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2) Our Daily Bread for 3 April 2026 titled

Why Good Friday by Alyson Kieda



1 John 4:7-12



God Is Love



7 (1Jn 2:29) Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God,

and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

8 (2Co 13:11; 1Jn 4:16) Anyone who does not love does not know God,

for God is love.

9 (Jn 3:16; 1Jn 4:10; 5:11) In this way the love of God was revealed to us,

that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live

through Him.

10 (1Jn 2:2; 1Pe 3:18; 1Jn 3:1) In this is love: not that we loved God, but

that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we must also love one another.

12 (Jn 1:18; 1Ti 6:16; 1Jn 2:5) No one has seen God at any time. If we love

one another, God dwells in us, and His love is perfected in us.



[7] Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that

loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

[8] He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

[9] In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent

his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

[10] Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent

his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

[11] Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

[12] No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth

in us, and his love is perfected in us.



What's so good about Good Friday? Why isn't the day called Bad or Sad Friday?

After all, it's meant to be a day of sorrowful reflection, not a day of

celebration. Sometimes, this day takes other names, such as Holy Friday.

In Germany, it's called Karfreitag, or Sorrowful Friday. So where did we get

the tradition of calling it "Good"? Some believe it may have originated from

the older tradition of calling it "God's Friday."



No matter the origin of the name, it's still appropriate to call the Friday on

which Jesus died "good." Out of Christ's sacrificial love, He died for our

sins. That's why Good Friday is good. And the great news is that three days

later He rose from the grave in victory.



New Testament scholar D.A. Carson wrote, "It was not nails that held Jesus to

that wretched cross; it was his unqualified resolution, out of love for his

Father, to do his Father's will - and it was his love for sinners like me."

We read in 1 John 4: "This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved

us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins" (v. 10).



The good news of Good Friday is that God loves us and wants to have

a relationship with us! Because of that love, we're called to love

others (vv. 7, 11). When we do, we show our love for Him.



Reflect & Pray



What does Good Friday mean to you? How can you honour Jesus on this day?



Dear God, thank You for loving me! Please help me to tell others about You.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 6 God Works!



Phil 2:12-13



12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence,

but so much more in my absence, work out your own salvation

with fear and trembling.

13 For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure.



12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence

only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation

with fear and trembling.

13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will

and to do of his good pleasure.



"I just can't do it!" Marlys, a career woman in her 30s, was struggling to fit

her new Christian principles into the business world. Accustomed to the

cutthroat tactics of the corporate hierarchy, she has a hard time knowing

Jesus' examples of grace and mercy applied.

Marlys was right. She couldn't do it. In our own strength, none of us is able

to "live the Christian life." Someone has said, " The Christian life isn't

difficult -- it's impossible!" Only the power of the Holy Spirit is

effective to work the needed changes in our priorities and behaviour;

only God can accomplish what he calls us to do.

In Phillippians 2:12, Paul says "work it out." If we stop there,

we are likely to throw up our hands in despair.

But the good news appears in verse 13:

" For God is the One working in you, both to will and to do His good pleasure."

WE are not left on our own to figure out how to live the Christian life.

God gives us both the will and the ability to obey him, to live in a way

that will please him.

The key to a God-pleasing life is not performance, but obedience. God does not

expect us to "do great things" for him, to deserve his love and grace.

Our part in the process of salvation is to respond in obedience to the Lord,

to say "yes" to what he asks of us. We cannot change ourselves;

we cannot even know ourselves apart from the Spirit's insight. But

as we cooperate with him, as we agree to be obedient, the Spirit changes us

within, and those changes are "worked out" into our lives.



Application



a) Have I ever tried to "Live the Christian life" on my own strength?

What was the result?



b) In what practical ways is Paul's declaration that "God works in me"

good new in my life?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Luke 16:10-12



10 (Mt 25:21; Lk 19:17) "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful

also in much. And he who is dishonest in the least is dishonest also

in much.

11 So if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who will give you that which is your own?"



10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:

and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon,

who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's,

who shall give you that which is your own?



5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Reconciling Peace



Col 3:12-17



12 (Eph 4:2; Lk 1:78) So embrace, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,

a spirit of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, and longsuffering.

13 (Eph 4:32; Mk 11:25; Eph 4:2) Bear with one another

and forgive one another. If anyone has a quarrel against anyone,

even as Christ forgave you, so you must do.

14 (Eph 4:3; 1Co 13:1-13) And above all these things, embrace love,

which is the bond of perfection.

15 (Jn 14:27; Eph 5:20) Let the peace of God,

to which also you are called in one body,

rule in your hearts. And be thankful.

16 (Eph 5:19; Col 1:28; Ro 10:17 ) Let the word of Christ dwell

in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing

one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 (1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20 ) And whatever you do in word or deed,

do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God the Father through Him.



12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies,

kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

13 forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have

a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

14 And above all these things put on charity,

which is the bond of perfectness.

15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye

are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;

teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus,

giving thanks to God and the Father by him.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13





9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)



Manitoba



Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba



Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000



est Muslim Population 21 349



CNMM Networks: Winnipeg



The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very

diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting

it might be twice that size.

Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size

of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.

Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth

of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.

We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers

among Muslims in Winnipeg.



Let us intercede in unity for:



- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population

- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim

communities around them, as well as training new workers

- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim

background believers and for effectiveness in outreach

- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground

in the face of opposition to her new faith.

- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged

with great support



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



3nd Day of the Month



a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:

I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence then to

act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards. (

1 Tim 2:1-4

1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,

2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,

that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,

3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in

the sight of God our Savior,

4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come

to the knowledge of the truth.



1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,

prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;

that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

4 who will have all men to be saved,

and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.



II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses

beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.

III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign

and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus



b) Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin

and Canadian to faith in Christ.

( John 16:8 - When He comes, He will convict the world of sin

and of righteousness and of judgment:



8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,

and of righteousness, and of judgment:



Matthew 9:36 - But when He saw the crowds, He was moved with

compassion for them, because they fainted and were scattered,

like sheep without a shepherd



36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with

compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered

abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. )



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray not to look outside the Faith for solutions.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, thank You for loving me!

Please help me to tell others about You."



Pray to the Lord and pray to live the Christian life with Jesus.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be faithdul in all you do.



Pray to the Lord and pray to be community in The Lord.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population

- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim

communities around them, as well as training new workers

- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim

background believers and for effectiveness in outreach

- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground

in the face of opposition to her new faith.

- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged

with great support



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!



Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin

and Canadian to faith in Christ.



Pray for comfort on behalf of Christian families in Mindanao

in the Philippines

whose loved ones have been martyred.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God

Judges 14

[1] And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the

daughters of the Philistines.

[2] And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have

seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore

get her for me to wife.

[3] Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman

among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest

to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his

father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

[4] But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he

sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines

had dominion over Israel.

[5] Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and

came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against

him.

[6] And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he

would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his

father or his mother what he had done.

[7] And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

[8] And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the

carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the

carcase of the lion.

[9] And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his

father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them

that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.

[10] So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast;

for so used the young men to do.

[11] And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty

companions to be with him.

[12] And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if

ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find

it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

[13] But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and

thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle,

that we may hear it.

[14] And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the

strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the

riddle.

[15] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's

wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we

burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that

we have? is it not so?

[16] And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and

lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people,

and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my

father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?

[17] And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and

it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore

upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

[18] And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun

went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And

he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out

my riddle.

[19] And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon,

and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of

garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled,

and he went up to his father's house.

[20] But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his

friend.



JUDGES 15



Samson's Revenge



1 (Ge 38:17) After a while, during the wheat harvest, Samson went to

visit his wife, taking a young goat. He said, "I'm going in to my wife

in her bedroom," but her father would not let him go in.

2 (Jdg 14:20) Her father said, "I thought that you thoroughly hated her,

so I gave her to your best man. Is not her younger sister better than she?

Please, let her be your wife instead."

3 Samson said to them, "This time I cannot be blamed by the Philistines

when I do them harm."

4 Samson went and caught three hundred foxes. He took torches

and turned the foxes tail to tail and put a torch between each pair of tails.

5 He set fire to the torches and sent the foxes into standing grain

of the Philistines. He burned the harvested grain, standing grain,

vineyards, and olive trees.

6 (Jdg 14:15) The Philistines asked, "Who did this?" They said,

"Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because the Timnite

took the bride of Samson and gave her to his best man."

So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father with fire.

7 Samson said to them, "Because you have done this, I will take revenge

on you, and afterwards I will stop."

8 He struck them down with a mighty blow,

then went to live in a cave in Etam Rock.

9 (Jdg 15:17; 15:19) Then the Philistines went up and set up camp in Judah.

They deployed against Lehi.

10 The men of Judah said, "Why have you come up against us?"

They said, "It is to take Samson prisoner that we have come up,

to do to him what he did to us."

11 (Jdg 13:1; 14:4) So three thousand men from Judah went to the cave

in Etam Rock and said to Samson, "Do you not know that the Philistines

are ruling us? Why have you done this to us?"

He said to them, "As they did to me, so I have done to them."

12 They said to him, "We have come to take you prisoner,

to give you into the hands of the Philistines."

Samson said to them, "Swear to me that you will not attack me."

13 They said to him, "No, we will bind you securely and give

you into their hands, but we will not kill you." They bound him

with two new ropes and took him away from the rock.

14 (Jdg 14:19; 3:10) He came to Lehi, and the Philistines shouted

as they approached him. Then the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him.

The ropes on his arms became like burned flax and the ties

on his hands dissolved.

15 (Lev 26:8; Jos 23:10) Then he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey,

reached out his hand and took it, and with it struck down a thousand men.

16Samson said,

"With a jawbone of a donkey,

heaps upon heaps.

With a jawbone of a donkey

I have slain a thousand men."

17 When he finished speaking, he threw the jawbone away

and called that place Ramath Lehi.

18 He was very thirsty, and he called out to the Lord,

"You gave this great deliverance through Your servant,

but now may I die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"

19 (Ge 45:27) So God split open the basin at Lehi, and water flowed out

of it. He drank, was refreshed, and revived. Because of this he called

the place En Hakkore, which is in Lehi to this day.

20 (Jdg 13:1; 16:31) Samson judged Israel for twenty years

in the days of the Philistines.



Judges 15

[1] But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest,

that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my

wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.

[2] And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her;

therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than

she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

[3] And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the

Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.

[4] And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and

turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.

[5] And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing

corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing

corn, with the vineyards and olives.

[6] Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered,

Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and

given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and

her father with fire.

[7] And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be

avenged of you, and after that I will cease.

[8] And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down

and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

[9] Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread

themselves in Lehi.

[10] And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they

answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.

[11] Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and

said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us?

what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did

unto me, so have I done unto them.

[12] And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may

deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them,

Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.

[13] And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and

deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they

bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.

[14] And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and

the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon

his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from

off his hands.

[15] And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took

it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

[16] And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the

jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.

[17] And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast

away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi.

[18] And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast

given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I

die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?

[19] But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water

thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived:

wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this

day.

[20] And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.

Day 93, 3 April 2026 - good Friday



1) Judges 13 , Judges 14, Judges 15



JUDGES 13



The Birth of Samson



1 ()Jdg 2:11; 1Sa 12:9) Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight

of the Lord, so the Lord gave them into the hands of the Philistines

for forty years.

2 (Jos 19:41; 15:33) There was a certain man from Zorah,

from the tribe of Dan. His name was Manoah. His wife was infertile

and had borne no children.

3 (Lk 1:13; Jdg 6:11-12) The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman

and said to her, "Indeed, you are infertile and have borne no childen,

yet you will conceive and bear a son.

4 (Nu 6:2-3; Jdg 13:14) Now be careful, I pray, that you drink no wine

or strong drink and that you do not eat anything ritually unclean.

5 (Nu 6:5; 1Sa 1:11) For you will conceive and bear a son. No razor may

touch his head, for the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb.

He will begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines."

6 (Jdg 13:17-18; Dt 33:1) Then the woman went to her husband and said,

"A man of God came to me. He looked like a very fearsome angel of God.

I did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name.

7 He said to me, 'You will conceive and bear a son. So now, do not drink

wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything ritually unclean,

for the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day he dies.' "

8 Then Manoah prayed to the Lord, "O my Lord, let the man of God whom

You sent come again to us, so that he can teach us what we should do

for the boy who will be born."

9 God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again

to the woman. She was sitting in the field;

but her husband Manoah was not with her.

10 The woman hurried and ran to tell her husband,

"The man who came to me the other day has appeared to me."

11 So Manoah got up and went after his wife.

He came to the man and said to him,

"Are you the man who spoke to my wife?"

He said, "I am."

12 Then Manoah said, "Now may your words come true! What will be the boy's way

of life and his work?"

13 The angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "Your wife must observe everything

that I said to her.

14 (Jdg 13:4) She must not consume anything that grows on the vine.

She must not drink wine or strong drink, and she must not eat anything

ritually unclean. She must observe everything that I commanded her."

15 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "Please let us detain you,

and let us prepare a young goat for you."

16 The angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "If I stay, I will not eat your

food, but if you want to make an offering to the Lord, you should offer it."

(For Manoah did not know that he was an angel of the Lord.)

17 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "What is your name,

so that we can honor you when your words come true?"

18 (Ge 32:29; Isa 9:6) The angel of the Lord said to him,

"Why do you ask my name? It is too wonderful."

19 (Jdg 6:19-21) Manoah took the young goat and the grain offering

and offered them to the Lord upon a rock. Then he did a wondrous

thing while Manoah and his wife watched.

20 (Lev 9:24; 1Ch 21:16) When the flame went up from the altar

toward the heavens, the angel of the Lord went up in the flames

from the altar. Seeing this, Manoah and his wife fell face down on the ground.

21 (Jdg 6:22) The angel of the Lord did not appear again to Manoah

and his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the Lord.

22 (Ge 32:30; Dt 5:26) Manoah said to his wife,

"We are certainly going to die, for we have seen God."

23 (Ps 25:14) Yet his wife said to him, "If the Lord wanted to kill us,

He would not have taken the burnt offering and grain offering from us.

He would not have shown us these things, nor let us hear things such

as these at this time."

24 (1Sa 3:19; Lk 1:80) So the woman bore a son, and she called him Samson.

The boy grew, and the Lord blessed him.

25 (Jdg 3:10; Jos 15:33) The Spirit of the Lord began to move upon him

at Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.



Judges 13

[1] And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and

the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

[2] And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites,

whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.

[3] And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her,

Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and

bear a son.

[4] Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink,

and eat not any unclean thing:

[5] For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no rasor shall come on

his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he

shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

[6] Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto

me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very

terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:

[7] But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and

now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the

child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

[8] Then Manoah intreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God

which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto

the child that shall be born.

[9] And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came

again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not

with her.

[10] And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said

unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other

day.

[11] And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and

said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I

am.

[12] And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the

child, and how shall we do unto him?

[13] And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the

woman let her beware.

[14] She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her

drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded

her let her observe.

[15] And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain

thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.

[16] And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I

will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou

must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the

LORD.

[17] And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when

thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?

[18] And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my

name, seeing it is secret?

[19] So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock

unto the LORD: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked

on.

[20] For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the

altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And

Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.

[21] But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife.

Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.

[22] And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have

seen God.

[23] But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he

would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands,

neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time

have told us such things as these.

[24] And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child

grew, and the LORD blessed him.

[25] And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of

Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.



JUDGES 14



Samson's Wedding



1 (Ge 38:12-13; Jos 15:10) Samson went down to Timnah

and saw a woman from the daughters of the Philistines.

2 (Ge 34:4; 21:21) He came back up and told his father and mother,

"I have seen a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines;

now get her for me as a wife."

3 (Jdg 15:18; 1Sa 14:6) His father and mother said to him,

"Are there no women among your relatives, or all of our people,

that you are intending to take a wife

from among the uncircumcised Philistines?"

Yet Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, for she pleases me well."

4 (Jos 11:20; Jdg 13:1) His father and mother did not know that this was

from the Lord, for He was seeking an opportunity to act against the Philistines.

At that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.

5 Samson went down with his father and mother to Timnah.

As they came to the vineyards of Timnah, suddenly a young

lion came roaring toward him.

6 (Jdg 3:10; 13:25) Then the Spirit of the Lord came mightily

upon him, and though unarmed, he tore the lion in two as one might

tear a young goat in two. However, he did not tell his father and his mother

what he had done.

7 So Samson went down and spoke with the woman, and she pleased Samson.

8 After a while, when he returned to take her, he turned aside to see

the carcass of the lion. And a swarm of bees and honey were in the carcass

of the lion.

9 He scooped it out into his hands and ate it as he went along.

He came to his father and mother and gave some to them,

and they also ate. Yet he did not tell them he had scooped

the honey out of a lion's carcass.

10 Then his father went down to the woman. Samson put on a feast there,

for this is what young men would do.

11 When the Philistines saw him,

they brought thirty companions to be with him.

12 (Ge 45:22; Eze 17:2) Samson said to them, "Let me tell you a riddle.

If you can explain it to me within the seven days of the feast,

then I will find thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes to give you.

13 However, if you are not able to explain it to me, then you will give me

thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes."

They said to him, "Tell us your riddle, so we can hear it."

14 He said to them,

"Out of the eater came something to eat,

and out of the strong came something sweet."

They could not explain the riddle after three days.

15 (Jdg 15:6; 16:5) On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife,

"Trick your groom into telling us the riddle, or we will burn you

and your father's house with fire. Have you invited us to steal

what we have? Is that not so?"

16 (Jdg 16:15) So Samson's wife wept all over him and said,

"You must hate me. You do not love me. You have told a riddle

to the young men and did not tell it to me."

Then he said to her, "I have not told it to my father and mother.

Why should I tell it to you?"

17 (Jdg 16:16) She wept on him for the seven days of the feast,

then on the seventh day he told it to her because she had nagged him.

Then she explained the riddle to her people.

18 So on the seventh day before sunset, the men of the city said to Samson,

"What is sweeter than honey,

and what is stronger than a lion?"

Then he said to them,

"If you had not plowed with my heifer,

you would not have solved my riddle."

19 (Jdg 3:10; 13:25) Then the Spirit of the Lord mightily came upon him,

and he went down to Ashkelon and struck down thirty of their men.

He took their clothes and gave them to the ones who had explained the riddle.

His anger burned and he went up to his father's house.

20 (Jdg 15:2; Jn 3:29) So Samson's wife was given to his companion,

who had been his best man.

John 19:28-37



The Death of Jesus

Mt 27:45-56; Mk 15:33-41; Lk 23:44-49



28 (Ps 69:21; Jn 13:1) After this, Jesus, knowing that everything

was now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said,

"I thirst."

29 (Mt 27:48; Mk 15:36) A bowl full of sour wine was placed there.

So they put a sponge full of sour wine on hyssop and held it to His mouth.

30 (Lk 23:46; Jn 17:4) When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said,

"It is finished." And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.



[28] After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that

the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

[29] Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge

with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

[30] When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished:

and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.



The Piercing of Jesus' Side



31 (Jn 19:14; 19:42; Jos 8:29) Since it was the Day of Preparation,

to prevent bodies from remaining on the cross on the Sabbath day

(for that Sabbath day was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate

that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

32 (Jn 19:18) Therefore the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first

and of the other who was crucified with Him.

33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was dead already,

they did not break His legs.

34 (1Jn 5:6; 5:8) However, one of the soldiers pierced His side

with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.

35 (Jn 21:24; 15:27) He who saw it has testified, and his testimony is true.

He knows that he is telling the truth, that you may believe.

36 (Ps 34:20; Ex 12:46; Nu 9:12) For these things happened so that

the Scripture should be fulfilled, "Not one of His bones shall be broken,"

(Ex 12:46; Nu 9:12; Ps 34:20.)

37 (Zec 12:10; Rev 1:7; Ps 22:16-17) and again another Scripture says,

"They shall look on Him whom they have pierced." (Zec 12:10.)



[31] The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies

should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day

was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that

they might be taken away.

[32] Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the

other which was crucified with him.

[33] But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they

brake not his legs:

[34] But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith

came there out blood and water.

[35] And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth

that he saith true, that ye might believe.

[36] For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A

bone of him shall not be broken.

[37] And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they

pierced.



Mark 15:42-47



The Burial of Jesus

Mt 27:57-61; Lk 23:50-56; Jn 19:38-42



42 When the evening had come, because it was the Day of Preparation,

that is, the day before the Sabbath,

43 (Lk 2:25; 2:38) Joseph of Arimathea, an honorable member of the Council,

who also waited for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate,

and requested the body of Jesus.

44 Pilate wondered if He were already dead. And calling for the centurion,

he asked him whether He had been dead for a while.

45 When he learned about it from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.

46 (Isa 22:16; 53:9) So he bought fine linen, and taking Him down,

wrapped Him in the linen and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn

out of the rock. And he rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.

47 (Mk 15:40; 16:1) Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw

where He was laid.



[42] And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that

is, the day before the sabbath,

[43] Joseph of Arimathaea, and honourable counseller, which also waited for

the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the

body of Jesus.

[44] And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the

centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

[45] And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

[46] And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the

linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled

a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

[47] And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was

laid.



Matthew 27:57-61



The Burial of Jesus

Mk 15:42-47; Lk 23:50-56; Jn 19:38-42



57 (Jn 19:38-42) When the evening came, there came a rich man of Arimathea,

named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus.

58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to him.

59 When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

60 (Mt 27:66; 28:2) and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out of

the rock. And he rolled a large stone to the door of the tomb and departed.

61 (Mt 27:56; 28:1) Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there,

sitting opposite the tomb.



[57] When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named

Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

[58] He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded

the body to be delivered.

[59] And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen

cloth,

[60] And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and

he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

[61] And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against

the sepulchre.



Luke 23:50-56



The Burial of Jesus

Mt 27:57-61; Mk 15:42-47; Jn 19:38-42



50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council,

who was a good and just man.

51 (Lk 2:25; 2:38) He had not consented to their counsel and deed.

He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews,

and he himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God.

52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

53 (Isa 53:9) Then he took Him down, and wrapped Him in linen,

and placed Him in a hewn tomb, where no one had ever been buried.

54 (Mt 27:62; Jn 19:31) It was the Day of Preparation,

and the Sabbath was drawing near.

55 (Lk 23:49) The women who came with Him from Galilee followed,

and saw the tomb and how His body was placed.

56 (Mk 16:1; Lk 24:1) Then they returned and prepared spices

and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.



[50] And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counseller; and he was a

good man, and a just:

[51] (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them he was of

Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of

God.

[52] This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.

[53] And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a

sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.

[54] And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.

[55] And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after,

and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

[56] And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the

sabbath day according to the commandment.



John 19:38-42



The Burial of Jesus

Mt 27:57-61; Mk 15:42-47; Lk 23:50-56



38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus,

but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might

take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission.

So he came and took away His body.

39 (SS 4:14) Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night,

also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes,

weighing about seventy-five pounds.

(Gk. a hundred litrai or 34 kilograms.)

40 (Jn 11:44; Lk 24:12) Then they took the body of Jesus

and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices,

as is the burial custom of the Jews.

41 (Lk 23:53; Mt 27:60) Now in the place where He was crucified there was

a garden, and in the garden was a new tomb in which no one had

ever been buried.

42 (Jn 19:14; 19:31)So because of the Jewish Day of Preparation,

and since the tomb was nearby, they buried Jesus there.



[38] And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but

secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the

body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the

body of Jesus.

[39] And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by

night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound

weight.

[40] Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with

the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.

[41] Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the

garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.

[42] There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day;

for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.



Matthew 27:62-66



The Guard at the Tomb



62 (Mk 15:42; Jn 19:14) The next day, following the Day of Preparation,

the chief priests and Pharisees gathered before Pilate,

63 (Mt 16:21; 17:23) saying, "Sir, we remember that deceiver saying

while He was still alive, 'After three days I will rise.'

64 (Mt 28:13) Therefore command that the tomb be made secure

until the third day, lest His disciples come by night and steal Him away,

and tell the people, 'He has risen from the dead.'

The last deception will be worse than the first."

65 Pilate said to them, "You have a guard. Go your way.

Make it as secure as you can."

66 (Da 6:17) So they went and made the tomb secure

by sealing the stone and posting the guard.



[62] Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief

priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

[63] Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet

alive, After three days I will rise again.

[64] Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day,

lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the

people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the

first.

[65] Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as

ye can.

[66] So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and

setting a watch.

Matthew 27:27-31



The Soldiers Mock Jesus

Mk 15:16-20; Jn 19:2-3



27 (Jn 18:28; 18:33) Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into

the Praetorium, and gathered the whole detachment of soldiers before Him.

28 (Mk 15:17; Lk 23:11) They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him,

29 (Isa 53:3; Mt 20:19) and when they wove a crown of thorns, they put it

on His head and put a staff in His right hand. They knelt before Him a

nd mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

30 (Mt 26:67; Mk 15:19) They spit on Him, and took the staff

and hit Him on the head.

31 (Isa 53:7) After they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him,

put His own garments on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him.



[27] Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and

gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.

[28] And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

[29] And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head,

and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked

him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

[30] And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

[31] And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him,

and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.



Mark 15:21-24



The Crucifixion

Mt 27:32-44; Lk 23:26-43; Jn 19:17-27



21 (Mt 27:32; Lk 23:26; Ro 16:13) They compelled a man named Simon

from Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was passing

through from the country, to bear Jesus' cross.

22 (Mt 27:33-44) They brought Him to the place called Golgotha,

which means, "Place of a Skull."

23 (Mt 27:34) They gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink,

but He did not take it.

24 When they had crucified Him, they divided His garments,

casting lots for them, to decide what each man should take.



[21] And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the

country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

[22] And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being

interpreted, The place of a skull.

[23] And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it

not.

[24] And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots

upon them, what every man should take.



Matthew 27:32-34



The Crucifixion

Mk 15:21-32; Lk 23:26-43; Jn 19:17-27



32 (Mk 15:21; Lk 23:26) As they came out, they found a man of Cyrene,

Simon by name. This man they compelled to bear His cross.

33 When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means

The Place of the Skull,

34 (Ps 69:21; Mt 27:48) they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink.

But when He tasted it, He would not drink it.



[32] And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him

they compelled to bear his cross.

[33] And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a

place of a skull,

[34] They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had

tasted thereof, he would not drink.



Luke 23:26-31



The Crucifixion

Mt 27:32-44; Mk 15:21-32; Jn 19:17-27



26 As they led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene, who was coming

from the country, and they laid the cross on him to carry it behind Jesus.

27 (Lk 8:52) A large number of people followed Him, including women

who mourned and lamented Him.

28 Jesus turned to them, saying, "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for Me,

but weep for yourselves and for your children.

29 (Mt 24:19; Hos 13:16) Listen, the days are coming when they will say,

'Blessed are the barren, who never bore and never nursed!'

30 (Isa 2:19; Hos 10:8) Then they will begin to say to the mountains,

'Fall on us,' and to the hills, 'Cover us.'

31 (Pr 11:31) For if men do these things when the tree is green,

what will happen when it is dry?"



[26] And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian,

coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might

bear it after Jesus.

[27] And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which

also bewailed and lamented him.

[28] But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for

me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.

[29] For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed

are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave

suck.

[30] Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the

hills, Cover us.

[31] For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the

dry?



John 19:17



17 (Lk 23:33; 14:27; 23:26) He went out, carrying His own cross,

to a place called The Place of a Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.



[17] And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a

skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:



Mark 15:25-32



25 (Mk 15:33; Jn 19:14) Now it was the third hour, and they crucified Him.

26 (Mt 27:37)The inscription of His accusation was written above:

THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27 With Him they crucified two thieves, one on His right

and the other on His left.

28 And the Scripture was fulfilled, which says, "He was numbered

with the lawless ones." (Isa 53:12.)

29 (Ps 109:25; Mk 14:58) Those who passed by blasphemed Him,

shaking their heads and saying, "Ah, You who would destroy the temple

and build it in three days,

30 save Yourself, and come down from the cross!"

31 Likewise the chief priests mocked Him among themselves

with the scribes and said, "He saved others, but He cannot save Himself!

32 (Lk 23:39-43; Mt 27:44) Let the Christ, the King of Israel,

descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe."

Those who were crucified with Him also reviled Him.



[25] And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

[26] And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF

THE JEWS.

[27] And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and

the other on his left.

[28] And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with

the transgressors.

[29] And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying,

Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

[30] Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

[31] Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the

scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

[32] Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may

see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.



Matthew 27:35-44



35 (Ps 22:18) When they crucified Him, they divided His garments

by casting lots to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet,

"They divided My garments among themselves

and for My clothing they cast lots."(Ps 22:18.)

36 (Mt 27:54) And sitting down, they kept watch over Him there.

37 (Mk 15:26; Lk 23:38) They put His accusation over His head, which read:

THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

38 (Isa 53:12) Then two thieves were crucified with Him, one on the right

and another on the left.

39 (Ps 109:25; La 1:12) Those who passed by insulted Him, wagging their heads,

40 (Mt 26:61; 4:3) saying, "You who would destroy the temple

and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God,

come down from the cross."

41 Likewise the chief priests, with the scribes and elders,

mocked Him, saying,

42 (Jn 1:49; Mt 27:37) "He saved others. He cannot save Himself.

If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross,

and we will believe Him.

43 (Ps 22:8) He trusted in God. Let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him.

For He said, 'I am the Son of God.' "

44 Even the thieves who were crucified with Him insulted Him in the same way.



[35] And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it

might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments

among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

[36] And sitting down they watched him there;

[37] And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING

OF THE JEWS.

[38] Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand,

and another on the left.

[39] And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads,

[40] And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three

days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.

[41] Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and

elders, said,

[42] He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel,

let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

[43] He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he

said, I am the Son of God.

[44] The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his

teeth.



Luke 23:32-43



32 (Mk 15:27; Mt 27:38; Jn 19:18) Two different men, who were criminals,

also were led with Him to be killed.

33 (Mt 27:33-34; Mk 15:22-23) When they came to the place which is called

The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right

and one on the left.

34 (Ps 22:18; Mt 5:44; Mk 15:24) Jesus said, "Father, forgive them,

for they know not what they do." And they divided His clothes

by casting lots.

35 (Ps 22:17; Isa 42:1) The people stood by watching. But the rulers

with them scoffed, saying, "He saved others. Let Him save Himself

if He is the Christ, the Chosen One of God."

36 (Mt 27:48; Ps 69:21) And the soldiers also mocked Him,

coming to Him and offering Him sour wine,

37 saying, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself."

38 (Mt 27:37; Mk 15:26) An inscription was written over Him in letters

of Greek and Latin and Hebrew:

THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

39 (Mt 27:44; Mk 15:32) One of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him,

saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us!"

40 But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do you not fear God,

seeing you are under the same sentence?

41 And we indeed, justly. For we are receiving the due reward of our deeds.

But this Man has done nothing amiss."

42 Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom."

43 (Rev 2:7; Isa 53:11; 2Co 5:8) Jesus said to him,

"Truly, I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise."



[32] And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to

death.

[33] And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there

they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the

other on the left.

[34] Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.

And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

[35] And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided

him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the

chosen of God.

[36] And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him

vinegar,

[37] And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

[38] And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and

Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

[39] And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If

thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

[40] But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God,

seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

[41] And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but

this man hath done nothing amiss.

[42] And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy

kingdom.

[43] And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be

with me in paradise.

John 19:18-27



18 There they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side,

and Jesus in the middle.

19 (Mt 27:37; Mk 15:26) Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross.

The writing was:

JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

20 (Jn 19:13) Many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus

was crucified was near the city. And it was written in Hebrew,

in Greek, and in Latin.

21 (Jn 19:14) The chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate,

"Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but 'He said, I am King of the Jews.' "

22 Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."

23 (Lk 23:34; Mt 27:35) When the soldiers had crucified Jesus,

they took His garments and divided them into four parts,

a part for each soldier; and also His tunic.

Now the tunic was seamless, woven from top to bottom.

24 (Ps 22:18; Jn 19:28) So they said to one another,

"Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to decide whose it shall be."

This happened to fulfill the Scripture which says:

"They divided My garments among them,

and for My clothing they cast lots." (Ps 22:18.)

Therefore the soldiers did these things.

25 (Lk 23:49; Mt 27:55-56; Mk 15:40-41) But standing by the cross of Jesus

were His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas,

and Mary Magdalene.

26 (Jn 13:23; 2:4; 20:2) When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple

whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother,

"Woman, here is your son."

27 (Jn 16:32; 1:11) Then He said to the disciple, "Here is your mother."

From that time, this disciple took her to his own home.



[18] Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one,

and Jesus in the midst.

[19] And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was,

JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

[20] This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was

crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and

Latin.

[21] Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King

of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews.

[22] Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.

[23] Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments,

and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the

coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

[24] They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots

for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which

saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast

lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

[25] Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's

sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.

[26] When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom

he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

[27] Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour

that disciple took her unto his own home.



Mark 15:33-41



The Death of Jesus

Mt 27:45-56; Lk 23:44-49; Jn 19:28-30



33 (Mt 27:45; Mk 15:25; Lk 23:44-45) When the sixth hour had come,

there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

34 (Ps 22:1; Mt 27:46; Lk 23:46) And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out

with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means,

"My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"(Ps 22:1.)

35 Some of those who stood by, when they heard it, said,

"Listen, He is calling Elijah!"

36 (Ps 69:21; Mk 15:23) One man ran and filled a sponge with vinegar,

put it on a stick, and gave it to Him to drink, saying,

"Leave Him alone. Let us see if Elijah will come to take Him down."

37 (Jn 19:30; Mt 27:50) But Jesus cried with a loud voice

and gave up the spirit.

38 (Lk 23:45) And the curtain of the temple was torn

in two from top to bottom.

39 (Mt 27:54; 27:43) When the centurion

(Commander with the rank of captain over 100 soldiers.)

who stood facing Him saw that He cried out and gave up the spirit,

he said, "Truly, this Man was the Son of God."

40 (Ps 38:11; Mt 27:55-56) There were also women looking on from

a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother

of James the Less and of Joseph, and Salome.

41 (Lk 8:2-3) They also had followed Him and had ministered

to Him when He was in Galilee. And many other women who came up

with Him to Jerusalem were there.



[33] And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole

land until the ninth hour.

[34] And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi,

Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why

hast thou forsaken me?

[35] And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he

calleth Elias.

[36] And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed,

and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come

to take him down.

[37] And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.

[38] And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the

bottom.

[39] And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so

cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of

God.

[40] There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary

Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the

less and of Joses, and Salome;

[41] (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto

him and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.



Matthew 27:45-56



The Death of Jesus

Mk 15:33-41; Lk 23:44-49; Jn 19:28-30



45 (Am 8:9; Mk 15:33-34) Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour

there was darkness over all the land.

46 (Ps 22:1; Lk 23:46; Heb 5:7) About the ninth hour Jesus cried out

with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which means,

"My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"(Ps 22:1.)

47 Some of those who stood there heard it and said,

"This Man is calling for Elijah."

48 (Ps 69:21; Mt 27:34) Immediately one of them ran, took a sponge,

filled it with wine, and put it on a stick, and gave it to Him to drink.

49 The rest said, "Leave Him alone.

Let us see if Elijah will come to save Him."

50 (Jn 19:30; Mk 15:37) And Jesus, when He had cried out again

with a loud voice, released His spirit.

51 (Mk 15:38; Ex 26:31-37) At that moment the curtain of the temple

was torn in two, from the top to the bottom. And the ground shook,

and the rocks split apart.

52 (1Co 15:20; 1Th 4:14) The graves also were opened, and many bodies

of the saints who had died were raised,

53 (Mt 4:5) and coming out of the graves after His resurrection,

they went into the Holy City and appeared to many.

54 (Mt 27:36; 27:43) When the centurion and those with him,

keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place,

they feared greatly and said, "Truly He was the Son of God!"

55 (Lk 8:2-3) Many women who were there watching from afar followed

Jesus from Galilee, serving Him,

56 (Jn 19:25; Mt 28:1) among whom was Mary Magdalene,

and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.



[45] Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the

ninth hour.

[46] And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli,

Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou

forsaken me?

[47] Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man

calleth for Elias.

[48] And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with

vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.

[49] The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.

[50] Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

[51] And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to

the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

[52] And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept

arose,

[53] And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the

holy city, and appeared unto many.

[54] Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus,

saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly,

saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

[55] And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from

Galilee, ministering unto him:

[56] Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses,

and the mother of Zebedee's children.



Luke 23:44-49



The Death of Jesus

Mt 27:45-56; Mk 15:33-41; Jn 19:28-30



44 (Am 8:9; Mt 27:45) It was now about the sixth hour,

and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour,

45 (Ex 26:31-33; 2Ch 3:14) while the sun was darkened.

And the veil of the temple was torn in the middle.

46 (Jn 19:30; Ps 31:5; Ac 7:59) And Jesus cried out with a loud voice,

"Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit."

Having said this, He gave up the spirit.

47 (Mt 27:54; Mk 15:39) When the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified

God and said, :Certainly, this was a righteous Man."

48 (Lk 18:13) All the crowds who came together to that sight,

witnessing what occurred, struck their chests and ­returned.

49 (Lk 8:2; Ps 38:11; Mt 27:55-56) But all those who knew Him

and the women accompanying Him from Galilee stood at a distance,

seeing these things.



[44] And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the

earth until the ninth hour.

[45] And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the

midst.

[46] And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy

hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

[47] Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying,

Certainly this was a righteous man.

[48] And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the

things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.

[49] And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee,

stood afar off, beholding these things.

Matthew 27:15-26



Jesus Sentenced to Die

Mk 15:6-15; Lk 23:13-25; Jn 18:39-19:16



15 Now at the feast, the governor was accustomed to releasing

to the people a prisoner whom they chose.

16 They had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.

17 So when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them,

"Whom do you want me to release to you—Barabbas,

or Jesus who is called Christ?"

18 (Pr 27:4) For he knew that they had handed Him over out of envy.

19 (Mt 27:24; Lk 23:47) When he was sitting on the judgment seat,

his wife sent word to him, "Have nothing to do with that righteous Man,

for I have suffered much today in a dream on account of Him."

20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas

and kill Jesus.

21 The governor answered, "Which of the two do you want me to release to you?"

They said, "Barabbas."

22 Pilate said to them, "Then what shall I do with Jesus

who is called Christ?"

They all said to him, "Let Him be crucified!"

23 The governor said, "Why, what evil has He done?"

But they cried out all the more, "Let Him be crucified!"

24 (Mt 27:4; Ps 26:6) When Pilate saw that he could not prevail,

but rather that unrest was beginning, he took water

and washed his hands before the crowd, saying,

"I am innocent of the blood of this righteous Man. See to it yourselves."

25 (Jos 2:19; Ac 5:28) Then all the people answered, "His blood be on us

and on our children!"

26 (Jn 19:1; Isa 53:5) Then he released Barabbas to them.

But when he had scourged Jesus, he handed Him over to be crucified.



[15] Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a

prisoner, whom they would.

[16] And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

[17] Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom

will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

[18] For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

[19] When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him,

saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many

things this day in a dream because of him.

[20] But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they

should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

[21] The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye

that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

[22] Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called

Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

[23] And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out

the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

[24] When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult

was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying,

I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

[25] Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our

children.

[26] Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he

delivered him to be crucified.



Luke 23:13-25



Jesus Sentenced to Die

Mt 27:15-26; Mk 15:6-15; Jn 18:39-19:16



13 Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

14 and said to them, "You have brought this Man to me as one who incites

the people. And truly, I, having examined Him before you, have found

no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him.

15 No, neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, nothing worthy

of death has been done by Him.

16 (Mt 27:26; Mk 15:15) I will therefore chastise Him and release Him."

17 For he was obligated to release one man to them at the feast.

18 (Ac 3:14; 21:36) But they all cried out at once saying,

"Take this Man away and release Barabbas to us!"

19 (Ac 3:14) This man had been thrown in prison for an insurrection

in the city and for murder.

20 Therefore Pilate spoke to them again, desiring to release Jesus.

21 But they cried out, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!"

22 (Lk 23:14; 23:16) He said to them a third time, "Why, what evil has

He done? I have found in Him no cause worthy of death.

I will therefore chastise Him and release Him."

23 But they insisted with loud voices, asking that He be crucified.

And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed.

24 (Ex 23:2) So Pilate gave the sentence as they demanded.

25 He released to them the man who was thrown in prison for insurrection

and murder, whom they asked for. But he sentenced Jesus according

to their will.



[13] And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the

rulers and the people,

[14] Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that

perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have

found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

[15] No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of

death is done unto him.

[16] I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

[17] (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

[18] And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release

unto us Barabbas:

[19] (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast

into prison.)

[20] Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

[21] But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

[22] And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I

have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let

him go.

[23] And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be

crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

[24] And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.

[25] And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast

into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.



John 19:1-16



John 19



1 (Isa 50:6; 53:5) Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged Him.

2 The soldiers twisted a crown of thorns and put it on His head,

and they put a purple robe on Him.

3 (Mt 27:29) They said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" And they hit Him

with their hands.

4 (Jn 18:38; 19:6) Again Pilate went out and said to them,

"Look, I am bringing Him out to you, that you may know that

I find no guilt in Him."

5 (Jn 19:2) Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns

and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, "Here is the Man!"

6 (Jn 18:31; 19:4) When the chief priests and officers saw Him,

they cried out, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!"

Pilate said to them, "Take Him yourselves and crucify Him,

for I find no guilt in Him."

7 (Jn 5:18; Lev 24:16; Mt 26:63-66) The Jews answered him,

"We have a law, and by our law He ought to die,

because He made Himself the Son of God!"

8 When Pilate heard these words, he was more afraid,

9 (Jn 18:33) and entered the Praetorium again, and said to Jesus,

"Where are You from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.

10 Pilate said to Him, "Are You not speaking to me?

Do You not know that I have power to release You, and power to crucify You?"

11 (Ro 13:1; Mt 27:2) Jesus answered, "You would have no power at all over Me,

unless it were given to you from above.

Therefore he who handed Me over to you has the greater sin."

12 (Jn 18:33-36) From then on, Pilate tried to release Him.

But the Jews cried out, "If you release this Man, you are not Caesar's friend.

Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!"

13 (Mt 27:19) When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out

and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement

(which in Hebrew is Gabbatha).

14 (Mt 27:62; Mk 15:25) It was the Day of Preparation of the Passover

and about the sixth hour.

He said to the Jews, "Here is your King!"

15 (Lk 23:18; Ac 21:36) But they shouted,

"Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!"

Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?"

The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar!"

16 Then he handed Him over to them to be crucified.



[1] Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him.

[2] And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and

they put on him a purple robe,

[3] And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.

[4] Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring

him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.

[5] Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe.

And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

[6] When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out,

saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and

crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

[7] The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die,

because he made himself the Son of God.

[8] When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;

[9] And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art

thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

[10] Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not

that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

[11] Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except

it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath

the greater sin.

[12] And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried

out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend:

whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

[13] When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and

sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in

the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

[14] And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour:

and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

[15] But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate

saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priest answered, We

have no king but Caesar.

[16] Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they

took Jesus, and led him away.



Mark 15:16-20



The Soldiers Mock Jesus

Mt 27:27-31; Jn 19:2-3



16 (Jn 18:28; 19:9) The soldiers led Him away to Praetorium Hall,

and they called together the entire battalion.

17 (Lk 23:11) They clothed Him with a purple robe. And they wove a crown

of thorns and put it on His head,

18 and began to salute Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

19 (Mk 14:65) They struck His head with a staff and spit on Him.

And bowing their knees, they worshipped Him.

20 When they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off of Him

and put His own garments on Him. Then they led Him out to crucify Him.



[16] And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and

they call together the whole band.

[17] And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and

put it about his head,

[18] And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

[19] And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and

bowing their knees worshipped him.

[20] And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and

put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

Luke 22:54-65



Peter's Denial of Jesus

Mt 26:57-58, 69-75; Mk 14:53-54, 66-72; Jn18:12-18, 25-27



54 (Mt 26:57-58; Mk 14:53-54) Then they arrested Him, and led Him away,

and brought Him into the high priest's house. Peter followed at a distance.

55 But when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard

and sat down together, Peter sat among them.

56 Then a servant girl saw him as he sat near the fire,

and gazed at him, and said, "This man was with Him."

57 But he denied Him, saying, "Woman, I do not know Him."

58 A little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them."

Peter said, "Man, I am not!"

59 About an hour later another man firmly declared,

"Certainly, this man also was with Him, for he is a Galilean."

60 Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are saying."

Immediately, while he was yet speaking, the rooster crowed.

61 (Lk 22:34) The Lord turned and looked at Peter.

Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him,

"Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times."

62And Peter went outside and wept bitterly.



[54] Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's

house. And Peter followed afar off.

[55] And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set

down together, Peter sat down among them.

[56] But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly

looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.

[57] And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.

[58] And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of

them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.

[59] And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed,

saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean.

[60] And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately,

while he yet spake, the cock crew.

[61] And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the

word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt

deny me thrice.

[62] And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.



The Mocking and Whipping of Jesus

Mt 26:67-68; Mk 14:65



63 (Jn 18:22) The men who guarded Jesus mocked Him and whipped Him.

64 When they had blindfolded Him, they struck Him on the face and asked Him,

"Prophesy! Who struck You?"

65 And many other things they blasphemously spoke against Him.



[66] And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief

priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council,

saying,

[67] Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye

will not believe:

[68] And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.

[69] Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of

God.

[70] Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto

them, Ye say that I am.

[71] And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have

heard of his own mouth.



John 18:25-27



Peter Denies Jesus Again

Mt 26:71-75; Mk 14:69-72; Lk 22:58-62



25 Meanwhile Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to

him, "Are you not also one of His disciples?"

He denied it and said, "I am not!"

26 (Jn 18:1; 18:10) One of the servants of the high priest, being a relative

of the man whose ear Peter cut off, said,

"Did I not see you in the garden with Him?"

27 (Jn 13:38) Peter then denied it again, and immediately a rooster crowed.



[25] And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him,

Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not.

[26] One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear

Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?

[27] Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.



Mark 15:1



Jesus Before Pilate

Mt 27:1-2, 11-14; Lk 23:1-5; Jn 18:28-38



1 (Mt 27:1-2; Lk 22:66) Early in the morning the chief priests

held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole Sanhedrin.

And they bound Jesus and took Him away and handed Him over to Pilate.



[1] And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation

with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and

carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.



Matthew 27:1-2



Jesus Brought Before Pilate

Mk 15:1; Lk 23:1-2; Jn 18:28-32



1 (Mk 15:1; Lk 22:66) When the morning came, all the chief priests

and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.

2 (Mt 20:19; Ac 3:13)When they had bound Him, they led Him away

and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate the governor.



[1] When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the

people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

[2] And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to

Pontius Pilate the governor.



Luke 22:66-71



Jesus Before the Council

Mt 26:59-66; Mk 14:55-64; Jn 18:19-24



66 (Mt 27:1; Mk 15:1) When day came, the assembly of the elders

of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, came together

and led Him away to their council, saying,

67 "Are You the Christ? Tell us!"

He said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe.

68 (Lk 20:3-7) And if I also question you, you will not answer Me

or release Me.

69 (Mk 16:19; Ps 110:1) From now on the Son of Man will be seated

at the right hand of the power of God."

70 (Lk 23:3; Mt 26:64) They all said, "Are You then the Son of God?"

He said to them, "You truly say that I am."

71 Then they said, "What further testimony do we need?

We have heard it from His own mouth."



[66] And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief

priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council,

saying,

[67] Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye

will not believe:

[68] And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.

[69] Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of

God.

[70] Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto

them, Ye say that I am.

[71] And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have

heard of his own mouth.



Matthew 27:3-10



The Death of Judas

Ac 1:18-19



3 When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He was condemned,

he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver

to the chief priests and elders,

4 saying, "I have sinned in that I have betrayed innocent blood."

They said, "What is that to us? You must see to that."

5 (2Sa 17:23; Job 2:9) So he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple

and departed. And he went and hanged himself.

6 The chief priests took the silver pieces and said, "It is not lawful

to put them into the treasury, because this is the price of blood."

7 So they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field

to bury strangers in.

8 (Ac 1:19; Mt 28:15) Therefore that field has been called the Field of Blood

to this day.

9 (Zec 11:12-13) Then what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:

"They took the thirty pieces of silver, the value of that the sons of Israel

set on Him,

10 and gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me."



[3] Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned,

repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief

priests and elders,

[4] Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And

they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.

[5] And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and

went and hanged himself.

[6] And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful

for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.

[7] And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury

strangers in.

[8] Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day.

[9] Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued,

whom they of the children of Israel did value;

[10] And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me.



Mark 15:2-5



2 (Mt 2:2; 1Ti 6:13) Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"

He answered him, "You have said so."

3 (Isa 53:7) The chief priests accused Him of many things,

but He answered nothing.

4 (Jn 19:10) So Pilate asked Him again, "Do You answer nothing?

See how many things they testify against You."

5 But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate was astonished.



[2] And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering

said unto him, Thou sayest it.

[3] And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered

nothing.

[4] And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how

many things they witness against thee.

[5] But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.

Matthew 27:11-14



Jesus Questioned by Pilate

Mk 15:2-5; Lk 23:3-5; Jn 18:33-38



11 (Mt 2:2; 26:25) Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor

asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"

Jesus said to him, "You have said so."

12 (Mt 26:63) When He was accused by the chief priests and elders,

He gave no answer.

13 (Mt 26:62) Then Pilate said to Him, "Do You not hear how many things

they testify against You?”

14 But He never answered him a word, so that the governor was greatly amazed.



[11] And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him,

saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

[12] And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered

nothing.

[13] Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they

witness against thee?

[14] And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor

marvelled greatly.



Luke 23:1-12



Jesus Brought Before Pilate

Mt 27:1-2, 11-14; Mk 15:1-5; Jn 18:28-38



1 Then the whole assembly rose and led Him to Pilate.

2 (Jn 19:12; Mk 15:3-5) And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this

Man perverting our nation, and forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar,

and saying that He Himself is Christ a King."

3 (1Ti 6:13; Mt 27:1) 1So Pilate asked Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"

He answered, "You truly say so."

4 (Jn 18:38; Mk 15:14) Then Pilate said to the chief priests

and to the people, "I find no fault in this Man."

5 (Mk 1:14; Mt 4:23) But they insisted, saying, "He stirs up the people,

teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to here."



[1] And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.

[2] And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting

the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself

is Christ a King.

[3] And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he

answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

[4] Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault

in this man.

[5] And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people,

teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.



Jesus Before Herod



6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the Man was a Galilean.

7 (Lk 3:1; 13:31) When he learned that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction,

he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time.

8 (Mt 14:1; Mk 6:14) When Herod saw Jesus, he greatly rejoiced,

for he had desired to see Him for a long time, because he had heard

many things of Him, and he was hoping to see some miracle performed by Him.

9 (Mt 27:14) He questioned Him with many words, but He gave no answer.

10 The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing Him.

11 (Mk 9:12) Then Herod with his soldiers despised Him, and mocked Him,

and dressed Him in a fine robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.

12 (Ac 4:27) On the same day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other,

having previously been at enmity with each other.



[6] When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.

[7] And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he

sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.

[8] And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to

see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he

hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.

[9] Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing.

[10] And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.

[11] And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and

arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.

[12] And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for

before they were at enmity between themselves.



John 18:28-40



Jesus Before Pilate

Mt 27:1-2, 11-14; Mk 15:1-5; Lk 23:1-5



28 (Jn 18:33; 19:9; Mt 27:27) Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas

to the Praetorium. It was early. Yet they themselves did not enter

the Praetorium, so that they might not be defiled,

but might eat the Passover.

29 Pilate then went out to them and said,

"What accusation do you bring against this Man?"

30 They answered him, "If He were not an evildoer,

we would not have handed Him over to you."

31 Then Pilate said, "Take Him and judge Him according to your law."

The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,"

32 (Mt 20:19; 26:2) that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled

which He spoke, signifying what death He would die.

33 (Jn 19:9) Again Pilate entered the Praetorium, called Jesus,

and said to Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?"

34 Jesus answered him, "Are you speaking of your own accord,

or did others tell you about Me?"

35 Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation

and the chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?"

36 (Jn 6:15; Da 2:44) Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world.

If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would fight,

that I would not be handed over to the Jews.

But now My kingdom is not from here."

37 (Jn 8:47; 1Jn 4:6) Therefore Pilate said to Him, "Then are You a king?"

Jesus answered, "You say correctly that I am a king. For this reason

I was born, and for this reason I came into the world, to bear witness

to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."

38(Jn 19:4; Lk 23:4; Jn 19:6) Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?"

When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them,

"I find no guilt in Him at all.



[28] Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was

early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should

be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.

[29] Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye

against this man?

[30] They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would

not have delivered him up unto thee.

[31] Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to

your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put

any man to death:

[32] That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying

what death he should die.

[33] Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and

said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

[34] Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others

tell it thee of me?

[35] Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests

have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

[36] Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of

this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to

the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

[37] Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered,

Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause

came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one

that is of the truth heareth my voice.

[38] Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he

went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at

all.



Jesus Sentenced to Die

Mt 27:15-31; Mk 15:6-20; Lk 23:13-25



39 (Mt 27:15-18) "But you have a custom, that I should release someone

to you at the Passover. Do you therefore want me to release to you

the King of the Jews?"

40 They all shouted again, "Not this Man, but Barabbas!"

Now Barabbas was a robber.



[39] But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the

passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

[40] Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now

Barabbas was a robber.



Mark 15:6-15



Jesus Sentenced to Die

Mt 27:15-26; Lk 23:13-25; Jn 18:39-19:16



6 (Jn 18:39-40) Now at the feast he always released to them one prisoner,

whomever they requested.

7 There was one named Barabbas, who had committed murder

in the insurrection and was bound with the rebels.

8 The crowd began crying aloud, asking Pilate to do as he had always

done for them.

9 He answered them, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"

10 For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over out of envy.

11 (Ac 3:14) But the chief priests stirred the people,

so that he should instead release Barabbas to them.

12 Pilate answered them again, "What then would you have me do to Him

whom you call the King of the Jews?"

13 They again cried out, "Crucify Him!"

14 (Lk 23:41) Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has He done?"

But they cried out even more, "Crucify Him!"

15 (Mt 27:26; Jn 19:1) So Pilate, resolving to satisfy the people,

released Barabbas to them. And when he had scourged Jesus,

he handed Him over to be crucified.



[6] Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they

desired.

[7] And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had

made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

[8] And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever

done unto them.

[9] But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the

King of the Jews?

[10] For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.

[11] But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release

Barabbas unto them.

[12] And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I

shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

[13] And they cried out again, Crucify him.

[14] Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried

out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

[15] And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto

them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

Mark 14:53-65 Matthew 26:57-68 Mark 14:66-72 Matthew 26:69-75 Luke 22:54-65

John 18:25-27 Mark 15:1 Matthew 27:1-2 Luke 22:66-71 Matthew 27:3-10

Mark 15:2-5 Matthew 27:11-14 Luke 23:1-12 John 18:28-40 Mark 15:6-15

Matthew 27:15-26 Luke 23:13-25 John 19:1-16 Mark 15:16-20 Matthew 27:27-31

Mark 15:21-24 Matthew 27:32-34 Luke 23:26-31 John 19:17 Mark 15:25-32

Matthew 27:35-44 Luke 23:32-43 John 19:18-27 Mark 15:33-41 Matthew 27:45-56

Luke 23:44-49 John 19:28-37 Mark 15:42-47 Matthew 27:57-61 Luke 23:50-56

John 19:38-42 Matthew 27:62-66 Mark 16:1-8



Mark 14:53-65



Jesus Before the Sanhedrin

Mt 26:57-68; Lk 22:54-55, 63-71; Jn 18:13-14, 19-24

53 (Mt 26:57-68) They led Jesus away to the high priest. And all

the chief priests and the elders and the scribes were assembled with him.

54 (Jn 18:18; Mt 26:3) Peter followed Him at a distance into the courtyard

of the high priest. He sat with the guards and warmed himself by the fire.

55 Now the chief priests and the entire Sanhedrin requested testimony

against Jesus to put Him to death, but found none.

56 Many bore false witness against Him, but their testimonies did not agree.

57 (Mt 26:60-61) Then some rose up and bore false witness against Him,

saying,

58 (Mk 15:29; Jn 2:19) "We heard Him say, 'I will destroy this temple

that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another

not made with hands.' "

59 But still their testimony did not agree.

60 Then the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus,

"Do You answer nothing? What is it which these men testify against You?"

61 (Isa 53:7; Mt 16:16) But He kept silent and answered nothing.

Again the high priest asked Him, "Are You the Christ,

the Son of the Blessed One?"

62 (Ps 110:1; Heb 1:3) Jesus said, "I am. And you will see the Son of Man

sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."

63 (Nu 14:6) The high priest tore his robes, saying,

"What need do we have of any further witnesses?

64 (Lev 24:16) You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?"

They all condemned Him as guilty unto death.

65 (Isa 50:6; Mt 26:67-68) Then some began to spit on Him,

and to blindfold Him, and to strike Him, saying to Him,

"Prophesy!" And the guards struck Him with the palms of their hands.



[53] And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled

all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.

[54] And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high

priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.

[55] And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against

Jesus to put him to death; and found none.

[56] For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not

together.

[57] And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,

[58] We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands,

and within three days I will build another made without hands.

[59] But neither so did their witness agree together.

[60] And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying,

Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

[61] But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest

asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

[62] And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the

right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

[63] Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any

further witnesses?

[64] Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him

to be guilty of death.

[65] And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet

him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the

palms of their hands.



Matthew 26:57-68



Jesus Before the Sanhedrin

Mk 14:53-65; Lk 22:54-55, 63-71; Jn 18:13-14, 19-24



57 (Mt 26:3) Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas

the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.

58 (Jn 7:32) But Peter followed Him from afar to the high priest's courtyard

and went in, and sat with the servants to see the end.

59 The chief priests and the elders and the entire Sanhedrin searched

for false witness against Jesus to put Him to death,

60 (Dt 19:15; Ps 27:12) but they found none. Yes, though many false witnesses

came forward, they found none.

At last two false witnesses came forward

61 (Mt 27:40; Isa 49:7) and said, "This fellow said, 'I am able to destroy t

he temple of God and to build it in three days.' "

62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Him, "Do You answer nothing?

What is it these men testify against You?"

63 (Lev 5:1; Mt 16:16) But Jesus remained silent.

The high priest said to Him, "I adjure You by the living God,

tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God."

64 (Ps 110:1; Da 7:13) Jesus said to him, "You have said so. But I say to you,

hereafter you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power

and coming on the clouds of heaven."

65 (Mt 9:3; Jn 10:36) Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying,

"He has uttered blasphemy. What further need do we have for witnesses?

See, now you have heard His blasphemy.

66 (Jn 19:7) What do you think?"

They answered, "He is guilty unto death."

67 (Isa 50:6; Mt 27:30) Then they spat in His face and struck Him.

And others slapped Him with the palms of their hands,

68 (Mk 14:65; Lk 22:63-65) saying, "Prophesy to us, You Christ!

Who is it that struck You?"



[57] And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high

priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

[58] But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went

in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.

[59] Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false

witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

[60] But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they

none. At the last came two false witnesses,

[61] And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and

to build it in three days.

[62] And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing?

what is it which these witness against thee?

[63] But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto

him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the

Christ, the Son of God.

[64] Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you,

Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power,

and coming in the clouds of heaven.

[65] Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken

blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard

his blasphemy.

[66] What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

[67] Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him

with the palms of their hands,

[68] Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?



Mark 14:66-72



Peter's Denial of Jesus

Mt 26:69-75; Lk 22:56-62; Jn 18:15-18, 25-27



66 (Mk 14:54) While Peter was below in the courtyard,

one of the servant girls of the high priest came.

67 (Mk 14:54) When she saw Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said,

"You also were with Jesus of Nazareth."

68 But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand

what you are saying." Then he went out to the porch, and a rooster crowed.

69 The servant girl saw him again and began to say to those who stood by,

"This man is one of them."

70 (Ac 2:7) But again, he denied it.

A little while later, those who stood by said again to Peter,

"Surely, you are one of them.

For you are a Galilean, and your speech confirms it."

71 Peter began to invoke a curse on himself, and to swear,

"I do not know this Man of whom you speak."

72 (Mk 14:30; 14:68) And the rooster crowed a second time. And Peter called

to mind the word that Jesus said to him,

"Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times."

And when he thought on this, he wept.



[66] And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids

of the high priest:

[67] And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said,

And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.

[68] But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou

sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.

[69] And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This

is one of them.

[70] And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said

again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and

thy speech agreeth thereto.

[71] But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom

ye speak.

[72] And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word

that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me

thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.



Matthew 26:69-75



Peter's Denial of Jesus

Mk 14:66-72; Lk 22:56-62; Jn 18:15-18, 25-27



69 (Mt 26:71) Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard.

And a girl came to him, saying, "You also were with Jesus of Galilee."

70 But he denied it before them all, saying,

"I do not know what you are saying."

71 Then when he went out onto the porch, another girl saw him

and said to those who were there, "This man was also with Jesus of Nazareth."

72 Again he denied with an oath, "I do not know the Man."

73 (Jdg 12:6) After a while those who stood by came to Peter and said,

"Surely you also are one of them, for your accent betrays you."

74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and he swore,

"I do not know the Man."

Then immediately a rooster crowed.

75 (Mt 26:34; Jn 13:38) Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken,

"Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times."

Then he went out and wept bitterly.



[69] Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him,

saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

[70] But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

[71] And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said

unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

[72] And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

[73] And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter,

Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

[74] Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And

immediately the cock crew.

[75] And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the

cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

Judges 12





Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon



8 After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

9 He had thirty sons, and he gave thirty daughters in marriage outside his clan;

and he brought thirty daughters from outside for his sons.

He judged Israel for seven years.

10 Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.

11 After him, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel.

He judged Israel for ten years.

12 Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

13 After him, Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged Israel.

14 (Jdg 5:10; 10:4) He had forty sons and thirty grandsons

who rode seventy donkeys. He judged Israel for eight years.

15 (Jdg 5:14) Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried in Pirathon

in the land of Ephraim, in the Amalekite hill country.



[8] And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

[9] And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and

took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel

seven years.

[10] Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem.

[11] And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel

ten years.

[12] And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country

of Zebulun.

[13] And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

[14] And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and

ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

[15] And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in

Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.



2) Our Daily Bread for 2 April 2026 titled

Caring and Communion by Elisa Morgan



1 Corinthians 11:23-26



The Lord's Supper

Mt 26:26-29; Mk 14:22-25; Lk 22:14-20



23 (1Co 15:3; Mt 26:26-28; Mk 14:22-24) I have received of the Lord that

which I delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the night in which

He was betrayed, took bread.

24 When He had given thanks, He broke it and said, "Take and eat.

This is My body which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of Me."

(Mt 26:26; Mk 14:22; Lk 22:19.)

25 (Lk 22:20; 2Co 3:6) In the same manner He took the cup after He had

supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood.

Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."

(Mt 26:27-28; Mk 14:24; Lk 22:20.)

26 (Jn 21:22; 1Co 4:5) As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup,

you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.



[23] For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you,

That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:

[24] And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is

my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

[25] After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying,

This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink

it, in remembrance of me.

[26] For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the

Lord's death till he come.



When I broke my upper arm, my friend Rex surprised me by shipping a care box

of frozen soups with a beautiful, silver ladle. I was deeply touched and kept

the ladle long after consuming the soup. My arm has healed and dear Rex has

since passed away, but his gesture of love continues to express God's love

for me. Every time I lift the ladle, I thank God for His love to me through

my friend.



Jesus gave us a tangible gift in the celebration of Communion to help us

remember His incomparable love for us (Luke 22:19). The apostle Paul reminded

the Corinthians how Jesus broke bread, saying, "This is my body, which is for

you; do this in remembrance of me" (1 Corinthians 11:24). Then Christ "took

the cup, saying, 'The cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever

you drink it, in remembrance of me'" (v. 25). God's lavish love is remembered

again and again as we take the bread and lift the cup as believers in Christ.



Rex showed his love through the tangible gift of a care box, leaving a ladle

to remind me month after month. Jesus loved us in the life-altering gift of

His body sacrificed on the cross for our sins. He left us the practice

of Communion to remind us of His unchanging love.



Reflect & Pray



When do you celebrate Communion (the Lord's Supper)? How might your

celebration of it become more meaningful as you remember God's love

for you through this practice?



Dear God, thank You for loving me so

sacrificially and for leaving the tangible practice of Communion

to remind me again and again of Your love.



3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation



Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools



Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 5 Called by Name



Isaiah 43:1



1 But now, thus says the Lord who created you, O Jacob,

and He who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;

I have called you by your name; you are Mine.



1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob,

and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not:

for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.



Eric, age 4, somehow lost his mother in a large and busy department store.

Found sobbing under a coat rack, the boy tried to tell the security guard

where he was when he got separated from his mother. Finally the guard said,

"what's your name, Son? Who do you belong to?"

The child brightened a bit, gave the guard his name, and within minutes

the frantic mother was reunited with her lost son.

One of the first questions we are asked, both as children and adults, is

"What is your name?" - that is, "Who are you? Who do you belong to?"

Children bear the name of their parents, and most women,

except for professional reasons,

take the name of their husbands when they marry.

Our names are our primary method of identification;

they connect us with our heritage and those we love.

In Isaiah 43:1, God declares that we belong to him.

The Lord who created us and formed us says,

"I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine." God's

right of ownership in our lives extends beyond the bond of family and friends,

of parent, child, or spouse. We belong first to him;

we are called by him into oneness with him.

The Scripture is filled with images of the Lord's care for us;

when we are lost, he does

not wait for us to find him,

but takes the initiative, like a loving parent

to seek us out. That declaration of belonging can give us

a strong sense of security in our lives. God loves us;

he will never let us go.



Application



a) What experiences have I had of being lost of abandoned?



b) How can today's verse help me find security in belonging to God?



4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland



Matthew 6:19-21



Treasures in Heaven



Lk 12:33-34



19 (Heb 13:5; Lk 12:21) "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth

where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

20 (Lk 12:33; Mt 19:21) But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,

where neither moth nor rust destroy

and where thieves do not break in nor steal,

21 (Lk 12:34) for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."



19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth

corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust

doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:



God's Eternal Faithfulness



2 Tim 2:8-13



8 (Mt 1:1; Ro 2:16) Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead,

descended from David, according to my gospel,

9 (Php 1:7; 2Ti 1:8) in which I suffer trouble like a criminal,

even with chains. But the word of God is not bound.

10 (Col 1:24; 2Co 1:6; 4:17) Therefore I endure all things

for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain

the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

11 (Ro 6:8; 1Th 5:10) This is a faithful saying:

If we die with Him, we shall also live with Him.

12 (Mt 10:33; Ro 8:17 ) If we endure, we shall also reign with Him.

If we deny Him, He also will deny us.

13 (Nu 23:19; Ro 3:3 )If we are faithless,

He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.



8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead

according to my gospel:

9 wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of

God is not bound.

10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also

obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him,

we shall also live with him:

12 if we suffer, we shall also reign with him:

if we deny him, he also will deny us:

13 if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.



Remember God's promises when You pray



The Lord's prayer



Matthew 6:9-13



9 "Therefore pray in this manner:

Our Father who is in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;

Your will be done

on earth, as it is in heaven.

11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.

12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors.

13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."



9 After this manner therefore pray ye:

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.





6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)



Manitoba



Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba



Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000



est Muslim Population 21 349



CNMM Networks: Winnipeg



The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very

diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting

it might be twice that size.

Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size

of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.

Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth

of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.

We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers

among Muslims in Winnipeg.



Let us intercede in unity for:



- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population

- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim

communities around them, as well as training new workers

- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim

background believers and for effectiveness in outreach

- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground

in the face of opposition to her new faith.

- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged

with great support



Adding further



30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020



Under the Keep Praying page



When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month

and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days

of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that

usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,

of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be

decorated and festivals will be held.



For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the

distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of

Islam.



You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",

which means Blessed Eid!"



Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you

know, and Muslims around the world:



- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions

in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about

unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such

movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three

decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim

relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.

Acts 2:12-17 : 17 "In the last days it shall be," says God,

"that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;

your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

18 Even on My menservants and maidservants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy.

19 And I will show wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below:

blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness,

and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious day of the Lord comes.

21 And whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."[a]



Footnotes

Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32.

- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective

discipleship movements among Muslim people.

- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for

Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.

Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a

hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under

a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the

house."



Ideas for prayer



- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you

- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving

Christ among Muslim people -

Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."

- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims

throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!





My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further

call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity

(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .



7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada



http://www.ehc.ca



2nd Day of the Month



a) Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all Canadians (

Rom 10:14-15 -

14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not

believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?

And how shall they hear without a preacher?

15 I And how shall they preach

unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of

those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring good news of good

things!"



[14] How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how

shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they

hear without a preacher?

[15] And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How

beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring

glad tidings of good things!



)



b) Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision,wisdom

and direction. (

Jer 33:3

- Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you

great and mighty things which you do not know.



3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee

great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.



)



Conclusion:



Pray to the Lord and pray to the Lord for Godly leaders and honourable

people.



Pray to the Lord: "Dear God, thank You for loving me so

sacrificially and for leaving the tangible practice of Communion

to remind me again and again of Your love."



Pray to the Lord and pray to know you belong to the Lord .



Pray to the Lord and pray to lay treasure in Heaven.



Pray to the Lord and pray to never deny the Lord.



Agree in prayer with us for:

- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population

- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim

communities around them, as well as training new workers

- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim

background believers and for effectiveness in outreach

- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground

in the face of opposition to her new faith.

- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged

with great support



Pray for the Church to make the Gospel accessible to all



Pray that Christian Leaders would seek God's heart for vision, wisdom

and direction.



Pray that pastors will have the courage to continue

sharing the Gospel despite pressure from the government

of Rwanda.



Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.

and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness



Remember eternity starts now -

Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God

Judges 11

[1] Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the

son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.

[2] And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they

thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our

father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.

[3] Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and

there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.

[4] And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made

war against Israel.

[5] And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel,

the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:

[6] And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight

with the children of Ammon.

[7] And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and

expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye

are in distress?

[8] And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to

thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of

Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

[9] And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again

to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me,

shall I be your head?

[10] And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness

between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

[11] Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him

head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the

LORD in Mizpeh.

[12] And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon,

saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight

in my land?

[13] And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of

Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt,

from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those

lands again peaceably.

[14] And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of

Ammon:

[15] And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land

of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

[16] But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness

unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;

[17] Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I

pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken

thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would

not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.

[18] Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of

Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab,

and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of

Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

[19] And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of

Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy

land into my place.

[20] But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon

gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against

Israel.

[21] And the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the

hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the

Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.

[22] And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto

Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.

[23] So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from

before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it?

[24] Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to

possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them

will we possess.

[25] And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of

Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

[26] While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her

towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three

hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?

[27] Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to

war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of

Israel and the children of Ammon.

[28] Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words

of Jephthah which he sent him.



Judges 11:29 - 40



29 (Jdg 3:10; Nu 11:25) Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah

and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed through

Mizpah of Gilead, and went on to the Ammonites.

30 (Ge 28:20; 1Sa 1:11) Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, "If You will indeed

give the Ammonites into my hands,

31 (1Sa 1:28) then whatever comes out from the door of my house

to meet me, when I return safely from the Ammonites, will surely

be the Lord's, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering."

32 So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammon­ites to wage war

against them, and the Lord gave them into his hands.

33 (Eze 27:17) He struck them down from Aroer to Minnith, twenty cities,

and as far as Abel Keramim. The defeat was very severe, and the Ammonites

were humbled before the children of Israel.

34 (Ex 15:20; Jer 31:4) When Jephthah went to his house at Mizpah, there was

his daughter coming out to meet him, dancing with a tambourine.

She was his only child. Other than her, he had neither son nor daughter.

35 When he saw her, he ripped up his clothes and said, "Alas, my daughter!

You have brought utter disaster to me. You are my undoing,

for I have given my word to the Lord, and I cannot take it back."

36 (2Sa 18:19) She said to him, "My father, you have opened

your mouth to the Lord. Do to me what has come out of your mouth,

because the Lord worked vengeance upon your enemies, the Ammonites."

37 (Lk 1:25) Then she said to her father, "Let this be done for me:

Give me two months, and I and my friends will wander the hill country

and mourn over my virginity."

38 He said, "Go," and he sent her away for two months.

She and her friends went and mourned over her virginity in the hill country.

39 (Jdg 11:31) At the end of two months she returned to her father,

and he did to her according to the vow that he had made.

She had not ever slept with a man.

So it became a custom in Israel

40 that the women of Israel would commemorate the daughter

of Jephthah the Gileadite for four days each year.



[29] Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over

Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of

Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.

[30] And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without

fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,

[31] Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house

to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely

be the LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.

[32] So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against

them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.

[33] And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even

twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great

slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of

Israel.

[34] And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter

came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only

child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

[35] And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and

said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of

them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot

go back.

[36] And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto

the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth;

forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even

of the children of Ammon.

[37] And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me

alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail

my virginity, I and my fellows.

[38] And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with

her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.

[39] And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto

her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and

she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,

[40] That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of

Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.



JUDGES 12



Jephthah and Ephraim



1 (Jdg 8:1) The men of Ephraim gathered together and crossed over to Zaphon.

They said to Jephthah, "Why did you go to wage war with the Ammonites

and not call us to go with you? We will burn down your house right on top

of you."

2 Jephthah said to them, "My people and I were in a very great conflict

with the Ammonites. I called you, but you did not save me from their hands.

3 (1Sa 19:5; 28:21) When I saw that you were not going to save me, I took my

life in my own hands and crossed over to the Ammonites.

Then the Lord gave them into my hands. Now why have you come

up to me today to wage war against me?"

4 (1Sa 25:10) Then Jephthah assembled all the men of Gilead and fought

with Ephraim. The men of Gilead struck Ephraim down, for they had said,

"You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in Ephraim and Manasseh."

5 (Jdg 3:28; Jos 22:11) Gilead captured the fords of the Jordan River leading

to Ephraim. Whenever an Ephraimite fugitive would say, "Let me cross,"

the Gileadite men would say to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said, "No,"

6 then they would say to him, "Say, 'Shibboleth'!" Yet he would say,

"Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce it correctly. Then they would

grab him and kill him at the Jordan fords.

During that time 42000 from Ephraim fell.

7 Jephthah judged Israel for six years. When Jephthah the Gileadite died,

he was buried among the cities of Gilead.



[1] And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward,

and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the

children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine

house upon thee with fire.

[2] And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with

the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of

their hands.

[3] And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and

passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into

my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against

me?

[4] Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with

Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye

Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the

Manassites.

[5] And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites:

and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me

go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he

said, Nay;

[6] Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for

he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him

at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites

forty and two thousand.

[7] And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite,

and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.

Day 92, 2 April 2026



1) Judges 10, Judges 11, Judges 12



JUDGES 10



Tola



1 (Jdg 2:16) After the death of Abimelek, Tola the son of Puah,

the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir,

in the hill country of Ephraim.

2 He judged Israel for twenty-three years.

Then he died and was buried in Shamir.



[1] And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah,

the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

[2] And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in

Shamir.



Jair



3 After him Jair the Gileadite arose and judged Israel for 22 years.

4 (Nu 32:41; Dt 3:14) He had thirty sons who rode thirty donkeys

and owned thirty cities that are in the land of Gilead.

They are called Havvoth Jair to this day.

5 Jair died and was buried in Kamon.



[3] And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two

years.

[4] And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had

thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair unto this day, which are in the

land of Gilead.

[5] And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.



Jephthah



6 (1Ki 11:5; 11:7) Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight

of the Lord. They worshipped the Baals, the Ashtoreths,

and the gods of Syria, Sidon, Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines.

They abandoned the Lord and did not serve Him.

7 (Jdg 2:14) The anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and He sold them

into the hands of the Philistines and the Ammonites.

8 They brutally oppressed the children of Israel that year.

For eighteen years they oppressed all the children of Israel

beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites in Gilead.

9 The Ammonites also crossed over the Jordan to wage war

against Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim, so that Israel was greatly distressed.

10 (1Sa 12:10; Jdg 3:9) Then the children of Israel cried out to the Lord,

"We have sinned against You, for we have abandoned

our God and worshipped the Baals."

11 (Ex 14:30; Nu 21:21-25) The Lord said to the children of Israel,

"Did I not deliver you from Egypt, the Amorites, the Ammonites,

the Philistines,

12 (Jdg 6:3) the Sidonians, the Amalekites, and the Maonites

when they oppressed you? You cried out to Me, and I saved you from their hands.

13 (Jer 2:13; Dt 32:15) Yet you have abandoned Me and worshipped other gods.

Therefore I will not save you again.

14 (Dt 32:37-38) Go and cry out to the gods that you have chosen.

Let them save you in your time of distress."

15 (1Sa 3:18; 2Sa 15:26) Then the children of Israel said to the Lord,

"We have sinned. Do to us whatever seems good in Your sight.

Please, just deliver us today."

16 (Isa 63:9; Ps 106:44-45) They removed the foreign gods from among them

and worshipped the Lord, and He could no longer endure

the suffering of Israel.

17 (Jdg 11:29; Ge 31:49) The Ammonites had been called out

and set up camp in Gilead. The children of Israel assembled and set up

camp in Mizpah.

18 (Jdg 11:11) The commanders of Gilead said to each other,

" Who is the man who will begin to fight against the Ammonites?

He will be the ruler of all the inhabitants of Gilead."



[6] And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and

served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon,

and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of

the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.

[7] And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into

the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.

[8] And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen

years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the

land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

[9] Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against

Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that

Israel was sore distressed.

[10] And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned

against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.

[11] And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you

from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and

from the Philistines?

[12] The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress

you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.

[13] Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will

deliver you no more.

[14] Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in

the time of your tribulation.

[15] And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou

unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee,

this day.

[16] And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the

LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.

[17] Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in

Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and

encamped in Mizpeh.

[18] And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is

he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head

over all the inhabitants of Gilead.



JUDGES 11



1 (Heb 11:32; Jdg 6:12) Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour,

but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.

2 Gilead's wife also bore him sons. His wife's sons grew up and drove

Jephthah away. They said to him, "You will not inherit anything

from our father's house because you are the son of another woman."

3 (Jdg 9:4; 1Sa 22:2) So Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived

in the land of Tob. Men of ill repute gathered around Jephthah

and went out with him.

4 Some time passed, then the Ammonites waged war with Israel.

5 When the Ammonites waged war with Israel, the elders of Gilead

went to bring Jephthah back from the land of Tob.

6 They said to Jephthah, "Come and be our leader so that we may

fight the Ammonites."

7 (Ge 26:27) Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead,

"Did you not hate me and drive me out of my father's house?

Why have you come to me now that you are in trouble?"

8 (Jdg 10:18) The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah,

"Even so, we have turned to you. Come with us and fight the Ammonites.

You will be ruler over all the inhabitants of Gilead."

9 Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you bring me back to wage war

against the Ammonites, and the Lord gives them to me,

then I will be your ruler."

10 (Jer 42:5; Ge 31:50) The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah,

"May the Lord be a witness between us

if we do not act according to your word."

11 (Jdg 10:17; 20:1) So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead.

The people set him over them as ruler and leader.

And Jephthah spoke all his words before the Lord in Mizpah.

12 Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king to say,

"What problem is there between you and me,

that you have come to me to wage war in my land?"

13 (Ge 32:22; Nu 21:24-26) The Ammonite king said to the messengers

of Jephthah, "Because when Israel came up from Egypt, they took my land,

from the Arnon to the Jabbok and as far as the Jordan.

Now return it peacefully."

14 Again Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king,

15 (Dt 2:9; 2:19) and said to him,

"Jephthah says this: Israel did not take the land of Moab,

nor the Ammonite land;

16 (Nu 14:25; Dt 1:40_ for when Israel came up from Egypt,

they went into the desert as far as the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.

17 (Nu 20:1; 20:14-21) Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom,

saying, 'Please let us pass through your land.' Yet the king of Edom would

not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab,

but he was unwilling. So Israel stayed at Kadesh.

18 (Nu 22:36; Dt 2:1-8) "They went into the wilderness, around the lands

of Edom and Moab. They went east of the land of Moab and set up camp

on the other side of the River Arnon. They did not cross the boundary

of Moab, for the River Arnon was the boundary of Moab.

19 "Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites,

who ruled in Heshbon. Israel said to him,

"Please let us pass through your land to our home."

20 Yet Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory,

so Sihon gathered all his people and set up camp in Jahaz

to fight with Israel.

21 "The Lord God of Israel gave Sihon and all his people

into the hands of Israel, and they struck them down. So Israel took possession

of all the land of the Amorites who lived in that land.

22 (Dt 2:36) They took possession of all of the territory of the Amorites,

from the Arnon to the Jabbok and from the desert to the Jordan.

23 "Now that the Lord God of Israel has driven out the Amorites

from before His people Israel, should you take it?

24 (Nu 21:29; 1Ki 11:7) Will you not take possession of whatever Chemosh

your god gives you? So everything that the Lord our God possesses before us,

we will take possession of it.

25 (Mic 6:5) Now are you really better than Balak son of Zippor,

the king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or wage war with them?

26 (Dt 2:36) Israel has lived in Heshbon and its nearby towns, in Aroer

and its nearby towns, and in all the cities along the banks of the River Arnon

for three hundred years. Why did you not take them back during that time?

27 (Ge 16:5; 18:25) So I have not sinned against you, but it is you who are

doing evil to me by waging war against me. May the Lord, the Judge,

judge today between the children of Israel and the Ammonites."

28 Yet the Ammonite king would not listen to the message

that Jephthah had sent him.