"For trulyin thiscitythere were gathered togetheragainstYour holyservantJesus,whomYou anointed,bothHerodand PontiusPilate,alongwith the Gentilesand the peoplesof Israel,
"Whocan makethe cleanout of the unclean?Noone!
"Whatis man,that he should be pure,Or he who is bornof a woman,that he should be righteous?
"Howthen can a manbe justwith God?Or howcan he be cleanwho is bornof woman?
The kingsof the earthtaketheir standAnd the rulerstakecounseltogetherAgainstthe LORDand againstHis Anointed,saying,
"But as for Me, I have installedMy KingUpon Zion,My holymountain."
You have lovedrighteousnessand hatedwickedness;ThereforeGod,Your God,has anointedYou With the oilof joyaboveYour fellows.
"Have you not heard?LongagoI didit, From ancienttimesI plannedit. NowI have broughtit to pass,That you should turnfortifiedcitiesinto ruinousheaps.
Thussaysthe LORD,the Redeemerof Israel[and] its HolyOne,To the despisedOne, To the One abhorredby the nation,To the Servantof rulers,"Kingswill seeand arise,Princeswill also bowdown,Becauseof the LORDwhois faithful,the HolyOneof Israelwho has chosenYou."
He was despisedand forsakenof men,A manof sorrowsand acquaintedwith grief;And like one from whom men hidetheir faceHe was despised,and we did not esteemHim.
The Spiritof the LordGODis upon me, Becausethe LORDhas anointedme To bringgood newsto the afflicted;He has sentme to bindup the brokenhearted,To proclaimlibertyto captivesAnd freedomto prisoners;
At that timeHerodthe tetrarchheardthe newsabout Jesus,
For when Herodhad Johnarrested,he boundhim and puthim in prisonbecauseof Herodias,the wifeof his brotherPhilip.
But when Herod'sbirthdaycame,the daughterof Herodiasdancedbefore[them] and pleasedHerod,
"But whatdo you think?A manhadtwosons,and he cameto the firstand said,Son,goworktodayin the vineyard.'
"Jerusalem,Jerusalem,who killsthe prophetsand stonesthosewho are sentto her! How oftenI wantedto gatheryour childrentogether,the waya hengathersher chicksunderher wings,and you were unwilling.
and they boundHim, and led Him awayand deliveredHim to Pilatethe governor.
[saying], "Behold,we are goingup to Jerusalem,and the Sonof Manwill be deliveredto the chief priestsand the scribes;and they will condemnHim to deathand will handHim over to the Gentiles.
In the same waythe chief priestsalso,along with the scribes,were mocking[Him] amongthemselvesand saying,"He savedothers;He cannotsaveHimself.
The angelansweredand saidto her, "The HolySpiritwill comeupon you, and the powerof the Most Highwill overshadowyou; and for that reasonthe holyChildshall be calledthe Sonof God.
Now the menwho were holding Jesus in custodywere mockingHim and beatingHim,
Thenthe wholebodyof them gotup and broughtHim beforePilate.
"THE SPIRITOF THE LORDIS UPON ME, BECAUSEHE ANOINTEDME TO PREACH THE GOSPELTO THE POOR.HE HAS SENTME TO PROCLAIMRELEASETO THE CAPTIVES,AND RECOVERY OF SIGHTTO THE BLIND,TO SETFREETHOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,
saying,"The Sonof Manmustsuffermany thingsand be rejectedby the eldersand chief priestsand scribes,and be killedand be raisedup on the thirdday."
He cameto His own,and thosewho were His owndid not receiveHim.
do you sayof Him, whomthe Fathersanctifiedand sentinto the world,'You are blaspheming,'becauseI said,I amthe Sonof God'?
Thenthey ledJesusfrom Caiaphasinto the Praetorium,and it was early;and they themselvesdid not enterinto the Praetoriumsothat they would not be defiled,but might eatthe Passover.
ThereforePilatewentout to them and said,"Whataccusationdo you bringagainst thisMan?"
But oneof the soldierspiercedHis sidewith a spear,and immediatelybloodand watercameout.
"[You know of] Jesusof Nazareth,howGodanointedHim with the HolySpiritand with power,and [how] He went aboutdoing goodand healingallwho were oppressedby the devil,for Godwas with Him.
BECAUSEYOU WILL NOT ABANDONMY SOULTO HADES,NORALLOWYOUR HOLY ONETO UNDERGODECAY.
whileYou extendYour handto heal,and signsand wonderstake placethroughthe nameof Your holyservantJesus."
For it was fittingfor us to have sucha high priest,holy,innocent,undefiled,separatedfrom sinnersand exaltedabove the heavens;
