Repentance and Forgiveness

30 ^(A)“And ^(B)when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and ^(C)you call them to mind among all the nations where the Lord your God has driven you, ² and ^(D)return to the Lord your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, ³ then the Lord your God ^(E)will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will ^(F)gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you. ^4 (G)If your outcasts are in the uttermost parts of heaven, from there the Lord your God will gather you, and from there he will take you. ⁵ And the Lord your God will bring you into the land that your fathers possessed, that you may possess it. ^(H)And he will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers. ⁶ And ^(I)the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, ^(J)so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. ⁷ And the Lord your God will put all these curses on your foes and enemies who persecuted you. ⁸ And you shall again obey the voice of the Lord and keep all his commandments that I command you today. ^9 (K)The Lord your God will make you abundantly prosperous in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your cattle and in the fruit of your ground. ^(L)For the Lord will again take delight in prospering you, as he took delight in your fathers, ¹⁰ when you obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, when you turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

The Choice of Life and Death

¹¹ “For this commandment that I command you today ^(M)is not too hard for you, neither is it far off. ^12 (N)It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend to heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ ¹³ Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ ¹⁴ But the word is very near you. It is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can do it.

¹⁵ “See, ^(O)I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. ¹⁶ If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God^[a] that I command you today, ^(P)by loving the Lord your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules,^[b] then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. ¹⁷ But if ^(Q)your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, ^18 (R)I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess. ¹⁹ I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, ^(S)blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, ²⁰ loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice ^(T)and holding fast to him, for ^(U)he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in ^(V)the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”

Joshua to Succeed Moses

31 So Moses continued to speak these words to all Israel. ² And he said to them, “I am ^(W)120 years old today. I am no longer able to ^(X)go out and come in. The Lord has said to me, ^(Y)‘You shall not go over this Jordan.’ ³ The Lord your God ^(Z)himself will go over before you. He will destroy these nations before you, so that you shall dispossess them, and Joshua will go over at your head, ^(AA)as the Lord has spoken. ⁴ And the Lord will do to them ^(AB)as he did to Sihon ^(AC)and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, when he destroyed them. ⁵ And the Lord will give them over to you, and you shall do to them ^(AD)according to the whole commandment that I have commanded you. ^6 (AE)Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, ^(AF)for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. ^(AG)He will not leave you or forsake you.”

⁷ Then ^(AH)Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, ^(AI)“Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land that the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall put them in possession of it. ⁸ It is the Lord ^(AJ)who goes before you. He will be with you; ^(AK)he will not leave you or forsake you. ^(AL)Do not fear or be dismayed.”

The Reading of the Law

⁹ Then Moses ^(AM)wrote this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, ^(AN)who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and to all the elders of Israel. ¹⁰ And Moses commanded them, ^(AO)“At the end of every seven years, at the set time in the year of release, at ^(AP)the Feast of Booths, ¹¹ when all Israel comes ^(AQ)to appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose, ^(AR)you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing. ^12 (AS)Assemble the people, men, women, and little ones, and the sojourner within your towns, that they may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, and be careful to do all the words of this law, ¹³ and that their children, ^(AT)who have not known it, ^(AU)may hear and learn to fear the Lord your God, ^(AV)as long as you live in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess.”

Joshua Commissioned to Lead Israel

¹⁴ And the Lord said to Moses, ^(AW)“Behold, the days approach when you must die. Call Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, that ^(AX)I may commission him.” And Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tent of meeting. ¹⁵ And ^(AY)the Lord appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud. And the pillar of cloud stood over the entrance of the tent.

¹⁶ And the Lord said to Moses, ^(AZ)“Behold, you are about to lie down with your fathers. Then this people will rise and ^(BA)whore after the foreign gods among them in the land that they are entering, and they will ^(BB)forsake me and ^(BC)break my covenant that I have made with them. ¹⁷ Then my anger will be kindled against them in that day, and ^(BD)I will forsake them and ^(BE)hide my face from them, and they will be devoured. And many evils and troubles will come upon them, so that they will say in that day, ^(BF)‘Have not these evils come upon us because ^(BG)our God is not among us?’ ¹⁸ And I will surely hide my face in that day because of all the evil that they have done, because ^(BH)they have turned to other gods.

¹⁹ “Now therefore write ^(BI)this song and ^(BJ)teach it to the people of Israel. Put it in their mouths, that this song may be ^(BK)a witness for me against the people of Israel. ²⁰ For when I have brought them into the land ^(BL)flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to give to their fathers, and they have eaten and are full and ^(BM)grown fat, ^(BN)they will turn to other gods and serve them, and ^(BO)despise me and ^(BP)break my covenant. ²¹ And when many evils and troubles have come upon them, this song shall confront them as ^(BQ)a witness (for it will live unforgotten in the mouths of their offspring). For ^(BR)I know what they are inclined to do even today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore to give.” ²² So Moses wrote this song the same day and taught it to the people of Israel.

^23 (BS)And the Lord^[c] commissioned Joshua the son of Nun and said, ^(BT)“Be strong and courageous, for you shall bring the people of Israel into the land that I swore to give them. ^(BU)I will be with you.”

²⁴ When Moses had finished ^(BV)writing the words of this law in a book to the very end, ²⁵ Moses commanded ^(BW)the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord, ²⁶ “Take this Book of the Law ^(BX)and put it by the side of the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, that it may be there for ^(BY)a witness against you. ²⁷ For I know how rebellious and ^(BZ)stubborn you are. Behold, even today while I am yet alive with you, ^(CA)you have been rebellious against the Lord. How much more after my death! ²⁸ Assemble to me all the elders of your tribes and your officers, that I may speak ^(CB)these words in their ears and ^(CC)call heaven and earth to witness against them. ²⁹ For I know that after my death ^(CD)you will surely act corruptly and turn aside from the way that I have commanded you. And ^(CE)in the days to come ^(CF)evil will befall you, because you will do what is evil in the sight of the Lord, ^(CG)provoking him to anger through the work of your hands.”

The Song of Moses

³⁰ Then Moses spoke the words of this song until they were finished, in the ears of all the assembly of Israel:

The Plot to Kill Jesus

22 ^(A)Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called ^(B)the Passover. ² And the chief priests and the scribes ^(C)were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.

Judas to Betray Jesus

^3 (D)Then ^(E)Satan entered into ^(F)Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. ⁴ He went away and conferred with the chief priests and ^(G)officers how he might betray him to them. ⁵ And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. ⁶ So he consented and sought an opportunity to ^(H)betray him to them in the absence of a crowd.

The Passover with the Disciples

^7 (I)Then came ^(J)the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. ⁸ So Jesus^[a] sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” ⁹ They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” ¹⁰ He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters ¹¹ and tell the master of the house, ^(K)‘The Teacher says to you, Where is ^(L)the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ ¹² And he will show you ^(M)a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.” ¹³ And they went and found it ^(N)just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

Institution of the Lord's Supper

^14 (O)And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. ¹⁵ And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ¹⁶ For I tell you I will not eat it^{[b] (P)}until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” ¹⁷ And he took a cup, and ^(Q)when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. ^18 (R)For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine ^(S)until the kingdom of God comes.” ^19 (T)And he took bread, and ^(U)when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ^(V)“This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” ²⁰ And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, ^(W)“This cup that is poured out for you is ^(X)the new ^(Y)covenant in my blood.^{[c] 21 (Z)}But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is ^(AA)with me on the table. ²² For the Son of Man goes ^(AB)as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” ²³ And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this.

Who Is the Greatest?

^24 (AC)A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. ^25 (AD)And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles ^(AE)exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors. ^26 (AF)But not so with you. Rather, let ^(AG)the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. ²⁷ For who is the greater, ^(AH)one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But ^(AI)I am among you as the one who serves.

²⁸ “You are those who have stayed with me ^(AJ)in my trials, ²⁹ and ^(AK)I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, ^30 (AL)that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and ^(AM)sit on thrones judging ^(AN)the twelve tribes of Israel.

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

³¹ “Simon, Simon, behold, ^(AO)Satan demanded to have you,^{[d] (AP)}that he might sift you like wheat, ³² but ^(AQ)I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, ^(AR)strengthen your brothers.” ³³ Peter^[e] said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both ^(AS)to prison and ^(AT)to death.” ^34 (AU)Jesus^[f] said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me.”

Scripture Must Be Fulfilled in Jesus

³⁵ And he said to them, ^(AV)“When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?” They said, “Nothing.” ³⁶ He said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one. ³⁷ For I tell you that ^(AW)this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: ^(AX)‘And he was numbered with the transgressors.’ For ^(AY)what is written about me has its fulfillment.” ³⁸ And they said, “Look, Lord, here are two ^(AZ)swords.” And he said to them, ^(BA)“It is enough.”

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

^39 (BB)And he came out and went, ^(BC)as was his custom, to ^(BD)the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. ^40 (BE)And when he came to ^(BF)the place, he said to them, ^(BG)“Pray that you may not ^(BH)enter into temptation.” ⁴¹ And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and ^(BI)knelt down and prayed, ⁴² saying, ^(BJ)“Father, if you are willing, remove ^(BK)this cup from me. ^(BL)Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” ⁴³ And there appeared to him ^(BM)an angel from heaven, strengthening him. ⁴⁴ And ^(BN)being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.^{[g] 45} And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, ⁴⁶ and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise and ^(BO)pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47 (BP)While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called ^(BQ)Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, ⁴⁸ but Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁴⁹ And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike ^(BR)with the sword?” ⁵⁰ And one of them struck the servant^[h] of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹ But Jesus said, “No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him. ⁵² Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^(BS)officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? ⁵³ When ^(BT)I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is ^(BU)your hour, and ^(BV)the power of darkness.”

Peter Denies Jesus

^54 (BW)Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house, ^(BX)and Peter was following at a distance. ^55 (BY)And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of ^(BZ)the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. ⁵⁶ Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, “This man also was with him.” ⁵⁷ But he denied it, saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” ⁵⁸ And a little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.” But Peter said, “Man, I am not.” ⁵⁹ And after an interval of about an hour still another ^(CA)insisted, saying, “Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” ⁶⁰ But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about.” And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. ⁶¹ And the Lord turned and ^(CB)looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, ^(CC)“Before the rooster crows today, you will ^(CD)deny me three times.” ⁶² And he went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus Is Mocked

^63 (CE)Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. ^64 (CF)They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, ^(CG)“Prophesy! ^(CH)Who is it that struck you?” ⁶⁵ And they said many other things against him, ^(CI)blaspheming him.

Jesus Before the Council

^66 (CJ)When day came, ^(CK)the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their ^(CL)council, and they ^(CM)said, ^67 (CN)“If you are ^(CO)the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, ⁶⁸ and if I ask you, you will not answer. ⁶⁹ But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated ^(CP)at the right hand of the power of God.” ⁷⁰ So they all said, “Are you ^(CQ)the Son of God, then?” And he said to them, ^(CR)“You say that I am.” ⁷¹ Then they said, “What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips.”