Please take turns reading the
following bible passages out loud.
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Chapter 11 Verses 1-11 Jesus Comes to
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1As they approached
2saying to them, “Go to the
village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied
there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
3If anyone asks you, ‘Why are
you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’”
4They went and found a colt
outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it,
5some people standing there
asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?”
6They answered as Jesus had
told them to, and the people let them go.
7When they brought the colt
to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it.
8Many people spread their
cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields.
9Those who went ahead and
those who followed shouted,
“Hosanna!”
“Blessed is he who comes in
the name of the Lord!”
10“Blessed is the coming
kingdom of our father David!”
“Hosanna in the highest
heaven!”
11Jesus entered
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Chapter 11 Verses 1-11 Jesus Comes to
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Chapter 11 Verses 12-26 Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Clears the
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12The next day as they were
leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
13Seeing in the distance a
fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it,
he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.
14Then he said to the tree,
“May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.
15On reaching
16and would not allow anyone
to carry merchandise through the temple courts.
17And as he taught them, he
said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all
nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”
18The chief priests and the
teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for
they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
19When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.
20In the morning, as they
went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots.
21Peter remembered and said
to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”
22“Have faith in God,” Jesus
answered.
23 “Truly I tell you, if
anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not
doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be
done for them.
24Therefore I tell you,
whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will
be yours.
25And when you stand praying,
if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in
heaven may forgive you your sins.”
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Chapter 11 Verses 12-26 Jesus Curses a Fig
Tree and Clears the
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Chapter 11 Verses 27-33 The Authority of Jesus Questioned
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27They arrived again in
28“By what authority are you
doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you authority to do this?”
29Jesus replied, “I will ask
you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing
these things.
30John’s baptism—was it from
heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!”
31They discussed it among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask,
‘Then why didn’t you believe him?’
32But if we say, ‘Of human
origin’ …” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a
prophet.)
33So they answered Jesus, “We
don’t know.” Jesus said, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing
these things.”
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Chapter 11 Verses 27-33 Jesus Comes to
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Chapter 12 Verses 1-12 The Parable of the Tenants
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1Jesus then began to speak to
them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit
for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some
farmers and moved to another place.
2At harvest time he sent a
servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
3But they seized him, beat
him and sent him away empty-handed.
4Then he sent another servant
to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully.
5He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some
of them they beat, others they killed.
6“He had one left to send, a
son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, ‘They will respect my
son.’
7“But the tenants said to one
another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be
ours.’
8So they took him and killed
him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9“What then will the owner of
the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to
others.
10Haven’t you read this
passage of Scripture:
“‘The stone the builders
rejected
has become the
cornerstone;
11the Lord has done this,
and it is
marvelous in our eyes’?”
12Then the chief priests, the
teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they
knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd;
so they left him and went away.
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Chapter 12 Verses 1-12 The Parable of the
Tenants
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Chapter 12 Verses 13-17 Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar
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13Later they sent some of the
Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his
words.
14They came to him and said,
“Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others,
because you pay no attention to who they are; but you
teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the
imperial tax to Caesar or not?
15Should we pay or shouldn’t
we?” But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked.
“Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.”
16They brought the coin, and
he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
17Then Jesus said to them,
“Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” And they were
amazed at him.
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Chapter 12 Verses 13-17 Paying the
Imperial Tax to Caesar
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Chapter 12 Verses 18-27 Marriage at the Resurrection
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18Then the Sadducees, who say
there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
19“Teacher,” they said,
“Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no
children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
20Now there were seven
brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children.
21The second one married the
widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third.
22In fact, none of the seven
left any children. Last of all, the woman died too.
23At the resurrection whose
wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”
24Jesus replied, “Are you not
in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God?
25When the dead rise, they
will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in
heaven.
26Now about the dead
rising—have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning
bush, how God said to him, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the
God of Jacob’?
27He is not the God of the
dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!”
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Chapter 12 Verses 18-27 Marriage at the
Resurrection
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Chapter 12 Verses 28-34 The Greatest Commandment
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28One of the teachers of the
law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good
answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
29“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord
our God, the Lord is one.
30Love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind and with all your strength.’
31The second is this: ‘Love
your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
32“Well said, teacher,” the
man replied. “You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but
him.
33To love him with all your
heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your
neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and
sacrifices.”
34When Jesus saw that he had
answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the
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Chapter 12 Verses 28-34 The Greatest
Commandment
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Chapter 12 Verses 35-37 Whose Son Is the Messiah?
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35While Jesus was teaching in
the temple courts, he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the
Messiah is the son of David?
36David himself,
speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared:
“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your feet.”’
37David himself calls him
‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?” The large crowd listened to him with
delight.
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Chapter 12 Verses 35-37 Whose Son Is the
Messiah?
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Chapter 12 Verses 38-40 Warning Against the Teachers of the
Law
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38As he taught, Jesus said,
“Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing
robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,
39and have the most important
seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.
40They devour widows’ houses
and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”
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Chapter 12 Verses 38-40 Warning Against
the Teachers of the Law
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Chapter 12 Verses 41-44 The Widow’s Offering
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41Jesus sat down opposite the
place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money
into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.
42But a poor widow came and
put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
43Calling his disciples to
him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow
has put more into the treasury than all the others.
44They all gave out of their
wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
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Chapter 12 Verses 41-44 The Widow’s
Offering
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Chapter 13 Verses 1-31 The Destruction of the
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1As Jesus was leaving the
temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher! What massive stones!
What magnificent buildings!”
2“Do you see all these great
buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every
one will be thrown down.”
3As Jesus was sitting on the
4“Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that
they are all about to be fulfilled?”
5Jesus said to them: “Watch
out that no one deceives you.
6Many will come in my name,
claiming, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many.
7When you hear of wars and
rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is
still to come.
8Nation will rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various
places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
9“You must be on your guard.
You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On
account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them.
10And the gospel must first
be preached to all nations.
11Whenever you are arrested
and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say
whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy
Spirit.
12“Brother will betray
brother to death, and a father his child. Children
will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.
13Everyone will hate you
because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
14“When you see ‘the
abomination that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong—let the
reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
15Let no one on the housetop go down or enter the house to take anything out.
16Let no one in the field go
back to get their cloak.
17How dreadful it will be in
those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers!
18Pray that this will not
take place in winter,
19because those will be days
of distress unequaled from the beginning, when God created the world, until
now—and never to be equaled again.
20“If the
Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, whom he has chosen, he
has shortened them.
21At that time if anyone says
to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘Look, there
he is!’ do not believe it.
22For false messiahs and
false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if
possible, even the elect.
23So be on your guard; I have
told you everything ahead of time.
24“But in those days,
following that distress,
“‘the
sun will be darkened,
and the moon will
not give its light;
25the stars will fall from
the sky,
and the heavenly
bodies will be shaken.’
26“At that time people will
see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.
27And he will send his angels
and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the
ends of the heavens.
28“Now learn this lesson from
the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know
that summer is near.
29Even so, when you see these
things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door.
30Truly I tell you, this
generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
31Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
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Chapter 13 Verses 1-31 The Destruction of
the
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Chapter 13 Verses 32-37 The Day and Hour Unknown
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32“But about that day or hour
no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
33Be on guard! Be alert! You
do not know when that time will come.
34It’s like a man going away:
He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned
task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.
35“Therefore keep watch
because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in
the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn.
36If he comes suddenly, do
not let him find you sleeping.
37What I say to you, I say to
everyone: ‘Watch!’”
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Chapter 13 Verses 32-37 The Day and Hour
Unknown
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Chapter 14 Verses 1-11 Jesus Anointed at
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1Now the Passover and the
Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and
the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.
2“But not during the
festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.”
3While he was in
4Some of those present were
saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume?
5It could have been sold for
more than a year’s wages and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her
harshly.
6“Leave her alone,” said
Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me.
7The poor you will always
have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always
have me.
8She did what she could. She
poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial.
9Truly I tell you, wherever
the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be
told, in memory of her.”
10Then Judas Iscariot, one of
the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.
11They were delighted to hear
this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand
him over.
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Chapter 14 Verses 1-11 Jesus Anointed at
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Chapter 14 Verses 12-26 The Last Supper
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12On the first day of the
Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover
lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make
preparations for you to eat the Passover?”
13So he sent two of his
disciples, telling them, “Go into the city, and a man
carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him.
14Say to the owner of the
house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the
Passover with my disciples?’
15He will show you a large
room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”
16The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had
told them. So they prepared the Passover.
17When evening came, Jesus
arrived with the Twelve.
18While they were reclining
at the table eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one
who is eating with me.”
19They were saddened, and one
by one they said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?”
20“It is one of the Twelve,”
he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me.
21The Son of Man will go just
as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It
would be better for him if he had not been born.”
22While they were eating,
Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his
disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.”
23Then he took a cup, and
when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
24“This is my blood of the
covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them.
25“Truly I tell you, I will
not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new
in the kingdom of God.”
26When they had sung a hymn,
they went out to the
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Chapter 14 Verses 12-26 The Last Supper
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Chapter 14 Verses 27-31 Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
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27“You will all fall away,”
Jesus told them, “for it is written:
“‘I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will
be scattered.’
28But after I have risen, I
will go ahead of you into
29Peter declared, “Even if
all fall away, I will not.”
30“Truly I tell you,” Jesus
answered, “today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice you yourself will
disown me three times.”
31But Peter insisted
emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And
all the others said the same.
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Chapter 14 Verses 27-31 Jesus Predicts
Peter’s Denial
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Chapter 14 Verses 32-42
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32They went to a place called
33He took Peter, James and
John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled.
34“My soul is overwhelmed
with sorrow to the point of death,” he said to them. “Stay here and keep
watch.”
35Going a little farther, he
fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour might pass from him.
36“Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet
not what I will, but what you will.”
37Then he
returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are
you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour?
38Watch and pray so that you
will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
39Once more he went away and
prayed the same thing.
40When he came back, he again
found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. They did not know what to
say to him.
41Returning the third time,
he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has
come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners.
42Rise! Let us go! Here comes
my betrayer!”
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Chapter 14 Verses 32-42
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Chapter 14 Verses 43-52 Jesus Arrested
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43Just as he was speaking,
Judas, one of the Twelve, appeared. With him was a crowd armed with swords and
clubs, sent from the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders.
44Now the betrayer had
arranged a signal with them: “The one I kiss is the man; arrest him and lead
him away under guard.”
45Going at once to Jesus,
Judas said, “Rabbi!” and kissed him.
46The men seized Jesus and arrested
him.
47Then one of those standing
near drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his
ear.
48“Am I leading a rebellion,”
said Jesus, “that you have come out with swords and
clubs to capture me? 49Every day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts,
and you did not arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.”
50Then everyone deserted him
and fled.
51A young man, wearing
nothing but a linen garment, was following Jesus. When they seized him,
52he fled naked, leaving his
garment behind.
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Chapter 14 Verses 43-52 Jesus Arrested
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Chapter 14 Verses 53-65 Jesus Before the Sanhedrin
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53They took Jesus to the high
priest, and all the chief priests, the elders and the teachers of the law came
together.
54Peter followed him at a
distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. There he sat with the
guards and warmed himself at the fire.
55The chief priests and the
whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put
him to death, but they did not find any.
56Many testified falsely
against him, but their statements did not agree.
57Then some stood up and gave
this false testimony against him:
58“We heard him say, ‘I will
destroy this temple made with human hands and in three days will build another,
not made with hands.’”
59Yet even then their
testimony did not agree.
60Then the high priest stood
up before them and asked Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this
testimony that these men are bringing against you?”
61But Jesus remained silent
and gave no answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the
Son of the Blessed One?”
62“I am,” said Jesus. “And
you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and
coming on the clouds of heaven.”
63The high priest tore his
clothes. “Why do we need any more witnesses?” he asked.
64“You have heard the
blasphemy. What do you think?” They all condemned him as worthy of death.
65Then some began to spit at
him; they blindfolded him, struck him with their fists, and said, “Prophesy!”
And the guards took him and beat him.
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Chapter 14 Verses 53-65 Jesus Before the
Sanhedrin
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Chapter 14 Verses 66-72 Peter Disowns Jesus
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66While Peter was below in
the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came by.
67When she saw Peter warming
himself, she looked closely at him. “You also were with that Nazarene, Jesus,”
she said.
68But he denied it. “I don’t
know or understand what you’re talking about,” he said, and went out into the
entryway.
69When the servant girl saw
him there, she said again to those standing around, “This fellow is one of
them.”
70Again he denied it. After a
little while, those standing near said to Peter, “Surely you are one of them,
for you are a Galilean.”
71He began to call down
curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know this man you’re talking about.”
72Immediately the rooster
crowed the second time. Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken to him:
“Before the rooster crows twice you will disown me three times.” And he broke
down and wept.
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Chapter 14 Verses 66-72 Peter Disowns
Jesus
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Chapter 15 Verses 1-15 Jesus Before Pilate
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1Very early in the morning,
the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin,
made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to
Pilate.
2“Are you the king of the
Jews?” asked Pilate. “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
3The chief priests accused
him of many things.
4So again Pilate asked him,
“Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of.”
5But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed.
6Now it was the custom at the
festival to release a prisoner whom the people requested.
7A man called Barabbas was in prison with the insurrectionists who had
committed murder in the uprising. 8The crowd came up and asked Pilate to do for
them what he usually did.
9“Do you want me to release
to you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate,
10knowing it was out of
self-interest that the chief priests had handed Jesus over to him.
11But the chief priests
stirred up the crowd to have Pilate release Barabbas
instead.
12“What shall I do, then,
with the one you call the king of the Jews?” Pilate asked them.
13“Crucify him!” they
shouted.
14“Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate. But they
shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
15Wanting to satisfy the
crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus
flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
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Chapter 15 Verses 1-25 Jesus Before
Pilate
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Chapter 15 Verses 16-20 The Soldiers Mock Jesus
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16The soldiers led Jesus away
into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called
together the whole company of soldiers.
17They put a purple robe on
him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him.
18And they began to call out
to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!”
19Again and again they struck
him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid
homage to him.
20And when they had mocked
him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they
led him out to crucify him.
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Chapter 15 Verses 16-20 The Soldiers Mock
Jesus
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Chapter 15 Verses 21-32 The Crucifixion of Jesus
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21A certain man from
22They brought Jesus to the
place called
23Then they offered him wine
mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.
24And they crucified him.
Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.
25It was nine in the morning
when they crucified him.
26The written notice of the
charge against him read: the king of the jews.
27They crucified two rebels
with him, one on his right and one on his left.
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29Those who passed by hurled
insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to
destroy the temple and build it in three days,
30come down
from the cross and save yourself!”
31In the same way the chief
priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved
others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself!
32Let this Messiah, this king
of
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Chapter 15 Verses 21-32 The Crucifixion of
Jesus
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Chapter 15 Verses 33-41 The Death of Jesus
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33At noon, darkness came over
the whole land until three in the afternoon.
34And at three in the
afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”
(which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken
me?”).
35When some of those standing
near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”
36Someone ran, filled a
sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink.
“Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.
37With a loud cry, Jesus
breathed his last.
38The curtain of the temple
was torn in two from top to bottom.
39And when the centurion, who
stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was
the Son of God!”
40Some women were watching
from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the
younger and of Joseph, and Salome.
41In
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Chapter 15 Verses 33-41 The Death of Jesus
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Chapter 15 Verses 42-47 The Burial of Jesus
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42It was Preparation Day
(that is, the day before the Sabbath). So as evening approached,
43Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the Council, who was
himself waiting for the
44Pilate was surprised to
hear that he was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus
had already died.
45When he learned from the centurion
that it was so, he gave the body to Joseph.
46So Joseph bought some linen
cloth, took down the body, wrapped it in the linen, and placed it in a tomb cut
out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
47Mary Magdalene and Mary the
mother of Joseph saw where he was laid.
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Chapter 15 Verses 42-47 The Burial of
Jesus
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Chapter 16 Verses 1-8 Jesus Has Risen
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1When the Sabbath was over,
Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they
might go to anoint Jesus’ body.
2Very early on the first day
of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb
3and they asked each other,
“Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?”
4But when they looked up,
they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away.
5As they entered the tomb,
they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they
were alarmed.
6“Don’t be alarmed,” he said.
“You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is
not here. See the place where they laid him.
7But go, tell his disciples
and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into
8Trembling and bewildered,
the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because
they were afraid.
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Chapter 16 Verses 1-8 Jesus Has Risen
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