Lev 5:8, Psa 22:1, 21, 69:1-21, Isa 53:4-5, 10, Mat 26-27, 1Jo 2:27 | ESV | STEP | He shall bring them to the priest , who shall offer first the one for the sin offering . He shall wring its head from its neck but shall not sever it completely,

8 He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering. He shall ^awring its head from its neck ^bbut shall not sever it completely,

Psalms 22:1

Why Have You Forsaken Me?

To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.

1 ^cMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so ^dfar from saving me, from the words of my ^egroaning?

Psalms 22:21

21 Save me from ^fthe mouth of the lion!
You have rescued ^{▼▼Hebrew answered} me from the horns of ^hthe wild oxen!

Psalms 69:1-21

Save Me, O God

To the choirmaster: according to ⁱLilies. Of David.

1 Save me, O God!
For ^jthe waters have come up to my neck. ^{▼▼Or waters threaten my life}
2 I sink in deep ^lmire,
where there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters,
and the flood ^msweeps over me.
3 ⁿI am weary with my crying out;
^omy throat is parched.
^pMy eyes grow dim
with ^qwaiting for my God.
4 ^rMore in number than the hairs of my head
are ^sthose who hate me ^twithout cause;
mighty are those who would destroy me,
^uthose who attack me with lies.
What I did not steal
must I now restore?
5 O God, you know my folly;
the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you.
6 Let not those who hope in you ^vbe put to shame through me,
O Lord God of hosts;
let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me,
O God of Israel.
7 For it is ^wfor your sake that I have borne reproach,
that dishonor has covered my face.
8 I have become ^xa stranger to my brothers,
an alien to my mother’s sons.
9 For ^yzeal for your house has consumed me,
and ^zthe reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.
10 When I wept and humbled ^{▼▼Hebrew lacks and humbled} my soul with fasting,
it became my reproach.
11 When I made ^absackcloth my clothing,
I became ^aca byword to them.
12 I am the talk of those who ^adsit in the gate,
and the drunkards make ^aesongs about me.
13 But as for me, my ^afprayer is to you, O Lord.
At ^agan acceptable time, O God,
in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.
14 Deliver me
from sinking in ^ahthe mire;
^ailet me be delivered from my enemies
and from ^ajthe deep waters.
15 Let not the flood sweep over me,
or the deep swallow me up,
or ^akthe pit close ^alits mouth over me.
16 Answer me, O Lord, for your ^amsteadfast love is good;
according to your abundant ^anmercy, ^aoturn to me.
17 ^apHide not your face from your servant,
^aqfor I am in distress; ^armake haste to answer me.
18 Draw near to my soul, redeem me;
ransom me because of my enemies!
19 You know my ^asreproach,
and my shame and my dishonor;
my foes are all known to you.
20 ^atReproaches have broken my heart,
so that I am in ^audespair.
I ^avlooked for ^awpity, but there was none,
and for ^axcomforters, but I found none.
21 They gave me ^aypoison for food,
and for my thirst they gave me ^azsour wine to drink.

Isaiah 53:4-5

4 ^baSurely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
^bbsmitten by God, and afflicted.
5 ^bcBut he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
^bdand with his wounds we are healed.

Isaiah 53:10

10 Yet ^beit was the will of the Lord to crush him;
he has put him to grief; ^{▼▼Or he has made him sick}
^bgwhen his soul makes ^{▼▼Or when you make his soul} an offering for guilt,
he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days;
^bithe will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

Matthew 26

The Plot to Kill Jesus

1 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, 2 ^bj“You know that after two days ^bkthe Passover is coming, and ^blthe Son of Man ^bmwill be delivered up to be crucified.”

3 ^bnThen the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in ^bothe palace of the high priest, whose name was ^bpCaiaphas, 4 ^bqand plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. 5 But they said, “Not during the feast, ^brlest there be an uproar among the people.”

Jesus Anointed at Bethany

6 ^bsNow when Jesus was at ^btBethany in the house of Simon the leper, ^{▼▼Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13} 7 a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. 8 And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9 For this could have been sold for a large sum and ^bvgiven to the poor.” 10 But ^bwJesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 For ^bxyou always have the poor with you, but ^byyou will not always have me. 12 In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it ^bzto prepare me for burial. 13 Truly, I say to you, wherever ^cathis gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told ^cbin memory of her.”

Judas to Betray Jesus

14 ^ccThen one of the twelve, whose name was ^cdJudas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they ^cepaid him ^cfthirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that moment he sought an opportunity ^cgto betray him.

The Passover with the Disciples

17 ^chNow on ^cithe first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, ^cj‘The Teacher says, ^ckMy time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” 19 And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover.

20 ^clWhen it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add disciples} 21 And as they were eating, ^cnhe said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” 22 And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” 23 He answered, ^co“He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. 24 The Son of Man goes ^cpas it is written of him, but ^cqwoe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! ^crIt would have been better for that man if he had not been born.” 25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, ^csRabbi?” He said to him, ^ct“You have said so.”

Institution of the Lord’s Supper

26 ^cuNow as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and ^cvafter blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; ^cwthis is my body.” 27 And he took a cup, and when he ^cxhad given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28 for ^cythis is my ^czblood of the ^{▼▼Some manuscripts insert new} covenant, which is poured out for ^dbmany ^dcfor the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you ^ddin my Father’s kingdom.”

Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial

30 ^deAnd when they had sung a hymn, ^dfthey went out to ^dgthe Mount of Olives. 31 Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will ^dhstrike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ 32 But after I am raised up, ^diI will go before you to Galilee.” 33 ^djPeter answered him, “Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.” 34 ^dkJesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, ^dlbefore the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” 35 ^dmPeter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the disciples said the same.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

36 ^dnThen Jesus went with them ^doto a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” 37 And taking with him ^dpPeter and ^dqthe two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, ^dr“My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and ^dswatch ^{▼▼Or keep awake; also verses 40, 41} with me.” 39 And going a little farther he fell on his face ^duand prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let ^dvthis cup pass from me; ^dwnevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” 40 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? 41 ^dxWatch and ^dypray that you ^dzmay not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42 Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, ^eayour will be done.” 43 And again he came and found them sleeping, for ^ebtheir eyes were heavy. 44 So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for ^ecthe third time, saying the same words again. 45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Sleep and take your rest later on. ^{▼▼Or Are you still sleeping and taking your rest?} See, ^eethe hour is at hand, and ^efthe Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

47 ^egWhile he was still speaking, ^ehJudas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. 48 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” 49 And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, ^eiRabbi!” And he kissed him. 50 Jesus said to him, ^ej“Friend, ^ekdo what you came to do.” ^{▼▼Or Friend, why are you here?} Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him. 51 And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his ^emsword and struck the servant ^{▼▼Greek bondservant} of the high priest and cut off his ear. 52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For ^eoall who take the sword will perish by the sword. 53 ^epDo you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me ^eqmore than twelve ^erlegions of angels? 54 ^esBut how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?” 55 At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day ^etI sat in the temple ^euteaching, and you did not seize me. 56 But ^evall this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” ^ewThen all the disciples left him and fled.

Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council

57 ^exThen ^eythose who had seized Jesus led him to ^ezCaiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered. 58 And ^faPeter was following him at a distance, as far as ^fbthe courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with ^fcthe guards to see the end. 59 Now the chief priests and the whole council ^{▼▼Greek Sanhedrin} ^fewere seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, 60 but they found none, ^ffthough many false witnesses came forward. At last ^fgtwo came forward 61 and said, “This man said, ^fh‘I am able to ^fidestroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’” 62 And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?” ^{▼▼Or Have you no answer to what these men testify against you?} 63 ^fkBut Jesus remained silent. ^flAnd the high priest said to him, ^fm“I adjure you by ^fnthe living God, ^fotell us if you are ^fpthe Christ, ^fqthe Son of God.” 64 Jesus said to him, ^fr“You have said so. But I tell you, from now on ^fsyou will see the Son of Man ^ftseated at the right hand of Power and ^fucoming on the clouds of heaven.” 65 Then the high priest ^fvtore his robes and said, ^fw“He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. 66 What is your judgment?” They answered, ^fx“He deserves death.” 67 Then ^fythey spit in his face ^fzand ^gastruck him. And some slapped him, 68 saying, “Prophesy to us, you ^gbChrist! Who is it that struck you?”

Peter Denies Jesus

69 ^gcNow Peter was sitting outside ^gdin the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.” 71 And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus ^geof Nazareth.” 72 And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.” 73 After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for ^gfyour accent betrays you.” 74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, ^gg“Before the rooster crows, you will ^ghdeny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.

Matthew 27

Jesus Delivered to Pilate

1 ^giWhen morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people ^gjtook counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 2 And they bound him and ^gkled him away and ^gldelivered him over to ^gmPilate the governor.

Judas Hangs Himself

3 Then when ^gnJudas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus ^{▼▼Greek he} was condemned, ^gphe changed his mind and brought back ^gqthe thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, 4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? ^grSee to it yourself.” 5 And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, ^gshe departed, and he went and hanged himself. 6 But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said, “It is not lawful to put them into ^gtthe treasury, since it is blood money.” 7 So they took counsel and bought with them the potter’s field as a burial place for strangers. 8 Therefore ^guthat field has been called the Field of Blood ^gvto this day. 9 ^gwThen was fulfilled what had been spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, saying, ^gx“And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him on whom a price had been set by some of the sons of Israel, 10 and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.”

Jesus Before Pilate

11 ^gyNow Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you ^gzthe King of the Jews?” Jesus said, ^ha“You have said so.” 12 ^hbBut when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to him, ^hc“Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?” 14 But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

The Crowd Chooses Barabbas

15 ^hdNow at the feast the governor was accustomed to release for the crowd any one prisoner whom they wanted. 16 And they had then a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. 17 So when they had gathered, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you: Barabbas, or ^heJesus who is called Christ?” 18 For he knew that it was out ^hfof envy that they had delivered him up. 19 Besides, while he was sitting on ^hgthe judgment seat, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with ^hhthat righteous man, for I have suffered much because of him today ^hiin a dream.” 20 Now the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ^hjask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. 21 The governor again said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release for you?” And they said, “Barabbas.” 22 Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” ^hkThey all said, “Let him be crucified!” 23 And he said, “Why? ^hlWhat evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Let him be crucified!”

Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified

24 So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that ^hma riot was beginning, he took water and ^hnwashed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of ^hothis man’s blood; ^{▼▼Some manuscripts this righteous blood, or this righteous man’s blood} ^hqsee to it yourselves.” 25 And all the people answered, ^hr“His blood be on us and ^hson our children!” 26 Then he released for them Barabbas, and having ^htscourged ^{▼▼A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing imbedded pieces of bone and metal} Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.

Jesus Is Mocked

27 ^hvThen the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the ^hwgovernor’s headquarters, ^{▼▼Greek the praetorium} and they gathered the whole ^hybattalion ^{▼▼Greek cohort; a tenth of a Roman legion, usually about 600 men} before him. 28 And they stripped him and put ^iaa scarlet robe on him, 29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they ^ibmocked him, saying, “Hail, ^icKing of the Jews!” 30 And ^idthey spit on him and took the reed and struck him on the head. 31 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him and ^ieled him away to crucify him.

The Crucifixion

32 ^if, ^igAs they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to ^ihcarry his cross. 33 ⁱⁱAnd when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), 34 ^ijthey offered him wine to drink, mixed with ^ikgall, but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. 35 And when they had crucified him, ^ilthey divided his garments among them by casting lots. 36 Then they sat down and ^imkept watch over him there. 37 And over his head they put the charge against him, which read, “This is Jesus, ⁱⁿthe King of the Jews.” 38 Then two ^iorobbers were crucified with him, ^ipone on the right and one on the left. 39 And ^iqthose who passed by ^irderided him, ^iswagging their heads 40 and saying, ^it“You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! ^iuIf you are ^ivthe Son of God, come down from the cross.” 41 So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, 42 ^iw“He saved others; ^ixhe cannot save himself. ^iyHe is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. 43 ^izHe trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 ^jaAnd the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

The Death of Jesus

45 Now from the sixth hour ^{▼▼That is, noon} there was darkness over all the land ^{▼▼Or earth} until the ninth hour. ^{▼▼That is, 3 p.m.} 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus ^jecried out with a loud voice, saying, ^jf“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” 48 And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with ^jgsour wine, and put it on a reed and ^jhgave it to him to drink. 49 But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” 50 And Jesus ^jicried out again with a loud voice and ^jjyielded up his spirit.

51 And behold, ^jkthe curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And ^jlthe earth shook, and the rocks were split. 52 The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of ^jmthe saints ^jnwho had fallen asleep were raised, 53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into ^jothe holy city and appeared to many. 54 ^jpWhen the centurion and those who were with him, ^jqkeeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, ^jr“Truly this was the Son ^{▼▼Or a son} of God!”

55 There were also ^jtmany women there, looking on ^jufrom a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ^jvministering to him, 56 among whom were ^jwMary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and ^jxthe mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Jesus Is Buried

57 ^jyWhen it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. 58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. 59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud 60 and ^jzlaid it in his own new tomb, ^kawhich he had cut in the rock. And he rolled ^kba great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and ^kcthe other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

The Guard at the Tomb

62 The next day, that is, after the day of ^kdPreparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63 and said, “Sir, we remember how ^kethat impostor said, while he was still alive, ^kf‘After three days I will rise.’ 64 Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, ^kglest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” 65 Pilate said to them, “You have ^kha guard ^{▼▼Or Take a guard} of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by ^kjsealing the stone and setting a guard.

1 John 2:27

27 But ^kkthe anointing that you received from him abides in you, and ^klyou have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and ^kmis true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.

Leviticus 5:8