Mark (Marqos)

MARK

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The beginning of the gospel (good news) of A1YHWH B45haMashiach, the B47Humanity of El (YHWH);

2 As it is written in the Prophets (Nevi’im): “Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who shall prepare Your way before You.” – Mal. 3:1

3 “B49The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare you the way of יהוה (YHWH), make His paths straight.’” – Isa. 40:3, Mat. 3:3, Luke 3:4

4 John (Yochanan) did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judah (Yehudah), and they of Jerusalem (Yerushalayim), and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan (Yarden), confessing their sins.

6 And John (Yochanan) was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;

7 And preached, saying, “There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

8 I indeed have baptized you with water, but He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit (Ruach haQodesh).

9 And it came to pass in those days, that YHWH came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John (Yochanan) in Jordan (Yarden).

10 And straightway coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit (Ruach) like a dove descending upon Him;

11 And there came B53a voice from heaven, saying, “You are My beloved B47Humanity, in whom I am well pleased.” – Matt 3:17, Luke 3:22

12 And immediately the Spirit (Ruach) driveth Him into the wilderness.

13 And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto Him.

14 Now after that John (Yochanan) was put in prison, YHWH came into Galilee, preaching the gospel (good news) of the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)),

15 And saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)) is at hand. Repent you, and believe the gospel (good news).”

16 Now as He walked by the sea of Galilee, He saw Shimon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers.

17 And YHWH said unto them, “Come you after Me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.”

18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed Him.

19 And when He had gone a little further from there, He saw James the son of Zebedee (Yaaqov ben-Zavdai), and John (Yochanan) his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.

20 And straightway He called them; and they left their father Zebedee (Zavdai) in the ship with the hired servants, and went after Him.

21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the Shabbat He entered into the synagogue, and taught.

22 And they were astonished at His doctrine (teaching); for He taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

24 Saying, “Let us alone; what have we to do with You, You YHWH of Nazareth? Art You come to destroy us? I know You who You are, the Holy One of God (Elohim).

25 And YHWH rebuked him, saying, “Hold your peace, and come out of him.”

26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What thing is this? What new doctrine (teaching) is this? For with authority commandeth He even the unclean spirits, and they do obey Him.”

28 And immediately His fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.

29 And immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Shimon and Andrew, with James (Yaaqov) and John (Yochanan).

30 But Shimon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and immediately they tell Him of her.

31 And He came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she served them.

32 And at even, when the sun set, they brought unto Him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.

33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.

34 And He healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and allowed not the devils to speak, because they knew Him.

35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

36 And Shimon and they that were with Him followed after Him.

37 And when they had found Him, they said unto Him, “All men seek for You.”

38 And He said unto them, “Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for this therefore I have come forth.”

39 And He preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.

40 And there came a leper to Him, beseeching Him, and kneeling down to Him, and saying unto Him, “If You wilt, You canst make me clean.”

41 And YHWH, moved with compassion, put forth His hand, and touched Him, and saith unto Him, “I will; be you clean.”

42 And as soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from Him, and He was cleansed.

43 And He sternly warned him, and immediately sent him away;

44 And saith unto him, “See you say nothing to any man; but go your way, show yourself to the priest (kohen), and offer for your cleansing those things which Moses (Mosheh) commanded, for a testimony unto them.”

45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that YHWH could no more openly enter into the city, but was outside in desert places; and they came to Him from every quarter.

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And again He entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was heard that He was in the house.

2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door; and He preached the word unto them.

3 And they come unto Him, bringing one sick of the palsy, who was borne of four.

4 And when they could not come near unto Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was; and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

5 When YHWH saw their faith, He said unto the sick of the palsy, “Son, your sins be forgiven you.”

6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

7 “Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God (Elohim) only?”

8 And immediately when YHWH perceived in His spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, He said unto them, “Why reason you these things in your hearts?

9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, ‘Your sins be forgiven you;’ or to say, ‘Arise, and take up your bed, and walk?’

10 But that you may know that the Son of man (haMashiach) hath power on earth to forgive sins, (He saith to the sick of the palsy,)

11 I say unto you, arise and take up your bed, and go your way into your house.”

12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God (Elohim), saying, “We never saw it on this fashion.”

13 And He went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto Him, and He taught them.

14 And as He passed by, He saw Lewi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, “Follow Me.” And he arose and followed Him.

15 And it came to pass, that, as YHWH sat at meat in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat also together with YHWH and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him.

16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eat with tax collectors and sinners, they said unto His disciples, “How is it that He eateth and drinketh with tax collectors and sinners?”

17 When YHWH heard it, He saith unto them, “They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick; I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

18 And the disciples of John (Yochanan) and of the Pharisees used to fast; and they come and say unto Him, “Why do the disciples of John (Yochanan) and of the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples fast not?”

19 And YHWH said unto them, “Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

21 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment; else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse.

22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred; but new wine must be put into new bottles.”

23 And it came to pass, that He went through the grainfields on the Shabbat; and His disciples began, as they went, to pluck the heads of grain.

24 And the Pharisees said unto him, “Behold, why do they on the Shabbat that which is not lawful?”

25 And He said unto them, “Have you never read what Dawid did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

26 How he went into the house of יהוה (YHWH) in the days of Abiathar the high priest (kohen hagadol), and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests (kohanim), and gave also to them which were with him?” – 1 Sam.21:1-6

27 And He said unto them, “The Shabbat was made for man, and not man for the Shabbat;

28 Therefore the Son of man (haMashiach) is Lord (Adon) also of the Shabbat.”

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And He entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had a withered hand.

2 And they watched Him, whether He would heal him on the Shabbat; that they might accuse Him.

3 And He saith unto the man who had the withered hand, “Stand forth.”

4 And He saith unto them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Shabbat, or to do evil? To save life, or to kill?” But they held their peace.

5 And when He had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, He saith unto the man, “Stretch forth your hand.” And he stretched it out; and his hand was restored whole as the other.

6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.

7 But YHWH withdrew Himself with His disciples to the sea; and a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judah (Yehudah),

8 And from Jerusalem (Yerushalayim), and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan (Yarden); and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things He did, came unto Him.

9 And He spake to His disciples, that a small ship should wait on Him because of the multitude, lest they should throng Him.

10 For He had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon Him for to touch Him, as many as had plagues.

11 And unclean spirits, when they saw Him, fell down before Him, and cried, saying, “You are the B47Humanity of El (YHWH).”

12 And He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known.

13 And He goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto Him whom He would; and they came unto Him.

14 And He ordained twelve, that they should be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach,

15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

16 And Shimon He surnamed Peter (Kefa);

17 And James the son of Zebedee (Yaaqov ben-Zavdai), and John (Yochanan) the brother of James (Yaaqov); and He surnamed them Boanerges, which is, “The sons of Thunder”:

18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew (Bar-Talmai), and Matthew (Mattityahu), and Thomas (Toma), and James the son of Alphaeus (Yaaqov ben-Alpheus), and Thad-daeus, and Shimon the Canaanite,

19 And Judas Iscariot (Yehudah Ishkeriot) also, who betrayed Him; and they went into a house.

20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him; for they said, “He is besides himself.”

22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem (Yerushalayim) said, “He hath Beelzebul (Baal-Zebub), and by the prince of the devils casteth He out devils.”

23 And He called them unto Him, and said unto them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

27 No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

28 Verily I say unto you, all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme;

29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit (Ruach haQodesh) hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation;”

30 Because they said, “He hath an unclean spirit.”

31 There came then His brethren and His mother, and, standing outside, sent unto Him, calling Him.

32 And the multitude sat about Him, and they said unto Him, “Behold, Your mother and your brethren outside seek for You.”

33 And He answered them, saying, “Who is My mother, or My brethren?”

34 And He looked round about on them which sat about Him, and said, “Behold My mother and My brethren!

35 For whosoever shall do the will of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)), the same is My brother, and My sister, and mother.”

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And He began again to teach by the sea side; and there was gathered unto Him a great multitude, so that He entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.

2 And He taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in His doctrine (teaching):

3 “Hearken! Behold, there went out a sower to sow.

4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth;

6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some a hundred.”

9 And He said unto them, “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.”

10 And when He was alone, they that were about Him with the twelve asked of Him the parable.

11 And He said unto them, “Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)); but unto them that are outside, all these things are done in parables;

12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.” – Isa. 6:9

13 And He said unto them, “Know you not this parable? And how then will you know all parables?

14 The sower soweth the word.

15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

16 And these are they likewise who are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are stumbled.

18 And these are they who are sown among thorns; such as hear the word,

19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

20 And these are they who are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”

21 And He said unto them, “Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? And not to be set on a candlestick (menorah)?

22 For there is nothing hidden, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

23 If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”

24 And He said unto them, “Take heed what you hear. With what measure you use, it shall be measured to you; and unto you that hear shall more be given.

25 For he that hath, to him shall be given; and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.”

26 And He said, “So is the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)), as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.”

30 And He said, “Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH))? Or with what comparison shall we compare it?

31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth;

32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.”

33 And with many such parables spake He the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

34 But without a parable spake He not unto them; and when they were alone, He expounded all things to His disciples.

35 And the same day, when the even had come, He saith unto them, “Let us pass over unto the other side.”

36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took Him even as He was in the ship. And there were also with Him other little ships.

37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

38 And He was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow; and they awake Him, and say unto Him, “Teacher (Rabbi), carest You not that we perish?”

39 And He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, “Peace, be still.” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

40 And He said unto them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?”

41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, “What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

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And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

2 And when he had come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains;

4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.

5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

6 But when he saw YHWH afar off, he ran and worshipped Him,

7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, “What have I to do with You, YHWH, You B47Humanity of Most High God (Elyon El)? I adjure You by God (Elohim), that You torment me not.”

8 For He said unto him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.”

9 And He asked him, “What is your name?” And he answered, saying, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”

10 And he besought Him much that He would not send them away out of the country.

11 Now there was there near unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

12 And all the devils besought Him, saying, “Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.”

13 And immediately YHWH gave them permission. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine; and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.

15 And they come to YHWH, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.

17 And they began to beseech Him to depart out of their coasts.

18 And when He had come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil besought Him that he might be with Him.

19 Howbeit YHWH permitted him not, but saith unto him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them how great things יהוה hath done for you, and hath had compassion on you.”

20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things YHWH had done for him; and all men did marvel.

21 And when YHWH had passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto Him; and He was near unto the sea.

22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Yair by name; and when he saw Him, he fell at His feet,

23 And besought Him greatly, saying, “My little daughter lieth at the point of death; I pray You, come and lay your hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.”

24 And YHWH went with him; and much people followed Him, and thronged Him.

25 And a certain woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years,

26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

27 When she had heard of YHWH, came in the press behind, and touched His garment.

28 For she said, “If I may touch but His clothes, I shall be whole.”

29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

30 And YHWH, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned Him about in the crowd, and said, “Who touched My clothes?”

31 And His disciples said unto Him, “You seest the multitude thronging You, and sayest You, ‘Who touched Me?’”

32 And He looked round about to see her that had done this thing.

33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before Him, and told Him all the truth.

34 And He said unto her, “Daughter, your faith hath made you whole; go in peace, and be whole of your plague.”

35 While He yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, “Your daughter is dead; why troublest you the Teacher (Rabbi) any further?”

36 As soon as YHWH heard the word that was spoken, He saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, “Be not afraid, only believe.”

37 And He permitted no man to follow Him, except Peter (Kefa), and James (Yaaqov), and John (Yochanan) the brother of James (Yaaqov).

38 And He cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.

39 And when He had come in, He saith unto them, “Why make you this commotion, and weep? The damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.”

40 And they laughed Him to scorn. But when He had put them all out, He taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with Him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.

41 And He took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, “Talita, qumi!” which is, being interpreted, “Damsel, I say unto you, arise!”

42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.

43 And He warned them sternly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

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And He went out from there, and came into His own country; and His disciples follow Him.

2 And when the Shabbat had come, He began to teach in the synagogue; and many hearing Him were astonished, saying, “From where hath this man these things? And what wisdom is this which is given unto Him, that even such mighty works are wrought by His hands?

3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary (Miryam), the brother of James (Yaaqov), and Joseph (Yosef), and of Judas (Yehudah), and Shimon? And are not His sisters here with us?” And they were offended at Him.

4 But YHWH said unto them, “A prophet is not without honour, but in His own country, and among His own kin, and in His own house.”

5 And He could there do no mighty work, except that He laid His hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

6 And He marvelled because of their unbelief. And He went round about the villages, teaching.

7 And He called unto Him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse;

9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.

10 And He said unto them, “In what place soever you enter into a house, there abide till you depart from that place.

11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when you depart there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.”

12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.

13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

14 And King Herod heard of Him; (for His name was spread abroad;) and he said, “That John the Baptist (Yochanan haMatvil) was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in Him.”

15 Others said, “That it is Elijah (Eliyahu).” And others said, “That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.”

16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, “It is John (Yochanan), whom I beheaded; He is risen from the dead.”

17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John (Yochanan), and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her.

18 For John (Yochanan) had said unto Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him, but she could not;

20 For Herod feared John (Yochanan), knowing that he was a just and holy man, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

21 And when an opportunity day had come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his nobles, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, “Ask of me whatsoever you wilt, and I will give it you.”

23 And he sware unto her, “Whatsoever you shalt ask of me, I will give it you, unto the half of my kingdom.”

24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, “What shall I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist (Yochanan haMatvil).”

25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, “I will that you give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist (Yochanan haMatvil).”

26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes who sat with him, he would not reject her.

27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought; and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

28 And brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.

29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto YHWH, and told Him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

31 And He said unto them, “Come you yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while;” for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.

33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew Him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto Him.

34 And YHWH, when He came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.

35 And when the day was now far spent, His disciples came unto Him, and said, “This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed.

36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat.”

37 He answered and said unto them, “Give you them to eat.” And they say unto Him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred penny worth of bread, and give them to eat?”

38 He saith unto them, “How many loaves have you? Go and see.” And when they knew, they say, “Five, and two fishes.”

39 And He commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

41 And when He had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, He looked up to heaven, and blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave them to His disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided He among them all.

42 And they did all eat, and were filled.

43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

45 And straightway He constrained His disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while He sent away the people.

46 And when He had sent them away, He departed into a mountain to pray.

47 And when even had come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and He alone on the land.

48 And He saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them; and about the fourth watch of the night He cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.

49 But when they saw Him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit (ghost), and cried out;

50 For they all saw Him, and were troubled. And immediately He talked with them, and saith unto them, “Be of good cheer! It is I; be not afraid.”

51 And He went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased; and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.

52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves, for their heart was hardened.

53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.

54 And when they had come out of the ship, straightway they recognized Him,

55 And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard He was.

56 And whithersoever He entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it was but the border of His garment; and as many as touched Him were made whole.

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Then came together unto Him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem (Yerushalayim).

2 And when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen hands, they found fault.

3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews (Yehudim), except they wash their hands often, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why walk not Your disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?”

6 He answered and said unto them, “Well hath Isaiah (Yeshayahu) prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honoureth Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.’

7 Howbeit in vain do they worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. – Isa. 29:13

8 For laying aside the commandment of God (Elohim), you hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups; and many other such like things you do.”

9 And He said unto them, “Well you reject the commandment of God (Elohim), that you may keep your own tradition.

10 For Moses (Mosheh) said, ‘Honour your father and your mother;’ and, ‘Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death;’ – Deu. 5:16, Exo. 21:17

11 But you say, ‘If a man shall say to his father or mother, “It is Korban” that is to say “a Gift”, by whatsoever you mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.’

12 And you let him no more to do anything for his father or his mother;

13 Making the word of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)) of none effect through your tradition, which you have delivered; and many such things do you.”

14 And when He had called all the people unto Him, He said unto them, “Hearken unto Me every one of you, and understand:

15 There is nothing from outside a man, that entering into him can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

16 If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.”

17 And when He was entered into the house from the people, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable.

18 And He saith unto them, “Are you so without understanding also? Do you not perceive, that whatsoever thing from outside entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all foods?”

20 And He said, “That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness;

23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”

24 And from there He arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into a house, and would have no man know it; but He could not be hidden.

25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of Him, and came and fell at His feet.

26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought Him that He would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.

27 But YHWH said unto her, “Let the children first be filled, for it is not right to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.”

28 And she answered and said unto Him, “Yes, Lord (Adonai); yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.”

29 And He said unto her, “For this saying go your way; the devil is gone out of your daughter.”

30 And when she had come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, He came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.

32 And they bring unto Him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech Him to put His hand upon him.

33 And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers into his ears, and He spit, and touched his tongue;

34 And looking up to heaven, He sighed, and saith unto him, “Ephphatha” that is: “Be opened.”

35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

36 And He warned them that they should tell no man; but the more He warned them, so much the more a great deal they published it;

37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, “He hath done all things well; He maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.”

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In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, YHWH called His disciples unto Him, and saith unto them,

2 “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with Me three days, and have nothing to eat.

3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way, for divers of them came from far.”

4 And His disciples answered Him, “From where can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?”

5 And He asked them, “How many loaves have you?” And they said, “Seven.”

6 And He commanded the people to sit down on the ground; and He took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to His disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

7 And they had a few small fishes; and He blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.

8 So they did eat, and were filled; and they took up of the fragments that was left seven baskets.

9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand; and He sent them away.

10 And straightway He entered into a ship with His disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with Him, seeking of Him a sign from heaven, testing Him.

12 And He sighed deeply in His spirit, and saith, “Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say unto you, there shall no sign be given unto this generation.”

13 And He left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.

14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

15 And He warned them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.”

16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “It is because we have no bread.”

17 And when YHWH knew it, He saith unto them, “Why reason you, because you have no bread? Perceive you not yet, neither understand? Have you your heart yet hardened?

18 Having eyes, see you not? And having ears, hear you not? And do you not remember?

19 When I broke the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took you up?” They say unto Him, “Twelve.”

20 “And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took you up?” And they said, “Seven.”

21 And He said unto them, “How is it that you do not understand?”

22 And He cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto Him, and besought Him to touch him.

23 And He took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when He had spit on his eyes, and put His hands upon him, He asked him if he saw anything.

24 And he looked up, and said, “I see men as trees, walking.”

25 After that He put His hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up; and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

26 And He sent him away to his house, saying, “Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.”

27 And YHWH went out, and His disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He asked His disciples, saying unto them, “Whom do men say that I am?”

28 And they answered, “John the Baptist (Yochanan haMatvil);” but some say, “Elijah (Eliyahu);” and others, “One of the prophets.”

29 And He saith unto them, “But whom say you that I am?” And Peter (Kefa) answereth and saith unto Him, “You are the Messiah (haMashiach).”

30 And He warned them that they should tell no man of Him.

31 And He began to teach them, that the Son of man (haMashiach) must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests (kohanim), and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

32 And He spake that saying openly. And Peter (Kefa) took Him, and began to rebuke Him.

33 But when He had turned about and looked on His disciples, He rebuked Peter (Kefa), saying, “Get you behind Me, Satan; for you savourest not the things that be of God (Elohim), but the things that be of men.”

34 And when He had called the people unto Him with His disciples also, He said unto them, “Whosoever will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his stake, and follow Me.

35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for My sake and the gospel (good news)’s, the same shall save it.

36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man (haMashiach) be ashamed, when He cometh in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

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And He said unto them, “Verily I say unto you, that there be some of them that stand here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)) come with power.”

2 And after six days YHWH taketh with Him Peter (Kefa), and James (Yaaqov), and John (Yochanan), and leadeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured before them.

3 And His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can whiten them.

4 And there appeared unto them Elijah (Eliyahu) with Moses (Mosheh); and they were talking with YHWH.

5 And Peter (Kefa) answered and said to YHWH, “Teacher (Rabbi), it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles; one for You, and one for Moses (Mosheh), and one for Elijah (Eliyahu).”

6 For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.

7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved B47Humanity; hear Him!”

8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, except YHWH only with themselves.

9 And as they came down from the mountain, He warned them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man (haMashiach) were risen from the dead.

10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead meant.

11 And they asked Him, saying, “Why say the scribes that Elijah (Eliyahu) must first come?”

12 And He answered and told them, “Elijah (Eliyahu) verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man (haMashiach), that He must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

13 But I say unto you, that Elijah (Eliyahu) has indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they desired, as it is written of him.”

14 And when He came to His disciples, He saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.

15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld Him, were greatly amazed, and running to Him saluted Him.

16 And He asked the scribes, “What question you with them?”

17 And one of the multitudes answered and said, “Teacher (Rabbi), I have brought unto You my son, who hath a dumb spirit;

18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him; and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away; and I spake to your disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.”

19 He answereth him, and saith, “O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him unto Me.”

20 And they brought him unto Him; and when He saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

21 And He asked his father, “How long is it ago since this came unto him?” And he said, “From childhood.”

22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him; but if you canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.”

23 YHWH said unto him, “If you canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”

24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, “Lord (Adonai), I believe; help You mine unbelief.

25 When YHWH saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, “You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter no more into him.”

26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him; and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, “He is dead.”

27 But YHWH took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.

28 And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could not we cast him out?”

29 And He said unto them, “This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.”

30 And they departed from there, and passed through Galilee; and He did not want that any man should know it.

31 For He taught His disciples, and said unto them, “The Son of man (haMashiach) is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill Him; and after that He is killed, He shall rise the third day.”

32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask Him.

33 And He came to Capernaum; and being in the house He asked them, “What was it that you disputed among yourselves on the way?”

34 But they held their peace, for on the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.

35 And He sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, “If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

36 And He took a child, and set him in the midst of them; and when he had taken him in His arms, He said unto them,

37 “Whosoever shall receive one of such children in My name, receiveth Me; and whosoever shall receive Me, receiveth not Me but Him who sent Me.”

38 And John (Yochanan) answered Him, saying, “Teacher (Rabbi), we saw one casting out devils in Your name, and he followeth not us; and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.”

39 But YHWH said, “Forbid him not, for there is no man who shall do a miracle in My name, that can lightly speak evil of Me.

40 For he that is not against us is on our side.

41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to the Messiah (haMashiach), verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.

42 And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe in Me to stumble, it is better for him that a millstone was hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

43 And if your hand makes you stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell (gehenna), into the fire that never shall be quenched;

44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

45 And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off: it is better for you to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell (gehenna), into the fire that never shall be quenched;

46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

47 And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)) with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell (gehenna) fire;

48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

50 Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its saltness, wherewith will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.”

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And He arose from there and cometh into the coasts of Judah (Yehudah) by the farther side of Jordan (Yarden); and the people resort unto Him again; and, as He was accustomed, He taught them again.

2 And the Pharisees came to Him, and asked Him, “Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?” testing Him.

3 And He answered and said unto them, “What did Moses (Mosheh) command you?”

4 And they said, “Moses (Mosheh) permitted to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.” – Deu.24:1,3

5 And YHWH answered and said unto them, “For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

6 But from the beginning of the creation God (Elohim) made them male and female. – Gen. 1:27, 5:2

7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

8 And they twain shall be one flesh; so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. – Gen. 2:24

9 What therefore God (Elohim) hath joined together, let not man separate.

10 And in the house His disciples asked Him again of the same matter.

11 And He saith unto them, “Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.”

13 And they brought young children to Him, that He should touch them; and His disciples rebuked those that brought them.

14 But when YHWH saw it, He was much displeased, and said unto them, “Let the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)).

15 Verily I say unto you, whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)) as a little child, he shall not enter therein.”

16 And He took them up in His arms, put His hands upon them, and blessed them.

17 And when He was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to Him, and asked him, “Good Teacher (Rabbi), what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?”

18 And YHWH said unto him, “Why callest you Me good? There is none good but one, that is, God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)).

19 You knowest the commandments, ‘Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, defraud not, honour your father and mother’.

20 And he answered and said unto Him, “Teacher (Rabbi), all these have I observed from my youth.”

21 Then YHWH beholding him loved him, and said unto him, “One thing you lackest: go your way, sell whatsoever you have, and give to the poor, and you shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved; for he had great possessions.

23 And YHWH looked round about, and saith unto His disciples, “How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH))!”

24 And the disciples were astonished at His words. But YHWH answereth again, and saith unto them, “Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH))!

25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)).”

26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, “Who then can be saved?”

27 And YHWH looking upon them saith, “With men it is impossible, but not with God (Elohim); for with God (Elohim) all things are possible.”

28 Then Peter (Kefa) began to say unto Him, “Behold, we have left all, and have followed You.”

29 And YHWH answered and said, “Verily I say unto you, there is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My sake, and the gospel (good news)’s,

30 But he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come, eternal life.

31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.”

32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim); and YHWH went before them; and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And He took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto Him,

33 Saying, “Behold, we go up to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim); and the Son of man (haMashiach) shall be delivered unto the chief priests (kohanim), and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn Him to death, and shall deliver Him to the Gentiles (Goyim).

34 And they shall mock Him, and shall scourge Him, and shall spit upon Him, and shall kill Him; and the third day He shall rise again.”

35 And James (Yaaqov) and John (Yochanan), the sons of Zebedee (Zavdai), come unto Him, saying, “Teacher (Rabbi), we wish that You shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.”

36 And He said unto them, “What wish you that I should do for you?”

37 They said unto Him, “Grant unto us that we may sit, one on Your right hand, and the other on Your left hand, in Your glory.”

38 But YHWH said unto them, “You know not what you ask; can you drink of the cup that I drink of? And be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”

39 And they said unto Him, “We can.” And YHWH said unto them, “You shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall you be baptized;

40 But to sit on My right hand and on My left hand is not Mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.”

41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James (Yaaqov) and John (Yochanan).

42 But YHWH called them to Him, and saith unto them, “You know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles (Goyim) exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them.

43 But so shall it not be among you; but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;

44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be slave of all.

45 For even the Son of man (haMashiach) came not to be served unto, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

46 And they came to Yericho; and as He went out of Yericho with His disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

47 And when He heard that it was YHWH of Nazareth, He began to cry out, and say, “YHWH, You son (descendant) of Dawid, have mercy on me.”

48 And many warned him that he should hold his peace; but he cried the more a great deal, “You son (descendant) of Dawid, have mercy on me.”

49 And YHWH stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, “Be of good comfort, rise; He calleth you.”

50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to YHWH.

51 And YHWH answered and said unto him, “What wilt you that I should do unto you?” The blind man said unto him, “Lord (Adonai), that I might receive my sight.”

52 And YHWH said unto him, “Go your way; your faith hath made you whole.” And immediately he received his sight, and followed YHWH on the way.

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And when they came near to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim), unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sendeth forth two of His disciples,

2 And saith unto them, “Go your way into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered into it, you shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.

3 And if any man says unto you, ‘Why do you this?’ Say you that the Lord (Adonai) hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.”

4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.

5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, “What do you, loosing the colt?”

6 And they said unto them even as YHWH had commanded; and they let them go.

7 And they brought the colt to YHWH, and cast their garments on Him; and He sat upon him.

8 And many spread their garments on the road; and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.

9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He that cometh in the name of יהוה!’ – Psa.118:26, Mat.21:9

10 Blessed be the kingdom of our forefather Dawid, that cometh in the name of יהוה (YHWH); Hosanna in the highest!”

11 And YHWH entered into Jerusalem (Yerushalayim), and into the temple; and when He had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, He went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

12 And on the next day, when they had come from Bethany, He was hungry.

13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, He came, if haply He might find any thing thereon; and when He came to it, He found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

14 And YHWH answered and said unto it, “No man eat fruit of you hereafter for ever.” And His disciples heard it.

15 And they come to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim); and YHWH went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;

16 And would not allow that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.

17 And He taught, saying unto them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? But you have made it a den of thieves. – Isa.56:7; Jer.7:11, Mat.21:13

18 And the scribes and chief priests (kohanim) heard it, and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the people was astonished at His doctrine (teaching).

19 And when even had come, He went out of the city.

20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

21 And A72Peter (Kefa) calling to remembrance saith unto Him, “Teacher (Rabbi), behold, the fig tree which You cursedst has withered away.”

22 And YHWH answering saith unto them, “Have faith in God (Elohim).

23 For verily I say unto you, that whosoever shall say unto this mountain, ‘Be you removed, and be you cast into the sea;’ and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

24 Therefore I say unto you, what things soever you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them.

25 And when you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against any; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your trespasses.”

27 And they come again to Jerusalem (Yerushalayim); and as He was walking in the temple, there come to Him the chief priests (kohanim), and the scribes, and the elders,

28 And say unto Him, “By what authority doest You these things? And who gave you this authority to do these things?”

29 And YHWH answered and said unto them, “I will also ask of you one question, and answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

30 The baptism of John (Yochanan), was it from heaven, or of men? Answer Me!”

31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we shall say, ‘From heaven;’ He will say, ‘Why then did you not believe Him?’

32 But if we shall say, ‘Of men;’” they feared the people; for all men counted John (Yochanan), that he was a prophet indeed.

33 And they answered and said unto YHWH, “We cannot tell.” And YHWH answering saith unto them, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.”

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And He began to speak unto them by parables: “A certain man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.

4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.

5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.

6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, ‘They will reverence my son.’

7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.’

8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

9 What shall therefore the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

10 And have you not read this scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner. – Psa. 118:22

11 This was יהוה’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?’”

12 And they sought to lay hold on Him, but feared the people; for they knew that He had spoken the parable against them; and they left Him, and went their way.

13 And they send unto Him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch Him in His words.

14 And when they had come, they say unto Him, “Teacher (Rabbi), we know that You are true, and carest for no man, for You regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God (Elohim) in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute (poll-tax) to Caesar, or not?

15 Shall we give, or shall we not give?” But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, “Why test you Me? Bring Me a penny, that I may see it.”

16 And they brought it. And He saith unto them, “Whose is this image and superscription?” And they said unto Him, “Caesar’s.”

17 And YHWH answering said unto them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God (Elohim) the things that are God (Elohim)’s. And they marvelled at Him.

18 Then come unto Him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they asked Him, saying,

19 “Teacher (Rabbi), Moses (Mosheh) wrote unto us, ‘If a man’s brother dies, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.’

20 Now there were seven brethren; and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed.

21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed; and the third likewise.

22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also.

23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? For the seven had her as wife.”

24 And YHWH answering said unto them, “Do you not therefore err, because you know not the scriptures, neither the power of God (Elohim)?

25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels who are in heaven.

26 And as touching the dead, that they rise; have you not read in the book of Moses (Mosheh), how in the bush God (Elohim) spake unto him, saying, ‘I am the God (Elohim) of Avraham, and the God (Elohim) of Isaac (Yitschaq), and the God (Elohim) of Jacob (Yaaqov)’? – Exo.3:6, Mat.22:32

27 He is not the God (Elohim) of the dead, but the God (Elohim) of the living; you therefore do greatly err.”

28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that He had answered them well, asked Him, “Which is the first commandment of all?”

29 And YHWH answered him, “The first of all the commandments is, ‘Hear, O Yisrael: יהוה our God (YHWH Eloheinu) יהוה is one (YHWH echad); – Deu.6:4

30 And you shalt love יהוה your God (YHWH Eloheikha) with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength; This is the first commandment. – Deu.6:5, Mat. 22:37

31 And the second is like, namely this: ‘You shalt love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is none other commandment greater than these.” – Lev.19:18, Mat.22:39

32 And the scribe said unto Him, “Well, Teacher (Rabbi), You have said the truth; for there is one God (Elohim); and there is none other but He;

33 And to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

34 And when YHWH saw that he answered discreetly, He said unto him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)).” And no man after that dared ask Him any question.

35 And YHWH answered and said, while He taught in the temple, “How say the scribes that the Messiah (haMashiach) is the son of Dawid?

36 For Dawid himself said by the Holy Spirit: ‘יהוה said to my Lord (Adonai), “Sit You on My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”’ – Psa.110:1, Mat.22:44

37 Dawid therefore himself calleth Him ‘my Lord (Adonai)’; and how is He then his son?” And the common people heard Him gladly.

38 And He said unto them in His doctrine (teaching), “Beware of the scribes, who love to go in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces,

39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts;

40 Who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers; these shall receive greater damnation.”

41 And YHWH sat opposite the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury; and many that were rich cast in much.

42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

43 And He called unto Him His disciples, and saith unto them, “Verily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they who have cast into the treasury;

44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.”

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And as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples saith unto Him, “Teacher (Rabbi), see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!”

2 And YHWH answering said unto him, “Seest you these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

3 And as He sat upon the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter (Kefa) and James (Yaaqov) and John (Yochanan) and Andrew asked Him privately,

4 “Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?”

5 And YHWH answering them began to say, “Take heed lest any man deceive you;

6 For many shall come in My name (reputation), saying, ‘I am the anointed (hamashiach);’ and shall deceive many.

7 And when you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be you not troubled; for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.

8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows.

9 But take heed to yourselves, for they shall deliver you up to councils (Sanhedrins); and in the synagogues you shall be beaten; and you shall be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them.

10 And the gospel (good news) must first be published among all nations.

11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what you shall speak, neither do you premeditate, but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak you; for it is not you that speak, but the Holy Spirit (Ruach haQodesh).

12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.

13 And you shall be hated of all men for My name’s sake; but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14 But when you shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judah (Yehudah) flee to the mountains. – Dan.9:27, 11:31, 12:11

15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house.

16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment.

17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

18 And pray you that your flight be not in the winter.

19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God (Elohim) created unto this time, neither shall be.

20 And except that יהוה had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved; but for the elect’s sake, whom He hath chosen, He hath shortened the days.

21 And then if any man shall say to you, ‘Behold, here is the Messiah (haMashiach); or, ‘Behold, He is there;’ believe him not;

22 For false Messiahs (Mashiachi) and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it was possible, even the elect.

23 But take you heed; behold, I have foretold you all things.

24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

Eze.32:7, Yoel 2:31

26 And then shall they see the Son of man (haMashiach) coming in the clouds with great power and glory. – Dan.7:13-14

27 And then shall He send His angels, and shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree: When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, you know that summer is near.

29 So you in like manner, when you shall see these things come to pass, know that it is near, even at the doors.

30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

31 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.

32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels who are in heaven, neither the B47Son (Humanity), but the Father.

33 Take you heed, watch and pray; for you know not when the time is.

34 For the Son of man (haMashiach) is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

35 Watch you therefore, for you know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning;

36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

37 And what I say unto you I say unto all: Watch!”

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After two days was the Passover (Pesach), and Feast of Unleavened Bread (Chag haMatzot); and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by craft, and put Him to death.

2 But they said, “Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people.”

3 And being in Bethany in the house of Shimon the leper, as He sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on His head.

4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, “Why was this waste of the ointment made?

5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor.” And they murmured against her.

6 And YHWH said, “Let her alone; why trouble you her? She hath wrought a good work on Me.

7 For you have the poor with you always, and whensoever you will you may do them good; but Me you have not always.

8 She hath done what she could; she has come beforehand to anoint My body to the burying.

9 Verily I say unto you, wheresoever this gospel (good news) shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.”

10 And Judas Iscariot (Yehudah Ishkeriot), one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests (kohanim), to betray Him unto them.

11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray Him.

12 And the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they killed the Passover lamb (Pesach), His disciples said unto Him, “Where wilt You that we go and prepare that You mayest eat the Passover (Pesach)?”

13 And He sendeth forth two of His disciples, and saith unto them, “Go you into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him.

14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say you to the goodman of the house, “The Teacher (Rabbi) saith, ‘Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the Passover (Pesach) with My disciples’?

15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared; there make ready for us.”

16 And His disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as He had said unto them; and they made ready the Passover (Pesach).

17 And in the evening He cometh with the twelve.

18 And as they sat and did eat, YHWH said, “Verily I say unto you, one of you who eateth with Me shall betray Me.”

19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto Him one by one, “Is it I?” And another said, “Is it I?”

20 And He answered and said unto them, “It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with Me in the dish.

21 The Son of man (haMashiach) indeed goeth, as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man (haMashiach) is betrayed! Good was it for that man if he had never been born.”

22 And as they did eat, YHWH took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave to them, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”

23 And He took the cup, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them; and they all drank of it.

24 And He said unto them, “B58This is My blood, the blood of the New Covenant (dam haBerit haChadashah), which is shed for many.

25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)).”

26 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives.

27 And YHWH saith unto them, “All you shall be stumbled because of Me this night; for it is written: ‘I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.’ – Zec.13:7, Mat.26:31

28 But after that I have risen, I will go before you into Galilee.”

29 But Peter (Kefa) said unto Him, “Although all shall be offended, yet I will not.”

30 And YHWH saith unto Him, “Verily I say unto you, that this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, you shalt deny Me thrice.”

31 But He spake the more vehemently, “If I should die with You, I will not deny You in any wise.” Likewise also said they all.

32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He saith to His disciples, “Sit you here, while I shall pray.”

33 And He taketh with him Peter (Kefa) and James (Yaaqov) and John (Yochanan), and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;

34 And saith unto them, “My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death; tarry you here, and watch.”

35 And He went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it was possible, the hour might pass from Him.

36 And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible unto You; take away this cup from Me; nevertheless not what I will, but what You wilt.”

37 And He cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter (Kefa), “Shimon, sleepest you? Couldest not you watch one hour?

38 Watch you and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit truly is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

39 And again He went away, and prayed, and spake the same words.

40 And when He returned, He found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer Him.

41 And He cometh the third time, and saith unto them, “Sleep on now, and take your rest; it is enough, the hour has come; behold, the Son of man (haMashiach) is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

42 Rise up, let us go; behold, he that betrayeth Me is at hand.”

43 And immediately, while He yet spake, cometh Judas (Yehudah), one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests (kohanim) and the scribes and the elders.

44 And he that betrayed Him had given them a token, saying, “Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is He; take Him, and lead Him away safely.”

45 And as soon as he had come, he goeth straightway to Him, and saith, “Teacher (Rabbi), Teacher (Rabbi)!” and kissed Him.

46 And they laid their hands on Him, and took Him.

47 And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest (kohen hagadol), and cut off his ear.

48 And YHWH answered and said unto them, “Are you come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take Me?

49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you took Me not; but the Scriptures must be fulfilled.”

50 And they all forsook Him, and fled.

51 And there followed Him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and some men laid hold on him;

52 But he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.

53 And they led YHWH away to the high priest (kohen hagadol); and with Him were assembled all the chief priests (kohanim) and the elders and the scribes.

54 And Peter (Kefa) followed Him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest (kohen hagadol); and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.

55 And the chief priests (kohanim) and all the council (Sanhedrin) sought for witness against YHWH to put Him to death; and found none.

56 For many bare false witness against Him, but their witness agreed not together.

57 And there arose certain, and bare false witness against Him, saying,

58 “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.’”

59 But neither so did their witness agree together.

60 And the high priest (kohen hagadol) stood up in the midst, and asked YHWH, saying, “Answerest You nothing? What is it which these witness against You?”

61 But He held His peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest (kohen hagadol) asked Him, and said unto Him, “Art You the Messiah (haMashiach), the B47Son of the Blessed?

62 And YHWH said, “I am; and you shall see the Son of man (haMashiach) sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.” – Dan.7:13, Psa.110:1

63 Then the high priest (kohen hagadol) rent his clothes, and saith, “What need we any further witnesses?

64 You have heard the blasphemy; what think you?” And they all condemned Him to be guilty of death.

65 And some began to spit on Him, and to cover His face, and to buffet Him, and to say unto Him, “Prophesy!” And the servants did strike Him with the palms of their hands.

66 And as Peter (Kefa) was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest (kohen hagadol).

67 And when she saw Peter (Kefa) warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, “And you also wast with YHWH of Nazareth.”

68 But he denied, saying, “I know not, neither understand I what you sayest.” And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.

69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, “This is one of them.”

70 And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter (Kefa), “Surely you are one of them; for you are a Galilaean, and your speech agreeth thereto.”

71 But he began to curse and to swear, saying, “I know not this man of whom you speak.”

72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter (Kefa) called to mind the word that YHWH said unto him, “Before the cock crow twice, you shalt deny Me thrice.” And when he thought thereon, he wept.

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And straightway in the morning the chief priests (kohanim) held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council (Sanhedrin), and bound YHWH, and carried Him away, and delivered Him to Pilate.

2 And Pilate asked Him, “Art You the King of the Jews (Yehudim)?” And He answering said unto him, “You sayest it.”

3 And the chief priests (kohanim) accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing.

4 And Pilate asked Him again, saying, “Answerest you nothing? Behold how many things they witness against You.”

5 But YHWH yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

6 Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.

7 And there was one named Barabbas, who lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.

9 But Pilate answered them, saying, “Will you that I release unto you the King of the Jews (Yehudim)?”

10 For he knew that the chief priests (kohanim) had delivered Him for envy.

11 But the chief priests (kohanim) moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, “What will you then that I shall do unto Him whom you call the King of the Jews (Yehudim)?”

13 And they cried out again, “Crucify Him!”

14 Then Pilate said unto them, “Why, what evil hath He done?” And they cried out the more exceedingly, “Crucify Him!”

15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered YHWH, when he had scourged Him, to be crucified.

16 And the soldiers led Him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.

17 And they clothed Him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about His head,

18 And began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews (Yehudim)!”

19 And they smote Him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon Him, and bowing their knees worshipped Him.

20 And when they had mocked Him, they took off the purple from Him, and put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.

21 And they compel one Shimon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear His stake.

22 And they bring Him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “The place of a skull.”

23 And they gave Him to drink wine mingled with myrrh, but He received it not.

24 And when they had crucified Him, they parted His garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. – Psa. 22:18

25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.

26 And the superscription of His accusation was written over: THE KING OF THE JEWS (YEHUDIM).

27 And with Him they crucify two thieves; the one on His right hand, and the other on His left.

28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, “And He was numbered with the transgressors. – Isa. 53:12

29 And they that passed by railed on Him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ah, You that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

30 Save Yourself, and come down from the stake!”

31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, “He saved others; Himself He cannot save.”

32 Let the Messiah (haMashiach) the King of Yisrael descend now from the stake, that we may see and believe.” And they that were crucified with Him reviled Him.

33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

34 And at the ninth hour YHWH cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” Which is, being interpreted: “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” – Psa.22:1, Mat.27:46

35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, “Behold, He calleth Elijah (Eliyahu).”

36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, “Let alone; let us see whether Elijah (Eliyahu) will come to take Him down.”

37 And YHWH cried with a loud voice, and gave up the Spirit.

38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.

39 And when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He so cried out, and gave up the Spirit, he said, “Truly this man was the B47Humanity of El (YHWH).”

40 There were also women looking on afar off; among whom was Mary (Miryam) Magdalene, and Mary (Miryam) the mother of James (Yaaqov) the less and of Joseph (Yosef), and Salome;

41 (Who also, when He was in Galilee, followed Him, and ministered unto Him;) and many other women who came up with Him unto Jerusalem (Yerushalayim).

42 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the Shabbat,

43 Joseph (Yosef) of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, who also waited for the kingdom of God (Elohim, יהוה (YHWH)) came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of YHWH.

44 And Pilate marvelled if He was already dead; and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether He had been dead awhile.

45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph (Yosef).

46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped Him in the linen, and laid Him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

47 And Mary (Miryam) Magdalene and Mary (Miryam) the mother of Joseph (Yosef) beheld where He was laid.

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And when the Shabbat was past, Mary (Miryam) Magdalene, and Mary (Miryam) the mother of James (Yaaqov), and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint Him.

2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

3 And they said among themselves, “Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?”

4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away; for it was very great.

5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.

6 And he saith unto them, “Be not affrighted. You seek YHWH of Nazareth, who was crucified; He is risen; He is not here; behold the place where they laid Him.

7 But go your way, tell His disciples and Peter (Kefa) that He goeth before you into Galilee; there shall you see Him, as He said unto you.”

8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed; neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.

9 Now when YHWH was risen early the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary (Miryam) Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven devils.

10 And she went and told them that had been with Him, as they mourned and wept.

11 And they, when they had heard that He was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.

12 After that He appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.

13 And they went and told it unto the residue; neither believed they them.

14 Afterward He appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them who had seen Him after He was risen.

15 And He said unto them, “Go you into all the world, and preach the gospel (good news) to

every creature.

16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

17 And these signs shall follow them that believe: In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”

19 So then after YHWH had spoken unto them, He was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God (Elohim).

20 And they went forth, and preached every where, YHWH working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. So be it (Amen).