aNow the Feast
of Unleavened
Bread, which is called
the bPassover
, was approaching
.
The chief priests
and the scribes
awere seeking
how
they might put
Him to death
; for they were afraid
of the people
.
aAnd bSatan entered
into Judas
who was called
Iscariot
, 1belonging
to the number
of the twelve
.
And he went away
and discussed
with the chief
priests
and aofficers
how
he might betray
Him to them.
They were glad and agreed
to give
him money
.
So he consented
, and began seeking
a good
opportunity
to betray
Him to them 1apart
from the crowd
.
aThen came
the first day
of Unleavened
Bread on which
bthe Passover
lamb had
to be sacrificed
.
And Jesus sent aPeter
and John
, saying
, "Go
and prepare
the Passover
for us, so
that we may eat
it."
They said to Him, "Where
do You want
us to prepare
it?"
And He said to them, "When
you have entered
the city
, a man
will meet
you carrying
a pitcher
of water
; follow
him into the house
that he enters
.
"And you shall say to the owner
of the house
, `The Teacher
says
to you, "Where
is the guest
room
in which
I may eat
the Passover
with My disciples
?"'
"And he will show you a large
, furnished
upper
room
; prepare
it there
."
And they left and found
everything just
as He had told
them; and they prepared
the Passover
.
aWhen the hour
had come
, He reclined
at the table, and bthe apostles
with Him.
And He said to them, "I have earnestly
desired
to eat
this
Passover
with you before
I suffer
;
for I say to you, I shall never
again
eat
it auntil
it is fulfilled
in the kingdom
of God
."
aAnd when He had taken a cup
and bgiven
thanks
, He said
, "Take
this
and share
it among
yourselves
;
for aI say to you, I will not drink
of the fruit
of the vine
from now
on until
the kingdom
of God
comes
."
And when He had taken some bread
and agiven
thanks
, He broke
it and gave
it to them, saying
, "This
is My body
which is given
for you; do
this
in remembrance
of Me."
And in the same way
He took the cup
after
they had eaten
, saying
, "This
cup
which is apoured
out for you is the bnew
covenant
in My blood
.
" aBut behold, the hand
of the one betraying
Me is with 1Mine
on the table
.
"For indeed, the Son
of Man
is going
aas it has
been determined
; but woe
to that man
by whom
He is betrayed
!"
And they began to discuss
among
themselves
which
one of them it might be who was going
to do
this
thing
.
And there arose also
aa dispute
among
them as to which
one of them was regarded
to be greatest
.
aAnd He said to them, "The kings
of the Gentiles
lord
it over
them; and those
who have
authority
over
them are called
`Benefactors
.'
"But it is not this way
with you, abut the one
who is the greatest
among
you must become
like
bthe youngest
, and the leader
like
the servant
.
"For awho is greater
, the one who reclines
at the table or
the one who serves
? Is it not the one who reclines
at the table? But bI am
among
you as the one who serves
.
"You are those who have stood
by Me in My atrials
;
and just as My Father
has
granted
Me a akingdom
, I grant
you
that you may aeat and drink
at My table
in My bkingdom
, and cyou will sit
on thrones
judging
the twelve
tribes
of Israel
.
"Simon, Simon
, behold
, aSatan
has
1demanded
permission to bsift
you like
wheat
;
but I ahave prayed for you, that your faith
may not fail
; and you, when
once
you have turned
again
, bstrengthen
your brothers
."
aBut he said to Him, "Lord
, with You I am
ready
to go
both
to prison
and to death
!"
And He said, "I say
to you, Peter
, the rooster
will not crow
today
until
you have denied
three
times
that you know
Me."
And He said to them, " aWhen
I sent
you out without
money
belt
and bag
and sandals
, you did not lack
anything
, did you?" They said
, "No, nothing
."
And He said to them, "But now
, 1whoever
has
a money
belt
is to take
it along, likewise
also
a bag
, and 1whoever
has
no
sword
is to sell
his 2coat
and buy
one.
"For I tell you that this
which is written
must
be fulfilled
in Me, ` aAND HE WAS NUMBERED
WITH TRANSGRESSORS
'; for bthat which refers
to Me has
its 1fulfillment
."
They said, "Lord
, look
, here
are two
aswords
." And He said
to them, "It is enough
."
aAnd He came out and proceeded
bas was His custom
to cthe Mount
of Olives
; and the disciples
also
followed
Him.
aWhen He arrived at the place
, He said
to them, " bPray
that you may not enter
into temptation
."
And He withdrew from them about
a stone's
throw
, and He aknelt
down
and began to pray
,
saying, "Father
, if
You are willing
, remove
this
acup
from Me; byet
not My will
, but Yours
be done
."
1Now an aangel
from heaven
appeared
to Him, strengthening
Him.
And abeing in agony
He was praying
very
fervently
; and His sweat
became
like
drops
of blood
, falling
down
upon the ground
.
When He rose from prayer
, He came
to the disciples
and found
them sleeping
from sorrow
,
and said to them, "Why
are you sleeping
? Get
up and apray
that you may not enter
into temptation
."
aWhile He was still speaking
, behold
, a crowd
came, and the one called
Judas
, one
of the twelve
, was preceding
them; and he approached
Jesus
to kiss
Him.
But Jesus said
to him, "Judas
, are you betraying
the Son
of Man
with a kiss
?"
When those who
were around
Him saw
what was going to happen
, they said
, "Lord
, shall we strike
with the asword
?"
And one of them struck
the slave
of the high
priest
and cut
off
his right
ear
.
But Jesus answered
and said
, " 1Stop
! No
more
of this
." And He touched
his ear
and healed
him.
Then Jesus
said
to the chief
priests
and aofficers
of the temple
and elders
who had come
against
Him, "Have you come
out with swords
and clubs
bas you would against
a robber
?
"While I was with you daily in the temple
, you did not lay
hands
on Me; but 1this
hour
and the power
of darkness
are yours
."
aHaving arrested Him, they led
Him away and brought
Him to the house
of the high
priest
; but bPeter
was following
at a distance
.
aAfter they had kindled a fire
in the middle
of bthe courtyard
and had sat
down
together
, Peter
was sitting
among
them.
And a servant-girl, seeing
him as he sat
in the firelight
and looking
intently
at him, said
, "This
man
was with Him too
."
But he denied it, saying
, "Woman
, I do not know
Him."
A little later
, aanother
saw
him and said
, "You are one of them too
!" But Peter
said
, "Man
, I am
not!"
After about an hour
had passed
, another
man
began to insist
, saying
, "Certainly
this
man
also
was with Him, afor he is a Galilean
too
."
But Peter said
, "Man
, I do not know
what
you are talking
about." Immediately
, while he was still
speaking
, a rooster
crowed
.
aThe Lord turned
and looked
at Peter
. And Peter
remembered
the word
of the Lord
, how
He had told
him, " bBefore
a rooster
crows
today
, you will deny
Me three
times
."
And he went out and wept
bitterly
.
aNow the men who were holding
1Jesus in custody
were mocking
Him and beating
Him,
and they blindfolded Him and were asking
Him, saying
, " aProphesy
, who
is the one who hit
You?"
And they were saying many
other
things
against
Him, ablaspheming
.
aWhen it was day
, bthe 1Council
of elders
of the people
assembled
, both
chief
priests
and scribes
, and they led
Him away
to their ccouncil
chamber, saying
,
" aIf You are the 1Christ
, tell
us." But He said
to them, "If
I tell
you, you will not believe
;
and if I ask
a question
, you will not answer
.
" aBut from now on bTHE SON
OF MAN
WILL BE SEATED
AT THE RIGHT
HAND
of the power
OF GOD
."
And they all said
, "Are You athe Son
of God
, then
?" And He said
to them, " 1 bYes, I am
."
Then they said
, "What
further
need
do we have
of testimony
? For we have heard
it ourselves
from His own mouth
."