Psalm 144

Of David.

Peter’s First Denial^(A)

¹⁵ Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest,^(B) he went with Jesus into the high priest’s courtyard,^{(C) 16} but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the servant girl on duty there and brought Peter in.

¹⁷ “You aren’t one of this man’s disciples too, are you?” she asked Peter.

He replied, “I am not.”^(D)

¹⁸ It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire^(E) they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.^(F)

The High Priest Questions Jesus^(G)

¹⁹ Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.

²⁰ “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues^(H) or at the temple,^(I) where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.^{(J) 21} Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said.”

²² When Jesus said this, one of the officials^(K) nearby slapped him in the face.^(L) “Is this the way you answer the high priest?” he demanded.

²³ “If I said something wrong,” Jesus replied, “testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?”^{(M) 24} Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas^(N) the high priest.

¹² The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates,^(A) and its water was dried up to prepare the way^(B) for the kings from the East.^{(C) 13} Then I saw three impure spirits^(D) that looked like frogs;^(E) they came out of the mouth of the dragon,^(F) out of the mouth of the beast^(G) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.^{(H) 14} They are demonic spirits^(I) that perform signs,^(J) and they go out to the kings of the whole world,^(K) to gather them for the battle^(L) on the great day^(M) of God Almighty.

¹⁶ Then they gathered the kings together^(Q) to the place that in Hebrew^(R) is called Armageddon.^(S)

¹⁷ The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air,^(T) and out of the temple^(U) came a loud voice^(V) from the throne, saying, “It is done!”^{(W) 18} Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder^(X) and a severe earthquake.^(Y) No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth,^(Z) so tremendous was the quake. ¹⁹ The great city^(AA) split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered^(AB) Babylon the Great^(AC) and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath.^{(AD) 20} Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.^{(AE) 21} From the sky huge hailstones,^(AF) each weighing about a hundred pounds,^[a] fell on people. And they cursed God^(AG) on account of the plague of hail,^(AH) because the plague was so terrible.