Psalm 143:7-12

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⁷Answer me quickly,^(A) Lord;
    my spirit fails.^(B)
Do not hide your face^(C) from me
    or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
⁸Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,^(D)
    for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way^(E) I should go,
    for to you I entrust my life.^(F)
⁹Rescue me^(G) from my enemies,^(H) Lord,
    for I hide myself in you.
¹⁰Teach me^(I) to do your will,
    for you are my God;^(J)
may your good Spirit
    lead^(K) me on level ground.^(L)

¹¹For your name’s sake,^(M) Lord, preserve my life;^(N)
    in your righteousness,^(O) bring me out of trouble.
¹²In your unfailing love, silence my enemies;^(P)
    destroy all my foes,^(Q)
    for I am your servant.^(R)

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Proverbs 30:24-28

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²⁴“Four things on earth are small,
    yet they are extremely wise:
²⁵Ants are creatures of little strength,
    yet they store up their food in the summer;^(A)
²⁶hyraxes^(B) are creatures of little power,
    yet they make their home in the crags;
²⁷locusts^(C) have no king,
    yet they advance together in ranks;
²⁸a lizard can be caught with the hand,
    yet it is found in kings’ palaces.

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John 18:1-14

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Jesus Arrested^(A)

18 When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley.^(B) On the other side there was a garden,^(C) and he and his disciples went into it.^(D)

²Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples.^(E) ³So Judas came to the garden, guiding^(F) a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees.^(G) They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons.

⁴Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him,^(H) went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”^(I)

⁵“Jesus of Nazareth,”^(J) they replied.

“I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) ⁶When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

⁷Again he asked them, “Who is it you want?”^(K)

“Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.

⁸Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.” ⁹This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost one of those you gave me.”^[a]^(L)

¹⁰Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)

¹¹Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup^(M) the Father has given me?”

¹²Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials^(N) arrested Jesus. They bound him ¹³and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas,^(O) the high priest that year. ¹⁴Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people.^(P)

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Footnotes

John 18:9 John 6:39

Revelation 16:1-11

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The Seven Bowls of God’s Wrath

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple^(A) saying to the seven angels,^(B) “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”^(C)

²The first angel went and poured out his bowl on the land,^(D) and ugly, festering sores^(E) broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.^(F)

³The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.^(G)

⁴The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water,^(H) and they became blood.^(I) ⁵Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:

“You are just in these judgments,^(J) O Holy One,^(K)
you who are and who were;^(L)
⁶for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,^(M)
and you have given them blood to drink^(N) as they deserve.”

⁷And I heard the altar^(O) respond:

“Yes, Lord God Almighty,^(P)
true and just are your judgments.”^(Q)

⁸The fourth angel^(R) poured out his bowl on the sun,^(S) and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire.^(T) ⁹They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God,^(U) who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent^(V) and glorify him.^(W)

¹⁰The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast,^(X) and its kingdom was plunged into darkness.^(Y) People gnawed their tongues in agony ¹¹and cursed^(Z) the God of heaven^(AA) because of their pains and their sores,^(AB) but they refused to repent of what they had done.^(AC)