The Gabriel Version, Matthew
The Testimony of Yeshua
MATTHEW 21-28 (Gabriel Version)
Introduction
Matthew 21: As He was approaching Jerusalem and had arrived in Bethphage, beside the Mount of Olives, Yeshua sent two of His disciples ahead,
2 and told them, “Go into this village ahead of you, and immediately you’ll find a donkey tied and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to Me.
3 If anyone says anything to you, tell them, ‘The Master needs them’, and he will send them here at once”.
4 This all took place in fulfillment of what the prophet had spoken when he said,
5 “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Your King comes to you, humble, and riding on an donkey along with a colt, the foal of a pack animal’”.
6 The disciples left and did as Yeshua had instructed them.
7 They brought the donkey and the colt and put their coats on the colt, and Yeshua sat on them.
8 A very large crowd spread their coats on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9 The crowd that went ahead of Him and those who followed Him shouted, “Aloha save the son of David, blessed is the One who comes in the name of Yehovah, Aloha in the highest Heaven save Him”.
10 As He entered Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken with commotion and they asked, “Who is this”?
11 The crowd was saying, “This is Yeshua, the Prophet from Nazareth of Galilee”.
12 Yeshua entered Yehovah’s Temple and drove out those who were buying and selling in the Temple, and overturned the tables of the bankers [1], and the chairs of those who were selling doves.
13 He said, “The Scriptures say, ‘My house will be called the house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves’”.
14 Blind and lame people came to Him in the Temple and He healed them.
15 When the leading priests and Pharisees saw the amazing things that He was doing and the children shouting in the Temple, ‘Aloha save the Son of David’, they were incensed.
16 They asked Him, “Do You hear what they are saying”? Yeshua replied, “Yes, havent you read, ‘Out of the mouths of children and infants You receive due praise’”?
17 He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he stayed the night.
18 In the morning, as He was returning to the city He was hungry.
19 He saw a fig tree along the way and went to it but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, “There will never be fruit on you anymore”. Immediately the fig tree withered.
20 When the disciples saw that, they were astonished and said, “Look how fast the fig tree withered”!
21 Yeshua replied, “Assuredly, if you have unwavering faith, without doubts, you’ll not only do something like this to a fig tree, but also, if you say to this mountain, ‘Get up and throw yourself into the sea’, it will happen.
22 Whatever you ask for in prayer you’ll receive if you believe”.
23 When Yeshua came to the Temple, the leading priests and the elders of the people came to Him while He was teaching and asked Him, “By whose authority are You doing these things and who gave You this authority”?
24 Yeshua replied, “I have a question for you too, and if you answer Me then I’ll explain by what authority I’m doing these things.
25 Where was the authority of John’s immersion from? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated [dialogizomai] among themselves and concluded, “If we answer, ‘From Heaven’, He’ll ask us, ‘Then why didnt you believe Him’?
26 But if we answer, ‘From men’, we’re afraid of the crowd, because they all consider John to be a prophet.
27 So they told Him, “We dont know”. Yeshua replied, “Then I wont explain to you by whose authority I’m doing these things either.
28 What do you think about this? A man with two sons went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today’.
29 He replied, ‘I wont go’. But afterward he changed his mind and went.
30 He went to the other and told him the same thing. He replied, ‘Yes master, I’ll go’, but he didnt go.
31 Which of these two did what their father wanted”? They answered, “The first”. Then Yeshua said, “I am certain that tax extractors and prostitutes will enter the Kingdom of Yehovah before you do.
32 John came to you as a ‘role model’ of righteousness and you didnt believe him, but tax extractors and prostitutes believed him. And when you saw this you still didnt change your minds and believe him.
33 Here’s another analogy. “There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, enclosed it with a hedge, dug in a winepress and built a tower. Then he leased it to sharecroppers and traveled abroad.
34 When it was time to harvest the fruit, he sent his servants to the sharecroppers so that they could collect his share of vintage.
35 The sharecroppers grabbed his servants and beat one, stoned another and killed another.
36 So he sent another group of servants, more than the first time, and they did the same thing to them.
37 Finally, he sent his son to them, because he thought, ‘Surely they’ll respect my son’.
38 But when the sharecroppers saw his son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir, let’s kill him and take his inheritance’.
39 So they grabbed him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 Now when the owner of the vineyard COMES [His Father!], what will he do to those sharecroppers”?
41 They replied, “He’ll utterly destroy them and lease the vineyard to other sharecroppers who will give him his share of the harvest”.
42 Yeshua asked them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, this is from Yehovah and we see it as amazing’?
43 That’s why I’m certain that the Kingdom of Yehovah will be taken away from you and given to people who will produce fruit.
44 Anyone who falls on this Stone will be broken, but anyone it falls on will be ground into powder.
45 When the leading priests and Pharisees heard His analogies, they understood that He was talking about them.
46 They wanted to arrest Him, but they were afraid of the crowd because they considered Him to be a prophet.
[1] Kollubistes (money exchangers) were actually functioning as bankers, as was the norm in pagan temples!
Matthew 22: Once again, Yeshua spoke in analogies, He said,
2 “The Kingdom of the Heavens can be compared to a king who prepared a banquet [1] for his son.
3 He sent his servants to call those who had been invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
4 Then he sent more servants instructing them to tell the prospective guests, “I’ve prepared my dinner, my oxen and my cattle have been butchered and everything is ready. Come to the banquet”.
5 But they were contemptuous, and went away, some to their farms, and others to their businesses.
6 The rest grabbed his servants, abused them and killed them.
7 When the king heard about it he was furious, so he sent his military forces and destroyed those murderers and burned their town.
8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The banquet is ready, but those who were invited were unworthy.
9 Now go to the entrances of the city and invite everyone you find to the banquet’.
10 So the servants went out to the crossroads and gathered together everyone they found, both bad and good, and the banquet hall was filled with guests.
11 When the king came in to see the guests he saw a man there who wasnt wearing festive clothes.
12 He asked him, “Friend, how did you get in here without festive clothes”? But he was speechless.
13 Then the king told his “deacons”, “Tie his hands and his feet and throw him into the outer darkness, there will be crying and grinding of teeth.
14 Many guests are invited [kletos], but few have chosen” to participate.
15 Then the Pharisees went out and plotted how they could entrap Him by His words.
16 They sent their disciples to Him along with Herod’s partisans and told Him, “Master, we know that You are absolutely credible and that You teach the way of Yehovah truthfully without discriminating between people because You are impartial.
17 So tell us what you think. Does the Torah instruct us to pay tribute money to Caesar or not”?
18 But Yeshua recognized their wicked scheme and said, “Why are you trying to entrap Me you hypocrites?
19 Show me a tribute denarius”. So they brought Him a denarius.
20 Yeshua asked them, “Whose image and inscription is this”?
21 They said, “Caesar’s”. So He said, “Then give Caesar’s things to Caesar and Yehovah’s things to Yehovah.
22 When they heard that they were amazed. So they left Him alone and went away.
23 That same day some Sadducees came to Him insisting that there is no resurrection from the dead and they had contrived a question for Him.
24 “Master, Moses told us that if a man dies childless, his brother must marry his widow and raise a family for his brother.
25 Now there were seven brothers. The oldest brother married a woman and died, and since he had no children he left his wife to his brother.
26 The same thing happened to the second, and the third, down to the seventh.
27 Last of all the woman herself died.
28 So in the resurrection, which of the seven will she be married to since they all had married her”?
29 Yeshua replied, “Your mistake is that you dont understand the Scriptures or the power of Yehovah.
30 In the resurrection of the dead, men dont take wives, nor are wives married to husbands, but they are like the Messengers of Yehovah in heaven.
31 As for whether there will be a resurrection of the dead, havent you ever read what was spoken to you by Yehovah when he said,
32 “I’m the Aloha of Abraham, the Aloha of Isaac, and the Aloha of Jacob”? He isnt the Aloha of the dead, but of the living.
33 When the crowd heard this, they were amazed at His teaching.
34 When the Pharisees heard that He had “muzzled” the Sadducees, they gathered around Him,
35 and one of them who was Torah teacher tested Him by asking,
36 “Master, which is the greatest Commandment in the Torah”?
37 Yeshua told him, “You must love Yehovah your Aloha with all of your passion, with all of your inner self [psuche (psyche)], with all of your ability and with all of your mind.
38 That is the greatest and most primary Commandment”.
39 The secondary Commandment is similar, “You must love your fellow man as yourself”.
40 The entire Torah and the Prophets are predicated on these two Commandments.
41 While the Pharisees were gathered around, Yeshua asked them a question:
42 “What do you have to say about the Messiah? Whose Son is He? They replied, “The Son of David”.
43 He replied, “So then why does David, inspired by the spirit, call Him Yehovah? Because he said,
44 “Yehovah said to my Master [Adonai: Psalm 110:3], ‘Sit at at My right hand side until I put Your enemies under Your feet’”.
45 So if David calls Him Master, how could He be his son?
46 No one was able to answer Him. And from that day on no one even dared to question Him.
[1] In this analogy, neither Etheridge or Murdock mentions a wedding at this banquet. The Greek says “wedding” banquet with no mention of a bride.
Matthew 23: Then Yeshua conversed with the crowd and His disciple.
2 He told them “The Torah teachers and Pharisees have seated themselves in Moses seat [1].
3 Now everything that they tell you to obey [from the Torah], you must practice, but dont do what they do, because they they dont practice what they teach.
4 They bundle heavy burdens and load them on people’s shoulders, but they wont lay a finger on them themselves.
5 Everything that they do is done for appearances, like when they broaden their phylacteries and extend the tzitzits [tassels] of their clothing.
6 They love the best seating at suppers and the best seats in the synagogues,
7 and salutatory greetings in the market places, and being addressed by people as Rabbi.
8 Dont accept the title of ‘Rabbi’ [2], because there is only One Leader and you are all brothers.
9 Dont call yourselves ‘Father’ on earth, because there is only One Father—the Heavenly One.
10 Dont allow yourselves to be called ‘Master’ [2], because there is only One Master—the Messiah.
11 The greatest person among you will be your servant.
12 Anyone who exalts themself will be humbled and anyone with a modest opinion of themself will be honored.
13 I pity you Torah teachers because you block the entrance to the Kingdom of the Heavens right in front of people. You arent coming in yourselves and you prevent those who are beginning to come in from entering. [3]
14 I pity you Torah teachers, Pharisees and hypocrites, because you devour widows houses under the pretext of long prayers. This is why you’ll receive greater condemnation.
15 I pity you Torah teachers, Pharisees and hypocrites, because you traverse land and sea to make a single convert to Judaism, and when they become one, you make them twice the son of Gehenna as yourselves.
16 I pity you blind guides, because you say, “Whoever swears by the temple is doing nothing wrong, but whoever swears by the gold that’s in the temple is bound by the oath”.
17 You blind fools! Which is more important, the gold or the temple that causes the gold to be dedicated?
18 And you say, “Whoever swears by the altar is doing nothing wrong, but whoever swears by the offering lying on it is obligated”.
19 You blind fools, which is greater—the offering or the altar that dedicates the offering?
20 So anyone who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything that is on it.
21 Anyone who swears by the temple, swears by it and by the One who lives in it.
22 Anyone who swears by heaven swears by Yehovah’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
23 I pity you Torah teachers, Pharisees and hypocrites, because you give a tithe of your mint, dill, and cumin, but you neglect the weightier requirements of the Torah: judgment, mercy, and fidelity. You should do those things without neglecting these the others.
24 You blind guides strain out gnats and swallow camels!
25 I pity you Torah teachers and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you clean the outside of the cup and the dish while inside you are full of plundering and self indulgence.
26 You blind Pharisees, first clean the inside of the cups and dishes so that the outside will be clean as well.
27 I pity you Torah teachers, Pharisees and hypocrites, because you’re like whitewashed tombs that appear beautiful on the outside, but are full of dead people’s bones and every kind of uncleanness.
28 Outwardly you certainly appear to people to be righteous men, but inwardly you are against the Torah [anomia] and full of hypocrisy [hupokrisis].
29 I pity you Torah teachers, Pharisees and hypocrites, because you rebuild the tombs of the prophets and you decorate the monuments of the righteous.
30 You say, “If we had lived in the days of our ancestors we would never have taken part in shedding the blood of the prophets”.
31 So you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
32 You’ll finish the measures that your ancestors started!
33 You serpents, you offspring of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to Gehenna [4]?
34 That’s why I’m sending you prophets and eloquent speakers and Torah teachers. Some you’ll kill and crucify and some of them you’ll scourge in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
35 Consequently, you’ll be held responsible for all the blood of the righteous that’s ever been shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, who you killed between the temple and the altar.
36 I assure you that all of these things will unexpectantly happen to this present generation.
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who murder the prophets and stone those who have been sent to you. How often I wanted to gather your children as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you refused!
38 Now your house [the temple] is left abandoned!
39 I assure you, you wont see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is the One who comes in the name of Yehovah’”.
[1] What is Moses seat? Here is a good answer, but I do apply my standard disclaimer because it applies to any hierarchical religious sect. [2] Dont be called “Rabbi” or “Master” or “Mister” (a derivative form) as a religious title, as in Master/Mister/Father/Pastor/Elder/ so and so. [3] Various Aramaic and Greek versions differ on the sequence of vs 13 and 14. [4] Gehenna is the place of the future punishment. This was originally the valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, where filth and dead animals of the city were cast out and burned.
Matthew 24: As Yeshua left the Temple and was going on His way, His disciples approached Him and acknowledged the wonder of the Temple buildings.
2 He told them, “Do you see all of these? I assure you not one stone here will be left on another that isnt demolished”.
3 As Yeshua sat on the Mount of Olives, His disciples approached, conversing among themselves and asked, “Tell us when will these things happen and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age [aion].
4 Yeshua told them, “Be careful not to let anyone deceive you.
5 Many will come in My name and acknowledge that I’m the Messiah, and they’ll deceive many.
6 You’ll hear of wars and the rumors of battles. Dont be frightened because all of these things must happen, but the end is not yet.
7 Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines, epidemics, and earthquakes in various places.
8 Yet all of these events are only the beginning of sorrows.
9 They’ll hand you over for torture and death, and you’ll be hated by all nations because of My name.
10 Then many will fall away and they’ll hate each other and betray each other.
11 Many false prophets will appear and they’ll delude many.
12 Because of the plethora [plethuno] of Torah breakers the love of many will decline.
13 But anyone who perseveres to the end will receive eternal Life.
14 THIS Good News of the Kingdom will be announced thruout the world as a witness to every nation and then the end will come.
15 When you see the unclean sign of the idolatrous abomination of desolation mentioned by the prophet Daniel standing in the dedicated Place—the reader must understand—
16 then those of you who are in Judea should escape to the mountain/s! [1]
17 No one on the roof should come down to get anything out of their houses,
18 and no one in the fields should return to get their clothing.
19 But I pity pregnant and nursing mothers in those days.
20 Pray that your flight wont be during the winter or on the Sabbath.
21 There will be Great Tribulation then, such as has never occurred from the beginning of the world until now and will by no means ever happen again.
22 If it werent for those days being curtailed, no one would survive. But for the sake of the select those days will be curtailed. [2]
23 Then if anyone tells you, “Messiah is over here”, or “He’s over there”, dont believe them.
24 False Messiahs and false prophets [pseudoprophetes] will appear and perform great miracles to deceive, if possible, even the select.
25 Remember, I told you this in advance!
26 So if they tell you, “Look, He’s in the desert”, dont go there, or, “Look, He’s in a secret room”, dont believe them.
27 As lightning comes out of the east and then flashes into the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be.
28 Wherever the carcass is, that’s where the eagles are gathered.
29 Immediately after the time of Tribulation, the sun will be darkened and the moon wont shed her light and shooting stars will fall from the sky, and the inherent power of the heavens will be shaken.
30 Then the miraculous sign of the Son of Man will be seen in the sky, and then all the nations on earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the cloud [singular, as in Luke 21:27] from heaven with great power and splendor.
31 Then He’ll send out His spirit Messengers with a loud shofar blast [3] and they’ll gather together His selected people from the four winds [north, south, east and west], from one farthermost bound of the horizon [“heaven”] to the other.
32 Learn from an analogy about the fig tree. As soon as its branches become tender and it produces leaves, you know that summer is imminent.
33 Similarly, when you actually see all of these things, you know that He is near the door!
34 It is certain that the Israelite race [Sharebtha: tribe, people, nation] will not disappear before all these things have taken place.
35 Heaven and earth will arrive [4], and My words will never disappear.
36 But no one knows the day or hour, not even the Messengers in Heaven, but the Father alone.
37 At the advent [parousia] of the Son of Man, it will be just like it was in the time of Noah.
38 Just like before the flood, people were eating and drinking, taking wives and giving them to husbands right up until the day when Noah entered the ark,
39 and they didnt realize until the flood came and swept them all away. That’s how it will be at the advent of the Son of Man.
40 Then two men will be in the field. One will be taken and one will be left behind.
41 Two women will be grinding at the mill, one will be taken and one will be left behind.
42 So watch, since you dont know the definite time when your Master is coming. [5]
43 But be assured that if the manager of the home had known in which watch the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not allowed his house to be broken into.
44 So stay prepared, because the Son of Man will arrive at a time when few are expecting Him [6].
45 So who is the faithful and wise servant who was put in charge of the household by the master, to give them their food at the appointed time?
46 Blessed is the servant who will actually be prepared for work when his master appears.
47 I am certain that He’ll place him over everything that He has.
48 But IF that servant is evil and thinks to himself, “My master has delayed his return”,
49 and begins to beat his fellow servants and begins eating and drinking with drunkards,
50 THEN His master will arrive on a day when he isnt expecting him and at an hour that he isnt considering,
51 and will cut him in pieces and assign him his destiny with the hypocrites. There will be wailing and grinding of teeth.
[1] This is reminiscent of Matthew 28:16. [2] Matthew 24 describes the exact same events as Daniel 12 does, and as Daniel explained, the events will be totally “curtailed” after 1335 days. [3] These events are what the Feast of Trumpets portrays. [4] Parerchomai can mean both “pass away” and “come near, come forward, arrive”! It could be that this is a play on the word contrasting the future “arrival” of the New Heaven and the New Earth with the present and eternal nature of His words never “passing away”. [5] This is a clue about the Feast of Trumpets that arrives the moment that the crescent new moon is sighted—the day and hour being somewhat of a surprise. [6] The Son of Man’s arrival shouldnt surprise “you”! (1 Thessalonians 5:2-6)
Matthew 25: The Kingdom of the Heavens can be compared to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride [1].
2 Five of them were wise and five were foolish [2].
3 The foolish ones brought their lamps, but didnt bring any oil with them.
4 But the wise ones brought jars of oil along with their lamps.
5 But since the bridegroom was delayed [3] they were all nodding off to sleep.
6 At midnight someone shouted: “The bridegroom is coming, go out to meet him”.
7 Then all the virgins woke up and prepared their lamps.
8 The foolish said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil because our lamps have gone out”.
9 But the wise replied, “We must refuse because there isnt enough for all of us. Go to the merchants and buy some for yourselves”.
10 While they were out buying oil, the bridegroom came. Those who were prepared went with him into the wedding hall and the door was shut.
11 Later the other virgins arrived and said, “Master, master, open the door for us”.
12 But he replied, “I am certain that I dont know you”.
13 So be watching because you dont know the precise day or hour. [4]
14 It is like a man who called his servants and entrusted them with his property before going on a long trip.
15 He gave one five talents, another two, and another one, based on their ability. Then he immediately went on his journey.
16 The one who received five talents went and did business with it and gained five times more.
17 In the same way, the one with two talents gained two more.
18 But the one who received one talent went and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
19 After a long time their master returned and reviewed their accounts.
20 The one who had received five talents came and brought five more. He said, “Master, you gave me five talents. Look, I have earned five more by doing business”.
21 His master replied, “You have done well, good and faithful servant! Since you have been faithful with a little, I’ll put you in charge of much more. Enter into the joy of your master”!
22 The one who had received two talents came and said, “Master, you gave me two talents. Look, I have earned two more”.
23 His master replied, “You have done well, good and faithful servant. Since you have been trustworthy with a little, I’ll put you over much more. Enter into the joy of your master”!
24 Then the one who had received the one talent came and said, “Master, I knew that you are a stern man, harvesting where you havent sown, and gathering where you havent scattered any seeds.
25 And I was afraid, so I hid your talent in the ground. Look, here is your talent”.
26 His master told him, “You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I harvest where I havent sown and gather where I havent scattered any seeds.
27 You should have thrown my money into a bank so that I could have returned and gotten my property with interest.
28 So take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.
29 Anyone who has will be given more, and they’ll have an abundance, but for the one who doesnt have much, even what they have will be taken away.
30 Throw this worthless servant into outer darkness where there’ll be crying and clenching of teeth.
31 When the Son of Man comes in His splendor, and all His spirit Messengers with Him, He’ll sit on the throne of His splendor.
32 All the nations will be gathered in front of Him, and He’ll separate them from each other, just like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33 He’ll put the sheep on His right and the goats on His left.
34 Then the King will say to those on His right, “Come, you who are blessed by My Father! Inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35 I was hungry and you gave Me some food, I was thirsty and you gave Me a drink, I was a stranger and you took Me home.
36 I needed clothes and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you cared for Me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.
37 And the righteous will ask Him, “Master, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink?
38 When did we see that You were a stranger and take You home, or needing clothes and give You some?
39 When did we see You sick or in prison and come to You”? [5]
40 The King will reply, “I can say with certainty that whenever you did anything for one of My brothers who others thought of as insignificant, you did it for Me.
41 Then He’ll say to those on His left, “Go back to your journey away from Me. You are doomed to the everlasting fire that was prepared for the devil and his angels.
42 When I was hungry you didnt give Me any food. When I was thirsty you didnt give Me anything to drink.
43 When I was a stranger you didnt take Me home, when I needed clothes you didnt give Me any, when I was sick and in prison you didnt visit Me.
44 Then they’ll reply, “Master, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison and not help You?
45 Then He’ll reply, “I am certain that whenever you didnt do anything for one of those ‘insignificant’ ones, you didnt do anything for Me.
46 They’ll go away for an eternal punishment [6], but the righteous to eternal Life.
[1] Some ancient Greek texts also mention the bride. [2] The root word for foolish has to do with: “a. generally mysteries, religious secrets, confided only to the initiated and not to ordinary mortals”. [3] for 2000 years [4] Even tho “you know that He is near the door”! (24:33) [5] Notice that these “righteous” are totally oblivious as to why they are being rewarded! They dont understand why they are being offered eternal life, and they never understood Matthew 25. Yet Aloha is EXCUSING these compassionate people and welcoming them into His Kingdom! Why? [6] The root word of “penalty” is kolazo: “to lop [cut off] or prune, as trees and wings”.
Matthew 26: When Yeshua was finished with His narrative, He told His disciples,
2 “You know that after two days we prepare for Passover, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to be crucified.
3 Then the leading priests and the Torah teachers and the elders of the people gathered in the court of the palace of Caiaphas the leading priest.
4 They conspired against Yeshua intending to take Him by treachery and kill Him.
5 But they said, “Not on a Feast day because there would be a riot among the people”.
6 When Yeshua was in Bethany in the home of Simon the potter [1],
7 a woman came to Him with a jar of very valuable aromatic ointment, and she poured it on Yeshua’s head as He was reclining.
8 When His disciples saw this they were upset and asked, “Why this waste”?
9 This ointment could have been sold for a lot of money and given to the poor.
10 But Yeshua was aware of their dissatisfaction and asked them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She has done something precious for Me.
11 You’ll always have the poor with you, but I wont always be with you.
12 She has poured the ointment on My body as if to prepare Me for burial.
13 I am certain that wherever My Good News is proclaimed anywhere in the world, what she has done will be told in memory of her”.
14 Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the leading priests,
15 and asked them, “What will you give me if I betray Him to you”? They promised him thirty pieces of silver.
16 From then on he looked for a chance to betray Him.
17 On the First Day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Yeshua and asked Him, “Where do You want us to make preparations for You to eat the Passover”?
18 He told them, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘Our Master says, My time approaches, NEAR you I’ll make ready the Passover with My disciples’”.
19 The disciples did as Yeshua directed them and made the necessary preparations for the Passover.
20 That evening He reclined with His twelve disciples.
21 As they were eating He said, “I am certain that one of you will betray Me”.
22 They were greatly troubled, and one after another began to ask Him, “Master, is it I”?
23 He said, “The one who dips his hand with Me in the bowl will betray Me.
24 The Son of Man must go as it is written of Him, but pity the man who betrays the Son of Man. It would have been better for that man if he had never been born”.
25 Judas the betrayer asked, “Rabbi, is it I”? Yeshua told him, “You have said it yourself”.
26 While they were eating, Yeshua took some bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take this and eat it. This is My body.”
27 He took the cup and offered thanks and gave it to them and said, “All of you drink from it.
28 This is My blood of the New Covenant [2] that is poured out on behalf of many to release them from the bondage of sins.
29 I’m telling you that I’ll no longer drink any of the fruit of the vine until the day when I drink a new kind [3] [4] with you in the Kingdom of Yehovah.
30 Then they sang a pascal Psalm and headed toward the Mount of Olives.
31 Then Yeshua told them, “You’ll all desert Me tonight, because it’s written, “I’ll strike the Shepherd and the sheep of His flock will be widely scattered.
32 But after I have risen, I’ll go ahead of you to Galilee”.
33 Cephas replied, “Even if everyone else abandons You, I’ll never be offended by You”.
34 Yeshua replied, “You can be certain that tonight, before a rooster crows, you’ll disown Me three times”!
35 Cephas said, “Even if I have to die with you, I wont disown You”, and all the other disciples said the same thing.
36 Then Yeshua went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He told His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray”.
37 He took Cephas and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be anguished and very distressed.
38 He told them, “My [inner self psuche (psyche)] is overcome with sorrow to the point of death. Wait for Me here and watch with Me”.
39 Going a little further, He fell face down and prayed, “Father, if it is possible, allow this cup to pass away from Me. Yet not what I want, but whatever You want”.
40 He came to His disciples and found them asleep and He said to Cephas, “So, couldnt you watch with Me for a single hour?
41 Wake up and pray so that you dont fall into temptation. The mind is ready but the body is weak.
42 He went away a second time and prayed, “Father, if it is impossible for this cup to pass without My drinking it, Your will be done”.
43 When He came back, He found them sleeping again. They couldnt keep their eyes open.
44 So He left them again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing.
45 Then He came back to the disciples and said, “So you are already asleep and resting! [5] Look, the hour has come and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
46 Get up, let’s go. Look, My betrayer is here”!
47 While He was still speaking, Judas the betrayer, one of the twelve, arrived, and a large crowd with swords and clubs was with him. They were sent from the leading priests and elders of the people.
48 Judas the betrayer had given them a signal. He said, “The One I kiss is the One, arrest Him”.
49 Immediately he approached Yeshua, and said, “Peace, Rabbi”! And He kissed Him.
50 Yeshua responded by saying, “Friend, do what you came for”. Then they came up and grabbed Yeshua and arrested Him.
51 Then someone with Yeshua drew his sword and struck an underling of the leading priest, cutting off his ear.
52 Then Yeshua told him, “Put your sword back where it belongs, because those who draw swords die by a swords.
53 Dont you think that I could ask My Father to send Me more than twelve legions of spirit Messengers right now?
54 But how else would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say this must happen?”
55 At that time Yeshua asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to take Me as if I were a cutthroat? I sat with you daily and taught in the Temple and you didnt arrest Me.
56 Yet this all happened so that the prophetic Scriptures would be fulfilled. Then the disciples all abandoned him and ran away.
57 Those who arrested Yeshua took Him to Caiaphas the leading priest, where the Torah teachers and elders were gathered.
58 Simon Cephas followed Him at a distance to the leading priest’s courtyard where he went inside and sat with the underlings inside to see what would happen.
59 The leading priests and the elders and the entire assembly were trying to find witnesses against Yeshua in order to put Him to death.
60 But didnt find any tho many false witnesses came forward. Finally two others came forward,
61 who declared, “This Man said, ‘I can destroy the Temple of Yehovah and rebuild it in three days’”.
62 The high priest stood up and asked Him, “Arent You going to respond to what these men are testifying against You”?
63 But Yeshua was silent. Then the high priest said, “I adjure you by the living Aloha to tell us if You are the Messiah, Yehovah’s Son”.
64 Yeshua replied, “You have correctly stated it”. But I’m telling you that in the future you’ll see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of Power and coming on the cloud from heaven [Acts 1:9].
65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need witnesses? Look, you have heard His blasphemy!
66 What’s your judgment?” They replied, “He deserves death”.
67 Then they spit in His face and hit Him with their fists. Others slapped Him
68 and said, “Prophesy to us You Messiah, who hit You”?
69 Cephas was sitting outside in the court of the palace, and a servant girl approached him and said, “You were also with Yeshua the Nazarene”.
70 But he denied it in front of everyone by saying, “I dont know what you’re talking about”.
71 As he went out to the gateway another girl saw him and said, “This man was with Yeshua the Nazarene”.
72 Again he denied it swearing, “I dont know the Man”.
73 A little later bystanders came up and said to Cephas, “Certainly you are also one of them. We can tell by your accent”.
74 Then he began to curse and swore, “I dont know the Man”. Immediately a rooster crowed.
75 Cephas remembered that Yeshua had told him, “Before a rooster crows you’ll disown Me three times. Then he went outside and cried bitterly.
[1] Leper and potter look almost identical in Aramaic, resulting in the Greek translational error. Yeshua didnt neglect to heal a “leper” Friend in v.6! See the explanation here using the keyword: “potter”. [2] Most modern translations omit the word “new” here, siding with a small minority of Greek texts. Some few others say “renewed” here, claiming that the original Hebrew source of the term (Jeremiah 31:31) is renewed. Yet only the root word there is “renew”. Chadash khaw-dawsh’ is new, while chadash khaw-dash’ is renew. Nevertheless, I know of no differences between the covenants other than the promised benefit of eternal life is much better. [3] Compare the traditional “drink it anew” of v.29 with Luke 5:39. [4] The timing and circumstances of v.29 are explained in Did the “Lord’s Supper” Replace the Passover? [5] See why the Greek might mean something different. Keywords sleep on.
Matthew 27: In the morning, the leading priests and the elders of the people gathered and conspired against Yeshua, about how they could put Him to death.
2 They tied Him up and led Him away and took Him to Pilate the Governor.
3 Then Judas, His betrayer, regretted what had happened when he saw that Yeshua was condemned to death. He quickly returned the thirty pieces of silver to the leading priests and elders.
4 He said, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood”. They replied, “What is that to us? Deal with it yourself”.
5 He hurled the silver into the Temple, left, and went out and hanged himself.
6 The leading priests picked up the silver and said, “It is not lawful to put it into the treasury since it is blood money”.
7 So they decided to spent the money on the purchase of the Potter’s Field as a burial ground for strangers.
8 That’s why the field is called ‘the Field of Blood’ to this very day.
9 Then the words of the prophet were fulfilled [1], “I took the thirty shekels of silver, the price of the Precious One who the sons of Israel had priced,
10 and gave them for the Potter’s Field, as Yehovah directed”.
11 Yeshua stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, “Are you the King of the Jews”? Yeshua answered, “It is as you say”.
12 Yet when the leading priests and elders made accusations Him, He didnt reply.
13 Then Pilate asked Him, “Dont You hear what they are charging You with”?
14 But He didnt answer him, not even one word, to Pilate’s great amazement.
15 On each Feast day the governor customarily released to the people one prisoner—whoever they wanted.
16 They had in bonds a notorious prisoner named Bar Abas.
17 When the people had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Who should I release to you, Bar Abas or Yeshua who is called the Messiah”?
18 Pilate knew that it was out of envy that they had arrested Him.
19 As the governor was sitting in on his tribunal, his wife sent a message to him. It said, “Dont allow an incident between you and that Righteous One, because I have suffered greatly today in a dream about Him”.
20 But the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to demand Bar Abas and destroy Yeshua.
21 The governor asked them again, “Which of the two should I release for you? And they shouted, “Bar Abas”.
22 Pilate asked them, “Then what should I do with Yeshua who is called the Messiah? They all shouted, “He should be crucified”.
23 The governor asked them, “But what evil has He done”? But they croaked all the more, “He should be crucified”.
24 So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere and that a riot was starting, he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd and said, “I’m innocent of the blood of this innocent Man. See to it yourselves.
25 All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children”!
26 Then he released Bar Abas to them, but he had Yeshua scourged with whips and handed Him over to be crucified.
27 Then the Governor’s soldiers took Yeshua into the Praetorium and the whole detachment surrounded Him.
28 They stripped Him and put a scarlet military robe on Him.
29 They twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head and put a cane “scepter” in His right hand. They knelt in front of Him and shouted in mockery, “Hail, King of the Jews”.
30 They spit in His face and took a cane and hit Him on the head.
31 When they finished mocking Him, they took off the robe and put His own clothes on Him again, and led Him out to be crucified.
32 As they were leaving, they found a man of Cyrene whose name was Simon. They forced him to carry His cross.
33 They came to a place that is called Golgotha (which means means “The Skull”).
34 They offered Him vinegar mixed with gall to drink. But when he tasted it, He refused to drink it.
35 When they crucified Him, they divided His clothing by throwing lots. [A]
36 They sat down and watched Him there.
37 They placed over His head a written accusation against Him that said, “THIS IS YESHUA, THE KING OF THE JEWS”.
38 Two robbers were crucified with Him, one on His right and the other on His left.
39 Those who passed by insulted Him, shaking their heads,
40 and said, “You who would destroy of the Temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself. If you are Yehovah’s Son come down from the cross.
41 The leading priests were also mocking Him, along with the Torah teachers and elders and Pharisees
42 and said, “He saved the lives of others but He cant save His own life. If He is the King of Israel, He should come down from the cross and we’ll believe in Him. [B]
43 He trusts in Yehovah, so He should rescue Him now if He wants Him, because He said, ‘I’m Yehovah’s Son.’”
44 Even the marauders who were being crucified with Him insulted Him.
45 From the sixth hour [noon] until the ninth hour there was darkness over the entire land [3:00].
46 About the ninth hour, Yeshua called out in a loud voice, “Aloha, Aloha, why have You forsaken Me”? [2][3]
47 Some of the people standing there heard this and said, “He calls for Elijah”.
48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge and filled it with vinegar. Then he put it on a reed and gave it to Him to drink.
49 But the rest said, “Wait, let’s see if Elijah comes to rescue Him”.
50 Then Yeshua shouted out again in a loud voice and gave up His spirit.
51 Suddenly the curtain of the door of the Sanctuary was torn in half from top to bottom, the earth shook and rocks split.
52 Graves were opened and the bodies of many faithful people who were sleeping in death arose.
53 After His resurrection they entered into the distinguished city and appeared to many.
54 When the centurion and those who were with Him guarding Yeshua saw the earthquake and the things that happened, they were terrified and said, “Surely this was Yehovah’s Son”!
55 Many women were there watching from a distance, the same ones who had followed Yeshua from Galilee and had supported Him.
56 One of them was Mary from Magdala, also Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children.
57 As evening approached, Joseph, a rich man from Ramath arrived, who was also a disciple of Yeshua.
58 This man went to Pilate and begged for Yeshua’s body. Pilate ordered that the body be given to him.
59 Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a long cloth of pure linen,
60 and laid it in his new tomb that was hewn out in the rock. He rolled a huge stone against the door of the tomb and left.
6l Mary from Magdala, and the other Mary were there, sitting over against the sepulcher.
62 The next day, the day after the Day of Preparation [4], the leading priests and Pharisees gathered before Pilate,
63 and told him, “Master, we remember that this impostor said while He was alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’.
64 So give orders for the tomb to be guarded until the third day, because His disciples might come and steal Him away at night and tell the people that He has risen from the dead. The last delusion would be worse than the first”.
65 Pilate told them, “You have soldiers. Go and guard it as securely as you know how”.
66 So they went to secure the tomb. They sealed the stone and posted guards.
[1] See why this should say “the prophet”, instead of the Greek’s “the prophet Jeremiah” in v.9, in reference to Zechariah 11:12-13. Keyword Zechariah. [2] Yeshua was quoting the 22nd Psalm, as explained off site: Did God Really Forsake Jesus Christ on the Cross? [3] Greek translations of the Aramaic left this statement in the Aramaic, “Eli, Eli, lemana shabakthani”? “Eli” and “Eloi” are two alternative transliterations (in both Aramaic and Hebrew) for what Etheridge transliterated as “Aloha”. [4] Preparation Day (v.62) is always associated with Passover. [A] In the editions of 1815 and 1826 is the following note accompanies v.35: “According to some of the Greek copies, there is added, this, ‘that so might be fulfilled that which was spoken by the prophet David,they distributed My garments among them, and on My vesture they cast the lot’”. This addition isnt found in four of the most ancient editions of the Aramaic Testimony, and it is put in the margin of the more modern editions. It was doubtless a modern addition to the Aramaic Testimony, borrowed from the Greek Translator. [B] In some editions, “so that we can see and believe in Him”.
Matthew 28: After the Sabbaths [1], as the first of the Sabbaths [Sabbaton] was dawning, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
2 Then there was a powerful earthquake, because a Messenger of Yehovah had come down from heaven and came and rolled the stone away from the door and sat on it.
3 His appearance was like lightning and His clothing as white as snow.
4 The guards were so shaken that they became like dead men.
5 The spirit Messenger said to the women, “Dont be afraid! I know that you are looking for Yeshua who was crucified.
6 He’s not here because He has been aroused from the sleep of death, just as He predicted. Come and see the place where our Master was lying.
7 Then go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead. He’s on His way to Galilee now! You’ll see Him there as I told you.
8 They left the tomb quickly in fear and great joy and ran to tell His disciples.
9 Yeshua met them and said, “Peace”. Then they came and held His feet, bowing to the ground before Him.
10 Then Yeshua told them, “Dont be afraid! Go and tell My Friends to go to Galilee and they’ll see Me there.
11 While they were going, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the leading priests everything that had happened.
12 They met with the elders and they decided to bribe the guards with a considerable sum of money,
13 and told them to say, “His disciples came and stole Him away during the night while we were asleep”.
14 If this is reported to the governor, we’ll persuade him not to cause you any trouble.
15 After they were paid they did as they were told. This story is still being spread among the Jews to this very day.
16 The eleven disciples went into Galilee to the mountain where Yeshua had arranged for them to meet.
17 When they saw Him, they bowed before Him, tho some had doubts.
18 Yeshua came near during the conversation and said, “All authority has been given to Me in Heaven and on earth.
19 So go and make disciples in every nation IN MY NAME [2].
20 Teach them to obey everything that I’ve commanded you, knowing that I’ll be with you always, right up until the very end of the age”. Aw-mane’.
[1] This would include the weekly Sabbath and the First Day of Unleavened Bread. [2] Constantine decreed that the trinitarian words, “baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit” be substituted for “in My name”.
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