Song of Solomon 3

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The Bride's Dream

3 On my bed ^(A)by night
I sought ^(B)him whom my soul loves;
    ^(C)I sought him, but found him not.
²I will rise now and go about the city,
    in ^(D)the streets and in the squares;
I will seek ^(E)him whom my soul loves.
    I sought him, but found him not.
³^(F)The watchmen found me
    as they went about in the city.
“Have you seen him whom my soul loves?”
⁴Scarcely had I passed them
    when I found ^(G)him whom my soul loves.
I ^(H)held him, and would not let him go
    until I had ^(I)brought him into my mother's house,
    and into the chamber of ^(J)her who conceived me.
⁵^(K)I adjure you, ^(L)O daughters of Jerusalem,
    ^(M)by the gazelles or the does of the field,
that you not stir up or awaken love
    until it pleases.

Solomon Arrives for the Wedding

⁶^(N)What is that coming up from the wilderness
    like ^(O)columns of smoke,
perfumed with ^(P)myrrh and frankincense,
    with all the fragrant powders of a merchant?
⁷Behold, it is the litter^[a] of Solomon!
Around it are ^(Q)sixty ^(R)mighty men,
    some of the mighty men of Israel,
⁸all of them wearing swords
    and expert in war,
each with his ^(S)sword at his thigh,
    against ^(T)terror by night.
⁹King Solomon made himself a carriage^[b]
    from the wood of Lebanon.
¹⁰He made its posts of silver,
    its back of gold, its seat of purple;
its interior was inlaid with love
    by ^(U)the daughters of Jerusalem.
¹¹Go out, O ^(V)daughters of Zion,
    and look upon King Solomon,
with the crown with which his mother crowned him
    on ^(W)the day of his wedding,
    on the day of the gladness of his heart.

Footnotes

Song of Solomon 3:7 That is, the couch on which servants carry a king
Song of Solomon 3:9 Or sedan chair

Luke 22:39-53

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Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

³⁹^(A)And he came out and went, ^(B)as was his custom, to ^(C)the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. ⁴⁰^(D)And when he came to ^(E)the place, he said to them, ^(F)“Pray that you may not ^(G)enter into temptation.” ⁴¹And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and ^(H)knelt down and prayed, ⁴²saying, ^(I)“Father, if you are willing, remove ^(J)this cup from me. ^(K)Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done.” ⁴³And there appeared to him ^(L)an angel from heaven, strengthening him. ⁴⁴And ^(M)being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.^[a] ⁴⁵And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, ⁴⁶and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise and ^(N)pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

⁴⁷^(O)While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called ^(P)Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, ⁴⁸but Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?” ⁴⁹And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, “Lord, shall we strike ^(Q)with the sword?” ⁵⁰And one of them struck the servant^[b] of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹But Jesus said, “No more of this!” And he touched his ear and healed him. ⁵²Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^(R)officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? ⁵³When ^(S)I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is ^(T)your hour, and ^(U)the power of darkness.”