Palm Sunday– Bible Study
Sunday, April 09, 2017
Palm Sunday is that of Jesus coming into Jerusalem-also
known as the triumphal entry, and the Sunday before the crucifixion John 12:1 “Then Jesus six days before the
passover came to Bethany”, John
12:12 “On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard
that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem”- which appears in all four Gospel accounts Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-40; John 12:12-19. Palm Sunday marked the start of what we know as Passion Week, the final seven days of
Jesus’ earthly ministry-the “beginning of the end” of Jesus’ work on earth.
Palm Sunday began with Jesus and His disciples
traveling over the Mount of Olives. The Lord sent two disciples ahead into the
village of Bethphage to find an animal to ride. Just as Jesus had said they
would Luke 19:29–30 “And it came to pass, when he was
come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he
sent two of his disciples, 30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you;
in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man
sat: loose him, and bring him hither.”. “The Lord needs it” Luke 19:31–34 “And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him?
thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. 32 And they that
were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them. 33 And as
they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the
colt? 34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.”. Amazingly, the owners were satisfied with that
answer and let the disciples go. “They brought the donkey to Jesus Luke 19:35 “And they brought
him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus
thereon.”. As Jesus ascended toward Jerusalem, a large multitude
gathered around Him. His purpose in riding into Jerusalem was to
make public His claim to be their Messiah and King of Israel in fulfillment of
Old Testament prophecy. Matthew says that the King coming on the foal of a
donkey was an exact fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of
Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is
just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the
foal of an ass.”. The people
hailed and praised Him as the “King who comes in the name of the Lord” as He
rode to the temple, (what they did not understand was that it wasn’t time to set
up the kingdom yet—although Jesus had tried to tell them so Luke 19:11–12 “And as they heard these things, he
added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they
thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.12 He said therefore,
A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom,
and to return.”.) The
crowd’s actions along the road give rise to the name “Palm Sunday”: Matthew 21:8 “And a very great multitude spread
their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed
them in the way.”. It is the story of the King who came as a lowly servant on a
donkey, not a prancing steed, not in royal robes, but on the clothes of the
poor and humble. Jesus Christ comes not to conquer by force as earthly kings
but by love, grace, mercy, and His own sacrifice for His people. John 18:36 “Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of
this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight,
that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from
hence.”, He conquers
not nations but hearts and minds. Luke 19:9-11 “And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation
come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of
man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. 11 And as they heard these
things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and
because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.”, He came to
save John 3:17-21 “For God sent not his Son into the
world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is
condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only
begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into
the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were
evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the
light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to
the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.”.
Matthew 21:1-11
And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come
to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against
you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose
them, and bring them unto me.
3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The
Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King
cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded
them,
7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them
their clothes, and they set him thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in
the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that
followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh
in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city
was moved, saying, Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet
of Nazareth of Galilee.
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Mark 11:1-11 (John 12:12-16)
And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage
and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village
over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt
tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye
that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by
the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them,
What do ye, loosing the colt?
6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded:
and they let them go.
7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their
garments on him; and he sat upon him.
8 And many spread their garments in the way: and
others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And they that went before, and they that followed,
cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that
cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the
temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the
eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
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Luke 19:28-40
And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending
up to Jerusalem.
29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to
Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of
his disciples,
30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in
the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man
sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus
shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
32 And they that were sent went their way, and found
even as he had said unto them.
33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners
thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their
garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent
of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice
and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name
of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude
said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you
that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
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Psalm 118:1-2, 19-26
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because
his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for
ever.
Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into
them, and I will praise the Lord:
20 This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous
shall enter.
21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art
become my salvation.
22 The stone which the builders refused is become the
head stone of the corner.
23 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our
eyes.
24 This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will
rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech
thee, send now prosperity.
26 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.
27 God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind
the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.
28 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art
my God, I will exalt thee.
29 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for
his mercy endureth for ever.
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Matthew 26:14, 27:66 n 27:11-54
14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went
unto the chief priests,
66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing
the stone, and setting a watch.
11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the
governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto
him, Thou sayest.
12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and
elders, he answered nothing.
13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how
many things they witness against thee?
14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that
the governor marvelled greatly.
15 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release
unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.
16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called
Barabbas.
17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate
said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which
is called Christ?
18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.
19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife
sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have
suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the
multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether
of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with
Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.
23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done?
But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.
24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but
that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the
multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to
it.
25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood
be on us, and on our children.
26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he
had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into
the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet
robe.
29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they
put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee
before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and
smote him on the head.
31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the
robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify
him.
32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene,
Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
33 And when they were come unto a place called
Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,
34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall:
and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.
35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments,
casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They
parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
36 And sitting down they watched him there;
37 And set up over his head his accusation written,
This Is Jesus The King Of The Jews.
38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one
on the right hand, and another on the left.
39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their
heads,
40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and
buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down
from the cross.
41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with
the scribes and elders, said,
42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be
the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe
him.
43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he
will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.
44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him,
cast the same in his teeth.
45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all
the land unto the ninth hour.
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud
voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why
hast thou forsaken me?
47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard
that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge,
and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.
49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will
come to save him.
50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice,
yielded up the ghost.
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in
twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the
saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection,
and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with
him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they
feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
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Mark 14:1- 15:47
After two days was the feast of the passover, and of
unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might
take him by craft, and put him to death.
2 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be
an uproar of the people.
3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the
leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of
ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on
his head.
4 And there were some that had indignation within
themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
5 For it might have been sold for more than three
hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her?
she hath wrought a good work on me.
7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever
ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand
to anoint my body to the burying.
9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall
be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be
spoken of for a memorial of her.
10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto
the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and
promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they
killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go
and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and
saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a
pitcher of water: follow him.
14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the
goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I
shall eat the passover with my disciples?
15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished
and prepared: there make ready for us.
16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the
city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
17 And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
18 And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I
say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.
19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him
one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
20 And he answered and said unto them, It is one of
the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of
him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for
that man if he had never been born.
22 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed,
and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks,
he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new
testament, which is shed for many.
25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the
fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
26 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into
the mount of Olives.
27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended
because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the
sheep shall be scattered.
28 But after that I am risen, I will go before you
into Galilee.
29 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be
offended, yet will not I.
30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee,
That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny
me thrice.
31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die
with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
32 And they came to a place which was named
Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John,
and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful
unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the
ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible
unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what
thou wilt.
37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith
unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak.
39 And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the
same words.
40 And when he returned, he found them asleep again,
(for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them,
Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the
Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
42 Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at
hand.
43 And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas,
one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from
the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token,
saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away
safely.
45 And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to
him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.
46 And they laid their hands on him, and took him.
47 And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and
smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
48 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come
out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?
49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye
took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
50 And they all forsook him, and fled.
51 And there followed him a certain young man, having
a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
52 And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them
naked.
53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and
with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
54 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the
palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at
the fire.
55 And the chief priests and all the council sought
for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.
56 For many bare false witness against him, but their
witness agreed not together.
57 And there arose certain, and bare false witness
against him, saying,
58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that
is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without
hands.
59 But neither so did their witness agree together.
60 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and
asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness
against thee?
61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again
the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of
the Blessed?
62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of
man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith,
What need we any further witnesses?
64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And
they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his
face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did
strike him with the palms of their hands.
66 And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there
cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked
upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
68 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither
understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock
crew.
69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them
that stood by, This is one of them.
70 And he denied it again. And a little after, they
that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a
Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
71 But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know
not this man of whom ye speak.
72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called
to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou
shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
Chapter 15
And straightway in the morning the chief priests held
a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound
Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.
2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews?
And he answering said unto them, Thou sayest it.
3 And the chief priests accused him of many things:
but he answered nothing.
4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou
nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.
5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate
marvelled.
6 Now at that feast he released unto them one
prisoner, whomsoever they desired.
7 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound
with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the
insurrection.
8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him
to do as he had ever done unto them.
9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I
release unto you the King of the Jews?
10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered
him for envy.
11 But the chief priests moved the people, that he
should rather release Barabbas unto them.
12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What
will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.
14 Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he
done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.
15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people,
released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to
be crucified.
16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called
Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a
crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did
spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the
purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify
him.
21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed
by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his
cross.
22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which
is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.
23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh:
but he received it not.
24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his
garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
26 And the superscription of his accusation was
written over, The King Of The Jews.
27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on
his right hand, and the other on his left.
28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And
he was numbered with the transgressors.
29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging
their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it
in three days,
30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross.
31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among
themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.
32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the
cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him
reviled him.
33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was
darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud
voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My
God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it,
said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar,
and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see
whether Elias will come to take him down.
37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the
ghost.
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from
the top to the bottom.
39 And when the centurion, which stood over against
him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man
was the Son of God.
40 There were also women looking on afar off: among
whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses,
and Salome;
41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him,
and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto
Jerusalem.
42 And now when the even was come, because it was the
preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor,
which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate,
and craved the body of Jesus.
44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and
calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while
dead.
45 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the
body to Joseph.
46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and
wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a
rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses
beheld where he was laid.
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Luke 22:14-23:56
14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the
twelve apostles with him.
15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired
to eat this passover with you before I suffer:
16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat
thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.
17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said,
Take this, and divide it among yourselves:
18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit
of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it,
and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in
remembrance of me.
20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This
cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is
with me on the table.
22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was
determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!
23 And they began to enquire among themselves, which
of them it was that should do this thing.
24 And there was also a strife among them, which of
them should be accounted the greatest.
25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles
exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are
called benefactors.
26 But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest
among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth
serve.
27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or
he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that
serveth.
28 Ye are they which have continued with me in my
temptations.
29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath
appointed unto me;
30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my
kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath
desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail
not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with
thee, both into prison, and to death.
34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not
crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
35 And he said unto them, When I sent you without
purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing.
36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a
purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let
him sell his garment, and buy one.
37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must
yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the
things concerning me have an end.
38 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords.
And he said unto them, It is enough.
39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the
mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them,
Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's
cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup
from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven,
strengthening him.
44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and
his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to
his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,
46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray,
lest ye enter into temptation.
47 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he
that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto
Jesus to kiss him.
48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the
Son of man with a kiss?
49 When they which were about him saw what would
follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
50 And one of them smote the servant of the high
priest, and cut off his right ear.
51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far.
And he touched his ear, and healed him.
52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and
captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out,
as against a thief, with swords and staves?
53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye
stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of
darkness.
54 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him
into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.
55 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of
the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.
56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the
fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.
57 And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.
58 And after a little while another saw him, and said,
Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.
59 And about the space of one hour after another
confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he
is a Galilaean.
60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest.
And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And
Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the
cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote
him.
64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him
on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?
65 And many other things blasphemously spake they
against him.
66 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people
and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their
council, saying,
67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto
them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:
68 And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor
let me go.
69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right
hand of the power of God.
70 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God?
And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
71 And they said, What need we any further witness?
for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.
Chapter 23
And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him
unto Pilate.
2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this
fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying
that he himself is Christ a King.
3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of
the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the
people, I find no fault in this man.
5 And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth
up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this
place.
6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the
man were a Galilaean.
7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's
jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that
time.
8 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for
he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things
of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
9 Then he questioned with him in many words; but he
answered him nothing.
10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and
vehemently accused him.
11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought,
and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to
Pilate.
12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends
together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
13 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief
priests and the rulers and the people,
14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me,
as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before
you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse
him:
15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo,
nothing worthy of death is done unto him.
16 I will therefore chastise him, and release him.
17 (For of necessity he must release one unto them at
the feast.)
18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with
this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and
for murder, was cast into prison.)
20 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake
again to them.
21 But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what
evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore
chastise him, and let him go.
23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring
that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests
prevailed.
24 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they
required.
25 And he released unto them him that for sedition and
murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to
their will.
26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one
Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross,
that he might bear it after Jesus.
27 And there followed him a great company of people,
and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of
Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.
29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they
shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps
which never gave suck.
30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall
on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what
shall be done in the dry?
32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led
with him to be put to death.
33 And when they were come to the place, which is
called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right
hand, and the other on the left.
34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they
know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also
with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be
Christ, the chosen of God.
36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him,
and offering him vinegar,
37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save
thyself.
38 And a superscription also was written over him in
letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, This Is The King Of The Jews.
39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed
on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.
40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost
not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward
of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou
comest into thy kingdom.
43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee,
Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.
44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a
darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.
45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the
temple was rent in the midst.
46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he
said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave
up the ghost.
47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he
glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
48 And all the people that came together to that
sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that
followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.
50 And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a
counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:
51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed
of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for
the kingdom of God.
52 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of
Jesus.
53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and
laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was
laid.
54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath
drew on.
55 And the women also, which came with him from
Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.
56 And they returned, and prepared spices and
ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.
~~
Isaiah 50:4-9
The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned,
that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he
wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
5 The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not
rebellious, neither turned away back.
6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them
that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
7 For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not
be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I
shall not be ashamed.
8 He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with
me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.
9 Behold, the Lord God will help me; who is he that
shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat
them up.
~~
Psalm 31:9-16
Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine
eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with
sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are
consumed.
11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but
especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did
see me without fled from me.
12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like
a broken vessel.
13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on
every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take
away my life.
14 But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my
God.
15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand
of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me
for thy mercies' sake.
~~
Philippians 2:5-11
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ
Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not
robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him
the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled
himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and
given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of
things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
~~
Psalm 80
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest
Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.
2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy
strength, and come and save us.
3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine;
and we shall be saved.
4 O Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry
against the prayer of thy people?
5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and
givest them tears to drink in great measure.
6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our
enemies laugh among themselves.
7 Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to
shine; and we shall be saved.
8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast
cast out the heathen, and planted it.
9 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it
to take deep root, and it filled the land.
10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and
the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her
branches unto the river.
12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that
all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the
wild beast of the field doth devour it.
14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down
from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;
15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted,
and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish
at the rebuke of thy countenance.
17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand,
upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself.
18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and
we will call upon thy name.
19 Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face
to shine; and we shall be saved.
~~
Matthew 21:33-46
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder,
which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in
it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far
country:
34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent
his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one,
and killed another, and stoned another.
36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first:
and they did unto them likewise.
37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying,
They will reverence my son.
38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said
among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on
his inheritance.
39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the
vineyard, and slew him.
40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh,
what will he do unto those husbandmen?
41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those
wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall
render him the fruits in their seasons.
42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the
scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head
of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?
43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall
be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be
broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard
his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.
46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they
feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
~~
Mark 12:1-12
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain
man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the
winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far
country.
2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a
servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away
empty.
4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at
him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully
handled.
5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and
many others; beating some, and killing some.
6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he
sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.
7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is
the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.'
8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out
of the vineyard.
9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he
will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.
10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone
which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:
11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in
our eyes?
12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the
people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they
left him, and went their way.
Isaiah 5:1-7
Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved
touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill:
2 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones
thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst
of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring
forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of
Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.
4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that
I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth
grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my
vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and
break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor
digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the
clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house
of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment,
but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
~~
Psalm 69
Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my
soul.
2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I
am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes
fail while I wait for my God.
4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the
hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully,
are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
5 O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are
not hid from thee.
6 Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts,
be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake,
O God of Israel.
7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame
hath covered my face.
8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an
alien unto my mother's children.
9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and
the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting,
that was to my reproach.
11 I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a
proverb to them.
12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I
was the song of the drunkards.
13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in
an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth
of thy salvation.
14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink:
let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
15 Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the
deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
16 Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good:
turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
17 And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in
trouble: hear me speedily.
18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me
because of mine enemies.
19 Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my
dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee.
20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness:
and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but
I found none.
21 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my
thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
22 Let their table become a snare before them: and
that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.
23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and
make their loins continually to shake.
24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy
wrathful anger take hold of them.
25 Let their habitation be desolate; and let none
dwell in their tents.
26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and
they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.
27 Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not
come into thy righteousness.
28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living,
and not be written with the righteous.
29 But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O
God, set me up on high.
30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will
magnify him with thanksgiving.
31 This also shall please the Lord better than an ox
or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
32 The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your
heart shall live that seek God.
33 For the Lord heareth the poor, and despiseth not
his prisoners.
34 Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and
every thing that moveth therein.
35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities
of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and
they that love his name shall dwell therein.
~~
Luke 20:9-19
Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A
certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a
far country for a long time.
10 And at the season he sent a servant to the
husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the
husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.
11 And again he sent another servant: and they beat
him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.
12 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him
also, and cast him out.
13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I
do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see
him.
14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned
among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the
inheritance may be ours.
15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed
him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?
16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and
shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God
forbid.
17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then
that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the
head of the corner?
18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be
broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour
sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that
he had spoken this parable against them.
Luke 16:19-31
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in
purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which
was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell
from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was
carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was
buried;
23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments,
and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy
on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and
cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy
lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now
he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a
great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot;
neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that
thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto
them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the
prophets; let them hear them.
30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went
unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and
the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
~~
1 Corinthians 2:1-12
And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with
excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know any thing among you,
save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in
much trembling.
4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing
words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of
men, but in the power of God.
6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect:
yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come
to nought:
7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even
the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for
had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear
heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath
prepared for them that love him.
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit:
for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the
spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but
the Spirit of God.
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world,
but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely
given to us of God.
~~
Psalm 61, 62
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when
my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong
tower from the enemy.
4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will
trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given
me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as
many generations.
7 He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy
and truth, which may preserve him.
8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I
may daily perform my vows.
Psalm 62
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my
salvation.
2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my
defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye
shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering
fence.
4 They only consult to cast him down from his
excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse
inwardly. Selah.
5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation
is from him.
6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my
defence; I shall not be moved.
7 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my
strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your
heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high
degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than
vanity.
10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in
robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that
power belongeth unto God.
12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou
renderest to every man according to his work.
~~
Zechariah 9:9-12
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter
of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having
salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and
the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall
speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea,
and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I
have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope:
even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
Hosanna
to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
Matthew
21:9
Hosanna!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel
John
12:13
Looking
for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our
Saviour Jesus Christ
TITUS
2:13
And
then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and
glory.
Mark
13:26
1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were
come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against
you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her loose them,
and bring them unto me.
3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The
Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which
was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King
cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,
7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them
their clothes, and they set him thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in
the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And the multitudes that went before, and that
followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David Blessed is he that cometh
in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city
was moved, saying, Who is this?
11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet
of Nazareth of Galilee.
12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out
all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the
moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall
be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the
temple; and he healed them.
15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the
wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and
saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And
Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and
sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
17 And he left them, and went out of the city into
Bethany; and he lodged there.
Matthew 21:1-17
Took
branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed
[is] the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
John
12:13
Rejoice
greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King
cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an
ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Zechariah
9:9
9 Much
people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for
Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from
the dead.
10 But
the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death;
11
Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on
Jesus.
12 On
the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that
Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
13 Took
branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed
[is] the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
14 And
Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
15 Fear
not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
16 These
things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified,
then remembered they that these things were written of him, and [that] they had
done these things unto him.
17 The
people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and
raised him from the dead, bare record.
18 For
this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this
miracle.
19 The
Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing?
behold, the world is gone after him.
John
12:9-19
He that
believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be
damned.
Mark
16:16
1
Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor
standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But
his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day
and night.
3 And
he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his
fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth
shall prosper.
4 The
ungodly [are] not so: but [are] like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the
congregation of the righteous.
6 For
the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall
perish.
Psalms
1:1 – 6
Jesus
answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be
born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:3
John 3:3
For
this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments
are not grievous.
1 John
5:3
Save
now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.
Psalm
118:25
Therefore
to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth [it] not, to him it is sin.
James
4:17
1 Take
heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have
no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
2
Therefore when thou doest [thine] alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as
the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have
glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3 But
when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 That
thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall
reward thee openly.
5 And
when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to
pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they
may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6 But
thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy
door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in
secret shall reward thee openly.
7 But
when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think
that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be
not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have
need of, before ye ask him.
9 After
this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy
name.
10 Thy
kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is] in heaven.
11 Give
us this day our daily bread.
12 And
forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
14 For
if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15 But
if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your
trespasses.
16
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for
they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say
unto you, They have their reward.
17 But
thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
18 That
thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and
thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
19 Lay
not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves break through and steal:
20 But
lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth
corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 For
where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22 The
light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body
shall be full of light.
23 But
if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore
the light that is in thee be darkness, how great [is] that darkness!
24 No
man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and
mammon.
25
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or
what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the
life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather
into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than
they?
27
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And
why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they
grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And
yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one
of these.
30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to
morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little
faith?
31
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink?
or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For
after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth
that ye have need of all these things.
33 But
seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things
shall be added unto you.
34 Take
therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the
things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.
Matthew
6:1 – 4
♥
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