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Monday, 28 March 2022

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Luke 8: Hebrews and English:

Hebrews:

הפרק 8

ויהי אחרי כן ויעבר מעיר אל עיר ומכפר אל כפר קורא ומבשר את מלכות האלהים ושנים העשר אתו׃

2 ונשים אשר נרפאו מרוחות רעות ומחליים מרים הנקראה מגדלית אשר גרשו ממנה שבעה שדים׃

3 ויוחנה אשת כוזא סוכן הורדוס ושושנה ואחרות רבות אשר שרתהו מנכסיהן׃

4 ויהי בהתאסף המון עם רב אשר יצאו אליו מעיר ועיר וידבר במשל׃

5 הזורע יצא לזרע את זרעו ובזרעו נפל מן הזרע על יד הדרך וירמס ועוף השמים אכלו׃

6 ויש אשר נפל על הסלע ויצמח וייבש כי לא היתה לו לחה׃

7 ויש אשר נפל בתוך הקצים ויצמחו הקצים עמו וימעכהו׃

8 ויש אשר נפל על האדמה הטובה ויצמח ויעש פרי מאה שערים כזאת דבר ויזעק מי אשר אזנים לו לשמע ישמע׃

9 וישאלהו תלמידיו לאמר מה המשל הזה׃

10 ויאמר לכם נתן לדעת את סודות מלכות האלהים ולאחרים במשלים למען בראתם לא יראו ובשמעם לא יבינו׃

11 וזה הוא המשל הזרע דבר אלהים הוא׃

12 ואשר על יד הדרך הם השמעים ואחר כן בא השטן ונשא את הדבר מלבם פן יאמינו ונושעו׃

13 ואשר על הסלע הם המקבלים בשמחה את הדבר בשמעם ושרש אין להם רק לשעה מאמינים ובעת הנסיון יסגו אחור׃

14 ואשר נפל בין הקצים הם השמעים והוליכם להם וימכו בדאגות ובעשר ובתאות החיים ופרי לא ישוו למו׃

15 ואשר באדמה הטובה הם השמרים בלב טוב וטהור את הדבר אשר שמעו ועשים פרי בתוחלת׃

16 ואין איש מדליק נר אשר יכסה אותו בכלי או ישימהו תחת המטה כי אם על המנורה יעלהו למען יראו כל באי הבית את האור׃

17 כי אין דבר נעלם אשר לא יגלה ואין גנוז אשר לא יודע ובא לאור׃

18 לכן ראו איך תשמעון כי כל אשר יש לו נתון ינתן לו וכל אשר אין לו גם את אשר הוא חשב להיות לו יקח ממנו׃

19 ויבאו אליו אמו ואחיו ולא יכלו לגשת אליו מפני העם׃

20 ויגד לו לאמר אמך ואחיך עמדים בחוץ והם חפצים לראותך׃

21 ויען ויאמר אליהם אמי ואחי הם השמעים ועשים את דבר האלהים׃

22 ויהי היום וירד אל אניה הוא ותלמידיו ויאמר אליהם נעברה אל עבר הים וישוטו הימה׃

23 ויהי בלכתם באניה וישכב ויישן ורוח סערה ירדה על הים וישטפו עליהם המים ויהיו בסכנה׃

24 ויגשו ויעירו אותו לאמר מורה מורה אבדנו ויעור ויגער ברוח ובמשברי ים וישתקו ותהי דממה׃

25 ויאמר אליהם איה אמונתכם וייראו ויתמהו ויאמרו איש אל רעהו מי אפוא הוא המצוה גם את הרוחות ואת המים וישמעו לו׃

26 ויעברו ויבאו אל ארץ הגדריים אשר ממול הגליל׃

27 ויצא אל היבשה ויפגשהו איש מן העיר אשר שדים בו מימים רבים ובגד לא לבש ובבית לא ישב כי אם בקברים׃

28 וירא את ישוע ויפל לפניו ויקרא בקול גדול מה לי ולך ישוע בן אל עליון מבקש אני ממך אשר לא תענני׃

29 כי צוה את הרוח הטמא לצאת מן האיש כי ימים רבים חטף אתו ונאסר בזיקים ונשמר בכבלים והיה בנתקו את המוסרות ונדחף ביד השד אל המדברות׃

30 וישאל אתו ישוע לאמר מה שמך ויאמר לגיון שמי כי שדים רבים נכנסו בו׃

31 ויתחנן לו לבלתי צות אתם לרדת אל התהום׃

32 ויהי שם עדר חזירים רבים על המרעה בהר ויתחננו לו כי יניח להם לבוא אל תוכם וינח להם׃

33 ויצאו השדים מן האדם ההוא ויבאו בחזירים וישתער העדר מן המורד אל הים ויטבע׃

34 וינוסו הרעים כראותם את אשר נעשה ויגידו הדבר בעיר ובכפרים׃

35 ויצאו לראת את אשר נעשה ויבאו אל ישוע וימצאו שם את האדם אשר יצאו ממנו השדים ישב לרגלי ישוע מלבש וטוב שכל וייראו׃

36 ויספרו להם הראים איך נרפא אחוז השדים׃

37 ויבקשו ממנו כל המון חבל הגדריים ללכת מאתם כי אימה גדולה נפלה עליהם וירד אל האניה וישב׃

38 ויבקש ממנו האיש אשר יצאו ממנו השדים לשבת אתו וישלח אתו ישוע באמרו׃

39 שוב לביתך וספר הגדלות אשר עשה לך האלהים וילך לו וישמע בכל העיר את הגדלות אשר עשה לו ישוע׃

40 ויהי בשוב ישוע ויקבל אתו העם כי כלם היו מחכים לו׃

41 והנה בא איש ושמו יאיר והוא ראש בית הכנסת ויפל לרגלי ישוע ויתחנן לו לבוא אתו אל ביתו׃

42 כי בת יחידה כשתים עשרה שנה היתה לו והיא נוטה למות ויהי בלכתו שמה וידחקהו המון העם׃

43 ואשה זבת דם שתים עשרה שנה אשר הוציאה כל קנינה לרפאים ואין איש יכל לרפאתה׃

44 היא קרבה מאחריו ותגע בציצת בגדו וזוב דמה עמד פתאם׃

45 ויאמר ישוע מי זה נגע בי וכלם כחשו ויאמר פטרוס והעמדים אצלו מורה המון העם דחקים ולחצים אתך ואתה תאמר מי נגע בי׃

46 ויאמר ישוע נגע בי אדם כי ידעתי אשר יצאה ממני גבורה׃

47 ותרא האשה כי לא נסתרה ממנו ותחרד לקראתו ותפל לפניו ותגד באזני כל העם על מה נגעה בו ואיך נרפאה פתאם׃

48 ויאמר אליה חזקי בתי אמונתך הושיעה לך לכי לשלום׃

49 עודנו מדבר ואיש בא מבית ראש הכנסת ויאמר מתה בתך אל תטריח את המורה׃

50 וישמע ישוע ויען ויאמר לו אל תירא אך האמן והיא תושע׃

51 ויבא הביתה ולא הניח לאיש לבוא אתו בלתי אם לפטרוס וליעקב וליוחנן ולאבי הילדה ולאמה׃

52 וכלם בכים וספדים לה ויאמר אל תבכו כי לא מתה אך ישנה היא׃

53 וישחקו עליו באשר ידעו כי מתה׃

54 והוא אחז בידה ויקרא לאמר הילדה קומי׃

55 ותשב רוחה ותקם פתאם ויצו לתת לה לאכול׃

56 וישתוממו אביה ואמה והוא צוה אתם לבלתי הגיד לאיש את אשר נעשה

English:

"Women Who Followed Jesus

Soon afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and villages, preaching and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom of God. He took his twelve disciples with him, along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons; Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s business manager; Susanna; and many others who were contributing from their own resources to support Jesus and his disciples.

Parable of the Farmer Scattering Seed

One day Jesus told a story in the form of a parable to a large crowd that had gathered from many towns to hear him: “A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it. Other seed fell among rocks. It began to grow, but the plant soon wilted and died for lack of moisture. Other seed fell among thorns that grew up with it and choked out the tender plants. Still other seed fell on fertile soil. This seed grew and produced a crop that was a hundred times as much as had been planted!” When he had said this, he called out, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”

His disciples asked him what this parable meant. He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables to teach the others so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled:

‘When they look, they won’t really see.

When they hear, they won’t understand.’

“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word. The seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away from their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved. The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation. The seeds that fell among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into maturity. And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.

Parable of the Lamp

“No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a bowl or hides it under a bed. A lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house. For all that is secret will eventually be brought into the open, and everything that is concealed will be brought to light and made known to all.

“So pay attention to how you hear. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what they think they understand will be taken away from them.”

The True Family of Jesus

Then Jesus’ mother and brothers came to see him, but they couldn’t get to him because of the crowd. Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to see you.”

Jesus replied, “My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God’s word and obey it.”

Jesus Calms the Storm

One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and started out. As they sailed across, Jesus settled down for a nap. But soon a fierce storm came down on the lake. The boat was filling with water, and they were in real danger.

The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”

When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and the raging waves. Suddenly the storm stopped and all was calm. Then he asked them, “Where is your faith?”

The disciples were terrified and amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “When he gives a command, even the wind and waves obey him!”

Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Man

So they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee. As Jesus was climbing out of the boat, a man who was possessed by demons came out to meet him. For a long time he had been homeless and naked, living in the tombs outside the town.

As soon as he saw Jesus, he shrieked and fell down in front of him. Then he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Please, I beg you, don’t torture me!” For Jesus had already commanded the evil spirit to come out of him. This spirit had often taken control of the man. Even when he was placed under guard and put in chains and shackles, he simply broke them and rushed out into the wilderness, completely under the demon’s power.

Jesus demanded, “What is your name?”

“Legion,” he replied, for he was filled with many demons. The demons kept begging Jesus not to send them into the bottomless pit.

There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby, and the demons begged him to let them enter into the pigs.

So Jesus gave them permission. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned.

When the herdsmen saw it, they fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus’ feet, fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid. Then those who had seen what happened told the others how the demon-possessed man had been healed. And all the people in the region of the Gerasenes begged Jesus to go away and leave them alone, for a great wave of fear swept over them.

So Jesus returned to the boat and left, crossing back to the other side of the lake. The man who had been freed from the demons begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him home, saying, “No, go back to your family, and tell them everything God has done for you.” So he went all through the town proclaiming the great things Jesus had done for him.

Jesus Heals in Response to Faith

On the other side of the lake the crowds welcomed Jesus, because they had been waiting for him. Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come home with him. His only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying.

As Jesus went with him, he was surrounded by the crowds. A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure. Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped.

“Who touched me?” Jesus asked.

Everyone denied it, and Peter said, “Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you.”

But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.” When the woman realized that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed. “Daughter,” he said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”

While he was still speaking to her, a messenger arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. He told him, “Your daughter is dead. There’s no use troubling the Teacher now.”

But when Jesus heard what had happened, he said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid. Just have faith, and she will be healed.”

When they arrived at the house, Jesus wouldn’t let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, James, and the little girl’s father and mother. The house was filled with people weeping and wailing, but he said, “Stop the weeping! She isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.”

But the crowd laughed at him because they all knew she had died. Then Jesus took her by the hand and said in a loud voice, “My child, get up!” And at that moment her life returned, and she immediately stood up! Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. Her parents were overwhelmed, but Jesus insisted that they not tell anyone what had happened."

Luke 7: Hebrews and English:

Hebrews:

הפרק 7

ויהי אחרי כלותו לדבר את כל דבריו באזני העם ויבא אל כפר נחום׃

2 ועבד לאחד משרי המאות חלה למות והוא יקר לו מאד׃

3 וישמע את שמע ישוע וישלח אליו מזקני היהודים וישאל מאתו לבוא ולהושיע את עבדו׃

4 ויבאו אל ישוע ויתחננו לו מאד ויאמרו ראוי הוא אשר תעשה בקשתו׃

5 כי אהב עמנו הוא והוא בנה לנו את בית הכנסת׃

6 וילך אתם ישוע ויהי כאשר קרב אל הבית וישלח אליו שר המאה על ידי רעיו לאמר לו בי אדני אל נא תטריח את עצמך כי אינני כדי שתבוא בצל קורתי׃

7 ובעבור זאת גם את עצמי לא חשבתי ראוי לבוא אליך אך דבר נא דבר וירפא נערי׃

8 כי גם אנכי איש נתון תחת השלטון יש תחת ידי אנשי צבא ואמרתי לזה לך והלך ולזה בוא ובא ולעבדי עשה זאת ועשה׃

9 וישמע ישוע את דבריו ויתמה עליו ויפן ויאמר אל ההמון ההלך אחריו אמר אני לכם גם בישראל לא מצאתי אמונה גדולה כזאת׃

10 וישובו השלוחים אל הבית וימצאו את העבד החלה והוא נרפא׃

11 ויהי ממחרת וילך אל עיר ושמה נעים ורבים מתלמידיו הלכים אתו והמון עם רב׃

12 הוא קרב אל שער העיר והנה מוציאים מת בן יחיד לאמו והיא אלמנה ועמה רבים מעם העיר׃

13 וכראות אתה האדון נכמרו רחמיו עליה ויאמר לה אל תבכי׃

14 ויגש ויגע בארון והנשאים עמדו ויאמר עלם אמר אני אליך קומה׃

15 ויתעודד המת ויחל לדבר ויתנהו לאמו׃

16 ותאחז כלם רעדה וישבחו את האלהים ויאמרו כי נביא גדול קם בקרבנו וכי פקד האלהים את עמו׃

17 ויצא הדבר הזה בכל יהודה ובכל הככר׃

18 ותלמידי יוחנן הגידו לו את כל אלה׃

19 ויקרא אליו יוחנן שנים מתלמידיו וישלחם אל ישוע לאמר לו האתה הוא הבא אם נחכה לאחר׃

20 ויבאו אליו האנשים ויאמרו יוחנן המטביל שלחנו אליך לאמר האתה הוא הבא אם נחכה לאחר׃

21 בעת ההיא רפא רבים מחליים ומנגעים ומרוחות רעות ולעורים רבים נתן ראות עינים׃

22 ויען ישוע ויאמר להם לכו והגידו ליוחנן את אשר ראיתם ואשר שמעתם כי עורים ראים ופסחים מתהלכים ומצרעים מטהרים וחרשים שומעים ומתים קמים ועניים מתבשרים׃

23 ואשרי אשר לא יכשל בי׃

24 ויהי כאשר הלכו להם שלוחי יוחנן ויחל לדבר אל המון העם על אדות יוחנן ויאמר מה זה יצאתם המדברה לראות הקנה אשר ינוע ברוח׃

25 ואם לא מה זה יצאתם לראות האיש לבוש בגדי עדנים הנה המלבשים בגדי תפארת והמענגים בחצרות המלכים המה׃

26 ועתה מה זה יצאתם לראות אם לראות איש נביא הן אני אמר לכם כי אף גדול הוא מנביא׃

27 זה הוא אשר כתוב עליו הנני שלח מלאכי לפניך ופנה דרכך לפניך׃

28 כי אמר אני לכם אין איש בילודי אשה גדול מיוחנן המטביל אך הקטן במלכות האלהים גדול הוא ממנו׃

29 וכל העם והמכסים כשמעם הצדיקו את האלהים ויטבלו בטבילת יוחנן׃

30 אך הפרושים ובעלי התורה נאצו את עצת האלהים על נפשם ולא נטבלו על ידו׃

31 ויאמר האדון עתה אל מי אדמה את אנשי הדור הזה ואל מי הם דמים׃

32 דמים הם לילדים הישבים בשוק וקראים זה אל זה ואמרים חללנו לכם בחלילים ולא רקדתם קוננו לכם קינה ולא בכיתם׃

33 כי בא יוחנן המטביל לחם לא אכל ויין לא שתה ואמרתם שד בו׃

34 ובא בן האדם והוא אכל ושתה ואמרתם הנה זולל וסבא ורע למוכסים ולחטאים׃

35 ותצדק החכמה על ידי כל בניה׃

36 ויבקש ממנו אחד מן הפרושים לאכל אתו לחם ויבא אל בית הפרוש ויסב׃

37 והנה אשה אחת בעיר והיא חטאת שמעה כי הוא מסב בית הפרוש ותבא פך שמן המור׃

38 ותעמד לרגליו מאחריו ותבך ותחל להרטיב את רגליו בדמעות ותנגב אתן בשערות ראשה ותשק את רגליו ותמשח אתן בשמן׃

39 וירא הפרוש הקרא אתו ויאמר בלבו אלו היה זה נביא כי עתה ידע ידע מי היא זאת ואי זו היא הנגעת בו כי אשה חטאת היא׃

40 ויען ישוע ויאמר אליו שמעון דבר לי אליך ויאמר רבי דבר׃

41 שני חיבים היו לנשה אחד האחד חיב לו דינרים חמש מאות והשני דינרים חמשים׃

42 ויהי באשר לא השיגה ידם לשלם וישמט את שניהם ועתה אמר נא מי משניהם ירבה לאהבה אתו׃

43 ויען שמעון ויאמר אחשב כי האיש ההוא אשר הרבה להשמיט לו ויאמר אליו כן שפטת׃

44 ויפן אל האשה ויאמר אל שמעון הראית את האשה הזאת הנה באתי אל ביתך ומים על רגלי לא נתת והיא הרטיבה את רגלי בדמעות ותנגב בשערותיה׃

45 נשיקה לא נשקתני והיא מאז באתי לא חדלה מנשק את רגלי׃

46 בשמן לא משחת את ראשי והיא בשמן המור משחה את רגלי׃

47 לכן אני אמר אליך נסלחו לה חטאתיה הרבות כי הרבה אהבה ואשר נסלח לו מעט הוא אהב מעט׃

48 ויאמר אליה נסלחו לך חטאתיך׃

49 ויחלו המסבים עמו לאמר בלבם מי הוא זה אשר גם יסלח חטאים׃

50 ויאמר אל האשה אמונתך הושיעה לך לכי לשלום׃

English:

"The Faith of a Roman Officer

When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum. At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said, “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.”

So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor. I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.”

When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!” And when the officer’s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed.

Jesus Raises a Widow’s Son

Soon afterward Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him. A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the village gate. The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a large crowd from the village was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart overflowed with compassion. “Don’t cry!” he said. Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. “Young man,” he said, “I tell you, get up.” Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave him back to his mother.

Great fear swept the crowd, and they praised God, saying, “A mighty prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited his people today.” And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the surrounding countryside.

Jesus and John the Baptist

The disciples of John the Baptist told John about everything Jesus was doing. So John called for two of his disciples, and he sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?”

John’s two disciples found Jesus and said to him, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?’”

At that very time, Jesus cured many people of their diseases, illnesses, and evil spirits, and he restored sight to many who were blind. Then he told John’s disciples, “Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard—the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.” And he added, “God blesses those who do not fall away because of me.”

After John’s disciples left, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind? Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people who wear beautiful clothes and live in luxury are found in palaces. Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet. John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,

‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,

and he will prepare your way before you.’

I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of God is greater than he is!”

When they heard this, all the people—even the tax collectors—agreed that God’s way was right, for they had been baptized by John. But the Pharisees and experts in religious law rejected God’s plan for them, for they had refused John’s baptism.

“To what can I compare the people of this generation?” Jesus asked. “How can I describe them? They are like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,

‘We played wedding songs,

and you didn’t dance,

so we played funeral songs,

and you didn’t weep.’

For John the Baptist didn’t spend his time eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’ The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by the lives of those who follow it.”

Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman

One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing his feet and putting perfume on them.

When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know what kind of woman is touching him. She’s a sinner!”

Then Jesus answered his thoughts. “Simon,” he said to the Pharisee, “I have something to say to you.”

“Go ahead, Teacher,” Simon replied.

Then Jesus told him this story: “A man loaned money to two people—500 pieces of silver to one and pieces to the other. But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, canceling their debts. Who do you suppose loved him more after that?”

Simon answered, “I suppose the one for whom he canceled the larger debt.”

“That’s right,” Jesus said. Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Look at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer me water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You didn’t greet me with a kiss, but from the time I first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet. You neglected the courtesy of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare perfume.

“I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.” Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.”

The men at the table said among themselves, “Who is this man, that he goes around forgiving sins?”

And Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

Luke 6: Hebrews and English:

Hebrews:

הפרק 6

ויהי בשבת השנית לספירת העמר עבר בין הקמה ויקטפו תלמידיו מלילת ויפרכו אתן בידיהם ויאכלו׃

2 ויש מן הפרושים אשר אמרו אליהם למה אתם עשים את אשר איננו מתר לעשות בשבת׃

3 ויען ישוע ויאמר אליהם הלא קראתם את אשר עשה דוד בהיותו רעב הוא ואשר היו אתו׃

4 כאשר בא אל בית האלהים ויקח את לחם הפנים ויאכל וגם נתן לאשר אתו את אשר לא נכון לאכלו כי אם לכהנים לבדם׃

5 ויאמר אליהם בן האדם גם אדון השבת הוא׃

6 ויהי בשבת אחרת בא אל בית הכנסת וילמד ושם איש אשר יבשה ידו הימנית׃

7 ויארבו לו הסופרים והפרושים לראות אם ירפא בשבת למען ימצאו עליו שטנה׃

8 והוא ידע את מחשבותם ויאמר אל האיש אשר ידו יבשה קום ועמוד בתוך ויקם ויעמד׃

9 ויאמר אליהם ישוע אשאלה אתכם דבר הנכון בשבת להיטיב אם להרע להציל נפש אם לאבד׃

10 ויבט סביב אל כלם ויאמר לאיש פשט את ידך ויעש כן ותרפא ידו ותשב כאחרת׃

11 והמה נמלאו חמה ויוסדו יחד מה לעשות לישוע׃

12 ויהי בימים ההם ויצא ההרה להתפלל ויעמד כל הלילה בתפלה לאלהים׃

13 ובהית הבקר אסף אליו את תלמידיו ויבחר מהם שנים עשר אשר גם קרא להם שליחים׃

14 את שמעון אשר גם קראו פטרוס ואת אנדרי אחיו את יעקב ואת יוחנן את פילפוס ואת בר תלמי׃

15 את מתי ואת תומא ואת יעקב בן חלפי ואת שמעון המכנה הקנא׃

16 את יהודה בן יעקב ואת יהודה איש קריות אשר גם היה למוסר׃

17 וירד אתם ויעמד במקום מישור והמון תלמידיו וקהל עם רב מכל יהודה וירושלים ומחוף ים צר וצידון אשר באו לשמע אתו ולהרפא מחלייהם׃

18 וגם הנלחצים ברוחות טמאות וירפאו׃

19 וכל ההמון מבקשים לגעת בו כי גבורה יצאה מאתו ורפאה את כלם׃

20 והוא נשא את עיניו אל תלמידיו ויאמר אשריכם העניים כי לכם מלכות האלהים׃

21 אשריכם הרעבים כעת כי תשבעו אשריכם הבכים כעת כי תשחקו׃

22 אשריכם אם ישנאו אתכם האנשים ואם ינדו אתכם וחרפו והדיחו את שמכם כשם רע בעבור בן האדם׃

23 שמחו ביום ההוא ורקדו כי הנה שכרכם רב בשמים כי כזאת עשו אבתיהם לנביאים׃

24 אך אוי לכם העשירים כי כבר לקחתם את נחמתכם׃

25 אוי לכם השבעים כי תרעבו אוי לכם השחקים כעת כי תתאבלו ותבכו׃

26 אוי לכם אם כל האנשים משבחים אתכם כי כזאת עשו אבותיהם לנביאי השקר׃

27 אבל אליכם השמעים אני אמר אהבו את איביכם היטיבו לשנאיכם׃

28 ברכו את מקלליכם והתפללו בעד מכלימיכם׃

29 המכה אתך על הלחי הטה לו גם את האחרת והלקח את מעילך אל תמנע ממנו גם את כתנתך׃

30 וכל השאל ממך תן לו והלקח את אשר לך אל תשאל מאתו׃

31 וכאשר תחפצו כי יעשו לכם בני האדם כן תעשו להם גם אתם׃

32 ואם תאהבו את אהביכם מה הוא חסדכם כי גם החטאים אהבים את אהביהם׃

33 ואם תיטיבו למטיביכם מה הוא חסדכם גם החטאים יעשו כן׃

34 ואם תלוו את האנשים אשר תקוו לקבל מהם מה הוא חסדכם גם החטאים מלוים את החטאים למען יושב להם בשוה׃

35 אבל אהבו את איביכם והיטיבו והלוו מבלי תוחלת ויהי שכרכם רב והייתם בני עליון כי טוב הוא גם לשכחי טובה ולרעים׃

36 לכן היו רחמנים כאשר גם אביכם רחום הוא׃

37 ואל תשפטו ולא תשפטו אל תחיבו ולא תחיבו נקו ותנקו׃

38 תנו ותנתן לכם מדה טובה דחוקה וגדושה ומשפעה יתנו אל חיקכם כי במדה אשר אתם מודדים בה ימד לכם׃

39 וישא משלו ויאמר אליהם היוכל עור לנהל את העור הלא יפלו שניהם אל הפחת׃

40 אין תלמיד נעלה על רבו ודי לכל תלמיד שלם להיות כרבו׃

41 ולמה זה אתה ראה את הקסם אשר בעין אחיך ואת הקורה בעינך לא תביט׃

42 ואיך תאמר אל אחיך אחי הניחה לי ואסירה את הקסם אשר בעינך ואינך ראה את הקורה אשר בעינך החנף הסר בראשונה את הקורה מעינך ואחר ראה תראה להסיר את הקסם אשר בעין אחיך׃

43 כי עץ טוב איננו עשה פרי משחת וגם עץ משחת איננו עשה פרי טוב׃

44 כי כל עץ נכר בפריו כי אין אספים תאנים מן הקצים אף אין בצרים ענב מן הסנה׃

45 האיש הטוב מאוצר לבבו הטוב מפיק את הטוב והאיש הרע מאוצר לבבו הרע מפיק את הרע כי משפעת הלב ימלל פיהו׃

46 ולמה זה אתם קראים לי אדני אדני ואינכם עשים את אשר אני אמר׃

47 כל הבא אלי ושומע את דברי ועשה אתם אורה אתכם למי הוא דומה׃

48 דומה הוא לאיש בנה בית אשר העמיק לחפר וייסדו על הסלע וכבוא השטף פרץ הנהר בבית ההוא ולא יכל להניעו כי על הסלע יסודו׃

49 ואשר שמע ולא עשה דומה לאיש אשר בנה בית על הקרקע בלי יסוד ויפרץ בו הנהר ויפל פתאם ויגדל שבר הבית ההוא׃

English:

"A Discussion about the Sabbath

One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples broke off heads of grain, rubbed off the husks in their hands, and ate the grain. But some Pharisees said, “Why are you breaking the law by harvesting grain on the Sabbath?”

Jesus replied, “Haven’t you read in the Scriptures what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He went into the house of God and broke the law by eating the sacred loaves of bread that only the priests can eat. He also gave some to his companions.”And Jesus added, “The Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath.”

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

On another Sabbath day, a man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while Jesus was teaching. The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.

But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front of everyone.” So the man came forward. Then Jesus said to his critics, “I have a question for you. Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?”

He looked around at them one by one and then said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored! At this, the enemies of Jesus were wild with rage and began to discuss what to do with him.

Jesus Chooses the Twelve Apostles

One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. Here are their names:

Simon (whom he named Peter),

Andrew (Peter’s brother),

James,

John,

Philip,

Bartholomew,

Matthew,

Thomas,

James (son of Alphaeus),

Simon (who was called the zealot),

Judas (son of James),

Judas Iscariot (who later betrayed him).

Crowds Follow Jesus

When they came down from the mountain, the disciples stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded by many of his followers and by the crowds. There were people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon. They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those troubled by evil spirits were healed. Everyone tried to touch him, because healing power went out from him, and he healed everyone.

The Beatitudes

Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said,

“God blesses you who are poor,

for the Kingdom of God is yours.

God blesses you who are hungry now,

for you will be satisfied.

God blesses you who weep now,

for in due time you will laugh.

What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man. When that happens, be happy! Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, their ancestors treated the ancient prophets that same way.

Sorrows Foretold

“What sorrow awaits you who are rich,

for you have your only happiness now.

What sorrow awaits you who are fat and prosperous now,

for a time of awful hunger awaits you.

What sorrow awaits you who laugh now,

for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.

What sorrow awaits you who are praised by the crowds,

for their ancestors also praised false prophets.

Love for Enemies

“But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also. Give to anyone who asks; and when things are taken away from you, don’t try to get them back. Do to others as you would like them to do to you.

“If you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them! And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you get credit? Even sinners do that much! And if you lend money only to those who can repay you, why should you get credit? Even sinners will lend to other sinners for a full return.

“Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.

Do Not Judge Others

“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.”

Then Jesus gave the following illustration: “Can one blind person lead another? Won’t they both fall into a ditch? Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher.

“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying, ‘Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.

The Tree and Its Fruit

“A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes. A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.

Building on a Solid Foundation

“So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say? I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.”

Follow Jesus No Matter What!!

Find the verses in:

1. John 15:

2. Matthew 4:

3. John 14:

4. Matthew 10:

5. Matthew 6:

6. 1 Peter 1:

7. Luke 18:

8. John 12:

9. James 2:

1. "So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.”

2. "When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

3. "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. These things I command you, so that you will love one another."

4. "You are my friends if you do what I command you."

5. "If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him."

6. "And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people."

7. "Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works; and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God. You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone."

8. "I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples."

9. "Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

10. "And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me."

11. "But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."

The Blood of Jesus!!

Find the verses in:

1. Matthew 26:

2. John 6:

3. Luke 22:

4. Exodus 12:

5. Revelation 5:

6. Leviticus 17:

7. Colossians 1:

8. Hebrews 13:

9. Ephesians 2:

10. Romans 3:

1. "For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life."

2. "So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood."

3. "And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross."

4. "But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ."

5. "And are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins."

6. "For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."

7. "For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like the bread the fathers ate and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” Jesus said these things in the synagogue, as he taught at Capernaum."

8. "And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood."

9. "The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you, when I strike the land of Egypt."

10. "And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation."

11. "This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day."

Be Different!!

Match A with the correct answer in B:

1. 1 Peter 4:

2. James 3:

3. 1 Corinthians 10:

4. 1 John 4:

5. 1 Corinthians 12:

6. Proverbs 20:

7. Psalm 111:

8. Romans 13:

9. Matthew 22:

10. Luke 10:

11. John 5:

12. Ephesians 1:

13. James 3:

14. Acts 25:

15. Proverbs 10:

16. Galatians 2:

17. Colossians 3:

18. 1 Corinthians 16:

19. 1 Thessalonians 5:

20. Psalm 33:

21. Luke 17:

22. Proverbs 4:

23. Romans 5:

24. 1 Peter 1:

1. "I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."

2. "Let all that you do be done in love."

3. "But as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

4. "If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry."

5. "Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. She will place on your head a graceful garland; she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”

6. "As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."

7. "But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

8. "Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom."

9. "So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."

10. "By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world."

11. "Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it."

Be like Jesus!!

Choose the correct Scripture:

1. "But thank God! He has made us his captives and continues to lead us along in Christ’s triumphal procession. Now he uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume. Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God. But this fragrance is perceived differently by those who are being saved and by those who are perishing. To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom. But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume. And who is adequate for such a task as this?"

A. Galatians 5:

B. Matthew 10:

C. Luke 13:

D. Mark 7:

E. 2 Corinthians 2:

2. "Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure."

A. Luke 8:

B. Galatians 6:

C. John 10:

D. 1 John 3:

E. James 5:

3. "By which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."

A. Colossians 3:

B. Hebrews 10:

C. 1 Timothy 3:

D. 1 John 5:

E. 2 Peter 1:

A. John 7:

B. Luke 11:

C. Matthew 8:

D. Colossians 3:

E. James 5:

5. "Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."

A. Hebrews 13:

B. Mark 15:

C. Luke 20:

D. Acts 18:

E. Romans 10:

6. "Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered."

A. Luke 12:

B. Matthew 17:

C. Acts 13:

D. Hebrews 5:

E. John 10:

7. "If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him."

A. James 5:

B. Matthew 10:

C. 1 Peter 3:

D. Romans 12:

E. 1 John 2:

8. "I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism."

A. Luke 8:

B. Acts 13:

C. James 5:

D. Mark 11:

E. Ephesians 4:

9. "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth."

A. Philippians 3:

B. 1 Thessalonians 5:

C. Romans 10:

D. Galatians 2:

E. John 1:

10. "In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."

A. John 10:

B. Mark 11:

C. Hebrews 13:

D. Matthew 5:

E. Luke 12:

11. "Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”

A. Mark 15:

B. Luke 22:

C. Acts 20:

D. Matthew 18:

E. John 14:

Bible Notes!!

Choose the correct Scripture:

1. "I want to know Christ – yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death."

A. James 5:

B. Romans 10:

C. Galatians 6:

D. Mark 12:

E. Philippians 3:

2. "And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us."

A. Mark 11:

B. 2 Corinthians 13:

C. John 10:

D. Romans 5:

E. Hebrews 12:

3. "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first."

A. Luke 20:

B. Acts 27:

C. Luke 21:

D. Matthew 23:

E. John 15:

4. "Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John."

A. Galatians 5:

B. 1 Corinthians 12:

C. John 15:

D. Mark 10:

E. Matthew 3:

5. "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love."

A. John 10:

B. Galatians 6:

C. Romans 12:

D. 1 John 4:

E. Acts 13:

6. "About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?")."

A. Acts 28:

B. Luke 23:

C. Mark 15:

D. Matthew 27:

E. John 20:

7. "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?"

A. Hebrews 13:

B. 1 Corinthians 15:

C. John 10:

D. Mark 12:

E. Luke 6:

8. "If I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth."

A. 1 Peter 5:

B. Romans 13:

C. Matthew 18:

D. 2 Corinthians 12:

E. 1 Timothy 3:

9. "In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness."

A. Luke 13:

B. 2 Corinthians 10:

C. Acts 21:

D. Matthew 18:

E. Hebrews 9:

10. "There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them."

A. Romans 15:

B. Luke 17:

C. Matthew 23:

D. Acts 20:

E. 1 Corinthians 12:

11. "As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, "Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?"

A. Mark 13:

B. John 15:

C. 2 Corinthians 10:

D. Luke 12:

E. Acts 8:

Psalms!!

Find the verses in:

1. Psalm 98:

2. Psalm 45:

3. Psalm 77:

4. Psalm 144:

5. Psalm 119:

6. Psalm 106:

7. Psalm 78:

8. Psalm 61:

9. Psalm 57:

10. Psalm 79:

1. “How blessed are those who keep justice, Who practice righteousness at all times!”

2. “So we Your people and the sheep of Your pasture Will give thanks to You forever; To all generations we will tell of Your praise.”

3. “O my people, listen to my instructions. Open your ears to what I am saying."

4. “For You have been a refuge for me, A tower of strength against the enemy.”

5. “My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises!"

6. “Let the sea and everything in it shout his praise! Let the earth and all living things join in. Let the rivers clap their hands in glee! Let the hills sing out their songs of joy before the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with fairness."

7. “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice."

8. “I will remember my song in the night; I will meditate with my heart, And my spirit ponders.”

9. “Yes, joyful are those who live like this! Joyful indeed are those whose God is the Lord."

10. "Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen! Praise the Lord!"

11. “Oh that my ways may be established To keep Your statutes!”

John 15:

Jesus, the True Vine

“I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.

“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.

“I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name. This is my command: Love each other.

The World’s Hatred

“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you. Do you remember what I told you? ‘A slave is not greater than the master.’ Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you. They will do all this to you because of me, for they have rejected the one who sent me. They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin. Anyone who hates me also hates my Father. If I hadn’t done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be guilty. But as it is, they have seen everything I did, yet they still hate me and my Father. This fulfills what is written in their Scriptures: ‘They hated me without cause.’

“But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. And you must also testify about me because you have been with me from the beginning of my ministry."

1. Jesus said, "I am the ........................................ and my Father is the ...............................

2. What happens with the branch that doesn't produce fruit?

3. What does Jesus do with the branches that do or do not bear fruit and why?

4. Jesus said, "Remain in .................. and I will ............................

5. For a branch cannot ................. and you cannot be ........................

6. What happens to the ones who do not remain in Jesus?

7. What will happen if you remain in Jesus and his words remain in you?

8. When you produce much fruit, you are ......................................

9. This brings great glory ...................................................................

10. Jesus said, "I have loved you even as the Father .........................

11. Remain in my ...............................

12. Jesus said, "When you obey my commandments, you remain in ................ just as I ...........................................

13. You must be filled with?

14. What is His commandment?

15. There is no greater love than ..................................................

16. Jesus said, "You are my friends if ................................................

17. Jesus said, "You didn’t choose me. I chose .........................

18. I appointed you to go and ......................................................

19. Jesus said, "If the world hates you, remember .............................

20. We are no longer part .....................................................

21. What will happen when you follow Jesus?

22. Jesus will send the?

23. The Spirit of .......................

24. Jesus said, "He will come to you from .............................

25. He will testify about?

Do not fear!! Psalm 91:

"Those who live in the shelter of the Most High

    will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
This I declare about the Lord:
He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;
    he is my God, and I trust him.
For he will rescue you from every trap
    and protect you from deadly disease.
He will cover you with his feathers.
    He will shelter you with his wings.
    His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night,
    nor the arrow that flies in the day.
Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness,
    nor the disaster that strikes at midday.
Though a thousand fall at your side,
    though ten thousand are dying around you,
    these evils will not touch you.
Just open your eyes,
    and see how the wicked are punished.

If you make the Lord your refuge,
    if you make the Most High your shelter,
no evil will conquer you;
    no plague will come near your home.
For he will order his angels
    to protect you wherever you go.
They will hold you up with their hands
    so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.
You will trample upon lions and cobras;
    you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!

The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me.
    I will protect those who trust in my name.
When they call on me, I will answer;
    I will be with them in trouble.
    I will rescue and honor them.
I will reward them with a long life
    and give them my salvation.”

SALVATION PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, I acknowledge that I am a sinner. I come to you and ask you to forgive me for my sins. I surrender my life to you. Come into my life and guide me. Show me your will and not my will. In Jesus Name Amen!!

Be born again to enter the Kingdom of God!!

1. John 3: "Jesus replied, I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God."

2. John 3: "So don't be surprised when I say, 'You must be born again.' "

3. Matthew 7: "You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it."

4. Matthew 7: "Not everyone who calls out to me, 'Lord! Lord!' will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter."

5. Matthew 7: "On judgment day many will say to me, 'Lord! Lord!' We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.' But I will reply, 'I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God's laws."

6. 1 Peter 1: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."

7. Acts 2: "Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."

8. John 3: "Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God."

9. John 1: "They are reborn - not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God."

10. 1 Peter 1: "for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God."