Luke 22 Cross References - Williams

¹ Now the feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was drawing near. ² So the high priests and the scribes continued to seek how they might put Him to death, for they were afraid of the people. ³ But Satan entered into Judas, who is called Iscariot, who belonged to the circle of the Twelve. ⁴ So he went off and discussed with the high priests and captains of the temple how he could betray Him to them. ⁵ They were delighted and made a bargain to pay him for it. ⁶ He in turn accepted their offer and began to seek a favorable opportunity to betray Him to them without exciting an uprising. ⁷ Then the day of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. ⁸ So He sent Peter and John, saying to them, "Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover meal." ⁹ They asked Him, "Where do you wish us to prepare it?" ¹⁰ He answered them, "Just after you enter the city, a man with a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him into the house which he enters ¹¹ and say to the owner of the house, 'Our Teacher says to you, "Where is the room in which I am to eat the Passover supper with my disciples?"' ¹² Then he will show you a large room upstairs already furnished. There make the preparations." ¹³ So they went off and found it just as He had said, and they prepared the Passover supper. ¹⁴ Now when the hour came, He took His place at the table, with the apostles about Him. ¹⁵ And He said to them, "I have heartily desired to eat this Passover supper with you before I suffer. ¹⁶ For I tell you, I shall never again eat one until it finds its full fruition in the kingdom of God." ¹⁷ Then He received a cup of wine, gave thanks, and said, "Take this and share it among you, ¹⁸ for I tell you, I shall not after today drink the product of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." ¹⁹ Then He took a loaf, gave thanks, and broke it in pieces, and gave it to them, and said, "This is my body which is to be given for you. Do this as a memorial to me." ²⁰ In like manner after supper He took a cup of wine, and said, "This cup of wine is the new covenant to be ratified by my blood, which is to be poured out for you. ²¹ Yet look! The hand of the man who is betraying me is with me on the table! ²² For the Son of Man is going away, as it has been divinely decreed, but a curse will be on that man by whom He is betrayed!" ²³ Then they began to discuss among themselves which one it was who was going to do this. ²⁴ There arose also among them a contention as to which one of them should rank as greatest. ²⁵ But He said to them, "The kings of the heathen lord it over them and those who exercise authority over them are given the title of 'Benefactor.' ²⁶ But you are not to do so. On the contrary, the greatest among you must be like the youngest and the leader as the servant. ²⁷ Which one, indeed, is the greater, the guest at the table or the servant who waits on him? Is it not the guest at the table? But I am among you as the servant who waits on you. ²⁸ Yet you have continued to stand by me in my trials; ²⁹ and as my Father has conferred on me a kingdom, ³⁰ so I confer on you the privilege of eating and drinking at my table in my kingdom and of sitting on thrones and judging the twelve tribes of Israel. ³¹ "Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has asked permission to sift all of you like wheat, ³² but I have prayed especially for you that your own faith may not utterly fail. And you yourself, after you have turned, must strengthen your brothers." ³³ But Peter said to Him, "Lord, I am ready to go even to prison and to death with you!" ³⁴ But He said, "I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow today before you deny three times that you know me!" ³⁵ Then He said to them, "When I sent you out without purse or bag or shoes, you did not need anything, did you?" They answered, "Nothing at all." ³⁶ Then He said to them, "But now the man who has a purse must take it, and a bag too. And the man who does not have a sword must sell his coat and buy one. ³⁷ For I tell you, what has been written about me must be fulfilled: 'He was classed with the outlaws.' Yes, that saying about me has its fulfillment." ³⁸ So they said, "Lord, look! here are two swords!" And He answered them, "Enough!" ³⁹ Then He went out of the city and up the Mount of Olives, as He was in the habit of doing; and His disciples, too, followed Him there. ⁴⁰ Now when He reached the spot, He said to them, "Continue to pray that you may not be subjected to temptation." ⁴¹ And He Himself withdrew about a stone's throw from them, and after kneeling down He continued to pray, ⁴² "Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me. Yet, not my will but always yours be done!" ⁴³ Omitted Text. ⁴⁴ Omitted Text. ⁴⁵ When He rose from His prayer, He went to the disciples and found them asleep from sorrow. ⁴⁶ Then He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and keep praying that you may not be subjected to temptation." ⁴⁷ While He was still speaking, look! a crowd had come up, and Judas, one of the Twelve, was their guide; and he stepped up to Jesus to kiss Him. ⁴⁸ Then Jesus said to him, "Judas, will you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?" ⁴⁹ Those who were about Him saw what was about to take place, and said, "Lord, shall we use our swords now?" ⁵⁰ Then one of them struck the high priest's slave and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹ But Jesus said, "Permit me to go as far as this!" So He touched his ear and healed him. ⁵² Then Jesus said to the high priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come to take Him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs as though I were a robber? ⁵³ While I was among you day after day in the temple, you never laid a hand on me! But this is your opportunity, even the power which darkness gives you!" ⁵⁴ Then they arrested Him and led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest. Peter was following at a distance. ⁵⁵ And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had taken their seats together, Peter, too, was sitting among them. ⁵⁶ A servant girl saw him sitting by the fire and fixed her eyes on him and said, "This fellow was with Him too." ⁵⁷ But he denied it and said, "I do not know Him, woman." ⁵⁸ A little later a man looked at him and said, "You are one of them too." But Peter said, "Man, I am not." ⁵⁹ About an hour later another man emphatically asserted, "He certainly was with Him, for he is a Galilean!" ⁶⁰ But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you mean." And all at once, while he was still speaking, a cock crowed. ⁶¹ Then the Lord turned and looked at Peter, and Peter was reminded of the word that the Lord had spoken to him, "Before a cock crows today, you will disown me three times." ⁶² And he went outside and burst into bitter tears. ⁶³ Then the men who held Him in custody flogged Him and made sport of Him, ⁶⁴ and after blindfolding Him they asked Him, "Play the prophet and tell us who it is that struck you!" ⁶⁵ And they continued to say many other abusive things to Him. ⁶⁶ As soon as day came, the elders of the people, the high priests, and the scribes assembled, and brought Him back before their council, and said, ⁶⁷ "Tell us, if you are the Christ." But He said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe me, ⁶⁸ and if I ask you a question, you will not answer me. ⁶⁹ But from today the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God." ⁷⁰ Then they all asked, "Are you then the Son of God?" And He answered, "Yes, I am." ⁷¹ Then they said, "What more evidence do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth!"

² "You know that in two days the Passover Feast will take place, and the Son of Man will be turned over to be crucified." ³ Then the high priests and the elders of the people met in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, ⁴ and plotted to arrest Jesus by stratagem and put Him to death. ⁵ But they kept saying, "It must not be at the feast, for a riot may break out among the people."

¹ Now the feast of the Passover and of Unleavened Bread was two days later. So the high priests and scribes kept looking for some way to arrest Him by stratagem and have Him put to death, ² for they kept saying, "It must not be at the feast, for there might be a riot."

¹² On the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, the usual time for killing the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples asked Him, "Where do you want us to go and get the Passover supper ready for you to eat?"

⁵⁵ Now the Jewish Passover was approaching, and many people from the country went up to Jerusalem, to purify themselves before the Passover. ⁵⁶ So they kept looking for Jesus and saying to one another, as they stood in the temple, "What do you think? Do you think He will not come to the feast at all?" ⁵⁷ Now the high priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone should learn where He was, he should let it be known so that they might arrest Him.

⁷ You must clean out the old yeast, that you may be a fresh lump, as you are to be free from the old yeast. For our Passover Lamb, Christ, has already been sacrificed. ⁸ So let us keep our feast, not with old yeast nor with the yeast of vice and wickedness, but with the bread of purity and truth without the yeast.

¹⁴ But the Pharisees went out and held a consultation against Him, to put Him to death.

³⁸ But when the tenants saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is his heir, come on, let us kill him, and get all that is coming to him!'

⁴⁵ When the high priests and the Pharisees heard His stories, they knew that He was speaking about them, ⁴⁶ but although they were trying to have Him arrested, they were afraid of the people, for they considered Him a prophet.

⁴⁷ So He was teaching daily in the temple, and the high priests and the scribes and the leading men of the people were trying to destroy Him, ⁴⁸ but they could not find, as hard as they tried, what to do with Him, for all the people continued to hang on His words.

¹⁹ Then the scribes and the high priests tried to arrest Him at that very hour, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that He meant this story for them.

⁴⁷ So the high priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council, and began to say, "What are we to do? For this man is certainly performing many wonder-works. ⁴⁸ If we let Him go on this way, everybody will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and blot out both our city and nation." ⁴⁹ But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing about this; ⁵⁰ you do not take into account that it is for your own welfare that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should be destroyed." ⁵¹ Now he did not say this on his own authority, but because he was high priest that year he uttered this prophecy from God, that Jesus was to die for the nation, ⁵² and not only for the nation, but also to unite the scattered children of God. ⁵³ So from that day they plotted to kill Jesus.

⁵⁷ Now the high priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone should learn where He was, he should let it be known so that they might arrest Him.

²⁷ "For in this city they actually met against your holy Servant Jesus, whom you had consecrated -- Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the heathen and the peoples of Israel,

¹⁰ Then Jesus said to him, "Be gone, Satan! For the Scripture says, 'You must worship the Lord your God, and serve Him alone.'"

¹⁴ Then one of the Twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the high priests, ¹⁵ and said, "What will you give me to turn Him over to you?" Then they paid him thirty pieces of silver. ¹⁶ So from that time he kept looking for a good opportunity to turn Him over to them.

²³ He answered, "The man who has just dipped his hand with me in the dish is the man who is going to betray me.

¹⁰ Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the high priests to betray Him to them. ¹¹ They were delighted to hear it, and promised to pay him for it. So he kept looking for a good opportunity to betray Him to them.

¹⁸ And while they were sitting at table and eating, Jesus said, "I solemnly say to you, one of you, one who is now eating with me, is going to betray me." ¹⁹ And they began to show that they were hurt and to ask Him one by one, "It cannot be I, can it?" ²⁰ He answered them, "It is one of the Twelve, the one who is dipping his bread in the dish with me.

¹⁶ Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who afterward turned traitor.

²¹ Yet look! The hand of the man who is betraying me is with me on the table!

⁷⁰ Jesus answered them, "Did I not myself select you as the Twelve? And yet one of you is a devil." ⁷¹ He was referring to Judas, Simon Iscariot's son, for he was going to betray Him, although he was one of the Twelve.

⁶ He said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and as the carrier of the purse for the Twelve he was in the habit of taking what was put into it.

² So Jesus, while supper was on -- although He knew that the devil had suggested to Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him --

¹⁸ I do not mean all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but I know that the Scriptures must be fulfilled: 'The man who is eating my bread has lifted his heel against me.'

²⁶ Jesus answered, "It is that one to whom I give the piece of bread when I dip it in the dish." So He dipped it into the dish and took it and gave it to Judas, Simon Iscariot's son. ²⁷ As soon as he took the bread, Satan took possession of Judas. Then Jesus said to him, "Make quick work of what you are to do."

³ And Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan so completely possessed your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and kept back for yourselves a part of the money received for the land?

¹⁴ Then one of the Twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the high priests,

⁵² Then Jesus said to the high priests, captains of the temple, and elders, who had come to take Him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs as though I were a robber?

¹ While they were talking to the people, the high priests, the military commander of the temple, and the Sadducees came down upon them,

²⁴ When the military commander of the temple square and the high priest heard this, they were utterly at a loss to know how this might turn out.

²⁶ Then the military commander went with his attendants and brought them back, but without any violence, for they were afraid of being pelted with stones by the people.

³ Then Judas, who had betrayed Him, as he felt condemned, in remorse brought back the thirty pieces to the high priests and elders, ⁴ and said, "I did wrong in turning an innocent man over to death." But they said, "What is that to us? You must see to that yourself." ⁵ Then he tossed the money into the temple and left, and went off and hanged himself.

¹⁸ (This man bought a piece of land with the money which he took for his treachery, and he fell there face downward and his body broke in two, and all his intestines poured out.

²⁰ But Peter said to him, "Your money go to perdition with you for even dreaming you could buy the gift of God with money!

⁹ But men who keep planning to get rich fall into temptations and snares and many foolish, hurtful desires which plunge people into destruction and ruin. ¹⁰ For the love of money is the root of all sorts of evil, and some men in reaching after riches have wandered from the faith and pierced their hearts with many a pang.

³ In their greed they will exploit you with messages manufactured by themselves. From of old their condemnation has not been idle and their destruction has not been slumbering.

¹⁵ They have left the straight road and gone astray. They have followed the road that Balaam, the son of Beor, trod, who fell in love with the profits of wrongdoing

¹¹ Alas for them, because they have trod the road that Cain did; for gain they have rushed into Balaam's error and have perished in rebellion like that of Korah!

⁵ But they kept saying, "It must not be at the feast, for a riot may break out among the people."

² for they kept saying, "It must not be at the feast, for there might be a riot."

¹⁷ On the first day of the Passover Feast the disciples came to Jesus and said, "Where do you want us to get the Passover supper ready for you to eat?" ¹⁸ And He said, "Go into the city, to a certain man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says, "My time is near. I am going to keep the Passover at your house with my disciples."'" ¹⁹ So the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and got the Passover supper ready.

¹² On the first day of the feast of Unleavened Bread, the usual time for killing the Passover lamb, Jesus' disciples asked Him, "Where do you want us to go and get the Passover supper ready for you to eat?" ¹³ So He sent off two of His disciples, and said to them, "Go into the city and you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him, ¹⁴ and whatever house he goes into, tell the owner that the Teacher asks, 'Where is my room where I may eat the Passover supper with my disciples?' ¹⁵ Then he will show you a large upstairs room, furnished and ready; get everything ready for us there." ¹⁶ So off the disciples went; they reached the city, found everything just as He had told them, and they got the Passover supper ready.

¹ Now the feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the Passover, was drawing near.

⁷ You must clean out the old yeast, that you may be a fresh lump, as you are to be free from the old yeast. For our Passover Lamb, Christ, has already been sacrificed.

¹⁵ But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now, for this is the fitting way for both of us to do our full duty to God." Then he yielded to Him.

⁶ Now they were both upright in the sight of God, walking without reproach in all the Lord's commands and requirements.

¹ Peter and John were on their way up to the temple at the three o'clock hour of prayer,

¹¹ While he was still clinging to Peter and John, all the people in utter amazement crowded around them in what was called Solomon's portico.

¹³ They were surprised to see the courage shown by Peter and John and to find that they were uneducated men, and especially untrained in the schools, but they recognized the fact that they had been companions of Jesus,

¹⁹ But Peter and John answered them, "You must decide whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you instead of Him,

¹⁴ When the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted God's message, they sent Peter and John there.

⁴ but when the proper time had come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born subject to law, ⁵ to ransom those who were subject to law, so that we might be adopted as sons.

²⁹ When He approached Bethphage and Bethany by the hill called the Mount of Olives, He sent on two of His disciples, and ³⁰ said, "Go on to the village in front of you, in which, just as you enter, you will find a colt tied, which no man has ever yet ridden. Untie it and bring it here to me. ³¹ And if anyone asks you why you are untying it, you are to answer, 'The Lord needs it.'" ³² So off the two messengers went and found it just as He had told them. ³³ And while they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?" ³⁴ And they answered, "The Lord needs it." ³⁵ So they brought it to Jesus. ³⁶ Then they threw their coats upon it and mounted Jesus upon it. As He was going on, the people continued to spread their coats under Him on the road. ³⁷ Just as He was approaching the city, going down the Mount of Olives, the whole throng of the disciples began to praise God exultantly and loudly for all the wonder-works that they had seen, ³⁸ and said: "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and praise on high!" ³⁹ Then some Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, reprove your disciples." ⁴⁰ But He answered, "I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out!"

⁴ But I have told you these things that when the time does come, you may remember that I told you. I did not tell you these things at the start, because I was with you.

²⁶ Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Get up and go south by the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza; this is the desert road." ²⁷ So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian official, a member of the court of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, her chief treasurer, who had come to Jerusalem to worship, ²⁸ and now was on his way home. He was seated in his chariot, reading the prophet Isaiah. ²⁹ So the Spirit said to Philip, "Go up and join him in his chariot."

³ If anyone says anything to you, you will say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he at once will send them."

⁵ And as Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, "Zaccheus, come down quickly! for today I must stop at your house."

³¹ And if anyone asks you why you are untying it, you are to answer, 'The Lord needs it.'"

³⁴ And they answered, "The Lord needs it."

²⁸ On saying this she went back and called her sister Mary, whispering to her, "The Teacher is here and is asking for you."

²⁰ I am now standing at the door and knocking. If anyone listens to my voice and opens the door, I will be his guest and feast with him, and he with me.

²⁵ and needed no testimony from anyone about them, for He well knew what was in human nature.

¹⁷ For the third time Jesus asked him, "Simon, son of John, do you really tenderly love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus the third time asked him, "Do you really tenderly love me?" So he answered Him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I do tenderly love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my sheep.

¹³ When they reached the city, they went to the room upstairs where they had been staying; they were: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

¹⁴ Among them was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple goods from the town of Thyatira, and she stayed to listen to us. She was already a worshiper of God, and the Lord so moved upon her heart that she accepted the message spoken by Paul. ¹⁵ When she and her household were baptized, she begged us by continuing to say, "If you have made up your mind that I am a real believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house." And she continued to insist that we do so.

⁸ There were many lamps in the room upstairs where we met,

³² So off the two messengers went and found it just as He had told them.

³³ Sky and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

⁵ His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever He tells you."

⁴⁰ Jesus said to her, "Did I not promise you that if you would believe in me, you should see the glory of God?"

⁸ By faith Abraham, on being called, obeyed in starting off for a country which he was to receive as his own, and he did it in spite of the fact that he did not know where he was going.

²⁰ When evening came, He was sitting at the table with the Twelve.

³⁰ The apostles returned and met Jesus and reported to Him everything, how many things they had done and taught.

¹⁷ When evening came, He went with the Twelve.

⁵⁰ I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am pressed with anguish till it is accomplished!

³⁴ Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent me, and to finish His work.

¹ Before the Passover feast started, Jesus knew that His time had come for Him to leave the world and go to the Father, and as He had loved His own in the world He loved them to the last.

¹ When Jesus had said all these things, He lifted His eyes to heaven and said: "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that He may glorify you,

³⁷ Happy are those slaves whom the master, when he comes, will find on the watch for him. I solemnly say to you, he will tighten his belt and have them sit at table, and he will go around and wait on them.

¹⁵ But one of the fellow-guests heard this, and said to Him, "Happy will be the man who is fortunate enough to be at the feast in the kingdom of God."

³⁰ so I confer on you the privilege of eating and drinking at my table in my kingdom and of sitting on thrones and judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

²⁷ Stop toiling for the food that perishes, but toil for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, for God the Father has given Him authority to do so."

⁵⁰ But here is the bread that comes down out of heaven, so that anyone may eat it and never die. ⁵¹ I am this living bread that has come down out of heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my own flesh." ⁵² But the Jews kept on wrangling with one another and saying, "How can He give us His flesh to eat?" ⁵³ Then Jesus said to them, "I most solemnly say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you do not have life in you. ⁵⁴ Whoever continues to eat my flesh and drink my blood already possesses eternal life, and I will raise him to life on the last day. ⁵⁵ For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. ⁵⁶ Whoever continues to eat my flesh and drink my blood continues to live in union with me and I in union with him. ⁵⁷ Just as the living Father has sent me and I live because of the Father, so whoever keeps on eating me will live because of me. ⁵⁸ This is the bread that comes down out of heaven; not as your forefathers ate the manna, and yet died. Whoever continues to eat this bread will live forever."

⁴¹ not by all the people but by witnesses whom God had beforehand appointed, namely, by us who ate and drank with Him after His resurrection from the dead.

¹ For since the law cast only a shadow of the blessings to come and did not possess the reality itself of those blessings, the priests with the same sacrifices that are perpetually offered year after year cannot make perfect those who come to worship. ² Otherwise, would they not have ceased offering them, because those who offered them, having once been purified, would have had no further consciousness of sins? ³ On the other hand, through these sacrifices there is given a real reminder of their sins, ⁴ for the blood of bulls and goats is unable to take away sins. ⁵ So, when Christ was coming into the world, He said: ⁶ "Sacrifice and offering you did not wish, but a body you have prepared for me; in burnt-offerings and sin-offerings you never took delight. ⁷ Then I said, 'See, I have come, just as the Scripture writes about me in the book, O God, to do your will.'" ⁸ Although at first He said, "You never wished or took delight in sacrifices and offerings, burnt-offerings and sin-offerings" -- all of which are repeatedly offered in accordance with the law -- ⁹ He afterward said, "See, I have come to do your will." He is taking away the first to let the second take its place. ¹⁰ It is by this will of God that we are consecrated through the offering of Jesus' body once for all.

⁹ Then he said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are they who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.' These," he said to me, "are the true words of God."

¹⁶ Then He took the five loaves and two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them, and He broke them in pieces and gave them to the disciples to pass on to the people.

¹⁹ Then He took a loaf, gave thanks, and broke it in pieces, and gave it to them, and said, "This is my body which is to be given for you. Do this as a memorial to me."

⁶ The man who keeps a certain day keeps it for the Lord. The man who eats anything does it for the Lord too, for he gives God thanks. The man who refuses to eat anything does it for the Lord too, and gives God thanks.

⁴ For everything in God's creation is good, and nothing is to be refused, provided it is accepted with thanksgiving; ⁵ for in this way it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.

¹⁸ And I, yes I, tell you, your name from now on is to be Peter, Rock, and on a massive rock like this I will build my church, and the powers of the underworld shall never overthrow it.

²⁹ I tell you, I will never again drink the product of the vine till the day when I drink the new wine with you in my Father's kingdom."

¹ And He said to them, "I solemnly say to you, some of the people standing here will certainly live to see the kingdom of God come in its power."

²³ He also took the cup of wine and gave thanks and gave it to them, and they all drank some of it.

²⁵ I solemnly say to you, I will never again drink the product of the vine till the day when I drink the new wine in the kingdom of God."

²³ They offered Him wine flavored with myrrh, but He would not take it.

²⁷ I solemnly say to you, some of you who stand here will certainly live to see the kingdom of God."

³¹ So when you see these things taking place, you must understand that the kingdom of God is near.

¹⁶ For I tell you, I shall never again eat one until it finds its full fruition in the kingdom of God."

³⁰ So, as he was a prophet and knew that God with an oath had promised to put one of his descendants on his throne, ³¹ he foresaw the resurrection of the Christ and told of it, for He was not forsaken to Hades, and His body did not undergo decay. ³² I mean Jesus whom God raised from the dead, to which fact we are all witnesses, ³³ So He has been exalted to God's right hand and has received from His Father, as promised, and poured out upon us the Holy Spirit, as you see and hear. ³⁴ For David did not go up to heaven, but he himself says: 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, ³⁵ Until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet."' ³⁶ "Therefore, let all the descendants of Israel understand beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."

¹⁸ Stop getting drunk on wine, for that means profligacy, but ever be filled with the Spirit, ¹⁹ and always be speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Keep on praying and praising the Lord with all your heart;

¹³ It is God who has delivered us out of the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of His dearly loved Son,

¹⁹ After ordering the crowds to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and two fish and looked up to heaven and blessed them; then He broke the loaves in pieces and gave them to the disciples, and they gave them to the people.

²⁶ While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf and blessed it; then He broke it in pieces and gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take this and eat it; this is my body." ²⁷ He also took the cup of wine and gave thanks; then He gave it to them, saying, "All of you drink some of it, ²⁸ for this is my blood which ratifies the covenant, the blood which is to be poured out for many for the forgiveness of their sins.

²² While they were eating, He took a loaf and blessed it and broke it in pieces and gave it to them, saying, "Take this; it is my body." ²³ He also took the cup of wine and gave thanks and gave it to them, and they all drank some of it. ²⁴ Then He said to them, "This is my blood which ratifies the covenant, the blood which is to be poured out for many.

¹⁷ Then He received a cup of wine, gave thanks, and said, "Take this and share it among you,

²⁰ In like manner after supper He took a cup of wine, and said, "This cup of wine is the new covenant to be ratified by my blood, which is to be poured out for you.

³⁰ And after He had taken His place at table with them, He took the loaf and blessed it and broke it in pieces and handed it to them.

²³ Other boats from Tiberias had landed near the place where the people ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

⁵¹ I am this living bread that has come down out of heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my own flesh."

⁴ and all drank the same spiritual drink -- for they continued to drink the water from the spiritual Rock which accompanied them, and that Rock was the Christ --

¹⁶ Is not the consecrated cup which we consecrate a sign of our sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the loaf which we break a sign of our sharing in the body of Christ?

²³ For the account that I passed on to you I myself received from the Lord Himself, that the Lord Jesus on the night He was betrayed took a loaf of bread ²⁴ and gave thanks for it and broke it and said, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in memory of me." ²⁵ In the same way, after supper, He took the cup of wine, saying, "This cup is the new covenant ratified by my blood. Whenever you drink it, do so in memory of me." ²⁶ For every time you eat this bread and drink from this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes again. ²⁷ So whoever eats the bread and drinks from the Lord's cup in an unworthy way is guilty of sinning against the Lord's body and blood. ²⁸ A man, then, must examine himself, and only in this way should he eat any of the bread and drink from the cup. ²⁹ For whoever eats and drinks without recognizing His body, eats and drinks a judgment on himself.

⁴ who gave Himself for our sins, to save us from the present wicked world in accordance with the will of our God and Father;

²⁵ that is, Hagar (and Hagar means Mount Sinai, in Arabia) and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for Jerusalem is in slavery with her children.

² and practice living in love, just as Christ loved you too and gave Himself for you as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

¹⁸ Make it a habit to give thanks for everything, for this is God's will for you through Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ who gave Himself for us to ransom us from all iniquity and purify for Himself a people to be His very own, zealous of good works.

²⁴ He bore our sins in His own body on the cross, that we might die to sin and live to uprightness. By His wounds you have been healed,

²⁸ for this is my blood which ratifies the covenant, the blood which is to be poured out for many for the forgiveness of their sins.

¹⁶ Is not the consecrated cup which we consecrate a sign of our sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the loaf which we break a sign of our sharing in the body of Christ? ¹⁷ Because there is only one loaf, so we, though many, are only one body, for we all partake of one loaf. ¹⁸ Look at the Israelites in their practices. Are not those who eat the sacrifices in spiritual fellowship with the altar? ¹⁹ Then what do I mean? That the sacrifice to an idol is a reality, or that an idol itself is a reality? Of course not! ²⁰ I mean that what the heathen sacrifice they sacrifice to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be in fellowship with demons. ²¹ You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot eat at the table of the Lord and at the table of demons.

²⁵ In the same way, after supper, He took the cup of wine, saying, "This cup is the new covenant ratified by my blood. Whenever you drink it, do so in memory of me."

⁶ He has qualified even me as a minister of the new covenant, which is not a written but a spiritual covenant. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

⁶ But, as the case with Him now stands, He has entered upon a priestly service as much superior to theirs as the covenant of which He is the Mediator is superior to theirs, superior because it has been enacted upon superior promises. ⁷ For if the first covenant had been faultless, there could have been no room for a second one. ⁸ For, because He was dissatisfied with His people, He said: "'See; the time is coming,' says the Lord, 'When I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, ⁹ Unlike the one that I made with their forefathers the day I took them by the hand to lead them out from the land of Egypt, for they did not abide by their covenant with me, so I did not care for them,' says the Lord. ¹⁰ 'For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel in those days,' says the Lord; 'I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. And nevermore will each one need to teach his fellow-citizen, ¹¹ And each one teach his brother, saying, "Know the Lord," For all will know me, from the lowest to the highest. ¹² For I will be merciful to their deeds of wrong, and never, never any more will I recall their sins,'" ¹³ In speaking of a new covenant He makes the first one obsolete; and whatever is obsolete and antiquated is on the verge of vanishing.

¹⁵ And this is why He is the Mediator of a new covenant, in order that, after He had suffered death for securing redemption from the offenses committed under the first covenant, those who had been invited to share it might obtain the eternal inheritance promised them.

¹⁷ For a will is valid only after a man is dead, since it has no force whatever while the one who made it is alive.

²⁴ to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood which speaks a better message than even Abel's did.

²⁰ May God, who gives us peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, who through the blood by which He ratified the everlasting covenant, is now the Great Shepherd of the sheep,

²¹ And while they were eating, He said, "I solemnly say to you, one of you is going to betray me." ²² They were cut to the bottom of their hearts, and began to ask one by one, "It cannot be I, can it, Lord?" ²³ He answered, "The man who has just dipped his hand with me in the dish is the man who is going to betray me. ²⁴ The Son of Man is going away as the Scriptures say of Him, but a curse will be on that man by whom He is betrayed. It would have been better for that man, if he had never been born!"

¹⁸ And while they were sitting at table and eating, Jesus said, "I solemnly say to you, one of you, one who is now eating with me, is going to betray me." ¹⁹ And they began to show that they were hurt and to ask Him one by one, "It cannot be I, can it?" ²⁰ He answered them, "It is one of the Twelve, the one who is dipping his bread in the dish with me. ²¹ For the Son of Man is going away, as the Scriptures say of Him, but a curse will be on that man by whom He is betrayed. It would have been better for that man, if he had never been born."

¹⁸ I do not mean all of you. I know whom I have chosen, but I know that the Scriptures must be fulfilled: 'The man who is eating my bread has lifted his heel against me.' ¹⁹ From now on I will tell you things before they take place, so that when they do take place, you may believe that I am the Christ.

²¹ After saying this Jesus was deeply moved in spirit and solemnly said, "I most solemnly say to you, one of you is going to betray me." ²² The disciples kept looking at one another, but were at a loss to know which one He meant.

²⁶ Jesus answered, "It is that one to whom I give the piece of bread when I dip it in the dish." So He dipped it into the dish and took it and gave it to Judas, Simon Iscariot's son.

²⁴ The Son of Man is going away as the Scriptures say of Him, but a curse will be on that man by whom He is betrayed. It would have been better for that man, if he had never been born!"

⁵³ Do you suppose that I am unable to appeal to my Father and have Him furnish me on the spot one hundred thousand angels? ⁵⁴ How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, for they say this is the way it must be?"

⁵ Then he tossed the money into the temple and left, and went off and hanged himself.

²¹ For the Son of Man is going away, as the Scriptures say of Him, but a curse will be on that man by whom He is betrayed. It would have been better for that man, if he had never been born."

²⁵ Then He said to them, "O men sluggish in mind and slow in heart to believe all that the prophets have said! ²⁶ Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and thus to enter into His glory?" ²⁷ Then He began with Moses and went through all the prophets and explained to them all the passages in the Scriptures about Himself.

⁴⁶ and said to them, "The Scriptures said that the Christ should suffer as He has suffered, should rise from the dead on the third day,

¹² As long as I was with them, I kept them by your power which you gave me, and I protected them, and not one of them was lost, except the one who is now doomed to be lost, so that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

¹⁶ "Brothers, that Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit uttered by the mouth of David in the former times about Judas who became the guide to those who arrested Jesus; ¹⁷ for he was one of our number, and he received a share in this ministry of ours. ¹⁸ (This man bought a piece of land with the money which he took for his treachery, and he fell there face downward and his body broke in two, and all his intestines poured out. ¹⁹ It became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that this piece of land was called in their language Akeldamach, that is, The Field of Blood.) ²⁰ For in the Book of Psalms it is written: 'Let his estate be desolate, and let no one live on it,' and 'Let someone else take his position.' ²¹ "So one of these men who have been associated with us all the time the Lord Jesus came and went among us, ²² from the time of His baptism by John down to the day when He was taken up from us, must be added to our number as a witness to His resurrection." ²³ Then they nominated two men, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias. ²⁴ And they prayed, saying, "Lord, you who know the hearts of all, show us which one of these two men you have chosen ²⁵ to take a share in this service as an apostle, from which Judas fell away to go to his own place."

²³ this very Jesus, I say, after He was betrayed, in accordance with the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you had wicked men kill by nailing Him to a cross;

²⁵ who spoke thus through the Holy Spirit by the lips of our forefather David, your servant: 'Why did the heathen rage, and the peoples make vain designs? ²⁶ The kings of the earth took their stand. The rulers met against the Lord, and too, against His Christ.' ²⁷ "For in this city they actually met against your holy Servant Jesus, whom you had consecrated -- Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the heathen and the peoples of Israel, ²⁸ to do all that your hand and will had predetermined to take place.

²⁷ For the people of Jerusalem and their leaders, because they were ignorant of Him, by condemning Him have actually fulfilled the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, ²⁸ and although they could not find Him guilty of a capital offense, they begged Pilate to have Him put to death.

²² As I have gotten help from God clear down to this very day, I stand here to testify to high and low alike, without adding a syllable to what Moses and the prophets said should take place, ²³ if the Christ should suffer, and by being the first to rise from the dead was to proclaim the light to the Jewish people and to the heathen."

³ For I passed on to you, among the primary principles of the good news, what I had received, that Christ died for our sins, in accordance with the Scriptures, ⁴ that He was buried, that on the third day He was raised from the dead, in accordance with the Scriptures,

¹¹ earnestly trying to find out the time, and the nature of the times, which the Spirit of the Christ within them pointed to, in foretelling the sufferings of the Christ and the glory that should follow them.

²² They were cut to the bottom of their hearts, and began to ask one by one, "It cannot be I, can it, Lord?"

¹⁹ And they began to show that they were hurt and to ask Him one by one, "It cannot be I, can it?"

²² The disciples kept looking at one another, but were at a loss to know which one He meant. ²³ One of the disciples, whom Jesus specially loved, was sitting very close to Jesus at His right. ²⁴ So Simon Peter nodded to him to ask Him which one it was that He meant. ²⁵ He leaned back on Jesus' breast and said to Him, "Lord, who is it?"

²⁰ Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came up to Him with her sons, kneeling to Him and asking a favor of Him. ²¹ And He asked her, "What do you want?" She answered Him, "Give orders that these two sons of mine may sit one at your right and one at your left in your kingdom." ²² But Jesus answered, "You do not realize what you are asking for. Can you drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They answered, "Yes, we can." ²³ He said to them, "You will drink the cup that I am to drink, but seats at my right and at my left are not mine to give, but they will be given to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father." ²⁴ When the other ten heard of it, they were indignant at the two brothers.

³⁴ But they had nothing to say, for they had discussed with one another which of them was to be the greatest.

³⁷ They answered Him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your splendor." ³⁸ Jesus said to them, "You do not realize what you are asking for. Can you drink the cup that I am drinking, or endure the baptism of agony that I am to endure?" ³⁹ They answered Him, "We can." Jesus said to them, "Yes, the cup that I am drinking you will have to drink, and the baptism of agony that I am enduring you will have to endure, ⁴⁰ but seats at my right and at my left are not mine to give, but they will be given to those for whom they have been prepared." ⁴¹ When the other ten heard of it, they were at first very indignant at James and John.

⁴⁶ Now a controversy sprang up among them as to which of them might be the greatest.

¹⁰ In brotherly love be affectionate to one another, in personal honors put one another to the fore,

⁴ Love is so patient and so kind; love never boils with jealousy; it never boasts, is never puffed with pride;

³ Stop acting from motives of selfish strife or petty ambition, but in humility practice treating one another as your superiors. ⁴ Stop looking after your own interests only but practice looking out for the interests of others too. ⁵ Keep on fostering the same disposition that Christ Jesus had.

⁵ Or, do you think that the Scripture means nothing when it says, "He jealously yearns for the Spirit that He causes to dwell in your hearts"? ⁶ But He gives a greater spiritual blessing. He says, "God opposes haughty people but blesses humble people."

⁵ You younger men, on your part, must be submissive to the elders. And you must all put on the servant's apron of humility to one another, because God opposes the haughty but bestows His unmerited favor on the humble. ⁶ Therefore humbly submit to God's strong hand, so that at the proper time He may exalt you.

²⁵ But Jesus called them to Him and said, "You know that the rulers of the heathen lord it over them, and their great men rule as despots over them. ²⁶ It is not to be so among you, but whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, ²⁷ and whoever wants to hold first position among you must be your slave, ²⁸ just as the Son of Man has come, not to be served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom price to set many free."

⁴¹ When the other ten heard of it, they were at first very indignant at James and John. ⁴² Then Jesus called them to Him, and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule the heathen lord it over them, and their great men rule as despots over them; ⁴³ but this is not to be the case among you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, ⁴⁴ and whoever wants to hold the first positions among you must be everybody's slave. ⁴⁵ For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom price to set many free."

³ and said: "I solemnly say to you, unless you turn and become like little children, you can never get into the kingdom of heaven at all. ⁴ So then, whoever becomes as lowly as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, ⁵ and whoever welcomes one little child like this for my sake welcomes me.

⁸ But as for you, you must not seek for others to call you 'Teacher,' for you have but one who is 'Teacher,' and you are all brothers. ⁹ And you must not call anyone on earth 'father,' for the Heavenly One is your Father. ¹⁰ And you must not be called 'leaders,' for you have only one Leader, and that is Christ. ¹¹ Whoever is greatest among you must be your servant. ¹² Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

³⁵ So He sat down and called the Twelve to Him and said, "If anyone wants to be the first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all."

⁴⁸ Then He said to them, "Whoever welcomes this little child on my account is welcoming me, and whoever welcomes me is welcoming Him who sent me; for the one who is lowliest among you all is really great."

² Stop living in accordance with the customs of this world, but by the new ideals that mold your minds continue to transform yourselves, so as to find and follow God's will; that is, what is good, well-pleasing to Him, and perfect.

³ and not as domineering over those in your charge but proving yourselves models for the flock to imitate;

⁵ You younger men, on your part, must be submissive to the elders. And you must all put on the servant's apron of humility to one another, because God opposes the haughty but bestows His unmerited favor on the humble.

⁹ I have written briefly to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to be first among them, refuses to listen to me. ¹⁰ So, if I come, I will remind you of what he is doing, how with malicious insinuations he is talking about me. Not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers himself, he interferes with those who want to do so, and tries to put them out of the church.

²⁸ just as the Son of Man has come, not to be served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom price to set many free."

⁷ "What man among you, if he has a slave plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, 'Come at once and take your seat at the table,' ⁸ but will not rather say to him, 'Get my supper ready, and dress yourself and wait on me until I eat and drink, and you yourself can eat and drink afterward'? ⁹ Does he praise the slave for doing what he was ordered to do?

⁵ Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel which was around His waist. ⁶ Thus He came to Simon Peter. Peter said to Him, "Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" ⁷ Jesus answered him, "You do not now understand what I am doing, but by-and-by you will learn." ⁸ Peter said to Him, "You must never wash my feet!" Jesus answered, "Unless I do wash you, you can have no share with me." ⁹ Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, do not stop with my feet, then, but wash my hands and face too!" ¹⁰ Jesus said to him, "Anyone who has taken a bath has no need of washing anything but his feet, but he is clean all over. And you are now clean, though not all of you are." ¹¹ For He knew who was going to betray Him; this is why He said, "You are not all clean." ¹² So when He had washed their feet and had put on His clothes and taken His place at the table, He said to them again: "Do you understand what I have done to you? ¹³ You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right in calling me so, for that is what I am. ¹⁴ If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵ For I have set you an example, in order that you too may practice what I have done to you. ¹⁶ I most solemnly say to you, no slave is superior to his master, and no messenger is greater than the man who sends him.

⁹ For by experience you know the unmerited favor shown by our Lord Jesus Christ; that although He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, in order that by His poverty you might become rich.

⁷ but He laid it aside as He took on the nature of a slave and became like other men. ⁸ Because He was recognized as a man, in reality as well as in outward form, He finally humiliated Himself in obedience so as to die, even to die on a cross.

²⁸ Jesus said to them: "I solemnly say to you, in the new order of life, when the Son of Man shall take His seat on His glorious throne, you too, who have followed me, will sit on twelve thrones, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And everyone who has given up home or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms, for my sake, will receive many times as much, and in addition will be in possession of eternal life.

¹³ But whoever bears up to the end will be saved.

⁶⁷ So Jesus said to the Twelve, "You too do not want to go back, do you?" ⁶⁸ Simon Peter answered Him, "To whom can we go, Lord? You have the message that gives eternal life,

³¹ So Jesus said to the Jews who believed in Him, "If you live in accordance with what I teach, you are really my disciples,

²⁵ to take a share in this service as an apostle, from which Judas fell away to go to his own place."

¹⁸ For inasmuch as He has suffered Himself by being tempted, He is able to give immediate help to any that are tempted.

¹⁵ For we do not have a High Priest who is incapable of sympathizing with us in our weaknesses, but we have One who was tempted in every respect as we are, and yet without committing any sin.

⁴⁷ I solemnly say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property.

³⁴ Then the King will say to those at His right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, take possession of the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.

¹⁸ Then Jesus came up to them, and said, "Full authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

³² Stop being afraid, my little flock, for your Father has gladly chosen to give you the kingdom.

¹⁷ So he said to him, 'Well done, my good slave! Because you have proven dependable in a very small business, be governor of ten cities!'

²⁵ Any man who enters an athletic contest practices rigid self-control in training, only to win a wreath that withers, but we are in to win a wreath that never withers.

⁷ My hope for you is well founded; because I know that just as you, brothers, are sharers of my sufferings, so you will be sharers of my comfort too.

¹² "If we patiently endure, we will reign with Him too. If we disown Him, He will disown us too.

⁵ Listen, my dearly loved brothers. Has not God chosen the poor of the world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

⁴ and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious crown that never fades.

¹⁴ The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the Lamb's twelve apostles.

¹¹ I tell you, many will come from the east and from the west and take their seats at the feast with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, 'in the kingdom of heaven,

²⁸ Jesus said to them: "I solemnly say to you, in the new order of life, when the Son of Man shall take His seat on His glorious throne, you too, who have followed me, will sit on twelve thrones, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

¹⁶ For I tell you, I shall never again eat one until it finds its full fruition in the kingdom of God." ¹⁷ Then He received a cup of wine, gave thanks, and said, "Take this and share it among you, ¹⁸ for I tell you, I shall not after today drink the product of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."

² Do you not know that God's people are to judge the world? And if the world is to be judged before you, are you unfit to try such petty cases? ³ Do you not know that we Christians are to sit in judgment on angels, to say nothing of the ordinary cases of life?

²⁶ To him who conquers and continues to the very end to do the works that please me, I will give authority over the heathen; ²⁷ he will govern them with a scepter of iron and shatter them like earthen jars -- just such authority as I have received from my Father --

²¹ I will give to him who conquers the privilege of taking his seat with me on my throne, just as I have conquered and taken my seat with my Father on His throne.

⁴ Around the throne there were twenty-four thrones, with twenty-four elders seated on them, clothed in white and with crowns of gold on their heads.

⁴¹ The Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and vexed about many things.

⁴ He dropped to the ground; then he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

⁸ Be calm and alert. Your opponent the devil is always prowling about like a roaring lion, trying to devour you.

¹⁰ Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "The salvation, power, and kingdom of our God, and the sovereignty of His Christ, have already come, because the accuser of our brothers, who always day and night accuses them before our God, has been hurled down.

³ and said: "I solemnly say to you, unless you turn and become like little children, you can never get into the kingdom of heaven at all.

⁷⁵ Then Peter remembered Jesus' words, "Before a cock crows, you will disown me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly.

⁷² At that moment for the second time a Cock crowed. Then Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will disown me three times!" And when he remembered that, he burst into tears.

⁷ But you go and tell His disciples and Peter, 'He is going back to Galilee to meet you; you will see Him there, just as He told you.'"

¹³ The portion of them on the rock illustrates those who accept the message, bubbling over with joy when they first hear it, but it takes no real root. They believe for awhile, but in the time of testing they fall away.

⁶¹ Then the Lord turned and looked at Peter, and Peter was reminded of the word that the Lord had spoken to him, "Before a cock crows today, you will disown me three times." ⁶² And he went outside and burst into bitter tears.

¹⁹ In just a little while the world will not see me any more, but you will be seeing me. Because I am to live on, you too will live on.

⁹ I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world now, but only for those whom you have given me, because they are yours -- ¹⁰ really, all that is mine is yours, and all that is yours is mine -- and I have been glorified through them. ¹¹ And now I am no longer to be in the world, but they are to stay on in the world, while I am going to be with you. Holy Father, keep them by the power which you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are.

¹⁵ I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil in it. ¹⁶ They do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to it. ¹⁷ Consecrate them by your truth; your message is truth. ¹⁸ Just as you have sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world, too. ¹⁹ And so for their sake I am consecrating myself, that they too may be consecrated by truth. ²⁰ "I make this petition, not for them only, but for all who ever come to believe in me through their message, ²¹ for them all to be one, just as you, Father, are in union with me and I in union with you, for them to be in union with us, so that the world may be convinced that you have sent me.

¹⁵ After they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, are you more devoted to me than you are to these things?" Peter answered Him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I tenderly love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my lambs." ¹⁶ Jesus again said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, are you really devoted to me?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I tenderly love you." Jesus said to him, "Then be a shepherd to my sheep." ¹⁷ For the third time Jesus asked him, "Simon, son of John, do you really tenderly love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus the third time asked him, "Do you really tenderly love me?" So he answered Him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I do tenderly love you." Jesus said to him, "Then feed my sheep.

¹⁹ So now repent and turn to Him, to have your sins wiped out, that times of revival may come from the presence of the Lord,

⁹ So if we have already been brought into right standing with God by Christ's death, it is much more certain that by Him we shall be saved from God's wrath. ¹⁰ For if while we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, it is much more certain that since we have been reconciled we shall finally be saved through His new life.

³² Since He did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, will He not with Him graciously give us everything else?

³⁴ who can condemn them? Christ Jesus who died, or rather, who was raised from the dead, is now at God's right hand, and is actually pleading for us.

⁴ who comforts me in every sorrow I have, so that I can comfort people who are in sorrow with the comfort with which I am comforted by God. ⁵ For just as my sufferings for Christ are running over the cup, so through Christ my comfort is running over too. ⁶ If I am in sorrow, it is on behalf of your comfort and salvation; if I am comforted, it is for the comfort that is experienced by you in your patient endurance of the same sort of sufferings that I am enduring too.

¹³ though I once used to abuse, persecute, and insult Him. But mercy was shown me by Him, because I did it in ignorance and unbelief, ¹⁴ and the spiritual blessing of our Lord in increasing floods has come upon me, accompanied by faith and love inspired by union with Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ It is a saying to be trusted and deserves our fullest acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; and I am the foremost of them. ¹⁶ Yet, mercy was shown me for the very purpose that in my case as the foremost of sinners Jesus might display His perfect patience, to make me an example to those who in the future might believe on Him to obtain eternal life.

¹⁸ who have missed the truth by saying that the resurrection has already taken place, are undermining some people's faith.

¹ Paul, a slave of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to stimulate faith in God's chosen people and to lead them on to a full knowledge of religious truth,

²⁵ Therefore, because He Himself lives always to intercede for them always, He is able to save completely any and all who come to God through Him.

¹² So tighten the grip of your slipping hands; stiffen the stand of your knocking knees; ¹³ and keep your feet in straight paths, so that limbs may not be dislocated, but instead be cured.

¹⁵ Continue to look after one another, that no one fails to gain God's spiritual blessing; or some evil like a bitter root may spring up and trouble you, and many of you be contaminated by it --

¹ Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the foreign-born Jews who are scattered over Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

⁵ who are always guarded by the power of God through faith, in order that you may receive that final salvation which will be ready to be uncovered for you at the last time.

¹³ Therefore, as a means of spiritual preparation, tighten up the belt about your minds, keep perfectly calm, keep your hope on the spiritual blessing to be conferred upon you at the unveiling of Jesus Christ.

⁸ Be calm and alert. Your opponent the devil is always prowling about like a roaring lion, trying to devour you. ⁹ Resist him and be strong in faith, because you know that your brotherhood all over the world is experiencing the same sort of sufferings. ¹⁰ And God, the giver of every spiritual blessing, who through your union with Christ has called you to His eternal glory, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself make you perfect, firm, and strong,

¹⁰ Therefore, brothers, be all the more in earnest to make certain to yourselves God's call and choice of you. For if you cultivate these qualities, you will never slip, ¹¹ for it is in this way that to you will be generously granted a triumphant admittance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. ¹² Therefore, I will always remind you of these things, although you know them and are firmly grounded in the truth that you already have.

¹⁴ Therefore, dearly beloved, since you are expecting this, be in earnest to be found by Him without a blot, without reproach, and at peace.

¹⁷ So, dearly beloved, since you have been forewarned, you must always be on your guard against being led astray by the errors of lawless men, and so against falling away from your present firmness; ¹⁸ but instead, you must continue to grow in the spiritual strength and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory now and forever!

¹ My dear children, I am writing you this so that you may not sin; yet if anyone ever sins, we have One who pleads our case with the Father, Jesus Christ, One who is righteous. ² And He is Himself the atoning sacrifice for our sins; and not for ours alone, but also for the whole world.

¹⁹ They have gone out from our own number, but they did not really belong to us; for if they had, they would have stayed with us. It was to show that none of those who went out really belonged to us.

²² But Jesus answered, "You do not realize what you are asking for. Can you drink the cup that I am about to drink?" They answered, "Yes, we can."

³³ Peter answered, "Though all the rest of them stumble over you, I will never do so." ³⁴ Jesus said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very night, before a cock crows, you will disown me three times." ³⁵ Peter answered, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you."

⁴⁰ Then He came back to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, "Could you not then watch with me a single hour? ⁴¹ You must all keep watching and praying that you may not be exposed to temptation. Man's spirit is willing but human nature is weak."

²⁹ Then Peter said to Him, "Although all the rest of them stumble over you, yet I will never do so myself."

³¹ But Peter kept on emphatically saying, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you." And they all kept saying the same thing.

³⁷ And He went back and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch a single hour? ³⁸ You must all keep watching and praying that you may not be exposed to temptation. Man's spirit is willing but human nature is weak."

³⁶ Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus answered, "I am going where you cannot follow me just now, but you will later follow me." ³⁷ Peter said to Him, "Lord, why can I not follow you right now? I will lay down my life for you."

²³ except that in town after town the Holy Spirit emphatically assures me that imprisonment and sufferings are awaiting me. ²⁴ But now I count as nothing the sacrifice of my life, if only I can finish my race and render the service entrusted to me by the Lord Jesus, of faithfully telling the good news of God's favor.

¹³ Then Paul answered, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? Why, I am ready not only to be bound at Jerusalem but to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."

³⁴ Jesus said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very night, before a cock crows, you will disown me three times."

⁷⁴ Then he commenced cursing and swearing, "I do not know the man!" And at once a cock crowed.

³⁰ Then Jesus said to him, "I solemnly say to you, this very night, before the cock crows twice, you, yes, you, will disown me three times."

⁷¹ Then he commenced cursing and swearing, "I do not know this man that you are talking about." ⁷² At that moment for the second time a Cock crowed. Then Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, "Before the cock crows twice, you will disown me three times!" And when he remembered that, he burst into tears.

³⁸ Jesus answered, "You will lay down your life for me! I most solemnly say to you, before a cock crows, you will three times disown me!"

²⁷ Then Peter again denied it, and at that moment a cock crowed.

³¹ So never worry and say, 'What are we going to have to eat? What are we going to have to drink? What are we going to have to wear?' ³² For the heathen are greedily pursuing all such things; and surely your heavenly Father well knows that you need them all. ³³ But as your first duty keep on looking for His standard of doing right, and for His will, and then all these things will be yours besides.

⁹ Do not accept gold or silver or even copper money for your purse, ¹⁰ and do not take a bag for your journey, nor two shirts, nor any shoes, nor a staff, for the workman deserves his support.

⁸ He ordered them not to take anything for the journey except a staff, no bread, no bag, no money in the purse; ⁹ they were to go with plain sandals on their feet and not to wear two shirts.

³ So He said to them, "Take nothing with you for your journey, no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, nor even have two shirts.

⁴ Do not carry a purse, a bag, or shoes, and do not stop to say 'Good morning' to anybody on the road.

²⁹ So you must stop seeking what to eat and what to drink, and must stop being in suspense about these things. ³⁰ For all these are the very things the nations of the world are greedily trying to get, and surely your Father well knows that you need them. ³¹ But continue to seek His will, and these things will be yours besides.

²² And you will be hated by all men, because you bear my name, but whoever bears up to the end will be saved. ²³ But whenever they persecute you in one town, flee to a different one. For I solemnly say to you, you will not cover all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man returns. ²⁴ No pupil is better than his teacher, and no slave is better than his master. ²⁵ The pupil should be satisfied to become like his teacher, and the slave should be satisfied to become like his master. If men have called the Head of the house Beelzebub, how much worse names will they heap upon the members of His family!

²⁰ Remember what I once told you: No slave is greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will persecute you too. If they have observed my teaching, they will observe yours too.

³³ I have told you these things, that you through union with me may have peace. In the world you have trouble, but be courageous! I have conquered the world."

¹⁴ For you, brothers, followed the example of God's churches in Judea that are in union with Christ Jesus, for you too have suffered the same sort of ill-treatment at the hands of your fellow-countrymen as they did at the hands of the Jews, ¹⁵ who killed the Lord Jesus and persecuted the prophets and us; and who continue to displease God and show themselves in opposition to all mankind,

⁴ for when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we were going to be pressed with difficulties, and it took place, as you know.

¹ So then, since Christ has suffered in our physical form, you too must arm yourselves with the same determination. For whoever suffers in his physical form has done with sin,

⁵⁴ How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, for they say this is the way it must be?" ⁵⁵ At that time Jesus said to the crowds: "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me, as though I were a robber? Day after day I used to sit teaching in the temple, and you never laid hands on me. ⁵⁶ But this has all taken place so that the writings of the prophets may be fulfilled." Then the disciples all forsook Him and made their escape.

²⁷ They crucified two robbers along with Him, one at His right and one at His left.

³¹ Now He took the Twelve aside and said to them, "Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.

²² For the Son of Man is going away, as it has been divinely decreed, but a curse will be on that man by whom He is betrayed!"

³² Two others, criminals, were also led out to be executed with Him.

⁴⁴ Then He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you, that everything which is written about me in the law of Moses, in the prophets, and in the Psalms, had to be fulfilled." ⁴⁵ Then He opened their minds so that they might continue to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶ and said to them, "The Scriptures said that the Christ should suffer as He has suffered, should rise from the dead on the third day,

³⁵ If men to whom God's message came are called gods -- and the Scriptures cannot be made null and void --

⁴ I have glorified you down here upon the earth by completing the work which you have given me to do.

²⁸ After this, as Jesus knew that everything was now finished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, He said, "I am thirsty." ²⁹ A bowl full of sour wine was sitting there. So they put a sponge soaked in sour wine on a stick and put it to His lips. ³⁰ As soon as Jesus took the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" Then He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.

²⁷ For the people of Jerusalem and their leaders, because they were ignorant of Him, by condemning Him have actually fulfilled the utterances of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, ²⁸ and although they could not find Him guilty of a capital offense, they begged Pilate to have Him put to death. ²⁹ When they had carried out everything that had been written in the Scriptures about Him, they took Him down from the cross and laid Him in a tomb.

²¹ He made Him who personally knew nothing of sin to be a sin-offering for us, so that through union with Him we might come into right standing with God.

¹³ Christ ransomed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us -- for the Scripture says, "Cursed be everyone who is hanged on a tree" --

⁵² Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back where it belongs, for all who wield the sword will die by the sword.

⁴⁹ Those who were about Him saw what was about to take place, and said, "Lord, shall we use our swords now?"

³⁶ Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would have been fighting to keep me from being turned over to the Jews. But as a matter of fact, my kingdom does not come from such a source."

³ For though I do still live the life of a physical human creature, I am not waging this war in accordance with physical human standards, ⁴ for the weapons used in my warfare are not mere human ones, but through my God are mighty for demolishing fortresses.

¹⁰ From now on you must grow stronger through union with the Lord and through His mighty power. ¹¹ You must put on God's full armor, so as to be able to stand up against the devil's stratagems. ¹² For our contest is not with human foes alone, but with the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark world; that is, with the spirit-forces of evil challenging us in the heavenly contest. ¹³ So you must take on God's full armor, so as to be able to take a stand in the day when evil attacks you, and, after having completely finished the contest, to hold your own. ¹⁴ Hold your position, then, with your waist encircled with the belt of truth, put on right-doing as a coat of mail, ¹⁵ and put on your feet the preparation the good news of peace supplies. ¹⁶ Besides all these, take on the shield which faith provides, for with it you will be able to put out all the fire-tipped arrows shot by the evil one, ¹⁷ take the helmet salvation provides, and take the sword the Spirit wields, which is the word of God. ¹⁸ Keep on praying in the Spirit, with every kind of prayer and entreaty, at every opportunity, be ever on the alert with perfect devotion and entreaty for all God's people,

⁸ but let us who belong to the day keep sober, clothed with faith and love for a coat of mail and with the hope of salvation for a helmet. ⁹ Resist him and be strong in faith, because you know that your brotherhood all over the world is experiencing the same sort of sufferings.

¹ When they were near Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage and the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples on ahead,

³⁰ After singing a hymn, they left the city, and went up the Mount of Olives.

³⁶ Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to the disciples, "Sit down here while I go over yonder and pray." ³⁷ And He took Peter and Zebedee's two sons along with Him and He began to give way to His grief and distress of heart. ³⁸ Then He said to them, "My heart is breaking, it almost kills me! You must stay here and keep watching with me."

¹¹ And so He went into Jerusalem and into the temple. After He had looked everything over, as it was already late, He went out with the Twelve to Bethany.

¹⁹ So when evening came, He and His disciples used to go out of the city.

³ As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew, in a private group, were asking Him,

²⁶ After singing a hymn they went out of the city and up the Mount of Olives.

³² Then they came to the place called Gethsemane, and He said to His disciples, "Sit down here while I pray." ³³ And he took Peter, James, and John along with Him, and He began to feel completely dazed and to realize His anguish of heart, ³⁴ and so He said to them, "My heart is breaking, it almost kills me! You must stay here and keep watching."

³⁷ Now during the days He continued to teach in the temple, but He would go out and spend the nights on the hill called the Mount of Olives;

¹ On saying these things He went out with His disciples across the Ravine of Cedars to a place where there was a garden, and He went into it with His disciples. ² Now Judas, too, who betrayed Him, knew the spot, because Jesus had often met with His disciples there.

¹³ And do not let us be subjected to temptation, but save us from the evil one.

³⁶ Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to the disciples, "Sit down here while I go over yonder and pray." ³⁷ And He took Peter and Zebedee's two sons along with Him and He began to give way to His grief and distress of heart. ³⁸ Then He said to them, "My heart is breaking, it almost kills me! You must stay here and keep watching with me." ³⁹ Then He walked on a few steps and threw Himself upon His face, and in this attitude continued to pray, and say, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass by me; and yet, I pray, not what I want but what you want." ⁴⁰ Then He came back to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, "Could you not then watch with me a single hour? ⁴¹ You must all keep watching and praying that you may not be exposed to temptation. Man's spirit is willing but human nature is weak." ⁴² A second time He went away and prayed, "My Father, if it cannot pass by without my drinking it, your will be done." ⁴³ He came back again and found them still sleeping, for their eyes were so heavy they could hardly hold them open. ⁴⁴ Then He left them again and prayed the third time, using the same words. ⁴⁵ After that He came back to the disciples and said to them: "Still sleeping! Still resting! See! The time has come for the Son of Man to be betrayed into the hands of sinful men! ⁴⁶ Get up and let us be going. Look! Here comes my betrayer!"

³² Then they came to the place called Gethsemane, and He said to His disciples, "Sit down here while I pray." ³³ And he took Peter, James, and John along with Him, and He began to feel completely dazed and to realize His anguish of heart, ³⁴ and so He said to them, "My heart is breaking, it almost kills me! You must stay here and keep watching." ³⁵ Then He walked on a few steps and threw Himself upon the ground and kept praying that if it were possible He might escape the hour of agony, ³⁶ and He was saying, "Abba [which means 'Father'], anything is possible for you! Take this cup away from me! Yet, I pray, not what I want but what you want!" ³⁷ And He went back and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch a single hour? ³⁸ You must all keep watching and praying that you may not be exposed to temptation. Man's spirit is willing but human nature is weak." ³⁹ He went away again and prayed in the same words. ⁴⁰ When He went back again, He found them asleep again, for their eyes were so heavy they could hardly hold them open; and they did not know what answer to make Him. ⁴¹ He came back the third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? No more of that! The hour has come. See! The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinful men. ⁴² Get up, let us be going. Look! here comes my betrayer!"

⁴ and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone who does us wrong, and do not let us be subjected to temptation.'"

⁴⁶ Then He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and keep praying that you may not be subjected to temptation."

⁷ So, to keep me from being over-elated, there was sent upon me a physical disease, sharp as a piercing stake, a messenger of Satan, to continue afflicting me, and so to keep me, I repeat, from being over-elated. ⁸ Three times I begged the Lord about this to make it go away and leave me, ⁹ but He said to me, "My spiritual strength is sufficient, for it is only by means of conscious weakness that perfect power is developed." ¹⁰ So I most happily boast about my weaknesses, so that the strength of Christ may overshadow me. That is why I take such pleasure in weaknesses, insults, distresses, persecution, and difficulties, which I endure for Christ's sake, for it is when I am consciously weak that I am really strong.

¹⁸ Keep on praying in the Spirit, with every kind of prayer and entreaty, at every opportunity, be ever on the alert with perfect devotion and entreaty for all God's people, ¹⁹ and for me that a message may be given me when I open my lips, so that I may boldly make known the open secret of the good news,

⁷ But the end of everything on earth is near. So be serious and sober minded, that you may give yourselves to prayer.

⁸ Be calm and alert. Your opponent the devil is always prowling about like a roaring lion, trying to devour you. ⁹ Resist him and be strong in faith, because you know that your brotherhood all over the world is experiencing the same sort of sufferings.

¹⁰ Because you have kept my message with the patient endurance that I give you, I also will keep you from the time of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test the inhabitants of the earth.

³⁹ Then He walked on a few steps and threw Himself upon His face, and in this attitude continued to pray, and say, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass by me; and yet, I pray, not what I want but what you want."

³⁵ Then He walked on a few steps and threw Himself upon the ground and kept praying that if it were possible He might escape the hour of agony,

¹¹ The Pharisee stood and said this self-centered prayer, 'O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of men, robbers, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector.

⁴² A second time He went away and prayed, "My Father, if it cannot pass by without my drinking it, your will be done."

⁴⁴ Then He left them again and prayed the third time, using the same words.

³⁶ and He was saying, "Abba [which means 'Father'], anything is possible for you! Take this cup away from me! Yet, I pray, not what I want but what you want!"

¹⁷ Then He received a cup of wine, gave thanks, and said, "Take this and share it among you, ¹⁸ for I tell you, I shall not after today drink the product of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." ¹⁹ Then He took a loaf, gave thanks, and broke it in pieces, and gave it to them, and said, "This is my body which is to be given for you. Do this as a memorial to me." ²⁰ In like manner after supper He took a cup of wine, and said, "This cup of wine is the new covenant to be ratified by my blood, which is to be poured out for you.

³⁰ I cannot do anything by myself. As I get orders, so I judge, and my judgment is a just one, for I am not trying to do my own will but the will of Him who has sent me.

³⁸ because I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of Him who sent me.

²⁷ Now my soul is troubled; what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour of agony! And yet it was for this very purpose that I came to this hour of agony. ²⁸ Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came out of heaven, "I have already glorified it and I will again glorify it."

¹¹ Then Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword back into the sheath. Must I not drink the cup which the Father has handed me?"

⁶ and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says: "'He will give His angels directions about you, And they will bear you up on their hands, so you will never strike your foot against a stone.'"

¹¹ Then the devil left Him, and angels came and continued to wait upon Him.

⁵³ Do you suppose that I am unable to appeal to my Father and have Him furnish me on the spot one hundred thousand angels?

¹⁰ for the Scripture says, 'He will give His angels directions about you, to protect you,' ¹¹ and, 'They will bear you up on their hands, so that you will never strike your foot against a stone.'"

³² but I have prayed especially for you that your own faith may not utterly fail. And you yourself, after you have turned, must strengthen your brothers."

²³ After spending some time there, he started out again, and by a definite schedule traveled all over Galatia and Phrygia, imparting new strength to all the disciples.

¹⁶ Undoubtedly the mystery of our religion is a great wonder: "He was made visible in human form; He was vindicated by the Spirit; He was seen by angels; He was proclaimed among the heathen; He was trusted in throughout the world; He was taken up to glory."

⁶ Or again, "I will become His Father, and He shall become my Son"? But when He brings again His first-born Son into the world, He says, "And let all the angels worship Him."

¹⁴ Are not the angels all attending spirits sent forth to serve for the sake of those who are going to be unceasing possessors of salvation?

¹⁷ Therefore He had to be made like His brothers, so that He could be a sympathetic High Priest, as well as a faithful one, in things relating to God, in order to atone for the people's sins.

²⁷ Now my soul is troubled; what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour of agony! And yet it was for this very purpose that I came to this hour of agony.

⁷ For during His human life He offered up prayers and entreaties, crying aloud with tears to Him who was always able to save Him out of death, and because of His beautiful spirit of worship His prayer was heard.

⁴⁰ Then He came back to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, "Could you not then watch with me a single hour?

⁴³ He came back again and found them still sleeping, for their eyes were so heavy they could hardly hold them open.

³⁷ And He went back and found them asleep, and He said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch a single hour?

⁴⁰ When He went back again, He found them asleep again, for their eyes were so heavy they could hardly hold them open; and they did not know what answer to make Him. ⁴¹ He came back the third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? No more of that! The hour has come. See! The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinful men.

³⁴ But ever be on your guard, so that your hearts may not be loaded down with self-indulgence, drunkenness, and worldly worries, and that day, like a trap, catch you unawares. ³⁵ For it will come upon all who are living anywhere on the face of the earth, ³⁶ But ever be watching and always praying, so that you may have strength to escape all this that is going to take place, and so you may take your stand in the presence of the Son of Man."

⁴⁰ Now when He reached the spot, He said to them, "Continue to pray that you may not be subjected to temptation."

⁴⁵ After that He came back to the disciples and said to them: "Still sleeping! Still resting! See! The time has come for the Son of Man to be betrayed into the hands of sinful men! ⁴⁶ Get up and let us be going. Look! Here comes my betrayer!" ⁴⁷ Even while He was still speaking, here came Judas, one of the Twelve, and with him a crowd, with swords and clubs, from the high priests and the elders of the people. ⁴⁸ Now His betrayer had given them a signal by saying, "The one I kiss is He. Seize Him!" ⁴⁹ And he went straight up to Jesus and said, "Good evening, Rabbi," and affectionately kissed Him. ⁵⁰ Jesus said to him, "My friend, do what you came for." Then they came up, laid hands on Jesus, and arrested Him. ⁵¹ One of the men with Jesus put out his hand and drew his sword, and with a thrust at the high priest's slave cut off his ear. ⁵² Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back where it belongs, for all who wield the sword will die by the sword. ⁵³ Do you suppose that I am unable to appeal to my Father and have Him furnish me on the spot one hundred thousand angels?

¹⁰ Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the high priests to betray Him to them.

⁴¹ He came back the third time and said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? No more of that! The hour has come. See! The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinful men. ⁴² Get up, let us be going. Look! here comes my betrayer!" ⁴³ At that very moment, while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, came up, and with him a crowd of men with swords and clubs, from the high priests, scribes, and elders. ⁴⁴ Now His betrayer had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is He; seize Him and lead Him safely away." ⁴⁵ So when he came he went straight up to Jesus, and said, "Rabbi," and with much affection kissed Him. ⁴⁶ Then they laid hands on Him and arrested Him. ⁴⁷ But one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck at the high priest's slave and cut his ear off. ⁴⁸ And Jesus spoke and said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me, as though I were a robber? ⁴⁹ Day after day I used to be with you teaching in the temple, and you never laid hands on me. But this is so to fulfill the Scriptures." ⁵⁰ Then all His disciples forsook Him and made their escape.

³ But Satan entered into Judas, who is called Iscariot, who belonged to the circle of the Twelve. ⁴ So he went off and discussed with the high priests and captains of the temple how he could betray Him to them. ⁵ They were delighted and made a bargain to pay him for it. ⁶ He in turn accepted their offer and began to seek a favorable opportunity to betray Him to them without exciting an uprising.

² Now Judas, too, who betrayed Him, knew the spot, because Jesus had often met with His disciples there. ³ So Judas got together the Roman garrison and some attendants from the high priests and Pharisees, and went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. ⁴ Then Jesus, as He knew everything that was going to befall Him, came forward and asked them, "Who is it that you are looking for?" ⁵ They answered Him, "Jesus of Nazareth." He said to them, "I am He." And Judas who betrayed Him was standing among them. ⁶ So when He said to them, "I am He," they took a lurch backward and fell to the ground. ⁷ So once more He asked them, "Who is it that you are looking for?" They said, "Jesus of Nazareth." ⁸ Jesus answered, "I have already told you that I am He; so if you are really looking for me, let these men go." ⁹ He said this that the statement He had just made might be fulfilled, "I have not lost one of those whom you have given me." ¹⁰ So Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's slave and cut off his right ear. The slave's name was Malchus. ¹¹ Then Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword back into the sheath. Must I not drink the cup which the Father has handed me?"

¹⁶ "Brothers, that Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit uttered by the mouth of David in the former times about Judas who became the guide to those who arrested Jesus; ¹⁷ for he was one of our number, and he received a share in this ministry of ours. ¹⁸ (This man bought a piece of land with the money which he took for his treachery, and he fell there face downward and his body broke in two, and all his intestines poured out.

⁴⁸ Now His betrayer had given them a signal by saying, "The one I kiss is He. Seize Him!" ⁴⁹ And he went straight up to Jesus and said, "Good evening, Rabbi," and affectionately kissed Him. ⁵⁰ Jesus said to him, "My friend, do what you came for." Then they came up, laid hands on Jesus, and arrested Him.

⁴⁴ Now His betrayer had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is He; seize Him and lead Him safely away." ⁴⁵ So when he came he went straight up to Jesus, and said, "Rabbi," and with much affection kissed Him. ⁴⁶ Then they laid hands on Him and arrested Him.

³⁸ So they said, "Lord, look! here are two swords!" And He answered them, "Enough!"

⁵¹ One of the men with Jesus put out his hand and drew his sword, and with a thrust at the high priest's slave cut off his ear.

⁴⁷ But one of the bystanders drew his sword and struck at the high priest's slave and cut his ear off.

¹⁹ Stop taking revenge on one another, beloved, but leave a place for God's anger, for the Scripture says, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will pay them back, says the Lord."

⁴ for the weapons used in my warfare are not mere human ones, but through my God are mighty for demolishing fortresses.

⁸ Jesus answered, "I have already told you that I am He; so if you are really looking for me, let these men go." ⁹ He said this that the statement He had just made might be fulfilled, "I have not lost one of those whom you have given me."

²¹ Stop being conquered by evil, but keep on conquering evil with good.

¹ Now I appeal to you in person, by the gentleness and fairness of Christ, I, Paul, who am so "condescending when face to face with you, but so courageous toward you when far away!"

²¹ Indeed, it was to this kind of living that you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you might follow His footsteps. ²² He never committed a sin, and deceit was never found on His lips. ²³ Although He was abused, He never retorted; although He continued to suffer, He never threatened, but committed His case to Him who judges justly.

⁵⁵ At that time Jesus said to the crowds: "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me, as though I were a robber? Day after day I used to sit teaching in the temple, and you never laid hands on me.

⁴⁸ And Jesus spoke and said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me, as though I were a robber? ⁴⁹ Day after day I used to be with you teaching in the temple, and you never laid hands on me. But this is so to fulfill the Scriptures."

⁴ So he went off and discussed with the high priests and captains of the temple how he could betray Him to them.

¹² And Jesus went into the temple and drove out all the buyers and sellers, and turned the money-changers' tables and the dove-dealers' seats upside down, ¹³ and said to them, "The Scripture says, 'My house must be called a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave for robbers." ¹⁴ Then blind and crippled people came to Him, and He cured them. ¹⁵ But because the high priests and scribes saw the wonders that He did and the children shouting in the temple, "Welcome the Son of David," they were indignant

²³ And when He had come into the temple, the high priests and elders of the people came up to Him while He was teaching, and asked, "What sort of authority have you for doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"

³⁷ Now during the days He continued to teach in the temple, but He would go out and spend the nights on the hill called the Mount of Olives; ³⁸ while all the people would rise early in the mornings and come to listen to Him in the temple.

²⁵ Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, "Is not this the man they are trying to kill? ²⁶ Just look! He is talking in public, and yet they do not say a word to Him! It cannot be that the authorities have really learned that He is the Christ, can it?

³⁰ Then they kept on trying to arrest Him, and yet no one laid a hand on Him, for the time had not yet come.

⁴⁵ So the officers went back to the high priests and Pharisees. The latter asked the officers, "Why have you not brought Him?"

³⁰ "I shall not talk much more with you, for the evil ruler of this world is coming and he has nothing in common with me,

²⁰ I most solemnly say to you, you will weep and wail, but the world will be glad; you will grieve but your grief will be turned into gladness. ²¹ When a woman is in labor, she is in pain, for her time has come, but when the baby is born, she forgets her pain because of her joy that a human being has been born into the world. ²² So you too are now in sorrow, but I am going to see you again, and then your hearts will be happy, and no one can rob you of your happiness.

¹⁸ to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's power to God, so as to have their sins forgiven and have a possession among those that are consecrated by faith in me.'

³ If the meaning of the good news I preach is covered up at all, it is so only in the case of those who are on the way to destruction. ⁴ In their case, the god of this world has blinded the eyes of the unbelievers, to keep the glorious light of the good news of Christ, who is the likeness of God, from dawning upon them. ⁵ For I am not proclaiming myself but Christ Jesus as Lord, and myself a slave of yours for Jesus' sake. ⁶ For God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in my heart, to give me the light of the knowledge of God's glory, reflected on the face of Christ.

¹² For our contest is not with human foes alone, but with the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark world; that is, with the spirit-forces of evil challenging us in the heavenly contest.

⁹ So the huge dragon, the ancient serpent, called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him. ¹⁰ Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "The salvation, power, and kingdom of our God, and the sovereignty of His Christ, have already come, because the accuser of our brothers, who always day and night accuses them before our God, has been hurled down. ¹¹ But they have conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the message to which they bore testimony, because they did not cling to life but courted death. ¹² So celebrate your triumph, you heavens and you who live in them! Alas for the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you in a great rage, since he knows that his time is short!"

⁵⁷ The men who had laid hands on Jesus took Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, at whose home the scribes and elders had met. ⁵⁸ And Peter followed Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest's home; he even went inside and was sitting among the attendants to see how it would end.

⁵³ They took Jesus away to the high priest, and all the high priests, elders, and scribes met there. ⁵⁴ And Peter followed Him at a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest; he was sitting with the attendants and warming himself before the fire.

³³ But Peter said to Him, "Lord, I am ready to go even to prison and to death with you!" ³⁴ But He said, "I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow today before you deny three times that you know me!"

¹² So the garrison and its commander and the attendants of the Jews arrested Jesus and put handcuffs on Him, ¹³ and took Him first to Annas. For he was father-in-law of Caiaphas who was high priest that year. ¹⁴ Now it was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews that it was for their welfare that one should die for the people. ¹⁵ Simon Peter and another disciple followed on after Jesus. And that other disciple was acquainted with the high priest, and so went on with Jesus into the high priest's courtyard, ¹⁶ but Peter stood outside before the door. So this other disciple, who was acquainted with the high priest, stepped out and spoke to the woman doorkeeper and brought Peter in. ¹⁷ Then the servant girl at the door said to Peter, "You too are not one of this man's disciples, are you?" He answered, "No, I am not."

²⁴ So Annas sent Him over, still in handcuffs, to Caiaphas the high priest.

³ Then the high priests and the elders of the people met in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

⁶⁹ Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a waiting girl came up to him, and said, "You, too, were with Jesus the Galilean." ⁷⁰ But he denied it before them all, and said, "I do not understand what you mean." ⁷¹ Then he went out into the gateway, and another waiting girl saw him, and said to those there, "This fellow was with Jesus the Nazarene." ⁷² Again he denied it, and even swore, "I do not know the man!" ⁷³ A few minutes afterward the bystanders came up to Peter and said, "You are surely one of them, too, for your accent gives you away." ⁷⁴ Then he commenced cursing and swearing, "I do not know the man!" And at once a cock crowed. ⁷⁵ Then Peter remembered Jesus' words, "Before a cock crows, you will disown me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly.

⁶⁶ While Peter was down in the courtyard, one of the high priest's waiting girls came up, ⁶⁷ and when she saw that Peter was warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You were with Jesus of Nazareth too!" ⁶⁸ But he denied it, saying, "I do not know or understand what you mean." Then he went out of the courtyard and was in the gateway to it. ⁶⁹ And the waiting girl saw him there and began again to tell the bystanders, "This fellow is one of them!" ⁷⁰ But he denied it again. And again a few minutes later the bystanders began to say to Peter, "You are surely one of them, for you are a Galilean too."

⁴⁴ Omitted Text.

¹⁶ but Peter stood outside before the door. So this other disciple, who was acquainted with the high priest, stepped out and spoke to the woman doorkeeper and brought Peter in. ¹⁷ Then the servant girl at the door said to Peter, "You too are not one of this man's disciples, are you?" He answered, "No, I am not." ¹⁸ Because it was cold, the slaves and attendants had made a charcoal fire and were standing about it warming themselves; so Peter too was standing among them warming himself.

²⁵ But Simon Peter still stood warming himself. So they said to him, "You too are not one of His disciples, are you?" He denied it and said, "No, I am not." ²⁶ One of the high priest's slaves, who was a kinsman of the one whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Did I not see you in the garden with Him?" ²⁷ Then Peter again denied it, and at that moment a cock crowed.

³³ Do not be so misled: "Evil companionships corrupt good character."

¹⁵ What harmony exists between Christ and Belial, or what is common between a believer and an unbeliever? ¹⁶ And what agreement can a temple of God make with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: "I will live in them and walk in them, and I will be their God and they will be my people." ¹⁷ Therefore: "'Come out of company with them, and separate from them,' the Lord has said, 'And stop touching what is unclean; then I will welcome you,

⁶⁹ Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a waiting girl came up to him, and said, "You, too, were with Jesus the Galilean."

⁶ But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you embarrass her? She has done a good deed to me.

⁶⁶ While Peter was down in the courtyard, one of the high priest's waiting girls came up, ⁶⁷ and when she saw that Peter was warming himself, she looked at him and said, "You were with Jesus of Nazareth too!" ⁶⁸ But he denied it, saying, "I do not know or understand what you mean." Then he went out of the courtyard and was in the gateway to it.

¹⁷ Then the servant girl at the door said to Peter, "You too are not one of this man's disciples, are you?" He answered, "No, I am not."

³³ but anyone who disowns me before men I will disown before my Father in heaven.

⁷⁰ But he denied it before them all, and said, "I do not understand what you mean."

⁹ but anyone who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.

²⁵ But Simon Peter still stood warming himself. So they said to him, "You too are not one of His disciples, are you?" He denied it and said, "No, I am not."

¹³ The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you yourselves betrayed and disowned before Pilate, although he had decided to set Him free. ¹⁴ Yes, you disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked a murderer to be pardoned as a favor to you,

¹⁰ For this reason I am bearing anything for the sake of His chosen people, so that they too may obtain the salvation that comes through Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory. ¹¹ This message is to be trusted: "If we indeed have died with Him, we will live with Him too. ¹² "If we patiently endure, we will reign with Him too. If we disown Him, He will disown us too.

⁹ If we confess our sins, He is to be depended on, since He is just, to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from every wrong.

⁷¹ Then he went out into the gateway, and another waiting girl saw him, and said to those there, "This fellow was with Jesus the Nazarene." ⁷² Again he denied it, and even swore, "I do not know the man!"

⁶⁹ And the waiting girl saw him there and began again to tell the bystanders, "This fellow is one of them!" ⁷⁰ But he denied it again. And again a few minutes later the bystanders began to say to Peter, "You are surely one of them, for you are a Galilean too."

⁷³ A few minutes afterward the bystanders came up to Peter and said, "You are surely one of them, too, for your accent gives you away." ⁷⁴ Then he commenced cursing and swearing, "I do not know the man!" And at once a cock crowed.

³⁴ But He said, "I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow today before you deny three times that you know me!"

³⁰ Jesus at once perceived that power had gone out of Him, and so He turned around in the crowd, and asked, "Who touched my clothes?"

¹³ Now when the Lord saw her, His heart was moved with pity for her, and so He said to her, "Stop weeping."

³¹ God has exalted to His right hand this very One as our Leader and Saviour, in order to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

¹¹ So remember that you were once heathen in a physical sense, called the uncircumcised by those who call themselves the circumcised -- though only in a physical sense, by human hands.

⁵ So remember the heights from which you have fallen, and repent and do as you did at first, or else I will surely come and move your lampstand from its place -- if you do not repent.

⁴ "Blessed are the mourners, for they will be comforted.

¹² So the man who thinks he stands securely must be on the lookout not to fall.

⁹ I am glad of it now, not because you had such sorrow, but because your sorrow led you to repentance, for you took your sorrow in accordance with the will of God, so that you should not suffer any loss at all from me. ¹⁰ For the sorrow that comes in accordance with the will of God results in repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regrets, but the sorrow the world produces results in death. ¹¹ For see what this very sorrow, suffered in accordance with the will of God, has done for you! How earnest it has made you, how concerned to clear yourselves, how indignant, how alarmed, how much it made you long to see me, how loyal to me, how determined to punish the offender! At every point you have cleared yourselves in the matter.

⁵⁹ Now the high priests and the whole council were trying to get false testimony against Jesus, to have Him put to death; ⁶⁰ but they could not, although many false witnesses came forward to testify. At last two men came forward ⁶¹ and said, "This man said, 'I can tear down the temple of God, and build it again in three days.'" ⁶² Then the high priest arose and said to Him, "Have you no answer to make? What do you say to the evidence that they bring against you?" ⁶³ But Jesus kept silent. So the high priest said to Him, "I charge you, on your oath, in the name of the living God, tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God." ⁶⁴ Jesus answered him, "Yes, I am. But I tell you, you will all soon see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty, and coming on the clouds of the sky." ⁶⁵ Then the high priest tore his clothes, and said, "He has uttered blasphemy, What more evidence do we need? You have just heard His blasphemy. ⁶⁶ What do you think now?" Then they answered, "He deserves to die." ⁶⁷ After that they spit in His face and hit Him with their fists, and others boxed His ears, ⁶⁸ saying, "Play the prophet, you Christ, and tell us who struck you."

²⁸ Then they stripped Him, and put a purple cloak on Him, ²⁹ and made a crown of thorns and set it on His head, and they put a stick in His hand, and kneeling before Him they made sport of Him, saying, "All hail, you king of the Jews!" ³⁰ And they spit on Him, and took the stick and kept hitting Him on the head. ³¹ And when they had finished making sport of Him, they took off the cloak, and put His own clothes back on Him, and led Him away to be crucified.

³⁹ And the passers-by kept hissing at Him, shaking their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, "You who would tear down the temple and build another in three days, save yourself! If you are really the Son of God, come down from the cross." ⁴¹ And the high priests, too, made sport of Him, with the scribes and elders, and said, ⁴² "He saved others but He cannot save Himself. He is the king of Israel, is He? Well, let Him come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. ⁴³ He has put His trust in God; let God deliver Him now, if He cares for Him, for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'" ⁴⁴ Even the robbers who were crucified with Him made sport of Him in the same way.

⁵⁵ The high priests and the whole council were trying to get evidence against Jesus to put Him to death, but they could find none, ⁵⁶ for although many men gave false testimony against Him, their testimonies did not agree. ⁵⁷ Some took the witness stand and gave this false testimony against Him: ⁵⁸ "We ourselves have heard Him say, 'I will tear down this temple built by men's hands, and in three days I will build another, made without hands.'" ⁵⁹ But even in this matter their testimony did not agree. ⁶⁰ Then the high priest arose in the midst and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer to make? What about this testimony they are giving against you?" ⁶¹ But He kept silent and made no answer at all. So the high priest again questioned Him in these words, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?" ⁶² Jesus said, "Yes, I am, and you will all see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming in the clouds of the sky!" ⁶³ Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "What more evidence do we need now? ⁶⁴ Did you hear His own blasphemy? What do you think now?" And they all condemned Him as deserving to die. ⁶⁵ And some of them started to spit on Him and to blindfold Him and to hit Him with their fists, and say to Him, "Now play the prophet!" Even the attendants took charge of Him with slaps at Him.

¹⁶ Then the soldiers led Him away to a place inside the court yard, that is, of the governor's palace, and they called the whole battalion together. ¹⁷ And they dressed Him in a purple robe and made a crown of thorns and crowned Him with it, ¹⁸ and they began to shout at Him, "All hail, you king of the Jews!" ¹⁹ And they kept hitting Him on the head with a stick, and kept spitting on Him, and on bending knees they kept doing Him homage. ²⁰ When they had finished making sport of Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own clothes on Him. Then they led Him out of the city to crucify Him.

²⁷ They crucified two robbers along with Him, one at His right and one at His left. ²⁸ Omitted Text. ²⁹ And the passers-by kept hissing at Him, shaking their heads and saying, "Aha! You are the man who would tear down the temple and build another in three days! ³⁰ Now save yourself by coming down from the cross." ³¹ The high priests too made sport of Him to one another with the scribes, and kept saying, "He saved others but He cannot save Himself! ³² Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see it and believe!" Even the men who were crucified with Him made sport of Him.

²² After He had said this, one of the attendants standing by slapped Jesus in the face, and said, "Is this the way you answer the high priest?"

² keeping our eyes on Jesus, the perfect leader and example of faith, who, instead of the joy which lay before Him, endured the cross with no regard for its shame, and since has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

²³ Although He was abused, He never retorted; although He continued to suffer, He never threatened, but committed His case to Him who judges justly.

³¹ So I tell you, every sin and all abusive speech will be forgiven men, but abuse against the Spirit cannot be forgiven. ³² And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven for it, but whoever speaks abusively against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven for it, either in this world or in the world to come.

³⁹ And the passers-by kept hissing at Him, shaking their heads

¹⁰ And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but no one who speaks abusively about the Holy Spirit will be forgiven.

¹¹ I had them punished and tried to force them to use abusive language; in my extreme fury against them I continued to pursue them even into distant towns.

¹³ though I once used to abuse, persecute, and insult Him. But mercy was shown me by Him, because I did it in ignorance and unbelief, ¹⁴ and the spiritual blessing of our Lord in increasing floods has come upon me, accompanied by faith and love inspired by union with Christ Jesus.

²² But I say to you: "Everyone who harbors malice against his brother, will have to answer to the court, and whoever speaks contemptuously to his brother, will have to answer to the supreme court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You cursed fool? will have to pay the penalty in the pit of torture.

¹ As soon as day broke, all the high priests and elders held a consultation against Jesus, to put Him to death.

¹ As soon as it was daylight, the high priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes; and the whole council, after binding Jesus, took Him away and turned Him over to Pilate.

²⁸ Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to the governor's palace. It was early in the morning, and they would not go into the governor's palace themselves, in order not to be defiled, so as to be unfit to eat the Passover supper.

⁵ as the high priest and the whole council will bear me witness. Indeed, I had received letters from them to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on the way there to bind those who were there and bring them back to Jerusalem to be punished.

³ "Are you the One who was to come, or should we keep on looking for a different one?" ⁴ And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John what you hear and see: ⁵ the blind are seeing and the crippled are walking, the lepers are being healed and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised and the poor are having the good news preached to them.

⁶¹ But He kept silent and made no answer at all. So the high priest again questioned Him in these words, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?" ⁶² Jesus said, "Yes, I am, and you will all see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming in the clouds of the sky!" ⁶³ Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "What more evidence do we need now? ⁶⁴ Did you hear His own blasphemy? What do you think now?" And they all condemned Him as deserving to die. ⁶⁵ And some of them started to spit on Him and to blindfold Him and to hit Him with their fists, and say to Him, "Now play the prophet!" Even the attendants took charge of Him with slaps at Him. ⁶⁶ While Peter was down in the courtyard, one of the high priest's waiting girls came up,

³¹ Then he answered, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced, even if someone rises from the dead.'"

³⁹ "You keep on searching the Scriptures, for you yourselves suppose that you will get possession of eternal life through them; and yet they are witnesses that testify to me, ⁴⁰ but you refuse to come to me to get possession of life. ⁴¹ I do not accept any honor from men, ⁴² but I am sure that you do not have the love of God in your hearts. ⁴³ I have come in my Father's name, but you refuse to accept me. If anyone else should come in his own name, you would accept him. ⁴⁴ How can you believe, you who are always accepting honor from one another, but never seek the honor that comes from the one God? ⁴⁵ Do not be thinking that I am going to accuse you to the Father. You have your accuser; it is Moses on whom you have set your hopes! ⁴⁶ For if you really believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. ⁴⁷ But if you do not believe what he wrote, how will you ever believe what I say?"

⁴³ Why is it that you misunderstand what I say? It is because you cannot listen to what I teach. ⁴⁴ You sprang from the devil, your real father, and you want to practice your father's wishes. He was a murderer from the very start, and he does not stand by the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks out of his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies. ⁴⁵ But because I tell you the truth, you do not believe me.

²⁷ He answered them, "I have already told you and you would not listen to me. Why do you want to hear it again? You do not want to become His disciples, do you?" ²⁸ Then they jeered him, and said, "You are a disciple of His yourself, but we are disciples of Moses.

²⁴ So the Jews surrounded Him and kept asking Him, "How much longer are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are really the Christ, tell us so plainly." ²⁵ Jesus answered them, "I have already told you so, but you do not believe me. The works which I am doing on my Father's authority are my credentials, ²⁶ but still you do not believe in me, for you do not belong to my sheep.

³⁷ Although He had performed so many wonder-works right before their eyes, they did not believe in Him, ³⁸ so that the utterance of the prophet Isaiah was fulfilled: "Lord, who has believed what they heard from us? And to whom has the mighty arm of the Lord been shown?" ³⁹ So they could not believe, for Isaiah again has said: ⁴⁰ "He has blinded their eyes and benumbed their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes and understand with their hearts, and turn to me to cure them." ⁴¹ Isaiah said this, because he saw His glory; yes, he spoke about Him. ⁴² And yet in spite of all this, even among the leading men many came to believe in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not own it, for fear of being turned out of the synagogue, ⁴³ for they loved the praise of men instead of the praise of God.

³ Then He answered them, "I will ask you a question too. Tell me, ⁴ was John's baptism from heaven or from men?" ⁵ And they argued with one another, and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' He will say, 'Why did you not believe him?' ⁶ But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet." ⁷ So they answered and said that they did not know where it was from.

⁴¹ Then He said to them, "How do people say that the Christ is David's Son? ⁴² For David himself in the Book of Psalms says: 'The Lord has said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, ⁴³ until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet."' ⁴⁴ So David calls Him Lord, then how can He be his Son?"

⁴⁴ 'The Lord has said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, Until I put your enemies under your feet!'

⁶⁴ Jesus answered him, "Yes, I am. But I tell you, you will all soon see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty, and coming on the clouds of the sky."

⁶² Jesus said, "Yes, I am, and you will all see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty and coming in the clouds of the sky!"

¹⁹ So the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was caught up into heaven and took His seat at God's right hand.

⁵⁵ But since he was full of the Holy Spirit, he looked right into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at God's right hand. ⁵⁶ So he said, "Look! I see heaven open, and the Son of Man standing at God's right hand."

²⁰ when He raised Christ from the dead, and seated Him at His right hand in heaven, ²¹ far above every other government, authority, power, and dominion, yea, far above every other title that can be conferred, not only in this world but in the world to come. ²² And so He has put all things under His feet and made Him the supreme Head of the church, ²³ which is His body, that is being filled by Him who fills everything everywhere.

⁸ Concerning this the Scripture says: "He led a host of captives, when He went up on high, and granted gifts to men." ⁹ What does "He went up" mean, except that He had first gone down into the lower regions of the earth? ¹⁰ The very One that went down has gone up, too, far above all the heavens, to fill the universe.

¹ So if you have been raised to life in fellowship with Christ, keep on seeking the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

³ He is the reflection of God's glory and the perfect representation of His being, and continues to uphold the universe by His mighty word. After He had procured man's purification from sins, He took His seat at the right hand of God's majesty,

¹ Now the main point in what I am saying is this: We have such a High Priest as this, one who has taken His seat at the right hand of God's majestic throne in heaven

²² who has gone to heaven and is now at God's right hand, with angels, heavenly authorities and powers made subject to Him.

¹ Then he showed me a river of living water, clear as crystal, which continued to flow from the throne of God and of the Lamb

¹⁷ and a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I am delighted!"

³ And the tempter came up and said to Him, "If you are God's Son, order these stones to turn to bread."

¹¹ Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" Jesus answered, "Yes."

⁴³ He has put His trust in God; let God deliver Him now, if He cares for Him, for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'"

⁵⁴ And the army captain and his men, who were keeping guard over Jesus, who felt the earthquake and saw all that was taking place, were terribly frightened, and said, "Surely this was God's Son."

² Then Pilate asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" He answered, "Yes."

⁴¹ Even demons came out of many people, shrieking and saying, "You are the Son of God!" But He reproved them and would not let them speak, because they knew that He was the Christ.

³ Then Pilate asked Him, "Are you the king of the Jews?" And He answered him, "Yes, I am."

³⁴ I did see it; and my testimony is that He is the Son of God."

⁴⁹ Nathaniel answered Him, "Teacher, you are the Son of God, you are the king of Israel!"

³⁰ The Father and I are one."

³⁶ do you now say to me whom my Father has set apart to it and sent into the world, 'You are a blasphemer,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?

³⁷ Then Pilate said to Him, "So you are a king then?" Jesus answered, "Certainly I am a king. For this very purpose I was born, for this very purpose I have come into the world, to testify for truth. Everybody who is a friend of truth listens to my voice."

⁷ The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and in accordance with that law He deserves to die, for claiming to be God's Son."

⁶⁵ Then the high priest tore his clothes, and said, "He has uttered blasphemy, What more evidence do we need? You have just heard His blasphemy. ⁶⁶ What do you think now?" Then they answered, "He deserves to die."

⁶³ Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, "What more evidence do we need now? ⁶⁴ Did you hear His own blasphemy? What do you think now?" And they all condemned Him as deserving to die.