The Life of Jesus

“When they bring you before the synagogues and the ruling powers and the authorities, don’t worry about how you will defend yourself or what you will say;

because when the time comes, the Ruach HaKodesh will teach you what you need to say.”

Someone in the crowd said to him, “Rabbi, tell my brother to share with me the property we inherited.”

But Yeshua answered him, “My friend, who appointed me judge or arbitrator over you?”

Then to the people he said, “Be careful to guard against all forms of greed, because even if someone is rich, his life does not consist in what he owns.”

And he gave them this illustration: “There was a man whose land was very productive.

He debated with himself, ‘What should I do? I haven’t enough room for all my crops.’

Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and I’ll store all my wheat and other goods there.

Then I’ll say to myself, “You’re a lucky man! You have a big supply of goods laid up that will last many years. Start taking it easy! Eat! Drink! Enjoy yourself!”’

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night you will die! And the things you prepared — whose will they be?’

That’s how it is with anyone who stores up wealth for himself without being rich toward God.”

To his talmidim Yeshua said, “Because of this I tell you, don’t worry about your life — what you will eat or drink; or about your body — what you will wear.

For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

Think about the ravens! They neither plant nor harvest, they have neither storerooms nor barns, yet God feeds them. You are worth much more than the birds!

Can any of you by worrying add an hour to his life?

If you can’t do a little thing like that, why worry about the rest?

Think about the wild irises, and how they grow. They neither work nor spin thread; yet, I tell you, not even Shlomo in all his glory was clothed as beautifully as one of these.

If this is how God clothes grass, which is alive in the field today and thrown in the oven tomorrow, how much more will he clothe you! What little trust you have!

“In other words, don’t strive after what you will eat and what you will drink — don’t be anxious.

For all the pagan nations in the world set their hearts on these things. Your Father knows that you need them too.

Rather, seek his Kingdom; and these things will be given to you as well.

Have no fear, little flock, for your Father has resolved to give you the Kingdom!

Sell what you own and do tzedakah — make for yourselves purses that don’t wear out, riches in heaven that never fail, where no burglar comes near, where no moth destroys.

For where your wealth is, there your heart will be also.

“Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit,