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He looked at his talmidim and said: "How blessed are you poor! for the Kingdom of God is yours.

Show compassion, just as your Father shows compassion.

They were all filled with awe and gave glory to God, saying, "A great prophet has appeared among us," and, "God has come to help his people."

I tell you that among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than Yochanan the Immerser! Yet the one who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he!"

All the people who heard him, even the tax-collectors, by undergoing Yochanan's immersion acknowledged that God was right;

but the P'rushim and the Torah-teachers, by not letting themselves be immersed by him, nullified for themselves God's plan.

After this, Yeshua traveled about from town to town and village to village, proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom of God. With him were the Twelve,

and he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God; but the rest are taught in parables, so that they may look but not see, and listen but not understand.

"The parable is this: the seed is God's message.

But he gave them this answer: "My mother and brothers are those who hear God's message and act on it!"

Catching sight of Yeshua, he screamed, fell down in front of him and yelled, "Yeshua! Son of God Ha`Elyon! What do you want with me? I beg you, don't torture me!"

"Go back to your home and tell how much God has done for you." He went away proclaiming throughout the whole town how much Yeshua had done for him.

and he sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal.

But the crowds found out and followed him. Welcoming them, he went on to speak to them about the Kingdom of God and to heal those who needed to be healed.

“But you,” he said to them, “who do you say I am?” Kefa answered, “The Mashiach of God!”

For if someone is ashamed of me and of what I say, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and that of the Father and of the holy angels.

I tell you the truth, there are some people standing here who will not experience death until they see the Kingdom of God.”

All were struck with amazement at the greatness of God. While they were all marvelling at everything Yeshua was doing, he said to his talmidim,

and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the One who sent me. In other words, the one who is least among you all — this is the one who is great.”

Yeshua said, “Let the dead bury their own dead; you, go and proclaim the Kingdom of God!”

To him Yeshua said, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and keeps looking back is fit to serve in the Kingdom of God.”

Heal the sick there, and tell them, ‘The Kingdom of God is near you.’

‘Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off as a sign against you! But understand this: the Kingdom of God is near!’

“Whoever listens to you listens to me, also whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the One who sent me.”

At that moment he was filled with joy by the Ruach HaKodesh and said, “Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I thank you because you concealed these things from the sophisticated and educated, yet revealed them to ordinary people. Yes, Father, I thank you that it pleased you to do this.