²⁴ So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord. ^(A)And he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people and placed them around the tent. ²⁵ Then ^(B)the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. And as soon as the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied. But they did not continue doing it.

²⁶ Now two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those registered, but they ^(C)had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. ²⁷ And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” ²⁸ And ^(D)Joshua the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from his youth, said, “My lord Moses, ^(E)stop them.” ²⁹ But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? ^(F)Would that all the Lord's people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!” ³⁰ And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.

Quail and a Plague

³¹ Then a ^(G)wind from the Lord sprang up, and it brought quail from the sea and let them fall beside the camp, about a day's journey on this side and a day's journey on the other side, around the camp, and about two cubits^[a] above the ground. ³² And the people rose all that day and all night and all the next day, and gathered the quail. Those who gathered least gathered ten ^(H)homers.^[b] And they spread them out for themselves all around the camp. ^33 (I)While the meat was yet between their teeth, before it was consumed, the anger of the Lord was kindled against the people, and ^(J)the Lord struck down the people with a very great plague. ³⁴ Therefore the name of that place was called ^(K)Kibroth-hattaavah,^[c] because there they buried the people who had the craving. ^35 (L)From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed to ^(M)Hazeroth, and they remained at ^(N)Hazeroth.

Miriam and Aaron Oppose Moses

12 Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married, for he had married a Cushite woman. ² And they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? ^(O)Has he not spoken through us also?” And ^(P)the Lord heard it. ³ Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth. ⁴ And suddenly the Lord said to Moses and to Aaron and Miriam, “Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting.” And the three of them came out. ⁵ And ^(Q)the Lord came down in a pillar of cloud and stood at the entrance of the tent and called Aaron and Miriam, and they both came forward. ⁶ And he said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him ^(R)in a vision; I speak with him ^(S)in a dream. ⁷ Not so with ^(T)my servant Moses. ^(U)He is faithful in all my house. ⁸ With him I speak ^(V)mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in ^(W)riddles, and he beholds ^(X)the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” ⁹ And the anger of the Lord was kindled against them, and he departed.

¹⁰ When the cloud removed from over the tent, behold, ^(Y)Miriam was ^(Z)leprous,^[d] like snow. And Aaron turned toward Miriam, and behold, she was leprous. ¹¹ And Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, ^(AA)do not punish us^[e] because we have done foolishly and have sinned. ¹² Let her not be as one dead, whose flesh is half eaten away when he comes out of his mother's womb.” ¹³ And Moses cried to the Lord, “O God, please heal her—please.” ¹⁴ But the Lord said to Moses, “If her father had but ^(AB)spit in her face, should she not be shamed seven days? Let her be ^(AC)shut outside the camp seven days, and after that she may be brought in again.” ¹⁵ So Miriam ^(AD)was shut outside the camp seven days, and the people did not set out on the march till Miriam was brought in again. ¹⁶ After that the people set out from ^(AE)Hazeroth, and camped in ^(AF)the wilderness of Paran.

Spies Sent into Canaan

13 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ^2 (AG)“Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a chief among them.” ³ So Moses sent them from ^(AH)the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel. ⁴ And these were their names: From the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur; ⁵ from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori; ^6 (AI)from the tribe of Judah, ^(AJ)Caleb the son of Jephunneh; ⁷ from the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph; ⁸ from the tribe of Ephraim, ^(AK)Hoshea the son of Nun; ⁹ from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu; ¹⁰ from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi; ¹¹ from the tribe of Joseph (that is, from the tribe of Manasseh), Gaddi the son of Susi; ¹² from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli; ¹³ from the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael; ¹⁴ from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi; ¹⁵ from the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. ¹⁶ These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called ^(AL)Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.

¹⁷ Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan and said to them, “Go up into ^(AM)the Negeb and go up into ^(AN)the hill country, ¹⁸ and see what the land is, and whether the people who dwell in it are strong or weak, whether they are few or many, ¹⁹ and whether the land that they dwell in is good or bad, and whether the cities that they dwell in are camps or strongholds, ²⁰ and whether the land is ^(AO)rich or poor, and whether there are trees in it or not. ^(AP)Be of good courage and bring some of the fruit of the land.” Now the time was the season of the first ripe grapes.

²¹ So they went up and spied out the land ^(AQ)from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, ^(AR)near Lebo-hamath. ²² They went up into ^(AS)the Negeb and came to ^(AT)Hebron. ^(AU)Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the ^(AV)descendants of Anak, were there. (^(AW)Hebron was built seven years before ^(AX)Zoan in Egypt.) ²³ And ^(AY)they came to the Valley of Eshcol and cut down from there a branch with a single cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two of them; they also brought some pomegranates and figs. ²⁴ That place was called the Valley of Eshcol,^[f] because of the cluster that the people of Israel cut down from there.

Report of the Spies

²⁵ At the end of forty days they returned from spying out the land. ²⁶ And they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the people of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at ^(AZ)Kadesh. They brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. ²⁷ And they told him, “We came to the land to which you sent us. It ^(BA)flows with milk and honey, ^(BB)and this is its fruit. ^28 (BC)However, the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. And besides, we saw the descendants of Anak there. ^29 (BD)The Amalekites dwell in the land of the Negeb. The Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill country. ^(BE)And the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and along the Jordan.”

³⁰ But ^(BF)Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.” ^31 (BG)Then the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are.” ³² So ^(BH)they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and ^(BI)all the people that we saw in it are of great height. ³³ And there we saw the ^(BJ)Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the ^(BK)Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves ^(BL)like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.”

Institution of the Lord's Supper

^22 (A)And as they were eating, he took bread, and after ^(B)blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; ^(C)this is my body.” ²³ And he took a cup, and when he had ^(D)given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. ²⁴ And he said to them, ^(E)“This is my ^(F)blood of the^[a] covenant, which is poured out for ^(G)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 (H)And when they had sung a hymn, ^(I)they went out to ^(J)the Mount of Olives. ²⁷ And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I will ^(K)strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ ²⁸ But after I am raised up, ^(L)I will go before you to Galilee.” ^29 (M)Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not.” ³⁰ And ^(N)Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before ^(O)the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” ³¹ But ^(P)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 (Q)And they went ^(R)to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” ³³ And he took with him ^(S)Peter and James and John, and began ^(T)to be greatly distressed and troubled. ³⁴ And he said to them, ^(U)“My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and ^(V)watch.”^{[b] 35} And going a little farther, he fell on the ground ^(W)and prayed that, if it were possible, ^(X)the hour might pass from him. ³⁶ And he said, ^(Y)“Abba, Father, ^(Z)all things are possible for you. Remove ^(AA)this cup from me. ^(AB)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 (AC)Watch and ^(AD)pray that you may not ^(AE)enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” ³⁹ And again he went away and prayed, ^(AF)saying the same words. ⁴⁰ And again he came and found them sleeping, for ^(AG)their eyes were very heavy, and ^(AH)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? ^(AI)It is enough; ^(AJ)the hour has come. ^(AK)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 (AL)And immediately, while he was still speaking, ^(AM)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, ^(AN)“Rabbi!” And he ^(AO)kissed him. ⁴⁶ And they laid hands on him and seized him. ⁴⁷ But one of those who stood by drew his ^(AP)sword and struck the servant^[c] 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 (AQ)Day after day I was with you in the temple ^(AR)teaching, and you did not seize me. But ^(AS)let the Scriptures be fulfilled.” ^50 (AT)And they all left him and fled.

A Young Man Flees

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

The Steadfast Love of God Endures

To the choirmaster. A Maskil^[a] of David, when ^(A)Doeg, the Edomite, came and told Saul, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”