Exodus 20

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The Ten Commandments

20 Then God spoke all these words, saying,

²“^(A)I am the Lord your God, ^(B)who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of ^[a]slavery.

³“^(C)You shall have no other ^(D)gods ^[b]before Me.

⁴“^(E)You shall not make for yourself ^[c]an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. ⁵^(F)You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a ^(G)jealous God, ^(H)inflicting the ^[d]punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me, ⁶but showing ^[e]favor to ^(I)thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

⁷“^(J)You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not ^[f]leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

⁸“Remember ^(K)the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. ⁹^(L)For six days you shall labor and do all your work, ¹⁰but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the Lord your God; on it ^(M)you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your cattle, or your ^[g]resident who ^[h]stays with you. ¹¹^(N)For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested on the seventh day; for that reason the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

¹²“^(O)Honor your father and your mother, so that your ^(P)days may be prolonged on the land which the Lord your God gives you.

¹³“^(Q)You shall not murder.

¹⁴“^(R)You shall not commit adultery.

¹⁵“^(S)You shall not steal.

¹⁶“^(T)You shall not ^[i]give false testimony against your ^(U)neighbor.

¹⁷“^(V)You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; ^(W)you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male slave, or his female slave, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”

¹⁸And ^(X)all the people were watching and hearing the ^[j]thunder and the lightning flashes, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it all, they trembled and stood at a distance. ¹⁹^(Y)Then they said to Moses, “Speak ^[k]to us yourself and we will listen; but do not have God speak ^[l]to us, or we will die!” ²⁰However, Moses said to the people, “^(Z)Do not be afraid; for God has come in order ^(AA)to test you, and in order that ^(AB)the fear of Him may ^[m]remain with you, so that you will not sin.” ²¹So the people stood at a distance, while Moses approached ^(AC)the thick darkness where God was.

²²Then the Lord said to Moses, “This is what you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen that ^(AD)I have spoken ^[n]to you from heaven. ²³^(AE)You shall not make other gods besides Me; ^(AF)gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves. ²⁴You shall make ^(AG)an altar of earth for Me, and you shall sacrifice on it your ^(AH)burnt offerings and your ^(AI)peace offerings, ^(AJ)your sheep and your oxen; in every place ^(AK)where I cause My name to be remembered, I will come to you and bless you. ²⁵And if you make an altar of stone for Me, ^(AL)you shall not build it of cut stones, for if you wield your chisel on it, you will profane it. ²⁶And you shall not go up by steps to My altar, so that ^(AM)your nakedness will not be exposed on it.’

Footnotes

Exodus 20:2 Lit slaves
Exodus 20:3 Or besides Me
Exodus 20:4 Or a carved image
Exodus 20:5 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing
Exodus 20:6 Or faithfulness
Exodus 20:7 Or hold him guiltless
Exodus 20:10 Lit stranger
Exodus 20:10 Lit is in your gates
Exodus 20:16 Lit answer as a false witness against
Exodus 20:18 Lit sounds
Exodus 20:19 Lit with
Exodus 20:19 Lit with
Exodus 20:20 Lit be before
Exodus 20:22 Lit with

Psalm 69

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A Cry of Distress and a Curse on Adversaries.

For the music director; according to ^[a]Shoshannim. A Psalm of David.

69 Save me, God,
For the ^(A)waters have ^[b]threatened my life.
²I have sunk in deep ^(B)mud, and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, and a ^[c]^(C)flood overflows me.
³I am ^(D)weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My ^(E)eyes fail while I wait for my God.
⁴Those ^(F)who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would ^[d]destroy me ^(G)are powerful, those who oppose me with lies;
^(H)What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

⁵God, You know ^(I)my foolishness,
And ^(J)my guilt is not hidden from You.
⁶May those who wait for You not ^(K)be ashamed because of me, Lord ^[e]God of armies;
May those who seek You not be dishonored because of me, God of Israel,
⁷Because ^(L)for Your sake I have endured disgrace;
^(M)Dishonor has covered my face.
⁸I have become ^(N)estranged ^[f]from my brothers,
And a stranger to my mother’s sons.
⁹For ^(O)zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And ^(P)the taunts of those who taunt You have fallen on me.
¹⁰When I wept ^(Q)in my soul with fasting,
It became my ^(R)disgrace.
¹¹When I made ^(S)sackcloth my clothing,
I became ^(T)a proverb to them.
¹²Those who ^(U)sit in the gate talk about me,
And ^(V)songs of mockery by those habitually drunk are about me.

¹³But as for me, my prayer is to You, Lord, ^(W)at an acceptable time;
God, in the ^(X)greatness of Your mercy,
Answer me with ^[g]Your saving truth.
¹⁴Rescue me from the ^(Y)mud and do not let me sink;
May I be ^(Z)rescued from those who hate me, and from the ^(AA)depths of water.
¹⁵May the ^[h]^(AB)flood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the ^(AC)pit close its mouth on me.

¹⁶Answer me, Lord, for ^(AD)Your mercy is good;
^(AE)According to the greatness of Your compassion, ^(AF)turn to me,
¹⁷And ^(AG)do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am ^(AH)in distress; answer me quickly.
¹⁸Come near to my soul and ^(AI)redeem it;
^(AJ)Ransom me because of my enemies!
¹⁹You know my ^(AK)disgrace, my shame, and my dishonor;
All my enemies are ^[i]known to You.

²⁰Disgrace has ^(AL)broken my heart, and I am so sick.
And ^(AM)I waited for sympathy, but there was none;
And for ^(AN)comforters, but I found none.
²¹They also gave me ^[j]^(AO)a bitter herb in my food,
And for my thirst they ^(AP)gave me vinegar to drink.

²²May ^(AQ)their table before them become a snare;
And ^[k]^(AR)when they are at peace, may it become a trap.
²³May their ^(AS)eyes grow dim so that they cannot see,
And make their ^(AT)hips shake continually.
²⁴^(AU)Pour out Your indignation on them,
And may Your burning anger overtake them.
²⁵May their ^[l]^(AV)camp be desolated;
May there be none living in their tents.
²⁶For they have ^(AW)persecuted him whom ^(AX)You Yourself struck,
And they tell of the pain of those whom ^(AY)You have ^[m]wounded.
²⁷Add ^(AZ)guilt to their guilt,
And ^(BA)may they not come into ^(BB)Your righteousness.
²⁸May they be ^(BC)wiped out of the ^(BD)book of life,
And may they not be ^[n]^(BE)recorded with the righteous.

²⁹But I am ^(BF)afflicted and in pain;
^[o]May Your salvation, God, ^(BG)set me safely on high.
³⁰I will ^(BH)praise the name of God with song,
And ^(BI)exalt Him with ^(BJ)thanksgiving.
³¹And it will ^(BK)please the Lord better than an ox
Or bull with horns and hoofs.
³²The ^(BL)humble ^[p]have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God, ^(BM)let your heart ^[q]revive.
³³For ^(BN)the Lord hears the needy,
And ^(BO)does not despise those of His who are prisoners.

³⁴^(BP)Heaven and earth shall praise Him,
The seas and ^(BQ)everything that moves in them.
³⁵For God will ^(BR)save Zion and ^(BS)build the cities of Judah,
So that they may live there and ^(BT)possess it.
³⁶The ^[r]^(BU)descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name ^(BV)will live in it.

Footnotes

Psalm 69 Title Or possibly Lilies
Psalm 69:1 Lit come up to my soul
Psalm 69:2 Lit flowing stream
Psalm 69:4 Or silence
Psalm 69:6 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
Psalm 69:8 Lit to
Psalm 69:13 Or the faithfulness of Your salvation
Psalm 69:15 Lit stream
Psalm 69:19 Lit before You
Psalm 69:21 Or poison
Psalm 69:22 Lit for those who are secure
Psalm 69:25 Lit encampment
Psalm 69:26 Lit pierced
Psalm 69:28 Lit written
Psalm 69:29 Or Your salvation, O God, will set...
Psalm 69:32 Some mss and ancient versions will see
Psalm 69:32 Or live
Psalm 69:36 Lit seed

Luke 22:39-71

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The Garden of Gethsemane

³⁹^(A)And He came out and went, ^(B)as was His habit, to ^(C)the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him. ⁴⁰^(D)Now when He arrived at the place, He said to them, “^(E)Pray that you do not come into temptation.” ⁴¹And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He ^(F)knelt down and began to pray, ⁴²saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this ^(G)cup from Me; ^(H)yet not My will, but Yours be done.” ⁴³[^[a]Now an ^(I)angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. ⁴⁴And ^(J)being in agony, He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground]. ⁴⁵When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow, ⁴⁶and He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and ^(K)pray that you do not come into temptation.”

Jesus Betrayed by Judas

⁴⁷^(L)While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading the way for them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him. ⁴⁸But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁴⁹When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the ^(M)sword?” ⁵⁰And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹But Jesus responded and said, “^[b]Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him. ⁵²And Jesus said to the chief priests and ^(N)officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs ^(O)as you would against a man inciting a revolt? ⁵³While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but ^[c]this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”

Jesus’ Arrest

⁵⁴^(P)Now they arrested Him and led Him away, and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but ^(Q)Peter was following at a distance. ⁵⁵^(R)After they kindled a fire in the middle of ^(S)the courtyard and sat down together, Peter was sitting among them. ⁵⁶And a slave woman, seeing him as he sat in the firelight, and staring at him, said, “This man was with Him as well.” ⁵⁷But he denied it, saying, “I do not know Him, woman!” ⁵⁸And a little later, ^(T)another person saw him and said, “You are one of them too!” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!” ⁵⁹And after about an hour had passed, some other man began to insist, saying, “Certainly this man also was with Him, ^(U)for he, too, is a Galilean.” ⁶⁰But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about!” And immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. ⁶¹And then ^(V)the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, “^(W)Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” ⁶²And he went out and wept bitterly.

⁶³^(X)The men who were holding ^[d]Jesus in custody began mocking Him and beating Him, ⁶⁴and they blindfolded Him and repeatedly asked Him, saying, “^(Y)Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?” ⁶⁵And they were saying many other things against Him, ^(Z)blaspheming.

Jesus before the Sanhedrin

⁶⁶^(AA)When it was day, ^(AB)the ^[e]Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their ^(AC)council chamber, saying, ⁶⁷“^(AD)If You are the ^[f]Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; ⁶⁸and if I ask a question, you will not answer. ⁶⁹^(AE)But from now on ^(AF)the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” ⁷⁰And they all said, “So You are ^(AG)the Son of God?” And He said to them, “^(AH)You say correctly that I am.” ⁷¹And then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth!”