aWhen Jesus
had finished
all
these
words
, He said
to His disciples
,
" aYou know that after
two
days
bthe Passover
is coming
, and the Son
of Man
is to be chanded
over for crucifixion
."
aThen the chief
priests
and the elders
of the people
were gathered
together
in bthe court
of the high
priest
, named
cCaiaphas
;
and they aplotted together
to seize
Jesus
by stealth
and kill
Him.
But they were saying, "Not during
the festival
, aotherwise
a riot
might occur
among
the people
."
aNow when Jesus
was in bBethany
, at the home
of Simon
the leper
,
aa woman came
to Him with an alabaster
vial
of very
costly
perfume
, and she poured
it on His head
as He reclined
at the table.
But the disciples were indignant
when they saw
this, and said
, "Why
this
waste
?
"For this perfume might
have been sold
for a high
price
and the money given
to the poor
."
But Jesus, aware
of this, said
to them, "Why
do you bother
the woman
? For she has done
a good
deed
to Me.
"For you always have
athe poor
with you; but you do not always
have
Me.
"For when she poured this
perfume
on My body
, she did
it ato prepare
Me for burial
.
"Truly I say
to you, awherever
this
gospel
is preached
in the whole
world
, what
this
woman
has done
will also
be spoken
of in memory
of her."
aThen one
of the twelve
, named
bJudas
Iscariot
, went
to the chief
priests
and said, "What
are you willing
to give
me 1to 2 abetray
Him to you?" And bthey weighed
out thirty
3pieces
of silver
to him.
From then on he began looking
for a good
opportunity
to 1betray
2Jesus.
aNow on the first
day of bUnleavened
Bread the disciples
came
to Jesus
and asked
, "Where
do You want
us to prepare
for You to eat
the Passover
?"
And He said, "Go
into the city
to aa certain
man
, and say
to him, `The Teacher
says
, " bMy time
is near
; I am to keep
the Passover
at your house with My disciples
.""'
The disciples did
as Jesus
had directed
them; and they prepared
the Passover
.
aNow when evening
came
, Jesus was reclining
at the table with the twelve
disciples
.
As they were eating, He said
, " aTruly
I say
to you that one
of you will betray
Me."
Being deeply grieved
, they 1each
one
began
to say
to Him, "Surely
not I, Lord
?"
And He answered, " aHe who dipped
his hand
with Me in the bowl
is the one
who will betray
Me.
"The Son of Man
is to go
, ajust
as it is written
of Him; but woe
to that man
by whom
the Son
of Man
is betrayed
! bIt would have been
good
1for that man
if
he had not been born
."
And aJudas, who was betraying
Him, said
, "Surely
it is not I, bRabbi
?" Jesus *said
to him, " cYou have said
it yourself
."
aWhile they were eating, Jesus
took
some bread
, and 1 bafter a blessing
, He broke
it and gave
it to the disciples
, and said
, "Take
, eat
; this
is My body
."
And when He had taken a cup
and given
thanks
, He gave
it to them, saying
, "Drink
from it, all
of you;
for athis is My blood
of the covenant
, which is poured
out for bmany
for forgiveness
of sins
.
"But I say to you, I will not drink
of this
fruit
of the vine
from now
on until
that day
when
I drink
it new
with you in My Father's
kingdom
."
aAfter singing a hymn
, they went
out to bthe Mount
of Olives
.
Then Jesus
*said
to them, "You will all
1 afall
away
because
of Me this
night
, for it is written
, ` bI WILL STRIKE
DOWN
THE SHEPHERD
, AND THE SHEEP
OF THE FLOCK
SHALL BE cSCATTERED
.'
"But after I have been raised
, aI will go
ahead
of you to Galilee
."
But Peter said
to Him, "Even though
all
may 1fall
away
because
of You, I will never
fall
away
."
Jesus said
to him, " aTruly
I say
to you that bthis
very night
, before
a rooster
crows
, you will deny
Me three
times
."
Peter *said
to Him, " aEven
if
I have
to die
with You, I will not deny
You." All
the disciples
said
the same
thing
too
.
aThen Jesus
*came
with them to a place
called
bGethsemane
, and *said
to His disciples
, "Sit
here
while
I go
over
there
and pray
."
And He took with Him aPeter
and the two
sons
of Zebedee
, and began
to be grieved
and distressed
.
Then He *said
to them, " aMy soul
is deeply
grieved
, to the point
of death
; remain
here
and bkeep
watch
with Me."
And He went a little
beyond
them, and fell
on His face
and prayed
, saying
, "My Father
, if
it is possible
, let athis
cup
pass
from Me; byet
not as I will
, but as You will."
And He *came to the disciples
and *found
them sleeping
, and *said
to Peter
, "So
, you men could
not akeep
watch
with Me for one
hour
?
" aKeep watching
and praying
that you may not enter
into temptation
; bthe spirit
is willing
, but the flesh
is weak
."
He went away
again
a second
time
and prayed
, saying
, "My Father
, if
this
acannot
pass
away
unless
I drink
it, bYour will
be done
."
Again He came
and found
them sleeping
, for their eyes
were heavy
.
And He left them again
, and went
away
and prayed
a third
time
, saying
the same
thing
once
more
.
Then He *came
to the disciples
and *said
to them, " 1Are you still
sleeping
and resting
? Behold
, athe hour
is at hand
and the Son
of Man
is being betrayed
into the hands
of sinners
.
"Get up, let us be going
; behold
, the one who betrays
Me is at hand
!"
aWhile He was still speaking
, behold
, bJudas
, one
of the twelve
, came
up 1accompanied
by a large
crowd
with swords
and clubs
, who came from the chief
priests
and elders
of the people
.
Now he who was betraying
Him gave
them a sign
, saying
, "Whomever
I kiss
, He is the one; seize
Him."
Immediately Judas went
to Jesus
and said
, "Hail
, aRabbi
!" and kissed
Him.
And Jesus said
to him, " aFriend
, do what
you have
come
for." Then
they came
and laid
hands
on Jesus
and seized
Him.
And behold, aone
of those
who
were with Jesus
1reached
and drew
out his bsword
, and struck
the aslave
of the high
priest
and 2cut
off
his ear
.
Then Jesus
*said
to him, "Put
your sword
back
into its place
; for aall
those
who take
up the sword
shall perish
by the sword
.
"Or do you think
that I cannot
appeal
to My Father
, and He will at once
put
at My disposal
more
than twelve
1 alegions
of bangels
?
"How then
will athe Scriptures
be fulfilled
, which say that it must
happen
this
way
?"
At that time Jesus
said
to the crowds
, "Have you come
out with swords
and clubs
to arrest
Me as you would against
a robber
? aEvery
day
I used to sit
in the temple
teaching
and you did not seize
Me.
"But all this
has taken
place
to fulfill
athe Scriptures
of the prophets
." Then
all
the disciples
left
Him and fled
.
aThose who had seized
Jesus
led
Him away
to bCaiaphas
, the high
priest
, where
the scribes
and the elders
were gathered
together
.
But aPeter was following
Him at a distance
as far
as the bcourtyard
of the high
priest
, and entered
in, and sat
down
with the 1 cofficers
to see
the outcome
.
Now the chief
priests
and the whole
1 aCouncil
kept trying
to obtain
false
testimony
against
Jesus
, so
that they might put
Him to death
.
They did not find any, even though many
false
witnesses
came
forward
. But later
on atwo
came
forward
,
and said, "This
man
stated
, ` aI am
able
to destroy
the 1temple
of God
and to rebuild
it 2in three
days
.' "
The high priest
stood
up and said
to Him, "Do You not answer
? What
is it that these
men
are testifying
against
You?"
But aJesus kept
silent
. bAnd the high
priest
said
to Him, "I 1 cadjure
You by dthe living
God
, that You tell
us whether
You are 2the Christ
, ethe Son
of God
."
Jesus *said
to him, " aYou have said
it yourself; nevertheless
I tell
you, 1hereafter
you will see
bTHE SON
OF MAN
SITTING
AT THE RIGHT
HAND
OF POWER
, and cCOMING
ON THE CLOUDS
OF HEAVEN
."
Then the high
priest
atore
his 1robes
and said
, "He has blasphemed
! What
further
need
do we have
of witnesses
? Behold
, you have now
heard
the blasphemy
;
what do you think
?" They answered
, " aHe deserves
death
!"
aThen they bspat
in His face
and beat
Him with their fists
; and others
1slapped
Him,
and said, " aProphesy
to us, You 1Christ
; who
is the one who hit
You?"
aNow Peter
was sitting
outside
in the bcourtyard
, and a servant-girl
came
to him and said
, "You too
were with Jesus
the Galilean
."
But he denied it before
them all
, saying
, "I do not know
what
you are talking
about."
When he had gone out to the gateway
, another
servant-girl saw
him and *said
to those
who
were there
, "This
man
was with Jesus
of Nazareth
."
And again he denied
it with an oath
, "I do not know
the man
."
A little later
the bystanders
came
up and said
to Peter
, "Surely
you too
are one of them; afor even
the way
you talk
1gives
you away
."
Then he began
to curse
and swear
, "I do not know
the man
!" And immediately
a rooster
crowed
.
And Peter remembered
the word
which Jesus
had said
, " aBefore
a rooster
crows
, you will deny
Me three
times
." And he went
out and wept
bitterly
.