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 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 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 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

1 YAHUSHA looked up and saw some rich people putting their gifts to Alahim into the Temple collection box. 2 Then He saw a poor widow put two small copper coins into the box. 3 He said, “This poor widow gave only two small coins. But the truth is, she gave more than all those rich people. 4 They have plenty, and they gave only what they did not need. This woman is very poor, but she gave all she had to live on.” 5 Some of the Disciples were talking about the Temple. They sai

1 It was almost time for the Festival of Unleavened Bread (called the Passover Season). 2 The Chief Priests and Scribes wanted to kill YAHUSHA. But they were trying to find a quiet way to do it, because they were afraid of what the people would do. 3 One of YAHUSHA’S twelve Disciples was named Judas Iscariot. Satan entered him, 4 and he went and talked with the Chief Priests and some of the soldiers who guarded the Temple. He talked to them about a way to hand YAHUSHA over to

1 Then the whole group stood up and led YAHUSHA away to Pilate. 2 They began to accuse YAHUSHA and said to Pilate, “We caught this man trying to change the thinking of our people. He says we should not pay taxes to Caesar. He calls Himself the Messiah, a King.” 3 Pilate asked YAHUSHA, “Are You the King of the Jews?” YAHUSHA answered, “Yes, what you say is true.” 4 Pilate said to the Chief Priests and the people, “I find nothing wrong with this man.” 5 But they kept on say

1 In the early hours of the first day of the week (VERY LATE SAT NIGHT/SUN MORN) the women came to the tomb where YAHUSHA’S body was laid. They brought the sweet-smelling spices they had prepared. 2 They saw that the heavy stone that covered the entrance had been rolled away. 3 They went in, but they did not find the body of the Master YAHUSHA. 4 They did not understand this. While they were wondering about it, two men in shining clothes stood beside them. 5 The women were v