The Parable of the Ten Virgins

25 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ^(A)ten virgins who took their lamps^[a] and went to meet ^(B)the bridegroom.^{[b] 2} Five of them were foolish, and five were ^(C)wise. ³ For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, ⁴ but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. ⁵ As the bridegroom ^(D)was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. ⁶ But ^(E)at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ ⁷ Then all those virgins rose and ^(F)trimmed their lamps. ⁸ And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ ⁹ But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ ¹⁰ And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and ^(G)those who were ready went in with him to ^(H)the marriage feast, and ^(I)the door was shut. ¹¹ Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ^(J)‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ ^12 (K)But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, ^(L)I do not know you.’ ^13 (M)Watch therefore, for you ^(N)know neither the day nor the hour.

The Parable of the Talents

^14 (O)“For ^(P)it will be like a man ^(Q)going on a journey, who called his servants^[c] and entrusted to them his property. ¹⁵ To one he gave five ^(R)talents,^[d] to another two, to another one, ^(S)to each according to his ability. Then he ^(T)went away. ¹⁶ He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. ¹⁷ So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. ¹⁸ But he who had received the one talent went and ^(U)dug in the ground and hid his master's money. ¹⁹ Now ^(V)after a long time the master of those servants came and ^(W)settled accounts with them. ²⁰ And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ ²¹ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and ^(X)faithful servant.^{[e] (Y)}You have been faithful over a little; ^(Z)I will set you over much. Enter into ^(AA)the joy of your master.’ ²² And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ ²³ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ ²⁴ He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be ^(AB)a hard man, reaping ^(AC)where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, ²⁵ so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, ^(AD)you have what is yours.’ ²⁶ But his master answered him, ‘You ^(AE)wicked and ^(AF)slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? ²⁷ Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. ²⁸ So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. ^29 (AG)For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. ³⁰ And ^(AH)cast ^(AI)the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place ^(AJ)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

The Final Judgment

^31 (AK)“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, ^(AL)then he will sit on his glorious throne. ³² Before him ^(AM)will be gathered ^(AN)all the nations, and ^(AO)he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates ^(AP)the sheep from the goats. ³³ And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. ³⁴ Then ^(AQ)the King will say to ^(AR)those on his right, ‘Come, you ^(AS)who are blessed by my Father, ^(AT)inherit ^(AU)the kingdom ^(AV)prepared for you ^(AW)from the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For ^(AX)I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you ^(AY)gave me drink, ^(AZ)I was a stranger and you welcomed me, ^36 (BA)I was naked and you clothed me, ^(BB)I was sick and you ^(BC)visited me, ^(BD)I was in prison and you came to me.’ ³⁷ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? ³⁸ And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? ³⁹ And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ ⁴⁰ And ^(BE)the King will answer them, ^(BF)‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these ^(BG)my brothers,^[f] you did it to me.’

⁴¹ “Then he will say to those on his left, ^(BH)‘Depart from me, you ^(BI)cursed, into ^(BJ)the eternal fire prepared for ^(BK)the devil and his angels. ⁴² For ^(BL)I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, ⁴³ I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ ⁴⁴ Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ ⁴⁵ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, ^(BM)you did not do it to me.’ ⁴⁶ And these will go away ^(BN)into eternal punishment, but the righteous ^(BO)into ^(BP)eternal life.”

The Plot to Kill Jesus

26 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, ^2 (BQ)“You know that after two days ^(BR)the Passover is coming, and ^(BS)the Son of Man ^(BT)will be delivered up to be crucified.”

^3 (BU)Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in ^(BV)the palace of the high priest, whose name was ^(BW)Caiaphas, ^4 (BX)and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. ⁵ But they said, “Not during the feast, ^(BY)lest there be an uproar among the people.”

Jesus Anointed at Bethany

^6 (BZ)Now when Jesus was at ^(CA)Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,^{[g] 7} a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. ⁸ And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? ⁹ For this could have been sold for a large sum and ^(CB)given to the poor.” ¹⁰ But ^(CC)Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. ¹¹ For ^(CD)you always have the poor with you, but ^(CE)you will not always have me. ¹² In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it ^(CF)to prepare me for burial. ¹³ Truly, I say to you, wherever ^(CG)this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told ^(CH)in memory of her.”

Judas to Betray Jesus

^14 (CI)Then one of the twelve, whose name was ^(CJ)Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests ¹⁵ and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they ^(CK)paid him ^(CL)thirty pieces of silver. ¹⁶ And from that moment he sought an opportunity ^(CM)to betray him.

The Passover with the Disciples

^17 (CN)Now on ^(CO)the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” ¹⁸ He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ^(CP)‘The Teacher says, ^(CQ)My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” ¹⁹ And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover.

^20 (CR)When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve.^{[h] 21} And as they were eating, ^(CS)he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” ²² And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” ²³ He answered, ^(CT)“He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. ²⁴ The Son of Man goes ^(CU)as it is written of him, but ^(CV)woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^(CW)It would have been better for that man if he had not been born.” ²⁵ Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, ^(CX)Rabbi?” He said to him, ^(CY)“You have said so.”

Institution of the Lord's Supper

^26 (CZ)Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and ^(DA)after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; ^(DB)this is my body.” ²⁷ And he took a cup, and when he ^(DC)had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, ²⁸ for ^(DD)this is my ^(DE)blood of the^[i] covenant, which is poured out for ^(DF)many ^(DG)for the forgiveness of sins. ²⁹ I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you ^(DH)in my Father's kingdom.”

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

^30 (DI)And when they had sung a hymn, ^(DJ)they went out to ^(DK)the Mount of Olives. ³¹ Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will ^(DL)strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ ³² But after I am raised up, ^(DM)I will go before you to Galilee.” ^33 (DN)Peter answered him, “Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.” ^34 (DO)Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, ^(DP)before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” ^35 (DQ)Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the disciples said the same.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

^36 (DR)Then Jesus went with them ^(DS)to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” ³⁷ And taking with him ^(DT)Peter and ^(DU)the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. ³⁸ Then he said to them, ^(DV)“My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and ^(DW)watch^[j] with me.” ³⁹ And going a little farther he fell on his face ^(DX)and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let ^(DY)this cup pass from me; ^(DZ)nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” ⁴⁰ And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? ^41 (EA)Watch and ^(EB)pray that you ^(EC)may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ⁴² Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, ^(ED)your will be done.” ⁴³ And again he came and found them sleeping, for ^(EE)their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴ So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for ^(EF)the third time, saying the same words again. ⁴⁵ Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Sleep and take your rest later on.^[k] See, ^(EG)the hour is at hand, and ^(EH)the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶ Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47 (EI)While he was still speaking, ^(EJ)Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. ⁴⁸ Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” ⁴⁹ And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, ^(EK)Rabbi!” And he kissed him. ⁵⁰ Jesus said to him, ^(EL)“Friend, ^(EM)do what you came to do.”^[l] Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him. ⁵¹ And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his ^(EN)sword and struck the servant^[m] of the high priest and cut off his ear. ⁵² Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For ^(EO)all who take the sword will perish by the sword. ^53 (EP)Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me ^(EQ)more than twelve ^(ER)legions of angels? ^54 (ES)But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?” ⁵⁵ At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day ^(ET)I sat in the temple ^(EU)teaching, and you did not seize me. ⁵⁶ But ^(EV)all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” ^(EW)Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council

^57 (EX)Then ^(EY)those who had seized Jesus led him to ^(EZ)Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered. ⁵⁸ And ^(FA)Peter was following him at a distance, as far as ^(FB)the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with ^(FC)the guards to see the end. ⁵⁹ Now the chief priests and the whole council^{[n] (FD)}were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, ⁶⁰ but they found none, ^(FE)though many false witnesses came forward. At last ^(FF)two came forward ⁶¹ and said, “This man said, ^(FG)‘I am able to ^(FH)destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’” ⁶² And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”^{[o] 63 (FI)}But Jesus remained silent. ^(FJ)And the high priest said to him, ^(FK)“I adjure you by ^(FL)the living God, ^(FM)tell us if you are ^(FN)the Christ, ^(FO)the Son of God.” ⁶⁴ Jesus said to him, ^(FP)“You have said so. But I tell you, from now on ^(FQ)you will see the Son of Man ^(FR)seated at the right hand of Power and ^(FS)coming on the clouds of heaven.” ⁶⁵ Then the high priest ^(FT)tore his robes and said, ^(FU)“He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. ⁶⁶ What is your judgment?” They answered, ^(FV)“He deserves death.” ⁶⁷ Then ^(FW)they spit in his face ^(FX)and ^(FY)struck him. And some slapped him, ⁶⁸ saying, “Prophesy to us, you ^(FZ)Christ! Who is it that struck you?”

Peter Denies Jesus

^69 (GA)Now Peter was sitting outside ^(GB)in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” ⁷⁰ But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.” ⁷¹ And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus ^(GC)of Nazareth.” ⁷² And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.” ⁷³ After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for ^(GD)your accent betrays you.” ⁷⁴ Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed. ⁷⁵ And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, ^(GE)“Before the rooster crows, you will ^(GF)deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus Delivered to Pilate

27 ^(GG)When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people ^(GH)took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. ² And they bound him and ^(GI)led him away and ^(GJ)delivered him over to ^(GK)Pilate the governor.

Judas Hangs Himself

³ Then when ^(GL)Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus^[p] was condemned, ^(GM)he changed his mind and brought back ^(GN)the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, ⁴ saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? ^(GO)See to it yourself.” ⁵ And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, ^(GP)he departed, and he went and hanged himself. ⁶ But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into ^(GQ)the treasury, since it is blood money.” ⁷ So they took counsel and bought with them the potter's field as a burial place for strangers. ⁸ Therefore ^(GR)that field has been called the Field of Blood ^(GS)to this day. ^9 (GT)Then was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, ^(GU)“And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel, ¹⁰ and they gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord directed me.”

Jesus Before Pilate

^11 (GV)Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you ^(GW)the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, ^(GX)“You have said so.” ^12 (GY)But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. ¹³ Then Pilate said to him, ^(GZ)“Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?” ¹⁴ But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

^15 (HA)Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. ¹⁶ And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. ¹⁷ So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or ^(HB)Jesus who is called Christ?” ¹⁸ For he knew that it was out ^(HC)of envy that they had delivered him up. ¹⁹ Besides, while he was sitting on ^(HD)the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with ^(HE)that righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today ^(HF)in a dream.” ²⁰ Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ^(HG)ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. ²¹ The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” ²² Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” ^(HH)They all said, “Let him be crucified!” ²³ And he said, “Why? ^(HI)What evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

²⁴ So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that ^(HJ)a riot was beginning, he took water and ^(HK)washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ^(HL)this man's blood;^{[q] (HM)}see to it yourselves.” ²⁵ And all the people answered, ^(HN)“His blood be on us and ^(HO)on our children!” ²⁶ Then he released for them Barabbas, and having ^(HP)scourged^[r] Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

^27 (HQ)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the ^(HR)governor's headquarters,^[s] and they gathered the whole ^(HS)battalion^[t] before him. ²⁸ And they stripped him and put ^(HT)a scarlet robe on him, ²⁹ and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they ^(HU)mocked him, saying, “Hail, ^(HV)King of the Jews!” ³⁰ And ^(HW)they spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. ³¹ And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and ^(HX)led him away to crucify him.

The Crucifixion

^32 (HY)(HZ)As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to ^(IA)carry his cross. ^33 (IB)And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), ^34 (IC)they offered him wine to drink, mixed with ^(ID)gall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. ³⁵ And when they had crucified him, ^(IE)they divided his garments among them by casting lots. ³⁶ Then they sat down and ^(IF)kept watch over him there. ³⁷ And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, ^(IG)the King of the Jews.” ³⁸ Then two ^(IH)robbers were crucified with him, ^(II)one on the right and one on the left. ³⁹ And ^(IJ)those who passed by ^(IK)derided him, ^(IL)wagging their heads ⁴⁰ and saying, ^(IM)“You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! ^(IN)If you are ^(IO)the Son of God, come down from the cross.” ⁴¹ So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, ^42 (IP)“He saved others; ^(IQ)he cannot save himself. ^(IR)He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. ^43 (IS)He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” ^44 (IT)And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

The Death of Jesus

⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour^[u] there was darkness over all the land^[v] until the ninth hour.^{[w] 46} And about the ninth hour Jesus ^(IU)cried out with a loud voice, saying, ^(IV)“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ⁴⁷ And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” ⁴⁸ And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with ^(IW)sour wine, and put it on a reed and ^(IX)gave it to him to drink. ⁴⁹ But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” ⁵⁰ And Jesus ^(IY)cried out again with a loud voice and ^(IZ)yielded up his spirit.

⁵¹ And behold, ^(JA)the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And ^(JB)the earth shook, and the rocks were split. ⁵² The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of ^(JC)the saints ^(JD)who had fallen asleep were raised, ⁵³ and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into ^(JE)the holy city and appeared to many. ^54 (JF)When the centurion and those who were with him, ^(JG)keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, ^(JH)“Truly this was the Son^[x] of God!”

⁵⁵ There were also ^(JI)many women there, looking on ^(JJ)from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ^(JK)ministering to him, ⁵⁶ among whom were ^(JL)Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and ^(JM)the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

^57 (JN)When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. ⁵⁸ He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. ⁵⁹ And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud ⁶⁰ and ^(JO)laid it in his own new tomb, ^(JP)which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled ^(JQ)a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. ⁶¹ Mary Magdalene and ^(JR)the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

⁶² The next day, that is, after the day of ^(JS)Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate ⁶³ and said, “Sir, we remember how ^(JT)that impostor said, while he was still alive, ^(JU)‘After three days I will rise.’ ⁶⁴ Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, ^(JV)lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” ⁶⁵ Pilate said to them, “You have ^(JW)a guard^[y] of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” ⁶⁶ So they went and made the tomb secure by ^(JX)sealing the stone and setting a guard.

The Resurrection

28 ^(JY)Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and ^(JZ)the other Mary went to see the tomb. ² And behold, there was a great earthquake, for ^(KA)an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. ^3 (KB)His appearance was like lightning, and ^(KC)his clothing white as snow. ⁴ And for fear of him the guards trembled and ^(KD)became like dead men. ⁵ But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. ⁶ He is not here, for he has risen, ^(KE)as he said. Come, see the place where he^[z] lay. ⁷ Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, ^(KF)he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” ⁸ So they departed quickly from the tomb ^(KG)with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. ⁹ And behold, Jesus ^(KH)met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and ^(KI)took hold of his feet and ^(KJ)worshiped him. ¹⁰ Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; ^(KK)go and tell ^(KL)my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

The Report of the Guard

¹¹ While they were going, behold, some of ^(KM)the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. ¹² And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers ¹³ and said, “Tell people, ^(KN)‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ ¹⁴ And if this comes to ^(KO)the governor's ears, we will ^(KP)satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” ¹⁵ So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews ^(KQ)to this day.

The Great Commission

¹⁶ Now the eleven disciples ^(KR)went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. ¹⁷ And when they saw him they ^(KS)worshiped him, but some doubted. ¹⁸ And Jesus came and said to them, ^(KT)“All authority ^(KU)in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ^19 (KV)Go therefore and ^(KW)make disciples of ^(KX)all nations, ^(KY)baptizing them ^(KZ)in^{[aa] (LA)}the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them ^(LB)to observe all that ^(LC)I have commanded you. And behold, ^(LD)I am with you always, to ^(LE)the end of the age.”

The Thousand Years

20 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, ^(A)holding in his hand the key to ^(B)the bottomless pit^[a] and a great chain. ² And he seized ^(C)the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and ^(D)bound him for a thousand years, ³ and threw him into ^(E)the pit, and shut it and ^(F)sealed it over him, so that ^(G)he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.

⁴ Then I saw ^(H)thrones, and ^(I)seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw ^(J)the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those ^(K)who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. ^(L)They came to life and ^(M)reigned with Christ for a thousand years. ⁵ The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. ^6 (N)Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such ^(O)the second death has no power, but they will be ^(P)priests of God and of Christ, and they ^(Q)will reign with him for a thousand years.

The Defeat of Satan

⁷ And when the thousand years are ended, ^(R)Satan will be released from his prison ⁸ and will come out ^(S)to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, ^(T)Gog and Magog, ^(U)to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. ⁹ And ^(V)they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded ^(W)the camp of the saints and ^(X)the beloved city, but ^(Y)fire came down from heaven^[b] and consumed them, ¹⁰ and the devil ^(Z)who had deceived them was ^(AA)thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where ^(AB)the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Judgment Before the Great White Throne

¹¹ Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence ^(AC)earth and sky fled away, and ^(AD)no place was found for them. ¹² And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and ^(AE)books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is ^(AF)the book of life. And ^(AG)the dead were judged by what was written in the books, ^(AH)according to what they had done. ¹³ And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, ^(AI)Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, ^(AJ)according to what they had done. ¹⁴ Then ^(AK)Death and Hades ^(AL)were thrown into the lake of fire. This is ^(AM)the second death, the lake of fire. ¹⁵ And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, ^(AN)he was thrown into the lake of fire.