65 Then the high priest (A)tore his robes and said, (B)“He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy.

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65 Then the high priest tore his clothes(A) and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy.

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(A)And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes

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Joshua son of Nun(A) and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes(B)

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36 do you say of him whom (A)the Father consecrated and (B)sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because (C)I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?

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36 what about the one whom the Father set apart(A) as his very own(B) and sent into the world?(C) Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?(D)

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33 The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but (A)for blasphemy, because you, being a man, (B)make yourself God.”

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33 “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”(A)

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And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, (A)“This man is blaspheming.”

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At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, “This fellow is blaspheming!”(A)

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24 Yet (A)neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words was afraid, (B)nor did they tear their garments.

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24 The king and all his attendants who heard all these words showed no fear,(A) nor did they tear their clothes.(B)

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14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they (A)tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out,

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14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of this, they tore their clothes(A) and rushed out into the crowd, shouting:

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21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to question, saying, “Who is this who speaks (A)blasphemies? (B)Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

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21 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law began thinking to themselves, “Who is this fellow who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”(A)

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63 And the high priest (A)tore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? 64 You have heard (B)his blasphemy. What is your decision?” And they (C)all condemned him as (D)deserving death.

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63 The high priest tore his clothes.(A) “Why do we need any more witnesses?” he asked. 64 “You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?”

They all condemned him as worthy of death.(B)

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37 Then (A)Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah (B)with their clothes torn and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.

Isaiah Reassures Hezekiah

19 (C)As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, (D)he tore his clothes and (E)covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, (F)covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz. They said to him, “Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace; children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth.

37 Then Eliakim(A) son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went to Hezekiah, with their clothes torn,(B) and told him what the field commander had said.

Jerusalem’s Deliverance Foretold(C)

19 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore(D) his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the Lord. He sent Eliakim(E) the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary and the leading priests,(F) all wearing sackcloth,(G) to the prophet Isaiah(H) son of Amoz. They told him, “This is what Hezekiah says: This day is a day of distress and rebuke and disgrace, as when children come to the moment(I) of birth and there is no strength to deliver them.

10 And set two (A)worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, (B)‘You have cursed[a] God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” 11 And the men of his city, (C)the elders and the leaders who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters that she had sent to them, 12 (D)they proclaimed a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people. 13 And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 21:10 Hebrew blessed; also verse 13

10 But seat two scoundrels(A) opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed(B) both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”

11 So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast(C) and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Then two scoundrels came and sat opposite him and brought charges against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.(D)

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20 or a hunchback or a dwarf or a man with a (A)defect in his sight or an itching disease or scabs or (B)crushed testicles.

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20 or who is a hunchback or a dwarf, or who has any eye defect, or who has festering or running sores or damaged testicles.(A)

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