'t tie^'ng Hy-la.p ne^n ho. mo+'i xin o^ng gio+'i thie^.u ho. vo+'i DDu+'c Gie^su\.
• (c. 22) "Gio+`" o+? dda^y co' nghi~a la` tho+`i ddie^?m cu+'u chuo^.c nho+` su+. che^'t va` vinh hie^?n cu?a DDu+'c Gie^su; nhu+ng cu~ng la` tho+`i ddie^?m pha'n xe't "The^' gian" va` thu? la~nh cu?a no' (c. 31).
• (c. 24) "Nhie^`u ha.t kha'c" theo die^~n tie^'n ca^u truye^.n co' the^? hie^?u la` vie^.c Da^n ngoa.i tro+? la.i dda.o\.
• (c. 25) "Ghe't" theo lo^'i no'i ngu+o+`i Do-tha'i co' nghi~a la` "ye^u i't ho+n" (Ba?n di.ch Vie^.t ngu+~ du`ng tu+` "coi thu+o+`ng"). Chu'ng ta pha?i ye^u chuo^.ng su+. so^'ng vi~nh cu+~u ho+n la` su+. so^'ng o+? ddo+`i na`y\.
• (c. 28) Thie^n Chu'a Cha la`m chu+'ng cho thie^n ti'nh cu?a DDu+'c Gie^su, gio^'ng nhu+ Ngu+o+`i dda~ la`m khi DDu+'c Ki-to^ chi.u phe'p ru+?a ( Mt. 3:13-17) va` khi DDu+'c Ki-to^ bie^'n hi`nh tre^n nu'i ( Mt. 17:1-5).

Pha^`n chi'nh cu?a ddoa.n Tin Mu+`ng na`y no'i ve^` su+. ca^`n thie^'t cu?a vie^.c DDu+'c Gie^su pha?i che^'t dde^? cu+'u chuo^.c the^' gio+'i\. Chi? co' sa(~n sa`ng hie^'n ma.ng so^'ng, DDu+'c Ki-to^ mo+'i co' the^? sinh nhie^`u hoa tra'i, nghi~a la` ddu+a mo.i ngu+o+`i dde^'n su+. cu+'u ro^~i, ngu+o+`i Do-Tha'i cu~ng nhu+ Da^n ngoa.i\.

1. Co^' ga('ng dda(.t mi`nh va`o lu'c ba.n nghe Thie^n Chu'a Cha pha'n: "Ta dda~ to^n vinh Danh Ta, Ta se~ co`n to^n vinh nu+~a" (c. 28). DDu+'c Gie^su no'i Ngu+o+`i muo^'n gu+?i su+' ddie^.p a^'y cho chi'nh ba.n. Ngu+o+`i nhi`n ba.n. Ba.n nghi~ Thie^n Chu'a Cha muo^'n no'i gi` vo+'i ba.n? Ba.n dda'p la.i lo+`i go.i cu?a Ngu+o+`i the^' na`o\?
2. DDoa.n Tin Mu+`ng na`y co' ddo`i ba.n pha?i thay ddo^?i lo^'i so^'ng hie^.n tho+`i cu?a ba.n kho^ng? Ba.n dda~ bao gio+` gio+'i thie^.u ai cho DDu+'c Gie^su chu+a\? Ba.n se~ la`m gi` khi co' ai no'i vo+'i ba.n la` ho. kho^ng hie^?u y' nghi~a cuo^.c ddo+`i\?
3. Y' nghi~ ve^` su+. che^'t la`m cho DDu+'c Ki-to^ buo^`n (c. 27), nhu+ng Ngu+o+`i dda~ hu+o+'ng ve^` Chu'a Cha trong ca^`u nguye^.n. Ba.n co' buo^`n vi` lo+`i go.i cu?a ddu+'c Ki-to^ mo+`i ba.n ha~y theo Ngu+o+`i kho^ng? Vi` pha?i coi thu+o+`ng ma.ng so^'ng? Vi` bi. gieo va`o lo`ng dda^'t nhu+ ha.t lu'a\. Ba.n dda'p la.i lo+`i go.i cu?a Ngu+o+`i ba(`ng ca'ch na`o\?