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The
Preaching of Matthew
Chapter
1
1.
The book of the genealogy of Yeshua, the Messiah, the son of David, the
son of Awraham. 2. Aeskhaq fathered Awraham, Yaqub fathered Aeskhaq, Yehuda
fathered Yaqub and his brothers. 3.
Pares fathered Yehuda and Zarakh by Thamar.
Khisron fathered Pares.
4.
Aram fathered Kishron, Amenadab fathered Aram, Nikhshon fathered Amenadab.
5. Salmon fathered Nikhshon. Baz
fathered Salmon by Rakhab, Awbed fathered Baz by Rawth, Aeshe fathered Awbed. 6. Dawed the king. Dawed
fathered Shlemon by the wife of Awrea. 7. Shlemon
fathered Rkhebam, Rkhebam fathered Abea, Abea fathered Asa.
8.
Asa fathered Yahoshapat, Yahoshapat fathered Yoram, Yoram fathered Awazea.
9. Awazea fathered Yotham,
Yotham fathered Akhaz, Akahaz fathered Khizaqea. 10.
Khizaqea fathered Mnashe, Manashe fathered Amon, Amon fathered Yoshea.
11. Yoshea fathered Yokhanea
and his brothers in the captivity of Babel.
12.
And after the captivity now of Babel, Yokhanea fathered Shilathel,
Shilathel fathered Zerubabel. 13. Zerubabel
fathered Awiud, Awiud fathered Eleakem, Eleakem fathered Azor. 14.
Azor fathered Zadoq
Zadoq fathered Akhen, Akhen
fathered Eleud. 15.
Eleud fathered Eleazer, Eleazer fathered Matan, Matan fathered Yaqub.
16. Yaqub fathered Yosip,
the kinsman1 of Maryam, from whom was
born Yeshua, who is called the Messiah.
17. Therefore, all the generations from Awraham until Dawed were
fourteen generations, and from the
captivity of Babel until the Messiah were fourteen generations.
18. Now the birth of Yeshua,
the Me ssiah, was like this. While
Maryam his mother was betrothed to Yosip, without them being united, she was
found pregnant by the Holy Spirit. 19. But Yosip, her husband2,
was just and did not desire to expose her, yet he was thinking in secret
that he would dismiss her.
1.
While he was thinking
these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said to him,
”Yosip, the son of Dawed, do not have fear to take Maryam as your wife, for he
that is begotten in her (is) from the Holy Spirit.
1. Gbra literally means ‘Protective Male.’ It is unclear
whether the text refers to Maryam’s father or to her
husband.
2. Literally, ‘her lord.’
21. And she will bear a son and she will call his name Yeshua,
for he will save his people from their sins.“
22. And this all happened
that it might be fulfilled what was said by the LORD through the prophet,
”Behold, a virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call
his name Ammanuel, which is interpreted ‘our God (is) with us’. “ 24.
When Yosip now rose from his sleep, he did as the angel of the LORD
commanded him, and he took his wife. 25.
And he did not know her until she had given birth to her first born son,
and she called his name Yeshua.
Preaching of Matthew
Chapter 2
1.
And when Yeshua was born in Beth-Lekhem of Yahuda, in the days of Herodus,
the king, Magoshi came from the to Urishlim.
2. And they said, “Where is he who has been born the king of
the Jews? For we saw his star in the East and have come to worship him.”
3. And heard Herodus, the
king, and was troubled. 4. And
he gathered him Urishlim, all of them, chief priests, and scribes, and asking
the people was he to them that “where would be born the Messiah?”
5.
And they answered like this,
“in Beth-Lekhem of Yehuda for it is written
by the prophet,’ 6. And
you Beth-Lekhem of Yehuda you will not be the least of Yehuda.
From you, therefore, will go out a king who will shepherd among the
kings, my people, Israel. 7. Then Herodus, in secret, called to the Magoshi and
learned from them by which time the star appeared to them.
8. And sent them to
Beth-Lekhem and said to them, “go on inquire very carefully (for) the boy, and
when you have found him, come inform me so that I also can go (and) worship him.
9.
And when they heard from the king, they departed, and behold the star
which they saw in the East was going before them until it came and stood from
over where the boy was. 10. And when
they saw the star, they rejoiced (with) very great joy.
11. And they entered the
house and they saw the boy with Maryam, his mother, and they fell (and)
worshipped him, and they opened their treasures and offered to him gifts
(of) gold and myrhh and incense.
12.
And was shown to them in a dream that they should not return to Herodus,
and by a different road they went to their country.
13. And when they went, the angel of the LORD appeared to Yosip
in a dream and said to him,”Arise, take the boy and his mother and flee to
Misrayin and there remain until I tell you.
For Herodus is going to seek the boy as to destroy him. 14. Yosip arose
and took the boy and his mother in the night and fled to Misrayin.
15. That might be fulfilled
the thing that was spoken from the LORD by the prophet which said that,”From
Misrayin I have called my son.”
16.
Then, when Herodus saw that that he was mocked by the Magoshi, he was
very angry and sent (and) killed all the boys of Beth-Lekhem and of all from its
borders two years and under, according to the time that he inquired from the
Magoshi. 17.
Then was fulfilled the thing that was spoken through Aramiyah the prophet
who said. 18
“A voice was heard in Ramtha, great crying and wailing.
Rakhiel crying for her sons and not desiring to be comforted because they
were not.”
19.
And when Herodus, the king, died, the angel of the LORD appeared in a
dream to Yosip in Misrayin 20. And said to
him, “Arise, take the boy and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for
they have died those who were seeking the life of the boy. 21. And Yosip
arose, took the boy and his mother, and came to the land of Israel.
22. And when he heard that
Arkhilius was king in Yehuda in place of Herodus his father, he was afraid to go
there, and (it) was revealed to him in a dream that he should go to the land of
Galeela. 23.
And he came and dwelled in the city that is calledNasrath, so
23. That might might be
fulfilled the thing which was spoken by the prophet that “He will be called a
Nasraya.”
The
Preaching of Matthew
Chapter
3
1. And in those days came Yukhanan the baptizer and would preach in the desert of Yehuda. 2. And said, “Repent (for) near is the kingdom of heaven. 3. It is him for whom it was spoken through Eshaya the prophet, “A voice of one crying in the desert ‘Prepare the way of the LORD and make straight his path.’” 4. Now Yukhanan’s clothes were from the hair of camels, and upon his loins a girdle of skins. And his food was locusts and wild honey.
5. Then
was gone out to him Urishlim and all Yehuda and all lands that surround the
Yordanan and they would be baptized
by him in the Yordanan river when they would confess in their sins. 7. And when (he)
saw the many from the Pharisees and Sadducees that came to be baptized, he said
to them, “Generation of vipers! Who
has informed you to flee from the wrath that will come? 8.
Do therefore the fruits that are worthy of repentance
9. And not you (should) suppose
and (should) say within yourselves that we have Awraham (as our) father.
I say to you that God is able to raise from these rocks sons to Awraham.
10. And behold, the axe is
placed on the root of the trees. All
trees, therefore, that don’t bear good fruit will be cut and thrown in the
fire. 11.
I baptize you with water unto repentance, but he that will come after me
is stronger than me. I am not
worthy to remove his sandals. He
will baptize you by the Holy Spirit and by fire.
12. He whose winnowing fan
is in his hand will cleanse his threshing-floors and will gather unto his
granaries and the chaff he will burn in the fire that does not extinguish.”
Then came Yeshua from Galeela to the Yordanan to Yukhanan .13.
to be baptized by him.
14. But
Yukhanan was refusing him and said, I ought to be baptized by you , and you come
to me. 15.
Then Yeshua answered and said to him Allow (it)
now for as such it is proper for us to fulfill all righteousness, and
then he allowed it. 16.
And when Yeshua was baptized, he arose at once from the water and heaven
was opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God which was descending like a dove
and it came upon him. 17.
Behold, and a voice from heaven that said,”This is my beloved Son in
whom I am pleased.”
The Preaching of Matthew
Chapter
4
1. Then
Yeshua was taken by the Holy Spirit to the desert to be tempted by the accuser.
2. And he fasted forty days
and forty nights and after which he hungered.
And approached he that was tempting and said to him “if you are the son
of God, say to these rocks become bread,” and he answered and said It
is written that the son of man does not live by bread alone, but by all the
words that proceeds from the mouth of God.
5. Then the accuser took him
to the holy city and raised him upon the edge of the temple
6. and said to him, “If
you are the son of God, cast yourself down, for it is written that his angels he
commands concerning you, and upon their hands they will bear you up that your
foot should not strike upon a rock.” 7.
Yeshua said to him Again it is written that you
shall not test the LORD your God. 8.
Again the accuser took him to (a) mountain that (was) very high and
showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, 9. and said to him,
“These all I will give to you if you will fall (and) worship me.”
10. Then Yeshua said to him Leave
enemy, for it is written that you shall worship the LORD your God and Him alone you
shall serve. 11.
Then the accuser left him alone and behold, angels approached and were
ministering to him 12. And when Yeshua heard that Yokhanan was arrested, he
departed to Galeela. 13. And he left Nasrath and came (and) dwelt in Capurnakhum
on the side of the sea by the border of Zebulon and of Naptali., 14.
That might be fulfilled the thing that was spoken through Eshaya the
prophet who said, 15. “The land of Zebulon the land of Naptali (by) the way of
the sea the crossings of the Yordanan Galeela of the nations, 16.
Who sit the people in darkness have seen a great light, and those that
sit in the land and the shadow of death, a light has appeared to them. “ 17.
From then began Yeshua to preach and to say Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven is near. 18.
And when he was walking on the side of the sea of Galeela
he saw two brothers, Simon who was called Keepa, and Andraus his brother
who were casting nets into the sea. For
they were fishermen. 19.
And Yeshua said to them come after me and I will
make you so that you will be fishers of the sons of men.
20. And they left at
once their nets and went after him. 21. And when he
crossed from there he saw two other brothers, Yaqob the son of Zawdee, and
Yokhanan his brother in a boat with Zawdee their father who were fixing their
nets and Yeshua called them. 22.
They left the ship and their father at once and they went after him.
23. Yeshua would preach in
all Galeela and would teach in their assemblies.
And he preached the hope of the kingdom and he healed every disease and
sickness among the people. 24.
And his fame was heard in all Syria.
And approached him all those who were very sick with illnesses and those
various who were oppressed with pain, and possessed, and lunatics, and
paralytics and he healed them. 25.
And a great crowd went after him from Galeela and from the Ten Cities and
from Urishlim and from Yehuda across the Yordanan.
The
Preaching of Matthew
Chapter
5
1.
And when the crowd saw Yeshua, he went up the mountain, and when he sat
his disciples drew near to him. 2.
And he opened his mouth and was teaching them and said,
3. Blessed
are they who are poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4.
Blessed
are they who are mourning, because they will be comforted.
5.
Blessed are they who are meek because they will
inherit the earth.
6.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness because they
will be satisfied.
7.
Blessed
are they who are merciful because
mercies will be upon them.
8.
Blessed
are they who are pure in their hearts because they will see God.
9.
Blessed
are they who make peace because they will be called the sons of God.
10.
Blessed are they who are
persecuted because of righteousness because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11.
Blessed are you whenever they
curse you and they persecute you and they say every evil word about you falsely
because of me.
12. Then rejoice and be
glad because your reward in heaven is great for likewise they persecuted the
prophets who were before you. 13. You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt should become
bland, with what would it become seasoned?
For anything not fit (is) but to be thrown outside and be trodden by man.
14. You are the light of the world. It
is not possible to hide a city that is built on a mountain.
15. They
do not light a lamp and place it under a bushel, but upon a lamp-stand and it
lights upon all those that are in the house.
16. Let
your light shine like this in front of the sons of man that they should see your
works and they glorify good your father who is in heaven. 17. Do not think that I have come to
loosen the law or the prophets, I have not come to loosen but to fulfill.
18. For
truly I say to you that until heaven and earth pass away not one Yodh or one
stroke will pass from the law until everything happens. 19. All
who loosen, therefore, from one (of) these small commandments and teach thus to
the sons of man, will be called little in the kingdom of heaven, but all who do
and teach this will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
20. For
I say to you that unless your righteousness exceeds more than that of the
scribes and the Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 21. You have heard that
it was said to those before, you should not kill and all that kill are condemned
to judgement. 22.
But I say to you that anyone who provokes to
anger his brother without cause, is condemned to judgement and anyone who should
say to his brother, I spit on you, is condemned to the assembly, and anyone who
should say, you are a coward, is condemned to the Gehenna of fire.
23. If
it is therefore that you offer your offering unto the alter and there you should
remember a certain grudge your brother holds against you, 24.
Leave there your offering upon the alter and go
first and reconcile with your brother and thenm come offer your offering.
25. Be
in agreement with your adversary at law while you are with him on the way, lest
your adversary at law deliver you to the judge and the judge deliver you to the
officer and you be thrown into the house of captives.
26. And
truly I say to you that you will not come out from there until you pay the last
coin. 27.
You have heard that it has been said that you
should not commit adultery. 28.
But I say to you that all who that looks at a
woman as lustfully at once has committed adultery in his heart.
29. And
if your right eye stumbles you, pluck it out and cast it from you, for it is
better for you that one of your members should perish and not all of your body
be thrown into Gehenna. 30.
And if your right hand stumbles you, cut it off
and cast it from you for it is better for you that one of your members should
perish and not all of your body be
thrown into Gehenna. 31.
It has been said that he that puts away his wife
shall give to her a writing of divorce. 32.
But I say to you that any who puts away his wife
aside from a case of fornication makes her commit adultery, and he who takes a
divorced woman commits adultery. 33.
Again you have heard that it has been said to
those before that you should not lie in your oath. But complete your oath to the
LORD. 34.
But I say to you you should not say I swear, not
by heaven because that is the throne of God.
35. And
not by the earth because it is the footstool that is benieth his feet, and not
by Urishlim because it is the city of the great king.
36. And
not by your headshould you swear, because you are not able to make in it one
part of the hair black or white. 37.
But your word should be but yes, yes, no and no,
anything more than these is from evil. 38.
You have heard that it has been said that an eye
for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 39.
But I say to you
that you should not stand against against evil, but who hits you upon the
your right cheek, turn also to him the other.
40. And
he that desires to go to court with you and take your coat, leave to him also
your cloak. 41.
He that compels you to go one mile, go two with
him. 42. He that asks you to give to him and he desires to borrow from you, you
should not deny him. 43. You
have heard that it has been said to love your neighbor and hate your enemy.
44. But
I say to you to love your enemies and bless those that curse you and do that
which is pleasing to those who hate you. And
pray for those that take you by force and persecute you. 45. So
that you may be the sons of your Father who is in heaven.
He that raises His sun upon the good and upon the evil and causes to
descend His rain upon the just and the unjust.
46. For
if you love to those that love you, what reward have you ?
Do not even the publicans do this? 47.
And if you greet in peace only your brothers,
what more are you doing? Do not
even the publicans do this? 48.
You therefore be perfect as your Father in heaven
who is perfect.
The Preaching of Matthew
Chapter
6
1.
And take heed in your almsgiving so that
you should not do it before the sons of men so that you may be seen by them for
otherwise you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
2.
Therefore when you do almsgiving you
should not sound a trumpet before you as do the hypocrites in the assemblies and
in the marketplaces so that they be praised by the sons of men and truly I say
to you that they have received their reward.
3.
But whenever you do almsgiving, you
should not reveal what your left hand does to your right hand.
4.
So that your almsgiving might
be in secret and your Father who sees in secret He will reward you in open.
5.
And whenever you pray you
should not be like the hypocrites that love to stand in the assemblies and on
the corners of the marketplaces to pray that they be visible to the sons of men.
And truly I say to you that they have received their reward.
6.
But when you pray enter your inner room and close your door and pray to
your Father who is in secret and your Father who sees in secret He will reward
you in open.
7.
And when you pray, you should not be chatterers like the pagans, for they
hope that by many words they will be heard.
8.
Therefore, do not imitate them for your Father knows what need you have
before you ask Him.
9.
Therefore, you pray like this:
Our
Father in heaven
Hallowed
be thy name
(10)Thy
kingdom come
Thy
will be done
On
earth so as in heaven
(11)Give
us the bread of our need this day
(12)And
forgive us our offences as we also
have
forgiven those who have offended us.
(13)And
not bring us into trial,
but
deliver us from the evil one
for
thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever.
14.
For if you forgive men their transgressions, your Father who
is in heaven will also forgive you. 15. But
if you do not forgive men, your Father will also not forgive you your
transgressions.16. And when you
fast, you should not be sad like the hypocrites for they disfigure their
expression so that they may be seen by men that they are fasting.
And truly I say to you that they have received their reward. 17. But
whenever you fast, wash your face and anoint your head. 18. So that you will not
be seen by men that you are fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and
your Father who sees in secret, He will reward you. 19.
You should not place for yourself treasure on earth where the moth and
rust currupt and where the thieves break in and steal. 20. But you place
treasure in heaven where neither the moth nor the rust corrupt and where
the theives do not break in and they do not steal. 21. For where
your treasure is, that there is also where your heart is also. 22. The eye is
the lamp of the body. If your eye,
therefore, should be pure, also all your body is full of light. 23. But if your
eye should be evil, all your body will be darkness. If therefore, the light that is in you is dark, how much your
darkness will be! 24.
No man is able to serve two masters, for either he will hate one and he
will love the other, or he will honor one and he will treat the other with
contempt. You are not able to serve
God and money, 25. Because of this
I say to you, you should not be anxious about your life, what you will eat and
what you will drink and not about
your body, what you should wear. Is not life1 more than food and the body
than clothing? 26. Behold the
birds in the sky that they do not sow and they do not reap and they do not
gather into storehouses. And you
Father who is in heaven nourishes
them. Are not you more than they?
27. And who among you while anxious is able to add to his sture one cubit? 28.
And about clothing, why are you anxious?
Consider the lilies of the wilderness, how they grow without toil and
without spinning. 29. But I say to
you, not even Shleemon in all his glory was clothed like one of these.
30. And if unto the grass of
the field, that today is and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, God like this
clothes, will he not much more clothe oh you of little faith? 31.
Therefore, do not be anxious or say, What will we eat? Or what will we
drink? Or what will we wear? 32.
For all these things, the peoples those of the world require these
things, and your Father who is in heaven also knows that you require all these
things. 33. But first seek the kingdom of God and His righteousness and
all these things will be added to you. 34.
Therefore, be not anxious about tomorrow for tomorrow is anxious for
itself. Sufficient for the day is its evil.
The Preaching of Matthew
Chapter
7
1. You should not judge
that you be not judged. 2. For
by the judgement that you judge, you will be judged. And by the measure that you
measure, it will be measured to you. 3.
And why do you see the twig that is in the eye of
your brother, and you not observe the beam that is in your eye?
4. Or
how do you say to your brother, Allow me to remove the twig from your eye, and
behold a beam is in your eye? 5.
Hypocrite! First
remove the beam from your eye, and then decide for yourself to remove the twig
from the eye of your brother. 6. You should not
hang earrings on dogs and you should not place your pearls before pigs that they
should not trample them by their feet and they overtake and wound you. 7.
Ask, and it shall be given to you.
Seek, and you shall find. Knock,
and it shall be opened to you. 8.
For anyone that asks will receive, and that
seeks, will find. And to him that
knock, it will be opened to him. 9. Or whom among
you men, if his son asks of him for bread, why to him would hold out a rock?
10. And
if he asks a fish of him, why to him would hold out a snake?
11. And
if, therefore, you who are imperfect know to give good gifts to your sons, how
so much more your Father who is in heaven will give good to those that ask Him. 12.
All that which you desire that the sons of men
should do for you, also like this you do to them.
This is for the law and the prophets.
13. Enter
by the strait door, for wide is the door and broad is the road that leads to
destruction, and many are they, those that go in it. 14.
How narrow the door and strait the road that leads to life, and few are they,
those that find it. 15.
Beware of false prophets that come among you in
the clothing of lambs, but from within are ravenous wolves.
16. But
you will know them by their fruits. Why
do men pick grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?
17. Like
this every good tree bears pleasing fruit, but an evil tree bears evil fruit.
18. A
good tree is not able to bear evil fruit, and an evil tree can not bear good
fruit. 19. Every
tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut and thrown in the fire.
20. Therefore,
by their fruits you will know them. 21.
It will not be that just anyone who says to me “My
lord, my lord.” Will enter the kingdom of heaven, but whoever that does the
will of my Father who is in heaven. 22.
Many will say to me in that day, ”My lord, my
lord. By your name, have we not prophesied? And by you name have we cast out
devils? And by your name have we
done many miracles?”23. And
then I will profess to them that from everlasting, I have not known you.
Depart from me, you workers of iniquity! 24.
Anyone, therefore, who hears my words, these, and does them, will be
likened to a wise man who built his house upon a stone. 25. And
descended the rain, and came the rivers, and blew the winds, and they beat on
the house and it did not fall, for its foundation was laid upon a stone. 26.And
anyone who hears my words, these, and does them not, will be likened to a
foolish man that built his house upon sand. 27.
And descended the rain, and came the rivers, and blew the winds, and they beat
on the house and it fell, and its fall was great. 28.And it happened that
when Yeshua finished these words, the crowds were marvelling at his teaching.
29.He would teach for them as an authority, and not as their scribes and the
Pharisees.
The Preaching of Matthew
Chapter
8
1. And when he descended from the mountain large
crowds followed him. 2. And behold a certain leper came worshipped him and said,
“If you my lord desire, you are
able to make me clean. 3.
And Yeshua streched out his hand and touched him and said. I
desire, be clean. And in
that moment his leprosy was cleansed. 4. And Yeshua said to him, Why look to
telling a man, rather show yourself to the priests and offer the offering as has
commanded Moshe for their testimony. 5.
And when Yeshua entered Capurnakhum, a certain centurion approached him
and was beseeching him, 6. and he said, “My lord, my boy is lying at home and is
paralyzed and seriously in pain. 7.
Yeshua said to him, I
will come and heal him. 8.
The centurion answered and said, “My lord, I am not worthy that you
should enter under my roof, but only say the word, and my boy will be healed.
9. For I am also a man that
is under authority, and there are under my hand soldier, and I say to this one
‘go’ and he goes, and to the other ‘come’ and he comes, and to my
servant to do this, and he does it.” 10. And when
Yeshua heard this, he was amazed and said to those that had come with him, I
say truly to you that not even in Israel have I found faith like this. 11.
And I say to you that many will come from the
East and from the West and will recline with Awraham, Iskhaq, and Yaqob in the
kingdom of heaven, 12.
but the children of the kingdom will be cast into outer darkness .
There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
13. And Yeshua said to the
centurion, As
you have believed, it will be to you. And
his boy was healed in that moment. 14. And Yeshua came to the house of Shimon and saw his
mother-in-law who was lying down and a fever had seized her.
15. And he touched her hand
and the fever left her, and she arose and was serving him.
16. And when it became
evening, they brought to him many possessed and he cast out their demons by a
word, and all of those that were badly afflicted he healed them.
17. So that might be
fulfilled that which was spoken through Eshaya the prophet who said that, “He
will take our sorrows and our illnesses he will bear.
18. And when Yeshua saw the
many crowds that were surrounding him, he commanded that they depart to the
other side. 19.
And a certain scribe approached him and said to him, “Rabbi, I will
follow after you to wherever you will go. 20.
Yeshua said to him, The foxes they have holes and
the birds of heaven nests, but the son of man has no where he should lay his
head. 21.
And another from his disciples said to him, “My lord, allow me to first
go bury my father.” 22.
But Yeshua said to him, Come follow me and leave
the dead to bury their dead. 23.
And when Yeshua went up into a boat, his disciples went up with him.
24. And behold a great tempest was in the sea so that the ship
was covered by the waves. Now,
Yeshua was asleep, and his disciples approached him, woke him, and said to him,
25. “Deliver us our lord.
We are perishing! 26.
Yeshua said to them, Oh you of little faith! Why
are you fearful? Then he got
up and rebuked the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm.
27. And the men were amazed
and said, “Who is this that the winds and the sea obey him?” 28.
And when Yeshua came to the other side, to the place of Gadarenes.
Two very evil possessed ones met him who were coming out from the
cemetary, so that no man was able to cross over by that way.
29. And they cried out and
said, “What do we have to do with each other Yeshua, son of God?
Have you come here before the time to torment us?”
30. And there was a distance
from them a large herd of pigs that was feeding. 31. And these
devils were beseeching and said to him, “If
you cast us out, allow us to go to the herd of pigs. 32. Yeshua said
to them go, and at once they went out and entered
into the pigs, and all that herd went straight over a cliff and fell into the
sea, and they died in the sea. 33.
And those who were herding fled and went to the city and revealed
everything that happened, and about those possessed.
34. And out went all the
village to meet with Yeshua, and when they saw him, they beseeched him to depart
from their borders.
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1. And he went up into a ship and crossed over and
came to his city. 2. And they brought to him a paralytic that lay on a pallet. And
Yeshua saw their faith and said to the paralytic, take
heart, my son, your sins are forgiven you. 3. But some of
the scribes said to themselves, “This one blasphemes!” 4. But Yeshua
knew their thoughts and said to them, Why do you think
evil in your heart? 5.
For what is easier to say,
that you are forgiven, or to say arise, walk?
6. But that you know that the son of man has authority
to forgive sins on earth, he
said to that paralytic, Arise, take your pallet and go
to your house. 7.
And he arose and went to his house.
8. And when they saw the
crowds, they were frightened and
they gave glory to God who gives authority such as this to the sons of men.
9. And when Yeshua crossed
over from there he saw a man who sat at the customs-house whose name was Matti,
and he said to him Come follow me.
And he arose and went following him..
10. And when they reclined
in the house, tax-collectors and sinners, and many reclined with Yeshua and with
his disciples. 11.
And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to the disciples “Why your
master dines with sinners and tax-collectors!”
12. But when Yeshua heard,
he said to them, The healthy are not in need of a doctor, rather those that are
badly afflicted. 13.
Go learn what this means: ”I require mercy, and not sacrifice,” for I
came not to call on the righteous, rather on the sinners.
14. Then the
disciples of Yokhanan approached him and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees
fast much, and your disciples, they do not fast ?”
15. Yeshua said to them, Why? The sons of the
wedding-feast are not constrained
to fast as long as the bridegroom is with them, but the days are coming when the
bridegroom will be taken from them, and then they will fast.
16. No
man places a new patch on a wornout garment lest its seam should tear away from
thar garment, and the hole will be greater.
17. And
they do not place new wine in worn-out wineskins lest the wineskins should rip
and the wineskins are destroyed and
the wine should pour out. Rather,
they place new wine in new wineskins, and both of them are preserved.
18. And when he was saying
these things, a certain ruler came to them, approached, worshipped, and said to
him, “My daughter is dead. Only
come place your hand on her, and she will live.
19. And Yeshua
and his disciples arose and
went and followed him. 20.
And behold, a woman that her blood was flowing twelve years came from
behind him and touched the edge of his clothes.
21 For she was saying to herself “If even I touch only his
garment, I will be healed.” 22.
And Yeshua turned around and saw her and said to her, Be
comforted my daughter, your faith has made you alive.
And the woman was healed from that moment.
23. And Yeshua came to the
house of the ruler and saw the wailers and the crowds who were in an uproar,
24. And said to them go
away for the girl is not dead, but is asleep.
And they were laughing at him. 25
And when he dismissed the crowd, he went in, took her by the hand and the
girl arose. 26.
This news went out in all the land.
27. And when Yeshua departed from there, two blind men followed
him crying and saying, “Have mercy on us son of David.” 28. And when he
came to the house, those blind men approached him.
Yeshua said to them, Do you believe that I am
able to do this? They said
to him, “Yes, our lord.” 29.
Then he touched their eyes and said, As you
believed let it be to you. 30. And
at once their eyes were opened and Yeshua admonished them, See
that no man should know! 31.
But they went out and spread his fame in all that country.
32 And when Yeshua went out
they brought a mute to him that had a demon in him.
33. And after the demon went
out, that mute spoke and the crowds were amazed and they said, “Such has never
been seen in Israel before. 34.
But the Pharisees were saying, “He cast out demons by the chief of
demons.” 35.
And Yeshua was going around in all the cities and in the villages and
would teach in their assemblies and would preach the hope of the kingdom, and
would heal all their diseases and all their afflictions.
36. And when Yeshua saw the
crowds, he had compassion on them that were weary and were scattered like sheep
that have not a shepherd. 37
And he said to his disciples The harvest is great
and the workers few. 38.
Beseech, therefore, the lord of the harvest that he should send workers
in his harvest.
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1. And he called on his twelve disciples and gave
them authority over unclean spirits, that they may cast them out, and to heal
every affliction and disease. 2.
Now of the twelve apostles, their names are these.
The first is Shimon, who is called keepa, and Andreous his brother, and
Yaqob the son of Zawdee, and Yokhanan his brother, and Pilespo and Bar-Tulmay,
and Lewi who is called Taddi. 4. And Shimon the Canaanite, and Yehuda Skaryota, he that
betrayed him. 5. Yeshua sent these twelve
and commanded them and said, Do not go by the way
of the heathen, and do not enter the cities of the Samaritans.
But you go, rather, to the sheep that are lost from the house of Israel.
7. And
when you go, preach and say that the kingdom of heaven is near. 8. Heal the sick. Cleanse
the lepers. Cast out demons.
Freely you have received, freely give.
9. Do
not accumulate gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
10. Nor
a wallet for the road, nor two coats, nor shoes, nor staff.
A worker is worthy of his food. 11.
And into whatever city or village that you enter, you ask who is worthy
in it, and there stay until you depart. 12.
And when you inter into a house, ask its peace for that house.
13. And
if the house is worthy, your peace
will come upon it, but if is not worthy, your peace will return upon you.
14. And
whoever does not receive you, and does not hear your words, when you depart from
the house, or from that village, shake off the dust from your feet.
15. And
truly I say to you that to the land of Sadom and of Ammorah it will be more
tranquil in the day of judgement than for that city.
16. Behold,
I send you as lambs among wolves. Therefore,
be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
17. And
beware of the sons of men. For they
will deliver you to the house of judgement and in their assemblies they will
scourge you. 18.
And they will take you before kings and governors for my sake, for a testimony of them and
of the gentiles. 19.
And whenever they deliver you up, do not be
concerned how or what you will say. For in that hour, it will be given to you
what you should say. 20. For
it will not be you speaking, rather the spirit of your Father speaking through
you. 21.
And brother will deliver his brother to death,
and a father his son. And children
will rise up against their parents and kill them.
22. And
you will be hated by all men because of my name, but whoever that endures
until the end, he will live.
23. But when they persecute you in this city, you
flee to another. For truly I say to you that you will not complete all the
cities of the house of Israel until the son of man will come.
24. There
is no disciple that is greater than his master, nor a servent his lord.
25. It
is sufficient for a disciple to be like his master, and a servant like his lord.
If the lord of the house they call Beelzebub, how much more the sons of
his house. 26. Therefore,
do not have fear of them, for there is not anything that is covered that will
not be revealed, and that is hidden that will not be known.
27. What
I say to you in darkness, you say it in the light, and what you hear with your
ears, you preach upon the rooftops.
28. And
do not have fear of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul.
Rather, have fear more so of him who is able to destroy the soul and the
body in Gehenna. 29.
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny, and not one of them falls to earth
without your Father. 30.
But of you, even all the hairs of your head are numbered.
31. Therefore,
do not be afraid, you are more important than many sparrows.
32. Whoever,
therefore, that confesses me before the sons of men, he also I before my Father
who is in heaven. 33. But
whoever denies me before the sons of men, he will I also deny before my Father
who is in heaven. 34.
Do not think that I have come to bring calm on
earth. I have not come to bring calm, rather a sword.
35. For
I have come to divide a man from his father, and a girl from her mother.
And a daughter-in-law from her mother-in-law. 36. And
the adversaries of a man will be his household.
37. Whoever
loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me.
And whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38. And
anyone that does not take up his cross and come and follow me is not worthy of
me. 39.
Whoever finds his soul will lose it, and whoever
loses his soul for my sake will find it. 40.
Whoever accepts you, accepts me, and whoever that
accepts me, who I send accepts him. 41. Whoever
accepts a prophet in the name of a prophet a reward of a prophet will receive.
And whoever accepts a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, a
reward of a righteous man will receive.
42. And
anyone who gives only a cup of cold water to drink to one of these little ones,
in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you that he will not lose his reward.
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1. And it was when that Yeshua finished commanding
his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and to preach in their
cities. 2.
And when Yukhanan heard in the house of prisoners the works of the
Messiah, he sent word through his disciples.
3. And said to him, “Are
you he who will come, or are we to expect another?”
4.Yeshua answered and said to them, Go
relate to Yukhanan that you have heard and have seen.
5. The
blind are seeing, and the lame are walking, and the lepers are cleansed, and the
deaf are hearing, and the dead are rising, and the poor are given hope. 6.
And blessed is he that is not offended in me.
7. And when they left,
Yeshua started to speak to the crowds concerning Yukhanan, What
did you go out to the wilderness to see? A
reed that was shaken by the wind? 8.
And if not, what did you go out to see?
A man that was wearing soft robes? Behold,
those that are wearing soft things are among kings. 9.
And if not, what did you go out to see?
A prophet? Yes! I say to you, and more than a prophet. 10. For
this is about whom it is written that “Behold I send my messenger before your
face that he might establish the way before you.”
12. From
the days of Yukhanan the baptizer until now, the kingdom has suffered violence,
and the violent are robbing it. 13.
For all the prophets and the Torah have
prophesied until Yukhanan. 14. And
if you desire, accept that this is Elia who was
to come. 15. He who has ears, let him hear.
16. But what should I liken this
generation? It is like children who
sit in the street and beseech to their friends 17.
and say, “We sang to you, and you did not
dance. And we mourned to you, and
you did not lament.” 18.
For Yukhanan came not eating or drinking, and they said that there was a
demon in him. 19. The
son of man came eating and drinking and they said behold a gluttonous man, and
he drinks and is a friend of tax-collectors and of sinners, but wisdom is
justified by its works. Then
Yeshua started to revile the cities, those that had many of his miracles in
them, and they did not repent. 21.
And he would say, Woe unto you Khorzain.
Woe unto you Beth-Saida. For
if the miracles, those that had been in you, had been in Tsur and in Sidan,
perhaps they would have repented in sackcloth and in ashes. 22.
But I say to you that on Taur and on Sidan, it will be more tranquil in the day
of judgement than for you. 23.
And you Capurnakhum who that has been raised unto
heaven will be brought down to sheol. For
if the miracles had been in Sadom that had been in you, she would be standing
until this day. 24.
But I say unto you, that for the land of Sadom,
it will be more tranquil in the day of judgement than for you.
25. At that moment, Yeshua answered and said, I
give thanks to you my Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, that you have hidden
these things from the wise and the intelligent, and you have revealed them to
the children. 26.
Yes my Father for such was the desire in front of
you. 27.
Every thing has been delivered to me from my
Father, and no man knows the son except the Father. Also, no man knows the Father except the son and to whom the
son desires to reveal him. 28.
Come to me all who labour and bear burdens, and I
will give you rest. 29. Bear
my yoke upon you and learn from me. That
I am tranquil and I am meek, and in my heart you will find tranquility in your
souls. 30.
For my yoke is pleasant and my burden is light.
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1. At that time Yeshua was walking on the Sabbath
in the fields, and his disciples became hungry and began to pick grain and to
eat. 2. But when the Pharisees saw them, they said to him, “Behold,
your disciples are doing something that is not lawful to do on the sabbath.
3 But he said to them, Have
you not read what David did when he hungered, and those who were with him?
4. How
he entered the house of God and he ate the bread of the alter of the LORD, which
was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for
the priests? 5.
Or have you not read in the Torah that the
priests in the temple disregard the sabbath, and they are without blame?
6. But
I say to you that one greater than the temple is here now.
7. But
if only you would have known what was meant by, “I desire mercy and not
sacrifice.” You would have not condemned those that are without blame.
8. For
the lord of the sabbath is the son of man.
9. And Yeshua
departed from there and came to their assembly.
10. And a certain man there
was there that had his hand withered. And
they were asking him whether it is lawful to heal him on the sabbath, so they
might accuse him. 11. And he said to them, Who among you
men that if he has a certain sheepthat falls into a pit on the day of the
sabbath would not grab and raise it out? 12.
Now, how much more important is a man than a
sheep? So then is it lawful to do
that which is good on the sabbath? 13.
Then he said to that man, stretch out your hand.
And he stretched out his hand and it was restored like the other.
14. And the Pharisees went
out and they took counsel about him so that they might destroy him. 15. But Yeshua
knew, and he withdrew from there and large crowds came after him, and he healed
all of them. 16 And he charged them that they should not reveal him.
17. That might be fulfilled
the thing which was spoken of through Eshaya the prophet who said.
18. “Behold, my servant
with whom I am pleased, my beloved one in whom my soul rejoices, I will place my
spirit upon him, and he will preach judgement to the people.
19. He will not argue nor
cry out and no man will hear his voice in the street. 20 He will not break the broken reed, and he will not
extinguish the flickering lamp until he brings justice to victory.
21. And the people will hope
in his name. 22.
They then brought to him a
certain possessed man who was mute and blind, and he healed him so that the mute
and blind man could speak and could see. 23.
And all the crowds were marvelling and were
saying that, “Is this not the son of Dawid?” 24.
But when the Pharisees heard, said, “This man does not cast out devils,
but by Beelsebub, the head of demons. 25.
But Yeshua knew their thoughts and said to them, Any kingdom that is divided against itself will be destroyed, and any house
and city that is divided against itself will not stand.
26. And
if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself.
How then does his kingdom stand? 27.
And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, with what
do your sons cast them out? Because
of this they will be judges to you. 28. And
if by the Spirit of God I cast out demons, the kingdom of God has come near to
you. 29.
Or how is a man able to enter into the house of a
strong man and to plunder his possessions, except first he bind the strong man
and then plunder his house? 30.
Whoever that is not with me is against me, and
whoever that did not gather with me, scatters.
31. Because
of this I say to you that all sins and blasphemies will be forgiven to the sons
of men, but blasphemy that is against the Spirit will not be forgiven to the
sons of men. 32.
And anyone who says a word against the son of
man, he will be forgiven,. But anyone who will speak against the Holy Spirit, he will
not be forgiven – not in this world or in the world that is to come.
33. Either
make the tree pleasant and its fruit pleasant, or make the tree bad and its
fruit bad, for a tree is known for its fruit.
34. Generation
of vipers! How are you able to
speak good things, you who are evil? For
the mouth speaks from the fullness of the heart.
35. A good man brings forth good from his
good treasures, and the evil man brings evil from his evil treasure.
36. I
say to you for every vain word that the sons of men speak, they will give an
account of it in the day of judgement. 37.
For by your words you will be justified, and by
your words you will be condemned. 38.
Then, men of the scribes and the Pharisees answered and said to him,
“Teacher, we desire to see a sign from you.
39. And he answered and said
to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign,
and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Yonan the prophet.
40. For
as Yonan was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights, likewise will
the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.
41. The
Ninevite men will arise in judgement with this generation and condemn it,
because they repented by the preaching of Yonan, and behold that one greater
than Yonan is present. 42.
The queen of the south will arise in judgement
with this generation, and she will condemn it because she came from the ends of
the earth to hear the wisdom of Shleemon, and behold, one who is more than
Shleemon is here. 43.
Now when an unclean spirit goes out from a man,
it wanderts in places that have no water in them, and seeks rest, but does not
find it. 44.
Then it says, “I will return to my house from
where I came out.” And it finds that it is empty and swept, and orderly.
45. Then
it will go and lead seven other spirits with it who are worse than it, and they
will enter and dwell in it, and the end of the man will be worse than his
beginning. This evil generation
will be like this. 46.
And while he was speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers came
and were standing outside, and they wanted to speak with him.
47. Then a man said to him,
“Behold, your mother and your brothers are standing outside and desire to
speak with you. 48.
But he answered and said to him that had spoken to him, Who
is my mother? And who are they who are my brothers?
49. And he streched
forth his hand towards his disciples and said, Behold my
mother and my brothers. 50.
For anyone who does the will of my Father who is
in heaven, is my brother, and my sister, and my mother.
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1. Now on that day Yeshua went out from the house
and sat by the side of the sea. 2.
And large crowds gathered around him, so that he went
up to sit himself on a boat, and all the crowd was standing on the shore
of the sea. 3.
And he was speaking much to them in parables, and said,
Behold, a sower went out to sow, and while he was
sowing, there was some that fell upon the side of the road, and a bird came and
ate it. 5.
And some others fell where stony ground ewas, and
there was not much soil there. And
at once, it sprouted because there was no depth to the ground.
6. When
the sun came up and it became hot, and because it had not rooted, it withered.
7. And
some others fell into a thorny place and grew up thistles and choked it.
8. And
others fell on good ground and bore fruit: some a hundred, and some sixty, and
some thirty. 9.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
10. And his disciples
approached and said to him, “Why do you speak in parables to them? 11. And he
answered and said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of
heaven, but it is not given to them. 12.
For to him who has, it will be given to him and
it shall increase to him, and to him who has not, even that which he has will be
taken from him. 13.
Because of this, I will speak in parables with
them because they see, and they see not, and they hear and they do not hear, nor
do they understand. 14.
And is fulfilled in them the prophecy of Eshaya
which said that, “Hearing, and you will not understand what you will hear, and
seeing you will see not know what you see.”
15. For
hardened is the heart of this people, and with their ears they were hard of
hearing, and their eyes are blinded that they shoul not see with their eyes and
hear with their ears and should understand in their heart and return and I heal
them. 16.
But blessed are you. You have eyes that see and ears that hear.
17. For
truly I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men have longed to see the
things that you see, and they did not see, and to hear, and they did not hear.
18. But
you hear the parable of the seed. 19.
Everyone who hears the word of the kingdom and
does not understand it comes the evil one and snatches the word which was sown
in his heart. This is that which
upon the side of the road was sown. 20.
And that which was sown upon stony ground is he
that hears the word and accepts it at once in joy. 21. But
he has no root in him but is temporal. And
when trouble or persecution comes, he is quickly offended because of the word.
22. And
that which was sown into a thorny place is he that hears the word and the cares
of this world and the deception of riches choke the word, and it becomes without
fruit. 23.
But that which was sown upon good earth is he
that hears my word and understands and produces and bears fruit, some a hundred,
and some sixty, and some thirty. 24.
He spoke another parable in figure to them and said, The
kingdom of heaven is likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25. And
when the people were asleep, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and
left. 26.
And when the blades sprang up and bore the fruit,
then the tares also appeared. 27.
And the servants approached the house of the lord
and said to him, “Behold, you did sow good seed in your field.
From where are the tares in it? 28.
And he said to them, a man who is an enemy did
this. His servants said to him,
”Do you desire for us to go pluck them out?”
29. But
he said to them, “No, lest while you are plucking out the tares, you also
uproot the wheat with them. 30.
Let both grow together until the harvest, and at
that time of the harvest I will say
to the reapers to pluck out first the tares and bind them in bundles to be
burned, but the wheat gather them into my store houses.” 31. He spoke another parable in figure to them and
said. The kingdom of heaven is likened to a grain of
musterd seed that a man took and sowed in his field.
32. And
it is smaller than all the small seeds, but when it grows, it is greater than
all the small herbs, and becomes a tree so that the birds of heaven come and
nest in its branches. 33.
He said another parable to them. The kingdom of
heaven is likened to leaven which a woman took and buried in three measures of
flour until it was all leavened. 34.
All these things Yeshua spoke in parables to the crowd, and he would not
speak to them without a parable. 35.
So might be fulfilled the thing which was spoken through the prophet who
said.”I will open my mouth with parables and will bring out secrets that were
from before the foundation of the world.”
36. Then Yeshua left the
crowds and came to the houseand his disciples drew near to him and said to him,
Explain to us the parable of the tares and of the field.
37. Then he answered and
said to them, He who sows the good seed is the Son of
man. 38.
And the field is the world, and the seed are the
good sons. And the tares of the
Kingdom are the sons of the evil one. 39.
And the enemy who sowed them is Satan, and the
harvest is the end of the world, and the reapers are the angels.
40. Therefore,
as the tares are plucked and burned in the fire, likewise it will be in the end
of this world. 41.
The Son of man will send his Angels out, and they
will pluck from His Kingdom all stumbling blocks and all workers of iniquity.
42. And
they will cast them into the furnace of fire, and there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth. 43.
Then, the righteous will shine like the sun in
the Kingdom of their Father. He who
has ears to hear, let him hear. 44.
Again, the Kingdom of heaven is likened to a
treasure that is hidden in a field. That,
which a man finds and hides, and from his joy, goes and sells everything that he
owns and buys that field. 45.
Again, the Kingdom of heaven is likened to a man
who is a merchant who was seeking good pearls.
46. And
when he found a certain precious looking pearl, and he went and sold everything
that he owned and bought it. 47.
Again, the Kingdom of heaven is likened to a net
that was cast into the sea, and every kind of fish it gathered.
48. And
when it was full, they pulled it out to the shore of the sea, and they sat down
and sorted them. And the good they
placed into bags, and the bad they threw away.
49. Thus
it will be in the end of the world. The
angels will go out and separate the wicked from among the righteous.
50. And
they will cast them into the furnace of fire, and there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth. 51.
Yeshua said to them, Do you understand all these
things? They said to him,
“Yes, our Lord.” 52.
He said to them, Because of this, every scribe
who is instructed for the kingdom of
heaven is likened to a man who is the master of a house who brings out from his
treasures the new and the old. 53.
And it was when that Yeshua finished these parables, he departed from
there. 54. And he came to his own city, and would teach them in their
assemblies such that they would marvel and say. “From where to this man did
this wisdom and these miracles come? 55.
Is this not the son of the carpenter, his mother is called
Maryam, and his brothers Yaqob and Yoseh andShimon and Yehude?”
56. “And his sisters,
behold, are they not all with us? From where, thus, did all these things come to
this man.?” 57.
And they were offended by him, and Yeshua said, There
is no prophet who is mocked, except in his own city and his own home. 58. And
he did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
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1. Now in that time, Herodus the Tetrarch heard the news of Yeshua. 2. And he said to his servants, “This is Yukhanan the baptizer. He has risen from the grave. Because of this, miracles are wrought by him. 3. For Herodus had seized Yukhanan and bound him and cast him into prison because of Herodia the wife of Pileepos, his brother. 4. For Yukhanan would say to him that “It is not lawful that she be a wife to you.” 5. And he was desiring to kill him, but was afraid of the people who were recognizing him as a prophet. 6. But when the birthday of Herodus occurred, the daughter of Herodia danced before the guests and she pleased Herodus. 7. Because of this, by an oath he swore to her that he would give to her anything that she requested. 8. And because she was taught by her mother, she said, ‘Give to me the head of Yukhanan the baptizer on a plate.“ 9. And it saddened the king because of the oath and the guests. He commanded that it be given to her. 10. And he sent and cut off the head of Yukhanan in prison., 11. And he brought his head on a plate, and it was given to the girl, and she gave it to her mother. 12. And his disciples approachedand came and took his corpse and buried it, and made it known to Yeshua. 13. And when Yeshua heard, he departed from there alone in a ship to a desert place. And when the crowds heard, they followed. 14. And Yeshua went out and saw the large crowds and had compassion on them, and he healed their diseases. 15. And when it became evening, his disciples approached him and said to him, “ This is a desert place and the time is passed. Dismiss the crowds that they may go to the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16. But he said to them, It is not necessary for them to go. You give them food to eat! 17. But they said to him, “We have nothing here but five loaves of bread and two fish.” 18. Yeshua said to them, bring them here to me. And he commanded the crowds to recline upon the ground, and he took those five loaves of bread and two fish and gazed into heaven and blessed them and broke them and gave them to his disciples. And those disciples placed before the crowds. 20. And all of them ate and were satisfied. And they took up the remnant of the fragments- twelve baskets full! 21. And those men who ate were five thousand, aside from the women and children! 22. And immediately he urged his disciples to get into the boat and to go before him to the opposite side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23. And when he dismissed the crowds, he went up to the mountain alone to pray. And he was alone there when it became dark. 24. And the boat was a great distance away from the land, being tossed greatly by the waves, for the wind was against it. 25. And in the fourth watch of the night, Yeshua came to them walking on the water! 26. And his disciples saw him, that he was walking on the water, and were frightened and saying that it was a false vision. And from their fear, they cried out. 27. But at once Yeshua spoke with them and said, Have courage! It is I! Do not be afraid! 28. And Keepa answered and said to him, “My Lord! If it is you, command me to come to you on the water!” 29. And Yeshua said to him, Come! And down went Keepa from the boat and walked on the water to come to Yeshua. 30. And when he saw the wind was strong, he feared, and began to sink, and he raised his voice and said, “My Lord! Save me!” 31. And immediately our lord streched out his hand and grasped him and said to him, Oh of little faith! Why did you doubt me? 32. And when they went up into the boat, the winds quieted down. 33. And they who were in the boat came and worshipped him and said, “Truly you are the Son of God. 34. And they sailed and came to the land of Genesar. 35. And the men of the place recognized him and they sent word to all the surrounding villages. All those who were very ill drew near to him 36. And were beseeching to him if only they might touch the edge of his clothing. And those who touched were healed.
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1. Then the scribes and the Pharisees who were from
Urishlim drew near to Yeshua and said, 2. “Why
do your disciples transgress against the traditions of the elders and do not
wash their hands when they eat bread?” Then
Yeshua answered and said to them, Why also do you
transgress against the commandments of God because of your traditions?
4. For
God said “honor your father and mother, and anyone who reviles his father and
his mother let him be put to death”? 5.
But you say any one who says to a father or to a
mother, “My offering is what ever you have gained by me,” then he does not
need to honor his father or mother. 6.
And you nullify the word of God because of your
tradition. 7.
Hypocrites!
Well did Eshaya prophecy concerning you and said,
8. “This
people honor me with their lips, but their heart is very far from me.”
9.
And they revere me in vain, while they teach the
doctrines of the commandments of the sons of men.
10. And
he cried out to the crowds and said to them,
Listen and understand.
11. It
is not what enters the mouth that defiles a man, but that what proceeds from the
mouth defiles a man. 12.
Then his disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the
Pharisees who heard this word were offended?
13. Then he answered and
said to them, Every plant that my Father who is in
heaven did not plant, will be uprooted. 14.
Let them be blind! They are the blind leaders of the blind.
If lead into a pit, they both will fall!
15. And answered
Shimon Keepa and said to him. “My Lord, explain to us this parable. 16. And he said
to them, Until now, even you do not understand.
17. You
do not know that whatever enters the mouth it goes to the stomach, and from
there by an excrement is cast out.. 18.
But whatever that proceeds from the mouth
proceeds from the heart and becomes a defilement to a man.
19. For
from the heart go out evil thoughts: Murder,
fornication, theft, false witness, blasphemy.
20. These
are what defile a man . But if
while a man eats, his hands are not washed, he is not defiled.
21. And Yeshua went
out from there and came to the border of Tsur and of Tsidon.
22. And behold, a
Canaanite woman from those borders while crying and saying, “Have mercy
on me my Lord, the Son of Dawid. My
daughter is seriously vexed by a devil. 23.
But he did not answer her a word. And
his disciples drew near beseeching him and saying, “Send her away because she
cries after us.” 24.
But he answered and said to them, Have I not been
sent except to the sheep which went astray from the house of Israel?
25. And she came and
worshippped him and said to him, “My Lord, help me!
26. He said to her, It
is not good to take the bread of the children and to cast it to the dogs.
27. And she said,
“Yes, my Lord, but even the dogs eat from the crumbs which fall from the
tables of their masters and live. 28. Then Yeshua said to her, Oh woman!
Great is your faith. Let it be to
you as you desire. And her
daughter was healed from that moment. 29.
And Yeshua departed from there and came to the the shore of the sea of
Galeela. And he went up to a
mountain and sat there. 30. And great
crowds drew near to him that had among them; the lame, and the blind, and dumb,
and the maimed, and many others. And
they laid them at the feet of Yeshua, and he healed them.
31. So amazed were the
crowds who saw the dumb speak, and the maimed made whole, and the lame
walking,and the blind seeing. And
they praised the God of Israel. 32.
But Yeshua called to his disciples and said to them, I
have compassion for this crowd. Behold
that three days they have remained with me and they do not have that which they
might eat. And I do not desire to
send them away while they are fasting, lest on the way they faint.
33. And his disciples
said to him, “Where in this desert is there enough bread for us that we might
satisfy all this crowd?” 34.
Yeshua said to them, How
many loaves of bread do you have? They
said to him, “Seven, and a few small fish.
35. And he commanded the
crowds to recline upon the ground. 36.
And he took those seven loaves of bread and the fish and gave thanks and
broke them and gave them to his disciples.
And the disciples gave them to the crowds.
37. And all of them ate and were satisfied, and they took up
seven full baskets of the remnants of the fragments.
38. And those who ate
numbered four thousand men, aside from the women and children. 39. And when he
dismissed the crowds, he went up into a boat and came to the border of Magdo.
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1. And the Pharisees and the Sadducees drew near,
tempting him and asking him a sign from heaven to show them. 2. But he
answered and said to them, When
it becomes evening, you say, “It is clear, for the sky is red.”
3. And
in the morning you say, “Today it is winter for the sky is a gloomy red.”
Hypocrites! You know how to observe
the appearance of the sky. The
signs of this time you do not know how to discern.
4. An
evil and adulterous generation requests a sign.
And a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Yonan the prophet.
And he left them and departed.
5. And when his disciples came to the other side, they had
forgotten to take bread with them. 6.
But he said to them, Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.
7. And they were
reasoning among themselves, and saying, “It is because they had not taken the
bread. 8.
But Yeshua knew, and said to them, What are you
thinking among yourselves, oh you of little faith, that it is because you did
not bring the bread? 9.
Still, you do not understand nor do you recall
those five loaves of bread for the five thousand. And how many baskets you took up! 10. Nor those seven loaves of bread for the four thousand. And
how many baskets you took up! 11.
How is it that you do not understand that it was
not about bread that I spoke to you, but that you should be aware of the leaven
of the Pharisees and the Sadducees. 12.
Then they understood that he did not say to be aware of the leaven of
bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.
13. And when Yeshua came to
the region of Caesarea of Philippi, he was asking his disciples and said, Concerning
me, who do men say that I am, merely a son of a man? 14. And they said, “Some say Yokhanan the baptizer, but
others Elia. And others Aramiya, or
one of the prophets. 15. He said to them, But who do you say
that I am? 16.
Shimon Keepa said, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
17. Yeshua answered him and
said, Blessed are you Shimon, the son of Yona, because
flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
18. I
say also to you that you are Keepa, and on this Keepa I will build my church,
and the gates of Sheol will not subdue it.
19. To
you I will give the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and any thing you bind on
earth will be bound in heaven, and the thing that you loose on earth, will be
loosed in heaven. 20.
Then he commanded his disciples that they should not say to men that he
was the Messiah. 21.
And from that time onwards, Yeshua began to make known to his disciples
that he must go to Urislim and suffer much from the elders and from the chief
priests, and scribes. And he would
be killed, and on the third day would rise up.
22. But Keepa took him and
began to rebuke him and said, “Far be it from you, my Lord< that this
should happen to you.” 23.
But he turned and said to Keepa, Get behind me
Satan! You are a stumbling block to me because you do not think of God, rather
of the sons of men. 24.
Then Yeshua said to his disciples, He who wishes
to follow after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow after
me. 25.
He who desires to save his life, will lose it.
And he who loses his life for my sake, will find it.
26. For
what does it profit a man if he gains all the world, and loses his soul?
Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
27. For
it is necessary for the Son of man to come in the glory of his Father.
And then with his holy angels he will reward each man according to his
work. 28.
Truly I say to you, that there are men who are
standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of man come in his
kingdom.
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1. And after six days, Yeshua led Keepa and Yaqub
and Yukhanan his brother and took them up high alone. 2. And Yeshua
was transformed before them and his face was bright like the sun, and his
clothes became white like light. 3.
And Moshe and Eliyah appeared to them speaking with him.
4. And Keepa responded and
said to Yeshua, “My Lord. It is
good for us that we are here. And
if you desire, let us make you here three shelters, one for you and one for
Moshe, and one for Eliyah. 5. And while he was speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed
them. And a voice came from the
cloud saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am pleased.
Listen to him. 6. And when the
disciples heard, they fell upon their faces and were very afraid.
7. And Yeshua approached
them and touched them and said, Arise, do not be afraid.
8. And they lifted up
their eyes and they did not see anyone except Yeshua alone.
9. And while they were
descending from the mountain, Yeshua commanded them and said to them, Do
not speak about this vision in the presence of anyone until the Son of man
arises from the dead. 10.
And his disciples asked to him and said, “Why then do the scribes say
that Eliyah must come first?” 11.
Yeshua answered and said, Eliyah will come first,
so that all things might be fulfilled. 12.
But I say to you that behold Eliyah has come, and
they did not know him. And they did
to him all that they desired. Likewise
also the Son of man must suffer from them.
13. Then the
disciples understood that he spoke to them about Yukhanan the baptizer. 14.
And when they came, the crowds approached towards him.
And a man bowed down on his knees. 15.
And he said to him, “My Lord have mercy upon me.
My son, who has a demon, is badly afflicted.
For many times he has fallen in the fire, and many times in the water.
16. And I brought him to
your disciples, and they were not able to heal him.
17. Yeshua answered and
said, Oh crooked and faithless generation! Until when
must I be with you and until when must I endure you?
Bring him here to me. 18.
And Yeshua rebuked it, and the devil went out from him.
And the boy was healed from
that moment. 19.
Then the disciples drew near to Yeshua while he was alone and said to
him, “Why were we not able to heal him?”
20. Yeshua said to them, Because
of your unbelief. For truly I say
to you that if you had faith in you like a grain of mustard seed, you could say
to this mountain, move away from here, and it would move.
And not a thing would be able to prevail over you.
21. But
this kind does not go out except by fasting and by prayer.
22. And while they
were traveling in Galeela, Yeshua said to them, The Son
of man will be betrayed into the hands of the sons of men. 23.
And they will kill him, and on the third day he
will rise. 23.
And they were very saddened. 24.
And when they came to Capurnakhum, those who were collecting two coins
for each head for the head tax said to Keepa, “Your master did not give
his two coins.” 25. He said
“Yes” to them, and when Keeps entered into the house, Yeshua anticipated him
and said to him, Shimon, what do you think the kings of
the earth do when they collect tribute and head tax, from strangers or from
their children? 26.
Shimon said to him, From strangers.”.
Yeshua said to him, then the children are free.
27. But
lest this should offend them, go to the sea and cast a hook.
And the first fish that comes up, open its mouth and you will find a
coin. Take that and give it for me
and for you.
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1. At that moment, the disciples drew near to
Yeshua and said, “Who indeed is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
2. And Yeshua called a child
and made him stand in their midst. 3.
And said, Truly I say to you, that unless you
change and become like children, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
4. He
therefore who humbles himself like this child, he will be great in the kingdom
of heaven. 5.
And he who receives one like this child in my
name receives me. 6. And anyone who harms one of these
little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him that the millstone of
a donkey would be hung on his neck and he be sunk into the depths of the sea.
7. Woe
to the world because of offenses. It
is necessary for offenses that should come, but woe to the man by whose hand the
offenses come. 8.
And if your hand or your foot cause to stumble,
cut it off and cast it away from you. For
it is better to enter into life lame, or while you are maimed, than while you
have two hands or two feet to fall into the fire that is everlasting.
9. And
if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and cast it away from you, for
it is better for you that with one eye you enter into life than while you have
two eyes to fall into the Gehenna of fire.
10. See
to it that you do not despise one of these little ones.
I say to you, for their angels in heaven at all times see the face of my
Father who is in heaven. 11.
For the Son of man has come to save that which
was lost. 12.
What do you think if a man had one hundred sheep,
and one of them went astray. Does
he not leave the ninety and nine and go on the mountain and seek that which
strayed? 13.
And if he finds it, truly I say to youi that he
rejoices at it more than the ninety and nine that did not stray.
14. Likewise,
your Father who is in heaven does not wish that any of these little ones
should perish. 15.
And if your brother with you is at fault, go
rebuke him, between you and him alone. If
he listens to you , you have won your brother.
16. And
if he does not listen to you, take with you one or two others, because of the
mouth of two or three witnesses, every word is established.
17. And
if he will also not listen to them, tell the congregation.
And if he will also not listen to the congregation, let him be to you
like a tax-collector and like a heathen. 18.
And truly I say to you, that any thing that you
bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be
loosed in heaven. 19.
Again I say to you that if two of you should
agree on earth concerning every desire they might ask, they will have it from
the presence of my Father who is in heaven.
20. Where
for two or three are assembled in my name, there I am also among them.
21. Then, Keepa drew
near to him and said, “ My Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother
with me who is at fault. Should I
forgive him up to seven times?” 22.
Yeshua said to him, I do not say to you up to
seven times, rather, up to seventy times seventy-seven.
23. Because
of this the kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who desired to take an
accounting from his servants.
24. And
when he began to take an accounting, they brought to him one who owed ten
thousand talents. 25.
And when he had no way to repay, his lord
commanded that he be sold, he and his wife, and his children and everything that
he owns and he repay. 26.
And that servant fell down and worshipped him and
said, “My lord, be patient with me and every thing I will
repay to you. 27.
And the lord of that servant had compasssion and
released him and forgave him his debt. 28.
Now that servant went out and found one of his
fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarii, and he seized him and was
choking him and said to him, “Give to me that which you owe to me.”
29. And
that fellow servant fell down upon his feet beseeching him and said to him,
“Be patient with me and I will repay you.
30. And
he did not want to but went and cast him into prison until he paid him what he
owed him. 31.
And when their fellow servants saw the thing that had happened, it
saddened them very much, and they made known to their lord all that happened.
32. Then his lord called himand said to
him, “Evil servant! I forgave you
all of that debt because you beseeched me.
33. It
was not right for you to have mercy on your fellow servant as I had mercy on
you.” 34.
And his lord was angry and delivered him to the
scourgers until he repaid every thing that he owed him.
35. Likewise,
my Father who is in heaven will do to you unless you do forgive each man his
brother his offenses from your heart.
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1. And it happened that when Yeshua finished these
words, he departed from Galeela and he came to the border of Yehuda on the other
side of the Yordanan. 2. And great
crowds followed him, and he healed them. And
the Pharisees drew near to him there, and were tempting him and saying, ,”Is
it lawful for a man to put away his wife for any cause?” 4. But he
answered and said to them, Have you not read, that He
who created from the beginning, He created them male and female? 5. And
he said, Because of this, a man shall leave his father and his mother and will
be joined to his wife, and they will be both of them one flesh.
6. Henceforth,
they will not be two, rather, rather one flesh.
Therefore, what God has united, man should not separate.
7. They said to him,
“Why then did Moshe command to give a letter of divorce and to put her
away?” 8.
And he said to them, Because of the hardness of your heart, you were allowed to put away your
wives. But it was not thus from the
beginning. 9.
But I say to you that he who leaves his wife
without a charge of adultery, and takes another,
commits adultery. And he
that takes a divorced woman commits adultery.
10. His disciples
said to him, “If such is the difficulty between husband and wife, it is not
worthwhile to take a wife. 11.
But he said to them, Not every man can apply this
word to himself, but only he to whom it is given.
12. For
there are eunuchs who were born thus in the womb of their mother.
And there are eunuchs who became eunuchs by men.
And there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the
kingdom of heaven. Let him
comprehend who is able to comprehend. 13.
Then children drew near to him that he may lay his hands on them and
pray. And then Yeshua rebuked his
disciples and said to them, Allow the children to come
to me, and do not hinder them, for of those who are like these is the kingdom of
heaven. 15.
And he laid his hands on them and departed from there.
16. A certain man came and
drew near and said to him, “Good
teacher, what is good that I should do that I should have eternal life?”
17. Then he said to him, Why
do you call me good? There is none
good except one God? Now if you
desire to enter into life, keep the commandments.
18. He said to him,
“Which ones?” Then Yeshua said
to him, That you shall not kill, and not commit
adultery, and you shall not steal, and you shall not give false witness.
19. And
honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.
20. That young man
said to him, “All these things I have obeyed them from my youth.
What do I lack?” 21.
Yeshua said to him, If you desire to be perfect,
go sell your possessions and give them to the poor, and you will have treasure
in heaven, and come follow me. 22.
And that young man heard this word and went away sad., for he had many
possessions. 23.
Yeshua then said to his disciples, Truly I say to
you that it is difficult for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. 24. And
again I say to you that it is easier for a rope to enter into the eye of a
needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
25. And when the
disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed
and were saying, ”Who indeed is able to gain life?”
26. Yeshua looked at them
and said to them, With men this is not possible, but
with God everything is possible. 27.
Then answered Keepa and said to him, “Behold, we have left everything
and have come to follow you. What
indeed will we have?” 28.
Yeshua said to them, Truly I say to you, that you
who have come to follow me in this world, when the Son of Man sits new upon the
throne of his glory, you will also sit upon twelve seats, and you will judge the
twelve tribes of Israel. 29.
And anyone who has left houses or brothers or
sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of my
name, will receive one hundredfold and will inherent eternal life.
30. But
many who are first will be last, and the last first.
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1.
For
the kingdom of heaven is likened to a man, the lord of a house, who went out in
the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
2.
And he bargained with the laborers for a denarius per
day. And he sent them to his
vineyard. 3.
And he went out in the third hour and saw others
who were standing in the marketplace and were idle.
4. And
he said to them, “Go also to the vineyard and I will give you what is
right.” 5.
And they departed. And he went out again in the sixth and in the ninth
hour and did the same. 6.
And twards the eleventh hour he went out and
found others who were standing and were idle and said to them, “Why are you
standing all day and idle?” 7.
They said to him, “Because no man has hired
us.” He said to them also, “Go
to the vineyard and you will receive what is right.” 8.
And when it became evening, the lord of the
vineyard said to his steward, “Call
the laborers and give them their wages, and begin from the last and proceed to
the first.” 9.
And those of the eleventh hour came and each
received a denarius. 10.
And when the first came, they hoped that they
would receive more, and they each also received a denarius.
11. And
when they received it, they murmured against the lord of the house.
12. And
they said, “These last ones worked one hour, and you made them equal with us
who bore the burden of the day and its heat!”
13. Then
he answered and said to one of them, “My friend, I did not wrong you. Was it not a denarius you bargained with me for.”
14. Take
yours and go. I but desire that to this last one I give as to you.
15. Or
is it not lawful for me to do that which I desire
to do with my own? Or is your eye evil because I am good? 16. Thus
will the last be first and the first last.
For many are those that are called, and few that are chosen.
17. And Yeshua was
about to go up to Urishlim, and he took his twelve disciples alone on the road
and said to them. 18.
Behold, we are going up to Urishlim, and the Son
of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and
to the scribes. And they will
condemn him to death. 19.
And they will deliver him to the Gentiles, and
they will mock him, and they will beat him, and they will crucify him.
And he will rise on the third day. 20.
Then, the mother of the sons of Zawdee came to him.
And she and her sons worshipped him and was asking him something.
21. Then he said to her, What
do you desire? She said to
him, “Say that these two, my sons, one on your right and one on your left in
your kingdom. 22.
Yeshua answered and said, You
do not know what you ask! Are you
able to drink the cup that I am about to drink,
or the baptism with which I will be baptized?
They said to him, “We are able.”
23. He said to them, You will drink my cup, and and be
baptized with the same baptism that I am baptized, but that you should sit at my
right and at my left is not mine to give, except
to those for whom it is prepared by my Father.
24. And when the ten
heard of it, they were angry at those two brothers.
25 And Yeshua called to them and said to them, You
know that the rulers of the Gentiles are their lords and their nobles are in
authority over them. 26.
Let it not be thus among you, but whoever among
you desires to be great, let him be a minister to you.
27. And
he who among you desires to be first, let him be a servant to you.
28. Just
as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give himself as
a ransom for the sake of many. 29.
And when Yeshua went out from Yericho, a large crowd were following him.
30. And behold, two blind
men were sitting on the side of the road, and when they heard that Yeshua was
passing by, they gave a cry out, and were saying”Have mercy upon us my Lord,
the son of Dawid. 31.
But the crowds were admonishing them to be quiet, but they raised their
voice more, and were saying, “Our Lord the son of Dawid, have mercy upon us.
32. And Yeshua stopped and
called to them and said, What do you desire me to do for
you? 33.
They said to him. “Our Lord, that our eyes may be opened.”
34. And Yeshua had
compassion on them and touched their eyes, and at once their eyes were opened
and they went and followed him.
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1. And when he approached Urishlim and came to
Beth-Pageh on the side of the Mount of Olives, Yeshua sent two of his disciples
2. And said to them, Go
to this village that is in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey
that is bound and a colt with her. Loose
them and bring them to me. 3. And if anyone says anything to you,
tell him that they are needed for our Lord, and immediately he will send them
here. 4.
And this that happened that might be fulfilled the thing which was spoken
of through the prophet who said, 5.
Say to the daughter of Tsihyon, behold your king comes to you meek and
mounted upon a donkey, and upon a colt the foal of a donkey.
6. The disciples departed and did as
Yeshua had commanded them. 7.
And they brought the donkey and the colt and placed their garments upon
the colt and Yeshua mounted upon it. 8.
And a multitude of crowds were spreading out their clothes in the road,
and others were cutting branches from the trees and cast them on the road.
9. The crowds and those who
were going before him and coming after him were crying out and saying “Ushanna
to the Son of Dawid. Blessed is he
who comes in the name of the LORD. Ushanna
in the highest!” 10.
And when he entered into
Urishlim, all the city was stirred up and saying, “Who is this man?”
11. And the crowds were
saying, “This is the prophet Yeshua who is from Nasrath of Galeela.
12. And Yeshua entered
entered into the temple of God and drove out all who were buying and selling in
the temple. And he overturned the
tables of the moneychangers and the chairs of those who were selling doves.
13. And he said to them, It
is written that my house will be called a house of prayer, but you have made it
a cave of bandits. 14.
And the blind and the lame in the temple drew near to him, and he healed
them. 15. But when the chief priests and the Pharisees saw the wonders
that he did, and the children who were crying aloud in the temple and saying,
“Ushanna to the Son of Dawid,”they were displeased! 16. And they
were saying to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?”
Yeshua said to them, Yes!
Have you never read that from the mouth of children and infants you have
fashioned praise? 17.
And he left them and departed outside of the city to
Beth-Ani and lodged there. 18.
And in the morning when he hungered, he returned to the city.
19. And he saw a certain fig
tree by the road and came to it and he did not find anything on it except only
leaves. And he said to it,
Let there never again be fruit on you forever!
And at once, that fig tree withered.
20. And the disciples saw and marvelled and were saying, “How
quickly the fig tree withered.” 21.
Yeshua answered and said to them, Truly I say to
you, that if you have faith and no doubt, not only this miracle of the fig tree
will you do but even if you say to this mountain “Be removed and fall into the
sea!” it will happen. 22.
And everything you ask for in prayer and believe,
you will receive. 23.
And when Yeshua came to the temple, the chief priests and elders of the
people drew near to him while he was teaching and were saying to him, “By what
authority do you accomplish these things? And
who gave to you this authority?” Yeshua
answered and said to them, I will also ask you a certain
question, and if you answer me I will also tell you by what authority I do these
things. 25.
Where is the baptism of Yukhnan from?
Is it from heaven, or is it from men?
And they were reasoning among themselves and they were saying
that, “If we say from heaven, he
will say to us, ‘Upon what reason did you not believe him?’ 26.
and if we say ‘From men.’ we are afraid of the crowd!” for all of
them regard Yukhanan as a prophet.
27. They answered and said
to him, “ We do not know.” Yeshua
said to them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.
28. But
what do you think . A certain man
had two sons. And he drew near to
the first one and said to him, “My son, go today and work in the vineyard.” 29.
But he answered and said, “I do not desire
it.” But later he regretted it
and went. 30.
And he drew near to the other and said likewise
to him, and he answered and said, “I will my lord.” And did not go.
31. Which
of these two did the will of his father? They
said to him that the first one did. Yeshua
said to them, I say truly to you that the tax-collectors
and harlots will precede you into the kingdom of God.
32. For
Yukhanan came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him.
But the tax-collectors and the harlots believed him.
But you did not even repent when you saw it, that you might believe him.
33. Hear
another parable. There was a
certain man, a lord of a house, and he planted a vineyard.
Around it he set a fence. And
he dug a winepress in it. And he
built a tower in it, and he leased it to laborers and went on a journey.
And when the time of the harvest arrived, he sent his servants to the
laborers that they might send to him some of the fruit of his vineyard.
34. And
the laborers seized his servants. Some
they beat, and some they stoned, and some they killed.
36. And
again he sent other servants that were more than the first, and they did
likewise to them. 37.
And lastly, he sent his Son to them saying
perhaps they might be ashamed before my Son.
38. But
when the laborers saw the Son, they said among themselves, “This is the heir.
Come let us kill him and seize his inheritance.”
39. And
they seized him and took him outside of the vineyard and killed him.
40. Therefore,
when the lord of the vineyard comes, what should he do to those laborers?
41. They were saying
to him, “He will savagely destroy them and he will lease the vineyard to other
laborers, those who will give to him the fruit in its season.”
42. Yeshua said to them, Have you never read in the scriptures of “The Stone that the builders
rejected, the same became the head of the corner. From the presence of the LORD came this Stone and is a marvel
before our eyes.”? 43.
Because of this I say to you that the Kingdom of
God will be taken from you and will be given to a people who bear fruit.
44. And
whoever falls upon this Stone, it will destroy.
45. And when the
chief priests and Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he spoke against
them. 46.
And they sought to arrest him, but they were afraid because of the crowd,
as they were regarding him as a prophet.
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1. And
Yeshua answered again in parables and said,
2. The
Kingdom of Heaven is like a man, a king who prepared a wedding feast for his
son. 3.
And he sent his servants that they might call
those who were invited to the wedding feast, and they did not desire to come!
4. Again
he sent other servants and said, “Say to
those who were invited that ,behold, my supper is prepared and my oxen and my
fatlings are killed and every thing is ready.
Come to the wedding feast! 5.
But they sneered at it.
And one departed to his field and another to his business.
6. and
the rest seized his servants, and mocked and killed them.
7. And
when the king heard, he was angry and sent his armies and destroyed those
murderers, and he burned their city. 8. Then
he said to his servants, “The wedding feast is prepared, and those that were
invited were not worthy. 9.
Go, therefore, to the main roads, and anyone that
you find, you call to the wedding feast. 10.
And
out went those
servants to the roads and gathered anyone that they
found, bad and good, and the banquet-house was filled.
11. And
the king entered to see the guests, and he saw a man there who was not wearing
the attire of a wedding. 12.
And he said to him, “My friend, how did you
enter here while you have no garments of a wedding?” And he was speechless. 13.
Then the king said to the ministers, “Bind his
hands and his feet and cast him into the outer darkness.
There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth!”
14. For
many are those that are called, and few are chosen.
15. Then the
Pharisees departed and took counsel on how to trap him by a question.
16. Then they
sent the Herodians with their disciples to him.
And they were saying to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true, and
do rightly teach the way of God, and do not favor any man, for you do not
discriminate between men. 17. Therefore tell us how do you think. Is it lawful to pay the head tax to Caesar or not?”18.
But Yeshua knew their evil, and said, Hypocrites!
Why do you tempt me? 19. Show
me the denarius of the head tax. And
they brought a denarius to him. 20. And Yeshua said to them, And whose
image is this inscription? 21.
They were saying, “Caesar.” He
said to them, Therefore give to Caesar that which is
Casear’s, and to God that which is God’s.
22. And when they
heard it, they were amazed, and left him and departed.
23. In that same day, the
Sadducees approached and were saying to him,
“There is no resurrection of the dead, and they asked him,
24. and said to him,
“Teacher, Moshe told us that if a man dies while having no sons, his brother
should take his wife and raise up a seed for his brother.
25. Now there were among us
seven brothers. The first took a
wife and died. And because he had
no sons, he left his wife to his brother. 26.
Likewise also the second and the third up to the seventh.
27. And after all of them,
the woman also died.28. Therefore
in the resurrection, to which of these seven will she be a wife, for all of them
married her?” 28.
Yeshua answered and said to them, You
err because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God.
30. For
in the resurrection of the dead, men do not marry women, nor are women given to
husbands. Rather, they are as the
angels of God in Heaven. 31.
But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have
you not read the thing which was said to you by God who said,
32. That
“I am the God of Awraham, the God of Iskaq, and the God of Yacob?” And he was not the God of the dead, rather of the living.
33. And when the
crowds heard this, they were amazed by his teaching.
34. But when the Pharisees
heard that he had sienced the Sadducees, they assembled together.
35. Then one of them who
knew the law asked testing him. 36.
“Teacher, Which commandment in the law is the greatest?”
37. And Yeshua said to him, That
“You should love the LORD your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your might and with all your mind.”
38. This
is the first and the greatest commandment.
39. And
the second is like it. That “You
should love your neighbor as yourself.” 40.
On these two commandments hang the Torah and the
prophets. 41.
Now while the Pharisees were assembled, Yeshua asked them, 42. And said, What do you say about the
Messiah? Who is he the son of?
They were saying to him, “The son of Dawid.”
43. He said to them, How then did Dawid
in the spirit call him LORD? For he
said, 44. “That
the LORD said to my lord, ‘You sit at my right hand until I place your enemies
under your feet.’” 45.
Therefore, if Dawid calls him LORD, how is he his
son? 46.
And no man was able to give him an answer.
And no man dared to question him again from that time on.
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1. Yeshua then spoke with the crowds and with his
disciples. 2. And he said to them, The scribes and
the Pharisees sit on the seat of Moshe. 3.
Therefore everything that they say to you that
you should keep and do. But not according to their deeds, for they talk, but do not.
4. And
they bind heavy burdens and place them upon the shoulders of the sons of men,
but they to not desire to touch them with their fingers.
5. And
they do all their deeds that they might be seen by the sons of men. For they
widen their Tefillin1 and lengthen the Tekhelet2 of their
robes. 6.
And they love the chief places at festivals and
the chief seats at the assembly. 7.
And a greeting in the streets, and to be called
Rabbi by men. 8.
But you should not be called Rabbi, for one is
your Rabbi and you are all brothers. 9.
And do not call yourself Father For your Father
is one who is in heaven. 10.
And you should not be called leaders, because one
is your leader, the Messiah. 11.
But he who is greatest among you, let him be a
minister to you. 12. For
whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be
exalted. 13.
Woe to you scribes and Pharisees.
Hypocrites! For you consume the houses of widows, and that for a pretense
you lengthen your prayers. Because
this you will receive a greater judgement.
14. Woe
to you scribes and Pharisees. Hypocrites! For
you shut up the Kingdom of Heaven before the sons of men. For you are not entering yourselves, and those who would
enter you do not allow to enter.
15. Woe
to you scribes and Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you traverse sea and land that you
might make one proselyte, and when he has become one, you make him double the
son of Gehenna that you are yourselves1.
16. Woe
to you blind guides, for you say that whoever swears by the temple is not
anything, but who swears by the gold of the temple is guilty.
17. You
are blind fools, for what is greater, the gold or the temple that sanctifies the
gold? 18.
And whoever swears by the alter, it is not
anything, but he who swears by the offering that is upon it is guilty.
19. You
are blind fools! What is greater,
the offering or the alter that sanctifies the offering?
20. Therefore,
whoever swears by the alter, swears by it and all things that are upon it.
21. And
whoever swears by the temple , swears by it and by He who dwells in it.
22. And
whoever swears by Heaven swears by the throne of God, and by Him who sits upon
it. 23.
Woe to you scribes and Pharisees. Hypocrites! For
you tithe mint and dill and cummin,
and you overlook the more important things of the law:
Justice and mercy and faith. And
these things were necessary for you to have done, and these things you should
not have forgotten. 24.
Blind guides who strain at gnats and swallow
camels. 25.
Woe to you scribes and Pharisees. Hypocrites!
For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate but inside they are
full of extortion and iniquity. 26.
Blind Pharisees!
First clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, Then the outside will
be clean also. 27. Woe
to you scribes and Pharisees. Hypocrites! For
you are like white tombs that appear beautiful on the outside, but on the inside
are filled with the bones and all the corruption of the dead.
28. Thus
you also appear on the outside as righteous men to the sons of men.
On the inside you are filled with iniquity and hypocrisy.
29. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees.
Hypocrites! For you build the tombs
of the prophets, and you adord the sepulchres of the righteous.
30. And
you say that if we had been in the days of our forefathers, we would not have
been participants with them in the blood of the prophets.
31. Whereby
you witness against yourselves that you are sons of those who killed the
prophets. 32.
And you also fill up the measure of your
forefathers. 33.
Serpents! Offspring
of vipers! How will you flee from
the judgment of Gehenna? 34.
Behold, because of this I will send to you
prophets and wise men and scribes. Some
of them you will kill, and you will crucify, and some of them you will scourge
in your assemblies. And you will
pursue them from city to city, 35.
So that will come upon you all the blood of the
righteous. And up to the blood of
Zakharya1, the son of Brakhya, he whom you killed between the temple
and the altar. 36.
Truly I say to you that all these things will
come upon this generation. 37.
Urishlim!
Urishlim! Murderess of the prophets and stoner of those that are sent to
her. How often I have desired to
gather your children like a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you did
not desire it! 38. Behold,
your house is left desolate. 39.
I say to you that you will not see me from now on
until you say, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.”
1. Meshikha here uses the Hebrew canonical order of the books of the
Tanakh. By referring to the righteous blood of Haweel (Abel, recorded in
Genesis) and of Zakharya (Zechariah, 2 Chronicles), Meshikha refers to the first
and last book of the Hebrew canon. The meaning of Meshikha’s teaching is
clear; the blood of every righteous person recorded in all of scripture will
come upon the scribes and the Pharisees.
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1. And Yeshua went out of the temple to depart, and
his disciples drew near and were
showing him the construction of the temple.
2. But he said to them, Behold,
don’t you see all these things? Truly
I say to you, nothing will be spared. Not
one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.
3. And while Yeshua
was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples drew near and were saying
among themselves and to him, “Tell us when these things will be and what is
the sign of your coming and the end of the world.
4. Yeshua answered and said
to them, Beware,
let no man deceive you. 5.
For many will come in my name and will
say that “I am the Messiah.” And
many they will deceive. 6.
For you are bound to to hear of revolutions and
rumor of wars. Watch out and no not
be disturbed, for it is necessary that all these things happen, but it is not
yet the end. 7.
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom. And there will be
famines and plagues and earthquakes in different places.
8. But
all these things are only the beginning of sorrows.
9. Then
they will deliver to afflictions and they will kill you and you will be hated by
all nations because of my name. 10.
Then many will stumble and will hate one another
and will betray one another. 11.
And many false prophets will arise and deceive
many. 12. And because of the growth of
iniquity, the love of many will grow cold.
13. But
whoever has patience until the end, he will have life.
14. And
this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to
all the nations, and then the end will come.
15. And
when you see the sign of uncleanness and desolation, that was spoken of by
Daniel the prophet, which will stand in the holy place.
He that reads, let him understand. 16.
Then those who are in Yehuda, let them flee to
the mountain. 17.
And he who is on the roof, let him not come down
to take that which is in his house. 18.
And he who is in the field, let him not turn back
to take back his clothes. 19.
And woe to the pregnant and to those who are
nursing in those days. 20.
And pray that your flight will not be in winter,
nor on the Sabbath. 21. For
then will be great suffering such as has not been from the beginning of the
world until the present, nor will ever be again.
22. And
if those days were not shortened, not any flesh would live, but because of the
chosen, those days will be shortened. 23.
If anyone should say to you then, behold the
Messiah is here or there, do not believe it.
24. For
false Messiahs and lying prophets will arise and they will produce signs and
great wonders in order to deceive if possible even the chosen.
25. Behold,
I have told you beforehand. 26.
Therefore, if they say to you,”Behold, he is in
the wilderness,” do not go out. Or,
“Behold, he is in the inner chamber,” do not believe it.
27. For
as the sunshine comes out from the East and is seen even in the West, thus will
be the coming of the Son of man. 28.
Wherever may be where the carcass is, there will
the eagles gather. 29. And
immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened and the
moon will not shine its light. And the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven
will be shaken. 30.
And then will be seen the sign of the Son of Man
who comes upon the clouds of heaven with great power and glory.
31. And
he will send his angels with a large trumpet, and they will gather his chosen
ones from the four winds from one end of heaven to the other.
32. Now
from the fig tree learn a parable. As
soon as its branches become tender and bring forth its leaves, you know that
summer has arrived. 33.
Thus also when you have seen all these things,
know that it has arrived at the door. 34.
Truly I say to you, that this tribe will not pass
until all these things happen. 35.
Heaven and earth may pass, but my word will not
pass. 36.
About the day and about the hour no man knows,
not even the angels of heaven, but the Father alone.
37. And
as in the days of Nukh, thus will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38. For
as they were before the deluge, eating and drinking and taking women and giving
them in marriage to men up to the day that Nukh entered into the ark.
39. And
they did not know until the deluge came and took them all, thus will be the
coming of the Son of Man. 40.
Then two men will be in the field, one will be
taken and one will be left. 41. And
two women will be grinding at the mill. One
will be taken and one will be left. 42.
Therefore be alert, because you do not know in
what hour your Lord will come. 43.
And know this, that if the lord of the house had
known, he would not have allowed his house to be plundered.
44. Because
of this also, you should be prepared, because in an hour that you do not expect,
the Son of Man will come. 45.
Then who is the faithful and wise servant whom his lord has appointed over his household to give them food in due time.
46. That
servant is blessed when his lord comes and finds him doing thus.
47. I
say truly to you, that he will appoint him over all that he owns. 48. But
if a servant being evil in his heart says that “My lord will be delayed in
coming.” 49.
And begins to beat his fellow-servants and to eat
and drink with drunkards. 50. The
lord of that servant will come in a day that he does not expect, and in an hour
that he does not know. 51. And
he will cut him in two and give him his lot among the hypocrites., and there
will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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1. Then let the Kingdom of
Heaven be likened to those ten virgins who took their lamps and went out for the
meeting of the bride and the bridegroom. 2.
Now five of them were wise and five were foolish.
3. And
those foolish virgins took their lamps but did not take oil with them.
4. But
those wise virgins took oil in
vessels with their lamps. 5.
Now when the bridegroom delayed, they slumbered
and slept. 6.
And in the middle of the night there was an
outcry, “Behold, the bridegroom comes! Go
out for his meeting!” 7.
Then all those virgins arose and prepared their
lamps. 8.
And those foolish virgins were saying to the
wise, “Give us some of your oil, for behold our lamps have gone out.”
9. These
wise virgins answered and said, “What if there is not enough for us and for
you? Rather, go to those who sell
and buy for yourselves. 10.
And while they went to buy the bridegroom came,
and those who were ready entered with him into the banquet-hall.
And the door was locked. 11.
Now later also came the those other virgins, and
were saying, “Our lord! Our lord! Open the door for us.
12. Then
he answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you that, “I do not know
you!” 13.
Be alert, therefore, for you do not know that day
or hour. 14.
For it is like a man who went on a journey.
He called his servants and delivered his possessions to them. 15. There
was one he gave five talents, and
another two, and another one - each man according to his ability.
And he went immediately on a journey.
16. Now
he who received five talents went and traded with them and gained five more.
17. And
likewise also, he who received two traded and gained two others.
18. But
he who received one, went and dug in the ground and hid the money of his lord.
19. Now
after a great time, the lord came and received an account from them of those
servants. 20. And
he who received five talent and brought five others drew near and said, “My
lord, you gave to me five talents. Behold, I have added five others to them.
21. And
he said to him, “Well done good and faithful servant!
You have been faithful over a little, I will appoint you over much!
Enter into the joy of your lord. 22.
And he received two talents drew near and said,
“My lord, You gave to me two talents. Behold,
I have added two others to them.” 23.
His lord said to him, “Well done good and
faithful servant. You have been
faithful over a little. I will
appoint you over much. Enter into
the joy of your lord.” 24.
And he who received one talent drew near also and
said, “My lord, you are known to
be a hard man, and that you reap where you have not sown and you gather from
where you have not scattered. 25.
So I was afraid and went and hid your talent in
the ground. Behold, you have what
is yours. 26.
His lord answered and said to him, “Evil and
lazy servant! So it is known that I
reap where I have not sown, and I gather from where I have not scattered!
27. For
you would have been right to have placed my money in the exchange, and I would
have come and have demanded its interest and my principal.
28. Therefore,
take away the talent from him and give it to him who has ten talents.”
29. For
to him who has, it will be given to him and it will increase to him. But he who does not have, even that which he has will be
taken from him. 30.
And the idle servant was thrown into the outer
darkness. There shall be weeping
and gnashing of teeth. 31. And
when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all his holy angels with him, then
he will sit upon the throne of his glory. 32.
And all the nations will be gathered before him.
And he will separate them, one from another as a shepherd separates the
sheep from the goats. 33.
And he will set the sheep at his right and the
goats at his left. 34.
Then the King will say to those who are at his
right, “Come you blessed of my Father. Inherit
the Kingdom which has been prepared for you from the foundations of the world.
35. For
I was hungry, and you gave to me food to eat.
And I was thirsty and you gave me drink.
I was a stranger, and you took me in.
36. I
was naked, and you covered me. I
was sick, and you visited me. And I
was in prison, and you came to me.” 37.
Then those will say to him, “Our righteous
Lord, when did we see that you were hungry and feed you, or that you were
thirsty, and gave you drink? 38.
And when did we see that you were a stranger and
take you in, or that you were naked and covered you?
39. And
when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?
40. The
King will answer and say to them, “Truly I say to you, inasmuch as you have
done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.” 41. Then
he will also say to those that are on his left, “You cursed! Go away from me
to the everlasting fire that which is prepared for the adversary and his angels.
42. For
I was hungry, and you did not give me any food.
And I was thirsty, and you did not give me drink.
43. And
I was a stranger, and you did not take me in.
And I was naked, and you did not cover me.
And I was sick and in orison, and you did not visit me.”
44. Even
then, they will answer and say, “Our Lord,
when did we see you hungry or thirsty
or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to
you?” 45.
Then he will answer and say to them, “Truly I
say to you, inasmuch as you did not to one of these little ones, you also did
not do it to me.”46. And
these will depart to everlasting torment, but the righteous to everlasting life.
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1. And it was when that Yeshua finished all of
these sayings ha said to his disciples, 2.
You know that after two days will be the Paskha,
and the Son of Man will be betrayed to be crucified.
3. Then the chief
priests and scribes and elders of the people were gathered at the court of the
high priest who was called Qayapa. 4.
And they took counsel concerning Yeshua that by deceit they might arrest
and kill him. 5. And they were saying, “Not during the feast, lest
a riot should occur among the people. 6.
And when Yeshua was in Beth-Anya, in the house of the potter, Shimon
7. A woman approached him
who had with her an alabaster vase of ointment which was a very precious
perfume, and she poured it upon the head of Yeshua while he was reclining. 8. And his
disciples saw and it displeased them and they said, “Why this waste?”
9. For it was able that this
be sold for much money and it be given to the poor.
But Yeshua knew this and said to them, Why are
you troubling the woman, for she has done a good deed for me.
11. For
you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.
12. But
the one who poured this perfume upon my body She did it as though for my burial.
13. And
truly I say to you, that wherever my gospel is preached, the thing that which
she did this will also be told in all the world as a memorial to her.
14. Then one of the
twelve who was called Yehuda Skaryota went to the chief priests.
15. And
he said to them, “What are you
willing to give me and I will deliver him to you?”
And they promised him thirty pieces of silver. 16. And from
that time onwards, he would seek an
opportunity to betray him. 17.
Now on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples drew
near to Yeshua and said to him, “Where do you want us to prepare for you to
eat the Paskha?” 18. And he said
to them, Go to the city, to a certain man and say to
him, “Our master says my time it has arrived.
With you I will perform the Paskha among my disciples.”
19. And his disciples
did as he commanded them. And they prepared Yeshua the Paskha.
20. And when it was evening,
he was reclining among his twelve disciples.
21. And while they were
dining he said, Truly I say to you, that one of you will
betray me. 22.
And it made them very sad and they began to say to him, each one of them,
“Is it I my Lord?” 23.
And he answered and said, He who dips his hand
with me in the dish, that one will betray me.
24. And
the Son of Man will g just as it is written concerning him, but woe to the man
he by whose hand the Son of Man is betrayed.
It would have been better for him if that man he had not been born.
25. And the traitor
said “Perhaps it is I Rabbi” Yeshua answered and said to him, You
have said it! 26.
And while they were dining, Yeshua took bread and blessed it and broke
and gave it to his disciples and said, Take eat.
This is my body. 27. And
he took the cup and gave thanks and gave it to them and said, Take drink from it all of you.
28. This
is my blood of the new covenant, which for the sake of many is shed for the
forgiveness of sins. 29. And
I say to you that I will not drink this fruit of the vine from now on until the
day in which I drink it anew with you in the Kingdom of God.
30. And they offered
praise and went out to the Mount of Olives.
31. Then Yeshua said to
them, All of you will be offended by me in this night,
for it is written, “I will strike the Shepherd and the sheep of his flock will
be scattered.” 32. But
after I have risen, I will be in Galeela before you.
33. Keepa answered
and said to him, even is everyone is offended, I will never be offended by you.
34. Yeshua said to him, Truly
I say to you, that in this night before the cock crows you will deny me three
times. 35.
Keepa said to him, “Even if it be necessary for me to die with you, I
would not deny you, and all the disciples also said likewise.
36. Then Yeshua came with them to a place
which is called Gadseman. And he
said to his disciples, Sit down here while I go and
pray. 37.
And he took Keepa and the two sons of Zawdee and began to be sorrowful
and wearied. 38.
And he said to them, There is sadness to my soul unto the point
of death. Remain here and watch
with me. 39.
And he went a little further and fell upon his face and was praying and
said, My father if it is possible, let this cup pass
over me. Nevertheless, not as I
will but as you will. 40. And
he came to his disciples and found them while they were sleeping and said to
Keepa, So you were not able to watch with me one hour!
41. Take
heed and pray lest you enter into temptation.
The spirit is ready but the body is weak.
42. He went again the
second time and prayed and said, My Father, if this cup
can not pass except I drink it, your will be done.
43. And he came again
and found them while they were sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
44. And he left them and
went away again and prayed for the third time and he said the same words.
45. Then he came to his
disciples and said to them, Sleep now therefore and get
your rest, behold the hour has arrived and the Son of Man will be delivered into
the hands of sinners. 46.
Arise! Let us go.
Behold he has arrived who has betrayed me. 47. And
while he was speaking, behold Yehuda the traitor, one of the twelve, arrived and
with him a great armed crowd with swords and staves before the chief priests and
elders of the people. 48.
Yehuda the traitor had given them a sign and said, “To him who I kiss
is he. Seize him.”
49. And he immediately drew near to Yeshua and said to
him, “Peace, Rabbi.” And he kissed him.
50. And Yeshua said to him,
Is it for this reason you have come my friend? Then
they drew near and placed their hands upon Yeshua and seized him.
51. And behold, one of those
who was with Yeshua stretched out his hand and drew the sword and attacked a
servant of the high priest and cut his ear off.
52. Then Yeshua said to him, Return the
sword to its place, for all who take up swords will die by swords.
53. Or
don’t you think that I am able to ask my Father to raise up twelve legions of
angels? 54.
How then could the scriptures be fulfilled.
Thus say that it must be. 55.
In that hour Yeshua said to the crowds, As
against a bandit you have come out with swords and staves to arrest me.
Everyday I was sitting among you in the temple and was teaching, and you
did not arrest me. 56. But
this happened that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then
the disciples all left him and fled. 57.
And those who seized Yeshua led him to the high priest Qayapa, where the
scribes and elders were gathered. 58.
Shimon called Keepa was following after him from a distance
up to the court of the high priest.
And he entered and sat inside among the guards that he might see the end.
58. Noe the chief priests
and the elders and the whole assembly were
seeking witnesses against Yeshua so that they might kill him.
60. And they did not find
them, but many false witnesses came. But
at the end two came forward. 61. And said, “This man said that, ’I am able to tear down
the temple of God, and in three days rebuild it!’” 62.
And arose the high priest
and said to him, “Do you not answer to this matter, what it is that
these witnesses have against you?” 63.
But Yeshua was silent and the high priest said to him, “I adjure you by
the living God, that you tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.
64. Yeshua said to him, You
have said it! But I say to you that
from now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power and
coming upon the clouds of heaven. 65.
Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “Behold he blasphemes!
Why therefore do we need witnesses?
Behold now you have heard his blasphemy.
66. What do you want to
do?” They answered and said,
“He is deserving of death.” 67.
Then they spat upon his face and
they were striking him on his head, and others were beating him.
68. And they were saying to
him, “Prophesy to us Messiah, who is the one who beat you?”69.
And Keepa was sitting in the courtyard outside.
A certain maid drew near to him and said, “You were also with Yeshua
the Nasraya.” 70.
But he denied it before all of them and said, “I do not know what you
are saying.” 71. And when he went
out to the porch, another maid saw him and said to them that was there, “This
man was also with Yeshua the Nasraya.” 72.
And again he denied it with oaths, ”I do not know the man!”
73. And after a little
while, those who were standing by said to Keepa, “Surely you are also with
them, for your speech makes you known. 74.
Then he began to curse and to say, “I do not know the man!”
And in that hour the cock crowed. 75.
And Keepa remembered the word which Yeshua said to him that, “Before
the cock crows three times you will deny me.”
And he went outside and wept bitterly.
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1. And when it was morning , the chief priests, and
the elders of the people all took counsel against Yeshua, so that they might put
him to death. 2.
And they bound him and took him and delivered him to Peelatos the
governor. 3.
Then Yehuda the traitor, when he saw that Yehuda was convicted, he
repented and went and returned those thirty pieces of silver to the chief
priests and to the elders. 4. And
he said, “I have sinned because I have betrayed innocent blood.”
But they said to him, “What is that
to us? That is your
problem.” 5.
And he threw the silver into the temple and departed and went and hanged
himself. 6. Now the chief priests picked up the silver and said, “It is
not lawful to put it the house of offerings, because the price of it is
blood.” 7. And they took counsel and bought a field of a potter with it
as a cemetery for strangers. 8.
To this day, that field is called The Field Of Blood because of this.
9. Then the thing was
fulfilled which was spoken of by the prophet who said, “I took the thirty
pieces of silver, the price of the precious one which was agreed upon by those
sons of Israel. 10.
And I gave them for the field of a potter as the LORD commanded me.”
11. Now Yeshua stood before the governor, and the governor asked
him and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Yeshua said to him, You
have said it! 12.
And while the chief priests and elders were accusing him, he did not
return an answer. 13.
Then Peelatos said to him, “Do
you not hear how much they testify against you?
14. And he did not give an
answer to him, not even with one word. And
he greatly marvelled at this. 15.
Now at every feast it was the governor’s custom to free one prisoner to
the people, whomever they were desiring. 16.
Now they had imprisoned a well-known prisoner who was called Bar-Abba.
17. And when they were gathered, Peelatos said to them, “Whom
do you desire to be freed to you? Bar-Abba
or Yeshua, who is called the Messiah?” 18.
For Peelatos was realizing that they had delivered him because of envy.
19. Now while the governor
was sitting on his judgement-seat, his wife sent to him and said to him, “Have
nothing to do with that righteous man, for I
have suffered greatly in my dream today because of him.
20. But the chief priests
and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Bar-Abba and to destroy Yeshua.
21. And the governor answered and said to them, “Whom do you desire to
be freed to you from these two?” And
they said Bar-Abba. 22.
And Peelatos said to them, “And Yeshua who is called the Messiah, what
should I do to him?” They all
said, “Let him be crucified!” 23.
The governor said to them,”What evil indeed has he done?”
But all the more they cried out and said, “Let him be crucified!”
24. And Peelatos when he saw
that nothing helped, but instead the clamor was increasing, he took water and
washed his hands before the crowd and said, “I am innocent of the blood of
this righteous man, you do as you please.”
25. And answered all the
people and said, “Let his blood be upon us and upon our children.”
26. Then he released
Bar-Abba to them and scourged Yeshua with whips , and delivered him to be
crucified. 27.
Then the soldiers of the governor took Yeshua to the Praetorium and
assembled against him all of the company of soldiers.
28. And they stripped him and clothed him with a robe of purple.
29. And they wove a crown of
thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And they bowed down
upon their knees before him and they were mocking at him and saying, ”Peace
King of the Jews.” 30. And they
spat in his face and took the reed and were striking him upon his head.
31. And when they had mocked
him, they took off the robe and put on his own clothes, and led him away to be
crucified. 32.
And while they were going out they found a man of Qureenya, whose name
was Shimon. They compelled this man
that he might carry his cross. 33.
And they came to the place
which is called Golgotha, which is interpreted, The Skull.
34. And they gave to him
vinegar that was mixed with gall to drink.
And he tasted it, and he did not desire to drink it.
35. And when they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by
casting lots. 36.
And they were sitting watching him there.
37. And they placed over his
head the reason for his death in writing, “This
is Yeshua, the King of the Jews.” 38.
And there were crucified with him two bandits, one on his right, and one
on his left. 39.
And those who were passing by were blaspheming, were against him, and
were nodding their heads. 40. And they
were saying, ”Oh you who would tear down the temple and rebuild it in three
days! Deliver yourself if you are
the Son of God and come down from the cross.”
41. Likewise, the chief
priests were also mocking together with the scribes, the elders, and the
Pharisees. 42.
And they were saying, “He saved others, but he is not able to save
himself. If he is the King of
Israel, let him come down now from the cross so that we may believe in him.
43. He put his trust in God,
let him save him now if he is pleased with him.
For he said that, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
44. Likewise, even those bandits who were crucified with him were
reproaching him. 45.
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the
ninth hour. 46.
And about the ninth hour, Yeshua cried out with a load voice and said, My
God! My God! Why have you spared me? 47.
And some of those men who were standing there when they heard it were
saying, “This man calls to Eliyah. 48.
And immediately, one of them ran and took a sponge and filled it with
vinegar and put it on a reed, and was offering a drink to him.
49. But the rest were
saying, “Let him be. Let us see
if Eliyah comes to save him.” 50. Then again
Yeshua cried out with a loud voice and gave up his spirit. 51. And
immediately, the curtains at the door of the temple were torn in two from the
top to the bottom. And the earth was shaken and the rocks were split. 52. And the tomb
were opened and many bodies of the saints who were asleep arose, 53.
And went out. And after his resurrection they entered into the holy city
and were seen by many. 54.
And the centurian, and those with him who were watching Yeshua, when they
saw the earthquake and those thing that had occurred, they were very afraid and
said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
55. And there were also many
women there who were looking from afar - those who had come after Yeshua from
Galeela and had ministered to him. One
of them was Maryam of Magdala, and Maryam the mother of Yaqob and of Yosea, and
the mother of the sons of Zawdee. 57. Now when it became evening, a rich man from Ramtha whose name
was Yosip who also was taught by Yeshua. 58.
This man drew near to Peelatos and asked for the body of Yeshua.
And Peelatos commanded that ithe body be given to him.
59. And Yosip took the body
and wrapped it in a shroud of fine linen. 60.
And he laid it in his new tomb which was hewn in rock.
And they rolled a large boulder and they placed it upon the entrance of
the tomb. And they departed.
61. And there were Maryam of
Magdala and the other Maryam who were sitting opposite the tomb. 62. And on the
next day, which was after the sunset, the chief priests and the Pharisees were
gathered with Peelatos. 63.
And they were saying to him, “Our lord, we have remembered that that
deceiver would say while he was alive that, After three
days, I will arise. 64. Command,
therefore, that they guard the grave until the third day, lest his disciples
come steal him in the night and say to the people that he has risen from the
dead. And the last deception should
become worse than the first. 65.
Peelatos said to them, ”You have the guards. Go and take precautions as
you know.” 66.
And they departed and took precautions by the grave and set a seal upon
that stone together with the guards.
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1. Now in the evening of the Sabbath as it was
twilight, the first of the week, came Maryam of Magdala and the other Maryam
that they might see the grave. 2.
And behold a great earthquake occurred for an angel of the LORD descended
from heaven and came and rolled away the boulder from the entrance, and he was
sitting upon it. 3.
And his appearance was like lightning and his clothes were white like
snow. 4. And from the
fear of him, those who were watching trembled and they became like the dead.
But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not fear, for I know
that Yeshua who was crucified you seek. 6.
He is not here. For he has
risen as he said. Come see the
place in which he was laid. 7. Now
go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead.
And behold he goes before you to Galeela. There you will see him.
Behold, I have told you. 8.
And they departed quickly from the grave with fear and with great joy and
were running that they might tell his disciples.
9. And behold, Yeshua met up with them and said to them, Peace
unto you. And they drew near
and grabbed his feet and worshipped him. 10.
Then Yeshua said to them, Do not fear.
Rather, go and tell my brothers to go to Galeela, and there they will see
me. 11.
Now when they had departed, some men came from those soldiers to the city
and told the chief priests every thing that happened.
12. And they were assembled
with the elders and they took counsel and they gave not a small amount of money
to the soldiers. 13. And they
said to them, “Say that his disciples came and stole him in the middle of the
night while we were sleeping.” 14.
And if this is heard before the governor, and we will persuade him we
will not to make trouble for you. 15.
And when they took the money they did as they had instructed them.
And this word has gone out among the Jews to this day.
16. Now the eleven discipled went to Galeela to the mountain
where Yeshua had arranged for them to meet.
17. And when they saw him,
they worshipped him, but some of them were doubting. 18. And Yeshua
drew near and spoke with them and said to them, All
authority is given to me in heaven and on earth.
And as my Father has sent me, I send you.
19. Go
therefore make disciples of all nations, and baptize them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
20. And teach them to keep
all that I have commanded you. And
behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the world. Amen