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34 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them, even to the [spiritual] shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the [spiritual] shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the sheep?

You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you kill the fatlings, but you do not feed the sheep.

The diseased and weak you have not strengthened, the sick you have not healed, the hurt and crippled you have not bandaged, those gone astray you have not brought back, the lost you have not sought to find, but with force and hardhearted harshness you have ruled them.

And they were scattered because there was no shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts of the field.

My sheep wandered through all the mountains and upon every high hill; yes, My sheep were scattered upon all the face of the earth and no one searched or sought for them.(A)

Therefore, you [spiritual] shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:

As I live, says the Lord God, surely because My sheep became a prey, and My sheep became food for every beast of the field because there was no shepherd—neither did My shepherds search for My sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves and fed not My sheep—

Therefore, O you [spiritual] shepherds, hear the word of the Lord:

10 Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require My sheep at their hand and cause them to cease feeding the sheep, neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more. I will rescue My sheep from their mouths, that they may not be food for them.

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66 While Peter was down below in the courtyard, one of the [serving] maids of the high priest came;

67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she gazed intently at him and said, You were with Jesus of Nazareth too.

68 But he denied it [a]falsely and disowned Him, saying, I neither know nor understand what you say. Then he went outside [the courtyard and was] into the [b]vestibule. [c]And a cock crowed.

69 And the maidservant saw him, and began again to say to the bystanders, This [man] is [one] of them.

70 But again he denied it [d]falsely and disowned Him. And after a short while, again the bystanders said to Peter, [e]Really, you are one of them, for you are a Galilean [f]and your dialect shows it.

71 Then he commenced invoking a curse on himself [should he not be telling the truth] and swearing, I do not know the Man about Whom you are talking!

72 And at once for the second time a cock crowed. And Peter remembered how Jesus said to him, Before a cock crows twice, you will [g]utterly deny Me [disclaiming all connection with Me] three times. And [h]having put his thought upon it [and remembering], he broke down and wept aloud and [i]lamented.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 14:68 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  2. Mark 14:68 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  3. Mark 14:68 Some manuscripts add this sentence.
  4. Mark 14:70 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  5. Mark 14:70 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon.
  6. Mark 14:70 Some manuscripts contain this phrase instead.
  7. Mark 14:72 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  8. Mark 14:72 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
  9. Mark 14:72 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

54 Now upon hearing these things, they [the Jews] were cut to the heart and infuriated, and they ground their teeth against [Stephen].

55 But he, full of the Holy Spirit and controlled by Him, gazed into heaven and saw the glory (the splendor and majesty) of God, and Jesus standing at God’s right hand;

56 And he said, Look! I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at God’s right hand!

57 But they raised a great shout and put their hands over their ears and rushed together upon him.

58 Then they dragged him out of the city and began to stone him, and the witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.(A)

59 And while they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, Lord Jesus, receive and accept and welcome my spirit!

60 And falling on his knees, he cried out loudly, Lord, fix not this sin upon them [lay it not to their charge]! And when he had said this, he fell asleep [a][in death].

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 7:60 Hermann Cremer, Biblico-Theological Lexicon of New Testament Greek.

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