Gospel Reading Day 26 "Hereafter ye shall see him the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power"

Matthew 26:1 - AND when Jeshu had finished all these discourses, he said to his disciples,

Matthew 26:2 - You know not that after two days is the Petzcha,[Passover.] and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.

Matthew 26:3 - Then assembled the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, in the hall of the chief of the priests, who was called Kaiapha.

Matthew 26:4 - And they held counsel concerning Jeshu, how that by artifice they might apprehend and kill him.

Matthew 26:5 - And they said, 
Let it not be on the festival, lest there be a tumult among the people.

Matthew 26:6 - And when Jeshu was at Bethania, in the house of Shemun the leper,

Matthew 26:7 - there drew near to him a woman who carried a vase of aromatic balsam, great of price, and she poured it upon the head of Jeshu as he reclined.

Matthew 26:8 - But his disciples saw and were displeased, and said, 
For what is this destruction ?

Matthew 26:9 - For this could have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

Matthew 26:10 - But Jeshu knew, and said to them, 
Why grieve you the woman ? 
a good work hath she wrought upon me.

Matthew 26:11 - For in all time the poor you have with you, but me you have not in all time with you.

Matthew 26:12 - For this (woman) who hath poured this balsam upon my body, as unto my funeral hath done [it] .

Matthew 26:13 - And Amen I say unto you, 
Wheresoever this my Gospel shall be proclaimed, in all the world, this also which she hath done shall be told for her memorial.

Matthew 26:14 - Then went one from the twelve, named Jihuda S'carjuta, unto the chief priests,

Matthew 26:15 - and said to then, 
What are you willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you ? 
But they settled to him thirty of silver.

Matthew 26:16 - And from that time [From them.] he sought to him opportunity to betray him.

Matthew 26:17 - BUT in the first day of the (Phatiree) unleavened-bread days, the disciples came to Jeshu, and said to him, 
Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover ?

Matthew 26:18 - But he said to them, 
Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, Our master saith, My time hath come! 
with thee will I perform the passover with my disciples.

Matthew 26:19 - And the disciples did as Jeshu had commanded, and prepared the passover.

Matthew 26:20 - And when it was evening, he reclined with his twelve disciples.

Matthew 26:21 - And while they were eating, he said, 
Amen I say unto you, that one from you betrayeth me.

Matthew 26:22 - And they were very sad, and began to say to him, one by one of them, 
My Lord, is it I ?

Matthew 26:23 - But he answered and said, 
One who dippeth his hand with me in the dish, he shall betray me.

Matthew 26:24 - And the Son of man goeth as it is written concerning him; 
but woe to him, to that man by whom [By whose hand.] the Son of man is betrayed! 
Better had it been for that man if he had not been born.

Matthew 26:25 - Then Jihuda the traitor answered and said, 
Am not I (he), Rabi ? 
Jeshu replieth to him, 
Thou hast said!

Matthew 26:26 - But while they were eating, Jeshu took the bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to his disciples, and said, 
Take, eat, this (is) my body.

Matthew 26:27 - And he took the cup, and offered thanks, and gave to them, and said, 
Take, drink of this all of you:

Matthew 26:28 - this (is) my blood of the new covenant, which for multitudes is shed for the remission of sins.

Matthew 26:29 - But I say to you, that I will not drink from henceforth of this product of the vines, until the day in which I shall drink it with you new in the kingdom of Aloha.

Matthew 26:30 - And they sang praises, and went forth unto the mount of Olives.

Matthew 26:31 - THEN said Jeshu unto them, 
You all shall be offended in me this night; 
for it is written, I will strike the shepherd, and scattered shall be the sheep of his flock.

Matthew 26:32 - But after that I am risen I am before you in Galila.

Matthew 26:33 - Kipha answered and said to him, 
Though every man should be offended in thee, I never will be offended in thee.

Matthew 26:34 - Jeshu saith to him, 
Amen I say to thee, that in this night, before the cock shall crow, three times thou wilt deny me.

Matthew 26:35 - Kipha saith to him, 
If I am to die with thee, I will not deny thee. 
The same also all the disciples said.

Matthew 26:36 - Then cometh Jeshu with them unto the place which is called Gedsiman; 
and he said to his disciples, 
Sit here while I go and pray.

Matthew 26:37 - And he took Kipha and the two sons of Zabdai; 
and he began to be sorrowful, and to be vehemently agonized.

Matthew 26:38 - And he said to them, 
My soul is afflicted unto death; 
wait for me here, and watch with me.

Matthew 26:39 - And he removed a little, and fell upon his face, praying, and saying, 
My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; 
yet not as I will, but as thou.

Matthew 26:40 - Then he came to his disciples, and found them sleeping; 
and he said to Kipha, 
How, could you not for one hour watch with me ?

Matthew 26:41 - Be watchful and pray, that you enter not into temptation. 
The spirit is ready, but the body is infirm.

Matthew 26:42 - Again he went the second time, and prayed, and said, 
My Father, if it be not possible for this cup to pass, unless I drink it, be done thy will !

Matthew 26:43 - And he came again, and found them asleep; 
for their eyes had become heavy.

Matthew 26:44 - And he left them, and went again, and prayed the third time, and said the same word.

Matthew 26:45 - Then he came to the disciples, and said to them, 
Sleep on now, and be at rest; 
lo, the hour cometh, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Matthew 26:46 - Arise, let us go: 
behold, he cometh who betrayeth me.

Matthew 26:47 - And while he was speaking, behold, Jihuda the traitor, one from the twelve, came, and a great multitude with him, with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Matthew 26:48 - And Jihuda the traitor had given to them a sign, and said, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him.

Matthew 26:49 - And immediately he approached Jeshu, and said, 
Peace, my master ! and kissed him.

Matthew 26:50 - But he, Jeshu, said to him, 
(Is it) for that thou hast come, my companion ? 
Then they came on, and laid their hands upon Jeshu, and took him.

Matthew 26:51 - And, behold, one from those who were with Jeshu stretched forth his hand, and unsheathed a sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and took off his ear.

Matthew 26:52 - Then said Jeshu to him, 
Return thy sword to his place; 
for every one of them who take swords, by swords shall die.

Matthew 26:53 - Or thinkest thou that I cannot request from my Father, and he shall appoint to me now more than twelve legions of angels ?

Matthew 26:54 - (But) how, then, would the scripture be accomplished, that thus it ought to be ?

Matthew 26:55 - In that hour Jeshu said to the multitudes, 
As against a robber are you come out, with swords, and with clubs, to seize me ? 
Every day with you in the temple I sat and taught, and you did not apprehend me.

Matthew 26:56 - But this was done that what is written in the prophets might be fulfilled. 
Then the disciples all deserted him, and fled.

Matthew 26:57 - And they who apprehended Jeshu led him unto Kaiapha, chief of the priests, where the jurists and elders were assembled.

Matthew 26:58 - But Shemun Kipha went after him from afar unto the court of the chief of the priests, and entered and sat within with the attendants, that he might see the end.

Matthew 26:59 - But the chief priests, and the elders, and the whole assembly, sought against Jeshu witnesses, that they might put him to death;

Matthew 26:60 - but they found not (any). 
And many witnesses of falsehood came. 
But, last, two came near,

Matthew 26:61 - declaring, This said, I can destroy the temple of Aloha, and in three days rebuild it.

Matthew 26:62 - And the chief of the priests arose, and said to him, 
Dost thou return no word ? 
What are these witnessing against thee?

Matthew 26:63 - But Jeshu was silent. 
And the chief of the priests answered and said to him, 
I swear thee, by Aloha the Living, that thou declare to us whether thou be the Meshicha, the Son of Aloha ?

Matthew 26:64 - Jeshu saith to him, 
Thou hast said: 
but I say to you, That hereafter ye shall see him, the Son of man, sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

Matthew 26:65 - Then the chief of the priests tore his robes, and said, 
Behold, he hath blasphemed ! 
what further need have we of witnesses ? 
Behold, now we have heard his blasphemy.

Matthew 26:66 - What will you ? 
They answered saying, 
He deserves death.

Matthew 26:67 - Then did they spit in his face, and smote him; 
and others struck him,

Matthew 26:68 - saying, 
Prophesy to us, Meshicha ! 
Who is he that smiteth thee?

Matthew 26:69 - But Kipha was sitting without, in the hall, and a certain female domestic approached him, saying to him, 
Thou also wast with Jeshu Natsroia.

Matthew 26:70 - But he denied before all, and said, 
I know not what thou sayest.

Matthew 26:71 - And when he had gone out into the vestibule, another saw him, and said to them, 
This also was there with Jeshu Natsroia.

Matthew 26:72 - And again he denied with oaths, 
I know not the man.

Matthew 26:73 - But, after a little while, they who were standing drew near, and said to Kipha, 
Assuredly thou art of them; 
for thy speech also makes thee known.

Matthew 26:74 - Then began he to imprecate and to swear, 
I know not the man ! 
And in that hour the cock crowed.

Matthew 26:75 - And Kipha remembered the word of Jeshu, who had said to him, That before the cock shall crow, three times wilt thou have denied me. 
And he went without, and wept bitterly.
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Gospel Reading Day 6

The Preaching Of Mathai The Apostle - Chapter 6
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XI. 6:1 
SEE that in your almsgiving you do it not before men, so as that you may be observed by them; 
otherwise no reward is for you with your Father who is in heaven.

When, therefore, thou art doing alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as do the assumers of faces in the assemblies and streets, so that they may be praised from men; 
and, Amen I say to you, they receive their reward.

But thou, when thou art doing thy alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth, that thine alms may be in secret; 
and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee in openness.

And when thou prayest, be not as the face-takers, who love to stand in the assemblies and at the corners of the streets to pray, that they may be seen of men;7 
and truly I say to you that they receive their reward.

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy secret chamber, and shut thy door, and pray to thy Father who is in secret; 
and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee in openness.

And when thou art praying, be not wordy, like the profane; 
for they think that in much speaking they are heard.

Be you not like them, for your Father knoweth what is needful for you before that you ask him.

Thus pray:
Our Father who art in the heavens! be sanctified thy Name.

Come thy kingdom.

Be done thy will, as in heaven, also in earth.

Give to us the bread of our need to-day; 
and forgive us our debts, as also we forgive our debtors; 
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil.

For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory to the age of ages.

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your Father who is in heaven will forgive you also.

But if you will not forgive men, your Father also forgiveth not your trespasses unto you.

7 The sons of men. 


XII. 6:16 
WHEN, too, you fast, be not morosely sad as the assumers of faces, for they defile their countenances so as that they may appear unto men to fast:
and, Amen I say unto you, they receive their reward.

But thou, when thou art fasting, wash thy face and anoint thine head, that it may not appear to men that thou art fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret; 
and thy Father who seeth in secret, he shall reward thee.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures in the earth, a place where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves dig through and steal:
but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where no moth and no rust corrupt, and where thieves do not dig through and steal.

For where your treasure is, there also your hearts are.

The lamp of the body is the eye:
if thine eye therefore be perfect, thy whole body will be illuminated; but if thine eye be evil, thy whole body will be dark.

If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, what will thy darkness be ?

No man can serve two lords; 
for the one he will hate, and the other he will love, or the one he will honour, and the other he will neglect:
you cannot serve Aloha and riches.


XIII. 6:25 
WHEREFORE I say unto you, Let not your souls be anxious what you shall eat and what you shall drink, and for your bodies what you shall wear.

Is not the life more excellent than food, and the body than raiment ?

Behold the fowls of the heaven; 
they sow not, neither do they reap, nor collect into granaries; 
yet your Father who is in heaven nourisheth them:
are you not far more considerable than they ?

But who among you by being anxious can add to his stature one cubit? and concerning raiment why are you anxious ?

Look upon the lilies of the wilderness how they increase; 
they toil not, neither do they spin.

Yet I say to you, Not even Shelemun in all his glory was covered like one from among these.

But if the herb of the field, which to-day exists, and tomorrow falleth into the oven, Aloha thus clotheth, how much more you, little of faith?

Be not anxious, therefore, nor say,
What shall we eat, or,
What shall we drink, or,
How shall we be covered ?

For after all these things do the people of the world inquire:
but your Father who is in heaven knoweth that also by you are required these all.

But seek first the kingdom of Aloha and his righteousness, and all these shall be added unto you.

Be not therefore anxious for to-morrow; 
the morrow shall care for its own:
the evil of to-day is enough for it.

Gospel Reading Day 5 "He ascended a mountain"

The Preaching Of Mathai The Apostle - Chapter 5

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IX. 5:1 

BUT when Jeshu saw the multitudes, he ascended a mountain;

and when he had sat down, his disciples drew near to him;

and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

BLESSED (are) the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed the mourners, for they shall be comforted.

Blessed the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed they who hunger and thirst unto righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

Blessed the merciful, for upon them shall be mercy.

Blessed they who are pure in their hearts, for they shall see Aloha.

Blessed the makers of peace, for the children of Aloha shall they be called.

Blessed they who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when they treat you with reviling, and persecute you, and say concerning you every evil word, for my sake, in falsity.

Then be glad and exult, for your reward is great in heaven;

for so persecuted they the prophets who were before you. 

You are the salt of the earth:

but if it happen that salt become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned?

It goeth for nothing but to be thrown without and trodden down by men.

You are the light of the world:

It is not possible that a city which is built upon a hill can be hidden.

Nor do they kindle a lamp and place it beneath a measure, but on a candlestick, and it enlighteneth all who are in the house.

So let your light shine before the sons of men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. 

Think not that I came to loose the law or the prophets:

not that I might loose, but that I might fulfill.

For, Amen I say unto you, that until heaven and earth shall pass away, one yod, or one point,2 shall not pass from the law, till all be done.

Every one, therefore, who shall set loose one from these least commandments, and shall so teach the children of men, the least shall he be called in the kingdom of heaven:

but every one who shall do and teach [them], this [one] shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

For I say to you, that unless your righteousness shall abound more than that of the scribes 3 and the Pharishee, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 

X. 5:21 

YOU have heard that it was said unto them who were before, Thou shalt not kill;

and whosoever shall kill is obnoxious to the judgment.

But I say unto you, that he who is angry against his brother rashly, is obnoxious to the judgment;

and he who shall say to his brother,

Thou empty one !

is liable to the council;

and every one who shall say,

Thou fool ! is liable to the gihano of fire.

If it occur, therefore, that thou bring thy oblation to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother retaineth some enmity against thee;

leave there thy oblation at the altar, and go, first be reconciled with thy brother, and then come and offer thy oblation.

Be at one with thine adversary 4 quickly, while thou art with him in the way;

lest thy adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the exactor, and thou fall into the house of the bound.

And, Amen I say unto thee, that thou shalt not come forth from thence till thou hast rendered the last shamuna.5 

You have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt not commit adultery.

But I say to you, that every one who beholdeth a woman so as that he shall desire her, already committeth adultery in his heart.

But if thy right eye cause thee to offend, root it out and cast it from thee:

it is better to thee that one of thy members should perish, than that thy whole body should fall into gihano.

And if thy right hand cause thee to offend, cut it off and cast it from thee;

for it is better to thee that one from thy members should perish, rather than thy whole body should fall into gihano. 

It hath been said, that he who looseth his wife should give her a writing of divorcement.

But I say unto you, that whosoever looseth his wife, except on account of fornication, maketh her to commit adultery;

and whosoever taketh her who is sent away, committeth adultery.

Again, you have heard it was said to those beforetime, Thou shalt not lie in thine oaths, but shalt fulfil thine oaths unto the Lord.

But I say unto you, Swear not at all:

not by heaven, for it is the throne of Aloha;

nor by earth, for it is the foot-stool beneath his feet;

neither by Urishlem, for it is the city of the great king.

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, for thou canst not make a single hair in it either black or white.

But let your discourse be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay;

for whatsoever is more than these is from the evil. 

You have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

But I say unto you, that you shall not rise up against evil:

but if any one strike thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

And if any one will contend with thee to take away thy tunic, leave him thy mantle also;

and if a man compel thee one mile, go with him twain.

Give to him who asketh from thee, and him who would borrow from thee refuse not. 

You have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 6

But I say unto you, Love your enemies;

bless them who execrate you;

do that which is good to him who hateth you;

and pray for them who lead you with a chain, and persecute you.

That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who causeth his sun to arise on the good and on the evil, and who sendeth showers on the just and on the unjust.

For if you love those (only) who love you, what reward have you ?

do not even the tribute-gatherers this ?

And if you wish peace to your brethren only, what more do you than they ?

do not also the tribute-gatherers this ?

Be ye therefore perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect ! 

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2 "One line."-Codex Vienniensis. 

3 Sophree. This order of public teachers (the preaching and writing clergy of the Jews) does not seem sufficiently indicated by the word " scribes " in the English version. Luther well renders the corresponding Greek term by Schriftgelehrten. 

4 Beel-dino, "lord of strife." 

5 A minute coin, in value the one-eighth of the asor, or assarius; from the Hebrew shemoneh, " eight." 

6 Master of enmity.