Satan Tempts Jesus(A)

Then (B)Jesus was led up by (C)the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.

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20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”

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(A)And when John had heard (B)in prison about the works of Christ, he [a]sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You (C)the Coming One, or do we look for another?”

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  1. Matthew 11:2 NU sent by his

A House Divided Cannot Stand(A)

22 (B)Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the [a]blind and mute man both spoke and saw. 23 And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the (C)Son of David?”

24 (D)Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by [b]Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

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  1. Matthew 12:22 NU omits blind and
  2. Matthew 12:24 NU, M Beelzebul, a Philistine deity

56 Your father Abraham (A)rejoiced to see My day, (B)and he saw it and was glad.”

57 Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?”

58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (C)before Abraham was, (D)I AM.”

59 Then (E)they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, (F)going[a] through the midst of them, and so passed by.

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  1. John 8:59 NU omits the rest of v. 59.

Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection(A)

21 From that time Jesus began (B)to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day.

22 Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, [a]“Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!”

23 But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, (C)Satan! (D)You are [b]an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”

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  1. Matthew 16:22 Lit. Merciful to You (May God be merciful)
  2. Matthew 16:23 a stumbling block

The Plot to Kill Jesus(A)

26 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, that He said to His disciples, (B)“You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”

(C)Then the chief priests, [a]the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, and (D)plotted to take Jesus by [b]trickery and kill Him. But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the (E)people.”

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  1. Matthew 26:3 NU omits the scribes
  2. Matthew 26:4 deception

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus(A)

14 (B)Then one of the twelve, called (C)Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, (D)“What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver. 16 So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him.

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Before the High Priest

12 Then the detachment of troops and the captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound Him.

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26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when (A)he had [a]scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

The Soldiers Mock Jesus(B)

27 (C)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the [b]Praetorium and gathered the whole [c]garrison around Him. 28 And they (D)stripped Him and (E)put a scarlet robe on Him. 29 (F)When they had [d]twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 Then (G)they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. 31 And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, (H)and led Him away to be crucified.

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  1. Matthew 27:26 flogged with a Roman scourge
  2. Matthew 27:27 The governor’s headquarters
  3. Matthew 27:27 cohort
  4. Matthew 27:29 Lit. woven

16 (A)Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. Then they took Jesus [a]and led Him away.

The King on a Cross(B)

17 (C)And He, bearing His cross, (D)went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, 18 where they crucified Him, and (E)two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center.

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  1. John 19:16 NU omits and led Him away

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