1. After this Yeshuwa' said to his disciples: "The Kingdom of heaven is like a certain individual, who was master in his house, who arose early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard".
2. "He hired them for one dinar a day and sent them into his vineyard".
3. "He went out at the third hour of the day and saw others standing idle in the market place".
4. "He said to them: 'Go, also you, into my vineyard and that which is suitable I will give to you'.
5. "So they went. Then he came out again at noon and also at the ninth hour and did the same".
6. "At the eleventh hour he went out also and found others standing and he said to them: 'Why do you stand idle all day?'
7. "They answered him: 'No man has hired us'. So he said to them: 'Go, also, you into my vineyard'.
8. "It came to pass at evening, the master of the vineyard said to the officer over the labourers: 'Call them that I might give to them their wages'. He began with the last and finished with the first".
9. "The last received one dinar".
10. "So the first thought they would receive more, but he gave only a dinar to each of them".
11. "Then the first murmured against the master of the vineyard
12. "saying: 'These last worked one hour and you have made them like us who have worked all day and in the heat'.
13. "He answered one of them and said to him: 'My friend, I have done you no injustice. Did I not hire you for one dinar?'
14. 'Take it and go. If I wish to give to this last like you'
15. 'may I not do according to my desire? Is there evil in your eyes when I am good?'
16. "So the last shall be first and the first last. Many are called but few are chosen".
17. Yeshuwa' drew near to Yerushalem and took his twelve disciples and secretly said to them:
18. "Behold we are going up to Yerushalem and the Son of Man will be delivered over unto the chief priests and sages and they will condemn him to death".
19. "Also they will deliver him to the Gentiles to smite and destroy him, but on the third day he will arise".
20. Then came the wife of Zebedeel with her sons, bowing down and making a request from him.
21. He said to her: "What do you wish?" She said: 'That you command these my two sons to sit the one on your right and the other on your left in your Kingdom'.
22. Yeshuwa' answered them: "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to endure the suffering and death that I am going to endure?". They said: 'We are able'.
23. Then he said to them: "Drink my cup, but that you should sit on my left or my right is not for me to grant to you but to the one for whom it is prepared before by my Father"
24. The ten heard and it was a cause of anger, in their eyes, in regard to the two brothers.
25. Yeshuwa' brought them near to him and said to them: "Know that the princes of the Gentiles have dominion over them and their great ones seek to subdue them".
26. "It will not be so among you, because he who wishes to be great among you will serve you".
27. "He who among you who wishes to be first will be your servant",
28. "just as the Son of Man did not come that they might serve him, but that he might serve and give himself as a redemption for many".
29. They entered into Yericho and a crowd followed him.
30. Behold two blind men came out beside the road. They heard the noise of the multitude and asked what this might be. It was said to them: 'The Prophet Yeshuwa' from Naatsareth is coming'. Then they cried out saying: 'Son of David, have mercy on us'.
31. But the crowd rebuked them saying: "Be silent"; they nevertheless were crying out saying: 'Adon, Son of David, have mercy on us'.
32. So Yeshuwa'stopped, called them and said: "What do you want me to do for you?"
33. They said: 'Adon, that our eyes might be opened'.
34. Yeshuwa' had pity on them, touched their eyes and said to them: "Your faith has healed you". Immediately they saw, praised The Mighty One, and followed him. Then all the people praised The Mighty One, because of this.

CHAPTER TWENTY ONE

1. They drew near to Yerushalem and came to Bethpage on the Mount of Olives, and Yeshuwa' sent two of his disciples.
2. He said unto them: "Go into the fortress which is opposite you and immediately you will find a she-ass and her colt. Untie them and bring them to me".
3. "If a man should say anything to you, tell him the Master has need of them and immediately he will let them go."
4. All this was to fulfill the word of the prophet saying:
5. "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, shout, O daughter of Yerushalem; behold, thy King cometh unto thee, he is righteous, and victorious, humble, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of a she-ass" [Zechariah 9:9].
6. They went and did as Yeshuwa' commanded them.
7. They brought the she-ass and the colt, and Yeshuwa' rode upon it while the others placed their garments and clothes upon them. Then they made the ascent.
8. Many of the crowd spread out their garments in the road, and others cut branches from the trees and cast them before him and behind him,
9. calling out saying: "Hosannah saviour of the world. Blessed is he who comes in the name of YeHVaH [Psalm 118:26]. Hosannah our saviour. May you be glorified in heaven and on earth".
10. It came to pass afterwards, when Yeshuwa' entered Yerushalem, all the city were trembling saying: 'Who is this?'
11. The people said to one another: 'Yeshuwa' the Prophet from Naatsareth which is in Galilee'.
12. Yeshuwa' entered the house of YeHVaH and found there those who buy and sell. He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who were selling doves.
13. He said unto them: "It is written: 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations' [Isaiah 56:7], but you have made it a cave of violent men'".
14. Then the blind and lame came to him in the temple and he healed them.
15. The chief priests and sages came to see the wonders which he did. The young children were calling out in the temple saying: "Let the Son of The Mighty One be praised". The scribes mocked
16. and said to Him: 'Have you not heard what these are saying?' He answered them and said: "I heard them. Have you not read: 'From the mouth of children and babes You have established strength'?" [Psalm 8:2].
17. He left and went out to Bethany and spent the night there and there he was explaining to them the Kingdom of The Mighty One.
18. It came to pass in the morning that he returned to the city hungry.
19. He saw a fig tree near the road and drew near to it but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it: "May fruit never come forth from you". Immediately the fig tree dried up.
20. The disciples saw, were amazed, and said: 'How is it the fig tree dried up immediately?'
21. Yeshuwa' answered and said to them: "If you have faith without doubt, not only to the fig tree will you do, but should you say to this mountain that it should depart and go into the sea, it will be done"
22. "Everthing which you shall ask in prayer while believing, you will receive".
23. He went into the temple to teach and there came unto him the sages, the priests and the rulers of the people saying: 'By what power do you do this and who gave you this strength?'
24. Yeshuwa' answered them and said to them: "I also will ask you a question and if you tell me I also will tell you by what power I do [this]".
25. "The baptism of Yochanon from where was it, from heaven or from men?". They grieved among themselves saying: 'What will we say. If we say from heaven, he will say to us: Why did you not believe him?'
26. 'If we say from men, we fear the crowd because all of them believe Yochanon was a prophet.'
27. So they said: 'We do not know'. He said: "Also, I will not tell you by what power I do [this]."
28. "What is your opinion? A certain man had two sons; he approached one and said to him: 'Go my son, today, to work in my vineyard'.
29. "He said to him: 'I do not wish to'. But afterward he repented and went".
30. "He said to the other likewise and he answered him: 'Here I am, Sir', but he did not go".
31. "Which of the two did the will of the father?" They said to him: 'The first'. Yeshuwa' said to them: "Truly I say to you, violent men and harlots will precede you into the Kingdom of heaven,
32. "because Yochanon came to you in the Way of righteousness and you did not believe him. But violent men and harlots believed him and you saw it and did not turn in repentance. Also afterward you did not repent to believe him. To the one who has ears to hear let him hear in disgrace."
33. At that time Yeshuwa' said to his disciples and to a company of the Jews: "Hear now the parable of the sower. A certain honourable man planted a vineyard, walled it up on every side, built a tower in its midst, and also dug a vat in it, entrusted it to servants, and went on his way".
34. "It came to pass at the time of the gathering of the produce, he sent his servants to those who were working to receive his produce".
35. "But the workers took his servants, struck the first, killed the second, and the third they stoned with stones".
36. "Again he sent many more servants than the first and they did to them likewise".
37. "Finally, he sent them his son saying: 'They will honour my son'".
38. "The workers saw his son and said to one another: 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and we will inherit his estate'.
39. "So they took him, cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him".
40. "Now, when the adon of the vineyard comes what will he do to them?"
41. They answered him saying: "As for the wicked he will destroy them in misery and his vineyard he will give to other workers who will immediately give to him the portion of his produce."
42. Yeshuwa' said to them: "Have you not read the scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected is become the chief corner-stone; This is YeHVaH'S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes'" [Psalm 118:22,23].
43. "Therefore I say to you the Kingdom of heaven will be torn from you and given to a nation producing fruit".
44. "He who falls upon this stone will be cast down; he upon whom it falls will be broken apart."
45. The chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables and understood that he was speaking in regard to them.
46. They sought to kill him but they feared the crowds to whom he was a Prophet.

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

1. Yeshuwa' answered and spoke to them again in the words of a parable.
2. "The Kingdom of heaven is like a king who made a wedding ceremony"
3. "He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the wedding ceremony, but they did not wish to come".
4. "He again sent other servants saying: 'Tell those who are invited, behold I have prepared a feast, I have killed oxen and fowl, and all is ready. Come to the wedding ceremony'".
5. "But they scorned and went away, some into the city and some to their businesses".
6. "Others took his servants, abused them, and killed them".
7. "The king heard this, was angry, sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burnt their house with fire".
8. "Then he said to his servants: 'The marriage ceremony is ready, but those who were invited were unworthy'".
9. "Now, go out unto the roads and all whom you find invite to the marriage ceremony".
10. "His servants went out unto the ways and assembled all those who were found, good and bad; so the marriage ceremony was filled with those who were eating".
11. "The king entered to see those who were eating and saw there a man who was not clothed in wedding garments".
12. "He said to him: 'My friend how did you come in here without wedding garments?' He was silent".
13. "Then the king said to his servants: 'Bind his hands and feet and cast him to the nether most and lowest hell; in that place will be weeping and gnashing of teeth'".
14. "Many are called but few are chosen."
15. Then the Pharisees came and took counsel how to trap him in what he said.
16. They sent him some of their disciples, with violent men from Herod saying: 'Rabbi, we know that you are faithful, you faithfully study the way of Elohiym, you fear nothing, and are impartial'.
17. 'Tell us your opinion: Is it right to give tribute to Caesar or not?'
18. Yeshuwa' recognized their deceit and said: "Why do you entice me, hypocrites?"
19. "Show me a tax coin". They brought a plain one to him.
20. He said to them: "Whose likeness is this and inscription?"
21. They said: 'Caesar's'. Then Yeshuwa' said to them: "Return to Caesar that which is Caesar's and to Elohiym that which is Elohiym's".
22. They heard and were amazed. They left him and went away.
23. On that day, the Sadducees and those who deny the resurrection of the dead met him. They asked him
24. saying: 'Rabbi, Moshe surely said to us: "When brothers dwell together and one of them dies and has no son, his brother should take his wife to raise up the seed of his brother".
25. 'Behold there were seven brothers among us. The first one took a wife, died without seed and his brother married his wife'.
26. 'Likewise the second and third unto the seventh'.
27. 'After them the woman died'.
28. 'Since she had already belonged to all of them, to which of the seven will she be a wife, in the resurrection?'
29. Yeshuwa' answered and said to them: "You err and do not understand the Writings or the power of The Mighty One".
30. "In the day of resurrection, men will not take women nor women men, but they will be like the angels of Elohiym in heaven".
31. "Have you not read concerning the resurrection of the dead that YeHVaH spoke to you saying":
32. "I, YeHVaH, am The Mighty One of Abraham, The Mighty One of Yitzak, and The Mighty One of Yaakob". If so, He is not The Mighty One of the dead but The Mighty One of the living"
33. The crowds heard and were amazed at his wisdom.
34. When the Pharisees saw that the Sadducees had no answer, they joined together.
35. Then a scribe asked him, tempting him:
36. 'Rabbi, tell us which is the greatest commandment in the Torah?'
37. He said to him: "Thou shalt love YeHVaH your Mighty One with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength" [Deut. 6:5].
38. "This is the first".
39. "The second is like it: "Thou shalt love your neighbour as yourself" [Leviticus 19:18]
40. "Upon these two commandments the whole law hangs and the prophets"
41. The Pharisees assembled and Yeshuwa' asked them
42. saying: "What is your opinion concerning HaMashiyach, whose son is he? They said to him: 'The son of David.'
43. He said to them: "How is it that David, by the spirit of The Holy One, called him saying 'Adon'",;
44. "as it is written: "YeHVaH said to my Adon sit at My right hand until I make your enemies your footstool" [Psalm 110:1]
45. "If David called him 'Adon', how is he his son?"
46. They were not able to answer him a word and from then on they feared to ask him anything.

CHAPTER TWENTY THREE

1. Then Yeshuwa' spoke to the people and to his disciples
2. saying: "Upon the seat of Mosheh the Pharisees and the sages sit".
3. "Now all which is said [by them] to you keep and do; but their ordinances and deeds do not do, because they say and do not".
4. "They demand and set forth great burdens which the shoulders of men are not able to bear; but they themselves, even with their finger, are unwilling to move".
5. "All their actions they do for the sake of appearances; they wear expensive garments and large tassels",
6. "They love to recline first in the banquet halls, to be seated first at the synagogues",
7. "to prostrate themselves in the streets, and to be called Rabbi".
8. "But as for you, do not desire to be called Teacher because One is your Teacher, and all of you are brothers".
9. "Call no man upon the earth 'father'. One is your Father Who is in heaven".
10. "Do not be called Rabbi, because one is your Rabbi, HaMashiyach".
11. "The greatest among you will serve you".
12. "He who exalts himself will be humbled; he who is humbled will be exalted".
13. "Woe to you Pharisees and sages, hypocrites because you close up the Kingdom of heaven before men; you yourselves do not enter and those who wish to enter you do not permit to enter".
14. "Woe to you Pharisees and sages, hypocrites, because you devour and divide the wealth of certain widows with lengthy exposition; for this you will suffer a long punishment".
15. "You encompass sea and land to bind the heart of one man to your faith and when he is bound he is doubly worse than before".
16. "Woe to you council of the blind, who say that he who swears by the temple is not obligated, but he who vows by anything which is consecrated to the structure of the temple is not obligated to pay",
17. "-mad and blind men, which is greater, the temple or that which is consecrated to the temple?-"
18. "and whoever swears by the altar is not obligated but he who swears that he will make an offering is obligated to give it".
19. "Woe blind men, which is more, the gift or the altar, the temple or the gift?"
20. "He who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything which is in it".
21. "He who swears by the temple swears by the temple and He Who dwells within it".
22. "He who swears by the throne of Elohiym swears by it and by The One Who sits upon it".
23. "Woe to them, the sages and the Pharisees who tithe mint, dill and pomegranate, but who commit robbery and leave undone that which is weightier, that is, the judgements of the Torah which are: kindness, truth and faithfulness. These are commands worthy of doing; one should not forget them".
24. "Offspring of blind leaders, who are strict in the matter of the gnat and swallow the camel".
25. "Woe to you Pharisees and sages, because you cleanse cups and platters on the outside but inside them is full of wickedness and uncleanness".
26. "Hypocrites, cleanse first that which is inside in order that that which is outside might be pure".
27. "Woe to you sages and Pharisees, hypocrites, who are like whitened sepulchers which appear on the outside to be beautiful to men, but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and the filthy".
28. "Thus you appear on the outside to be righteous to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness".
29. "Woe to you hypocrites, Pharisees and sages, because you build the tombs of the prophets and glorify the monuments of the righteous".
30. "You say: 'If we had been in the the days of our fathers we would not have permitted putting the prophets to death'.
31. "In this you bear witness against yourselves that you are sons of those who killed the prophets".
32. "You behave according to the deeds of your fathers".
33. "Serpents, seed of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehinnom if you do not turn in repentance".
34. At that time Yeshuwa' said to the crowds of the Jews: "Therefore, behold I am sending you prophets, wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill, some of them you will afflict in your synagogues and you will pursue them from city to city".
35. "In order to place upon you the blood of every righteous one which has been poured out upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zechariah the son of Yehoidai whom you killed between the temple and the altar".
36. "Truly I say to you that all these things will come upon this generation",
37. "and upon Yerushalem who kills the prophets and removes those who are sent. How many times I wished to gather your children as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings and you would not".
38. "Therefore you will leave your houses desolate".
39. "Truly, I say to you, you will not see me from now on, until you will say: 'Blessed is our saviour'.

CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR

1. It came to pass when Yeshuwa' went out from the temple, as he was going, his disciples drew near to show him the buildings of the temple.
2. He said: "You see all these; truly I say to you that all will be destroyed and there wil not be left there one stone upon another".
3. As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Shimon, Yaakob and Andreyah asked him secretly: 'When will these things be and what will be the sign when all these matters will take place, or when will they begin and when will be the end of the world and your coming?'
4. Yeshuwa' answered them: "Beware lest anyone should lead you astray",
5. "because many will come in my name saying: 'I am the messiah' and they will lead many astray".
6. "As for you, when you hear of wars and a company of hosts, beware lest you become foolish, because all this will occur, but the end will not be yet".
7. "Nation will rise up against nation and kingdom against kingdom; there will be great tumults, grevious famine, and earthquake in places".
8. "All of these are the beginning of suffering".
9. "Then they will bind you over for tribulation and will kill you, and you will be a reproach to all the nations for my name".
10. "Then many will be agitated, deal treacherously with each other, and be enraged among themselves".
11. "False prophets will arise and lead many astray".
12. "When ungodliness multiplies, the love of many will grow faint".
13. "Whoever waits until the end will be saved".
14. "And this good news of the Kingdom of heaven will be preached in all the earth for a witness concerning me to all the nations and then 'the end' [Daniel 11:40. Acts 8:1] will come".
15. "This is the adversary of Mashiyach and this is the abomination which desolates which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet standing in the holy place. Let the one who reads understand".
16. "Then those who are in Yudea, let them flee to the hills".
17. "He who is upon the house, let him not come down to take anthing out of his house".
18. "He who is out in the field, let him not turn back to take his garment".
19. "Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who nurse children in those days".
20. "Pray to The Mighty One that your flight will not be on the Shabbat day".
21. "Because then there will be great tribulation which has not been from the creation of the world until now and as will not be".
22. "Except those days were few, no flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the chosen those days will be few".
23. "At that time, if one should say to you: 'Look! the messiah is here' or 'there' do not believe it".
24. "Because false messiahs and false prophets will arise and they will give signs and great wonders [Acts 15:12], so that, if possible, they will come to lead the chosen astray"
25. "Behold! I tell you before it happens".
26. "Then if they should say to you: 'Look! he is in the widerness', do not go out, and; 'Look! he is in the inner chamber' do not believe it".
27. Again Yeshuwa' said to his disciples: "As the lightning comes from the east and is seen in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man".
28. "Wherever the body is, there will be gathered the vultures".
29. "At that time, after the tribulation of those days, the sun will grow dark, the moon will not give forth its light, the stars will fall from heaven, and the host of heaven will be shaken".
30. "Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven and all the families of the earth will weep and will see the Son of Man on the clouds of heaven with a great host and with dreadful appearance".
31. "He will send his messengers with a trumpet and with a great shout to gather his chosen from the four winds of heaven, from one end of heaven unto the other".
32. "From the fig tree learn the parable; when you see its branches and leaves sprouting you know that summer is near".
33. "So also when you see all these things you will know that He is near to the gates",
34. "Truly I say to you: this generation will not pass away until all these things shall be done".
35. "Heaven and earth will pass away".
36. "But of that day or that time, there is no one who knows, not even the angels of heaven, but The Father only".
37. Again Yeshuwa' said to his disciples: "As in the days of Noah so will it be in the days of the Son of Man".
38. "Just as before the flood, they were eating, drinking, being fruitful and multiplying until the day when Noah entered the ark".
39. "They did not know until the flood came upon them and destroyed them; so will be the coming of the Son of Man".
40. "Then if there shall be two ploughing in a field, one righteous and the other ungodly, the one will be taken and the other left".
41. "Two women will be grinding at a mill; one will be taken and the other left. This is because the angels at the end of the world will remove the stumbling blocks from the world and will separate the righteous from the ungodly".
42. Then Yeshuwa' said to his disciples: "Therefore watch with me because you do not know at what hour your Adon is coming".
43. "This you know, if one knew at what hour the thief was coming, he would watch and not allow him to dig into his house".
44. "So you should be prepared, because you do not know at what hour the Son of Man is going to come".
45. "What do you think of the faithful and wise servant whose Adon places over His children to give them food in its time?".
46. "Blessed is that servant whose Adon finds him doing thus when He comes".
47. "Truly I say to you that He will place him over His children".
48. "But if that servant should be evil and say in his heart: 'My Adon is late in coming'",
49. "and should begin to beat the servant of his Adon and should eat and drink with gluttons",
50. "his Adon will come in a day for which he does not wait and at a time which he does not know".
51. "He will divide him and place his portion with the hypocrites; in that place will be weeping and gnashing of teeth".

CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE

1. Again Yeshuwa' said to his disciples: "The Kingdom of heaven is like ten virgins who took their lamps and went forth to meet a bridegroom and a bride".
2. "Five of them were lazy and foolish and five of them were alert and wise".
3. "The five foolish brought their lamps, but they brought no oil with them".
4. "The wise brought oil in their vessels with their lamps".
5. "The bridegroom was late and behold all of them lingered and slept".
6. "It came to pass at midnight that behold a voice was heard: 'LOOK! THE BRIDEGROOM IS COMING! COME YE OUT TO MEET HIM'".
7. "Then all those virgins came and trimmed their lamps".
8. "The foolish virgins said to the wise: 'Give us some of your oil because our lamps have gone out'".
9. "The wise answered saying: 'Go now to the dealers and buy for yourselves because there is not enough oil for us and for you".
10. "It came to pass when they went to buy, the Bridegroom came; those who were ready went with him into the marriage ceremony and the gate was closed".
11. "Afterwards, the foolish came and called at the gate saying: 'Our Adon open for us'".
12. "He answered them: 'Truly I say to you, I do not know who you are'".
13. "Be careful, therefore, because you do not know the day nor the hour when the Bridegroom will come".
14. Again Yeshuwa' told his disciples another example: "The Kingdom of heaven is like a man going on a far journey; he called his servants and dispersed to them his money".
15. "To one he gave five coins of gold, to the second he gave two coins of gold and to the third one, to each he gave according to what was suitable for him. Then he went on his journey".
16. "The one who received five coins of gold went and gained five others".
17. "Likewise the one who received two, went and gained two others".
18. "But he who received the one went, dug in the earth, and hid the money of his Adon".
19. "After many days the Adon of those servants came and sought from them an accounting of the money".
20. "The one who received five coins of gold came near and said to him: My Adon, you gave me five coins of gold and behold, for you, are five others which I have gained".
21. "His Adon said to him: 'Truly you are a good and faithful servant. Because you have been faithful in a little, I will appoint you over much; enter into the joy of your Adon'".
22. "Also the one who received two coins of gold drew near and said: 'My Adon, you gave me two coins of gold; here are two others which I have gained'".
23. "His Adon said to him: 'Truly you are a good and faithful servant. Because you have been faithful in a little, I will appoint you over much; enter into the joy of your Adon'".
24. "Then he who had received the one drew near and said: 'My adon, I know that you are firm and hard and that you reap what you did not sow and gather what you did not scatter'.
25. 'So in fear of you I went and hid your coin of gold and behold you have what is yours'".
26. "His Adon answered and said: 'Wicked and lazy servant, since you know that I reap what I did not sow and gather what I did not scatter',
27. 'therefore, you should have given my wealth to my money-changers so that at my coming I would have received what is mine with profit'".
28. "Therefore, take from him the coin of gold and give it to the one who gained five coins of gold".
29. "To the one who has it will be given, but to the one who does not have that which was intended for him will be taken from him".
30. "As for the lazy servant, cast him into the darkness of the lowest places, in that place shall be for him weeping and gnashing of teeth".
31. Again Yeshuwa' said to his disciples: "When the Son of Man comes in his revelation with his messengers, then he will sit upon the throne of his glory".
32. "All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them as the shepherd separates the sheep and the goats".
33. "He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left".
34. "Then he will say to those on his right: 'Enter blessed of my Father and inherit for yourselves the Kingdom of heaven prepared for you from the creation of the world until now'".
35. "Because I was hungry and you gave me to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me to drink, I was a wayfarer and you took me in",
36. "naked and you clothed me, sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me".
37. "Then the righteous will answer: 'O our Adon, when did we see you hungry and satisfied you, thirsty and gave you to drink'",
38. 'a wayfarer and took you in, naked and clothed you',
39. 'sick and visited you, in prison and came to you?'
40. "The King will answer and say to them: 'Truly I say to you that everytime you did it to one of the needy of these my brothers, even the little ones like these, you did it to me'".
41. "Also he will say to those on his left: 'Depart from me you cursed ones, and go into the everlasting fire, to the place prepared for you, with Satan and his angels'",
42. "because I was hungry and you did not give me to eat, I was thirsty and you did not give me to drink",
43. "I was a wayfarer and you did not take me in, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me".
44. "Then they also will answer and say to him: 'When did we see you O our Adon, hungry, thirsty or a wayfarer, naked, sick, or in prison and were not with you serving you?'"
45. "He will answer them and say: 'I say to you that whenever you did not do this to one of these needy; even the little ones like these; you did not do it to me'".
46. "Then these will go into everlasting abhorrence but the righteous into everlasting life" [Daniel 12:2].

1. It came to pass when Yeshuwa' finished speaking all these things, he said to his disciples:
2. "Do you not know that after two days will be the Pesakh and the Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of the Yehudim for the beam".
3. Then the rulers of the priests and the great ones of the people were gathered together in the court of the chief priest whose name was Caiaphas.
4. They took counsel together to seize Yeshuwa' by craftiness and to kill him.
5. But they said it should not be at the feast lest there be a tumult among the people.
6. It came to pass when Yeshuwa' was in Cephar-hananyah in the house of Simon the leper,
7. a woman drew near to him with a flask of costly ointment; she poured it upon his head while he was reclining at table.
8. But they said that 'this waste' was very displeasing to them.
9. 'It would have been possible to have sold it for a great price and to have given it to the poor'.
10. Yeshuwa' who knows ever word in regard to any matter, said to them: "Are you making accusation against this woman? Truly she has performed a good and wonderful deed toward me".
11. "Because the poor will be with you always, but I will not be with you always".
12. "Her placing this on my body refers to my burial".
13. "Truly I say to you, everywhere this good news is proclaimed in all the world, that which she has done will be said in reference to my memory".
14. Then one of the Twelve, whose name was Yuda Iscareyotah went to the chief priests.
15. He said: 'What will you give me that I should deliver Yeshuwa' over to you?' They settled with him for thirty pieces of silver.
16. From then on he sought a context for delivering him over.
17. On the first day of the festival of unleavened bread the disciples came to Yeshuwa' saying: 'Where shall we prepare for you to eat the Pesakh?'
18. He said to them: "Go into the city to a certain man who will be a volunteer for the task and say to him: 'Thus says the Teacher, my time is near; with you I will observe the Pesakh with my disciples'".
19. The disciples did as Yeshuwa' commanded them; and they prepared the Pesakh.
20. It came to pass at the time of evening, he was sitting at table with his twelve disciples.
21. As they were eating he said to them: "I say to you that one of you will inform against me".
22. They were very sad and spoke each one to him saying: 'Adon is it I?'
23. He answered them: "He who dips his hand with me in the dish, will sell me". All of them were eating from one dish. Therefore, they did not recognize him; because if they had recognized him they would have destroyed him.
24. Yeshuwa' said to them: "Truly the Son of Man goes as it is written concerning him; woe to that man for whose sake the Son of Man is betrayed. Good would it be for that man not to have been born".
25. Yuda, who sold him, answered and said to him: 'Rabbi am I this one?'. He said "You have spoken".
26. They were eating and Yeshuwa' took bread, blessed, divided it, gave it to his disciples and said: "Take and eat; this is my body",
27. He took the cup, gave praise to his Father, gave it to them, and said: "Drink from this, all of you".
28. "This is my blood of the new covenant which will be poured out for many for the atonement of sins"
29. "I say to you, I will not drink henceforth from this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in the Kingdom of heaven".
30. They retired and went out to the Mount of Olives.
31. Then Yeshuwa' said to his disciples: "Come, all of you, be grieved because of me tonight because it is written: "Strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered"
32. "After my resurrection from death, I will be revealed to you in Galilee".
33. Shimon answered and said to him: 'If all of them are grieved because of you, I will never be grieved'.
34. Yeshuwa' said to him: "Truly I say to you, this night before the cock-crow you will deny me three times".
35. Shimon said to him: 'If is arranged for me to die with you, I will not deny you'. Likewise all the disciples said to him.
36. Then Yeshuwa' came with them to the village of Geshemonim and said: "Sit now here until I go there and pray"
37. He took Shimon and the two sons of Zebedeel and began to be sad and troubled.
38. Then he said to them: "My soul is grieved unto death; support me and watch with me".
39. He slowly went forward a little, fell on his face, prayed and said: "My Father, if it is possible, take this cup from me. Indeed let it not be as I will, but according to Your will".
40. He came to his disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Simon: "So you are unable to watch with me one hour?"
41. "Watch and pray lest you enter into temptation, because truly the spirit is ready to go to its Creator, but the flesh is weak and sick".
42. He went again to pray saying: "My Father if You are not able to remove this cup except I should drink it, let it be done according to Your will".
43. Afterwards he returned and found them sleeping because their eyes were heavy.
44. He left them and went to pray a third time according to the first words.
45. Then Yeshuwa' came to where the disciples were and said to them: "Sleep and be at rest; behold the time has come near when the Son of Man will be delivered into the hand of sinners".
46. "Arise, let us go, for look! he who will betray me is near".
47. While he was speaking, behold Yuda Iscareyotah, one of his twelve disciples, came. With him was a large crowd with swords and whips sent from the chief priests and the princes of the people.
48. He who betrayed him had given them a sign: 'The man whom I kiss is the one whom you are to arrest'.
49. Immediately he drew near to Yeshuwa' and said to him: 'Shalom Rabbi'; then he kissed him.
50. Yeshuwa' said to him: "My friend, what have you done?" They came. stretched out their hand against him and arrested him.
51. Behold, one who was with Yeshuwa' stretched out his hand, drew his sword, struck one of the servants of the priests, and cut off his ear.
52. Yeshuwa' said to him: "Return your sword to its sheath, for those who draw the sword will fall by the sword".
53. "Do you not understand that I can meet my enemies and indeed there will be for me at once more than twelve legions of angels".
54. "But how will the Scriptures be fulfilled? Because thus it is intended to be done".
55. Afterwards Yeshuwa' said to the crowd: "As if we were thieves, have you come to take me with swords and whips? Was I not with you every day in the temple teaching you without you hindering me?"
56. "Surely all this was done because the writings of the Prophets were being fulfilled". Then all his disciples left him and fled.
57. They led Yeshuwa' to the house of Caiaphas the high priest. Then all the scribes and Pharisees were gathered together.
58. Shimon was following him at a distance unto the house of the high priest. He entered the house and sat near the craftsmen until he should see the end.
59. The chief priests and the Pharisees wished to find false witnesses against Yeshuwa' in order to put him to death.
60. But they did not find even one, though they provided many false witnesses against Yeshuwa'. Finally two false witnesses came forward.
61. They said: 'This one said I have the power to destroy the temple of The Mighty One and after three days to repair it'.
62. The high priest arose and said to him: 'Do you not answer anything against the testimony that these are bearing against you?'
63. But Yeshuwa' answered not a word. The high priest said to him: 'I adjure you by the Living Elohiym that you tell us if you are HaMashiyach, the Son of YEHVAH?'
64. Yeshuwa' answered him: "You say it; but again I say to ye, ye have yet to see the Son of YEHVAH sitting at the right hand of the power of YEHVAH [Psalm 110:1] coming on the clouds of heaven [Acts 5:32]".
65. Then the high priest tore his garments and said: 'This one has blasphemed YEHVAH. What need do we have for other witnesses? Behold all of you have heard how he blasphemed YEHVAH'.
66. 'What do you think can be done?' They answered: 'He is guilty of death'.
67. Then they spat on his face and struck him on the back, and others slapped him in the face
68. saying: 'Tell us Mashiyach, who struck you?'.
69. Shimon was standing at the entrance of the courtyard, and there came near to him a maid who said to him: "Were you not also with Yeshuwa' the Galilean?"
70. Shimon lied to her before all and said to her: "Woman I do not know what you are saying".
71. When he passed through the gate another maid saw him and said to those who were standing there: 'This man also was with Yeshuwa' in Naatsareth'.
72. Again he denied Yeshuwa' with an oath that he did not know him.
73. After a little while, those who were standing in the courtyard drew near to Shimon and said to him: 'You are from this prophet's group; it is clear from your speech you are one of them'.
74. Then he began to deny and to swear that at no time had he known him. Immediately the cock crowed.
75. Shimon remembered what Yeshuwa' had said to him, that before the crowing of the cock he would deny him three times. Then he went outside and wept with bitterness of soul.

CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN

1. It came to pass in the morning all the chief priests and elders took counsel against Yeshuwa' that they should surely put him to death.
2. They led him bound to the house of Pontius Pilate who was the governor.
3. When Yuda Iscareyotah saw that he had been judged, he began to turn in repentance. He returned the thirty dinars to the high priest and to the elders of the people.
4. He said: 'I have sinned because I have shed innocent blood'. But they said to him: 'What is that to us? You see to it'.
5. He threw the coins into the temple, went and took a rope and hanged himself.
6. When the chief priests received the coins they said: 'It is not possible for us to place these coins in the temple because they are the fruit of blood since they were given for the blood of Yeshuwa'.
7. So they took counsel and gave them for a field of a certain potter of clay, that they might bury strangers there.
8. Therefore that field is called the tent of blood unto this day.
9. Then was fulfilled the word of Zechariah the prophet: "And I said to them: 'If it is good in your eyes, make out my wages, but if not, forbear'. So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver'. And YeHVaH said unto me: "Cast it into the potter, the goodly price that, that one, was valued by them'". And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them into the potter, in the house of YeHVaH" [Zechariah 11:12,13],
10. as YeHVaH commanded.
11. Yeshuwa' was standing before Pilate who asked him: 'Are You the King of the Yehudim?' Yeshuwa' said: "You say it."
12. When Yeshuwa' was harassed by the chief priests and elders of the people in regard to some word which they spoke against him, he did not reply.
13. Pilate said to Him: 'Do You not see how much testimony there is against you?'
14. But Yeshuwa' did not answer him a word and Pilate was exceedingly amazed by this.
15. On the day of the honoured feast of Pesakh, it was their custom for the governor of the city to give to the people one of the prisoners whom they wished.
16. Pilate had a prisoner who was almost crazy: his name was Barabbas. Taken in a case of murder, he had placed him in the dungeon.
17. When they were gathered together Pilate said to them, 'Which of these do you wish that I should release, Barabbas, or Yeshuwa' who is called Mashiyach?'
18. This was because Pilate knew that due to hatred without cause he had been taken.
19. While he was sitting on the throne, his wife sent to him a messenger, saying: 'I implore you that in no matter should you speak a word against this righteous man because in this night I have suffered many things in a vision because of Him.'
20. The chief priests and the elders of the law assembled the people that they might ask for Barabbas and that Yeshuwa' might die.
21. Pilate answered them: 'Which of them do you wish that we should release.?' They said: 'Barabbas.'
22. Pilate said to them, 'If so, what shall I do with Yeshuwa' who is called Mashiyach?' All of them answered that he should be hanged.
23. Pilate said to them: 'What evil has He done?' Then they vigourously cried out: 'let them hang him', 'let them hang him', 'let them hang him'.
24. Pilate, when he saw that he had no power of resistance, and was unable to make any peace with them, before a great dispute among the people might arise because of this, took water and washed his hands before the people and said: 'I am innocent of this man's blood. Be careful what you do.'
25. All the people answered and said: 'His blood will be upon us and upon our seed'
26. Then he released Barabbas to them, and delivered to them Yeshuwa' for beating and affliction and that they might hang him.
27. Then the horsemen of the court took Yeshuwa' under guard and came together before a great company of many people.
28. They clothed Yeshuwa' with silk garments and covered him with a greenish silk robe.
29. The made a crown of thorns, and placed it on His head, and set a reed in his right hand and were bowing down mocking him [saying]: 'Shalom be upon you King of the Yehudiym [the Jews].'
30. They spat in His face, and took the reed and struck his head.
31. When they had mocked Him much, they stripped the robe from him, dressed him in his own clothes, and gave orders to hang Him.
32. As they were going out from the city, they met a man whose name was Simon the Canaanite. They compelled him to carry the beam.
33. They came to a place called Gulgota
34. and gave Him wine mixed with gall. But when he began to drink it he perceived what it was and would not drink it.
35. When they placed him on the beam they divided his garments by lot.
37. Afterward they set above His head a writing which said: "THIS IS YESHUWA' OF NAATSARETH THE KING OF YISRAEL."
38. Then two thieves were hung with Him, one on his right and one on his left.
39. Those who were passing by mocked him and shook their heads
40. saying, 'See, how you would lay waste the temple of The Mighty One and in yet three days build it; save yourself; if you are the Son of The Mighty One, come down from the beam.'
41. The chief priests and the elders of the people mocked him saying:
42. 'He saved others; he cannot save Himself. If he is the King of Yisrael; let Him come down from the tree, and we will believe'.
43. 'Since he trusted in The Mighty One; let Him save him now if He wishes, because he said, he is the Son of The Mighty One'.
44. The thieves who were hung with Him said to him these very same words.
45. At the sixth hour, darkness came in all the world and it remained until the ninth hour.
46. Yeshuwa' cried in a loud voice saying, in the holy language: "ELIY, ELIY, LAMAH AZABETANIY?" [Psalm 22:1]
47. One of those standing there said: 'This one is calling for Eliyahu.'
48. Immediately he took spongy-bread, filled it with vinegar and gave it to him to drink.
49. Others were saying 'We will see if Eliyahu will come and deliver him.'
50. Yeshuwa' cried another time in a loud voice, and sent his spirit to his Father.
51. Immediately the upper threshold of the temple, being of marvelous size, fell down; the earth shook and the rocks were broken.
52. The graves were opened and many of those asleep in the dust arose.
53. They came out of their graves and after this they entered the holy city and were revealed to many.
54. The captain of the hundred and those standing with him watching Yeshuwa' saw the earthquake and the things which were done and were very afraid saying: 'Truly this was the Son of The Mighty One'.
55. Many women; from among those who served Yeshuwa' from Galilee until that time; were standing there at a distance.
56. Among them were Miriam Magdalene, Miriam the mother of Yaakob and Yhowceph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedeel.
57. At evening time, a rich man from Karnasiah came. His name was Yhowceph, and he was a disciple of Yeshuwa'.
58. He came to Pilate and asked him for the body of Yeshuwa'. Pilate commanded that they should give it to him.
59. Yhowceph took it and wrapped it in a very fine silk garment.
60. He placed him in his own tomb, which had been freshly hewn from stone and placed a large stone over the entrance of the tomb.
62. On the morning of the Pesakh the chief priests and the Pharisees came to Pilate.
63. They said to him: 'Sir, we remember that this liar said while still alive that at the end of three days he would arise and come to life'.
64. 'Therefore, command his tomb to be guarded until the third day, since perhaps one of his disciples might come and steal him. Afterwards they might say to the people that he arose from death. If they should do this the last perversion will be greater than the first.'
65. Pilate said to them: 'Search out guards and guard it as well as you can.'
66. So they completed the structure of the tomb, sealed it and placed a guard there.

CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT

1. On the first day of the week, early in the morning, Miriam Magdalene and the other Miriam came to see the tomb.
2. Then the earth shook because an angel of YeHVaH descended from heaven to the tomb, overturned the stone and stood still.
3. His appearance was like the sun, and his garments like snow.
4. From the fear of him the guards were dismayed and stood like dead men.
5. The angel answered and said to the women: "Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Yeshuwa' who was hung".
6. "He is not here, for He is already alive, as He said. Come, therefore, and see the place where the Adon arose".
7. "Then go immediately and tell His disciples that the Adon has already risen there. He will go before you and there you will see Him as he told you."
8. The women went out of the tomb with fear because they had seen the angel, but with great joy because the Adon had come back to life. They ran to tell His disciples.
9. As they were going, Yeshuwa' passed before them saying: "May YeHVaH deliver you". They came near to him, bowed to him, and did homage to him.
10. Then Yeshuwa' said to them, "Do not be afraid; tell my brothers that they should go to Galilee, and there they will see Me."
11. While they were going, some of the guards entered the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.
12. They came together for counsel with the elders of the people. Then they gave much money to the horsemen,
13. and said to them: 'Say that his disciples came by night and stole Him while you were sleeping'.
14. 'If this should come to the ears of Pilate, we will tell him that he should leave you alone.'
15 They took the money and said thus as they instructed them. This is the word [held] in secret among the Yehudim unto this day.
16. After this when his twelve disciples came to Galilee Yeshuwa' appeared to them on the mountain where they had prayed.
17. When they saw Him, they did homage to him; but there were some of them who doubted him.
18. Yeshuwa' drew near to them and said to them: "All power [Revelation 18:1] has been given to Me in heaven and on earth".
19 "Go and make disciples, of all the nations, to believe in my name" [John 1:12. 20:31. 1 John 3:23]
20. "and teach them to observe all the words which I have commanded you, forever" [Matthew 7:24].

CHAPTERS 1-10

CHAPTERS 11-19

CHAPTERS 20-28

NOTES TO THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

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