אַפּרִיל 27, 2014

First Reading

מעשים 2: 42-47

2:42 Now they were persevering in the doctrine of the Apostles, and in the communion of the breaking of the bread, and in the prayers.

2:43 And fear developed in every soul. גַם, many miracles and signs were accomplished by the Apostles in Jerusalem. And there was a great awe in everyone.

2:44 And then all who believed were together, and they held all things in common.

2:45 They were selling their possessions and belongings, and dividing them to all, just as any of them had need.

2:46 גַם, they continued, daily, to be of one accord in the temple and to break bread among the houses; and they took their meals with exultation and simplicity of heart,

2:47 praising God greatly, and holding favor with all the people. And every day, the Lord increased those who were being saved among them.

קריאה שניה

The First Letter of Saint Peter 1: 3-9

1:3	Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has regenerated us into a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead:
1:4	unto an incorruptible and undefiled and unfading inheritance, which is reserved for you in heaven.
1:5	By the power of God, you are guarded through faith for a salvation which is ready to be revealed in the end time.
1:6	בזה, you should exult, if now, for a brief time, it is necessary to be made sorrowful by various trials,
1:7	so that the testing of your faith, which is much more precious than gold tested by fire, may be found in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
1:8	For though you have not seen him, you love him. In him also, though you do not see him, you now believe. And in believing, you shall exult with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
1:9	returning with the goal of your faith, the salvation of souls.

בְּשׂוֹרָה

The Holy Gospel According to John 20: 19-31

20:19	לאחר מכן, when it was late on the same day, on the first of the Sabbaths, and the doors were closed where the disciples were gathered, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם: "שלום לך."
20:20	And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and side. And the disciples were gladdened when they saw the Lord.
20:21	לָכֵן, he said to them again: “Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”
20:22	When he had said this, he breathed on them. וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם: “Receive the Holy Spirit.
20:23	Those whose sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them, and those whose sins you shall retain, they are retained.”
20:24	עכשיו תומס, אחד מהשנים עשר, מי שמכונה התאום, לא היה איתם כשישוע הגיע.
20:25	לָכֵן, אמרו לו שאר התלמידים, "ראינו את ה'." אבל הוא אמר להם, "אלא אם כן אראה בידיו את סימן הציפורניים ואכניס את אצבעי למקום הציפורניים, והניח את ידי אל הצד שלו, לא אאמין."
20:26	ואחרי שמונה ימים, שוב היו תלמידיו בפנים, ותומס היה איתם. ישו הגיע, למרות שהדלתות היו סגורות, ויעמוד בתוכם ויאמר, "שלום לך."
20:27	הַבָּא, הוא אמר לתומס: "תסתכל על הידיים שלי, והנח את האצבע שלך כאן; וקרוב את היד שלך, ולהניח אותו לצדי. ואל תבחר להיות לא מאמין, אבל נאמן."
20:28	תומס הגיב ואמר לו, "אדוני ואלוהים שלי".
20:29	אמר לו ישוע: "ראית אותי, תומס, אז האמנת. אשרי מי שלא ראה ובכל זאת האמין".
20:30	Jesus also accomplished many other signs in the sight of his disciples. These have not been written in this book.
20:31	But these things have been written, so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, בן האלוהים, and so that, in believing, you may have life in his name.