Posts with the tag “lent”

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”3 So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4 Both were ru...  Read More

Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jewish leaders did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. 32 The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. 33 But when they came to Jes...  Read More

So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17 Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.19 Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: jesus of nazareth, the king of the jews. 20 Many of the Jews read this sign, for the place where...  Read More

Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe 3 and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face.4 Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a...  Read More

Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.20 “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. 21 Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said.”22 When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby slapped him in the face. “Is...  Read More

When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it.2 Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. 3 So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They we...  Read More

When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.Belief and Unbelief Among the Jews37 Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:“Lord, who has believed our message    and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”39 For this reason they could not believe, because...  Read More

The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,“Hosanna!”“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”“Blessed is the king of Israel!”14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:15 “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion;    see, your king is coming,    seated on...  Read More

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragr...  Read More

Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin.“What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs. 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him...  Read More

After she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside. “The Teacher is here,” she said, “and is asking for you.” 29 When Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. 31 When the Jews who had been with Mary in the house, comforting her, noticed how quickly she got up and went...  Read More

Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.”4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory s...  Read More

22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. 23 That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”24 A second time they summoned the man who had been blind. “Give glory to God by telling the truth,” they said. “We know this man is a sinner.”25 He repli...  Read More

As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the wor...  Read More

1 Vindicate me, my God,    and plead my cause    against an unfaithful nation.Rescue me from those who are    deceitful and wicked.2 You are God my stronghold.    Why have you rejected me?Why must I go about mourning,    oppressed by the enemy?3 Send me your light and your faithful care,    let them lead me;let them bring me to your holy mountain,    to the place where you dwell.4 Then I will go t...  Read More

1 As the deer pants for streams of water,    so my soul pants for you, my God.2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.    When can I go and meet with God?3 My tears have been my food    day and night,while people say to me all day long,    “Where is your God?”4 These things I remember    as I pour out my soul:how I used to go to the house of God    under the protection of the Mighty Onewith ...  Read More

1 Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous;    it is fitting for the upright to praise him.2 Praise the Lord with the harp;    make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.3 Sing to him a new song;    play skillfully, and shout for joy.4 For the word of the Lord is right and true;    he is faithful in all he does.5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice;    the earth is full of his unfailing love....  Read More

Then Job replied to the Lord:2 “I know that you can do all things;    no purpose of yours can be thwarted.3 You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’    Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,    things too wonderful for me to know.4 “You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak;    I will question you,    and you shall answer me.’5 My ears had heard of you    but now my...  Read More

When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. 2 The priests could not enter the temple of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled it. 3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the Lord above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the groun...  Read More

22 “When anyone wrongs their neighbor and is required to take an oath and they come and swear the oath before your altar in this temple, 23 then hear from heaven and act. Judge between your servants, condemning the guilty and bringing down on their heads what they have done, and vindicating the innocent by treating them in accordance with their innocence.24 “When your people Israel have been defea...  Read More

12 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in front of the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. 13 Now he had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had placed it in the center of the outer court. He stood on the platform and then knelt down before the whole assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven. 14 He said:“L...  Read More

Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud; 2 I have built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever.”3 While the whole assembly of Israel was standing there, the king turned around and blessed them. 4 Then he said:“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hands has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to my father David. For h...  Read More

20 While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill— 21 while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. 22 He instructed me and said to me, “Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding. 23...  Read More

In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom— 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the Lord given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. 3 So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, a...  Read More

1 Hear my prayer, Lord;    let my cry for help come to you.2 Do not hide your face from me    when I am in distress.Turn your ear to me;    when I call, answer me quickly.3 For my days vanish like smoke;    my bones burn like glowing embers.4 My heart is blighted and withered like grass;    I forget to eat my food.5 In my distress I groan aloud    and am reduced to skin and bones.6 I am like a des...  Read More

1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a]2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,    my God, in whom I trust.”3 Surely he will save you    from the fowler’s snare    and from the deadly pestilence.4 He will cover you with his feathers,    and under his wings you will find refuge;    his faithfulness will be your shield and ra...  Read More

1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place    throughout all generations.2 Before the mountains were born    or you brought forth the whole world,    from everlasting to everlasting you are God.3 You turn people back to dust,    saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”4 A thousand years in your sight    are like a day that has just gone by,    or like a watch in the night.5 Yet you sweep people away i...  Read More

Lord, you are the God who saves me;    day and night I cry out to you.2 May my prayer come before you;    turn your ear to my cry.3 I am overwhelmed with troubles    and my life draws near to death.4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit;    I am like one without strength.5 I am set apart with the dead,    like the slain who lie in the grave,whom you remember no more,    who are cut off ...  Read More

1 I cried out to God for help;    I cried out to God to hear me.2 When I was in distress, I sought the Lord;    at night I stretched out untiring hands,    and I would not be comforted.3 I remembered you, God, and I groaned;    I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.4 You kept my eyes from closing;    I was too troubled to speak.5 I thought about the former days,    the years of long ago;6 I rememb...  Read More

1 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;    protect my life from the threat of the enemy.2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,    from the plots of evildoers.3 They sharpen their tongues like swords    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;    they shoot suddenly, without fear.5 They encourage each other in evil plans,    they talk about hiding t...  Read More

1 You, God, are my God,    earnestly I seek you;I thirst for you,    my whole being longs for you,in a dry and parched land    where there is no water.2 I have seen you in the sanctuary    and beheld your power and your glory.3 Because your love is better than life,    my lips will glorify you.4 I will praise you as long as I live,    and in your name I will lift up my hands.5 I will be fully sati...  Read More

1 Truly my soul finds rest in God;    my salvation comes from him.2 Truly he is my rock and my salvation;    he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.3 How long will you assault me?    Would all of you throw me down—    this leaning wall, this tottering fence?4 Surely they intend to topple me    from my lofty place;    they take delight in lies.With their mouths they bless,    but in their hearts...  Read More

1 Hear my cry, O God;    listen to my prayer.2 From the ends of the earth I call to you,    I call as my heart grows faint;    lead me to the rock that is higher than I.3 For you have been my refuge,    a strong tower against the foe.4 I long to dwell in your tent forever    and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.5 For you, God, have heard my vows;    you have given me the heritage of those ...  Read More

1 You have rejected us, God, and burst upon us;    you have been angry—now restore us!2 You have shaken the land and torn it open;    mend its fractures, for it is quaking.3 You have shown your people desperate times;    you have given us wine that makes us stagger.4 But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner    to be unfurled against the bow.5 Save us and help us with your right hand,  ...  Read More

1 Deliver me from my enemies, O God;    be my fortress against those who are attacking me.2 Deliver me from evildoers    and save me from those who are after my blood.3 See how they lie in wait for me!    Fierce men conspire against me    for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.4 I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me.    Arise to help me; look on my plight!5 You, Lord God Almighty,    ...  Read More

1 Listen to my prayer, O God,    do not ignore my plea;2     hear me and answer me.My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught3     because of what my enemy is saying,    because of the threats of the wicked;for they bring down suffering on me    and assail me in their anger.4 My heart is in anguish within me;    the terrors of death have fallen on me.5 Fear and trembling have beset me;    horror h...  Read More

1 Blessed are those who have regard for the weak;    the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.2 The Lord protects and preserves them—    they are counted among the blessed in the land—    he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.3 The Lord sustains them on their sickbed    and restores them from their bed of illness.4 I said, “Have mercy on me, Lord;    heal me, for I have sinned a...  Read More

1 I waited patiently for the Lord;    he turned to me and heard my cry.2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,    out of the mud and mire;he set my feet on a rock    and gave me a firm place to stand.3 He put a new song in my mouth,    a hymn of praise to our God.Many will see and fear the Lord    and put their trust in him.4 Blessed is the one    who trusts in the Lord,who does not look to the proud...  Read More

To you, Lord, I call;    you are my Rock,    do not turn a deaf ear to me.For if you remain silent,    I will be like those who go down to the pit.2 Hear my cry for mercy    as I call to you for help,as I lift up my hands    toward your Most Holy Place.3 Do not drag me away with the wicked,    with those who do evil,who speak cordially with their neighbors    but harbor malice in their hearts.4 Re...  Read More

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—    whom shall I fear?The Lord is the stronghold of my life—    of whom shall I be afraid?2 When the wicked advance against me    to devour me,it is my enemies and my foes    who will stumble and fall.3 Though an army besiege me,    my heart will not fear;though war break out against me,    even then I will be confident.4 One thing I ask from the Lord,    th...  Read More