Jacob Flees from Laban

31 Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, “Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and from what was our father's he has gained all this wealth.” ² And Jacob saw ^(A)that Laban did not regard him with favor as before. ³ Then the Lord said to Jacob, ^(B)“Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”

⁴ So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock was ⁵ and said to them, ^(C)“I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did before. But the God of my father ^(D)has been with me. ^6 (E)You know that I have served your father with all my strength, ⁷ yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ^(F)ten times. But God did not permit him to harm me. ⁸ If he said, ^(G)‘The spotted shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore spotted; and if he said, ‘The striped shall be your wages,’ then all the flock bore striped. ⁹ Thus God has ^(H)taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me. ¹⁰ In the breeding season of the flock I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream that the goats that mated with the flock were striped, spotted, and mottled. ¹¹ Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, ‘Jacob,’ and I said, ‘Here I am!’ ¹² And he said, ‘Lift up your eyes and see, all the goats that mate with the flock are striped, spotted, and mottled, for ^(I)I have seen all that Laban is doing to you. ¹³ I am the God of Bethel, ^(J)where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now ^(K)arise, go out from this land and return to the land of your kindred.’” ¹⁴ Then Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, “Is there ^(L)any portion or inheritance left to us in our father's house? ¹⁵ Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For ^(M)he has sold us, and he has indeed devoured our money. ¹⁶ All the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. Now then, whatever God has said to you, do.”

¹⁷ So Jacob arose and set his sons and his wives on camels. ¹⁸ He drove away all his livestock, all his property that he had gained, the livestock in his possession that he had acquired in ^(N)Paddan-aram, to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac. ¹⁹ Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole her father's ^(O)household gods. ²⁰ And Jacob tricked^[a] Laban the Aramean, by not telling him that he intended to flee. ²¹ He fled with all that he had and arose and crossed the ^(P)Euphrates,^[b] and ^(Q)set his face toward the hill country of Gilead.

²² When it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled, ²³ he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him for seven days and followed close after him into the hill country of Gilead. ²⁴ But God came to Laban the Aramean ^(R)in a dream by night and said to him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, ^(S)either good or bad.”

²⁵ And Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban with his kinsmen pitched tents in the hill country of Gilead. ²⁶ And Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done, that you have ^(T)tricked me and driven away my daughters like captives of the sword? ²⁷ Why did you flee secretly ^(U)and trick me, and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with mirth and songs, with tambourine and lyre? ²⁸ And why did you not permit me ^(V)to kiss my sons and my daughters farewell? Now you have done foolishly. ²⁹ It is ^(W)in my power to do you harm. But the ^(X)God of your^[c] father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, ^(Y)either good or bad.’ ³⁰ And now you have gone away because you longed greatly for your father's house, but why did you ^(Z)steal my gods?” ³¹ Jacob answered and said to Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force. ^32 (AA)Anyone with whom you find your gods shall not live. In the presence of our kinsmen point out what I have that is yours, and take it.” Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.

³³ So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent and into the tent of the two female servants, but he did not find them. And he went out of Leah's tent and entered Rachel's. ³⁴ Now Rachel had taken the household gods and put them in the camel's saddle and sat on them. Laban felt all about the tent, but did not find them. ³⁵ And she said to her father, “Let not my lord be angry that I cannot ^(AB)rise before you, for the way of women is upon me.” So he searched but did not find the household gods.

³⁶ Then Jacob became angry and berated Laban. Jacob said to Laban, “What is my offense? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued me? ³⁷ For you have felt through all my goods; what have you found of all your household goods? Set it here before my kinsmen and ^(AC)your kinsmen, that they may decide between us two. ³⁸ These twenty years I have been with you. Your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried, and I have not eaten the rams of your flocks. ³⁹ What was torn by wild beasts I did not bring to you. I bore the loss of it myself. ^(AD)From my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night. ⁴⁰ There I was: by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes. ⁴¹ These twenty years I have been in your house. ^(AE)I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and ^(AF)you have changed my wages ten times. ^42 (AG)If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the ^(AH)Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. ^(AI)God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands and ^(AJ)rebuked you last night.”

⁴³ Then Laban answered and said to Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day for these my daughters or for their children whom they have borne? ⁴⁴ Come now, ^(AK)let us make a covenant, you and I. ^(AL)And let it be a witness between you and me.” ⁴⁵ So Jacob ^(AM)took a stone and set it up as a pillar. ⁴⁶ And Jacob said to his kinsmen, “Gather stones.” And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there by the heap. ⁴⁷ Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha,^[d] but Jacob called it Galeed.^{[e] 48} Laban said, ^(AN)“This heap is a witness between you and me today.” Therefore he named it Galeed, ^49 (AO)and Mizpah,^[f] for he said, “The Lord watch between you and me, when we are out of one another's sight. ⁵⁰ If you oppress my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one is with us, see, ^(AP)God is witness between you and me.”

⁵¹ Then Laban said to Jacob, “See this heap and the pillar, which I have set between you and me. ^52 (AQ)This heap is a witness, and the pillar is a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, to do harm. ⁵³ The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the ^(AR)Fear of his father Isaac, ⁵⁴ and Jacob offered a sacrifice in the hill country and called ^(AS)his kinsmen to eat bread. They ate bread and spent the night in the hill country.

^55 [g] Early in the morning Laban arose and kissed ^(AT)his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned home.

God Who Judges the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to ^(A)Do Not Destroy. A ^(B)Miktam^[a] of David.

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

13 ^(A)And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” ² And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? ^(B)There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”

Signs of the End of the Age

³ And as he sat on ^(C)the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, ^(D)Peter and James and John and ^(E)Andrew asked him ^(F)privately, ⁴ “Tell us, ^(G)when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?” ⁵ And Jesus began to say to them, ^(H)“See that no one leads you astray. ^6 (I)Many will come in my name, saying, ^(J)‘I am he!’ and they will lead many astray. ⁷ And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, ^(K)do not be alarmed. This ^(L)must take place, but the end is not yet. ⁸ For ^(M)nation will rise against nation, and ^(N)kingdom against kingdom. There will be ^(O)earthquakes in various places; there will be ^(P)famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

^9 (Q)“But ^(R)be on your guard. For they will deliver you over to councils, and you will be beaten ^(S)in synagogues, and you will stand before ^(T)governors and ^(U)kings for my sake, ^(V)to bear witness before them. ¹⁰ And the gospel must first be proclaimed ^(W)to all nations. ¹¹ And when they bring you to trial and deliver you over, ^(X)do not be anxious beforehand what you are to say, but say ^(Y)whatever is given you in that hour, ^(Z)for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. ^12 (AA)And brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death. ^13 (AB)And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. ^(AC)But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

The Abomination of Desolation

¹⁴ “But when you see ^(AD)the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not to be (^(AE)let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. ^15 (AF)Let the one who is on ^(AG)the housetop not go down, nor enter his house, to take anything out, ¹⁶ and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. ¹⁷ And ^(AH)alas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! ¹⁸ Pray that it may not happen in winter. ¹⁹ For in those days there will be ^(AI)such ^(AJ)tribulation as has not been ^(AK)from the beginning of the creation that ^(AL)God created until now, and never will be. ²⁰ And if the Lord had not cut short the days, no human being would be saved. But for ^(AM)the sake of the elect, whom ^(AN)he chose, he shortened the days. ²¹ And ^(AO)then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘Look, there he is!’ do not believe it. ^22 (AP)For false christs and false prophets will arise and ^(AQ)perform signs and wonders, ^(AR)to lead astray, if possible, ^(AS)the elect. ²³ But ^(AT)be on guard; ^(AU)I have told you all things beforehand.

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴ “But in those days, after ^(AV)that tribulation, ^(AW)the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, ²⁵ and ^(AX)the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. ²⁶ And then they will see ^(AY)the Son of Man coming in clouds ^(AZ)with great power and glory. ²⁷ And then ^(BA)he will send out the angels and ^(BB)gather ^(BC)his elect from ^(BD)the four winds, from ^(BE)the ends of the earth ^(BF)to the ends of heaven.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁸ “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. ²⁹ So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, ^(BG)at the very gates. ^30 (BH)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. ^31 (BI)Heaven and earth will pass away, but ^(BJ)my words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day or Hour

³² “But concerning that day or that hour, ^(BK)no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, ^(BL)nor the Son, ^(BM)but only the Father. ^33 (BN)Be on guard, ^(BO)keep awake.^[a] For you do not know when the time will come. ^34 (BP)It is like a man ^(BQ)going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants^[b] in charge, ^(BR)each with his work, and commands ^(BS)the doorkeeper to stay awake. ^35 (BT)Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, ^(BU)in the evening, or ^(BV)at midnight, or ^(BW)when the rooster crows,^[c] or ^(BX)in the morning— ³⁶ lest ^(BY)he come suddenly and ^(BZ)find you asleep. ³⁷ And what I say to you I say to all: ^(CA)Stay awake.”

The Plot to Kill Jesus

14 ^(CB)It was now two days before ^(CC)the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes ^(CD)were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, ² for they said, “Not during the feast, ^(CE)lest there be an uproar from the people.”

Jesus Anointed at Bethany

^3 (CF)And while he was at ^(CG)Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,^[d] as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. ⁴ There were some who said to themselves indignantly, “Why was the ointment wasted like that? ⁵ For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii^[e] and ^(CH)given to the poor.” And they ^(CI)scolded her. ⁶ But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. ⁷ For ^(CJ)you always have the poor with you, and whenever ^(CK)you want, you can do good for them. But ^(CL)you will not always have me. ^8 (CM)She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand ^(CN)for burial. ⁹ And truly, I say to you, wherever ^(CO)the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told ^(CP)in memory of her.”

Judas to Betray Jesus

^10 (CQ)Then ^(CR)Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, ^(CS)went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. ¹¹ And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity to ^(CT)betray him.

The Passover with the Disciples

^12 (CU)And on ^(CV)the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they ^(CW)sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” ¹³ And he sent ^(CX)two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him, ¹⁴ and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ^(CY)‘The Teacher says, Where is ^(CZ)my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ ¹⁵ And he will show you ^(DA)a large upper room furnished and ready; there prepare for us.” ¹⁶ And the disciples set out and went to the city and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

^17 (DB)And when it was evening, he came with the twelve. ¹⁸ And as they were reclining at table and eating, ^(DC)Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me, ^(DD)one who is eating with me.” ¹⁹ They began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another, “Is it I?” ²⁰ He said to them, “It is ^(DE)one of the twelve, ^(DF)one who is dipping bread into the dish with me. ²¹ For the Son of Man goes ^(DG)as it is written of him, but ^(DH)woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^(DI)It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.”

Institution of the Lord's Supper

^22 (DJ)And as they were eating, he took bread, and after ^(DK)blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; ^(DL)this is my body.” ²³ And he took a cup, and when he had ^(DM)given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. ²⁴ And he said to them, ^(DN)“This is my ^(DO)blood of the^[f] covenant, which is poured out for ^(DP)many. ²⁵ Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

^26 (DQ)And when they had sung a hymn, ^(DR)they went out to ^(DS)the Mount of Olives. ²⁷ And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will ^(DT)strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ ²⁸ But after I am raised up, ^(DU)I will go before you to Galilee.” ^29 (DV)Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” ³⁰ And ^(DW)Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before ^(DX)the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” ³¹ But ^(DY)he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

^32 (DZ)And they went ^(EA)to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” ³³ And he took with him ^(EB)Peter and James and John, and began ^(EC)to be greatly distressed and troubled. ³⁴ And he said to them, ^(ED)“My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and ^(EE)watch.”^{[g] 35} And going a little farther, he fell on the ground ^(EF)and prayed that, if it were possible, ^(EG)the hour might pass from him. ³⁶ And he said, ^(EH)“Abba, Father, ^(EI)all things are possible for you. Remove ^(EJ)this cup from me. ^(EK)Yet not what I will, but what you will.” ³⁷ And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour? ^38 (EL)Watch and ^(EM)pray that you may not ^(EN)enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ³⁹ And again he went away and prayed, ^(EO)saying the same words. ⁴⁰ And again he came and found them sleeping, for ^(EP)their eyes were very heavy, and ^(EQ)they did not know what to answer him. ⁴¹ And he came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? ^(ER)It is enough; ^(ES)the hour has come. ^(ET)The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴² Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^43 (EU)And immediately, while he was still speaking, ^(EV)Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. ⁴⁴ Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard.” ⁴⁵ And when he came, he went up to him at once and said, ^(EW)“Rabbi!” And he ^(EX)kissed him. ⁴⁶ And they laid hands on him and seized him. ⁴⁷ But one of those who stood by drew his ^(EY)sword and struck the servant^[h] of the high priest and cut off his ear. ⁴⁸ And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? ^49 (EZ)Day after day I was with you in the temple ^(FA)teaching, and you did not seize me. But ^(FB)let the Scriptures be fulfilled.” ^50 (FC)And they all left him and fled.

A Young Man Flees

⁵¹ And a young man followed him, with nothing but ^(FD)a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, ⁵² but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.

Jesus Before the Council

^53 (FE)And ^(FF)they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. ^54 (FG)And ^(FH)Peter had followed him at a distance, ^(FI)right into ^(FJ)the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting with ^(FK)the guards and ^(FL)warming himself at the fire. ⁵⁵ Now the chief priests and the whole council^[i] were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. ^56 (FM)For many bore false witness against him, but their testimony ^(FN)did not agree. ⁵⁷ And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, ^58 (FO)“We heard him say, ^(FP)‘I will destroy this temple ^(FQ)that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, ^(FR)not made with hands.’” ⁵⁹ Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. ⁶⁰ And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”^{[j] 61} But ^(FS)he remained silent and made no answer. ^(FT)Again the high priest asked him, “Are you ^(FU)the Christ, the Son of ^(FV)the Blessed?” ⁶² And Jesus said, “I am, and ^(FW)you will see the Son of Man ^(FX)seated at the right hand of Power, and ^(FY)coming with the clouds of heaven.” ⁶³ And the high priest ^(FZ)tore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? ⁶⁴ You have heard ^(GA)his blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they ^(GB)all condemned him as ^(GC)deserving death. ^65 (GD)And some began ^(GE)to spit on him and ^(GF)to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy!” And the guards received him ^(GG)with blows.

Peter Denies Jesus

^66 (GH)And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, ⁶⁷ and seeing Peter ^(GI)warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” ⁶⁸ But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway^[k] and ^(GJ)the rooster crowed.^{[l] 69} And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” ⁷⁰ But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean.” ⁷¹ But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak.” ⁷² And immediately the rooster crowed ^(GK)a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, ^(GL)“Before the rooster crows twice, you will ^(GM)deny me three times.” And he broke down and wept.^[m]