Read the Gospels in 40 Days
The High Priestly Prayer
17 Jesus spoke these things; and (A)lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; (B)glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, 2 even as (C)You gave Him authority over all flesh, that (D)to [a]all whom You have given Him, (E)He may give eternal life. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, (F)the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom (G)You have sent. 4 (H)I glorified You on the earth, [b](I)having finished the work which You have given Me to do. 5 Now, Father, (J)glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had (K)with You before the world was.
Jesus Prays for His Disciples
6 “(L)I have manifested Your name to the men whom (M)You gave Me out of the world; they were (N)Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have (O)kept Your word. 7 Now they have come to know that everything You have given Me is from You; 8 for (P)the words which You gave Me (Q)I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that (R)I came forth from You, and they believed that (S)You sent Me. 9 (T)I ask on their behalf; (U)I do not ask on behalf of the world but of those whom (V)You have given Me; for (W)they are Yours; 10 and (X)all things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them. 11 And I am no longer in the world; and yet (Y)they themselves are in the world, and (Z)I come to You. (AA)Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name (AB)which You have given Me, that (AC)they may be one even as We are. 12 While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name (AD)which You have given Me; and I guarded them and (AE)not one of them perished but (AF)the [c]son of perdition, so that the (AG)Scripture would be fulfilled. 13 But now (AH)I come to You; and (AI)these things I speak in the world so that they may have My (AJ)joy made full in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and (AK)the world has hated them, because (AL)they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 15 I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them [d]from [e](AM)the evil one. 16 (AN)They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 17 (AO)Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth. 18 As (AP)You sent Me into the world, (AQ)I also sent them into the world. 19 For their sake I (AR)sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be (AS)sanctified (AT)in truth.
20 “I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; 21 that they may all be one; (AU)even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, (AV)so that the world may [f]believe that (AW)You sent Me. 22 The (AX)glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; 23 (AY)I in them and You in Me, that they may be [g]perfected [h]in unity, so that the world may [i]know that (AZ)You sent Me, and (BA)loved them, even as You have loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that (BB)they also, whom You have given Me, (BC)be with Me where I am, so that they may see My (BD)glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before (BE)the foundation of the world.
25 “O (BF)righteous Father, [j]although (BG)the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that (BH)You sent Me; 26 and (BI)I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that (BJ)the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
Jesus Betrayed and Arrested
18 When Jesus had spoken these words, (BK)He went forth with His disciples to the other side of (BL)the Kidron Valley, where there was (BM)a garden, into which He entered [k]with His disciples. 2 Now Judas also, who was [l]betraying Him, knew the place, for Jesus had (BN)often gathered there with His disciples. 3 (BO)Judas then, having received (BP)the Roman [m]cohort and (BQ)officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, *came there with lanterns and (BR)torches and weapons. 4 So Jesus, (BS)knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, went forth and *said to them, “(BT)Whom do you seek?” 5 They answered Him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He *said to them, “I am He.” And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them. 6 So when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground. 7 Therefore He again asked them, “(BU)Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.” 8 Jesus answered, “I told you that I am He; so if you seek Me, let these go their way,” 9 in order that the word which He spoke would be fulfilled, “(BV)Of those whom You have given Me, I lost not one.” 10 Simon Peter then, (BW)having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear; and the slave’s name was Malchus. 11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put the sword into the sheath; (BX)the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?”
Jesus Before the Priests; Peter Denies Jesus
12 (BY)So (BZ)the Roman [n]cohort and the [o]commander and the (CA)officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him, 13 and led Him to (CB)Annas first; for he was father-in-law of (CC)Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. 14 Now Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that (CD)it was better for one man to die on behalf of the people.
15 (CE)And Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered with Jesus into (CF)the court of the high priest, 16 (CG)but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in. 17 (CH)Then the servant-girl who kept the door *said to Peter, “(CI)Are you not also one of this man’s disciples?” He *said, “I am not.” 18 Now the slaves and the (CJ)officers were standing there, having made (CK)a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were (CL)warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.
19 (CM)The high priest then questioned Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching. 20 Jesus answered him, “I (CN)have spoken openly to the world; I always (CO)taught in [p]synagogues and (CP)in the temple, where all the Jews come together; and I spoke nothing in secret. 21 Why do you question Me? Question those who have heard what I spoke to them; behold, they know what I said.” 22 And when He had said this, one of the (CQ)officers standing nearby (CR)gave Jesus a slap, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?” 23 (CS)Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, bear witness of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?” 24 (CT)So Annas sent Him bound to (CU)Caiaphas the high priest.
25 (CV)Now (CW)Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “(CX)You are not also one of His disciples, are you?” He denied it, and said, “I am not.” 26 One of the slaves of the high priest, being a relative of the one (CY)whose ear Peter cut off, *said, “Did I not see you in (CZ)the garden with Him?” 27 Peter then denied it again, and immediately (DA)a rooster crowed.
Jesus Before Pilate
28 (DB)Then they *led Jesus from (DC)Caiaphas into (DD)the [q]Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into (DE)the [r]Praetorium so that (DF)they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover. 29 (DG)Therefore Pilate went out to them and *said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered and said to him, “If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you.” 31 So Pilate said to them, “Take Him yourselves, and judge Him according to your law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,” 32 in order that (DH)the word of Jesus which He spoke would be fulfilled, signifying by what kind of death He was about to die.
33 Therefore Pilate (DI)entered again into the Praetorium, and summoned Jesus and said to Him, “(DJ)Are You the King of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Are you saying this from yourself, or did others tell you about Me?” 35 Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered You to me; what did You do?” 36 Jesus answered, “(DK)My kingdom [s]is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be delivered over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not [t]from here.” 37 Therefore Pilate said to Him, “So You are a king?” Jesus answered, “(DL)You yourself said I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, (DM)to bear witness to the truth. (DN)Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.” 38 Pilate *said to Him, “What is truth?”
And when he had said this, he (DO)went out again to the Jews and *said to them, “(DP)I find no guilt in Him. 39 (DQ)But you have a custom that I release someone [u]for you at the Passover; do you wish then that I release [v]for you the King of the Jews?” 40 So they cried out again, saying, “(DR)Not this man, but Barabbas.” Now Barabbas was a robber.
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