Gift of I AM (Matthew) 17

1 After six days I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) took Stone (Peter), Supplanter (James), and I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves,

2 And was transfigured before them: His face shone as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light.

3 Then, amazingly, Drawn (Moses) and My God is I Am (Elijah) appeared to them talking with Him.

4 Then Stone (Peter), responded to I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua): Lord, it is good for us to be here: if You will, let us make here three tabernacles; one for You, and one for Drawn (Moses), and one for My God is I Am (Elijah). 

5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them: then a voice came out of the cloud, which said: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear Him.

6 When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were terribly afraid.

7 Then I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) came and touched them, and said: Arise and do not be afraid.

8 When they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one, except I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua).

9 As they came down from the mountain, I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) charged them, saying: Tell the vision to no man until the Son of Man has risen again from the dead.

10 Then His disciples asked Him: Why then, do the scribes say that My God is I Am (Elijah) must first come?

11 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) answered them: My God is I Am (Elijah) truly shall first come, and restore all things.

12 But I say to you, My God is I Am (Elijah) has come already, and they did not recognize him but have done to him whatsoever they wanted. Likewise, also the Son of Man shall suffer by them.

13 Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them of I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) the Baptist.

14 When they came to the multitude, a certain man came to Him, knelt down before Him, and said:

15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he has horrible seizures: He often falls into the fire, and oft into the water.

16 I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him.

17 Then I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) answered: O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him here to Me.

18 Then I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) rebuked the devil, and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.

19 The disciples came to I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) when alone, and asked: Why could we not cast him out?

20 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) answered them: Because of your unbelief: for truly I say to you: If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain: Move to another place; and it shall move, and nothing shall be impossible to you.

21 Howbeit this kind does not go out but by prayer and fasting.

22 While they stayed in Circuit-District (Galilee), I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to them: The Son of Man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:

23 And they shall kill Him, and the third day He shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sad.

24 When they came to Village of Comfort (Capernaum), they that received tribute money came to Stone (Peter), and said: Does your master not pay tribute?

25 He replied: Yes. And when he came into the house, I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) stopped him with a question: What do you think, Heard (Simon)? Of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or strangers?

26 Stone (Peter) said to him, Of strangers. I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to him: Then are the children free.

27 Notwithstanding, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the fish that first comes up; when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money: take that, and give to them for you and Me.

Gift of I AM (Matthew) 16

1 The Separate (Pharisees) and The Righteous (Sadducees) came to tempt Him, desiring that He would show them a sign from heaven.

2 He answered them: When it is evening, you say, it will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

3 And in the morning: It will be foul weather today: the sky is red and lowering. You hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky; but can you not discern the signs of the times?

4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; but there shall not be a sign given to it, except the sign of the prophet Dove (Jonah). And He left them and departed from there.

5 And when His disciples came to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

6 Then I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to them: Take heed and beware of the leaven of The Separate (Pharisees) and of The Righteous (Sadducees).

7 They reasoned among themselves, saying: It is because we have not brought bread.

8 Which, when I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) perceived He said to them: O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread?

9 Do you not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand and how many baskets you took up?

11 How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread, but that you should beware of the leaven of The Separate (Pharisees) and of The Righteous (Sadducees)?

12 Then they understood that He did not warn them to beware of the leaven of bread but of the doctrine of The Separate (Pharisees) and The Righteous (Sadducees).

13 When I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) came into the coasts of Severed Horse Lover (Caesarea Philippi), He asked his disciples: Whom do men say that I, the Son of Man am?

14 They responded: Some say that You are I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) the Baptist: some, My God is I Am (Elijah); and others, Whom Jehovah Has Appointed (Jeremiah), or one of the prophets.

15 He then asked them: But whom do you say that I am?

16 And Heard (Simon) answered Him: You are the Anointed (Messiah, Christ), the Son of the living God.

17 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) answered him: You are blessed Heard, Son of Dove (Simon Barjona): for flesh and blood has not revealed it to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

18 And I say to you, that you are Stone (Peter), and on this rock, I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

19 I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven: and whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

20 Then He charged His disciples that they should tell no man that He was I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) the Anointed (Messiah, Christ).

21 From that time forth, I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) began to show to His disciples, how He must go to Rain of Peace (Jerusalem), suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

22 Then Stone (Peter) took Him, and began to rebuke Him, saying: Be it far from You Lord: this shall not be to You.

23 But He turned and said to Stone (Peter): Get behind Me Adversary (Satan): you are a stumbling block to Me: for you do not savor the things that are of God, but those that are of men.

24 Then I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) spoke to His disciples: If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for My sake shall find it.

26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then He will reward every man according to his works.

28 Truly, I say to you: There will be some standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in His kingdom.

Gift of I AM (Matthew) 15

1 Then the scribes and The Separate (Pharisees), who were from Rain of Peace (Jerusalem) said to I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua):

2 Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands when they eat bread.

3 But He answered: Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

4 For God commanded: Honor your father and mother: and, He that curses his father or mother, let him die the death.

5 But you say: Whoever shall say to his father or his mother: It is a gift, by even though I might have blessed you;

6 And does not honor his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have you made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

7 You hypocrites, well did Yahweh’s Help (Isaiah) prophesy of you, saying:

8 This people draw near to Me with their mouth and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.

9 But they worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

10 And He called the multitude and said to them: Hear, and understand:

11 That which goes into the mouth does not defile a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this, defiles a man.

12 Then his disciples asked Him: Do you know that The Separate (Pharisees) were offended after hearing this saying?

13 But He answered: Every plant My heavenly Father has not planted, shall be rooted up.

14 Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

15 Then Stone (Peter) said to Him: Explain this parable to us.

16 So I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said: Are you still without understanding?

17 Do you not yet understand, that whatsoever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

18 But those things proceeding out of the mouth come from the heart; they defile the man.

19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.

21 Then I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) departed for the coasts of A Rock (Tyre) and Hunter/Fisher (Sidon).

22 There, behold, a woman of Canaan came to Him, and cried to Him, saying: Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of Beloved (David); my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.

23 But He did not answer her, not a word. His disciples came and besought Him, saying: Send her away; for she cries after us.

24 But He answered and said: I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of God Prevails (Israel).

25 Then she came and worshipped Him, saying: Lord, help me.

26 But He answered and said: It is not fitting to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs.

27 And she said: True Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

28 Then I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) answered her: O woman, great is your faith: be it to you even as you will. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.

29 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) departed from there and came near the sea of Circuit-District (Galilee), went up into a mountain, and sat down there.

30 Great multitudes came to Him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and laid them at I AM is Our Salvation’s (Yeshua) feet; and He healed them:

31 So much so that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of God Prevails (Israel).

32 Then I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) called His disciples to Him, and said I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint on the way.

33 But his disciples said to Him: Where should we find so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

34 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to them: How many loaves do you have? They answered: Seven, and a few little fishes.

35 Then He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground.

36 He took the seven loaves and the fishes, gave thanks, broke them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

37 And they all ate and were filled. Then they took up the broken food that was left, seven baskets full.

38 Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.

39 Afterwards, He sent away the multitude, got on a ship, and came into the coasts of A Tower (Magdal).

Gift of I AM (Matthew) 14

 1 At that time Heroic (Herod) the tetrarch heard of the fame of I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua),

2 And said to his servants: This is I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; That is why He does all these mighty works.

3 For Heroic (Herod) had laid hold on I AM is a Gracious Giver (John), and bound him, and put him in prison for Heroica’s (Herodias) sake, his brother Horse Lover's (Philip) wife.

4 For I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) said to him: It is not lawful for you to have her.

5 But when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

6 But when Heroic's (Herod) birthday was kept, the daughter of Heroica (Herodias) danced before them and pleased Heroic (Herod).

7 Whereon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

8 And she, being instructed by her mother before, said: Bring to me I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) the Baptist's head on a platter.

9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless, for the oath's sake, and they who sat with him at the meal, he commanded it to be given her.

10 And he sent, and beheaded I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) in the prison.

11 And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

12 His disciples came, took the body, and buried it. Then they went and told I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua).

13 When I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) heard of it, he departed there by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

14 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) came out, saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and He healed their sick.

15 When it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.

16 But I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to them: They do not need to depart; you give them something to eat.

17 And they say to Him: We only have five loaves, and two fishes.

18 He answered: Bring them to me.

19 Then He commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

20 They all ate and were filled. Then they took up of the fragments that remained, twelve baskets full.

21 The number that had eaten was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

22 And straightway I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) told His disciples to get into a ship and to go before him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

23 When He had sent the multitudes away, He went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening came, He was there alone.

24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

25 And in the fourth watch of the night I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) went to them, walking on the sea.

26 When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying: It is a spirit, and they cried out for fear.

27 But straightway I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) spoke to them, saying: Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

28 Then Stone (Peter) answered Him and said: Lord, if it is You, have me come to You on the water.

29 He responded: Come. Then Stone (Peter) came down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua).

30 But when he saw the boisterous wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out: Lord, save me!

31 Immediately I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) stretched forth His hand, caught him, and said to him: O you of little faith, why did you doubt?

32 And when they got into the ship, the wind ceased.

33 Then those in the ship came and worshipped Him, saying: It is true! You are the Son of God.

34 After they crossed to the other side, they entered the land of A Harp (Gennesaret).

35 When the men of that place heard He was there, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought to Him all that were diseased;

36 They begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

Gift of I AM (Matthew) 13

1 That same day, I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) left the house and sat by the seaside.

2 There, great multitudes gathered together to Him, so He went into a ship, and sat while the whole multitude stood on the shore.

3 He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

4 As he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

5 Some fell on stony places, where there wasn’t much dirt: and right away they sprung up, but they had no depth of earth:

6 When the sun was up, they were scorched; they withered away because they had no root.

7 Some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:

8 But others fell into good ground and brought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

9 Who has ears to hear, let him hear.

10 And the disciples came, and said to Him: Why do You speak to them in parables?

11 He answered them: Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

12 For whosoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever has not, from him shall be taken away even that he has.

13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they, seeing, see not; and hearing, they hear not, neither do they understand.

14 For in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Yahweh’s Help (Isaiah), which said: By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and shall not perceive:

15 For these people's hearts are callused, their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

 

16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

17 For truly, I say to you: Many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them, and to hear those things which you hear, and have not heard them.

18 Hear, therefore, the parable of the sower.

19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand, the wicked one comes and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.

20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that hears the word, and with joy receives it;

21 Yet he has no root in himself, but grows for a while: but when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, by and by he is offended.

22 He that received seed among the thorns is he that hears the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.

23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that hears the word, and understands it; he also bears fruit, and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

24 Another parable He told to them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field:

25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, then went his way.

26 So, when the blade sprang up and brought forth fruit, the tares appeared.

27 So the servants of the householder came and said to him: Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where did these tares come from?

28 He said to them: An enemy has done this. The servants asked him: Do you want us to go and gather them up?

29 But he said: No; lest while you gather the tares, you also root up the wheat with them.

30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather together the tares first, and bind them in bundles to burn them: then gather the wheat into my barn.

31 Another parable He shared with them was: The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

 

32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

33 This is another parable He told them; The Kingdom of Heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

34 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) all these things spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them:

35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.

36 Then I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) sent the multitude away, and went into the house.  There his disciples came to Him, saying: Please explain the parable of the tares of the field.

37 He answered them: He that soweth the good seed is the Son of Man;

38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and those who do iniquity;

42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to treasure hid in a field; when a man has found, he hides it, and for joy thereof goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:

46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered fish of every kind:

48. When it was full, they drew to shore, sat down, and gathered the good into vessels but cast the bad away.

49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

51 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to them: Have you understood all these things? They say to Him: Yes, Lord.

52 Then said He to them: Therefore, every scribe who is instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.

53 When I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) had finished these parables, He departed from there.

54 Then He came into His own country, where He taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said: Why does this man have this wisdom and these mighty works?

55 Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Rebellion (Mary)? and his brethren, Supplanter (James), and Exalted (Joses), and Heard (Simon), and Praised (Judah)?

56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this man get all these things?

57 And they were offended by Him. But I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to them: A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and in his own house.

58 And he did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Gift of I AM (Matthew) 12

1 At that time, I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) went on the Sabbath day through the corn. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat.

2 But when The Separate (Pharisees) saw it, they said to him: Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day.

3 But He said to them: Have you not read what Beloved (David) did, when he was hungry, and they that were with him;

4 How he entered into the house of God and ate the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? 

5 Or have you not read in the law, how that on the Sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless?

6 But I say to you: That in this place is one greater than the temple.

7 But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless.

8 For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath day.

9 When He departed from there, He went into their synagogue:

10 There was a man whose hand had withered. And they asked Him: Is it lawful to heal on Sabbath days? That they might accuse him.

11 He answered them: What man shall there be among you, that has a sheep fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, who will not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Therefore, it is lawful to do well on Sabbath days.

13 Then He said to the man: Stretch forth your hand. So, he stretched it forth and it was restored whole, like the other.

14 Then The Separate (Pharisees) went out, and held a council against Him, how they might destroy Him.

15 But when I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) knew it, He withdrew Himself from there: and great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all;

16 And charged them that they should not make Him known:

17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Yahweh’s Help (Isaiah) the prophet, saying,

18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit on Him, and He shall show judgment to the Gentiles (foreigners).

19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear His voice in the streets.

20 A bruised reed shall He not break, and smoking flax shall He not quench, till He sends forth judgment to victory.

21 And in His name the Gentiles (foreigners) will trust.

22 Then one possessed with a devil was brought to Him, blind, and dumb: and He healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spoke and saw.

23 And all the people were amazed, and said: Is this not the Son of Beloved (David)?

24 But when The Separate (Pharisees) heard it, they said: This fellow casts out devils but by Lord of the House (Beelzebub) the prince of the devils!

25 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) knew their thoughts and said to them: every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

26 So if Adversary (Satan) casts out Adversary (Satan), he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

27 And if I, by Lord of the House (Beelzebub) cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges.

28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

29 How can one enter a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except by first binding the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.

30 He that is not with Me is against Me, and he that does not gather with Me scatters abroad.

31 Therefore I say to you: All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven of men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven of men.

32 And whosoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaks against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.

34 O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

36 But I say to you: For every idle word that men speak; they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

37 For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.

38 Then certain of the scribes and The Separate (Pharisees) answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from You.

39 But He answered and said to them: An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Dove (Jonah):

40 For as Dove (Jonah) was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

41 The men of Offspring of Ease (Nineveh) shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Dove (Jonah); and, behold, a greater than Dove (Jonah) is here.

42 The Queen of the South shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Peace (Solomon); and, behold, a greater than Peace (Solomon) is here.

43 When the unclean spirit goes out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none.

44 Then he says: I will return into my house from which I came out; and when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and garnished.

45 Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also to this wicked generation.

46 While He was talking to the people, his mother and his brothers stood outside, desiring to speak with Him.

47 Then someone said to Him: Your mother and Your brothers are waiting outside, desiring to speak with You.

48 But He answered and said to the person who told Him: Who is My mother? and who are My brothers?

49 Then He stretched forth His hand toward his disciples, and said: Behold My mother and My brothers!

50 For whoever does the will of My Father who is in Heaven, the same is My brother, and sister, and mother.

Gift of I Am (Matthew) 11

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1 When I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) had made an end of commanding His twelve disciples, and He departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.

2 Now, when I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) heard from prison about the works of Anointed (Messiah, Christ), he sent two of his disciples,

3 And said to Him: Are You He that should come, or do we look for another?

4 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) answered saying to them: Go back and tell I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) those things which you hear and see:

5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

6 Blessed is he, who is not offended by Me.

7 Then as they departed, I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) began to say to the multitudes concerning I AM is a Gracious Giver (John): What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

8 What did you really go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they wear soft clothing in kings' houses.

9 What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send My messenger before You, which shall prepare Your way before You.

11 Truly, I say to you: Among them that are born of women there has not risen a greater than I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

12 And from the days of I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until I AM is a Gracious Giver (John).

14 And, if you will receive it, this is My God is I Am (Elijah), which was to come.

15 He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

16 But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows,

17 And saying: We have piped to you, and you have not danced; we have mourned to you, and you have not lamented.

18 For I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) came neither eating nor drinking, and they say: He has a devil.

19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say: Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But Wisdom is justified by her children.

20 Then began He to upbraid the cities wherein most of His mighty works were done, because they did not repent:

21 Woe to you, Furnace of Smoke (Chorazin)! woe to you, House of Fish (Bethsaida)! If the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in A Rock (Tyre) and Hunter/Fisher (Sidon), they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

22 But I say to you: It shall be more tolerable for A Rock (Tyre) and Hunter/Fisher (Sidon) at the day of judgment, than for you.

23 And you, Village of Comfort (Capernaum), which are exalted to heaven, shall be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in you, had been done in Burning (Sodom), it would have remained until this day.

24 But I say to you: It shall be more tolerable for the land of Burning (Sodom) in the day of judgment, than for you.

25 At that time I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) prayed and said: I thank You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hid these things from the wise and prudent, and have revealed them to babes.

26 Even so, Father: It seemed good in your sight.

27 All things are delivered to Me by my Father: and no man knows the Son, but the Father; neither does any man know the Father, save the Son and to whoever the Son will reveal Him.

28 Come to Me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29 Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest to your souls.

30 For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.

Gift of I Am (Matthew) 10

1 Then, He called his twelve disciples to Himself and He gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Heard (Simon), who is called Stone (Peter), and Manly (Andrew) his brother; Supplanter (James) the son of My Gift (Zebedee), and I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) his brother;

 3 Horse Lover (Philip), and Son of Plowman (Bartholomew); Twin (Thomas), Gift of I AM (Matthew) the publican; Supplanter (James) the son of Changing (Alphaeus), and A Man of Heart (Lebbaeus*), whose surname was Courageous (Thaddaeus);

 * one of the twelve apostles. From a comparison with the catalogue of apostles in Lk 6:16, and Acts 1:13, is seems that Judas, Lebbaeus and Thaddaeus were the same person, and the writer of the book of Jude.

 4 Heard (Simon) the Humbled One (Canaanite), and Praised (Judah) Man of the City (Iscariot), who also betrayed him.

 5 These twelve I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) sent forth, and commanded them, saying: Do not go to the Gentiles (foreigners), or into any city of the Samaritans:

 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of God Prevails (Israel).

 7 As you go, preach, saying: The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely you have received, freely give.

 9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

 10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.

 11 Into whatever city or town you enter, enquire who in it is worthy, and stay there till you go.

 12 When you come into a house, salute it.

 13 If the house is worthy, let your peace come on it: but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

 14 Whoever will not receive you, nor hear your words, when you depart out of that house or city and shake off the dust of your feet.

 15 Truly I say to you: It shall be more tolerable for the land of Burning (Sodom) and Tyrants (Gomorrah) in the day of judgment, than for that city.

 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep among wolves: therefore, be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

 17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

 18 You will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles (foreigners).

 19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what you shall speak.

 20 For it is not you that speaks, but the Spirit of your Father which speaks in you.

 21 Brothers shall deliver up the brothers to death, and fathers their children: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.

 22 You shall be hated of all men for My Name's sake: but He that endures to the end shall be saved.

 23 When they persecute you in this city, flee to another: for I tell you: You shall not have gone over the cities of God Prevails (Israel), till the Son of man comes.

 24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call those of his household?

 26 Do not fear them: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; nothing hid, that shall not be known.

 27 What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light: and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops.

 28 Do not fear those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? Not one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father knowing.

30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

31 Fear not therefore, you are of more value than many sparrows.

32 Whoever, therefore shall confess me before men, I will confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in heaven. 

34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I did not come to send peace, but a sword.

35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

36 A man's foes shall be those of his own household. 

37 He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of Me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of Me.

38 And he that does not take his cross, and follow after Me, is not worthy of Me.

39 He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for My sake shall find it.

40 He that receives you receives Me, and he that receives Me receives Him that sent Me.

41 He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

42 And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall in no way lose his reward.

 

Gift of I AM (Matthew) 9

 1 He entered a ship, passed over, and came into His own city.

2 There, they brought him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed. I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) seeing their faith said to the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; your sins have been forgiven.

3 But certain of the scribes said within themselves: This man blasphemes.

4 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) knowing their thoughts said: Why do you think evil in your hearts?

5 Which is easier, to say: Your sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and walk?

6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then he said to the sick of the palsy,): Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.

7 So he arose, and departed to his house.

8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, which had given such power to men.

9 As I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) left there, He saw a man, named Speak (Matthew), sitting at the tax collector's office: and He said to him: Follow me. And he arose and followed Him.

10 It came to pass, as I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) sat at a meal in the house, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples.

11 When the Separate (Pharisees) saw it, they said to His disciples, Why does your Master eat with publicans and sinners?

12 But when I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) heard that, He said to them: They that are whole do not need a physician, but they that are sick.

13 But go and learn what it means: I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

14 Then the disciples of I AM is a Gracious Giver (John) came to Him, saying: Why do we and the Separate (Pharisees) fast often, but your disciples do not fast?

15 I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) answered them: Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

16 No man puts a piece of new cloth to an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up will tear from the garment, and the tear will be made worse.

17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runs out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

18 While he spoke these things to them, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying: My daughter is dead: but come and lay your hand on her, and she shall live.

19 So I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) arose, and followed Him, and so did His disciples.

20 As they went, a woman, who was diseased with an issue of blood for twelve years, came behind Him and touched the hem of His garment:

21 For she said within herself: If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.

22 But I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) turned around, and when He saw her, He said: Daughter, be of good comfort; your faith has made you whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

23 And when I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,

24 He said to them: Go away: for the girl is not dead, but sleeps. And they laughed Him to scorn.

25 But when the people were put out, He went in, and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

26 So His fame spread all over that land.

27 When I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying, and saying: Son of Beloved (David), have mercy on us.

28 When He came into the house: the blind men came to Him: and I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to them: Do you believe that I am able to do this? They said to Him: Yes, Lord.

29 Then touched He their eyes, saying: According to your faith be it to you.

30 Suddenly, their eyes were opened; then I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) strictly charged them, saying: See that no man know it.

31 But when they departed, they spread His fame all over that country.

32 As they went out, they brought to Him a dumb man possessed with a devil.

33 When the devil was cast out, the dumb spoke: and the multitudes marveled, saying: It was never so seen in God Prevails (Israel).

34 But The Separate (Pharisees) said: He casts out devils through the prince of the devils.

35 So, I AM is Our Salvation (Yeshua) went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

37 Then He said to his disciples: The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few;

38 Pray therefore, to the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth laborers into His harvest.

Gift of I AM (Matthew) 8

1 When He came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.

 2 Then a leper came and worshipped Him, saying: Lord, if You will, You can make me clean.

3 So Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) put forth His hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

4 Then Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to him: Tell no man; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

5 Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) then went into Village of Comfort (Capernaum), and there came to Him a centurion, beseeching Him,

6 Saying: Lord, my servant lies at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.

7 Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to him: I will come and heal him.

8 The centurion answered: Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it 

10 When Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) heard it, He marveled, and said to them that followed: Verily I say to you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in God Prevails (Israel).

11 I say to you: Many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Father of a Multitude (Abraham), and Laughter (Isaac), and Heel-Grabber (Jacob), in the Kingdom of Heaven.

12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

13 Then Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to the centurion: Go your way; as you have believed, so be it done to you. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

14 Then Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) came to Stone's (Peter) house, He saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever.

15 He touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered to them.

16 When the evening came, they brought to Him many that were possessed with devils: and He cast out the spirits with His word, and healed all that were sick:

17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Yahweh’s Help (Isaiah) the prophet, saying: Himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses.

18 Now when Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) saw the great multitudes about Him, He gave a commandment to depart to the other side.

19 There a certain scribe came, and said to Him: Master, I will follow You wherever You go.

20 Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to him: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.

21 Another of his disciples said to Him: Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.

22 But Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to him: Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.

23 When He entered into the ship, His disciples followed Him.

24 As they sailed, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but He was asleep.

25 His disciples woke Him up, saying: Lord, save us: we perish.

26 He said to them: Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? Then He arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

27 But the men marveled, saying: What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him! 

28 When He came to the other side into the country of the Dwelling on a Clayey Soil (Gergesenes), there two people who were possessed with devils met Him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

29 They cried out, saying: What have we to do with You, Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua), Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?

30 There was a good way off from them a herd of many swine feeding 

31 So the devils begged him, saying: If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine.

32 So He said to them: Go. And when they came out, they went into the herd of swine: and the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.

33 Those that kept them fled, went into the city, and told everything that had befallen those possessed of the devils. 

34 Then the whole city came out to meet Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua): and when they saw Him, they begged Him to depart out of their territory.

Gift of I AM (Matthew) 7

1 Judge not, that you might not be judged.

2 For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you deal out, it shall be measured to you again.

3 And why do you behold the speck that is in your brother's eye, but consider not the beam that is in your own eye?

4 Or how will you say to your brother: Let me pull the speck out of your eye; when there is a beam in your own eye?

5 You hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of your own eye; then you will see clearly to cast out the speck out of your brother's eye.

6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, neither cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and attack you.

7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you:

8 For everyone that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.

9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son asks bread, will he give him a stone?

10 Or, if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask Him?

12 Therefore in all things whatsoever you would like men to do to you, do those things to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

13 Enter in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and there are many which go in there:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads to life, and few find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16 You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17 Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20 Therefore by their fruits you shall know them.

21 Not everyone that said to me: Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name? and in your name have cast out devils? and in your name done many wonderful works?

23 But will I profess to them: I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.

24 Therefore whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; it did not fall: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does not do them, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28 And it came to pass, when Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

Gift of I AM (Matthew) 6

1 Take heed that you do not do your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise, you have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

2 Therefore when you give your alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say to you: They have their reward.

3 But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand does:

4 That your alms may be in secret: and your Father, who sees in secret shall reward you openly.

5 And when you pray, do not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say to you: They have their reward.

6 But you, when you pray, enter into your closet, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father which is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret shall reward you openly.

7 But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think they shall be heard for their much speaking.

8 Do not be like them: for your Father knows the things you need even before you ask Him.

9 Pray like this: Our Father who is in Heaven, hallowed be Your name.

10 Your Kingdom come, Your will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For Yours is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, neither will your Father forgive your sins.

16 Moreover when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. They disfigure their faces, so that they may appear to men to be fasting. Verily I say to you, they have their reward.

17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face;

18 So you do not appear to men to fast, but to your Father which is in secret: and your Father, which sees in secret, shall reward you openly.

19 Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22 The light of the body is the eye: if your eye is single, your whole body shall be full of light.

23 But if your eye is evil, your whole body shall be full of darkness. Therefore, if the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

24 No man can serve two masters: either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

25 Therefore I say to you: Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they?

27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit to his stature?

28 And why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they do not toil, neither do they spin:

29 And yet I say to you: That even Peace (Solomon) in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

30 If God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

31 Therefore take no thought, saying: What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, How shall we be clothed?

32 (After all these things the Gentiles seek:) Your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

33 But seek first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.

34 Take therefore no thought for tomorrow: for tomorrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient to the day is the evil thereof.

Gift of I AM (Matthew) 5

  

1 Seeing the multitudes, He went up into a mountain: and when He sat down, His disciples came to him:

2 So He opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’s sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 Blessed are you, when men revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for they persecuted the prophets which were before you.

13 You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? It is good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the foot of men.

14 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

17 Think not that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets: I have not come to destroy, but to fulfill.

18 For truly I say to you: Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

19 Whosoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20 For I say to you: Unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and The Separate (Pharisees), you shall in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

21 You have heard that it was said of them of old time: You shall not murder; and whosoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment:

22 But I say to you: Whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca (senseless, empty-headed man), shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say: You fool (moral blockhead), shall be in danger of hell fire.

23 Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you;

24 Leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

25 Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you are cast into prison.

26 Verily I say to you: You shall by no means come out of there until you have paid the uttermost farthing.

27 You have heard that it was said by them of old time: You shall not commit adultery:

28 But I say to you: That whosoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

29 If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out, and cast it from you: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

30 If your right-hand causes you to sin, cut it off, and cast it from you: for it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

31 It has been said: Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:

32 But I say to you: That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causes her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced commits adultery.

33 Again, you have heard that it has been said by them of old time: You shall not forswear yourself, but shall perform to the Lord your oaths:

34 But I say to you: Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:

35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Rain of Peace (Jerusalem); for it is the city of the great King.

36 Neither shall you swear by your head because you cannot make one hair white or black.

37 But let your communication be: Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatever is more than these comes of evil.

38 You have heard that it has been said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

39 But I say to you: That you resist not evil: but whosoever shall hit you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

40 And if any man will sue you in court, and take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.

41 And whosoever shall compel you to go a mile, go with him two.

42 Give to him that asks you, and from him that would borrow of you, do not turn away.

43 You have heard that it has been said: You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.

44 But I say to you: Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

45 That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven: for he makes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

46 For if you love them which love you, what reward is it? do not even the publicans the same?

47 If you salute your brethren only, what more do you than others? do not even the publicans do so?

48 Be therefore perfect (mature), even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect (mature).

Gift of I AM (Matthew) 4

1 Then Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

2 When He had fasted forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.

3 Then the tempter came to Him, he said: If you are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

4 But He answered and said: It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.

5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple,

6 And said to him: If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down: for it is written, He shall give His angels charge concerning you: and in their hands, they shall bear you up, lest at any time you dash thy foot against a stone.

7 Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to him: It is written again: You shall not tempt the Lord your God.

8 Again, the devil took him up into an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

9 And said to Him: All these things will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me.

10 Then Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) said to him: Go away, Adversary (Satan): for it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.

11 Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.

12 Now when Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) heard that Yahweh is a Gracious Giver (John) was cast into prison, He departed into Circuit-District (Galilee);

13 And leaving The Guarded One (Nazareth), he came and dwelt in Village of Comfort (Capernaum), which is upon the sea coast, near the borders of Exalted (Zebulun) and Wrestling (Naphtalim):

14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Yahweh’s Help (Isaiah) the prophet, saying:

15 The land of Exalted (Zebulun), and the land of Wrestling (Naphtalim), by the way of the sea, beyond The Descender (Jordan), of Circuit-District (Galilee) of the Gentiles;

16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light, and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, light has sprung forth.

17 From that time Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) began to preach, saying: Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

18 Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua), was walking by the sea of Circuit-District (Galilee) when He saw two brethren, Heard (Simon) called Stone (Peter), and Manly (Andrew) his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishermen.

19 He said to them: Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

20 They immediately left their nets and followed him.

21 And going on from there, He saw two other brothers, Supplanter (James) the son of My Gift (Zebedee), and Yahweh is a Gracious Giver (John) his brother, in a ship with My Gift (Zebedee) their father, mending their nets; and He called them.

22 They immediately left the ship and their father and followed him.

23 Then Yahweh is Our Salvation (Yeshua) went about all Circuit-District (Galilee), teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

24 And His fame went throughout all: and they brought to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and He healed them.

25 Great multitudes of people from Circuit-District (Galilee), from Decapolis, from Rain of Peace (Jerusalem), from Land of Praise (Judaea), and from beyond The Descender (Jordan) followed Him.