Psalm 107:23-32

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²³Some went out on the sea^(A) in ships;^(B)
    they were merchants on the mighty waters.
²⁴They saw the works of the Lord,^(C)
    his wonderful deeds in the deep.
²⁵For he spoke^(D) and stirred up a tempest^(E)
    that lifted high the waves.^(F)
²⁶They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
    in their peril^(G) their courage melted^(H) away.
²⁷They reeled^(I) and staggered like drunkards;
    they were at their wits’ end.
²⁸Then they cried^(J) out to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he brought them out of their distress.^(K)
²⁹He stilled the storm^(L) to a whisper;
    the waves^(M) of the sea^[a] were hushed.^(N)
³⁰They were glad when it grew calm,
    and he guided them^(O) to their desired haven.
³¹Let them give thanks^(P) to the Lord for his unfailing love^(Q)
    and his wonderful deeds^(R) for mankind.
³²Let them exalt^(S) him in the assembly^(T) of the people
    and praise him in the council of the elders.

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Footnotes

Psalm 107:29 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text / their waves

Proverbs 24:7-9

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Saying 23

⁷Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

Saying 24

⁸Whoever plots evil
will be known as a schemer.
⁹The schemes of folly are sin,
and people detest a mocker.

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Luke 22:47-53

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Jesus Arrested^(A)

⁴⁷While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, ⁴⁸but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

⁴⁹When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”^(B) ⁵⁰And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

⁵¹But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.

⁵²Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard,^(C) and the elders, who had come for him, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs? ⁵³Every day I was with you in the temple courts,^(D) and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour^(E)—when darkness reigns.”^(F)

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Hebrews 11:30-40

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³⁰By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days.^(A)

³¹By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.^[a]^(B)

³²And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon,^(C) Barak,^(D) Samson^(E) and Jephthah,^(F) about David^(G) and Samuel^(H) and the prophets, ³³who through faith conquered kingdoms,^(I) administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,^(J) ³⁴quenched the fury of the flames,^(K) and escaped the edge of the sword;^(L) whose weakness was turned to strength;^(M) and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.^(N) ³⁵Women received back their dead, raised to life again.^(O) There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. ³⁶Some faced jeers and flogging,^(P) and even chains and imprisonment.^(Q) ³⁷They were put to death by stoning;^[b]^(R) they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword.^(S) They went about in sheepskins and goatskins,^(T) destitute, persecuted and mistreated— ³⁸the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves^(U) and in holes in the ground.

³⁹These were all commended^(V) for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,^(W) ⁴⁰since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us^(X) would they be made perfect.^(Y)