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They hide, they mark my steps, 51 But Jesus answered and said, “Permit even
When they lie in wait for my life. this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? 52 Then Jesus said to the chief priests, captains
In anger cast down the peoples, O God! of the temple, and the elders who had come to
Him, “Have you come out, as against a robber,
8 You number my wanderings; 53
Put my tears into Your bottle; with swords and clubs? When I was with you
daily in the temple, you did not try to seize
Are they not in Your book?
Me. But this is your hour, and the power of
darkness.”

56:8 my tears…Your bottle. David asked God
to keep a remembrance of all of his sufferings,
so that God would eventually vindicate him. 22:51 Permit even this. I.e., the betrayal and
arrest (see John 18:11). All was proceeding
according to the divine timetable. touched
9 When I cry out to You, his ear and healed him. This is the only
Then my enemies will turn back; instance in all of Scripture where Christ healed
This I know, because God is for me. a fresh wound. The miracle is also unique in
10 In God (I will praise His word), that Christ healed an enemy, unasked, and
In the LORD (I will praise His word), without any evidence of faith in the recipient.It
11 In God I have put my trust; is also remarkable that such a dramatic miracle
I will not be afraid. had no effect whatsoever on the hearts of those
What can man do to me? men. Neither had the explosive power of Jesus’
words, which knocked them to the ground
12 Vows made to You are binding upon (John 18:6).They carried on with the arrest as if
me, O God; nothing peculiar had happened (v.54).
I will render praises to You,
For You have delivered my soul from 22:53 this is your hour.I.e.,nighttime,the hour
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death. of darkness. The arresting group had not the
Have You not kept my feet from falling, courage to confront Jesus in the presence of
That I may walk before God the crowds at the temple, where He had open-
In the light of the living? ly taught each day. Their skulking tactics
betrayed the truth about their hearts. Night-
Proverbs 15:21–23
time was a fitting hour for the servants of the
21 Folly is joy to him who is destitute of power of darkness (Satan) to be afoot (see John
discernment, 3:20,21; Eph.5:8,12–15; 1 Thess.5:5–7).
But a man of understanding walks
uprightly.
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22 Without counsel, plans go awry, Having arrested Him, they led Him and
But in the multitude of counselors they brought Him into the high priest’s house. But
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are established. Peter followed at a distance. Now when they
had kindled a fire in the midst of the courtyard
23 A man has joy by the answer of his and sat down together, Peter sat among them.
mouth, 56 And a certain servant girl, seeing him as he
And a word spoken in due season, sat by the fire, looked intently at him and said,
how good it is! “This man was also with Him.”
57 But he denied Him, saying, “Woman, I do
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not know Him.”
And while He was still speaking, behold, a And after a little while another saw him
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multitude; and he who was called Judas, one of and said, “You also are of them.”
the twelve, went before them and drew near to But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”
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Jesus to kiss Him. But Jesus said to him, “Judas, 59 Then after about an hour had passed, another
are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” confidently affirmed, saying, “Surely this fellow
49 When those around Him saw what was also was with Him, for he is a Galilean.”
going to happen, they said to Him, “Lord, shall 60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what
we strike with the sword?” And one of them you are saying!”
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struck the servant of the high priest and cut off Immediately, while he was still speaking,
his right ear. the rooster crowed. And the Lord turned
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