The Life of Jesus

Then the Adversary let him alone, and angels came and took care of him.

When Yeshua heard that Yochanan had been put in prison, he returned to the Galil;

but he left Natzeret and came to live in K'far-Nachum, a lake shore town near the boundary between Z'vulun and Naftali.

This happened in order to fulfill what Yesha`yahu the prophet had said,

"Land of Z'vulun and land of Naftali, toward the lake, beyond the Yarden, Galil-of-the-Goyim --

the people living in darkness have seen a great light; upon those living in the region, in the shadow of death, light has dawned."

From that time on, Yeshua began proclaiming, "Turn from your sins to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near!"

As Yeshua walked by Lake Kinneret, he saw two brothers who were fishermen -- Shim`on, known as Kefa, and his brother Andrew -- throwing their net into the lake.

Yeshua said to them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men!"

At once they left their nets and went with him.

Going on from there, he saw two other brothers -- Ya'akov Ben-Zavdai and Yochanan his brother -- in the boat with their father Zavdai, repairing their nets; and he called them.

At once they left the boat and their father and went with Yeshua.

Yeshua went all over the Galil teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing people from every kind of disease and sickness.

Word of him spread throughout all Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill, suffering from various diseases and pains, and those held in the power of demons, and epileptics and paralytics; and he healed them.

Huge crowds followed him from the Galil, the Ten Towns, Yerushalayim, Y'hudah, and `Ever-HaYarden.

Seeing the crowds, Yeshua walked up the hill. After he sat down, his talmidim came to him,

and he began to speak. This is what he taught them:

"How blessed are the poor in spirit! for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

"How blessed are those who mourn! for they will be comforted.

"How blessed are the meek! for they will inherit the Land!k

"How blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness! for they will be filled.

"How blessed are those who show mercy! for they will be shown mercy.

"How blessed are the pure in heart! for they will see God.

"How blessed are those who make peace! for they will be called sons of God.

"How blessed are those who are persecuted because they pursue righteousness! for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.