Introducing the Unitarian Standard Version Bible
References Used in the Unitarian Standard Version
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Textual changes in favor of the newer Greek Texts are underlined.
1 And it came to pass(a),
when Jesus had finished all these words, he said unto his
disciples, 2 Ye know that after two days the passover
cometh, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified(b).
3 Then were gathered together the chief priests, and the
elders of the people, unto the court of the high priest,
who was called Caiaphas; 4 and they took counsel together
that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him. 5
But they said, Not during the feast, lest a tumult arise
among people.
6 Now when Jesus was in
Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 there came
unto him a woman having an alabaster jar of exceeding
precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head, as he
sat [at meat]. 8 But when the disciples saw it, they had
indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? 9 For
this might have been sold for much, and given to the
poor. 10 But Jesus perceiving it said unto them, Why
trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work
upon me. 11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me
ye have not always. 12 For in that she poured this
ointment upon my body, she did it to prepare me for
burial. 13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel
shall be preached in the whole world, that also which this
woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
14 Then one of the
twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief
priests, 15 and said, What are ye willing to give me, and
I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him
thirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that time he sought
opportunity to deliver him [unto them.]
17 Now on the first [day]
of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying,
Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to eat the
passover? 18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man,
and say unto him, The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; I
keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. 19 And
the disciples did as Jesus appointed them; and they made
ready the passover. 20 Now when even was come, he was
sitting to eat with the twelve; 21 and as they
were eating, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of
you shall betray me. 22 And they were exceeding sorrowful,
and began to say unto him every one, Is it I(c),
Lord? 23 And he answered and said, He that dipped his hand
with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. 24 The Son
of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto
that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good
were it for that man if he had not been born. 25 And
Judas, who betrayed him, answered and said, Is it I(c),
Rabbi? He saith unto him, Thou hast said.
26 And as they were
eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it; and giving
it to the disciples, said, Take, eat; this meaneth(d)
my body. 27 And he took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave
to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 for this meaneth(d)
my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many
unto remission of sins. 29 But I say unto you, I shall not
drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, 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 unto the
mount of Olives.
31 Then saith Jesus unto
them, All ye shall be offended in me this night: for it is
written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the
flock shall be scattered abroad.
32 But after I am raised
up, I will go before you into Galilee. 33 But Peter
answered and said unto him, If all shall be offended in
thee, I will never be offended. 34 Jesus said unto him,
Verily I say unto thee, that this night, before the cock
crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 35 Peter saith unto him,
Even if I must die with thee, I will not deny thee.
Likewise also said all the disciples.
36 Then cometh Jesus with
them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the
disciples, Sit ye here, while I go yonder and pray. 37 And
he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and
began to be sorrowful and sore troubled. 38 Then saith he
unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto
death: abide ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went
forward a little, and fell on his face, and prayed,
saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass
away from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou
wilt. 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them
sleeping, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch
with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not
into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the
flesh is weak. 42 Again a second time he went away, and
prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away,
except I drink it, thy will be done. 43 And he came again
and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 44 And
he left them again, and went away, and prayed a third
time, saying again the same words. 45 Then cometh he to
the disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take
your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man
is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Arise, let us be
going: behold, he is at hand that betrayeth me.
47 And while he yet
spake, lo, Judas(e), one of the twelve, came, and
with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from
the chief priest and elders of the people. 48 Now he that
betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall
kiss, that is he: take him. 49 And straightway he came to
Jesus, and said, Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him. 50 And Jesus
said unto him, Friend, [do] that for which thou art come.
Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. 51
And behold, one of them that were with Jesus stretched out
his hand, and drew his sword, and smote the servant of the
high priest, and struck off his ear. 52 Then saith Jesus
unto him, Put up again thy sword into its place: for all
they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. 53
Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he
shall even now send me more than twelve legions(f)
of angels? 54 How then should the scriptures be fulfilled
that thus it must be? 55 In that hour said Jesus to the
multitudes, Are ye come out as against a robber with
swords and staves(g) to seize me? I sat daily in
the temple teaching, and ye took me not. 56 But all this
is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets might
be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled.
57 And they that had
taken Jesus led him away to [the house of] Caiaphas the
high priest, where the scribes and the elders were
gathered together. 58 But Peter followed him afar off,
unto the court of the high priest, and entered in, and sat
with the officers, to see the end. 59 Now the chief
priests and the whole council sought false witness against
Jesus, that they might put him to death; 60 and they found
it not, though many false witnesses came. But afterward
came two, 61 and said, This man said, I am able to destroy
the temple of God, and to rebuild in three days.
62 And the high priest stood up, and said unto him,
Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness
against thee? 63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high
priest said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God,
that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of
God. 64 Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said(h):
nevertheless I say unto you,
Henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand(1) of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.
69 Now Peter was sitting
without in the court: and a damsel came unto him, saying,
Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilaean. 70 But he denied
in front of everyone, saying, I know not what thou
sayest. 71 And when he was gone out into the porch,
another [damsel] saw him, and saith unto them that were
there, This man was with Jesus of Nazareth. 72 And
again he denied with an oath, I know not the man. 73 And
after a little while they that stood by came and said to
Peter, Of a truth thou also art [one] of them; for thy
speech maketh thee known. 74 Then began he to curse and to
swear(k), I know not the man. And straightway the
cock crew. 75 And Peter remembered the word which Jesus
had said, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
And he went out, and wept bitterly.
Footnotes
(a) The expression
"And it came to pass" is used 397 times in the ASV. It is
used 1165 times in the Book of Mormon, which left Mark
Twain to write that if Joseph Smith had left that phrase
out, "his Bible would have been only a pamphlet."
(b) ASV: crucified. Bullinger: "hung upon a stake.
Greek. stauros was not two pieces of wood at any
angle. It was an upright pale or stake. Same as xulon,
a piece of timber (Act_5:30; Act_5:10, Act_5:39. Gal_1:3,
Gal_1:13. 1Pe_2:24). Even the Latin crux means a
mere stake, or stave (compare verses: Mat_26:47,
Mat_26:55, &c.); while stauroo (here) means to
drive stakes."
(c) Here we have the disciples and Judas all saying
ego eimi. However, whenever Jesus says ego eimi,
the claim to divinity is supposed to be explicit. Some
Bibles even capitalize the I AM when Jesus says it to make
sure that you understand that when ego eimi is
uttered, he is proclaiming Himself to be Jehovah.
See John 8:58.
(d) ASV has "this is my body." Moffatt: "it means
my body." See also NWT. Bullinger, KGV & ELB:
"represents."
(e) Judas is a very Jewish name, so much so that
many like Jerome would not distinguish between the
two: "Judas is cursed, that in Judas in particular,
was torn asunder by demons — and the [Jewish] people as
well."
(f) According to Bullinger a legion consists of
6,000 (6,000 x 12 = 72,000). According to Charles B.
Williams a legion is "one hundred thousand angels" while
William F. Beck translates this as "more than seventy
thousand angels."
(g) Staves: clubs, see ED & Wilton.
(h) 2001: ‘You’re saying it yourself!
(i) The Bible speaks repeatedly of Jesus sitting at
the right hand of God (Acts 7:55, 56; Matthew 22:44 etc),
which should be odd if Jesus was in fact "God."
(j) KJV: "He is guilty of death"
(k) "A new development of profanity. Hitherto he
had merely sworn. Now he adds imprecation; invoking curses
on himself if the case be not as he says." Word Studies in
the New Testament by Martin R. Vincent
USVBible@gmail.com
Professor Charles C. Ryrie, writing in his well known work, Basic Theology, says:
"The N. T. contains no explicit statement of the doctrine of the Trinity of God (since “these three are one” in 1 John 5:7 is apparently not a part of the genuine text of scripture (p. 60). A definition of the Trinity is not easy to construct. Some are done by stating several propositions. Others err on the side of oneness or threeness (p. 61). Even with all the discussion and delineation that we attempt in relation to the Trinity, we must admit that in the final analysis it is a mystery (p.61). In the second half of the fourth century, three theologians from the province of Cappadocia in eastern Asia Minor gave definitive shape to the doctrine of the Trinity (p.65). But many doctrines are accepted by evangelicals as being clearly taught in the Scripture for which there are no proof texts. The doctrine of the Trinity furnishes the best example of this. It is fair to say that the Bible does not clearly teach the doctrine of the Trinity. In fact, there is not even one proof text, if by proof text we mean a verse or passage that “clearly” states that there is one God who exists in three persons (p. 89). The above illustrations prove the fallacy of concluding that if something is not proof-texted in the Bible we cannot clearly teach the results … If that were so, I could never teach the doctrine of the Trinity or the deity of Christ or the deity of the Holy Spirit." (p.90)
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