John 18:19-27

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The High Priest Questions Jesus

¹⁹^(A)The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. ²⁰Jesus answered him, “I have spoken ^(B)openly ^(C)to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. ^(D)I have said nothing in secret. ²¹Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.” ²²When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, ^(E)“Is that how you answer the high priest?” ²³Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?” ²⁴^(F)Annas then sent him bound to ^(G)Caiaphas the high priest.

Peter Denies Jesus Again

²⁵^(H)Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” ²⁶One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of ^(I)the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you ^(J)in the garden with him?” ²⁷Peter again denied it, and ^(K)at once a rooster crowed.

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Job 34:21-37

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²¹“For his eyes are on ^(A)the ways of a man,
    and he sees all his ^(B)steps.
²²There is no ^(C)gloom or ^(D)deep darkness
    where evildoers may hide themselves.
²³For God^[a] has no need to consider a man further,
    that he should go before God in ^(E)judgment.
²⁴He ^(F)shatters the mighty without investigation
    and sets ^(G)others in their place.
²⁵Thus, knowing their works,
    he ^(H)overturns them in the night, and they are crushed.
²⁶He strikes them for their wickedness
    in a place for all to see,
²⁷because they turned aside from ^(I)following him
    and had no regard for any of his ways,
²⁸so that they ^(J)caused the cry of the poor to come to him,
    and he ^(K)heard the cry of the afflicted—
²⁹When he is quiet, who can condemn?
    When he hides his face, who can behold him,
    whether it be a nation or a man?—
³⁰that a godless man should not reign,
    that he should not ensnare the people.

³¹“For has anyone said to God,
    ‘I have borne punishment; I will not offend any more;
³²^(L)teach me what I do not see;
    if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?
³³Will he then make repayment to suit you,
    because you reject it?
For you must choose, and not I;
    therefore ^(M)declare what you know.^[b]
³⁴Men of understanding will say to me,
    and the wise man who hears me will say:
³⁵‘Job ^(N)speaks without knowledge;
    his words are without insight.’
³⁶Would that Job were tried to the end,
    because he answers like wicked men.
³⁷For he adds rebellion to his sin;
    he ^(O)claps his hands among us
    and multiplies his words against God.”