10 “Blessed are those who have been (A)persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for (B)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,(A)
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(B)

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14 But Jesus said, [a](A)Leave the children alone, and do not [b]forbid them to come to Me; for (B)the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”

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  1. Matthew 19:14 Or Permit the children
  2. Matthew 19:14 Or prevent them from coming

14 Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs(A) to such as these.”(B)

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34 “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, (A)inherit the kingdom prepared for you (B)from the foundation of the world.

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34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom(A) prepared for you since the creation of the world.(B)

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14 But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Allow the children to come to Me; do not [a]forbid them, (A)for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

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  1. Mark 10:14 Or prevent

14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.(A)

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The Beatitudes

20 And He raised His eyes toward His disciples and began saying, (A)Blessed are [a]you who are poor, for (B)yours is the kingdom of God.

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  1. Luke 6:20 Lit the poor

20 Looking at his disciples, he said:

“Blessed are you who are poor,
    for yours is the kingdom of God.(A)

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29 and just as My Father has granted Me a (A)kingdom, I grant you 30 that you may (B)eat and drink at My table in My (C)kingdom, and (D)you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

31 “Simon, Simon, behold, (E)Satan has [a]demanded to (F)sift you men like wheat; 32 but I (G)have prayed for [b]you, that [c]your faith will not fail; and [d]you, when you have [e]turned back, (H)strengthen your brothers.” 33 (I)But he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You both to prison and to death!” 34 But He said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me.”

35 And He said to them, (J)When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?” They said, “No, nothing.” 36 And He said to them, “But now, [f]whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and [g]whoever has no sword is to sell his [h]cloak and buy one. 37 For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me: ‘(K)And He was counted with wrongdoers’; for (L)that which refers to Me has its [i]fulfillment.” 38 They said, “Lord, look, here are two (M)swords.” And He said to them, “It is enough.”

The Garden of Gethsemane

39 (N)And He came out and went, (O)as was His habit, to (P)the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him. 40 (Q)Now when He arrived at the place, He said to them, (R)Pray that you do not come into temptation.” 41 And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and He (S)knelt down and began to pray, 42 saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this (T)cup from Me; (U)yet not My will, but Yours be done.” 43 [[j]Now an (V)angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. 44 And (W)being in agony, He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground]. 45 When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow, 46 and He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and (X)pray that you do not come into temptation.”

Jesus Betrayed by Judas

47 (Y)While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading the way for them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him. 48 But Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” 49 When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, shall we strike with the (Z)sword?” 50 And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear. 51 But Jesus responded and said, [k]Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him. 52 And Jesus said to the chief priests and (AA)officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs (AB)as you would against a man inciting a revolt? 53 While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but [l]this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”

Jesus’ Arrest

54 (AC)Now they arrested Him and led Him away, and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but (AD)Peter was following at a distance. 55 (AE)After they kindled a fire in the middle of (AF)the courtyard and sat down together, Peter was sitting among them. 56 And a slave woman, seeing him as he sat in the firelight, and staring at him, said, “This man was with Him as well.” 57 But he denied it, saying, “I do not know Him, woman!” 58 And a little later, (AG)another person saw him and said, “You are one of them too!” But Peter said, “Man, I am not!” 59 And after about an hour had passed, some other man began to insist, saying, “Certainly this man also was with Him, (AH)for he, too, is a Galilean.” 60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are talking about!” And immediately, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed. 61 And then (AI)the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, (AJ)Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.” 62 And he went out and wept bitterly.

63 (AK)The men who were holding [m]Jesus in custody began mocking Him and beating Him, 64 and they blindfolded Him and repeatedly asked Him, saying, “(AL)Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?” 65 And they were saying many other things against Him, (AM)blaspheming.

Jesus before the Sanhedrin

66 (AN)When it was day, (AO)the [n]Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their (AP)council chamber, saying, 67 (AQ)If You are the [o]Christ, tell us.” But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe; 68 and if I ask a question, you will not answer. 69 (AR)But from now on (AS)the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” 70 And they all said, “So You are (AT)the Son of God?” And He said to them, (AU)You say correctly that I am.” 71 And then they said, “What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth!”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 22:31 Or asked for you men, to sift you
  2. Luke 22:32 Gr singular, referring only to Peter
  3. Luke 22:32 Gr singular, referring only to Peter
  4. Luke 22:32 Gr singular, referring only to Peter
  5. Luke 22:32 I.e., repented
  6. Luke 22:36 Lit he who
  7. Luke 22:36 Lit he who
  8. Luke 22:36 Or outer garment
  9. Luke 22:37 Lit end
  10. Luke 22:43 Most early mss do not contain vv 43 and 44
  11. Luke 22:51 Or “Leave him alone! No more
  12. Luke 22:53 Lit this is your hour and the power of darkness
  13. Luke 22:63 Lit Him
  14. Luke 22:66 Or Sanhedrin
  15. Luke 22:67 I.e., Messiah

29 And I confer on you a kingdom,(A) just as my Father conferred one on me, 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom(B) and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.(C)

31 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked(D) to sift all of you as wheat.(E) 32 But I have prayed for you,(F) Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”(G)

33 But he replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.”(H)

34 Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.”

35 Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals,(I) did you lack anything?”

“Nothing,” they answered.

36 He said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. 37 It is written: ‘And he was numbered with the transgressors’[a];(J) and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment.”

38 The disciples said, “See, Lord, here are two swords.”

“That’s enough!” he replied.

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives(K)

39 Jesus went out as usual(L) to the Mount of Olives,(M) and his disciples followed him. 40 On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.”(N) 41 He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down(O) and prayed, 42 “Father, if you are willing, take this cup(P) from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”(Q) 43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.(R) 44 And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.[b]

45 When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. 46 “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.”(S)

Jesus Arrested(T)

47 While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, 48 but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”

49 When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?”(U) 50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

51 But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.

52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard,(V) and the elders, who had come for him, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs? 53 Every day I was with you in the temple courts,(W) and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour(X)—when darkness reigns.”(Y)

Peter Disowns Jesus(Z)

54 Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest.(AA) Peter followed at a distance.(AB) 55 And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them. 56 A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight. She looked closely at him and said, “This man was with him.”

57 But he denied it. “Woman, I don’t know him,” he said.

58 A little later someone else saw him and said, “You also are one of them.”

“Man, I am not!” Peter replied.

59 About an hour later another asserted, “Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean.”(AC)

60 Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. 61 The Lord(AD) turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.”(AE) 62 And he went outside and wept bitterly.

The Guards Mock Jesus(AF)

63 The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. 64 They blindfolded him and demanded, “Prophesy! Who hit you?” 65 And they said many other insulting things to him.(AG)

Jesus Before Pilate and Herod(AH)(AI)(AJ)

66 At daybreak the council(AK) of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and the teachers of the law, met together,(AL) and Jesus was led before them. 67 “If you are the Messiah,” they said, “tell us.”

Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe me, 68 and if I asked you, you would not answer.(AM) 69 But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.”(AN)

70 They all asked, “Are you then the Son of God?”(AO)

He replied, “You say that I am.”(AP)

71 Then they said, “Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 22:37 Isaiah 53:12
  2. Luke 22:44 Many early manuscripts do not have verses 43 and 44.