Concerning the Twelfth Day of the First Month

 

 

 

0001 B.C.

 

 

***The 28th day of the twelfth month***

***The second day of the week***

***Also, 3/21/0001 B.C.***

 

 

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

And the angel came in unto her, and said, “Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.”

And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

And the angel said unto her, “Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.”

“And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.”

“He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.”

Then said Mary unto the angel, “How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?”

And the angel answered and said unto her, “The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.”

“And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible.”

And Mary said, “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.”

And the angel departed from her.

 

 

***The 6th day of the first month to the 13th day of the first month***

***The second day of the week and also the second day of the week***

***Also, 3/28/0001 B.C. to 4/04/0001***

 

 

And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda.

 

 

 

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***The 26th day of the twelfth month***

***The first day of the week***

***Also, 3/19/30***

***Also, The third day***

 

 

 

 

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And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, “They have no wine.”

Jesus saith unto her, “Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.”

His mother saith unto the servants, “Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.”

And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

Jesus saith unto them, “Fill the waterpots with water.”

And they filled them up to the brim.

And he saith unto them, “Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast.”

And they bare it.

When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, And saith unto him, “Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.”

This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

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After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.

 

 

 

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***The 12th day of the first month***

***The sabbath day of the week***

***Also, 3/24/31***

 

 

19. The Sabbath Was Made for Man, and Not Man for the Sabbath

At that time (at the time he said, ‘ … my yoke is easy, and my burden is light’) Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat. And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, “Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.”

And the Pharisees said unto him, “Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?”

And he said unto them, “Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?”

And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, “Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?”

And Jesus answering them said, “Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?”

“Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?”

“But if ye had known what this meaneth, ‘I will have mercy, and not sacrifice,’ ye would not have condemned the guiltless.”

And he said unto them, “The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.”

And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue: And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered.

And they asked him, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days?” that they might accuse him.

And he said unto them, “What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?”

“How much then is a man better than a sheep?”

“Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.”

Then saith he to the man, “Stretch forth thine hand.”

And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.

Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.

But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, ‘Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.’

‘He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.’

‘And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.’

 

 

 

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***The 12th day of the first month***

***The fifth day of the week***

***Also, 4/10/32***

 

 

27. This Is the Work of God

And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus (having had been sent out by two and two), and when they were returned told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

And he said unto them, “Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while:” for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

And John’s disciples came to him and told him of the things concerning John.

When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: So he took the apostles, and went aside by ship privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida: And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him, and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

So Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.

And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing: and he began to teach them many things.

And when the day began to wear away, And when it was evening, then came the twelve, and said unto him, “This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for they have nothing to eat.”

But Jesus said unto them, “They need not depart; give ye them to eat.”

And they say unto him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?”

When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, “Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”

And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.

Philip answered him, “Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.”

He saith unto them, “How many loaves have ye? go and see.”

And when they knew, they say, “Five, and two fishes.”

But he said unto them, “Give ye them to eat.”

And they said, “We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.”

For they were about five thousand men.

One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, “There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?”

And they say unto him, “We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.”

He said, “Bring them hither to me.”

And Jesus said, “Make the men sit down.”

Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.

And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass.

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

And he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; so when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would, and the two fishes divided he among them all.

And they did all eat, and were filled.

When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, “Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.”

Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, and of the fishes, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, “This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.”

When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone.

So when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray.

And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum.

So when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.

And the ship was now in the midst of the sea tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea.

So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.

And he would have passed by them, but when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a spirit;” and they cried out for fear. For they all saw him, and were troubled.

But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, “Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.”

And Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.”

And he said, “Come.”

And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, “Lord, save me.”

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him.

Then they willingly received him into the ship: And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.

Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, “Of a truth thou art the Son of God.”

 

 

 

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***The 12th day of the first month***

***The third day of the week***

***Also, 03/31/33***

 

 

54. She Hath Done What She Could

After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

But they said, “Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people,” for they feared the people.

And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as Jesus sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.

And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, “Why was this waste of the ointment made?”

For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor.

And they murmured against her.

When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, “Let her alone; Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.”

“For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.”

“She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.”

“Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.”

Then entered o satanaV into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money.

And Judas said unto them, “What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you?”

And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

And he promised, and from that time sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.