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Zephaniah 3

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¹ Then the high priest tore his[29] robes [in mock horror] and exclaimed, "He has blasphemed [by making Himself God's equal]! What further need have we of witnesses or evidence? See, you have now heard the blasphemy.

² What do you think?" They answered, "[30] He deserves to be put to death."

³ Then they spat in His face and struck Him with their fists; and some slapped Him,

⁴ saying, "[31] Prophesy to us, You Christ (Messiah, Anointed); who was it that struck You?"

⁵ Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant-girl came up to him and said, "You too were with Jesus the Galilean."

⁶ But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about."

⁷ And when he had gone out to the gateway, another servant-girl saw him and she said to the bystanders, "This man was with Jesus the Nazarene."

⁸ And again he denied it with an oath, "I do not know the man."

⁹ After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, "Surely you are one of them too; for even your [Galilean] accent gives you away."

¹⁰ Then he began to curse [that is, to invoke God's judgment on himself] and swear [an oath], "I do not know the man!" And at that moment a rooster crowed.

¹¹ And Peter remembered the [prophetic] words of Jesus, when He had said, "Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly [in repentance].

¹² When it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) conferred together against Jesus, [plotting how] to put Him to death [since under Roman rule they had no power to execute anyone];

¹³ so they bound Him, and led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the governor [of Judea, who had the authority to condemn prisoners to death].

¹⁴ When Judas, His betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was gripped with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,

¹⁵ saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." They replied, "What is that to us? See to that yourself!"

¹⁶ And throwing the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary, he left; and went away and[1] hanged himself.

¹⁷ The chief priests, picking up the pieces of silver, said, "It is not lawful to put these in the treasury [of the temple], because it is the price of blood."

¹⁸ So after consultation they used the money to buy the Potter's Field as a burial place for strangers.

¹⁹ Therefore that piece of ground has been called the Field of Blood to this day.

²⁰ Then the words spoken by Jeremiah the prophet were fulfilled: "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him on whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel;

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1	Then the high priest tore his[29] robes [in mock horror] and exclaimed, "He has blasphemed [by making Himself God's equal]! What further need have we of witnesses or evidence? See, you have now heard the blasphemy.
2	What do you think?" They answered, "[30] He deserves to be put to death."
3	Then they spat in His face and struck Him with their fists; and some slapped Him,
4	saying, "[31] Prophesy to us, You Christ (Messiah, Anointed); who was it that struck You?"
5	Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant-girl came up to him and said, "You too were with Jesus the Galilean."
6	But he denied it before them all, saying, "I do not know what you are talking about."
7	And when he had gone out to the gateway, another servant-girl saw him and she said to the bystanders, "This man was with Jesus the Nazarene."
8	And again he denied it with an oath, "I do not know the man."
9	After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, "Surely you are one of them too; for even your [Galilean] accent gives you away."
10	Then he began to curse [that is, to invoke God's judgment on himself] and swear [an oath], "I do not know the man!" And at that moment a rooster crowed.
11	And Peter remembered the [prophetic] words of Jesus, when He had said, "Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly [in repentance].
12	When it was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) conferred together against Jesus, [plotting how] to put Him to death [since under Roman rule they had no power to execute anyone];
13	so they bound Him, and led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the governor [of Judea, who had the authority to condemn prisoners to death].
14	When Judas, His betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was gripped with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,
15	saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." They replied, "What is that to us? See to that yourself!"
16	And throwing the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary, he left; and went away and[1] hanged himself.
17	The chief priests, picking up the pieces of silver, said, "It is not lawful to put these in the treasury [of the temple], because it is the price of blood."
18	So after consultation they used the money to buy the Potter's Field as a burial place for strangers.
19	Therefore that piece of ground has been called the Field of Blood to this day.
20	Then the words spoken by Jeremiah the prophet were fulfilled: "And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of Him on whom a price had been set by the sons of Israel;

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