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Deuteronomy 25

Whipping as Punishment for a Crime

Moses said to Israel:

Don't Muzzle an Ox

Moses said to Israel:

A Son for a Dead Brother

Moses said to Israel:

    ⁷But suppose the brother refuses to marry the widow. She must go to a meeting of the town leaders at the town gate and say, " My husband died without having a son to carry on his name. And my husband's brother refuses to marry me so I can have a son."

    ⁸The leaders will call the living brother to the town gate and try to persuade him to marry the widow. But if he doesn't change his mind and marry her, ⁹she must go over to him while the town leaders watch. She will pull off one of his sandals and spit in his face, while saying, " That's what happens to a man who won't help provide descendants for his dead brother." ¹⁰From then on, that man's family will be known as " the family of the man whose sandal was pulled off."

When Two Men Fight

Moses said to Israel:

Be Honest in Business

Moses said to Israel:

Wipe Out Amalek

Moses said:

    ¹⁹The LORD your God will help you capture the land, and he will give you peace. But when that day comes, you must wipe out Amalek so completely that no one will remember they ever lived.

Deuteronomy 26

Give the LORD the First Part of Your Harvest

Moses said to Israel:

    ⁴The priest will take the basket and set it in front of the LORD's altar. ⁵Then, standing there in front of the place of worship, you must pray:

   My ancestor was homeless,

   an Aramean who went to live

   in Egypt.

   There were only a few

   in his family then,

   but they became great

   and powerful,

   a nation of many people.

    ⁶The Egyptians were cruel

   and had no pity on us.

   They mistreated our people

   and forced us into slavery.

    ⁷We called out for help

   to you,

   the LORD God

   of our ancestors.

   You heard our cries;

   you knew we were in trouble

   and abused.

    ⁸Then you terrified the Egyptians

   with your mighty miracles

   and rescued us from Egypt.

    ⁹You brought us here

   and gave us this land

   rich with milk and honey.

    ¹⁰Now, LORD, I bring to you

   the best of the crops

   that you have given me.

   After you say these things, place the basket in front of the LORD's altar and bow down to worship him.

    ¹¹Then you and your family must celebrate by eating a meal at the place of worship to thank the LORD your God for giving you such a good harvest. And remember to invite the Levites and the foreigners who live in your town.

Ten Percent of the Harvest

Moses said to Israel:

    ¹⁴I have not eaten any of this sacred food while I was in mourning; in fact, I never touched it when I was unclean. ^[e] And none of it has been offered as a sacrifice to the spirits of the dead. I have done everything exactly as you commanded. ¹⁵Our LORD, look down from your temple in heaven and bless your people Israel. You promised our ancestors that you would give us this land rich with milk and honey, and you have kept your promise.

The LORD Is Your God, and You Are His People

Moses said to Israel:

    ¹⁷In response, you have agreed that the LORD will be your God, that you will obey all his laws and teachings, and that you will listen when he speaks to you.

    ¹⁸Since you have agreed to obey the LORD, he has agreed that you will be his people and that you will belong to him, just as he promised. ¹⁹The LORD created all nations, but he will make you more famous than any of them, and you will receive more praise and honor. You will belong only to the LORD your God, just as he promised.

Deuteronomy 27

Build an Altar on Mount Ebal

   Obey all the laws and teachings that I am giving you today. ^2-4Soon you will enter the land that the LORD your God is giving to you. He is the God your ancestors worshiped, and he has promised that this land is rich with milk and honey.

   After you cross the Jordan River, go to Mount Ebal. Set up large slabs of stone, then cover them with white plaster and write on them a copy of these laws.

    ⁵At this same place, build an altar for offering sacrifices to the LORD your God. But don't use stones that have been cut with iron tools. ⁶Look for stones that can be used without being cut. Then offer sacrifices to please the LORD, ^[f] burning them completely on the altar. ⁷Next, offer sacrifices to ask the LORD's blessing, ^[g] and serve the meat at a sacred meal where you will celebrate in honor of the LORD. ⁸Don't forget to write out a copy of these laws on the stone slabs that you are going to set up. Make sure that the writing is easy to read.

Curses on Those Who Disobey

    ^12-13After you cross the Jordan River, you will go to Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. ^[j] The tribes of Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Ephraim, Manasseh, ^[k] and Benjamin will go up on Mount Gerizim, where they will bless the people of Israel. The tribes of Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali will go up on Mount Ebal where they will agree to the curses. ^14-26The people of the Levi tribe will speak each curse in a loud voice, then the rest of the people ^[l] will agree to that curse by saying, " Amen!" Here are the curses: We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who makes an idol or worships idols, even secretly. The LORD is disgusted with idols.

   We ask the LORD to put a curse on all who do not show respect for their father and mother.

   We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who moves the rocks that mark property lines.

   We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who tells blind people to go the wrong way.

   We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who keeps the poor from getting justice, whether these poor are foreigners, widows, or orphans.

   We ask the LORD to put a curse on any man who sleeps with his father's wife; that man has shown no respect for his father's marriage.

   We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who has sex with an animal.

   We ask the LORD to put a curse on any man who sleeps with his sister or his half sister or his mother-in-law.

   We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who commits murder, even when there are no witnesses to the crime.

   We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who accepts money to murder an innocent victim.

   We ask the LORD to put a curse on anyone who refuses to obey his laws.

   And so, to each of these curses, the people will answer, " Amen!"

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Peter's Promise

(Matthew 26.31-35; Luke 22.31-34; John 13.36-38)

   `I will strike down

   the shepherd,

   and the sheep

   will be scattered.'

    ²⁸But after I am raised to life, I will go ahead of you to Galilee."

    ²⁹Peter spoke up, "Even if all the others reject you, I never will!"

    ³⁰Jesus replied, "This very night before a rooster crows twice, you will say three times that you don't know me."

    ³¹But Peter was so sure of himself that he said, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never say that I don't know you!"

   All the others said the same thing.

Jesus Prays

(Matthew 26.36-46; Luke 22.39-46)

    ³³Jesus took along Peter, James, and John. He was sad and troubled and ³⁴told them, "I am so sad that I feel as if I am dying. Stay here and keep awake with me."

    ^35-36Jesus walked on a little way. Then he knelt down on the ground and prayed, "Father, ^[a] if it is possible, don't let this happen to me! Father, you can do anything. Don't make me suffer by having me drink from this cup. ^[b] But do what you want, and not what I want."

    ³⁷When Jesus came back and found the disciples sleeping, he said to Simon Peter, "Are you asleep? Can't you stay awake for just one hour? ³⁸Stay awake and pray that you won't be tested. You want to do what is right, but you are weak."

    ³⁹Jesus went back and prayed the same prayer. ⁴⁰But when he returned to the disciples, he found them sleeping again. They simply could not keep their eyes open, and they did not know what to say.

    ⁴¹When Jesus returned to the disciples the third time, he said, "Are you still sleeping and resting? ^[c] Enough of that! The time has come for the Son of Man to be handed over to sinners. ⁴²Get up! Let's go. The one who will betray me is already here."

Jesus Is Arrested

(Matthew 26.47-56; Luke 22.47-53; John 18.3-12)

    ⁴⁵Judas walked right up to Jesus and said, "Teacher!" Then Judas kissed him, ⁴⁶and the men grabbed Jesus and arrested him.

    ⁴⁷Someone standing there pulled out a sword. He struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.

    ⁴⁸Jesus said to the mob, "Why do you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like a criminal? ⁴⁹Day after day I was with you and taught in the temple, and you didn't arrest me. But what the Scriptures say must come true."

    ⁵⁰All of Jesus' disciples ran off and left him. ⁵¹One of them was a young man who was wearing only a linen cloth. And when the men grabbed him, ⁵²he left the cloth behind and ran away naked.

Jesus Is Questioned by the Council

(Matthew 26.57-68; Luke 22.54,55,63-71; John 18.13,14,19-24)