Do NOT Eat The Blood.
PERIOD.
And measures and matters of The Truth of the "time" we are in ...how "man" ..."thought to change time and times ... Dearly beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, how that one day is with the Lord, as a thousand year, and a thousand year as one day.
The Lord is not slack to fulfil his promise, as some men count slackness: but is patient to us ward, and would have no man lost, but would receive all men to repentance.
Behold in a dread nightmare of the dark season ...of the times and time ..of the season of man ...see son of man ...
and i was awakened in the day season ...
and of words without speaking.
Yet VERY PLAIN and simple
and the words were DO NOT EAT THE BLOOD.
and i rested and prayed the more ...
and scripture came back to remembrance.
THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES Chpt 15
Then came certain from Jewrie,
and taught the brethren except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye
cannot be saved. And when there was risen dissension and disputing not a little
unto Paul and Barnabas against them. They determined that Paul and Barnabas, and
certain other of them should ascend to Jerusalem unto the Apostles and elders
about this question. And after they were brought on their way by the
congregation, they passed over Phenices and Samaria, declaring the conversion of
the Gentiles, and they brought great joy unto all the brethren. And when they
were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the congregation and of the
Apostles and elders. And they declared what things God had done by them. Then
arose there up certain of the sect of the Pharisees, which did believe, saying,
that it was needful to circumcise them and to enjoin them to keep the law of
Moses. And the Apostles and elders came together to reason of this matter.
And when there was much disputing, Peter
rose up and said unto them: Ye men and brethren, ye know how that a good while
ago, God chose among us that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of
the Gospel and believe. And God which knoweth the heart, bare them witness, and
gave unto them the holy ghost, even as he did unto us and he put no difference
between them and us, but with faith purified their hearts. Now therefore why
tempt ye God, that ye would put a yoke on the disciples necks, which neither our
fathers nor we were able to bear? But we believe that through the grace of the
Lord Jesus Christ, we shall be saved, as they do. Then all the multitude was
peaced and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, which told what signs and wonders
God had showed among the Gentiles, by them.
And when they held their peace, James
answered saying: Men and brethren hearken unto me. Simeon told how God at the
beginning did visit the Gentiles, and received of them, people unto his name.
And to this agreeth the words of the Prophets, as it is written: After this I
will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David which is fallen down,
and that which is fallen in decay of it, will I build again, and I will set it
up, that the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and also the Gentiles
upon whom my name is named saith the Lord, which doth all these things: known
unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. Wherefore my
sentence is, that we trouble not them which from among the Gentiles,
are turned to God: but that we write unto them, that they abstain
themselves from filthiness of images from fornication, from strangled and
from blood. For Moses of old time hath in every city that preach him, and he
is read in the synagogues every Saboth day.
Then pleased it the Apostles and elders with
the whole congregation, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioche with
Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called also Barsabas, and Silas, which were
chief men among the brethren, and gave them letters in their hands after this
manner.
The Apostles, elders and brethren send
greetings unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria and
Cilicia. For as much as we have heard that certain which departed from us, have
troubled you with words, and cumbered your minds saying: Ye must be circumcised
and keep the law, to whom we gave no such commandment. It seemed therefore to us
a good thing, when we were come together with one accord, to send chosen men
unto you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men that have jeopardied their
lives for the name of our Lord *Jesu Christ. We have sent therefore Judas and
Silas, which shall also tell you the same things by mouth. For it seemed good to
the holy ghost and to us, to put no grievous thing to you more than these
necessary things: that is to say, that ye abstain from things offered to images,
from blood, from strangled and fornication. From which if ye keep yourselves, ye
shall do well. So fare ye well.
When they were departed, they came to
Antioche and gathered the multitude together and delivered the epistle. When
they had read it, they rejoiced of that consolation. And Judas and Silas being
Prophets, exhorted the brethren with much preaching, and strengthened them. And
after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace of the brethren
unto the Apostles. Not withstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still. Paul
and Barnabas continued in Antioche teaching and preaching the word of the Lord
with other many.
But after a certain space, Paul said unto
Barnabas: Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have
showed the word of the Lord, and see how they do. And Barnabas gave counsel to
take with them John, called also Mark. But Paul thought it not meet to take him
unto their company which departed from them at Pamphilia, and went not with them
to the work. And the dissension was so sharp between them, that they departed
asunder one from the other: so that Barnabas took Mark and sailed unto Cypers.
And Paul chose Silas and departed, delivered of the brethren unto the grace of
God. And he went through all Cyria and Cilicia, establishing the congregations
*Jesu: Hebrew name of Jesus.
To the chaunter, a Psalme of David, when the Prophet
*Nathan came unto him, after he was gone in to *Bethsabe.
Have mercy upon me ( O' God ) after thy
goodness, and according unto thy great mercies, do away with my offenses. Wash
me well from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin. For I knowledge my
faults, and my sin is ever before me. Against thee only, against thee have I
sinned, and done evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified in thy
sayings, and shouldest over come when thou art judged.
Behold, I was born in wickedness, and in sin
did my mother conceive me. But lo, thou hast a pleasure in the truth, and hast
showed me secret wisdom. O purge me with *Isope, and I shall be clean: wash thou
me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Oh let me of joy and gladness, that the
bones which thou hast broken, may rejoice. Turn my face from my sins, and put
out all my misdeeds. Make me a clean heart, O' God, and renew a right spirit
within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy spirit from
me. O' give me the comfort of thy help again, and establish me with thy free
spirit.
Then shall I teach thy ways unto the
wicked, that sinners may be converted unto thee. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness
O' God, thou that art the God of my health, that my tongue may praise thy
righteousness. Open my lips, O' Lord, that my mouth shall show thy praise. For
if thou haddest pleasure in sacrifice, I would give it thee: but thou delightest
not in burntofferings.
The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit, a
broken and a contrite heart, O' God, shalt thou not despise. O' be favorable and
gracious unto Sion, that the walls of Jerusalem may be builded. For then shalt
thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with burnt offerings and
oblations: then shall they lay bullocks upon thine altar
*Nathan
= "giver" *Bath-sheba = "daughter of an oath" mother of
Solomon
*Isope is exactly the way it appears in the text, a marginal note refers to
Hyssop, which is an herb used by the ancient Hebrews for purification
THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES Chpt 21
And it chanced that as soon as we had
launched forth, and were departed from them, we came with a straight course unto
Choon and the day following unto the Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara. And we
found a ship ready to sail unto Phenices, and went aboard and set forth. Then
appeared unto us Cyprus, and we left it on the left hand, and sailed unto Syria,
and came unto Tyre. For there the ship unladened her burden. And when we had
found brethren, we tarried there seven days. And they told Paul through the
spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. And when the days were ended, we
departed and went our ways, and they all brought us on our way, with their wives
and children, till we were come out of the city. And we kneeled down in the
shore and prayed. And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship,
and they returned home again.
When we had full ended the course from Tyre
we arrived at Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
The next day, we that were of Pauls company departed and came unto Cesarea. And
we entered into the house of Philip the Evangelist, which was one of the seven
deacons, and abode with him. The same man had four daughters virgins, which did
prophesy. And as we tarried there a good many days, there came a certain prophet
from Jurie, named Agabus. When he was come unto us, he took Pauls girdle, and
bound his hands and feet, and said: Thus saith the holy ghost: so shall the
Jewes at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him
into the hands of the Gentiles.
When we heard this, both we and other of the
same place, besought him that he would not go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul
answered and said: what do ye weeping and breaking mine heart? I am ready not to
be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesu. When
we could not turn his mind, we ceased, saying: the will of the Lord be
fulfilled. After those days we made ourselves ready, and went up to Jerusalem.
There went with us also certain of his disciples of Cesarea, and brought with
them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple with whom we should lodge. And when
we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. And on the morrow
Paul went in with us unto James. And all the elders came together. And when he
had saluted them, he told by order all things, that God had wrought among the
gentiles by his ministration. And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord,
and said unto him: Thou seest brother, how many thousand Jewes there are which
believe, and they are all zealous over the law. And they are informed of thee,
that thou teachest all the Jewes which are among the gentiles, to forsake Moses,
and sayest that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to live
after the customs. What is it therefore? The multitude must needs come together.
For they shall hear that thou art come. Do therefore this that we say to thee.
We have four men, which have a vow on them.
Them take, and purify thyself with them, and do cost on them, that they may
shave their heads and all shall know that those things which they have heard
concerning thee, are nothing: but that thou thyself also walkest and keepest the
law. For as touching the gentiles which believe, we have written and
concluded, that they observe no such things: but that they keep themselves from
things offered to idols, from blood, from strangled and from fornication. Then
the next day Paul took the men, and purified himself with them, and entered into
the temple, declaring that he observed the days of the purification, until that
an offering should be offered for every one of them.
And as the seven days should have been
ended, the Jewes which were of Asia when they saw him in the temple, they moved
all the people, and laid hands on him crying: men of Israel help. This is the
man that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this
place. Moreover also he hath brought Greeks into the temple, and hath polluted
this holy place. For they saw one Trophimus an Ephesian with him in the city.
Him they supposed Paul had brought into the temple. And all the city was moved,
and the people swarmed together. And they took Paul and drew him out of the
temple, and forth with the doors were shut to.
As they went about to kill him, tidings came
unto the high captain of the soldiers, that all Jerusalem was moved. Which
immediately took soldiers and undercaptains, and ran down unto them. When they
saw the uppercaptain and the soldiers they left smiting of Paul. Then the
captain came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains,
and demanded what he was, and what he had done. And one cried this, another that
among the people. And when he could not know the certainty for the rage, he
commanded him to be carried into the castle. And when he came unto a Grece, it
fortuned that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people. For
the multitude of the people followed after crying: away with him.
And as Paul should have been carried into
the castle, he said unto the high Captain: may I speak unto thee? Which said:
canst thou speak Greek? Art not thou that Egyptian which before these days made
an uproar, and led out into the wilderness four thousand men that were
murderers? But Paul said: I am a man which am a Jewe of Tharsus a city in Cicill
a Citizen of no vile city, I beseech thee *suffer me to speak unto the people.
When he had given him licence, Paul stood on the steps and beckoned with the
hand unto the people, and there was made a great silence. And he spake unto them
in the Hebrew tongue saying:
Ye men, brethren and fathers, hear mine
answer which I make unto you. When they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue
to them, they kept the more silence. And he said: I am verily a man which am a
Jewe born in Tharsus, a city in Cicill: nevertheless yet brought up in this
city, at the feet of Gamaliel, and informed diligently in the law of the
fathers, and was fervent minded to God ward, as ye all are this same day, and I
persecuted this way unto the death binding and delivering into prison both men
and women, as the chief priest doth bear me witness, and all the elders: of whom
also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus to bring them
which were there bound unto Jerusalem for to be punished.
And it fortuned, as I made my journey and
was come nigh unto Damasco about noon, that suddenly there shone from heaven a
great light round about me, and I fell unto the earth, and heard a voice saying
unto me. Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And I answered: what art thou
Lord? And he said unto me: I am Jesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest. And
they that were with me, saw verily a light and were afraid: but they heard not
the voice of him that spake with me. And I said: what shall I do Lord? And the
Lord said unto me: Arise and go into Damasco and there it shall be told thee of
all things which are appointed for thee to do. And when I saw nothing for the
brightness of that light, I was led by the hand of them that were with me, and
came into Damasco.
And one Ananias a perfect man, and as
pertaining to the law having good report of all the Jewes which there dwelt,
came unto me, and stood and said unto me: Brother Saul, look up. And that same
hour I received my sight and saw him. And he said, the God of our fathers hath
ordained thee before, that thou shouldest know his will, and shouldest see that
which is rightful, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth: for thou shalt be
his witness unto all men of those things, which thou hast seen and heard. And
now: why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptised, and wash away thy sins, in
calling on the name of the Lord. And it fortuned, when I was come again to
Jerusalem and prayed in the temple, that I was in a trance, and saw him saying
unto me: Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not
receive thy witness that thou bearest of me. And I said: Lord they know that I
prisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee. And when the
blood of thy witness Steven was shed, I also stood by, and consented unto his
death and kept the raiment of them that slew him. And he said unto me: depart,
for I will send thee afar hence unto the Gentiles.
They gave him audience unto this word, and
then lifted up their voices and said: away with such a fellow from the earth: it
is pity that he should live. And as they cried and cast off their clothes, and
threw dust into the air, the captain bade him to be brought into the castle, and
commanded him to be scourged, and to be examined, that he might know wherefore
they cried on him. And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the
Centurion that stood by: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman
and uncondemned? When the centurion heard that, he went, and told the upper
Captain saying: What intendest thou to do? This man is a Roman.
Then the upper Captain came, and said to
him: tell me, art thou a Roman? He said: Ye. And the captain answered: with a
great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said: I was free born. Then straight
way departed from him, they which should have examined him. And the high Captain
also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman: because he had bound him.
On the morrow because he would have known
the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jewes, he loosed him from his
bonds, and commanded the high Priests and all the council to come together, and
brought Paul, and set him before them.
*suffer (allow)
THE GOSPELL OF ST. MATTHEW Chpt 23
Then spake Jesus to the people, and
to his disciples saying: The Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses seat. All
therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do: but after their
works do not: For they say, and do not. Ye, and they bind heavy burdens and
grievous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders: but they themselves will
not heave at them with one of their fingers. All their works they do, for to be
seen of men. They set abroad their *phylacteries, and make large borders on
their garments, and love to sit uppermost at feasts and to have the chief seats
in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets, and to be called of men Rabbi.
But ye shall not *suffer yourselves to be
called Rabbi. For one is your master, that is to *wit Christ, and all ye are
brethren. And call no man your father upon the earth, for there is but one your
father, and he is in heaven. Be not called masters, for there is but one your
master, and he is Christ. He that is greatest among you, shall be your servant.
But whosoever exalteth himself, shall be brought low. And he that humbleth
himself, shall be exalted. *Woe be unto you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites,
for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven before men: ye yourselves go not in,
neither suffer ye them that come, to enter in.
Woe be unto you Scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites: ye devour widows houses: and that under a colour of praying long
prayers wherefore ye shall receive greater damnation.
Woe be unto you Scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites, which compass sea and land, to bring one in to your belief: and when
he is brought, ye make him two fold more the child of hell, than ye yourselves
are.
Woe be unto you blind guides, which say
whosoever swear by the temple: it is nothing: but whosoever swear by the gold of
the temple, he offendeth. Ye fools and blind: whether is greater, the gold, or
the temple that sanctifieth the gold? And whosoever sweareth by the altar, it is
nothing: but whosoever sweareth by the offering that lieth on the altar,
offendeth. Ye fools and blind: whether is greater the offering, or the altar
which sanctifieth the offering? Whosoever therefore sweareth by the altar,
sweareth by it, and by all that thereon is. And whosoever sweareth by the
temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. And he that sweareth
by heaven, sweareth by the seat of God and by him that sitteth thereon.
Woe be to you Scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites, which tithe mint, annise and cummin, and leave the weightier matters
of the law undone: judgement, mercy, and faith. These ought ye to have done, and
not to have left the other undone. Ye blind guides which strain out a gnat and
swallow a camel.
Woe be to you Scribes and Pharisees,
hypocrites, which make clean the outer side of the cup, and of the platter: but
within they are full of bribery and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first,
the inside of the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Woe be to you Scribes and Pharisees
hypocrites, for ye are like unto painted tombs which appear beautiful outward:
but are within full of dead bones and of all filthiness. So are ye, for outward
ye appear righteous unto men, when within, ye are full of hypocrisy and
iniquity.
Woe be unto you Scribes and Pharisees
hypocrites: ye build the tombs of the Prophets, and garnish the sepulchers of
the righteous, and say: If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not
have been partners with them in the blood of the Prophets. So then ye be
witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the
Prophets. Fulfil ye likewise the measure of your fathers. Ye serpents and
generation of vipers, how should ye scape the damnation of hell?
Wherefore, behold I send unto you,
prophets, wise men and scribes, and of them ye shall kill and crucify: and of
them ye shall scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city, that
upon you may come all the righteous blood that was shed upon the earth, from the
blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zacharias the son of Barachias, whom
ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, all these
things shall light upon this generation. Jerusalem, Jerusalem which killest
Prophets, and stonest them which are sent to thee: how often would I have
gathered thy children together, as the hen gathereth her chickens under her
wings, but ye would not: Behold your habitation shall be left unto you desolate.
For I say to you, ye shall not see me henceforth, till that ye say: blessed is
he that cometh in the name of the Lord
*phylacteries:
either of two leather pouches containing scriptures, one worn on the left arm,
the other on the forehead, by these Scribes or Pharisees. *suffer (allow)
*wit (know) *Woe: this woe and the following appear as "bold type" in
the text.
THE GOSPELL OF ST. MATTHEW Chpt 27
When the morning was come, all the
chief priests and the elders of the people held a counsel against Jesus, to put
him to death, and brought him bound and delivered him unto Pontius Pilate the
*deputy.
Then when Judas which betrayed him, saw that
he was condemned, he repented himself, and brought again the thirty plates of
silver to the chief Priests and elders saying: I have sinned betraying the
innocent blood. And they said: what is that to us? See thou to that. And he cast
down the silver plates in the temple and departed, and went and hung himself.
And the chief priest took the silver plates
and said: it is not lawful for to put them in to the treasury, because it is the
price of blood. And they took counsel, and bought with them a potters field to
bury strangers in. Wherefore that field is called the field of blood, until this
day. Then was fulfilled, that which was spoken by Jeremy the Prophet saying: and
they took thirty silver plates, the price of him that was valued whom they
bought of the children of Israel, and they gave them for the potters field, as
the Lord appointed me. Jesus stood before the *deputy: and the deputy asked him
saying: art thou the king of the Jews: Jesus said unto him: Thou sayest. And
when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. Then
said Pilate unto him: hearest thou not, how many things they lay against thee?
And he answered him never a word: in so much that the deputy marvelled greatly.
At that feast, the deputy was wont to
deliver unto the people a prisoner, whom they would desire. He had then a
notable prisoner called Barabbas. And when they were gathered together, Pilate
said unto them: whether will ye that I give loose unto you, Barabbas or Jesus
which is called Christ? For he knew well, that for envy they had delivered him.
When he was set down to give judgement his
wife sent to him saying: have thou nothing to do with that just man. For I have
suffered many things this day in a dream about him. But the chief priests and
the elders had persuaded the people, that they should ask Barabbas, and should
destroy Jesus. Then the deputy answered and said unto them: whether of the
*twain will ye that I let loose unto you? And they said, Barabbas. Pilate said
unto them: what shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all said
to him: let him be crucified. Then said the deputy: what evil hath he done? And
they cried the more saying: let him be crucified. When Pilate saw that he
prevailed nothing but that more business was made, he took water and washed his
hands before the people saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just person,
and that ye shall see. Then answered all the people and said: his blood be on
us, and on our children. Then let he Barabbas loose unto them, and scourged
Jesus, and delivered him to be crucified.
Then the soldiers of the deputy took Jesus
unto the common hall, and gathered unto him all the company. And they stripped
him and put on him a purple robe, and *plaited a crown of thorns and put upon
his head, and a reed in his right hand: and bowed their knees before him, and
mocked him, saying: hail king of the Jews: and spitted upon him, and took the
reed and smote him on the head.
And when they had mocked him, they took the
robe off him again, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify
him. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyren, named Simon: him they
compelled to bear his cross. And when they came unto the place, called Golgotha
(that is to say, a place of dead mens skulls) they gave him vinegar to drink
mingled with *gall. And when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
When they had crucified him, they parted his
garments, and did cast lots: to fulfil that was spoken by the Prophet: They
divided my garments among them: and upon my vesture did cast lots. And they sat
and watched him there and they set up over his head the cause of his death
written: This is Jesus the king of the Jews. And there were two thieves
crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left.
They that passed by, reviled him wagging
their heads and saying: Thou that destroyest the temple of God and buildest it
in three days, save thyself. If thou be the son of God, come down from the
cross. Likewise also the high priests mocking him with the Scribes and elders
said: He saved other, him self he cannot save. If he be the king of Israel, let
him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God,
let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the son of God.
That same also the thieves which were crucified with him, cast in his teeth.
From the sixth hour was there darkness over
all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a
loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lama asbathani. That is to say, my God, my God,
why hast thou forsaken me? Some of them that stood there, when they heard that,
said: This man calleth for *Helias. And straight way one of them ran and took a
sponge and filled it full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to
drink. Other said, let be: let us see whether *Helias will come and deliver him.
Jesus cried again with a loud voice and yielded up the ghost.
And behold the veil of the temple did rent
in *twain from the top to the bottom, and the earth did quake, and the stones
did rent and graves did open: and the bodies of many saints which slept, arose
and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and came into the holy city,
and appeared unto many. When the Centurion and they that were with him watching
Jesus, saw the earthquake and those things which happened, they feared greatly,
saying, Of a surety this was the son of God.
And many women were there, beholding him
afar off, which followed Jesus from Galile, ministering unto him. Among which
was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of
Zebedes children. When the evening was come, there came a rich man of Arimathia
named Joseph, which same also was Jesus disciple. He went to Pilate and begged
the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And Joseph
took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and put it in his new
tomb, which he had hewn out, even in the rock, and rolled a great stone to the
door of the sepulchre and departed. And there was Mary Magdalene and the other
Mary sitting over against the sepulchre. The next day that followeth the day of
preparing the Saboth, the high priests and Pharisees got themselves to Pilate
and said: Sir, we remember, that this deceiver said while he was yet alive.
After three days I will arise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be
made sure until the third day, lest peradventure his disciples come and steal
him away and say unto the people, he is risen from death, and the last error be
worse than the first. Pilate said unto them. Take watchmen: Go, and make it as
sure as ye can. And they went and made the sepulchre sure with watchmen, and
sealed the stone
* deputy: exact
text: debite; from the Latin meaning to keep accounts of debts, today these are
kept on the left of the ledger. Official listener to quarrels. *twain (two) THE
GOSPELL OF ST. LUKE Chpt 11
And it fortuned as he was praying in a certain place: when he ceased, one of
his disciples said unto him: Master, teach us to pray, as John taught his
disciples. And he said unto them: When ye pray, say: O' our father which art in
heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be fulfilled, even in
earth as it is in heaven. Our daily bread give us evermore. And forgive us our
sins: For even we forgive every man that trespasseth us. And lead us not into
temptation. But deliver us from evil.
*plaited: braided. *gall: bitter, poison from the Hebrew. *Helias (Elias).
And he said unto them: if any of you should
have a friend, and should go to him at midnight, and say unto him: friend lend
me three loaves, for a friend of mine is come out of the way to me, and I have
nothing to set before him: and he within should answer and say, trouble me not,
the door is now shut, and my servants are with me in the chamber, I cannot rise
and give them to thee. I say unto you, though he would not arise and give him,
because he is his friend: yet because of his importunity he would rise, and give
him as many as he needed. And I say unto you: ask, and it shall be given you.
Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one
that asketh, receiveth: and he that seeketh, findeth: and to him that knocketh,
shall it be opened. If the son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father:
will he give him a stone? Or if he ask fish, will he for a fish give him a
serpent? Or if he ask an egg: will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then which are
evil, can give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall the father of
heaven give an holy spirit to them, that desire it of him?
And he was casting out a devil, which was
dumb. And it followed when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake, and the
people wondered. But some of them said: he casteth out devils by the power of
Belzebub, the chief of the devils. And other tempted him seeking of him a sign
from heaven. But he knew their thoughts, and said unto them: Every kingdom
divided with in itself shall be desolate: and one house shall fall upon another.
So if Satan be divided with in himself: how shall his kingdom endure? Because ye
say that I cast out devils by the power of Belzebub. If I, by the power of
Belzebub cast out devils: by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore
shall they be your judges. But if I, with the finger of God cast out devils, no
doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
When a strong man armed watcheth his house:
that he possesseth is in peace. But when a stronger than he cometh upon him and
overcometh him: he taketh from him his harness wherein he trusted and divideth
his goods. He that is not with me, is against me. And he that gathereth not with
me, scattereth.
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a
man, he walketh through waterless places, seeking rest. And when he findeth
none, he sayeth: I will return again unto my house whence I came out. And when
he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he and taketh to him
seven other spirits worse than him self: and they enter in, and dwell there. And
the end of that man, is worse than the beginning.
And it fortuned as he spake those things, a
certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him: Happy is
the womb that bare thee, and the paps which gave thee suck. But he said: Ye,
happy are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
When the people were gathered thick
together: he began to say. This is an evil nation: they seek a sign, and there
shall no sign be given them, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas was
a sign to the Ninivites, so shall the son of man be to this nation.
The queen of the south shall rise at
judgement, with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from
the end of the world, to hear the wisdom of Salomon. And behold a greater than
Salomon is here. The men of Nineveh shall rise at the judgement with this
generation: and shall condemn them: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas.
And behold a greater than Jonas is here.
No man lighteth a candle, and putteth it in
a *privy place, neither under a bushel: but on a candlestick, that they that
come in may see the light. The light of thy body is the eye. Therefore when
thine eye is single: then is all thy body full of light. But if thine eye be
evil: then shall thy body also be full of darkness. Take heed therefore that the
light which is in thee, be not darkness. For if all thy body shall be light,
having no part dark: then shall all be full of light, even as when a candle doth
light thee with his brightness.
And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought
him to dine with him: and he went in and sat down to meat. When the Pharisee saw
that, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. And the Lord said
to him: Now do ye Pharisees, make clean the outside of the cup, and of the
platter: but your inward parts are full of ravening and wickedness. Ye fools,
did not he that made that which is without: make that which is within also?
Nevertheless give *almose of that ye have and behold all is clean to you. But
woe be to you Pharisees, for ye tithe the mint and *rue, and all manner herbs,
and pass over judgement and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and
yet not to have left the other undone.
Woe be to you, Pharisees: for ye love the
uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. Woe be to you
scribes and Pharisees hypocrites, for ye are as graves which appear not, and the
men that walk over them, are not ware of them. Then answered one of the lawyers,
and said unto him: Master, thus saying thou puttest us to rebuke also. Then he
said: Woe be to you also, ye lawyers: for ye lade men with burdens grievous to
be born, and ye your selves touch not the packs with one of your fingers. Woe be
to you: ye build the sepulchers of the Prophets, and your fathers killed them,
truly ye bear witness, that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they killed
them, and ye build their sepulchers. Therefore said the wisdom of God: I will
send them Prophets and Apostles, and of them they shall slay and persecute: that
the blood of all Prophets, which was shed from the beginning of the world, may
be required of this generation, from the blood of Abel unto the blood of
Zachary, which perished between the altar and the temple. Verily I say unto you:
it shall be required of this nation.
Woe be to you lawyers: for ye have taken
away the key of knowledge, ye entered not in yourselves, and them that came in
ye forbade. When he thus spake unto them, the lawyers and the Pharisees began to
wax busy about him, and to stop his mouth with many questions, laying wait for
him, and seeking to catch something of his mouth, whereby they might accuse him
*privy (private,
hidden)
and others of the ...blood.
*almose: this is the exact spelling as found in the text. If this word is
"almost" it is consistent with "the giving up of all goods"
found in the Acts of the Apostles. Some have read it as alms. *rue (aromatic
plant),
Rogers
"blood guilty agreements of a small town in an UNGodlie world... "
"bloody ground of darkness and bodies... "
"one
blood. PERIOD"
"young
men at college...epstein barr...and blood in the eye... "acting
and the drinking of the blood..." "blood
by merchants hands...bloodguiltiness..." "get
your blood pressure checked ..." "the
blood of the care less city ... " "blood
of animals ...and the painted doors... " "Bugged
in the night ...they gorged red of blood ...and the fire..." "the
shower ...and standing in blood ...to wash ourselves clean" "Russia
steals plane ..plans ..bloodshed " "Israel...
Bethula and bloodguiltiness ..." "World
of wicked labor...blood guilness ...and the jewish of power ..."
"Blood rising from the Word of God ..."
"In the midst ...again ...blood of racial hate ...and doctors taking lunch."
red flag ...blood red ...and the banners of men ...