Isaiah 42:1-9

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The Lord's Chosen Servant

42 ^(A)Behold ^(B)my servant, whom I uphold,
    my chosen, ^(C)in whom my soul delights;
^(D)I have put my Spirit upon him;
    ^(E)he will bring forth justice to the nations.
²He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,
    or make it heard in the street;
³^(F)a bruised reed he will not break,
    and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
    ^(G)he will faithfully bring forth justice.
⁴He will not grow faint or be discouraged^[a]
    till he has established justice in the earth;
    and ^(H)the coastlands wait for his law.

⁵Thus says God, the Lord,
    who created the heavens ^(I)and stretched them out,
    who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
^(J)who gives breath to the people on it
    and spirit to those who walk in it:
⁶“I am the Lord; ^(K)I have called you^[b] in righteousness;
    I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you ^(L)as a covenant for the people,
    ^(M)a light for the nations,
⁷    ^(N)to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
    ^(O)from the prison those who sit in darkness.
⁸I am the Lord; that is my name;
    ^(P)my glory I give to no other,
    nor my praise to carved idols.
⁹Behold, the former things have come to pass,
    ^(Q)and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth
    I tell you of them.”

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Footnotes

Isaiah 42:4 Or bruised
Isaiah 42:6 The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse

Psalm 36:5-10

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⁵Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
    your faithfulness to the clouds.
⁶^(A)Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
    ^(B)your judgments are like the great deep;
    man and beast you ^(C)save, O Lord.

⁷^(D)How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
    The children of mankind take refuge ^(E)in the shadow of your wings.
⁸They feast on ^(F)the abundance of your house,
    and you give them drink from ^(G)the river of ^(H)your delights.
⁹For with you is ^(I)the fountain of life;
    ^(J)in your light do we see light.

¹⁰Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who ^(K)know you,
and your righteousness to ^(L)the upright of heart!

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Hebrews 11:39-12:3

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³⁹And all these, ^(A)though commended through their faith, ^(B)did not receive what was promised, ⁴⁰since God had provided something better for us, ^(C)that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith

12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and ^(D)sin which clings so closely, and ^(E)let us run ^(F)with endurance the race that is ^(G)set before us, ²looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, ^(H)who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising ^(I)the shame, and ^(J)is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Do Not Grow Weary

³^(K)Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or ^(L)fainthearted.

John 12:1-11

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Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany

12 Six days before ^(A)the Passover, ^(B)Jesus therefore came to Bethany, ^(C)where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. ²So they gave a dinner for him there. ^(D)Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. ³^(E)Mary therefore took a pound^[a] of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. ⁴But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, ⁵“Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii^[b] and ^(F)given to the poor?” ⁶He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and ^(G)having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. ⁷Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it^[c] for the day of my burial. ⁸For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”

The Plot to Kill Lazarus

⁹When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus^[d] was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, ^(H)whom he had raised from the dead. ¹⁰^(I)So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, ¹¹because ^(J)on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

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Footnotes

John 12:3 Greek litra; a litra (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams
John 12:5 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
John 12:7 Or Leave her alone; she intended to keep it
John 12:9 Greek he

Mark 14:3-9

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Jesus Anointed at Bethany

³^(A)And while he was at ^(B)Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,^[a] as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. ⁴There were some who said to themselves indignantly, “Why was the ointment wasted like that? ⁵For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii^[b] and ^(C)given to the poor.” And they ^(D)scolded her. ⁶But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. ⁷For ^(E)you always have the poor with you, and whenever ^(F)you want, you can do good for them. But ^(G)you will not always have me. ⁸^(H)She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand ^(I)for burial. ⁹And truly, I say to you, wherever ^(J)the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told ^(K)in memory of her.”