“I AM INNOCENT OF THIS MAN’S BLOOD:”

Vrydag 18 April 2025.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Matthéüs 27:1-31)

“EK IS ONSKULDIG AAN DIE BLOED VAN HIERDIE MAN:”

Die môre vroeg het al die priesterhoofde en die familie-hoofde van die volk die besluit geneem om Jesus dood te maak.
Hulle het Hom geboei en toe aan Pilatus, die goewerneur uitgelewer.
Toe Judas die verraaier, sien dat Jesus tot die dood veroordeel is, het hy spyt gekry. Hy het die dertig silwer-muntstukke, toe na die priesterhoofde en die familiehoofde teruggeneem,
en vir hulle gesê: ‘Ek het gesondig. Ek het ‘n onskuldige man verraai!’ Maar hulle antwoord: ‘Wat het ons daarmee te doen? Dit is jou saak!’
Judas het toe die geld by die tempel ingegooi, weggeloop, en homself gaan ophang.
Die priesterhoofde het die geld opgetel en gesê: ‘Dit is nie geoorloof om dit in die tempel-fonds te stort nie, want dit is bloedgeld!’
Hulle besluit toe om daarmee die grond van die pottebakker te koop, as ‘n begraafplaas vir vreemdelinge.
Daardie stuk grond word tot vandag toe nog ‘Bloedgrond‘ genoem.
Toe is die Woord vervul wat die Here deur die Profeet Jeremia gesê het: ‘+En hulle het die dertig silwer muntstukke geneem, dit is die prys wat die Israeliete ooreen gekom het, om vir Jesus te betaal,
‘+en hulle het dit uitbetaal vir die grond van die pottebakker. So het die Here dit aan my opgedra.’+
Jesus is voor die goewerneur gebring en hy vra toe vir Jesus:? ‘Is U die Koning van die Jode?’ Jesus antwoord toe: “Dit is soos u sê.”
Op die beskuldigings van die priesterhoofde en die familiehoofde het Hy niks geantwoord nie.
Toe sê Pilatus vir Hom: ‘Hoor U nie waarvan hulle U alles beskuldig nie?’
Maar Jesus het hom op geen enkele woord ‘n antwoord gegee nie, sodat die goewerneur baie verbaas was.
Die goewerneur het die gewoonte gehad om elke Paasfees vir die mense een gevangene van hulle eie keuse los te laat.
In daardie tyd was daar ‘n berugte gevangene met die naam Barabbas.
Aangesien die mense bymekaar was, het Pilatus hulle gevra: ‘Wie wil julle hê moet ek vir julle loslaat? Barabbas, of Jesus wat Christus genoem word?’
Pilatus het geweet dat die priesterhoofde Jesus uit afguns uitgelewer het.
Terwyl Pilatus op die regbank sit, het sy vrou vir hom ‘n boodskap gestuur: ‘Moet niks met daardie onskuldige Man te doen hê nie, want ek het vannag ‘n vreeslike droom oor Hom gehad.’
Intussen het die priesterhoofde die mense oorgehaal om vir Barabbas vrylating te vra, en virJesus die doodstraf.
Die goewerneur vra hulle toe: “Watter een van hierdie twee wil julle hê ek moet vir julle loslaat?” ‘Barabbas!’ antwoord hulle.
Pilatus sê toe vir hulle: “Wat moet ek dan doen met Jesus wat Christus genoem word?” ‘Kruisig Hom!’ skreeu hulle almal.
Pilatus vra hulle toe: “Watter kwaad het Hy dan gedoen?” Maar hulle skreeu nog harder: ‘Kruisig Hom!’
Toe Pilatus sien dit help niks nie, en dat daar eerder ‘n oproer kom, het hy water geneem en voor die skare sy hande gewas en gesê: “Ek is onskuldig aan die bloed van hierdie Man! Dit is julle verantwoordelikheid.”
Toe antwoord die hele volk: ‘Laat die skuld vir Sy bloed op ons en ons kinders rus!’
Pilatus het Barabbas toe vir hulle losgelaat, maar Jesus het hy laat gésel, en Hom toe oorgelewer om gekruisig te word.
Daarna vat die soldate van die goewerneur vir Jesus in die ampswoning in, en bring die hele leërafdeling om Hom bymekaar.
Hulle trek toe Sy klere uit, en hang Hom ‘n pers mantel om.
Hulle vleg ook toe ‘n doringkroon en sit dit op Sy kop, en ook ‘n stok vir Sy regterhand. Toe bespot hulle Hom, deur voor Hom te buig, en te sê: ‘Ons groet U, Koning van die Jode!’
Hulle het toe op Hom gespoeg en die stok gevat en Hom oor die kop geslaan.
Nadat hulle Hom klaar bespot het, het hulle die pers mantel uitgetrek, en weer Sy eie klere vir Hom aangetrek. Toe lei hulle Hom weg om Hom te kruisig.

(Matthéüs 27:57-61)

Laat die middag het daar ‘n ryk man aangekom. Dit was Josef van Arimatea, wat self ook ‘n volgeling van Jesus was.
Hy het na Pilatus toe gegaan, en die liggaam van Jesus gevra. Pilatus het beveel dat dit vir hom gegee moet word.
Josef het die liggaam geneem, en dit in skoon linne toegedraai,
en dit daarna neergelê in sy eie nuwe graf, wat hy uit die rots gekap het. Hy het ‘n groot klip voor die ingang van die graf gerol, en weggegaan.
Maria Magdalena en die ander Maria was ook daar, en het reg voor die graf gesit.

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Friday 18 April 2025.

(Matthew 27:1-24)

“I AM INNOCENT OF THIS MAN’S BLOOD:”

When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.
And they bound Him and led Him away, and delivered Him over to Pilate the governor.
Then, when Judas His betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,
saying: ‘I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.’ They answered: ‘What is that to us? See to it yourself.’
So throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, Judas departed and he hanged himself.
But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said: ‘It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is blood money.’
So they took counsel and bought with them the potter’s field, as a burial place to strangers.
Therefore that field has been called: ‘The field of blood,’ to this day.
Then was fulfilled that had been spoken by the Prophet Jeremiah, saying: ‘+And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him, on Whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel,
‘+and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.’+
Jesus stood before the governor, who asked Him: ‘Are You the King of the Jews?’ Jesus answered: “You have said so.”
But when He was accused by the chief priests and the elders, He gave no answer.
Then Pilate said to Him: ‘Do you not hear how many things they testify against You!’ He gave them no answer,
not even a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.
At the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted.
And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
When they had gathered, Pilate asked them: “Whom do you want me to release for you? Barabbas, or Jesus, Who is called Christ?”
For he knew that it was out of envy that they had delivered Him up.
Besides, while He was sitting on the judgement seat, his wife sent word to him: ‘Have nothing to do with that righteous Man. For I have suffered much because of Him today, in a dream.’
The chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
The governor again said to them: ‘Which of the two do you want me to release for you?’ And they said: ‘Barabbas.’
Pilate said to them: ‘Then what shall I do with Jesus, Who is called Christ?’ They all shouted: ‘Let Him be crucified!’
And Pilate said: ‘Why, what evil Has He done?’ But they shouted all the more: ‘Let Him be crucified!’
When Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying: “I am innocent of this Man’s blood; see to it yourselves!”
And all the people answered: ‘His blood be on us and on our children!’
Then Pilate released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, delivered Him to be crucified.
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before Him.
And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him,
and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and put a reed in His right hand. And kneeling before Him, they mocked Him, saying: ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’
And they spit on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head.
And when they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of His purple robe, and put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.

(Matthew 27:57-61)

When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.
He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him.
Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud,
and laid the body in his own new tomb, which he had cut in rock, and rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb, and went away.
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, were there sitting opposite the tomb.

THE ONE WHO ENDURES TO THE END WILL BE SAVED:

Donderdag 17 April 2025.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Matthéüs 24:8-14)

WIE TOT DIE EINDE VOLHARD SAL GERED WORD:

“Al hierdie is geboortepyne, die begin van ‘n nuwe tyd.
“Die mense sal julle oorlewer om mishandel te word, en hulle sal julle doodmaak. Julle sal deur al die nasies gehaat word omdat julle My Naam bely.
“In daardie tyd sal baie mense van die geloof afvallig word, en hulle sal mekaar verraai en mekaar haat.
“Daar sal baie vals profete kom, en hulle sal baie mense mislei.
“Omdat die minagting van die Wet van God sal toeneem, sal die liefde van baie verkoel.
“Maar wie tot die einde volhard sal gered word.
“En hierdie Evangelie van die Koninkryk sal in die hele wêreld verkondig word, sodat al die nasies die getuienis kan hoor. Eers dan sal die einde kom.”

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Thursday 17 April 2025.

(Matthew 24:8-14)

THE ONE WHO ENDURES TO THE END WILL BE SAVED:

“All these are the beginning of birth pains.
“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation, and put you to death. And you will be hated by all nations for My Name’s sake.
“And then many will fall away, and betray one another and hate one another.
“And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.
“And because lawlessness will increase, the love of many will grow cold.
“But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
“And the Gospel of the Kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world, as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”

“YOU WILL BE SORROWFUL, BUT YOUR SORROW WILL TURN INTO JOY:”

Woensdag 16 April 2025.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Johannes 16:12-20)

“JULLE DROEFHEID SAL IN BLYDSKAP VERANDER:”

“Ek het nog baie dinge om vir julle te sê, maar julle sal dit nie nou kan begryp nie.
“Wanneer Hy kom, die Gees van die Waarheid, sal Hy julle in die hele Waarheid lei. Wat Hy sal sê, sal nie van Homself kom nie. Hy sal net sê wat Hy hoor, en Hy sal die dinge wat gaan kom, aan julle verkondig.
“Hy sal My verheerlik, want wat Hy van My ontvang, sal Hy aan julle verkondig.
“Alles wat aan die Vader behoort, behoort ook aan My; daarom dat Ek gesê het: Wat Hy van My ontvang, sal Hy aan julle verkondig.
“Nog ‘n klein rukkie dan sien julle My nie meer nie, en nog ‘n klein rukkie, dan sal julle My weer sien.”
Party van Sy dissipels het toe vir mekaar gevra: ‘Wat beteken dit dat Hy vir ons sê: “Nog ‘n klein rukkie dan sien julle My nie, en weer ‘n klein rukkie, dan sal julle My weer sien, en, “Ek gaan na die Vader toe.”
‘Hierdie Klein rukkie waarvan Hy praat, wat beteken dit? Ons weet nie wat Hy bedoel nie.’ het hulle gesê.
Jesus het gemerk dat hulle dit vir Hom wou vra, en Hy sê toe vir hulle: “Praat julle met mekaar daaroor dat Ek gesê het: Nog ‘n klein rukkie dan sien julle My nie, en weer ‘n klein rukkie, dan sal julle My weer sien?
“Dit verseker Ek julle: Julle sal huil en treur, maar die wêreld sal bly wees. Julle sal bedroef word, maar julle droefheid sal in blydskap verander. “

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Wednesday 16 April 2025.

(John 16:12-20)

“YOU WILL BE SORROWFUL, BUT YOUR SORROW WILL TURN INTO JOY:”

“I still Have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
“When the Spirit of Truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth, for He Will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears, He Will speak. And He Will declare to you the things that are to come.
“He will glorify Me, for He Will take what is Mine and declare it to you.
“All that the Father Has is Mine; therefore I said that He Will take what is Mine and declare it to you.
“A little while and you will see Me no longer; and again a little while and you will see Me.”
Some of His disciples said to one another: ‘What is this that He says to us? “A little while and you not will see Me, and again a little while and you will see Me,” and, “because I Am going to the Father.”’
So they were saying: ‘What does He mean by: “A little while.” ‘We do not know what He is talking about.’
Jesus knew that they wanted to ask Him, so He said to them: “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying: A little while and you will not see Me, and again a little while and you will see Me?
Truly, truly, I say to you: you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy

“THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN MY FATHER NOR ME:”

Dinsdag 15 April 2025.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Johannes 16:1-11)

“HULLE KEN NIE MY OF MY VADER NIE:”

“Hierdie dinge sê Ek vir julle, sodat julle nie afvallig word nie.
“Die mense sal julle uit die sinagoges ban. Daar kom selfs ‘n tyd dat elkeen wat een van julle doodmaak, sal dink dat hy ‘n diens aan God bewys.
“En dit sal hulle doen, omdat hulle die Vader nie ken nie, en vir My ook nie.
“Maar Ek sê dit nou vir julle, sodat wanneer die tyd daarvoor aanbreek, julle daaraan moet dink dat Ek dit vir julle gesê het, omdat Ek nog by julle was.
“Nou gaan Ek na die Vader toe, wat My gestuur het. En tog vra niemand van julle My: ‘Waar gaan U heen?’ nie.
“Maar omdat Ek dit vir julle sê, is julle harte vol droefheid.
“Tog sê Ek vir julle die waarheid: Dit is tot julle voordeel dat Ek weggaan, want as Ek nie weggaan nie, sal die Voorspraak, die Heilige Gees, nie na julle toe kom nie. Maar as Ek gaan, sal Ek Hom na julle toe stuur.
“En wanneer Hy kom, sal Hy bewys dat die wêreld skuldig is aan sonde, en dat die reg aan My kant is, en dat die oordeel al gekom het.
“Die wêreld is skuldig aan sonde, want die wêreld glo nie in My nie,
“Die reg is aan My kant, want Ek gaan na die Vader toe, en julle sal My nie meer sien nie,
“die oordeel het al gekom, want die owerste van hierdie wêreld is klaar veroordeel.”

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Tuesday 15 April 2025.

(John 16:1-11)

“THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN MY FATHER NOR ME:”

“I Have said all these things to you, to keep you from falling away.
“They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you, will think he is offering service to God.
“And they will do these things because they have not known My Father nor Me.
“But I Have said these things to you, that when their hour comes, you may remember that I told them to you. I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.
“But now I Am going to Him Who sent Me, and none of you asks Me: ‘Where are you going?’
“But because I Have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your hearts.
“Nevertheless, I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper Will not come to you. But if I go I Will send Him to you.
“And when He comes, He Will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgement:
“Concerning sin, because they do not believe in Me;
“concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see Me no longer,
“concerning judgement, because the ruler of this world is judged.”

“THEY HATED ME WITHOUT A CAUSE:”

Maandag 14 April 2025.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Johannes 15:19-27)

“HULLE HET MY SONDER REDE GEHAAT:”

“As julle aan die wêreld behoort het, sou die wêreld julle as sy eiendom liefgehad het. Omdat julle egter nie aan die wêreld behoort nie, maar Ek julle uit die wêreld uitgekies het, daarom haat die wêreld julle.
“Onthou wat Ek vir julle gesê het: ‘’n Slaaf is nie belangriker as sy eienaar nie.’ As hulle My vervolg het sal hulle julle ook vervolg.
“Maar hulle sal dit alles aan julle doen, omdat julle My Naam bely, en Hom nie ken wat My gestuur het nie.
“As Ek nie gekom en met hulle gepraat het nie, sou hulle nie skuldig gewees het nie; maar nou het hulle geen verskoning vir hulle sonde nie.
“Wie My haat, haat ook My Vader.
“As Ek nie by hulle die werke gedoen het wat niemand anders gedoen het nie, sou hulle nie skuldig gewees het nie, maar nou sien hulle dit, en tog haat hulle My en My Vader.
“Maar die Woorde wat in die Skrif geskrywe staan, moet vervul word: ‘+Hulle het My sonder rede gehaat.’+
“Wanneer die Voorspraak kom, wat Ek vir julle van die Vader af sal stuur, die Gees van die Waarheid , wat van die Vader uitgaan, sal Hy van My getuig.
“En julle moet getuig want julle is van die begin af by My.”

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Monday 14 April 2025.

(John 15:19-27)

“THEY HATED ME WITHOUT A CAUSE:”

“If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own, but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
“Remember the words that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master,’ if they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will also keep yours.
“But all these things they will do to you on account of My Name, because they do not know Him Who sent Me.
“If I Had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
“Whoever hates Me, hates My Father also.
“If I Had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
“But the Word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled. ‘+They hated Me without a cause.’+
“But when the Helper comes, Whom I Will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of Truth, Who proceeds from the Father, He Will bear witness about Me.
“And you will also bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.”

“YOU DID NOT CHOOSE ME, BUT I CHOSE YOU:”

Sondag 13 April 2025.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(Johannes 15:11-18)

JULLE HET MY NIE UITGEKIES NIE, MAAR EK VIR JULLE:

“Dit sê Ek vir julle sodat My blydskap in julle kan wees, en julle blydskap volkome kan wees.
“Dit is My opdrag: Julle moet mekaar liefhê soos Ek julle liefhet.
“Niemand het groter liefde as dit nie, dat Hy Sy lewe vir Sy vriende aflê.
“Julle is My vriende, as julle doen wat Ek julle beveel.
“Ek noem julle nie meer ondergeskiktes nie, want ‘n ondergeskikte weet nie wat sy baas doen nie.
“Julle het My nie uitgekies nie, maar Ek het julle uitgekies, en julle aangestel om uit te gaan en vrugte te dra, vrugte wat sal hou. So sal die Vader aan julle gee wat julle ookal in My Naam vra.
“Dit beveel Ek julle: Julle moet mekaar liefhê.
“As die wêreld julle haat, onthou: hy het My voor julle gehaat.”

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Sunday 13 April 2025.

(John 15:11-18)

YOU DID NOT CHOOSE ME, BUT I CHOSE YOU:

“These things I Have spoken to you, that My joy be in you and that your joy may be full.
“This is My commandment that you love one another as I Have loved you.
“Greater love has no one like this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
“You are My friends if you do what I command you.
“No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I Have called you friends for all that I Have heard from My Father I Have made known to you.
“You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name, He may give it to you.
“These things I command you, so that you will love one another.
“If the world hates you, know that it hated Me before it hated you.”

“APART FROM ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING:”

Saturday 12 April 2025.

PÊREL VIR ELKE DAG:

(John 15:1-10)

“APART FROM ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING:”

“I Am the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser.
“Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away. And every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
“Already you are clean, because of the Words I Have spoken to you.
“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in Me.
“I Am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
“If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away like a branch and withers. And the branches are all gathered, thrown into the fire and burned.
“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will done for you.
“By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.
“As the Father Has loved Me, so Have I loved you. Abide in My love.
“If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I Have kept My Father’s commandments, and abide in His love.”

PEARL FOR EACH DAY:

Saterdag 12 April 2025.

(Johannes 15:1-10)

“SONDER MY KAN JULLE NIKS DOEN NIE:”

“Ek is die wingerdstok, en My Vader is die boer.
“Elke loot aan My wat nie vrugte dra nie, sny Hy af maar elkeen wat vrugte dra snoei Hy reg, sodat dit nog meer vrugte kan dra.
“Julle is alreeds reg gesnoei, deur die woorde wat Ek vir julle gesê het.
“Julle moet in My bly en Ek in julle. ‘n Loot kan nie uit sy eie vrugte dra as hy nie aan die wingerdstok bly nie, en so julle ook nie as julle nie in My bly nie.
“Ek is die wingerdstok, julle die lote. Wie in My bly en Ek in hom, dra baie vrugte. Want sonder My kan julle niks doen nie.
“As iemand in My nie bly nie, word hy weggegooi soos ‘n loot en hy verdroog. Die mense maak sulke lote bymekaar en gooi dit in die vuur, en dit verbrand.
“As julle in My bly en My woorde in julle, vra dan net wat julle wil hê, en julle sal dit kry.
“My Vader word juis daardeur verheerlik dat julle baie vrugte dra.
“Soos die Vader My liefhet, het Ek julle ook lief. Julle moet in My liefde bly.
“As julle My opdragte uitvoer, sal julle in My liefde bly, net soos Ek die opdragte van My Vader uitvoer, en in Sy liefde bly.”