SCRIPTURES

1 Dear Theo, Many others have tried to give a report of the things that happened among us. 2 And what they’ve written agrees with what we learned from the people who saw those events from the beginning. They also served Alahim by telling people His message. 3 I studied it all carefully from the beginning, then I decided to write it down for you in an organised way. 4 I did this so that you can be sure that what you’ve been taught is true. 5 During the time when Herod ruled Ju

1 It was about that same time that Augustus Caesar sent out an order to all people in the countries that were under Roman rule. The order said that everyone’s name must be put on a list. 2 This was the first counting of all the people while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 Everyone traveled to their own hometowns to have their name put on the list. 4 So Joseph left Nazareth, a town in Galilee, and went to the town of Bethlehem in Judea. It was known as the City of David. Jo

1 It was the 15th year of the rule of Tiberius Caesar, and these men were under Caesar: *Pontius Pilate, the governor of Judea, *Herod, the ruler of Galilee, *Philip, Herod’s brother, the ruler of Iturea and Trachonitis, and *Lysanias, the ruler of Abilene. *Annas and Caiaphas were the High Priests. (ANNAS - RETIRED, CAIAPHAS - ACTIVE) 2 During this time, John, the son of Zechariah, was living in the desert, and he received a message from Alahim. 3 So he went through the whol

1 Now, filled with the Set-Apart Spirit, YAHUSHA returned from the Jordan River. And then the Spirit led Him into the desert. 2 There the Devil tempted YAHUSHA for 40 days. YAHUSHA ate nothing during this time, and when it was finished, He was very hungry. 3 The Devil said to Him, “ If You are the Son of Alahim, tell this rock to become bread.” 4 YAHUSHA answered, “It has been written, ‘Man will not live by bread alone, but by every Word from the mouth of Alahim.’” 5 Then t

1 As YAHUSHA stood beside Lake Galilee, a crowd of people pushed to get closer to Him and to hear the teachings of Alahim. 2 YAHUSHA saw two boats at the shore of the lake. The fishermen were washing their nets. 3 YAHUSHA got into the boat that belonged to Simon. He asked Simon to push off a little from the shore. Then He sat down in the boat and taught the people on the shore. 4 When YAHUSHA finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Take the boat into the deep water. If all of y

1 One time on a Sabbath Day, YAHUSHA was walking through some grain fields. His Disciples picked the grain, rubbed it in their hands, and ate it. 2 Some Pharisees said, “Why are you doing that? It is against the Law of Moses to do that on the Sabbath day.” 3 YAHUSHA answered, “You have read about what David did when he and the people with him were hungry. 4 David went into Alahim's house. He took the bread that was offered to Alahim and ate it. And he gave some of the bread

1 YAHUSHA finished saying all these things to the people. Then He went into Capernaum. 2 In Capernaum there was an Army Officer. He had a servant who was very sick; he was near death. The officer loved the servant very much. 3 When he heard about YAHUSHA, he sent some older Jewish Leaders to Him. He wanted the men to ask YAHUSHA to come and save the life of his servant. 4 The men went to YAHUSHA. They begged YAHUSHA to help the officer. They said, “This officer is worthy to h

1 The next day, YAHUSHA traveled through some cities and small towns. YAHUSHA told the people a message from Alahim, the Good News about the Kingdom of Heaven. The Twelve Disciples were with Him. 2 There were also some women with Him. YAHUSHA had healed these women of sicknesses and evil spirits. One of them was Mary, who was called Magdalene. Seven demons had come out of her. 3 Also with these women were Joanna, the wife of Chuza (the manager of Herod’s property), Susanna, a

YAHUSHA called His twelve Disciples together. He gave them power to heal sicknesses and power to force demons out of people. 2 He sent them to tell about the Kingdom of Heaven and to heal the sick. 3 He said to them, “When you travel, don’t take a walking stick. Also, don’t carry a bag, food, or money. Take for your trip only the clothes you are wearing. 4 When you go into a house, stay there until it is time to leave. 5 If the people in the town will not welcome you, go outs

1 After this, YAHUSHA chose 72 more followers. He sent them out in groups of two. He sent them ahead of Him into every town and place where He planned to go. 2 He said to them, “There is such a big harvest of people to bring in. But there are only a few workers to help harvest them. Alahim owns the harvest. Ask Him to send more workers to help bring in His harvest. 3 You can go now. But listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves. 4 Don’t carry any money

1 One time YAHUSHA was out praying, and when He finished, one of His Disciples said to Him, “John taught his followers how to pray. Master, teach us how to pray too.” 2 YAHUSHA said to the followers, “This is how you should pray: ‘Father, we pray that Your Name will always be kept Set-Apart and exalted. We pray that Your Kingdom will come soon. 3 Give us the food we need for each day. 4 Forgive our sins, just as we forgive everyone who has done wrong to us. And don’t let us b

1 Some people there with YAHUSHA at that time told Him about what had happened to some worshippers from Galilee. Pilate had them killed. Their blood was mixed with the blood of the animals they had brought for sacrificing. 2 YAHUSHA answered, “Do you think this happened to those people because they were more sinful than all other people from Galilee? 3 No, they were not. But if you don’t decide now to repent and change your behaviour, you will all be destroyed like those peop

1 Many thousands of people came together. There were so many people that they were stepping on each other. Before YAHUSHA spoke to the people, He said to His Disciples, “Be careful of the yeast of the Pharisees. I mean that they are hypocrites. 2 Everything that is hidden will be revealed, and everything that is secret will be made known. 3 What you say in the dark will be told in the light. And what you whisper in a private room will be shouted from the rooftops.” 4 Then YAH

1 On a Sabbath Day, YAHUSHA went to the home of a leading Pharisee to eat with him. The people there were all watching Him very closely. 2 A man with a bad disease was there in front of Him THE MAN HAD DROPSY, A SICKNESS THAT CAUSES THE BODY TO SWELL LARGER AND LARGER. 3 YAHUSHA said to the Pharisees and experts in the Law, “Is it right or wrong to heal on the Sabbath Day?” 4 But they would not answer His question. So He took the man and healed him. Then He sent the man away

1 Many tax collectors and sinners came to listen to YAHUSHA. 2 Then the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law began to complain, “Look, this man welcomes sinners and even eats with them!” 3 Then YAHUSHA told them this story: 4 “Suppose one of you has 100 sheep, but one of them gets lost. What will you do? You will leave the other 99 sheep there in the field and go out and look for the lost sheep. You will continue to search for it until you find it. 5 And when you find it, yo

1 YAHUSHA said to His Disciples, “Once there was a rich man. He hired a manager to take care of his business. Later, he learned that his manager was cheating him. 2 So he called the manager in and said to him, ‘I have heard bad things about you. Give me a report of what you have done with my money. You can’t be my manager anymore.’ 3 “So, the manager thought to himself, ‘What will I do? My Master is taking my job away from me. I am not strong enough to dig ditches. I am too p

1 YAHUSHA said to His Disciples, “Things will surely happen that will make people sin. But it will be very bad for anyone who makes this happen. 2 It will be very bad for anyone who makes one of these little children sin. It would be better for them to have a millstone tied around their neck and be drowned in the sea. 3 So be careful! If your brother or sister in Alahim's family does something wrong, warn them. If they are sorry for what they did, forgive them. 4 Even if they

1 Then YAHUSHA taught His Disciples that they should always pray and never lose hope. He used this story to teach them: 2 “Once there was a judge in a town. He did not care about Alahim. He also did not care what people thought about him. 3 In that same town there was a woman whose husband had died. She came many times to this judge and said, ‘There is a man who is doing bad things to me. Give me my rights!’ 4 But the judge did not want to help the woman. After a long time, t

1 YAHUSHA was going through the city of Jericho. 2 In Jericho there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a wealthy, very important Tax Collector. 3 He wanted to see who YAHUSHA was. There were many others who wanted to see YAHUSHA too. Zacchaeus was too short to see above the people. 4 So he ran to a place where he knew YAHUSHA would come. Then he climbed a sycamore tree so he could see Him. 5 When YAHUSHA came to where Zacchaeus was, He looked up and saw him in the tree. YAHUSH

1 One day YAHUSHA was in the Temple area teaching the people. He was telling them the Good News. The Chief Priests, Teachers of the Law, and older Jewish Leaders came to talk to YAHUSHA. 2 They said, “Tell us what authority You have to do these things. Who gave You this authority?” 3 YAHUSHA answered, “I will ask you a question too. Tell Me: 4 When John baptised people, did his authority come from Alahim or was it only from other people?” 5 The Priests, the Scribes, and the