Thursday 17 June 2038

9They came to the place which God had told him of.Abraham built the altar there,and laid the wood in order,bound Isaac his son,and laid him on the altar, on the wood.10Abraham stretched out his hand,and took the knife to kill his son.

11The Lord’s angel called to him out of the sky,and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”

He said, “Here I am.”

12He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him.For now I know that you fear God,since you have not withheld your son,your only son, from me.”

13Abraham lifted up his eyes,and looked, and sawthat behind him was a ram caught in the thicket by his horns.Abraham went and took the ram,and offered him up for a burnt offering instead of his son.14Abraham called the name ofthat place “The Lord Will Provide”.As it is said to this day,“On the Lord’s mountain,it will be provided.”

15The Lord’s angel called to Abraham a second time out of the sky,16and said, “‘I have sworn by myself,’says the Lord, ‘because you have done this thing,and have not withheld your son, your only son,17that I will bless you greatly,and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens,and like the sand which is on the seashore.Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies.18All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring,because you have obeyed my voice.’”

7Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire.You have opened my ears.You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.8Then I said, “Behold, I have come.It is written about me in the book in the scroll.

10I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly.Behold, I will not seal my lips, Lord, you know.11I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart.I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation.I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.

17Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you.Let such as love your salvation say continually, “Let the Lord be exalted!”

36Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane,and said to his disciples,“Sit here, while I go there and pray.”37He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled.38Then Jesus said to them,“My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death.Stay here and watch with me.”

39He went forward a little,fell on his face, and prayed,saying, “My Father,if it is possible,let this cup pass away from me;nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

40He came to the disciples and found them sleeping,and said to Peter,“What, couldn’t you watch with me for one hour?41Watch and pray, that you don’t enter into temptation.The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

42Again, a second time he went away and prayed,saying, “My Father,if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it,your desire be done.”