Behar-Bechukotai

Passages

Torah: Leviticus 25:19 - 25:28
Gospel: Matthew 27:1-14

Torah — Leviticus 25:19 - 25:28

25:19 And the land shall give its fruit, and you shall eat your fill, and you shall live securely on it.

25:20 And if you should say, “What shall we eat in the seventh year, if we do not sow and we do not gather its yield?”

25:21 then I will command my blessing for you in the sixth year, so that it will make the yield for three years.

25:22 And you will sow in the eighth year, and you shall eat from the old yield; until the ninth year, until the coming of its yield, you shall eat the old yield.

25:23 “‘But the land must not be sold in perpetuity, because the land is mine, because you are aliens and temporary residents with me.

25:24 And in all your property’s land you must provide redemption for the land.

25:25 “‘When your brother becomes poor and he sells part of his property, then his nearest redeemer shall come, and he shall redeem the thing sold by his brother.

25:26 But if a man does not have a redeemer, then he prospers and he finds enough for his redemption,

25:27 then he shall calculate the years of its selling, and he shall refund the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and he shall return to his property.

25:28 But if his hand does not find enough to refund to him, then what he has sold shall be in the buyer’s hand until the Year of Jubilee; and it shall go out of the buyer’s hand in the Jubilee, and he shall return to his property.

25:19 The land will produce its fruit. You will eat as much as you want. And you will live there in safety.

25:20 “‘Suppose you say, “In the seventh year we will not plant anything or gather our crops. So what will we eat?”

25:21 I will send you a great blessing in the sixth year. The land will produce enough for three years.

25:22 While you plant during the eighth year, you will eat food from the old crop. You will continue to eat food from it until the crops from the ninth year are gathered.

25:23 “‘The land must not be sold without a way of getting it back. That is because it belongs to me. You are only outsiders who rent my land.

25:24 You must make sure that you can buy the land back. That applies to all of the land that belongs to you.

25:25 “‘Suppose one of your own people becomes poor. And suppose he has to sell some of his land. Then his nearest relative must come and buy back what he has sold.

25:26 “‘But suppose he does not have anyone to buy it back for him. And suppose things go well for him and he earns enough money to buy it back himself.

25:27 Then he must decide how much the crops have become worth since the time he sold the land. He must take that amount off the price the land was sold for. He must give the man who is selling it back to him the money that is left. Then he can go back to his own property.

25:28 “‘But suppose he has not earned enough money to pay the man back. Then the buyer he sold the land to will keep it until the Year of Jubilee. At that time it will be returned to him. Then he can go back to his property.

Gospel — Matthew 27:1-14

27:1 Jesus Taken to Pilate Now when it was early morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus in order to put him to death.

27:2 And after tying him up, they led him away and handed him over to Pilate the governor.

27:3 The Suicide of Judas Iscariot Then when Judas, the one who had betrayed him, saw that he had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and elders,

27:4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”

27:5 And throwing the silver coins into the temple he departed. And he went away and hanged himself.

27:6 But the chief priests took the silver coins and said, “It is not permitted to put them into the temple treasury, because it is blood money.”

27:7 And after taking counsel, they purchased with them the Potter’s Field, for a burial place for strangers.

27:8 (For this reason that field has been called the Field of Blood until today.)

27:9 Then what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, who said, “And they took the thirty silver coins, the price of the one who had been priced, on whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel,

27:10 and they gave them for the potter’s field, just as the Lord directed me.”

27:11 Jesus Before Pilate So Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, saying, “Are you the king of the Jews?” And Jesus said, “You say so.”

27:12 And when he was being accused by the chief priests and elders he answered nothing.

27:13 Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many things they are testifying against you?”

27:14 And he did not reply to him, not even with reference to one statement, so that the governor was very astonished.

27:1 Judas Hangs Himself It was early in the morning. All the chief priests and the elders of the people decided to put Jesus to death.

27:2 They tied him up and led him away. Then they handed him over to Pilate, who was the governor.

27:3 Judas, who had handed him over, saw that Jesus had been sentenced to die. He felt deep shame and sadness for what he had done. So he returned the 30 silver coins to the chief priests and the elders.

27:4 “I have sinned,” he said. “I handed over a man who is not guilty.” “What do we care?” they replied. “That’s your problem.”

27:5 So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

27:6 The chief priests picked up the coins. They said, “It’s against the law to put this money into the temple fund. It is blood money. It has paid for a man’s death.”

27:7 So they decided to use the money to buy a potter’s field. People from other countries would be buried there.

27:8 That is why it has been called The Field of Blood to this very day.

27:9 Then the words spoken by Jeremiah the prophet came true. He had said, “They took the 30 silver coins. That price was set for him by the people of Israel.

27:10 They used the coins to buy a potter’s field, just as the Lord commanded me.” (; ; )

27:11 Jesus Is Brought to Pilate Jesus was standing in front of the governor. The governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “Yes. It is just as you say,” Jesus replied.

27:12 But when the chief priests and the elders brought charges against him, he did not answer.

27:13 Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the charges they are bringing against you?”

27:14 But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge. The governor was really amazed.

Passages

Torah — Leviticus 25:19 - 25:28

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Gospel — Matthew 27:1-14

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