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The Clothing of the Priests
28 [a] “And you, bring near[b] to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the Israelites, so that they may minister as my priests[c]—Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons. 2 You must make holy garments[d] for your brother Aaron, for glory and for beauty.[e] 3 You[f] are to speak to all who are specially skilled,[g] whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom,[h] so that they may make[i] Aaron’s garments to set him apart[j] to minister as my priest. 4 Now these are the garments that they are to make: a breastpiece,[k] an ephod,[l] a robe, a fitted[m] tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make holy garments for your brother Aaron and for his sons, that they may minister as my priests. 5 The artisans[n] are to use[o] the gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen.
6 “They are to make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen, the work of an artistic designer. 7 It is to have two shoulder pieces attached to two of its corners, so it can be joined together.[p] 8 The artistically woven waistband[q] of the ephod that is on it is to be like it, of one piece with the ephod,[r] of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen.
9 “You are to take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,[s] 10 six[t] of their names on one stone, and the six remaining names on the second stone, according to the order of their birth.[u] 11 You are to engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel with the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a seal;[v] you are to have them set[w] in gold filigree settings.[x] 12 You are to put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod, stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, and Aaron will bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders for a memorial.[y] 13 You are to make filigree settings of gold 14 and two braided chains of pure gold, like a cord, and attach the chains to the settings.
15 “You are to make a breastpiece for use in making decisions,[z] the work of an artistic designer; you are to make it in the same fashion as the ephod; you are to make it of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twisted linen. 16 It is to be square[aa] when[ab] doubled, nine inches[ac] long and nine inches wide. 17 You are to set in it a setting for stones, four rows of stones, a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl—the first row; 18 and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald; 19 and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 20 and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper.[ad] They are to be enclosed in gold in their filigree settings. 21 The stones are to be for the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to the number of[ae] their names. Each name according to the twelve tribes is to be like[af] the engravings of a seal.
22 “You are to make for the breastpiece braided chains like cords of pure gold, 23 and you are to make for the breastpiece two gold rings and attach[ag] the two rings to the upper[ah] two ends of the breastpiece. 24 You are to attach the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece; 25 the other[ai] two ends of the two chains you will attach to the two settings and then attach them[aj] to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it. 26 You are to make two rings of gold and put them on the other[ak] two ends of the breastpiece, on its edge that is on the inner side of the ephod. 27 You are to make two more[al] gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the juncture above the waistband of the ephod. 28 They are to tie the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod by blue cord, so that it may be above the waistband of the ephod, and so that the breastpiece will not be loose from the ephod. 29 Aaron will bear the names of the sons of Israel in the breastpiece of decision over his heart[am] when he goes into the Holy Place, for a memorial before the Lord continually.
30 “You are to put the Urim and the Thummim[an] into the breastpiece of decision; and they are to be over Aaron’s heart when he goes in before the Lord. Aaron is to bear the decisions[ao] of the Israelites over his heart before the Lord continually.
31 “You are to make the robe[ap] of the ephod completely blue. 32 There is to be an opening[aq] in its top[ar] in the center of it, with an edge all around the opening, the work of a weaver,[as] like the opening of a collar,[at] so that it cannot be torn.[au] 33 You are to make pomegranates[av] of blue, purple, and scarlet all around its hem[aw] and bells of gold between them all around. 34 The pattern is to be[ax] a gold bell and a pomegranate, a gold bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe. 35 The robe[ay] is to be on Aaron as he ministers,[az] and his sound will be heard[ba] when he enters the Holy Place before the Lord and when he leaves, so that he does not die.
36 “You are to make a plate[bb] of pure gold and engrave on it the way a seal is engraved:[bc] ‘Holiness to the Lord.’[bd] 37 You are to attach to it a blue cord so that it will be[be] on the turban; it is to be[bf] on the front of the turban. 38 It will be on Aaron’s forehead, and Aaron will bear the iniquity of the holy things,[bg] which the Israelites are to sanctify by all their holy gifts;[bh] it will always be on his forehead, for their acceptance[bi] before the Lord. 39 You are to weave[bj] the tunic of fine linen and make the turban of fine linen, and make the sash the work of an embroiderer.
40 “For Aaron’s sons you are to make tunics, sashes, and headbands[bk] for glory and for beauty.
41 “You are to clothe them—your brother Aaron and his sons with him—and anoint them[bl] and ordain them[bm] and set them apart as holy,[bn] so that they may minister as my priests. 42 Make for them linen undergarments to cover their naked bodies;[bo] they must cover[bp] from the waist to the thighs. 43 These must be on Aaron and his sons when they enter[bq] the tent of meeting, or when they approach[br] the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they bear no iniquity and die.[bs] It is to be a perpetual ordinance for him and for his descendants[bt] after him.[bu]
The Judgment
31 “When[a] the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All[b] the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He[c] will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him,[d] ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When[e] did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or naked and clothe you? 39 When[f] did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the king will answer them,[g] ‘I tell you the truth,[h] just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters[i] of mine, you did it for me.’
41 “Then he will say[j] to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels! 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink. 43 I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they too will answer,[k] ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?’ 45 Then he will answer them,[l] ‘I tell you the truth,[m] just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’ 46 And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”[n]
The Plot Against Jesus
26 When[o] Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples, 2 “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be handed over[p] to be crucified.”[q] 3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas. 4 They[r] planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. 5 But they said, “Not during the feast, so that there won’t be a riot among the people.”[s]
Jesus’ Anointing
6 Now while Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper,[t] 7 a woman came to him with an alabaster jar[u] of expensive perfumed oil,[v] and she poured it on his head as he was at the table.[w] 8 When[x] the disciples saw this, they became indignant and said, “Why this waste? 9 It[y] could have been sold at a high price and the money[z] given to the poor!” 10 When[aa] Jesus learned of this, he said to them, “Why are you bothering this woman? She[ab] has done a good service for me. 11 For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me![ac] 12 When[ad] she poured this oil on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. 13 I tell you the truth,[ae] wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
9 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress!
My eyes grow dim[a] from suffering.[b]
I have lost my strength.[c]
10 For my life nears its end in pain;
my years draw to a close as I groan.[d]
My strength fails me because of[e] my sin,
and my bones become brittle.[f]
11 Because of all my enemies, people disdain me;[g]
my neighbors are appalled by my suffering[h]—
those who know me are horrified by my condition;[i]
those who see me in the street run away from me.
12 I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about;[j]
I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar.[k]
13 For I hear what so many are saying,[l]
the terrifying news that comes from every direction.[m]
When they plot together against me,
they figure out how they can take my life.
14 But I trust in you, O Lord!
I declare, “You are my God!”
15 You determine my destiny.[n]
Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me.
16 Smile[o] on your servant.
Deliver me because of your faithfulness.
17 O Lord, do not let me be humiliated,
for I call out to you.
May evil men be humiliated.
May they go wailing to the grave.[p]
18 May lying lips be silenced—
lips[q] that speak defiantly against the innocent[r]
with arrogance and contempt.
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