a thread opens
And Peter followed him in the distance, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire.
The Vigil
Today’s scroll, one verse at a time — each linked to the last by the cross-references rather than by any model of you. The same vigil for everyone, and a different one tomorrow.
Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, to the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
from Mark 14:54
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
from Matthew 26:3
The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.
from Matthew 26:57
And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
from John 18:19
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, so that they might take hold of his words, so that so they might deliver him to the power and authority of the governor.
from Luke 11:53
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As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
Thus says the LORD, your redeemer, and he that formed you from the womb, I am the LORD that makes all things; that stretches forth the heavens alone; that spreads abroad the earth by myself;
from I Corinthians 8:4
It is he that sits upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are as grasshoppers; that stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in:
from Isaiah 44:24
The LORD sits upon the flood; yes, the LORD sits King for ever.
from Isaiah 40:22
The LORD is King for ever and ever: the pagans have perished out of his land.
from Psalms 29:10 · a strong link
a thread opens
By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.
Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
from I John 3:16 · a strong link
For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.
from Philippians 2:17 · a strong link
For I am hard pressed between the two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
from II Timothy 4:6 · a strong link
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But the anointing which you have received of him remains in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall remain in him.
However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.
from I John 2:27
This know also, that in the last days difficult times shall come.
from John 16:13
Now I have come to make you understand what shall befall your people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
from II Timothy 3:1
Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
from Daniel 10:14
They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.
from Hosea 3:5
He said furthermore to me, Son of man, do you see what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel commits here, so that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn yet again, and you shall see greater abominations.
from Hosea 5:6
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And God has set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, varieties of tongues.
Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
from I Corinthians 12:28
But he that prophesies speaks to men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
from Romans 12:6
Whom I have sent to you for the same purpose, so that you might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
from I Corinthians 14:3 · a strong link
All my circumstances shall Tychicus declare to you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord:
from Ephesians 6:22
With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known to you all things which are done here.
from Colossians 4:7
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I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy your people, who are present here, to offer willingly to you.
And you, Solomon my son, know you the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off for ever.
from I Chronicles 29:17 · a strong link
You know my downsitting and my uprising, you understand my thought in the distance.
from I Chronicles 28:9 · a strong link
But I know your dwelling, and your going out, and your coming in, and your rage against me.
from Psalms 139:2 · a strong link
Am I a God at hand, says the LORD, and not a God in the distance?
from II Kings 19:27
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Clean out therefore the old leaven, so that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us:
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures;
from I Corinthians 5:7
Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue to this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
from I Corinthians 15:3 · a strong link
For had you believed Moses, you would have believed me: for he wrote of me.
from Acts 26:22
That is the whole thread.
Every verse the cross-references reach from Mark 14:54 along this chain. Today’s own vigil is laid separately.
Each verse follows the one before it along the chain a study Bible draws — a century old, public, and compiled by people arguing about Scripture rather than about how long you stay. Every card says which verse it came from and opens the chapter it belongs to. Today’s vigil is the same for every reader and is worked out from the date alone, so there is no account, no counter, and nothing stored in your browser or ours.
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