The Ten Commandments Reviewed^(A)

5 And Moses called all Israel, and said to them: “Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your hearing today, that you may learn them and be careful to observe them. ^2 (B)The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. ³ The Lord ^(C)did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, those who are here today, all of us who are alive. ^4 (D)The Lord talked with you face to face on the mountain from the midst of the fire. ^5 (E)I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; for ^(F)you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up the mountain. He said:

²² “These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly, in the mountain from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and He added no more. And ^(Z)He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.

The People Afraid of God’s Presence^(AA)

^23 (AB)“So it was, when you heard the voice from the midst of the darkness, while the mountain was burning with fire, that you came near to me, all the heads of your tribes and your elders. ²⁴ And you said: ‘Surely the Lord our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and ^(AC)we have heard His voice from the midst of the fire. We have seen this day that God speaks with man; yet he ^(AD)still lives. ²⁵ Now therefore, why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; ^(AE)if we hear the voice of the Lord our God anymore, then we shall die. ^26 (AF)For who is there of all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speaking from the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? ²⁷ You go near and hear all that the Lord our God may say, and ^(AG)tell us all that the Lord our God says to you, and we will hear and do it.’

²⁸ “Then the Lord heard the voice of your words when you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me: ‘I have heard the voice of the words of this people which they have spoken to you. ^(AH)They are right in all that they have spoken. ^29 (AI)Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and ^(AJ)always keep all My commandments, ^(AK)that it might be well with them and with their children forever! ³⁰ Go and say to them, “Return to your tents.” ³¹ But as for you, stand here by Me, ^(AL)and I will speak to you all the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments which you shall teach them, that they may observe them in the land which I am giving them to possess.’

³² “Therefore you shall ^[h]be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; ^(AM)you shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. ³³ You shall walk in ^(AN)all the ways which the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live ^(AO)and that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which you shall possess.

The Greatest Commandment

6 “Now this is ^(AP)the commandment, and these are the statutes and judgments which the Lord your God has commanded to teach you, that you may observe them in the land which you are crossing over to possess, ^2 (AQ)that you may fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, ^(AR)and that your days may be prolonged. ³ Therefore hear, O Israel, and ^[i]be careful to observe it, that it may be well with you, and that you may ^(AS)multiply greatly ^(AT)as the Lord God of your fathers has promised you—^(AU)‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’

^4 (AV)“Hear, O Israel: ^[j]The Lord our God, the Lord is one! ^5 (AW)You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, ^(AX)with all your soul, and with all your strength.

⁶ “And ^(AY)these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. ^7 (AZ)You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. ^8 (BA)You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. ^9 (BB)You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

Caution Against Disobedience

¹⁰ “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He ^[k]swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities ^(BC)which you did not build, ¹¹ houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant—^(BD)when you have eaten and are full— ¹² then beware, lest you forget the ^(BE)Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. ¹³ You shall ^(BF)fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and ^(BG)shall take oaths in His name. ¹⁴ You shall not go after other gods, ^(BH)the gods of the peoples who are all around you ¹⁵ (for ^(BI)the Lord your God is a jealous God ^(BJ)among you), lest the anger of the Lord your God be aroused against you and destroy you from the face of the earth.

^16 (BK)“You shall not ^[l]tempt the Lord your God ^(BL)as you ^[m]tempted Him in Massah. ¹⁷ You shall ^(BM)diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you. ¹⁸ And you ^(BN)shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord, that it may be well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land of which the Lord swore to your fathers, ^19 (BO)to cast out all your enemies from before you, as the Lord has spoken.

^20 (BP)“When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What is the meaning of the testimonies, the statutes, and the judgments which the Lord our God has commanded you?’ ²¹ then you shall say to your son: ‘We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt ^(BQ)with a mighty hand; ²² and the Lord showed signs and wonders before our eyes, great and severe, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household. ²³ Then He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which He ^[n]swore to our fathers. ²⁴ And the Lord commanded us to ^[o]observe all these ^[p]statutes, ^(BR)to fear the Lord our God, ^(BS)for our good always, that ^(BT)He might preserve us alive, as it is ^[q]this day. ²⁵ Then ^(BU)it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.’

Prayer to God in Time of Trouble

The Plot to Kill Jesus^(A)

14 After ^(B)two days it was the Passover and ^(C)the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take Him by ^[a]trickery and put Him to death. ² But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people.”

The Anointing at Bethany^(D)

^3 (E)And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly ^[b]oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head. ⁴ But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, “Why was this fragrant oil wasted? ⁵ For it might have been sold for more than three hundred ^(F)denarii and given to the poor.” And they ^(G)criticized^[c] her sharply.

⁶ But Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me. ^7 (H)For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; ^(I)but Me you do not have always. ⁸ She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial. ⁹ Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is ^(J)preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus^(K)

^10 (L)Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Him to them. ¹¹ And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought how he might conveniently betray Him.

Jesus Celebrates the Passover with His Disciples^(M)

^12 (N)Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they ^[d]killed the Passover lamb, His disciples said to Him, “Where do You want us to go and prepare, that You may eat the Passover?”

¹³ And He sent out 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 Wherever he goes in, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?” ’ ¹⁵ Then he will show you a large upper room, furnished and prepared; there make ready for us.”

¹⁶ So His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found it just as He had said to them; and they prepared the Passover.

^17 (O)In the evening He came with the twelve. ¹⁸ Now as they sat and ate, Jesus said, “Assuredly, I say to you, ^(P)one of you who eats with Me will betray Me.”

¹⁹ And they began to be sorrowful, and to say to Him one by one, “Is it I?” ^[e]And another said, “Is it I?”

²⁰ He answered and said to them, “It is one of the twelve, who dips with Me in the dish. ^21 (Q)The Son of Man indeed goes 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 never been born.”

Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper^(R)

^22 (S)And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, “Take, ^[f]eat; this is My ^(T)body.”

²³ Then He took the cup, and when He had 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 ^[g]new covenant, which is shed for many. ²⁵ Assuredly, I say to you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

^26 (U)And when they had sung ^[h]a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial^(V)

^27 (W)Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble ^[i]because of Me this night, for it is written:

²⁸ “But ^(Y)after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee.”

^29 (Z)Peter said to Him, “Even if all are made to ^[j]stumble, yet I will not be.”

³⁰ Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”

³¹ But he spoke more vehemently, “If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!”

And they all said likewise.

The Prayer in the Garden^(AA)

^32 (AB)Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” ³³ And He ^(AC)took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed. ³⁴ Then He said to them, ^(AD)“My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.”

³⁵ He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. ³⁶ And He said, ^(AE)“Abba, Father, ^(AF)all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; ^(AG)nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.”

³⁷ Then He came and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “Simon, are you sleeping? Could you not watch one hour? ^38 (AH)Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. ^(AI)The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

³⁹ Again He went away and prayed, and spoke the same words. ⁴⁰ And when He returned, He found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.

⁴¹ Then He came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough! ^(AJ)The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. ^42 (AK)Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand.”

Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane^(AL)

^43 (AM)And immediately, while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. ⁴⁴ Now His betrayer had given them a signal, saying, “Whomever I ^(AN)kiss, He is the One; seize Him and lead Him away safely.”

⁴⁵ As soon as he had come, immediately he went up to Him and said to Him, “Rabbi, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.

⁴⁶ Then they laid their hands on Him and took Him. ⁴⁷ And one of those who stood by drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

^48 (AO)Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? ⁴⁹ I was daily with you in the temple ^(AP)teaching, and you did not seize Me. But ^(AQ)the Scriptures must be fulfilled.”

^50 (AR)Then they all forsook Him and fled.

A Young Man Flees Naked

⁵¹ Now a certain young man followed Him, having a linen cloth thrown around his naked body. And the young men laid hold of him, ⁵² and he left the linen cloth and fled from them naked.

Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin^(AS)

^53 (AT)And they led Jesus away to the high priest; and with him were ^(AU)assembled all the ^(AV)chief priests, the elders, and the scribes. ⁵⁴ But ^(AW)Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest. And he sat with the servants and warmed himself at the fire.

^55 (AX)Now the chief priests and all the council sought testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, but found none. ⁵⁶ For many bore ^(AY)false witness against Him, but their testimonies ^[k]did not agree.

⁵⁷ Then some rose up and bore false witness against Him, saying, ⁵⁸ “We heard Him say, ^(AZ)‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.’ ” ⁵⁹ But not even then did their testimony agree.

^60 (BA)And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, saying, “Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?” ⁶¹ But ^(BB)He kept silent and answered nothing.

^(BC)Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”

⁶² Jesus said, “I am. ^(BD)And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

⁶³ Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “What further need do we have of witnesses? ⁶⁴ You have heard the ^(BE)blasphemy! What do you think?”

And they all condemned Him to be deserving of ^(BF)death.

⁶⁵ Then some began to ^(BG)spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, and to beat Him, and to say to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers ^[l]struck Him with the palms of their hands.

Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps^(BH)

^66 (BI)Now as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came. ⁶⁷ And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with ^(BJ)Jesus of Nazareth.”

⁶⁸ But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are saying.” And he went out on the porch, and a rooster crowed.

^69 (BK)And the servant girl saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by, “This is one of them.” ⁷⁰ But he denied it again.

^(BL)And a little later those who stood by said to Peter again, “Surely you are one of them; ^(BM)for you are a Galilean, ^[m]and your ^[n]speech shows it.”

⁷¹ Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this Man of whom you speak!”

^72 (BN)A second time the rooster crowed. Then Peter called to mind the word that Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And when he thought about it, he wept.