Making the Priestly Garments

¹From the oblue and purple and scarlet yarns they made pfinely woven garments,1 for ministering in the Holy Place. They made the holy garments for Aaron, qas the Lord had commanded Moses.

²rHe made the ephod of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. ³And they hammered out gold leaf, and he cut it into threads to work into the blue and purple and the scarlet yarns, and into the fine twined linen, in skilled design. ⁴They made for the ephod attaching shoulder pieces, joined to it at its two edges. ⁵And the skillfully woven band on it was of one piece with it and made like it, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

⁶They made the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold filigree, and engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Israel. ⁷And he set them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod to be stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

⁸sHe made the breastpiece, in skilled work, in the style of the ephod, of gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen. ⁹It was square. They made the breastpiece doubled, a span2 its length and a span its breadth when doubled. ¹⁰And they set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row; ¹¹and the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond; ¹²and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; ¹³and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in settings of gold filigree. ¹⁴There were twelve stones with their names according to the names of the sons of Israel. They were like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes. ¹⁵And they made on the breastpiece twisted chains like cords, of pure gold. ¹⁶And they made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two edges of the breastpiece. ¹⁷And they put the two cords of gold in the two rings at the edges of the breastpiece. ¹⁸They attached the two ends of the two cords to the two settings of filigree. Thus they attached it in front to the shoulder pieces of the ephod. ¹⁹Then they made two rings of gold, and put them at the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inside edge next to the ephod. ²⁰And they made two rings of gold, and attached them in front to the lower part of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, at its seam above the skillfully woven band of the ephod. ²¹And they bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, so that it should lie on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece should not come loose from the ephod, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

²²tHe also made the robe of the ephod woven all of blue, ²³and the opening of the robe in it was like the opening in a garment, with a binding around the opening, so that it might not tear. ²⁴On the hem of the robe they made pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. ²⁵They also made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates all around the hem of the robe, between the pomegranates— ²⁶a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate around the hem of the robe for ministering, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

²⁷uThey also made the coats, woven of fine vlinen, for Aaron and his sons, ²⁸and the vturban of fine linen, and the caps of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twined linen, ²⁹and the sash of fine twined linen and of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, embroidered with needlework, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

³⁰wThey made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription, like the engraving of a signet, “Holy to the Lord.” ³¹And they tied to it a cord of blue to fasten it on the turban above, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

³²Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished, and the people of Israel did xaccording to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so they did. ³³Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its utensils, its hooks, its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; ³⁴the covering of tanned rams' skins and goatskins, and the yveil of the screen; ³⁵the ark of the testimony with its poles and the mercy seat; ³⁶the table with all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence; ³⁷zthe lampstand of pure gold and its lamps with the lamps set and all its utensils, and the oil for the light; ³⁸athe golden altar, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and bthe screen for the entrance of the tent; ³⁹the bronze altar, and its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin and its stand; ⁴⁰cthe hangings of the court, its pillars, and its bases, and the dscreen for the gate of the court, its ecords, and its pegs; and all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting; ⁴¹the finely worked garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons for their service as priests. ⁴²fAccording to all that the Lord had commanded Moses, so the people of Israel had done all the work. ⁴³And Moses saw all the work, and behold, they had done it; as the Lord had commanded, so had they done it. Then Moses gblessed them.

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

¹When Jesus had spoken these words, nhe went out with his disciples across othe brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which he and his disciples entered. ²Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew pthe place, for qJesus often met there with his disciples. ³rSo Judas, having procured a band of soldiers and some officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, went there with lanterns and torches and weapons. ⁴Then Jesus, sknowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, t“Whom do you seek?” ⁵They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.”1 Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. ⁶uWhen Jesus2 said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground. ⁷So he asked them again, t“Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.” ⁸Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. So, if you seek me, let these men go.” ⁹vThis was to fulfill the word that he had spoken: “Of those whom you gave me I have lost not one.” ¹⁰Then Simon Peter, whaving a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant3 and cut off his right ear. (The servant's name was Malchus.) ¹¹So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its sheath; xshall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?”

Jesus Faces Annas and Caiaphas

¹²So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews4 arrested Jesus and bound him. ¹³First they yled him to zAnnas, for he was the father-in-law of aCaiaphas, who was high priest that year. ¹⁴It was Caiaphas who had advised the Jews bthat it would be expedient that one man should die for the people.

Peter Denies Jesus

¹⁵cSimon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, ¹⁶dbut Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl who kept watch at the door, and brought Peter in. ¹⁷eThe servant girl at the door said to Peter, “You also are not one of this man's disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.” ¹⁸Now the servants5 and officers had made a charcoal fire, because it was cold, and they were standing and warming themselves. fPeter also was with them, standing and warming himself.

The High Priest Questions Jesus

¹⁹gThe high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. ²⁰Jesus answered him, “I have spoken hopenly ito the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. jI have said nothing in secret. ²¹Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.” ²²When he had said these things, one of the officers standing by struck Jesus with his hand, saying, k“Is that how you answer the high priest?” ²³Jesus answered him, “If what I said is wrong, bear witness about the wrong; but if what I said is right, why do you strike me?” ²⁴lAnnas then sent him bound to lCaiaphas the high priest.

Peter Denies Jesus Again

²⁵mNow Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You also are not one of his disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” ²⁶One of the servants of the high priest, a relative of nthe man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Did I not see you oin the garden with him?” ²⁷Peter again denied it, and pat once a rooster crowed.

Jesus Before Pilate

²⁸qThen they led Jesus rfrom the house of Caiaphas to sthe governor's headquarters.6 It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, tso that they would not be defiled, ubut could eat the Passover. ²⁹vSo Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” ³⁰They answered him, “If this man were not doing evil, we would not have delivered him over to you.” ³¹Pilate said to them, w“Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.” The Jews said to him, “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death.” ³²xThis was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken yto show by what kind of death he was going to die.

My Kingdom Is Not of This World

³³zSo Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, a“Are you the King of the Jews?” ³⁴Jesus answered, “Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?” ³⁵Pilate answered, “Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?” ³⁶Jesus answered, b“My kingdom cis not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, dmy servants would have been fighting, that eI might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” ³⁷Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, f“You say that I am a king. gFor this purpose I was born and for this purpose hI have come into the world—ito bear witness to the truth. jEveryone who is kof the truth llistens to my voice.” ³⁸Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”

After he had said this, mhe went back outside to the Jews and told them, n“I find no guilt in him. ³⁹oBut you have a custom that I should release one man for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” ⁴⁰They cried out again, p“Not this man, but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a robber.7

¹dA soft answer turns away wrath,

but ea harsh word stirs up anger.

²The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,

but fthe mouths of fools pour out folly.

³gThe eyes of the Lord are in every place,

keeping watch on the evil and the good.

⁴hA gentle1 tongue is ia tree of life,

but jperverseness in it breaks the spirit.

⁵kA fool ldespises his father's instruction,

but mwhoever heeds reproof is prudent.

⁶In the house of the righteous there is much treasure,

but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

⁷nThe lips of the wise spread knowledge;

nnot so the hearts of fools.2

⁸oThe sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,

but pthe prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

⁹The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,

but he loves him qwho pursues righteousness.

¹⁰There is rsevere discipline for him who forsakes the way;

swhoever hates reproof will die.

¹¹Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord;

how much more tthe hearts of the children of man!

¹²uA scoffer vdoes not like to be reproved;

he will not go to the wise.

¹³wA glad heart makes a cheerful face,

but by xsorrow of heart the spirit is ycrushed.

¹⁴zThe heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,

but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

¹⁵All the days of the afflicted are evil,

but athe cheerful of heart has a continual feast.

¹⁶bBetter is a little with the fear of the Lord

than great treasure and trouble with it.

¹⁷cBetter is a dinner of herbs where love is

than da fattened ox and hatred with it.

¹⁸eA hot-tempered man fstirs up strife,

but he who is gslow to anger quiets contention.

¹⁹The way of ha sluggard is like a hedge of ithorns,

but the path of the upright is ja level highway.

²⁰kA wise son makes a glad father,

but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹lFolly is a joy to him who lacks sense,

but a man of understanding mwalks straight ahead.

²²nWithout counsel plans fail,

but with many advisers they succeed.

²³To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,

and oa word in season, how good it is!

²⁴The path of life leads upward pfor the prudent,

that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.

²⁵The Lord tears down the house of qthe proud

but rmaintains sthe widow's boundaries.

²⁶tThe thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,

but ugracious words are pure.

²⁷Whoever is vgreedy for unjust gain wtroubles his own household,

but he who hates xbribes will live.

²⁸The heart of the righteous yponders how to answer,

but zthe mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

²⁹The Lord is afar from the wicked,

but he bhears the prayer of the righteous.

³⁰cThe light of the eyes rejoices the heart,

and dgood news refreshes3 the bones.

³¹eThe ear that listens to flife-giving reproof

will dwell among the wise.

³²Whoever gignores instruction hdespises himself,

but he who listens to reproof igains intelligence.

³³jThe fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,

and khumility comes before honor.

Christ's Example of Humility

¹So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from flove, any gparticipation in the Spirit, any haffection and sympathy, ²icomplete my joy by being jof the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. ³Do nothing from kselfish ambition or lconceit, but in mhumility count others more significant than yourselves. ⁴Let each of you nlook not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. ⁵oHave this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,1 ⁶pwho, though he was in qthe form of God, did not count equality with God ra thing to be grasped,2 ⁷but semptied himself, by taking the form of a tservant,3 ubeing born in the likeness of men. ⁸And being found in human form, he humbled himself by vbecoming obedient to the point of death, weven death on a cross. ⁹xTherefore yGod has zhighly exalted him and bestowed on him athe name that is above every name, ¹⁰so that at the name of Jesus bevery knee should bow, cin heaven and on earth and under the earth, ¹¹and devery tongue confess that Jesus Christ is eLord, to the glory of God the Father.

Lights in the World

¹²Therefore, my beloved, fas you have always gobeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, ¹³for hit is God who works in you, both to will and to work for ihis good pleasure.

¹⁴Do all things jwithout grumbling or kdisputing, ¹⁵that you may be blameless and innocent, lchildren of God mwithout blemish nin the midst of oa crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine pas lights in the world, ¹⁶holding fast to qthe word of life, so that in rthe day of Christ sI may be proud that tI did not run in vain or labor in vain. ¹⁷Even if I am to be upoured out as a drink offering upon vthe sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. ¹⁸Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me.

Timothy and Epaphroditus

¹⁹I hope in the Lord Jesus wto send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. ²⁰For I have no one xlike him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. ²¹For they all yseek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. ²²But you know Timothy's4 zproven worth, how aas a son5 with a father bhe has served with me in the gospel. ²³I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me, ²⁴and cI trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also.

²⁵I have thought it necessary to send to you dEpaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and efellow soldier, and your messenger and fminister to my need, ²⁶for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. ²⁷Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. ²⁸I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious. ²⁹So greceive him in the Lord with all joy, and hhonor such men, ³⁰for he nearly died6 ifor the work of Christ, risking his life jto complete what was lacking in your service to me.