Micah 4-5
English Standard Version
The Mountain of the Lord
4 It shall come to pass (A)in the latter days
that the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and it shall be lifted up above the hills;
and peoples shall flow to it,
2 and many nations shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth the law,[a]
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
3 He shall judge between many peoples,
and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;
and they shall (B)beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore;
4 (C)but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree,
(D)and no one shall make them afraid,
(E)for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
5 For (F)all the peoples walk
each in the name of its god,
but (G)we will walk in the name of the Lord our God
forever and ever.
The Lord Shall Rescue Zion
6 (H)In that day, declares the Lord,
(I)I will assemble the (J)lame
and gather those who have been driven away
and those whom I have afflicted;
7 and the lame I will make (K)the remnant,
and those who were cast off, a strong nation;
and (L)the Lord will reign over them (M)in Mount Zion
from this time forth and forevermore.
8 And you, O tower of the flock,
hill of the daughter of Zion,
to you shall it come,
the former dominion shall come,
kingship for the daughter of Jerusalem.
9 Now why do you cry aloud?
(N)Is there no king in you?
(O)Has your counselor perished,
that (P)pain seized you like a woman in labor?
10 (Q)Writhe and groan,[b] O daughter of Zion,
like a woman in labor,
for (R)now you shall go out from the city
and dwell in the open country;
you (S)shall go to Babylon.
There you shall be rescued;
(T)there the Lord will redeem you
from the hand of your enemies.
11 Now (U)many nations
are assembled against you,
saying, “Let her be defiled,
and (V)let our eyes gaze upon Zion.”
12 But (W)they do not know
the thoughts of the Lord;
they do not understand his plan,
that (X)he has gathered them as sheaves to the threshing floor.
13 Arise and thresh,
O daughter of Zion,
for I will make your horn iron,
and I will make your hoofs bronze;
you shall beat in pieces many peoples;
and (Y)shall devote[c] (Z)their gain to the Lord,
their wealth to (AA)the Lord of the whole earth.
The Ruler to Be Born in Bethlehem
5 [d] Now muster your troops, O daughter[e] of troops;
siege is laid against us;
with a rod (AB)they strike the judge of Israel
on the cheek.
2 [f] (AC)But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of (AD)Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be (AE)ruler in Israel,
(AF)whose coming forth is (AG)from of old,
from ancient days.
3 Therefore he shall give them up (AH)until the time
when she who is in labor has given birth;
then (AI)the rest of his brothers shall return
to the people of Israel.
4 And he shall stand (AJ)and shepherd his flock (AK)in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now (AL)he shall be great
to the ends of the earth.
5 And he shall be (AM)their peace.
(AN)When the Assyrian comes into our land
and treads in our palaces,
then we will raise against him seven (AO)shepherds
and eight princes of men;
6 they shall shepherd the land of Assyria with the sword,
and the land of (AP)Nimrod at its entrances;
and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian
(AQ)when he comes into our land
and treads within our border.
A Remnant Shall Be Delivered
7 Then (AR)the remnant of Jacob shall be
in the midst of many peoples
like dew from the Lord,
like showers on the grass,
which delay not for a man
nor wait for the children of man.
8 And (AS)the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,
in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
(AT)which, when it goes through, treads down
and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
9 Your hand shall (AU)be lifted up over your adversaries,
and all your enemies shall be cut off.
10 And (AV)in that day, declares the Lord,
(AW)I will cut off your horses from among you
and will destroy your chariots;
11 (AX)and I will cut off the cities of your land
and throw down all your strongholds;
12 and I will cut off (AY)sorceries from your hand,
and (AZ)you shall have no more tellers of fortunes;
13 and (BA)I will cut off your carved images
and (BB)your pillars from among you,
(BC)and you shall bow down no more
to the work of your hands;
14 and I will root out your (BD)Asherah images from among you
(BE)and destroy your cities.
15 And in anger and wrath (BF)I will execute vengeance
on the nations that did not obey.
Footnotes
- Micah 4:2 Or teaching
- Micah 4:10 Or push
- Micah 4:13 Hebrew devote to destruction
- Micah 5:1 Ch 4:14 in Hebrew
- Micah 5:1 That is, city
- Micah 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew
Luke 22:1-20
English Standard Version
The Plot to Kill Jesus
22 (A)Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called (B)the Passover. 2 And the chief priests and the scribes (C)were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.
Judas to Betray Jesus
3 (D)Then (E)Satan entered into (F)Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. 4 He went away and conferred with the chief priests and (G)officers how he might betray him to them. 5 And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. 6 So he consented and sought an opportunity to (H)betray him to them in the absence of a crowd.
The Passover with the Disciples
7 (I)Then came (J)the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 So Jesus[a] sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” 9 They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” 10 He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters 11 and tell the master of the house, (K)‘The Teacher says to you, Where is (L)the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12 And he will show you (M)a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.” 13 And they went and found it (N)just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
Institution of the Lord's Supper
14 (O)And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. 15 And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you I will not eat it[b] (P)until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” 17 And he took a cup, and (Q)when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. 18 (R)For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine (S)until the kingdom of God comes.” 19 (T)And he took bread, and (U)when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, (V)“This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 20 And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, (W)“This cup that is poured out for you is (X)the new (Y)covenant in my blood.[c]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Luke 22:8 Greek he
- Luke 22:16 Some manuscripts never eat it again
- Luke 22:20 Some manuscripts omit, in whole or in part, verses 19b-20 (which is given… in my blood)
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