1ST LESSON :Zechariah 9:9-17 2ND LESSON: Matt 26:17-56
Zechariah 9:9-17
9 “Rejoice
greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O
daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your
King is coming to you;
He is just
and having salvation,
Lowly and
riding on a donkey,
A colt, the
foal of a donkey.
10 I will
cut off the chariot from Ephraim
And the
horse from Jerusalem;
The battle
bow shall be cut off.
He shall
speak peace to the nations;
His dominion
shall be ‘from sea to sea,
And from the
River to the ends of the earth.’[a]
God Will
Save His People
11 “As for
you also,
Because of
the blood of your covenant,
I will set
your prisoners free from the waterless pit.
12 Return to
the stronghold,
You
prisoners of hope.
Even today I
declare
That I will
restore double to you.
13 For I
have bent Judah, My bow,
Fitted the
bow with Ephraim,
And raised
up your sons, O Zion,
Against your
sons, O Greece,
And made you
like the sword of a mighty man.”
14 Then the
Lord will be seen over them,
And His
arrow will go forth like lightning.
The Lord God
will blow the trumpet,
And go with
whirlwinds from the south.
15 The Lord
of hosts will defend them;
They shall
devour and subdue with slingstones.
They shall
drink and roar as if with wine;
They shall
be filled with blood like basins,
Like the
corners of the altar.
16 The Lord
their God will save them in that day,
As the flock
of His people.
For they
shall be like the jewels of a crown,
Lifted like
a banner over His land—
17 For how
great is its[b] goodness
And how
great its[c] beauty!
Grain shall
make the young men thrive,
And new wine the young women
Matt 26:17-56
17 Now on the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread the disciples
came to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat
the Passover?”
18 And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him,
‘The Teacher says, “My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house
with My disciples.”’”
19 So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared
the Passover.
20 When evening had come, He sat down with the twelve. 21 Now as they
were eating, He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.”
22 And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say
to Him, “Lord, is it I?”
23 He answered and said, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish
will betray Me. 24 The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but
woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for
that man if he had not been born.”
25 Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, “Rabbi, is it
I?”
He said to him, “You have said it.”
Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper
26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed[a] and broke it,
and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
27 Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
“Drink from it, all of you. 28 For this is My blood of the new[b] covenant,
which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 But I say to you, I will
not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it
new with you in My Father’s kingdom.”
30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
31 Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because
of Me this night, for it is written:‘I will strike the Shepherd,And the sheep
of the flock will be scattered.’[c]
32 But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee.”
33 Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble
because of You, I will never be made to stumble.”
34 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before
the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
35 Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny
You!”
And so said all the disciples.
The Prayer in the Garden
36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to
the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” 37 And He took with
Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply
distressed. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to
death. Stay here and watch with Me.”
39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying,
“O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not
as I will, but as You will.”
40 Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to
Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, lest you
enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
42 Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father,
if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless[d] I drink it, Your will be done.”
43 And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy.
44 So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying
the same words. 45 Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Are you
still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is
being betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going. See, My
betrayer is at hand.”
Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane
47 And while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve,
with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and
elders of the people.
48 Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He
is the One; seize Him.” 49 Immediately he went up to Jesus and said,
“Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
50 But Jesus said to him, “Friend, why have you come?”
Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him. 51 And suddenly,
one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword,
struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
52 But Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, for all who
take the sword will perish[e] by the sword. 53 Or do you think that I cannot
now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of
angels? 54 How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen
thus?”
55 In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out, as
against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I sat daily with you,
teaching in the temple, and you did not seize Me. 56 But all this was done that
the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.”
Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled
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