Battering Ram (Mark) 8

1 In those days, the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) called His disciples to Him, and said to them,

2 “I am concerned about this multitude, because they have now been with Me three days, and have nothing to eat.

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

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

5 He asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They answered, “Seven.”

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

7 They also had a few small fishes which He blessed and commanded to set before them as well.

8 So they ate and were filled: and they took up seven baskets of the broken food that was left.

9 They that had eaten were about four thousand, and He sent them away.

10 Right away, He got on a ship with His disciples and came into the region of Slow Firebrand (Dalmanutha).

11 There, The Separate (Pharisees) came forth, and began to question Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, tempting Him.

12 He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek after a sign? Truly I say to you, there will be no sign  given to this generation.”

13 He left them and boarded the ship again, departing to the other side.

14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread. They only had one loaf in the ship with them.

15 Then He warned them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the leaven of The Separate (Pharisees), and of the leaven of Heroic (Herod).”

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

17 When I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) knew it, He said to them, “Why do you reason, because you have no bread? Do you not perceive yet, nor understand? Is your heart yet hardened?

18 Having eyes, don’t you see? and having ears, don’t you hear? Do you not remember?

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

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

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

22 Then He came to House of Fish (Bethsaida); and they brought a blind man to Him and begged Him to touch Him.

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

24 The man looked up and said, “I see men as trees, walking.”

25 After that, He put His hands again on his eyes and made Him look up: and he was restored and saw every man clearly.

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

27 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) went out with His disciples, into the towns of Severed Horse Lover (Caesarea Philippi): and on the way He asked His disciples, “Who do men say that I am?”

28 They answered, “I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) the Baptist: but some say, My God is I Am (Elijah); and others, One of the prophets.”

29 Then He asked them, “But who do you say I am?” Stone (Peter) answered Him, “You are the Christ.”

30 Then He instructed them to tell no one about Him.

31 He began to teach them, that the Son of Man  must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

32 He spoke this saying openly. Stone (Peter) took Him and began to rebuke Him.

33 But when He had turned about and looked on his disciples, He rebuked Stone (Peter), saying, “Get behind Me, Adversary (Satan): for you do not value the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.”

34 And when He had called the people to Him along with His disciples, He said to them, “Whoever will come after Me, let Him deny Himself, and take up His cross, and follow Me.

35 For whoever will save his life will lose it; but whoever will lose his life for My sake and the gospel's, the same will save it.

36 For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?

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

38 Whoever, therefore, will be ashamed of Me and of My words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also will the Son of Man be ashamed, when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”

Battering Ram (Mark) 7

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1 Then The Separate (Pharisees) came to Him, and certain of the scribes came from Rain of Peace (Jerusalem).

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

3 The Separate (Pharisees) and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands, holding to the tradition of the elders.

4 When they come from the market, they don’t eat unless they wash. And many other things, rules, which they have received to hold, like the washing of cups, pots, brazen vessels, and tables.

5 Then The Separate (Pharisees) and scribes asked Him, “Why don’t Your  disciples hold to the tradition of the elders and eat bread with unwashed hands?

6 He answered them, “I AM’s Help (Isaiah) prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.’

7 They worship Me in vain, teaching the commandments of men for doctrines.

8 In laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other things like this you do.”

9 He continued, “Full well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.

10 Moses said, ‘Honor your father and you mother; and, ‘Whoever curses father or mother, let him die the death:’

11 But you say, ‘If a man will say to his father or mother, ‘It is Corban,’ that is to say, a gift, whatever you might be provided by me; he will be free.’

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

13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which you teach: and many such  things you do.”

14 And when He had called all the people to Him, He said to them, “Listen to 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 When He entered the house from the people, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable.

18 He questioned them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever enters into a man from the outside cannot defile him;

19 Because it doesn’t enter  his heart, but into the belly, and goes out into the draught, purging all foods?”

20 He said, “That which comes out of the man, that is what defiles 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 From there, He arose and went into the borders of A Rock (Tyre) and Hunter/Fisher (Sidon), and secretly entered  a house, but He could not be hidden.

25 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 Gentile (Greek), an Exalted Palm (Syrophenician) by nation; and she begged Him to cast the devil out of her daughter.

27 But I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to her, “Let the children first be filled: for it is not right to take the children's bread, and to cast it to the dogs.”

28 But she answered, “Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.”

29 He answered her, “Because you said this, go your way; the devil is gone out of your daughter.”

30 When she came to her house, she found the devil had gone out, and her daughter lay on the bed.

31 Again, He departed from the region of A Rock (Tyre) and Hunter/Fisher (Sidon), and He came to the sea of Circuit-District (Galilee), through the midst of Ten Cities (Decapolis).

32 There they brought to Him one that was deaf and had an impediment in his speech; and they asked Him to put His hand on him.

33 So 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 said to Him, “Ephphasa, that is, Be opened.”

35 Right away his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly.

36 He charged them to tell no man, but the more He charged them, the more they talked about Him.

37 Telling of their astonishment, saying, “He has done all things well: He even makes the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

Battering Ram (Mark) 6

  

1 He left there and came to His own country; and His disciples followed Him.

2 When the Sabbath day came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What wisdom is this which is given to Him, that even such mighty works are wrought by His hands?

3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Rebellion (Mary), the brother of Supplanter (James), Exalted (Joses), of Praised (Juda), and Heard (Simon)? Aren't His sisters here with us?” And they were offended at Him.

4 But I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.”

5 He could not do many mighty works there, save that He laid His hands on a few sick folks, and healed them.

6 He marveled because of their unbelief. So, He went round about the villages, teaching.

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

8 Commanding them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only, no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse,

9 To wear sandals, and not put on two coats.

10 He told them, “In whatever place you enter a house, stay there till you depart from that place.

11 Whosoever will not receive you, nor hear you, when you depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Burning (Sodom) and Tyrants (Gomorrah) in the day of judgment, than for that city.”

12 So they went out and preached that men should repent.

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

14 King Heroic (Herod) heard of Him; (for His name was spread abroad:) and he said, “I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) the Baptist was risen from the dead, and that is why He can do these mighty works.”

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

16 But when Heroic (Herod) heard about Him, he said, “It is I AM is a Gracious Giver (John), whom I beheaded; he is risen from the dead.”

17 For Heroic (Herod) himself had sent forth and laid hold on I AM is a Gracious Giver (John), and bound him in prison for Heroica’s (Herodias’) sake, his brother Horse Lover's (Philip’s) wife: for he had married her.

18 Because I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) had said to Heroic (Herod), “It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.”

19 Therefore, Heroica (Herodias) had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him, but she could not:

20 Because Heroic (Herod) feared I AM is a Gracious Giver (John), knowing that he was a just man and a holy, and observed him; when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

21 Then a convenient day came. Heroic’s (Herod’s) birthday was celebrated by a supper for his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Circuit-District (Galilee).

22 When the daughter of Heroica (Herodias) came in, and danced, and pleased Heroic (Herod) and those that sat with him, the king said to the damsel, “Ask of me whatsoever you will, and I will give it to you.”

23 Then he swore to her, “Whatever you will ask of me, I will give it to you, up to the half of my kingdom!”

24 So she went out and asked her mother, “What will I request?” She answered, “The head of I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) the Baptist.”

25 Right away, she hurried to the king and requested, “I want you to give me the head of I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) the Baptist on a platter.

26 The king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for the sake of those who sat with him, he did not reject her.

27 Immediately, the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: so, 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 When his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

30 Then the apostles came to I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua), and told Him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

31 He said to them, “Come set yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while:” for there were many coming and going, and they did not have time even to eat.

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

33 The people saw them departing, and many knew Him, and ran afoot there out of all cities, beating them there and met Him.

34 Then I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) came out, saw many people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd: and He began to teach them many things.

35 When the day was now far spent, His disciples came to 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 them: “You give them something to eat.” They answered him, “Will we go and buy two hundred pennyworths of bread, and give them to eat?”

38 He asked, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fishes.”

39 Then He commanded them to make all sit down by companies on the green grass.

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

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

42 They all ate and were filled.

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

44 Those who ate of the loaves were about five thousand men.

45 Right away, He instructed His disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before Him to House of Fish (Bethsaida) while He sent away the people.

46 After He had sent them away, He departed to a mountain to pray.

47 When evening came, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and He alone on the land.

48 He saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary to them: and about the fourth watch of the night, He came to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed by them.

49 But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out:

50 They all saw Him and were troubled. But immediately He talked with them, and said to them, “Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.”

51 Then He went up to them in the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were amazed in themselves beyond measure and wondered.

52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: their hearts were hardened.

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

54 When they came out of the ship, He was recognized by those on the shore,

55 They ran through that whole region round about and began to carry to Him in beds those that were sick.

56 Whenever He entered villages, cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets and begged Him that they might touch if just the border of His garment: and as many as touched Him were made whole.

Battering Ram (Mark) 5

1 They went to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Reward at the End (Gadarenes).

2 When He came out of the ship, immediately a man with an unclean spirit met Him out of the tombs,

3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs. No one could bind him, not even with chains:

4 He had often been bound with fetters and chains. He had plucked off the chains, and broken the fetters in pieces and no man could tame him.

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

6 But when he saw I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) afar off, he ran and worshipped Him,

7 And cried with a loud voice, saying, “What have I to do with You, I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua), Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God, please do not torment me.”

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

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

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

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

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

13 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) agreed and gave them leave. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and drowned in the sea.

14 Those that fed the swine fled, and told what happened in the city, and in the country. So, a great crowd went out to see what had happened.

15 When they came to I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua), they saw the man who was possessed with the devil,  had the legion, sitting,  clothed, in his right mind: and they were afraid.

16 They saw that what was told to them was true, and learned how it happened to the man who was possessed with the devil and also concerning the swine.

17 Then they begged Him to leave their territory.

18 When he went to the ship, the man who had been possessed with the devil asked to go with Him.

19 But I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) refused, saying to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them how great things the Lord has done for you, and has had compassion on you.”

20 So he departed and began to publish in Ten Cities (Decapolis) all the great things I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) had done for him: and all men marveled.

21 When I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) passed over again by ship to the other side, many people gathered to Him near the sea.

22 There one of the rulers of the synagogue, Whom God Enlightens (Jairus) by name came; and when he saw Him, he fell at His feet,

23 Desperately pleading, “My little daughter lies at the point of death: I beg You, come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed; and she will live.

24 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) went with him, and many people followed Him and thronged Him.

25 On the way a certain woman, who had an issue of blood for twelve years,

26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was not better, but rather grew worse,

27 When she heard of I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua), she came in the press behind and touched His garment.

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

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

30 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua), immediately knew in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around about in the press, and said, “Who touched my clothes?”

31 His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched me?’”

32 He looked round about to see who had done this thing.

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

34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you whole; go in peace and be healed of your plague.”

35 While He spoke, a certain man came from the ruler of the synagogue's house who said, “Your daughter is dead: why trouble the Master any further?”

36 As soon as I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) heard these words, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Be not afraid, only believe.”

37 And He permitted no one to follow Him, save Stone (Peter), Supplanter (James), and I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) the brother of Supplanter (James).

38 Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw the tumult, and those that wept and wailed greatly.

39 When He came in, He said to them, “Why are you making all this ruckus, and weeping? The damsel is not dead, but sleeps.”

40 They laughed Him to scorn. But when He had put them all out, He took the father and the mother of the damsel, and those that were with Him, and entered in where the damsel was lying.

41 He took the damsel by the hand, and said to her, “Talitha cumi;” which is, being interpreted is, “Damsel, I say to thee, arise.”

42 Right away, the damsel arose and walked. She was twelve years old. And they were astonished with great astonishment.

43 He instructed them right away that no man should know it and commanded that something should be given her to eat.