Mark 14 (NASB)
1. Now the Passover and Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize Him by stealth and kill Him;2 for they were saying, Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the people.3 While He was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume of pure nard; and she broke the vial and poured it over His head.4 But some were indignantly remarking to one another, Why has this perfume been wasted?5 For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor. And they were scolding her.6 But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do you bother her? She has done a good deed to Me.7 For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.8 She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial.9 Truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.10 Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray Him to them.11 They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.12 On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples said to Him, Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?13 And He sent two of His disciples and said to them, Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him;14 and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, The Teacher says, Where is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?15 And he himself will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; prepare for us there.16 The disciples went out and came to the city, and found it just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.17 When it was evening He came with the twelve.18 As they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me--one who is eating with Me.19 They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, Surely not I?20 And He said to them, It is one of the twelve, one who dips with Me in the bowl.21 For the Son of Man is to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.22 While they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, Take it; this is My body.23 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.24 And He said to them, This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.25 Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.26 After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.27 And Jesus said to them, You will all fall away, because it is written, I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP SHALL BE SCATTERED.28 But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.29 But Peter said to Him, Even though all may fall away, yet I will not.30 And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, that this very night, before a rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times.31 But Peter kept saying insistently, Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You! And they all were saying the same thing also.32 They came to a place named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, Sit here until I have prayed.33 And He took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled.34 And He said to them, My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.35 And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began to pray that if it were possible, the hour might pass Him by.36 And He was saying, Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will.37 And He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?38 Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.39 Again He went away and prayed, saying the same words.40 And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.41 And He came the third time, and said to them, Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; the hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.42 Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!43 Immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.44 Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away under guard.45 After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, Rabbi! and kissed Him.46 They laid hands on Him and seized Him.47 But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.48 And Jesus said to them, Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?49 Every day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures.50 And they all left Him and fled.51 A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him.52 But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.53 They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes gathered together.54 Peter had followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers and warming himself at the fire.55 Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.56 For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent.57 Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying,58 We heard Him say, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.59 Not even in this respect was their testimony consistent.60 The high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?61 But He kept silent and did not answer. Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?62 And Jesus said, I am; and you shall see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN.63 Tearing his clothes, the high priest said, What further need do we have of witnesses?64 You have heard the blasphemy; how does it seem to you? And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.65 Some began to spit at Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, Prophesy! And the officers received Him with slaps in the face.66 As Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came,67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.68 But he denied it, saying, I neither know nor understand what you are talking about. And he went out onto the porch.69 The servant-girl saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, This is one of them!70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean too.71 But he began to curse and swear, I do not know this man you are talking about!72 Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times. And he began to weep.
Luke 10 (NASB)
1. Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come.2 And He was saying to them, The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.3 Go; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.4 Carry no money belt, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way.5 Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this house.6 If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they give you; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house.8 Whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you;9 and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you.10 But whatever city you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,11 Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you; yet be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near.12 I say to you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.13 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.15 And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades!16 The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.17 The seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.18 And He said to them, I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.21 At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.22 All things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.23 Turning to the disciples, He said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see,24 for I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.25 And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?26 And He said to him, What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?27 And he answered, YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.28 And He said to him, You have answered correctly; DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE.29 But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?30 Jesus replied and said, A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.31 And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.32 Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.33 But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion,34 and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.35 On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.36 Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers hands?37 And he said, The one who showed mercy toward him. Then Jesus said to him, Go and do the same.38 Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.39 She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lords feet, listening to His word.40 But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.41 But the Lord answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things;42 but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
John 11 (NASB)
1. Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.2 It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.3 So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.4 But when Jesus heard this, He said, This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.6 So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was.7 Then after this He said to the disciples, Let us go to Judea again.8 The disciples said to Him, Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone You, and are You going there again?9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.10 But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.11 This He said, and after that He said to them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him out of sleep.12 The disciples then said to Him, Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking of literal sleep.14 So Jesus then said to them plainly, Lazarus is dead,15 and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let us go to him.16 Therefore Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.17 So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off;19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.20 Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but Mary stayed at the house.21 Martha then said to Jesus, Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.22 Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.23 Jesus said to her, Your brother will rise again.24 Martha said to Him, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?27 She said to Him, Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes into the world.28 When she had said this, she went away and called Mary her sister, saying secretly, The Teacher is here and is calling for you.29 And when she heard it, she got up quickly and was coming to Him.30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met Him.31 Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and consoling her, when they saw that Mary got up quickly and went out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.32 Therefore, when Mary came where Jesus was, she saw Him, and fell at His feet, saying to Him, Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled,34 and said, Where have you laid him? They said to Him, Lord, come and see.35 Jesus wept.36 So the Jews were saying, See how He loved him!37 But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind man, have kept this man also from dying?38 So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.39 Jesus said, Remove the stone. Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to Him, Lord, by this time there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days.40 Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?41 So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes, and said, Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.42 I knew that You always hear Me; but because of the people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that You sent Me.43 When He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.44 The man who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, Unbind him, and let him go.45 Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in Him.46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.47 Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs.48 If we let Him go on like this, all men will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You know nothing at all,50 nor do you take into account that it is expedient for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.51 Now he did not say this on his own initiative, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation,52 and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.53 So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.54 Therefore Jesus no longer continued to walk publicly among the Jews, but went away from there to the country near the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there He stayed with the disciples.55 Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the Passover to purify themselves.56 So they were seeking for Jesus, and were saying to one another as they stood in the temple, What do you think; that He will not come to the feast at all?57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it, so that they might seize Him.
John 12 (NASB)
1. Jesus, therefore, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.2 So they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.3 Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.4 But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to betray Him, said,5 Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to poor people?6 Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.7 Therefore Jesus said, Let her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of My burial.8 For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.9 The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead.10 But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also;11 because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.12 On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,13 took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, even the King of Israel.14 Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written,15 FEAR NOT, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEYS COLT.16 These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him.17 So the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him.18 For this reason also the people went and met Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.19 So the Pharisees said to one another, You see that you are not doing any good; look, the world has gone after Him.20 Now there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast;21 these then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, Sir, we wish to see Jesus.22 Philip came and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip came and told Jesus.23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.25 He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.27 Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, Father, save Me from this hour? But for this purpose I came to this hour.28 Father, glorify Your name. Then a voice came out of heaven: I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.29 So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, An angel has spoken to Him.30 Jesus answered and said, This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes.31 Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.33 But He was saying this to indicate the kind of death by which He was to die.34 The crowd then answered Him, We have heard out of the Law that the Christ is to remain forever; and how can You say, The Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?35 So Jesus said to them, For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.36 While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light.37 But though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him.38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT? AND TO WHOM HAS THE ARM OF THE LORD BEEN REVEALED?39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again,40 HE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES AND HE HARDENED THEIR HEART, SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT SEE WITH THEIR EYES AND PERCEIVE WITH THEIR HEART, AND BE CONVERTED AND I HEAL THEM.41 These things Isaiah said because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him.42 Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue;43 for they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God.44 And Jesus cried out and said, He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me.45 He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me.46 I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.47 If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.48 He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day.49 For I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak.50 I know that His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me.
1. Now the Passover and Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to seize Him by stealth and kill Him;2 for they were saying, Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the people.3 While He was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume of pure nard; and she broke the vial and poured it over His head.4 But some were indignantly remarking to one another, Why has this perfume been wasted?5 For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor. And they were scolding her.6 But Jesus said, Let her alone; why do you bother her? She has done a good deed to Me.7 For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.8 She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial.9 Truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.10 Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray Him to them.11 They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.12 On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was being sacrificed, His disciples said to Him, Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?13 And He sent two of His disciples and said to them, Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him;14 and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, The Teacher says, Where is My guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?15 And he himself will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; prepare for us there.16 The disciples went out and came to the city, and found it just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.17 When it was evening He came with the twelve.18 As they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me--one who is eating with Me.19 They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, Surely not I?20 And He said to them, It is one of the twelve, one who dips with Me in the bowl.21 For the Son of Man is to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.22 While they were eating, He took some bread, and after a blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, Take it; this is My body.23 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.24 And He said to them, This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.25 Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.26 After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.27 And Jesus said to them, You will all fall away, because it is written, I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP SHALL BE SCATTERED.28 But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.29 But Peter said to Him, Even though all may fall away, yet I will not.30 And Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, that this very night, before a rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times.31 But Peter kept saying insistently, Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You! And they all were saying the same thing also.32 They came to a place named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, Sit here until I have prayed.33 And He took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled.34 And He said to them, My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.35 And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began to pray that if it were possible, the hour might pass Him by.36 And He was saying, Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will.37 And He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?38 Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.39 Again He went away and prayed, saying the same words.40 And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.41 And He came the third time, and said to them, Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; the hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.42 Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!43 Immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.44 Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away under guard.45 After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, Rabbi! and kissed Him.46 They laid hands on Him and seized Him.47 But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.48 And Jesus said to them, Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?49 Every day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures.50 And they all left Him and fled.51 A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him.52 But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.53 They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes gathered together.54 Peter had followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the officers and warming himself at the fire.55 Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.56 For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent.57 Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying,58 We heard Him say, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.59 Not even in this respect was their testimony consistent.60 The high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?61 But He kept silent and did not answer. Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?62 And Jesus said, I am; and you shall see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN.63 Tearing his clothes, the high priest said, What further need do we have of witnesses?64 You have heard the blasphemy; how does it seem to you? And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.65 Some began to spit at Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, Prophesy! And the officers received Him with slaps in the face.66 As Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came,67 and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.68 But he denied it, saying, I neither know nor understand what you are talking about. And he went out onto the porch.69 The servant-girl saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, This is one of them!70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean too.71 But he began to curse and swear, I do not know this man you are talking about!72 Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times. And he began to weep.
Luke 10 (NASB)
1. Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come.2 And He was saying to them, The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.3 Go; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.4 Carry no money belt, no bag, no shoes; and greet no one on the way.5 Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this house.6 If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they give you; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house.8 Whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you;9 and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you.10 But whatever city you enter and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say,11 Even the dust of your city which clings to our feet we wipe off in protest against you; yet be sure of this, that the kingdom of God has come near.12 I say to you, it will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city.13 Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.14 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment than for you.15 And you, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? You will be brought down to Hades!16 The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.17 The seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.18 And He said to them, I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.21 At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.22 All things have been handed over to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.23 Turning to the disciples, He said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see,24 for I say to you, that many prophets and kings wished to see the things which you see, and did not see them, and to hear the things which you hear, and did not hear them.25 And a lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?26 And He said to him, What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?27 And he answered, YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.28 And He said to him, You have answered correctly; DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE.29 But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?30 Jesus replied and said, A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.31 And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.32 Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.33 But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion,34 and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.35 On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.36 Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers hands?37 And he said, The one who showed mercy toward him. Then Jesus said to him, Go and do the same.38 Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.39 She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lords feet, listening to His word.40 But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.41 But the Lord answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things;42 but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
John 11 (NASB)
1. Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.2 It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.3 So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.4 But when Jesus heard this, He said, This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.6 So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was.7 Then after this He said to the disciples, Let us go to Judea again.8 The disciples said to Him, Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone You, and are You going there again?9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.10 But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.11 This He said, and after that He said to them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him out of sleep.12 The disciples then said to Him, Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover.13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was speaking of literal sleep.14 So Jesus then said to them plainly, Lazarus is dead,15 and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, so that you may believe; but let us go to him.16 Therefore Thomas, who is called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.17 So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days.18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off;19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.20 Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went to meet Him, but Mary stayed at the house.21 Martha then said to Jesus, Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.22 Even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.23 Jesus said to her, Your brother will rise again.24 Martha said to Him, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies,26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?27 She said to Him, Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes into the world.28 When she had said this, she went away and called Mary her sister, saying secretly, The Teacher is here and is calling for you.29 And when she heard it, she got up quickly and was coming to Him.30 Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met Him.31 Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and consoling her, when they saw that Mary got up quickly and went out, they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.32 Therefore, when Mary came where Jesus was, she saw Him, and fell at His feet, saying to Him, Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled,34 and said, Where have you laid him? They said to Him, Lord, come and see.35 Jesus wept.36 So the Jews were saying, See how He loved him!37 But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind man, have kept this man also from dying?38 So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, came to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone was lying against it.39 Jesus said, Remove the stone. Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to Him, Lord, by this time there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days.40 Jesus said to her, Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?41 So they removed the stone. Then Jesus raised His eyes, and said, Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.42 I knew that You always hear Me; but because of the people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that You sent Me.43 When He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.44 The man who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, Unbind him, and let him go.45 Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in Him.46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done.47 Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs.48 If we let Him go on like this, all men will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You know nothing at all,50 nor do you take into account that it is expedient for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.51 Now he did not say this on his own initiative, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation,52 and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad.53 So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.54 Therefore Jesus no longer continued to walk publicly among the Jews, but went away from there to the country near the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there He stayed with the disciples.55 Now the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the Passover to purify themselves.56 So they were seeking for Jesus, and were saying to one another as they stood in the temple, What do you think; that He will not come to the feast at all?57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it, so that they might seize Him.
John 12 (NASB)
1. Jesus, therefore, six days before the Passover, came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.2 So they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.3 Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.4 But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to betray Him, said,5 Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and given to poor people?6 Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.7 Therefore Jesus said, Let her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of My burial.8 For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.9 The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead.10 But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also;11 because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.12 On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,13 took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and began to shout, Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, even the King of Israel.14 Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written,15 FEAR NOT, DAUGHTER OF ZION; BEHOLD, YOUR KING IS COMING, SEATED ON A DONKEYS COLT.16 These things His disciples did not understand at the first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written of Him, and that they had done these things to Him.17 So the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead, continued to testify about Him.18 For this reason also the people went and met Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.19 So the Pharisees said to one another, You see that you are not doing any good; look, the world has gone after Him.20 Now there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast;21 these then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, Sir, we wish to see Jesus.22 Philip came and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip came and told Jesus.23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.25 He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal.26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.27 Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, Father, save Me from this hour? But for this purpose I came to this hour.28 Father, glorify Your name. Then a voice came out of heaven: I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.29 So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, An angel has spoken to Him.30 Jesus answered and said, This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sakes.31 Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.32 And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself.33 But He was saying this to indicate the kind of death by which He was to die.34 The crowd then answered Him, We have heard out of the Law that the Christ is to remain forever; and how can You say, The Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?35 So Jesus said to them, For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes.36 While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light.37 But though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him.38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT? AND TO WHOM HAS THE ARM OF THE LORD BEEN REVEALED?39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again,40 HE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES AND HE HARDENED THEIR HEART, SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT SEE WITH THEIR EYES AND PERCEIVE WITH THEIR HEART, AND BE CONVERTED AND I HEAL THEM.41 These things Isaiah said because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him.42 Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue;43 for they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God.44 And Jesus cried out and said, He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me.45 He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me.46 I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.47 If anyone hears My sayings and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world.48 He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day.49 For I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father Himself who sent Me has given Me a commandment as to what to say and what to speak.50 I know that His commandment is eternal life; therefore the things I speak, I speak just as the Father has told Me.