Mesra 29, 1736

9Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And let Your saints shout for joy.

10For Your servant David's sake, Do not turn away the face of Your Anointed.

17There I will make the horn of David grow; I will prepare a lamp for My Anointed.

18His enemies I will clothe with shame, But upon Himself His crown shall flourish."

1Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,

2"Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread."

3He answered and said to them, "Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

4For God commanded, saying, "Honor your father and your mother'; and, "He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.'

5But you say, "Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God"--

6then he need not honor his father or mother.' Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

7Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

8"These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.

9And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men."'

10When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, "Hear and understand:

11Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man."

4The LORD has sworn And will not relent, "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek."

5The Lord is at Your right hand; He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath.

7He shall drink of the brook by the wayside; Therefore He shall lift up the head.

12Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?"

13But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.

14Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch."

15Then Peter answered and said to Him, "Explain this parable to us."

16So Jesus said, "Are you also still without understanding?

17Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated?

18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.

19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.

20These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."

25Eat whatever is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience' sake;

26for "the earth is the LORD's, and all its fullness."

27If any of those who do not believe invites you to dinner, and you desire to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no question for conscience' sake.

28But if anyone says to you, "This was offered to idols," do not eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for conscience' sake; for "the earth is the LORD's, and all its fullness."

29"Conscience," I say, not your own, but that of the other. For why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience?

30But if I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of for the food over which I give thanks?

31Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

32Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God,

33just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.

1Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.

15Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

16And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.

17Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.

18There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.

19We love Him because He first loved us.

20If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?

21And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.

34Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in respect by all the people, and commanded them to put the apostles outside for a little while.

35And he said to them: "Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what you intend to do regarding these men.

36For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was slain, and all who obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing.

37After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the census, and drew away many people after him. He also perished, and all who obeyed him were dispersed.

38And now I say to you, keep away from these men and let them alone; for if this plan or this work is of men, it will come to nothing;

39but if it is of God, you cannot overthrow it--lest you even be found to fight against God."

40And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

41So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.

42And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.