“The(A) Lord God has given Me
The tongue of the learned,
That I should know how to speak
A word in season to him who is (B)weary.
He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens My ear
To hear as the learned.
The Lord God (C)has opened My ear;
And I was not (D)rebellious,
Nor did I turn away.
(E)I gave My back to those who struck Me,
And (F)My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard;
I did not hide My face from shame and (G)spitting.

“For the Lord God will help Me;
Therefore I will not be disgraced;
Therefore (H)I have set My face like a flint,
And I know that I will not be ashamed.
(I)He is near who justifies Me;
Who will contend with Me?
Let us stand together.
Who is [a]My adversary?
Let him come near Me.
Surely the Lord God will help Me;
Who is he who will condemn Me?
(J)Indeed they will all grow old like a garment;
(K)The moth will eat them up.

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  1. Isaiah 50:8 Lit. master of My judgment

Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;
(A)My eye wastes away with grief,
Yes, my soul and my [a]body!
10 For my life is spent with grief,
And my years with sighing;
My strength fails because of my iniquity,
And my bones waste away.
11 (B)I am a [b]reproach among all my enemies,
But (C)especially among my neighbors,
And am repulsive to my acquaintances;
(D)Those who see me outside flee from me.
12 (E)I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind;
I am like a [c]broken vessel.
13 (F)For I hear the slander of many;
(G)Fear is on every side;
While they (H)take counsel together against me,
They scheme to take away my life.

14 But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
15 My times are in Your (I)hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,
And from those who persecute me.
16 (J)Make Your face shine upon Your servant;
Save me for Your mercies’ sake.

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  1. Psalm 31:9 Lit. belly
  2. Psalm 31:11 despised thing
  3. Psalm 31:12 Lit. perishing

The Humbled and Exalted Christ

(A)Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, (B)being in the form of God, did not consider it [a]robbery to be equal with God, (C)but [b]made Himself of no reputation, taking the form (D)of a bondservant, and (E)coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and (F)became (G)obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. (H)Therefore God also (I)has highly exalted Him and (J)given Him the name which is above every name, 10 (K)that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and (L)that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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  1. Philippians 2:6 Or something to be held onto to be equal
  2. Philippians 2:7 emptied Himself of His privileges

Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper

14 (A)When the hour had come, He sat down, and the [a]twelve apostles with Him. 15 Then He said to them, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; 16 for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it (B)until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

17 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this and divide it among yourselves; 18 for (C)I say to you, [b]I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

19 (D)And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My (E)body which is given for you; (F)do this in remembrance of Me.”

20 Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, (G)“This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you. 21 (H)But behold, the hand of My betrayer is with Me on the table. 22 (I)And truly the Son of Man goes (J)as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!”

23 (K)Then they began to question among themselves, which of them it was who would do this thing.

The Disciples Argue About Greatness

24 (L)Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest. 25 (M)And He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ 26 (N)But not so among you; on the contrary, (O)he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves. 27 (P)For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet (Q)I am among you as the One who serves.

28 “But you are those who have continued with Me in (R)My trials. 29 And (S)I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me, 30 that (T)you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, (U)and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial(V)

31 [c]And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, (W)Satan has asked for you, that he may (X)sift you as wheat. 32 But (Y)I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, (Z)strengthen your brethren.”

33 But he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death.”

34 (AA)Then He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster shall not crow this day before you will deny three times that you know Me.”

Supplies for the Road

35 (AB)And He said to them, “When I sent you without money bag, knapsack, and sandals, did you lack anything?”

So they said, “Nothing.”

36 Then He said to them, “But now, he who has a money bag, let him take it, and likewise a knapsack; and he who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one. 37 For I say to you that this which is written must still be [d]accomplished in Me: (AC)‘And He was numbered with the transgressors.’ For the things concerning Me have an end.”

38 So they said, “Lord, look, here are two swords.”

And He said to them, “It is enough.”

The Prayer in the Garden(AD)

39 (AE)Coming out, (AF)He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. 40 (AG)When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

41 (AH)And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, 42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless (AI)not My will, but Yours, be done.” 43 [e]Then (AJ)an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him. 44 (AK)And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.

45 When He rose up from prayer, and had come to His disciples, He found them sleeping from sorrow. 46 Then He said to them, “Why (AL)do you sleep? Rise and (AM)pray, lest you enter into temptation.”

Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane(AN)

47 And while He was still speaking, (AO)behold, a multitude; and he who was called (AP)Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him. 48 But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a (AQ)kiss?”

49 When those around Him saw what was going to happen, they said to Him, “Lord, shall we strike with the sword?” 50 And (AR)one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

51 But Jesus answered and said, “Permit even this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.

52 (AS)Then Jesus said to the chief priests, captains of the temple, and the elders who had come to Him, “Have you come out, as against a (AT)robber, with swords and clubs? 53 When I was with you daily in the (AU)temple, you did not try to seize Me. But this is your (AV)hour, and the power of darkness.”

Peter Denies Jesus, and Weeps Bitterly(AW)

54 (AX)Having arrested Him, they led Him and brought Him into the high priest’s house. (AY)But Peter followed at a distance. 55 (AZ)Now when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat among them. 56 And a certain servant girl, seeing him as he sat by the fire, looked intently at him and said, “This man was also with Him.”

57 But he denied [f]Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”

58 (BA)And after a little while another saw him and said, “You also are of them.”

But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”

59 (BB)Then after about an hour had passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Surely this fellow also was with Him, for he is a (BC)Galilean.”

60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying!”

Immediately, while he was still speaking, [g]the rooster crowed. 61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then (BD)Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, (BE)“Before the rooster [h]crows, you will deny Me three times.” 62 So Peter went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus Mocked and Beaten(BF)

63 (BG)Now the men who held Jesus mocked Him and (BH)beat Him. 64 [i]And having blindfolded Him, they (BI)struck Him on the face and asked Him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You?” 65 And many other things they blasphemously spoke against Him.

Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin(BJ)

66 (BK)As soon as it was day, (BL)the elders of the people, both chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him into their council, saying, 67 (BM)“If You are the Christ, tell us.”

But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will (BN)by no means believe. 68 And if I [j]also ask you, you will by no means answer [k]Me or let Me go. 69 (BO)Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.”

70 Then they all said, “Are You then the Son of God?”

So He said to them, (BP)“You rightly say that I am.”

71 (BQ)And they said, “What further testimony do we need? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth.”

Jesus Handed Over to Pontius Pilate(BR)

23 Then (BS)the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to (BT)Pilate. And they began to (BU)accuse Him, saying, “We found this fellow (BV)perverting [l]the nation, and (BW)forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying (BX)that He Himself is Christ, a King.”

(BY)Then Pilate asked Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?”

He answered him and said, It is as you say.”

So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, (BZ)“I find no fault in this Man.”

But they were the more fierce, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from (CA)Galilee to this place.”

Jesus Faces Herod

When Pilate heard [m]of Galilee, he asked if the Man were a Galilean. And as soon as he knew that He belonged to (CB)Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. Now when Herod saw Jesus, (CC)he was exceedingly glad; for he had desired for a long time to see Him, because (CD)he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him. Then he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him (CE)nothing. 10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him. 11 (CF)Then Herod, with his [n]men of war, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him back to Pilate. 12 That very day (CG)Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for previously they had been at enmity with each other.

Taking the Place of Barabbas(CH)

13 (CI)Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, 14 said to them, (CJ)“You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, (CK)having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him; 15 no, neither did Herod, for [o]I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him. 16 (CL)I will therefore chastise Him and release Him 17 (CM)(for[p] it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast).

18 And (CN)they all cried out at once, saying, “Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas”— 19 who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder.

20 Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them. 21 But they shouted, saying, “Crucify Him, crucify Him!”

22 Then he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go.”

23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men [q]and of the chief priests prevailed. 24 So (CO)Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested. 25 (CP)And he released [r]to them the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

The King on a Cross(CQ)

26 (CR)Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus.

27 And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him. 28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 (CS)For indeed the days are coming in which they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, wombs that never bore, and breasts which never nursed!’ 30 Then they will begin (CT)‘to say to the mountains, “Fall on us!” and to the hills, “Cover us!” ’ 31 (CU)For if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?”

32 (CV)There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death. 33 And (CW)when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. 34 [s]Then Jesus said, “Father, (CX)forgive them, for (CY)they do not know what they do.”

And (CZ)they divided His garments and cast lots. 35 And (DA)the people stood looking on. But even the (DB)rulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.”

36 The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him (DC)sour wine, 37 and saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”

38 (DD)And an inscription also was [t]written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew:

THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39 (DE)Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, [u]“If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”

40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done (DF)nothing wrong.” 42 Then he said [v]to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.”

43 And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in (DG)Paradise.”

Jesus Dies on the Cross(DH)

44 (DI)Now it [w]was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 Then the sun was [x]darkened, and (DJ)the veil of the temple was torn in [y]two. 46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, (DK)‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ (DL)Having said this, He breathed His last.

47 (DM)So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”

48 And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned. 49 (DN)But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb(DO)

50 (DP)Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man. 51 He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, (DQ)who[z] himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 (DR)Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before. 54 That day was (DS)the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near.

55 And the women (DT)who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and (DU)they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. 56 Then they returned and (DV)prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath (DW)according to the commandment.

Footnotes

  1. Luke 22:14 NU omits twelve
  2. Luke 22:18 NU adds from now on
  3. Luke 22:31 NU omits And the Lord said
  4. Luke 22:37 fulfilled
  5. Luke 22:43 NU brackets vv. 43 and 44 as not in the original text.
  6. Luke 22:57 NU it
  7. Luke 22:60 NU, M a rooster
  8. Luke 22:61 NU adds today
  9. Luke 22:64 NU And having blindfolded Him, they asked Him
  10. Luke 22:68 NU omits also
  11. Luke 22:68 NU omits the rest of v. 68.
  12. Luke 23:2 NU our
  13. Luke 23:6 NU omits of Galilee
  14. Luke 23:11 troops
  15. Luke 23:15 NU he sent Him back to us
  16. Luke 23:17 NU omits v. 17.
  17. Luke 23:23 NU omits and of the chief priests
  18. Luke 23:25 NU, M omit to them
  19. Luke 23:34 NU brackets the first sentence as a later addition.
  20. Luke 23:38 NU omits written and in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew
  21. Luke 23:39 NU Are You not the Christ? Save
  22. Luke 23:42 NU “Jesus, remember me
  23. Luke 23:44 NU adds already
  24. Luke 23:45 NU obscured
  25. Luke 23:45 the middle
  26. Luke 23:51 NU who was waiting

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