The New Word According to Mark

The New Word According to Mark




John the Baptist

1 [1-8] This is the beginning of the New Word of Yeshua the Christ, the Child of God. As the Word says in the great preachers, “I send my messenger before you, which will get Your way ready for You. The voice of one calling out in the countryside will get the way of Yahweh God ready, and make the way plain.” John baptized in the countryside, and preached the baptism of a changed life to save people from their sins. All the land of Judea, and those of Jerusalem, went out to John and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, admitting their sins. Now John was clothed with camel's fur, and wore a leather belt around his waist; and ate locusts and wild honey. And John preached, saying, “Someone is coming after me who is greater than I am, the lace of whose shoes I am not even worthy to stoop down and untie. Yes, I have baptized you with water: but the Christ will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”



The Baptism of Yeshua

[9-13] At that time Yeshua came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan River. And as soon as Yeshua came up out of the water, John saw the heavens open up, and the Spirit of God coming down on the Christ like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, saying, “You’re My Child, who I love and am so pleased with.” And suddenly the Spirit led Yeshua into the countryside. And the Christ was there in the countryside forty days, being tempted by Satan; and was with the wild animals; and the angels ministered to the Christ.



Fishers of Others

[14-20] Now after John was put in prison, Yeshua came into Galilee, preaching the New Word of the realm of God saying, “Now is the time, the realm of God is here: change your evil ways, and believe the New Word.” As the Christ walked by the sea of Galilee, Yeshua saw Simon and Andrew, who were brothers, casting a net into the sea because they were fishers. Yeshua said to them, “Follow Me, and I’ll make you fishers for others.” They suddenly left their nets, and followed along. And when they had gone a little farther, they saw James, the Child of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in a ship fixing their nets. And then the Christ called out to them: and they left their father, Zebedee, in the ship with the hired workers, and followed along.



Yeshua Casts Out Evil Spirits

[21-28] They went into Capernaum; and then on a Day of Worship, the Christ went in the place of worship, and began teaching. The people were amazed at the teachings of Yeshua, because the Christ taught them as One who had power, and not as the religious leaders. And there was someone full of evil spirits in their worship service, who hollered out, saying, “Leave us alone; we don't want anything to do with you, Yeshua of Nazareth. Have you come to get rid of us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.” And Yeshua scolded them, saying, “Be quiet, and get out of him.” And when the evil spirits left the man, they hollered out with a loud voice, and came out of him. And everyone was amazed, so that they asked among themselves, “What is this? What New Word is this? This person orders even the evil spirits with such power that even they obey.” And suddenly Yeshua became famous throughout the whole region around Galilee.



Peter’s Mother-in Law Healed

[29-31] And then, when they had come out of the place of worship, Yeshua went in the house of Peter and Andrew, along with James and John. But Peter's wife's mother was sick with a fever, so they told the Christ about her. And the Christ came and took her by the hand and lifted her up; and suddenly the fever left her, and she served them all.

[32-34] And at evening, when the sun had set, they brought all that were diseased, and those who were overcome by evil spirits to the Christ. And the whole city gathered together at the door. And the Christ healed many that were sick of different diseases, and put out many evil spirits; and wouldn’t let the evil spirits speak, because they knew that Yeshua was the Christ.

[35-39] And in the morning, getting up a great while before the day, the Christ went out to a solitary place to pray. And Simon and those who were with them followed after the Christ. And when they had found Yeshua, they said, all the others are looking for you. And the Christ answered, "Let’s go to the other towns, so that I can preach there also, because this is why I came." And the Christ preached in their worship services throughout all Galilee, and put out many evil spirits.



A Leper Healed

[40-45] And someone who was a leper came, kneeling down, and begged the Christ saying, “If you want to, you can make me well.” And Yeshua, with great care, reached out, and touched the person, saying, “I do want to; get well.” And as soon as the Christ had spoken, the leprosy disappeared, and the person was healed. And the Christ clearly warned the person, and then sent them away, saying, “Don’t tell anyone: but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer whatever Moses told you to for your healing, as a witness to them.” But that person went out, and told it to everyone, spreading it everywhere, so that Yeshua couldn’t go into the city openly anymore, but stayed out in countryside: and the people came to the Christ from everywhere.



A Paralyzed Person Walks

2 [1-12] And they went to Capernaum again after a few days. Soon everyone found out the Christ was in the house, and quickly gathered together, so that there wasn’t any room to get in, no, not even room at the door. So as the Christ preached the Word to them, four people came carrying a paralyzed person. And when they couldn’t get near the Christ for the crowd, they tore open the roof where the Christ was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed with the paralyzed person in it. When Yeshua saw their faith, the Christ said to the one who was paralyzed, “Child, your sins are forgiven you.” But there were some of the religious leaders sitting there, and questioning in their hearts, “Why does this person speak disrespectfully of God? Who can forgive sins but God?” And suddenly when the Christ’s Spirit realized that they questioned it within themselves, Yeshua answered, “Why do you question Me in your hearts? Is it easier to say to the paralyzed, Your sins are forgiven you; or to say, Get up, and pick up your bed, and walk? But so that you can know that I have the power on earth to forgive sins, (the Christ said to the paralyzed,) I tell you, get up, and pick up your bed, and go home.” The paralyzed person got up quickly, picked up the bed, and walked out in front of them all. Everyone was so amazed, and praised God, saying, We’ve never seen anything like this!



Matthew Called

[13-17] And they went out again to the seashore; and the whole crowd followed along, and the Christ taught them. As they passed by, the Christ saw Matthew, the child of Alphaeus, sitting where the taxes were collected, and said, “Follow Me.” So Matthew got up and followed Yeshua. Then, as Yeshua was eating a meal in the home of Matthew, many tax collectors and sinners sat together with Yeshua and the followers because there were many, and they had all followed along. And when the religious leaders and the ministers from the religious sects saw them eat with tax collectors and sinners, they said to the followers, “Why does Yeshua eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” So when Yeshua heard it, the Christ answered, “Those who are well don’t need a doctor, but only those who are sick. I didn’t come to those who are good, but to call sinners to change their ways.”



On Fasting

[18-22] And the followers of John and of the religious leaders would go without food for religious reasons, so they came to ask, “Why do we, the followers of John, and the religious leaders go without food, but your followers don’t? And Yeshua answered, "Can the friends of the bridal party go without food, while the bridal party is with them? As long as the bridal party is with them, they can’t go without food. But the time will come, when the bridal party will be gone, and then they’ll go without and pray at that time. No one sews a piece of new cloth on old clothing: or else the new piece that covered up the hole would shrink and tear the old, and the hole would be worse than before. And no one puts new wine into old bottles: or else the new wine would burst the bottles, spilling the wine, and breaking the bottles. New wine must be put into new bottles.”



Questions About the Seventh Day

[23-28] And then, as they went through the grain fields on a Day of Worship; the followers began to take the grain as they went along. And the religious leaders said, “Why do they do what isn’t right to do on a Day of Worship?” And the Christ answered, “Haven’t you ever read what David and those who were with him did, when they had need, and were hungry? How they went into the House of God in the days of Abiathar, the leading priest, and ate the bread, which isn’t right for anyone to eat but the priests?” And the Christ said, “The Seventh Day was made for people, and not people for the Seventh Day: So I have power over the Seventh Day also.”



A Plan to Kill the Christ

3 [1-6] Then they came again into the place of worship; and there was someone there who had a deformed hand. And they watched to see whether Yeshua would heal them on a Day of Worship; because they wanted something to accuse the Christ with. And the Christ said to the person who had the deformed hand, “Stand up.” And Yeshua asked, “Is it right to do good on Days of Worship, or to do evil? To save life, or to kill?” But they didn’t say anything. And when the Christ had looked around at them all with anger, being upset by their uncaring hearts, the Christ said to the person, “Stretch out your hand.” And the person stretched it out: and the hand was made well just like the other one. And the religious leaders went out, and quickly made a plan against Yeshua with Herod’s people, deciding how to kill the Christ.



Yeshua Heals the People

[7-12] So Yeshua left with the followers to go to the sea. A great crowd from Galilee followed along, with those from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumaea, from beyond Jordan; and those around Tyre and Sidon also. So the crowd came out to Yeshua, when they had heard what great things the Christ did. And the Christ spoke to the followers, telling them that a small ship should wait near by, in case the crowd began to overtake them. Yeshua had healed many; and all those who were sick crowded forward to try to touch the Christ. And whenever evil spirits came near the Christ, they bowed down, and hollered out, saying, “You’re the Child of God.” And the Christ strictly told them not to say that.



The Twelve Sent Out

[13-21] And the Christ went up on a mountain, calling the people to come up one at a time. Then whoever the Christ wanted came up. Later, Yeshua set apart twelve followers, to come along, and sent them out to preach, and gave them the power to heal sicknesses, and to put out evil spirits: Simon, who was called Peter; James, the child of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James, who they nicknamed Boanerges, which means the children of thunder: Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James, the child of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon, from Canaan, and Judas Iscariot, who later handed over the Christ. Then they all went into a house, but the crowd came together again, so that they couldn’t even eat a meal. And when Yeshua’s own family heard it, they went out to take the Christ, because they thought that Yeshua was crazy.



The Unforgiveable Sin

[22-30] And the religious leaders who came down from Jerusalem said, “The devil is in this One, and by the ruler of the evil spirits, this One puts out evil spirits.” And the Christ called them over, saying to them, using stories, “How can Satan put out Satan? If a country is divided against itself, that country won’t stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house won’t stand. And if Satan comes against Satan, and is divided, then the devil won’t stand and will come to an end. No one can come into a strong person's house, and take their things, unless they first tie up the strong person; and then they’ll take their things. The truth is, all sins will be forgiven humanity, even being disrespectful to God, no matter how they dishonor and disrespect God: But whoever rejects the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is in danger of being damned forever.” The Christ had said this because they said that Yeshua had an evil spirit.



The Family of Christ

[31-35] Then Yeshua’s family came, and standing outside, they sent word to the Christ to come there. And the crowd sat around Yeshua, so someone said, your family is outside looking for you. And Yeshua answered, “Who is My family?” And the Christ looked around at those who sat around, saying, “See, this is My family! Whoever does the will of God is My family.”



Four Kinds of Earth

4 [1-9] And then the Christ began to teach on the seashore again, and a great crowd gathered around, so that they had to get into a ship, and sit in the sea; and the whole crowd was on the seashore. And the Christ taught them many things through stories, saying to them in these teachings, “Listen carefully; a farmer went out to plant: And then, as the farmer sowed, some seeds fell beside the rows, and the birds of the air came and ate it up. And some fell on stony ground, where it didn’t have much earth; and it sprang up quickly, because it wasn’t very deep: But when the sun came up, it scorched because the root wasn’t deep enough, and wilted away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked them, and they made no fruit. And others fell on good ground, and made fruit that grew big and increased; and made more fruit, some thirty times as much, and some sixty times as much, and some a hundred times as much.” And the Christ said, “If anyone will accept this, let them accept it.”

[10-13] And when they were alone, the twelve and a few other followers asked the Christ about the story. And Yeshua answered, “You’re allowed to know the secrets of the realm of God: but to those who are outside of it, all this is told in stories: So that seeing they will see, but not realize what they see; and hearing they will hear, but not understand what they hear; in case they at some time would change their ways, and their sins be forgiven them.” Then Yeshua said, “Don’t you understand this story? Then how will you ever understand all the rest of My stories?

[14-20] The farmer is the one who spreads the New Word. And the ones that fell beside the rows are those who the Word was sown in; but when they heard it, Satan came quickly, and took the Word away that was sown in their hearts. And the ones which are sown on stony ground are those who, when they heard the Word, gladly accepted it at first; But they have no root in themselves, and so only last for a little while: and later, when suffering or discrimination comes up for the Word's sake, they’re suddenly offended. And the ones who are sown among thorns are those who hear the Word, but the worries of this world, and the falseness of riches, and the wants of other things are let in, and choke the Word out, and it becomes unfruitful. And those who are sown on good ground are the ones who hear the Word, and accept it, and make fruit, some thirty times as much, some sixty times as much, and some a hundred times as much.”

[21-29] Then Christ Yeshua said, “Is a candle brought out only to be put somewhere it can’t be seen? No, it’s to be set on a candle holder. There isn’t anything hid, which won’t become plain; nor anything kept secret, that won’t become known. If anyone will accept this, let them accept it.” Then Yeshua said, “Be sure to use what you hear: because with whatever measure you use it, it’ll be measured to you again. To you that hear, that much more will be given to you. Whoever uses what they have, more will be given to them: and whoever doesn’t use what they have, even what they have will be taken from them.” And then Yeshua said, “So the realm of God is like when someone puts seed in the ground; But while they are going to sleep at night and awaking by day, the seed springs up and grows, without anyone knowing how. The earth makes fruit by itself; first the leaf, then the stalk, after that the grain. But when the fruit’s ripe, the crop is harvested quickly, because the fruit’s ready.”

[30-36] And then the Christ asked, "What can we compare the realm of God to? Or with what story can we compare it? It’s like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it’s sown in the earth, is the smallest of all the seeds in the earth: But when it’s sown, it grows up, and gets bigger than all the other herbs, and grows big branches; so that the birds of the air can nest under its shadow.” And Yeshua spoke the New Word to them with many stories like this, as they were able to understand it. Yeshua never spoke to them without a story: but when the Christ was alone with the followers, everything was explained to them.



Christ Calms the Sea

[35-41] And this same day, when the evening came, the Christ said, “Let’s go over to the other side.” And when Yeshua had sent the crowd away, they took the Christ over in the ship. And there were other little ships with them, too. Then a great windstorm came up, and the waves beat so hard into the ship, that it began to fill up. And the Christ was in the back of the ship, sleeping on a pillow, so they awoke Yeshua, saying, “Christ, don’t you care if we drown?” And the Christ got up, and ordered the wind and the sea, saying, “Calm down and be still!” And suddenly the wind stopped, and a great calm came. And the Christ said to them, “Why are you so afraid? Don’t you have any faith?” And they were very afraid, saying to one another, “What kind of person is this, who even the wind and the sea obey?”



Wild Man Healed

5 [1-10] Then they came over to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. And when they came out of the ship, suddenly someone who lived among the tombs and had an evil spirit came out of the tombs and met them. No one could hold him, no, not even with chains. He had been chained up often with shackles and chains, and the chains had been taken off by him, and the shackles broken in pieces. He was so wild, no one could tame him. Night and day, he stayed in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. But when he saw Yeshua afar off, he ran and bowed down to the Christ, and hollered out with a loud voice, saying, “What do I have to do with you, Yeshua, Child of the Most High God? I beg you by God, not to make me suffer.” And the Christ said, “Come out of this person, you evil spirit.” And Yeshua asked, “What is your name?” And the evil spirit said, “My Name is Legion because there are many of us.” And they begged the Christ not to send them away out of the country.

[11-14] Now near the mountains there was a large herd of pigs feeding. So all the evil spirits begged the Christ, saying, “Let us go into the pigs, and stay in them.” So Yeshua the Christ said that they could. And the evil spirits went out of the man, and into the pigs: and the whole herd ran fiercely over a cliff into the sea, (it was about two thousand;) and was drowned in the sea. And those who fed the pigs ran away, and told the story all over the countryside and in the city. And the people went out to see what it was that happened.

[15-20] And they came to Yeshua, and saw the one who had the legion of evil spirits, sitting clothed, and in his right mind: and they were very afraid. And those who saw it told them what happened to the one who was overcome by the evil spirit, and also what happened to the pigs. And the people began to beg the Christ to leave out of their coasts. And when they went back to the ship, the one who had been overcome by the evil spirit begged to come with them. But Yeshua wouldn’t let him, saying, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things God has done for you, and how God has had compassion on you.” And he went, and began to tell the great things Yeshua had done for him in Decapolis: and all the others were amazed.



A Little Girl and a Woman Healed

[21-24] And when Yeshua was over on the other side again, a great many people gathered to them: and they were near the sea. Then when one of the leaders of the places of worship, Jairus by name, saw them, he fell at Yeshua’s feet, and begged the Christ, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death: I beg you come and lay your hands on her, so that she’ll be healed; and she’ll live.” And Yeshua went with him; with many people following along, and pushing them.

[25-34] And a certain woman, who had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had let many doctors do many things to her, and had spent everything she had, but wasn’t any better, and instead grew worse, who had heard of Yeshua, came up behind the Christ in the crowd, and touched the Christ’s clothing, thinking to herself, “If I can only touch the clothes of the Christ, I’ll get well.” And suddenly the flow of her blood was stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed. And Yeshua, suddenly knowing in the Spirit that power had gone out, turned around to the crowd, saying, “Who touched my clothes?” And the followers said, "You see the crowd pushing behind you, and you ask, 'Who touched me?'" And the Christ looked around to see who had done it. And the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what happened to her, came and bowed down in front of the Christ, and told them the truth of it all. And the Christ said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free of your disease.”

[35-43] While the Christ was speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, who said, “Your daughter is dead: don’t bother the Christ any more.” As soon as Yeshua heard what was said, the Christ said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid, only believe.” And no one was allowed to follow them, but Peter, James, and John, his brother. And they came to the house of Jairus, and saw the disorder, and those who were mourning and crying. And when they came in, the Christ asked, “Why are you so upset, and crying? The girl isn’t dead, but only sleeping.” And they laughed disrespectfully at the Christ. But when Yeshua had put them all out, the Christ took the parents of the girl, and those who were with them, and went in where the girl was lying. And Yeshua took the girl by the hand saying to her, “Talitha cumi; which is to say, Young lady, I tell you to get up.” And suddenly the girl got up, and walked, who was twelve years old. And everyone was very amazed. And the Christ told them clearly to tell no one; and told them to give her something to eat.



Yeshua is Rejected by Friends and Family

6 [1-6] And Yeshua and the followers left from there, and went back to Yeshua’s home town. And when a Day of Worship came, Yeshua began to teach in the place of worship: and many who were listening were amazed, saying, “Where has Yeshua gotten this wisdom from? And what gift has been given to Yeshua, who is doing all these amazing things?” Isn’t this the carpenter, the Child of Mary? Aren’t James, Joses, Judah, Simon, and the sisters all Yeshua’s siblings?” And everyone was offended at the Christ. But Yeshua said, “A great preacher isn’t without honor, except in their own country, and among their own kin, and in their own home.” And the Christ couldn’t do any powerful work’s there, except laying hands on a few sick folk, and healing them. And the Christ was amazed because of their unbelief. So Yeshua went around the towns, teaching.



The Twelve Sent Out

[7-11] And the Christ called the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and gave them power over evil spirits; And told them to take nothing for their journey, except only a walking stick, with no backpack, no food, and no money in their bag, but to wear sandals, and not to put two coats on. And the Christ said, "Whatever town you go to, come into a house and stay there till you leave from that place. And whoever won’t accept you, nor listen to you, when you leave there, shake the dust off of your feet for a witness against them. The truth is; it’ll be better for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city.”



John the Baptist Beheaded

[12-20] And they went out, and preached to the people to change their evil ways. And they put out many evil spirits, and anointed many that were sick with oil, and healed them. And Herod, the ruler, had heard of Yeshua; (for the Christ’s name was famous:) so he said that John the Baptist had come back to life, and that is why the Christ could do all the amazing things. Others said that the Christ was Elijah. And others said that Yeshua was a great preacher, or like one of the great preachers. But when Herod heard it, he said, “It’s John, who I beheaded and has come back to life.” Herod himself had sent out and taken John, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her. John had said to Herod, It isn’t right for you to have your brother's wife. So Herodias resented John, and would have killed him; but she couldn’t, because Herod respected John, knowing that he was a good person and a holy one, and watched him; and when he heard John, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

[21-29] And a day came, when Herod made a supper on his birthday to those of high standing, the highest ranking captains, and leading people of Galilee; And when the daughter of Herodias came in, and danced, pleasing Herod and everyone there, the ruler said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want, and I’ll give it you.” And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask me for, I’ll give it to you, even to half of my country.” So she went out, saying to her mother, “What should I ask for?” And she conveniently took the opportunity saying, “The head of John the Baptist.” And she came in suddenly to the ruler, saying, “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a plate.” And the ruler was very sorry; but because he had promised, and because of all those who were there, he wouldn’t tell her no. So suddenly, the ruler sent an executioner, and ordered the head to be brought: so he went and beheaded John in the prison, and brought his head on a plate, and gave it to the girl: and the girl gave it to her mother. And when the followers heard it, they came and took the body, and laid it in a tomb.



Christ Feeds Five Thousand

[30-34] Then the followers came back together to Yeshua, and told the Christ everything, both what they had done, and what they had taught. And the Christ answered, "Come alone into the countryside, and rest a while," because many people were coming and going, and they hadn’t even had time to eat. So they secretly went into a deserted place by ship. But all the people saw them leaving, and many knew the Christ, and ran there on foot from all the cities, and went to them, and came together to where the Christ was. And when Yeshua came out, and saw many people, the Christ had compassion on them, because they were like animals without a keeper. So the Christ began to teach them many things.

[35-40] And when the day was almost over, the followers came, saying, “This is a deserted place, and the day is almost over: Send them away, so they can go into the countryside and towns around here, to buy food, because they don’t have anything to eat.” But Yeshua answered them, “You feed them.” And they said, "It would take two hundred days of work worth of bread to feed them all!" So Yeshua answered, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.” And the Christ told them to make everyone sit down in large groups on the grass, which was green because it was early spring. And they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

[41-46] And when the Christ had taken the five loaves and the two fish, looking up to heaven, Yeshua blessed it, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the followers to give to the people; and the two fish Yeshua divided between them all. And everyone ate until they were full. And they took up twelve baskets full of bread and fish scraps. There were about five thousand people. Then suddenly, Yeshua made the followers get in the ship, and go to the other side to Bethsaida, while sending away the people. And after sending them all away, the Christ went up on a mountain to pray.



Christ Walks on the Water

[47-52] And when evening came, the ship was in the middle of the sea, and the Christ was alone on the land. And Yeshua saw them having a hard time rowing because the wind was coming against them. So about 3 o’clock in the morning, in the middle of the night, the Christ came to them, walking on the sea, intending to pass by them. But when they saw the Christ walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost, and screamed, and were very scared. And suddenly, Yeshua answered, “Calm down, it’s Me; Don’t be afraid.” And when the Christ climbed up into the ship with them, the wind stopped. They were more amazed than ever, and wondered greatly about it. They didn’t even think about the miracle of the loaves because they couldn’t believe what had just happened.

[53-56] And when they had crossed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and came to the shore. And when they had come out of the ship, suddenly everyone knew it was the Christ, and ran throughout that whole region all around, and began to bring out all those that were sick in beds to where they had heard that the Christ was. And wherever Yeshua went, whether in towns, cities, or the country, they laid the sick in the streets, and begged to touch the Christ, even if only the edge of the Christ’s clothing. And whoever touched the Christ got well.



The Religious Leaders Question the Christ

7 [1-13] Then some of the religious sects and some of the religious leaders came to Yeshua from Jerusalem. And when they saw some of the followers eat without washing their hands, they found fault with them. The religious leaders and all the rest of the Jews won’t eat, unless they wash their hands first, keeping the way of life of the elders. And when they come from the shopping center, they won’t eat unless they wash up first. And they have many other ways of life, which they’ve come to keep, such as washing dishes and tables. Then the religious leaders and the ministers from the religious sects asked Yeshua, “Why don’t your followers live by the way of life of the elders, but instead, don’t wash their hands?” The Christ answered them, “Isaiah said rightly of you fakes, as the Word, which was given ahead of time says, These people honor me with their words, but their hearts are far from me. But their worship is empty, teaching the teachings of humanity as the Teachings of God. Ignoring the Teachings of God, you keep the way of life of humanity, such as washing dishes: and many other things like this.” And Yeshua said, “You reject the Law of God full well, so that you can keep your own way of life. Moses said, Honor your parents; And Whoever curses their parents, let them be put to death. But you say they won’t be punished if someone says to their parents, It’s a gift to God, whatever you might have gotten from me. So you don't let them do what they should for their parents any more, which makes the Word of God of no effect by this way of life, which you’ve taught: and many other things like this that you do.”

[14-23] And when the Christ had called all the people to come, Yeshua said, “Listen carefully to Me, everyone of you, and understand: There isn’t anything from outside of someone, that coming into them can make them filthy. It’s the things which come out of them, which make the person filthy. If anyone will accept this, let them accept it.” And when the Christ went in the house from the people, the followers asked about this teaching. And Yeshua answered them, “Do you, too, still not understand? Don’t you realize that whatever goes into a person from outside, it can’t make them filthy; because it doesn’t go into their heart, but into the belly, and goes out into the waste, taking away everything?” And then the Christ said, "What comes out of a person is what makes the person filthy. It’s from within, out of the person’s heart, that evil thoughts, unfaithfulness, sexual sins, murders, thefts, greed, evil, lies, loose living, evil imaginations, disrespect for God, pride, and stupidity come: All these evil things come from within, and make the person filthy.”



A Greek Woman’s Daughter Healed

[24-30] And from there Yeshua got up, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and went in a house, and didn’t want anyone to know it: but the Christ couldn’t be hid. Then a woman, whose young daughter had an evil spirit, heard of the Christ, and came and fell at Yeshua’s feet. The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she begged the Christ to make the evil spirit go out of her daughter. But Yeshua said to her, “The children must be fed first. It isn’t right to take the children's food, and give it to the dogs.” But she answered, “Yes, Christ: but still the little dogs eat of the children's crumbs under the table.” And the Christ said to her, “Because you’ve said this, go; the evil spirit has gone out of your daughter.” And when she came to her house, she found that the evil spirit was gone, and her daughter was lying quietly on the bed.



A Deaf and Dumb Person Healed

[31-37] And again, leaving from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, they came to the sea of Galilee, in the middle of the coasts of Decapolis. And someone brought to the Christ a person who was deaf, and had a problem with their speech; and they begged the Christ to lay hands on them. So the Christ took the one who couldn’t hear aside from the crowd, and put fingers into the person’s ears, and then the Christ spit, and touched the person’s tongue; And looking up to heaven, the Christ breathed deeply, saying, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Open up.” And suddenly the person’s ears began to hear, and the speech problem was healed, and the person spoke clearly. And the Christ told them not to tell anyone: but the more Yeshua told them not to, the more they told it; And everyone was more amazed than ever, saying, “Everything the Christ has done is good. The Christ has made both those who are deaf to hear again, and the dumb to speak again.”



Christ Feeds Four Thousand

8 [1-9] The crowd being very great at that time, and having nothing to eat, Yeshua called the followers, saying to them, “I am concerned about the crowd, because they’ve been with me for three days now, and don’t have anything to eat: And if I send them away hungry to their own homes, they’ll faint on the way because many came from far away.” And the followers answered, “How can anyone satisfy all these people with food out here in the countryside?” And the Christ asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they answered, “Seven.” Then the Christ told the people to sit down on the ground and took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave it to the followers to give to them. Then they gave it to the people. And they had a few small fish, so the Christ blessed it, and told the followers to give it to them also. So everyone ate until they were full: and the followers took up seven baskets of scraps. And those who had eaten were about four thousand. Then the Christ sent them away.



Beware of the Teachings of Religious Sects

[10-13] And quickly the Christ went in a ship with the followers, and came into parts of Dalmanutha. And the religious leaders came out, and began to question the Christ, looking for a sign from heaven, to tempt Yeshua. And the Christ breathed deeply in the spirit, saying, “Why do these people look for a sign? The truth is; no sign will be given to this people.” And the Christ left them, and going into the ship again, went to the other side.

[14-21] Now the followers had forgotten to take bread, and they didn’t have more than one loaf with them in the ship. And the Christ told them, saying, “Be careful of the leaven of the religious leaders, and of the leaven of the ruler.” And they argued among themselves, saying, “It’s because we don’t have any bread.” And when Yeshua realized it, the Christ said, “Why are you arguing about not having any bread? Do you still not realize, nor understand? Is your heart still full of doubt? You have eyes, don’t you see? And you have ears, so don’t you hear? And don’t you remember when I broke the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of scraps you picked up?” They answered, “Twelve.” “And when I broke the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of scraps you picked up? And they said, “Seven.” Then the Christ said, “Then how is it possible that you still don’t understand?”



A Blind Person Sees

[22-26] And when they got to Bethsaida; a blind person was brought to Yeshua, and begged to be touched by the Christ. So Yeshua took the one who was blind by the hand and led them out of the town; and when the Christ had spit on the person’s eyes, and laid hands on them, asked if the person saw anything. And they looked up, saying, “I see people as trees, walking.” After that the Christ laid hands on the person’s eyes again, and told them to look up, and then that person was healed, and saw everything clearly. And the Christ sent them home, saying, “Don’t go into the town, nor tell anyone in the town.”



Yeshua is the Christ

[27-33] And Yeshua went with the followers, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and on the way asked the followers, “Who do other people say that I am?” And they answered, “John the Baptist: but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the great preachers.” So the Christ asked, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “You’re the Christ.” And the Christ told them not to tell this to anyone. And Yeshua began to tell them, saying, “I must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and religious leaders, and be killed, and after three days I will come to life again.” And the Christ told them this openly. But Peter took the Christ aside, and began to argue about it. But the Christ turned around and looked on the followers, and scolded Peter, saying, “Leave Me alone, Satan, because you don’t want what God wants, but what human beings want.”



Carry Your Own Cross and Follow Me

[34-38] And later, when Yeshua had called the followers and the rest of the people to come also, the Christ said,

“Whoever wants to follow Me, has to forget what they want, and carry their own cross, and follow Me. Whoever wants to save their life will lose it; but whoever is willing to lose their life for My sake and the New Word's sake, they’ll save it. What good will it do someone, if they get everything they want in this life, and lose their own soul? Or what wouldn’t someone give up in exchange for their soul? So whoever is ashamed of Me and of My Words in the unfaithful and sinful people of this time; I will be ashamed of them also, when I come in the victory of God with the holy angels.”



9 [1] Then Yeshua said, “The truth is, that some of those who are standing here, won’t taste of death, till they’ve seen the realm of God come with power.”



Elijah and Moses Appear with the Christ

[2-13] And after six days Yeshua took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain alone by themselves. Then the Christ was suddenly changed right in front of them. And the Christ’s clothing was shining brightly, as white as snow; like no cleaner on earth can whiten them. And Elijah and Moses appeared to them: and they were talking with Yeshua. And Peter said to Yeshua, “Christ, it’s good that we’re here with you. Let’s make three memorial stones; one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He didn’t know what to say because they were very afraid. Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Child, who I love: Listen to Yeshua.” And suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no one, but Yeshua with them anymore. And as they came down from the mountain, Yeshua told them, “Don’t tell anyone what you’ve seen, till I’ve come to life again from the dead.” And they kept those words to themselves, questioning one another about what the Christ meant by coming to life again from the dead. And they asked the Christ, saying, “Why do the religious leaders say that Elijah must come first?” And Yeshua told them, “The truth is, Elijah will come first, and explain everything; and tell what the Word says of Me, that I must suffer many things, and become of no importance. But I tell you, That Elijah has already come, and they did to him whatever they wanted to, as the Word says of him.”



An Only Child Healed from Seizures

[14-19] And when Yeshua came back to the followers, the Christ saw a great crowd around them, and the religious leaders arguing with them. And when all the people saw the Christ, they were very excited, and suddenly ran to greet Yeshua. And the Christ asked the religious leaders, “What are you arguing with them about?” And someone in the crowd answered, “Christ, I’ve brought You my child, who is taken with an evil spirit and can’t speak; And whenever it overcomes my child with seizures, the child foams at the mouth, and clenches his teeth, and faints. I spoke to your followers and asked them to put it out; but they couldn’t. So the Christ answered, saying, “You faithless people, how long must I be with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring the child to Me.”

[20-27] And when they brought the child to Yeshua, suddenly, the spirit overcame him; and threw him down, and the child wallowed on the ground foaming at the mouth. And Yeshua asked the child’s parent, “How long ago was it since this began to happen?” And he answered, “Since he was a young child. And often it has put the child into the fire, and into the water, and almost killed him: but if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.” So Yeshua said, "If you believe, everything is possible for those who believe.” And suddenly, the parent of the child cried out with tears, saying, “Christ, I do believe; but help my unbelief.” When Yeshua saw that the people came running together, the Christ took control over the evil spirit, saying to it, “You dumb and deaf spirit, I order you to come out of this child, and don’t come into him anymore.” And the spirit cried, and struggled very much, and came out of the child: and the child was like a dead person; so that many said, “The child is dead.” But Yeshua took the child by the hand and lifted him up; and the child got up.

[28-29] And when they came into the house, the followers privately asked, “Why couldn’t we put the spirit out?” And the Christ answered, "The only way this kind will go out is by willingly going without food to pray."



The Death of Christ Foretold

[30-37] And they left there, and went through Galilee; but the Christ didn’t want anyone to know it. And Yeshua said to the followers, “I’ll be given into the hands of others, and they’ll kill Me; and after I’m killed, I’ll come to life again on the third day.” But they didn’t understand what the Christ told them, and were afraid to ask about it. Then they went to Capernaum. The Christ asked them, while they were in the house, “What was it that you argued about among yourselves on the way?” But they didn’t say anything because on the way they had argued among themselves about who would be the greatest of them. And the Christ sat down, and called the twelve, saying to them, “If anyone wants to be first, that one will be last of all, and will work for everyone.” And Yeshua picked up a child, and set the child in the middle of them: saying to them, “Whoever accepts one child like this in My Name, accepts Me: and whoever accepts Me, accepts not only Me, but the One who sent Me.”



Little Ones Offended

[38-50] And John said to Yeshua, “Christ, we saw someone putting out evil spirits in Your Name, but they don’t follow along with us, so we told them to stop.” But Yeshua said, “Don’t stop them because there’s no one who does a miracle in My Name, who can lightly speak evil of Me. Whoever isn’t against us is with us. And whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My Name, because you belong to Christ, the truth is, they’ll certainly get their reward. But whoever offends one of these little ones that believe in Me, it would be better for that one to have a large stone hung around their neck, and be drowned in the sea. So if your hand offends you, don’t use it as if it was cut off: it’s better for you to live disabled, than having two hands and go to hell, to the everlasting fire, where the worms never die, and the fire never goes out. And if your foot offends you, don’t use it as if it was cut off: it’s better for you to live disabled, than have two feet to be put into hell, to the everlasting fire: where the worms never die, and the fire never goes out. And if your eye offends you, don’t use it as if it was put out: it’s better for you to come into the realm of God disabled, than having two eyes and be put into the hell fire: where the worms never die, and the fire never goes out. Everyone will be tested with fire, and every sacrifice will be flavored with salt. Salt is good: but if the salt has no flavor, what will you season it with? So have the flavor of goodness in yourselves, and have peace with one another.”



On Divorce and Remarriage

10 [1-9] And they left there, and went into the coasts of Judea by the far side of the Jordan. The people came to the Christ again there; who taught them, as usual. And the religious leaders came to tempt the Christ, and asked Yeshua, “Is it right for someone to divorce their spouse?” And the Christ answered them, “What did Moses tell you?” And they said, “Moses allowed us to write a writ of divorcement, and to divorce.” So Yeshua answered them, “Moses wrote you this principle because of your unforgiving hearts. But from the beginning of creation God made humanity male and female. And because of this, they’re to leave their parents, and come together in marriage; And the two of them becomes as one body: so that they’re not two anymore, but are as one body. So whoever God has put together, no one should separate.”

[10-12] And later in the house the followers asked the Christ again about the same thing. And Yeshua answered, “If a man divorces his wife, and marries another, he sins sexually against her. And if a woman divorces her husband and is married to another, she takes part in sexual sin, as well.”



Let the Children Come

[13-16] And the people brought young children to the Christ, hoping that the Christ would bless them, but the followers scolded those that brought them. Yeshua saw it, and was greatly displeased, saying to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and don’t forbid them to, because the realm of God is full of little ones like these. The truth is, whoever won’t come to the realm of God with undoubting faith as a little child, they won’t come in.” And the Christ picked them up, laid hands on them, and blessed them.



The Rich Young Person

[17-22] And when they had gone out into the way, someone came running, and kneeled down, asking, “Good Christ, what can I do to get everlasting life?” And Yeshua said, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but God. You know God’s teachings, Don’t do any sexual sin, Don’t kill, Don’t steal, Don’t lie about someone, don’t cheat, Honor your parents.” And the young person answered, “Christ, I have done all this from my youth up.” Then Yeshua lovingly looked at the young person, and said, “There’s only one thing that you lack: go and sell whatever you’ve got, and give to those who are poor, and you’ll have wealth in heaven: then come, pick up your cross, and follow Me.” And the young person, who was very rich, was sad and went away grieved because of what the Christ had said.

[23-27] And Yeshua looked around, saying to the followers, “Those, who have riches, will have a hard time coming into the realm of God!” And the followers were amazed at these words. But Yeshua said again, “Friends, it’s very hard for those who trust in riches to come into the realm of God! It’s easier for a camel to be completely unloaded and go through the eye of a needle, that is, the smallest gate, than for a rich person to come into the realm of God.” And they were amazed more than ever, saying among themselves, “Then who can be saved?” And Yeshua looking on them said, “This may be impossible for human beings, but not with God, because everything is possible with God.”



The Blessings of Those Who Follow Christ

[28-31] Then Peter began to say to the Christ, "See; we’ve left everything, and have followed you." And Yeshua answered, “The truth is, there’s no one that has left a house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or spouse, or children, or lands, for My sake, and the New Word's, that won’t get a hundred times that much more now in this life, homes, and brothers, and sisters, and parents, and children, and lands, but not without suffering discrimination; and in the world to come everlasting life. But many that are first will be last; and the last will be first.”



The Death of Christ Foretold Again

[32-34] And they were going up to Jerusalem and on the way, Yeshua went ahead of them: and as they followed, they were shocked and afraid, because the Christ took the twelve again, and began to tell them what things would happen, saying, “We’re going up to Jerusalem; I’ll be handed over to the leading priests there, and to the religious leaders. They’ll accuse Me of being worthy of death, and will deliver Me to the Romans: And they’ll mock and beat Me, and spit on Me, and will kill Me; but the third day I will come to life again.”



Being First Means to Serve All

[35-45] And James and John, the children of Zebedee, came, saying, “Christ, we want you to do us a favor.” And the Christ answered, “What do you want Me to do for you?” So they said, "Let us sit one on your right side, and the other on your left, when you come in your victory." But Yeshua answered, “You don’t know what you ask: can you go through what I have to go through? and suffer what I have to suffer?” And they said, "We can." And Yeshua answered, “You certainly will go through what I have to go through; and suffer as I do: But to sit beside Me isn’t Mine to give; but it’ll be given to those for whom it’s prepared.” And when the other ten heard it, they resented James and John. But Yeshua called them over, saying to them, “You know that those who rule over the other peoples use control over them; and their leaders use power over them. But it won’t be like that among you: but whoever wants to be great among you, will be your minister. And whoever of you wants to be a leader, will work for everyone else, even as I didn’t come to be ministered to, but to minister to others, and to give My life in order to pay the debts of many.”



Blind Bartimaeus

[46-52] And they came to Jericho: and as the Christ went out of Jericho with the followers and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the child of Timaeus, sat by the side of the street begging. And when he heard that it was Yeshua of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, “Yeshua, Descendant of David, have mercy on me.” And many told him to be quiet: but he hollered out a great deal more, “Descendant of David, have mercy on Me.” And Yeshua stood still, and told him to be called. And they called the one who was blind, saying to him, “It’s okay, get up; the Christ is calling for you.” And tossing aside his outer clothing, he got up, and came to Yeshua. And Yeshua asked, “What do you want Me to do for you?” So the one who was blind said, “Christ, I want to see again.” So Yeshua said, “Go now; your faith has made you well.” And suddenly he could see again, and followed Yeshua on the way.



Yeshua Rides into Jerusalem on a Foal

11 [1-11] And when they came near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, the Christ sent out two of the followers, and said, “Go into the next town now: and as soon as you go in it, you’ll find a foal tied, in which no one has ever rode. Untie it, and bring it here. And if anyone asks you, “Why are you doing this?” say that “Yeshua, the Christ needs it;” and they’ll send it.” And they left, and found the foal tied by the door outside in a place where two roads met; and they untied it. And certain of those who stood there asked, “Why are you untying the foal?” So they answered just as Yeshua had told them to: and so they let them go. And they brought the foal to Yeshua, and put their outer coats on it; and the Christ rode on it. And many spread their coats down on the road and others cut down palm branches off the trees, and spread them down on the road. And those who went ahead, and those who followed, hollered out, saying, “Save us! Blessed is the One who comes in the Name of Yahweh God! Blessed is the realm of God, the Heir of David, the One that comes in the Name of Yahweh God: Oh save us, Highest One.” And Yeshua went into Jerusalem, and into the place of worship. Then after the Christ had looked around at everything, and when the evening had come, the Christ went out to Bethany with the twelve.



The Angry Christ

[12-14] And the next day, when they had come from Bethany, the Christ was hungry. So seeing a fig tree a little way off having leaves, the Christ came up to it, thinking that there might be fruit on it. And coming to it, the Christ didn’t find anything but leaves on it because it wasn’t time for the figs yet. So Yeshua said to it, “No one will eat fruit from this tree ever again.” And the followers heard it.

[15-19] Then they came to Jerusalem: and Yeshua went into the place of worship, and began to throw out all those who sold and bought in the place of worship, throwing over the tables of the bankers, and the seats of those who sold doves; and wouldn’t let anyone carry anything through the place of worship. And the Christ said, “Isn’t it written, My house will be called the house of prayer by all nations? But you’ve made it a place for thieves.” And the religious leaders and leading priests heard it, and looked for a way to get rid of Yeshua, being afraid of the Christ, because all the people were so amazed at the Christ’s teachings. And when evening came, they went out of the city.

[20-26] And in the morning, as they passed by it, they saw that the fig tree had dried up from the roots. And Peter, reminding them, said, “Christ, the fig tree that you cursed has died.” And Yeshua answered, "You must have faith in God, because the truth is, that whoever says to this mountain, “Move, and go into the sea;” and doesn’t doubt in their heart, but believes that the things which they say will happen; whatever they say will happen. So I tell you, when you pray, whatever you want, believe that you’ll get it, and you’ll get just what you wanted. And when you stand praying, you must forgive, if you have something against someone, so that Yahweh, your God who is in heaven, can also forgive you your sins. But if you don’t forgive, neither will your God who is in heaven forgive your sins.”



The Christ Questioned by the Religious Leaders

[27-33] And they came again to Jerusalem: and as they were walking into the place of worship, some of the leading priests came up to them, along with the religious leaders, and the elders, and asked the Christ, “By what power do you do this? Who gave you the power to do it?” And Yeshua answered them, “I’ll also ask you a question, and if you can answer me, then I’ll tell you by what power I do this. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of human origin? Answer Me.” And they argued among themselves, saying, "If we say, from heaven; Yeshua will say, ‘Why didn’t you believe him then?’ But if we say, Of human origin; we fear the people because they all count John as a great preacher.” So they answered Yeshua, “We don’t know.” And Yeshua answered, "Then neither will I tell you by what power I do this."



The Farmer’s Own Child Sent

12 [1-12] And Yeshua began again to speak to them by stories, saying, “Someone planted a garden, and built a wall around it, and dug a place for the winepress, and built a guard tower, and rented it out to farmers, and went into a far country. And at the end of the season the owner sent to the farmers a worker, to get some of the fruit of the garden from the farmers, who they caught and beat, and sent away empty-handed. And again the owner sent to them another worker; and they threw stones at this one, who they wounded in the head, and shamefully sent away. And again the owner sent another; and they killed that one, and many others; beating some, and killing some. So still having one child, the owner’s own child who was greatly loved, the owner sent the heir at last to them also, saying, ‘They’ll respect my child.’ But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, if we kill the heir, the inheritance will be ours.’ And they took the heir out of the garden and killed the heir. So what will the owner of the garden do? The owner will come and kill the farmers, and will give the garden to others. Haven’t you read this Word: The stone which the builders rejected has become the first cornerstone: This was God's doing and it’s amazing in our eyes?” And they looked for a way to take Yeshua prisoner, but were afraid of the people because they knew that the Christ had told the story about them. Then the Christ left them, and went away.



On Paying Taxes and Tithes

[13-17] Then they sent to the Christ some of the religious leaders and some of Herod’s people, to try to find fault in the Christ’s words. And when they had come, they said to Yeshua, “Christ, we know that you’re honest, and don’t care what anyone thinks because you don’t consider what others say, but teach the way of God in truth: Is it right to pay taxes to the ruling government, or not? Do we pay it or not?” But the Christ, knowing they were trying to find some fault, answered, “Why do you try to tempt Me? Bring Me a coin, so that I can see it.” And they gave a coin to Yeshua. Then the Christ asked, "Whose picture and name is this?" And they said, “The ruler’s.” Then Yeshua said, "Then pay your taxes to the government and give to God the part of your money that belongs to God.” And they were amazed at that answer.



No Sexuality in the Afterlife

[18-27] Then some of the religious sects came, which say no one will come to life again; and asked, “Christ, Moses wrote to us, if someone dies, and leaves their wife behind without children, that another would take their wife, and give her children. Now there were seven people: and the first took a wife, and dying left no children. And the second took her, and died, without leaving any children: and the third the same. And all seven had her, and left no children: last of all the woman died also. When we come to life again in the afterlife, whose wife will she be, because all seven had her for a wife? And Yeshua answered, “You’re wrong, because you don’t know the Word, nor the power of God. When we come to life from the dead, we won’t be sexual and live in marriage; but are neither male nor female, as the angels are in heaven. And speaking of the dead coming to life again: haven’t you read in the book of Moses, how God spoke in the bush, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?’ God isn’t the God of the dead, but the God of the living: so you’re very wrong.”

[28-34] And one of the religious leaders came up, and having heard them discussing it, and perceiving that the Christ had answered them well, asked the Christ, “Which is the most important rule of all?” And Yeshua answered, “The most important of all the rules is, ‘Hear, Oh Israel; God, our God, is One God: Love Yahweh, your God with all your spirit, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength:’ this is the first rule. And the second is like it, namely this, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There’s no other rule greater than these.” And the religious leader said, “You’ve answered well, Christ, You’ve said the truth because there’s One God; and there’s no other god but Yahweh, our God: And to love God with all the spirit, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is more than all the offerings and sacrifices one could give.” And when Yeshua saw that he had answered carefully, the Christ said, “You aren’t far from the realm of God.” And no one dared to ask Yeshua any more questions after that.



Christ is David’s Descendant

[35-37] While teaching in the place of worship Yeshua asked, “How can the religious leaders say that the Christ is the Descendant of David? If David himself said by the Holy Spirit, Yahweh God said to My Christ, sit beside Me, till I make those who come against you a place to rest Your feet. So David himself called the Christ, Christ; so how can the Christ be the descendant of David?” And the common people gladly listened to Yeshua.



False Religious Leaders

[38-40] And the Christ taught them, saying, “Beware of the religious leaders, which love to go around in impressive clothing, and love greetings in the shopping centers, and the best seats in the places of worship, and the best places at the dinners of religious celebrations: But who take what little money the poor death survivors have, and for a pretence make long prayers. They’ll get the greater punishment.”



The Survivor’s Small Coin

[41-44] And Yeshua sat next to the treasury, and watched how the people put money into the treasury. Many that were rich put in much. And there came a certain poor survivor, and she threw in two small coins. And the Christ called the followers over, saying to them, “The truth is that this poor survivor has given more than anyone else who has given to the treasury, because all they did was to give from what they had extra; but she gave from out of her need and put in all that she had, even all her living.”



The End Times Foretold

13 [1-8] And as they went out of the place of worship, one of the followers said, “Christ, look at these stones and the buildings here!” And Yeshua answered, “You see these great buildings? There won’t be one stone left on another, that won’t be out of place.” And as they sat on the Mount of Olives next to the place of worship, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked privately, “Tell us, when this will happen? And what signs will we have when all this begins to happen?” And Yeshua answering them began to say, “Be careful, in case anyone tries to mislead you, because many will come in My Name, saying, I am the Christ; and will mislead many people. When you hear of wars and reports of wars, don’t be upset because things like this will happen; but the end won’t come yet. But nation will fight against nation, and land will fight against land. There will be earthquakes in different places, and there will be a great lack of food in some places and other troubles like this. These things are just the beginning of trouble.

[9-13] But be careful for yourselves because they’ll arrest you, and bring you to courts; You’ll be beaten in the places of worship, and you’ll be brought before great rulers for My sake, and for a witness against them. The New Word must first be published throughout the whole world. So when they take away your freedom, and arrest you, don’t worry ahead of time about what you’ll say, nor think about it: but whatever is given to you at that time, speak it, because it isn’t you that speaks, but the Holy Spirit in you. Now brothers and sisters will hand over their own siblings to death, and the parent, the child; and children will turn against their parents, and will cause them to be put to death. You’ll be hated by everyone because of My Name: but whoever is faithful to the end will be saved.

[14-23] But when you see the antichrist, spoken of by Daniel the great preacher, standing where it should not, (let those who read understand) then let those who are in Judea escape to the mountains. Those who are on the rooftop shouldn’t go down into the house, nor go in to take anything out of their house. And those who are in the field shouldn’t turn back to pick up their clothing. There will be great trouble for those who are with child, and to those who are breastfeeding in those days! And pray that your escape isn’t in the winter, because there will be great trouble in those days, such as never before, from the beginning of creation, which God created, to this time, nor ever will be. And unless God shortens those days, no one would be saved: but God will shorten those days for the sake of those who God has chosen. So if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ;’ or, ‘The Christ is there;’ don’t believe them, because false Christs and false teachers will come, and will show great signs and amazing things, to fool, even the chosen ones if that were possible. So listen carefully: I’ve told you all this ahead of time.

[24-30] But in those days, after all that trouble, the sun will be darkened, and the moon won’t have its normal light, and the stars of heaven and the other heavenly bodies will be shaken out of their places. Then they’ll see Me coming in the clouds with great power and bright light. And then I will send My angels, and will gather together the chosen ones from every direction, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. Now learn the story of the fig tree: When its branch is still tender, and puts out its leaves, you know that summer’s near. So in this way, when you see this happening, know that the time is near, so very near. The truth is that the people of this time won’t pass away, till everything is finished. Heaven and earth will come to an end: but My Words won’t ever come to an end.

[32-37] But of that day and hour no one knows, no, not the angels in heaven, nor Me, but only Yahweh God. Listen carefully, watch and pray because you don’t know when that hour will come. It’s like someone taking a far journey, which left their house, and gave work orders to each of their workers and told the caretaker to watch. So watch because you don’t know when the owner of the house will come, at evening, or at midnight, or at dawn, or later on in the day: In case it so happens that, coming suddenly, the owner finds you sleeping. And what I tell you, I say to all who come after you, so watch!”



Mary Annoints the Christ

14 [1-2] Two days later the Passover celebration of unleavened bread came: and the leading priests and the religious leaders looked for a way to take Yeshua secretly, and put the Christ to death. But they said, “Not on the celebration day, in case the people cause an uproar.”

[3-9] And in Bethany in the house of Simon, one of those with leprosy who was healed, as they were eating a meal, a woman, named Mary, came having an alabaster jar of very precious perfumed oil of spikenard; and she broke open the jar, and poured it on the Christ’s head. And some of those there resented it, thinking to themselves, “Why was this perfume wasted like this? It might have been sold for almost a years worth of work, and been given to those who are poor.” And they hatefully whispered about her. And Yeshua said, “Leave her alone; why are you bothering her? She’s done a good thing for Me. Those who are poor will be with you always, and whenever you can, do something good for them: but you won’t always have Me with you. She’s only done what she could: she came ahead of time to anoint my body for burying. The truth is, wherever this New Word is preached throughout the whole world, this thing that she’s done will be spoken of for a memorial of her, too.”



Judas Betrays the Christ

[10-11] And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the leading priests, to see if he could hand the Christ over to them. And when they heard it, they were happy, and promised to give him money. So after that he watched for the right time to hand over the Christ.



The Last Supper

[12-21] And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the Passover sacrificial animals, the followers said, “Where do you want us to go and get ready to eat the Passover?” And the Christ sent out two of the followers, saying to them, “Go into the city, and you’ll find someone carrying a pitcher of water: follow them. And wherever they go in, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Christ asks, Where is the guestroom, where I’ll eat the Passover with my followers?’ And they’ll show you a large upper room furnished and prepared: get everything ready for us there.” And the followers went out, and came into the city, and found it all just as the Christ had said: and they got everything ready for the Passover. And in the evening the Christ came with the twelve followers. And as they sat and ate, Yeshua said, “The truth is, one of you who eats with Me will hand Me over.” And they became very sad, saying to the Christ one by one, “Is it I?” and another said, “Is it I?” And the Christ answered them, “It’s one of you twelve, who dips his bread in the dish with Me. I’ll certainly go, just as the Word says of Me: but the person who hands Me over will be very sorry! It would better for that person to have never been born.”

[22-24] And as they ate, Yeshua took the bread, and blessed it, breaking it in pieces to give to them, saying, “Take this and eat it: this is a memorial of My body.” And the Christ took the cup, and after giving thanks, gave it to the followers: and they all drank of it. And the Christ said, "This is a memorial of My blood, which is shed for many people, and for the New Word. The truth is, I’ll drink no more wine, until the day that I drink it anew in the realm of God.”



The Christ Prays in the Garden of Gethsemane

[26-31] And when they had sung a song, they went out to the Mount of Olives. And Yeshua said, “You’ll all leave me alone tonight because the Word says, When the Keeper is taken, the herd will be scattered. But after I have come back to life, I’ll come to you in Galilee.” But Peter said, “Even if everyone else leaves you, I won’t.” And Yeshua said, “The truth is that this very day, even tonight, before the rooster crows twice, you’ll say you don’t even know Me three times.” But he spoke all the more strongly, “Even if I were to die with you, I would never say I don’t know you in any way.” And all the others said the same.

[32-42] And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and Yeshua said to the followers, “Sit here, while I pray.” And the Christ took along Peter, James, and John, and began to be very uneasy and sad. Then the Christ said, “My soul is so sad I’m about to die: stay here, and watch.” And the Christ went ahead a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the time might pass without any harm. And the Christ prayed, “My Yahweh God, everything is possible to you; please don’t let this happen to Me: but don’t let happen what I want, but only what you want.” And the Christ came back and found them sleeping, saying to Peter, “Simon Peter, are you sleeping? Couldn't you watch one hour? Watch and pray, in case you’re tempted. The truth is, the spirit's willing, but the body's weak.” And again the Christ went away, and prayed, speaking the same words. And when Yeshua came back, the Christ found them sleeping again, (because they were very tired,) nor did they know what to answer the Christ. And the Christ came the third time, saying to them, “You might as well sleep now, and take your rest. It’s enough, It’s time now; I’m handed over into the hands of sinners. Get up, let’s go; The one who hands Me over is here.”



The Christ is Taken

[43-45] And suddenly, while the Christ was still speaking, Judas came, who was one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and sticks, from the leading priest and the religious leaders and the elders. And the one who handed over the Christ had told them a sign, saying, “The One who I kiss, that is the One to take away.” And as soon as they came, he went over, saying, “Teacher, Teacher;” and kissed the Christ on the cheek.

[46-52] And they took hold of Yeshua, trying to take the Christ away. But one of those who were with the Christ drew a sword, and cut off the ear of one of the leading priest’s workers. Then Yeshua said, “Have you come out with swords and sticks to take Me like a thief? I was with you, teaching daily in the place of worship, and you didn’t take Me then: but everything the Word says must happen.” And all those who were with the Christ left and ran away. And I followed along, having quickly tied a towel around my naked body; and those who took Yeshua tried to take me, too: But the linen cloth came off in their hands, and I ran away from them naked.



The Christ Taken Before the Priests

[53-59] And they led Yeshua away to the leading priest: and with them were gathered all the leading priests and the elders and the religious leaders. So Peter followed along far off, even to the mansion of the leading priest: and sat with the workers, and warmed himself by the fire. Then the leading priests and all the court looked for a witness against Yeshua in order to put the Christ to death; but found none, because many told lies about the Christ, but their statements didn’t agree together. And some got up, and told lies about the Christ, saying, “We heard Yeshua say, ‘I’ll tear down this place of worship that was made by humans, and within three days, I’ll build another not made by humans.” But their statements didn’t agree together.

[60-65] And the leading priest stood up in the middle of them, and asked Yeshua, saying, “Don’t you have anything to say? Don’t you hear what they’re saying about you?” But the Christ didn’t say anything, and kept quiet. Again the leading priest asked, “Are you the Christ, the Child of the Blessed One?” And Yeshua said, "I am: and you’ll see Me sitting with the power of God, and coming in the clouds of heaven.” Then the leading priest tore his clothes, saying, “Why do we need any more witnesses? You’ve heard this disrespect of God: what do you think?” And they all said the Christ was guilty of death. And some began to spit on and cover Yeshua’s face, and to beat the Christ, saying, “Preach”: and they all slapped Yeshua with the palms of their hands.



Peter Denies Knowing the Christ

[66-72] And as Peter was downstairs in the mansion, one of the workers of the leading priest came down. When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him, saying, “You, too, were with Yeshua of Nazareth.” But Peter denied it, saying, “I don’t know who or what you’re talking about.” And they went out onto the porch; and the rooster crowed. Then another girl saw Peter again, and began to say to those who stood around, “This is one of them.” And Peter denied it again. And a little while later, those who stood by said to Peter again, “Surely you’re one of them because you’re a Galilaean, and your speech proves it.” But Peter began to curse and to swear, saying, “I don’t even know who you’re talking about.” And the rooster crowed the second time. And Peter remembered what Yeshua had said, “Before the rooster crows twice, you’ll say you don’t know me three times.” And when he remembered it, he cried miserably.



Christ Sent to Pilate

15 [1-5] As soon as it was morning the leading priests talked with the elders and religious leaders and the whole court, and tied up Yeshua, and carried the Christ away to Pilate. So Pilate asked Yeshua, “Are you the Ruler of the Jews?” And the Christ answered, “I am who you say.” And the leading priests accused the Christ of many things: but Yeshua didn’t say anything. So Pilate asked the Christ again, saying, “Don’t you have anything to say? Listen to all this they say against you.” But Yeshua still didn’t say anything; so that Pilate was amazed.

[6-14] Now at the celebration Pilate usually freed one prisoner to the people, whoever they wanted. So there was someone named Barabbas, which was chained up with those who had made an uprising, and who had murdered someone in the uprising. So the crowd hollered out, asking Pilate to do as he had always done for them. But Pilate answered, saying, “Don’t you want me to free to you the Ruler of the Jews?” because he knew that the leading priests had brought the Christ because of their jealousy. But the leading priests won over the people to ask Pilate to free Barabbas to them. And Pilate answered again, asking them, "Then what do you want me to do to Yeshua, whom you call the Ruler of the Jews?" And they hollered out again, “Put Yeshua to death!” Then Pilate answered, “Why, what evil has this person done?” And they hollered out all the more, “Put Yeshua to death!”

[15-20] And so Pilate, wanting to please the people, freed Barabbas to them, and handed over Yeshua, who had been beaten, to be put to death. And the guards led the Christ away into the judgment hall; and they called together all the guards. And they clothed Yeshua with a purple robe, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it on the Christ’s head, and began to make fun of Yeshua, saying, “Hello, Ruler of the Jews!” And they hit Yeshua on the head with a reed, and spit on the Christ, and bowing their knees mockingly worshiped. And later, they took off the purple robe, and put Yeshua’s own clothes back on, and led the Christ out to be put to death.



Christ on the Cross

[21-28] And they ordered someone named Simon, a Cyrenian from Africa, who passed by as he was coming out of the country, who was the parent of Alexander and Rufus, to carry the cross. And they brought them to a place named Golgotha, which means The place of the skull. And they gave the Christ sour wine mixed with a strong drug to numb the pain: but the Christ refused it. And when they had put the Christ on the cross, they divided the clothes of Yeshua, placing bets on them, to see what each one would get. And it was about nine o’clock in the morning, when they put Yeshua on the cross. And their accusation was written above Yeshua, which said, THE RULER OF THE JEWS. And they put two criminals on two other crosses; One on the right, and the other on the left. And the Word came true, which said, “and the Christ was counted as a lawbreaker.”

[29-32] And those who passed by mocked the Christ, shaking their heads, and saying, “Ah, you who could destroy the place of worship, and build it again in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross.” The leading priests mocking said the same thing among themselves, along with the religious leaders, saying, “You saved others; but You can’t save Yourself.” If You’re the Christ, the Ruler of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we can see and believe.” And even those, who were on the other crosses, mocked the Christ.



The Christ’s Last Words

[33-38] And when noon came, darkness covered the whole land until three o’clock. And at three o’clock Yeshua hollered out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have you left Me?” And some of those who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This One is calling Elijah.” And one of them ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, and put it on a reed, and gave the Christ a drink, saying, “Be still; let’s see whether Elijah comes or not.” Then Yeshua hollered out, and gave up the Spirit. And at that very time the curtain of the place of worship was torn in two all the way from the top to the bottom.

[39-41] And the soldier, who stood next to the Christ, heard that, and saw that Yeshua was dead, and said, “It’s true, this person was the Child of God.” And there were also women watching a little way off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, the younger, and of Joses, and Salome; (Who also, when Yeshua was in Galilee, followed along, and ministered to the Christ;) and many other women who came along with the Christ to Jerusalem.



Joseph Asks For Christ’s Body

[42-47] And then when the evening came, because it was Friday, the preparation day, that is, the day before the Seventh Day, Joseph of Arimathaea, an honorable person, who also watched for the realm of God, came, and went bravely in to Pilate, and asked for the body of Yeshua. And Pilate was amazed that the Christ was already dead: and calling a soldier, asked whether the Christ had been dead very long. And when Pilate was told by the soldier, he gave the body of Christ to Joseph, who bought fine linen, and took the body down, and wrapped it in the linen, and laid it in a tomb which was cut out of a rock, and rolled a stone in front of the door of the tomb. And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses watched to see where the Christ was laid.



The Christ Comes to Life Again

16 [1-8] And when Saturday was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, to come and anoint the body. And very early, at dawn, on Sunday morning, they came to the tomb. And they asked among themselves, “Who’ll roll the stone away from the door of the tomb for us?” And when they looked, they saw that the stone was already rolled away, which was very large. And going into the tomb, they saw a young person sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white robe; and they were afraid. And the angel answered, “Don’t be afraid: If you’re looking for Yeshua of Nazareth, who died on the cross: the Christ has come to life again and isn't here. Look at the place where the Christ was laid. Go now, and tell the followers, and Peter that the Christ will come to you in Galilee, who you’ll see for yourselves, and who told you all of this ahead of time.” And they quickly went out, and ran away from the tomb because they were very afraid and amazed: but they didn’t say anything to anyone because they were so afraid.

[9-13] Now when Yeshua had come to life again early on Sunday morning, the Christ appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom seven evil spirits had been put out. And she went and told those who had been with the Christ, as they mourned and cried. And when they had heard that the Christ was alive, and had been seen by her, they didn’t believe it. After that the Christ appeared in the form of another to two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. And they went and told it to the rest, who didn’t believe them either.

[14-18] And later, the Christ appeared to the eleven as they were eating a meal, and scolded them for their unbelief and stubborn hearts, because they didn’t believe those who had seen Yeshua after coming back to life. And the Christ said to them, “Go to all the countries of the world, and preach the New Word to everyone. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; but whoever doesn’t believe will be damned to Hell. And these signs will follow those who believe; In My Name they’ll put out evil spirits; They’ll speak in new languages; They’ll pick up deadly snakes; and if they drink any deadly poison, it won’t hurt them; and they’ll lay hands on the sick, who will get well.”

[19-20] So then, after Yeshua had spoken to them, the Christ went up into heaven, and sat on the right side of God’s throne. And they all went out, and preached every where, Christ working with them, and confirming the New Word with many signs following them. So be it!