aNow bthe Passover
and Unleavened
Bread were two
days
away
; and the chief
priests
and the scribes
cwere seeking
how
to seize
Him by stealth
and kill
Him;
for they were saying, "Not during
the festival
, otherwise
there might be a riot
of the people
."
aWhile He was in bBethany at the home
of Simon
the leper
, and reclining
at the table, there came
a woman
with an alabaster
vial
of very
ccostly
perfume
of pure
1nard
; and she broke
the vial
and poured
it over
His head
.
But some were indignantly
remarking to one
another
, "Why
has this
perfume
been
wasted
?
"For this perfume
might
have been sold
for over
three
hundred
1denarii
, and the money given
to the poor
." And they were scolding
her.
But Jesus said
, "Let
her alone
; why
do you bother
her? She has done
a good
deed
to Me.
"For you always have
athe poor
with you, and whenever
you wish
you can
do
good
to them; but you do not always
have
Me.
"She has done what
she could
; ashe has anointed
My body
beforehand
for the burial
.
"Truly I say
to you, awherever
the gospel
is preached
in the whole
world
, what
this
woman
has done
will also
be spoken
of in memory
of her."
aThen Judas
Iscariot
, bwho
was one
of the twelve
, went
off
to the chief
priests
in order
to 1betray
Him to them.
They were glad when they heard
this, and promised
to give
him money
. And he began seeking
how
to betray
Him at an opportune
time
.
aOn the first day
of bUnleavened
Bread, when
1the Passover
lamb was being csacrificed
, His disciples
*said
to Him, "Where
do You want
us to go
and prepare
for You to eat
the Passover
?"
And He *sent two
of His disciples
and *said
to them, "Go
into the city
, and a man
will meet
you carrying
a pitcher
of water
; follow
him;
and wherever he enters
, say
to the owner
of the house
, `The Teacher
says
, "Where
is My aguest
room
in which
I may eat
the Passover
with My disciples
?"'
"And he himself will show
you a large
upper
room
furnished
and ready
; prepare
for us there
."
The disciples went
out and came
to the city
, and found
it just
as He had told
them; and they prepared
the Passover
.
aWhen it was evening He *came
with the twelve
.
As they were reclining at the table and eating
, Jesus
said
, "Truly
I say
to you that one
of you will 1betray
Me-- 2one who is eating
with Me."
They began to be grieved
and to say
to Him one
by one
, "Surely
not I?"
And He said to them, "It is one of the twelve
, 1one who dips
with Me in the bowl
.
"For the Son of Man
is to go
just
as it is written
of Him; but woe
to that man
1by whom
the Son
of Man
is betrayed
! It would have been good
2for that man
if
he had not been born
."
aWhile they were eating, He took
some bread
, and 1after a bblessing
He broke
it, and gave
it to them, and said
, "Take
it; this
is My body
."
And when He had taken a cup
and given
thanks
, He gave
it to them, and they all
drank
from it.
And He said to them, "This
is My ablood
of the bcovenant
, which
is poured
out for many
.
"Truly I say
to you, I will never
again
drink
of the fruit
of the vine
until
that day
when
I drink
it new
in the kingdom
of God
."
aAfter singing a hymn
, they went
out to bthe Mount
of Olives
.
aAnd Jesus *said
to them, "You will all
1fall
away
, because
it is written
, ` bI WILL STRIKE
DOWN
THE SHEPHERD
, AND THE SHEEP
SHALL BE SCATTERED
.'
"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
, yet
I will not."
And Jesus *said
to him, "Truly
I say
to you, that 1 athis
very
night
, before
ba rooster
crows
twice
, you yourself
will deny
Me three
times
."
But Peter kept saying insistently
, "Even if
I have to die
with You, I will not deny
You!" And they all
were saying
the same
thing
also
.
aThey *came to a place
named
Gethsemane
; and He *said
to His disciples
, "Sit
here
until
I have prayed
."
And He *took with Him Peter
and 1James
and John
, and began
to be very
adistressed
and troubled
.
And He *said to them, " aMy soul
is deeply
grieved
to the point
of death
; remain
here
and keep
watch
."
And He went a little
beyond
them, and fell
to the ground
and began to pray
that if
it were possible
, athe hour
might 1pass
Him by.
And He was saying, " aAbba
! Father
! All
things
are possible
for You; remove
this
cup
from Me; byet
not what
I will
, but what
You will."
And He *came and *found
them sleeping
, and *said
to Peter
, "Simon
, are you asleep
? Could
you not keep
watch
for one
hour
?
" aKeep watching and praying
that you may not come
into temptation
; the spirit
is willing
, but the flesh
is weak
."
Again He went
away
and prayed
, saying
the same
1words
.
And again He came
and found
them sleeping
, for their eyes
were very heavy
; and they did not know
what
to answer
Him.
And He *came the third
time
, and *said
to them, " 1Are you still
sleeping
and resting
? It is enough
; athe hour
has come
; behold
, the Son
of Man
is being 2betrayed
into the hands
of sinners
.
"Get up, let us be going
; behold
, the one who betrays
Me is at hand
!"
aImmediately while He was still
speaking
, Judas
, one
of the twelve
, *came
up 1accompanied
by a crowd
with swords
and clubs
, who were from the chief
priests
and the scribes
and the elders
.
Now he who was betraying
Him had given
them a signal
, saying
, "Whomever
I kiss
, He is the one; seize
Him and lead
Him away
1under
guard
."
After coming, Judas immediately
went
to Him, saying
, " aRabbi
!" and kissed
Him.
They laid hands
on Him and seized
Him.
But one of those
who stood
by drew
his sword
, and struck
the slave
of the high
priest
and 1cut
off
his ear
.
And Jesus said
to them, "Have you come
out with swords
and clubs
to arrest
Me, as you would against
a robber
?
"Every day
I was with you ain the temple
teaching
, and you did not seize
Me; but this has taken place to fulfill
the Scriptures
."
And they all left
Him and fled
.
A young man
was following
Him, wearing
nothing but a linen
sheet
over
his naked
body; and they *seized
him.
But he 1pulled free
of the linen
sheet
and escaped
naked
.
aThey led Jesus
away
to the high
priest
; and all
the chief
priests
and the elders
and the scribes
*gathered
together
.
Peter had followed
Him at a distance
, aright
into bthe courtyard
of the high
priest
; and he was sitting
with the 1officers
and cwarming
himself at the 2fire
.
Now the chief
priests
and the whole
1 aCouncil
kept trying
to obtain
testimony
against
Jesus
to put
Him to death
, and they were not finding
any.
For many were giving
false
testimony
against
Him, but their testimony
was not consistent
.
Some stood
up and began to give
false
testimony
against
Him, saying
,
"We heard Him say
, ` aI will destroy
this
1temple
made
with hands
, and in three
days
I will build
another
made
without
hands
.' "
Not even in this
respect
was their testimony
consistent
.
The high priest
stood
up and came forward
and questioned
Jesus
, saying
, "Do You not answer
? 1What
is it that these
men
are testifying
against
You?"
aBut He kept silent
and did not answer
. bAgain
the high
priest
was questioning
Him, and 1saying
to Him, "Are You 2the Christ
, the Son
of the Blessed
One?"
And Jesus said
, "I am
; and you shall see
aTHE SON
OF MAN
SITTING
AT THE RIGHT
HAND
OF POWER
, and bCOMING
WITH THE CLOUDS
OF HEAVEN
."
aTearing his clothes
, the high
priest
*said
, "What
further
need
do we have
of witnesses
?
"You have heard the ablasphemy
; how
does it seem
to you?" And they all
condemned
Him to be deserving
of death
.
Some began
to aspit
at Him, and 1 bto blindfold
Him, and to beat
Him with their fists
, and to say
to Him, " cProphesy
!" And the officers
2received
Him with 3slaps
in the face.
aAs Peter was below
in bthe courtyard
, one
of the servant-girls
of the high
priest
*came
,
and seeing Peter
awarming
himself, she looked
at him and *said
, "You also
were with Jesus
the bNazarene
."
But he denied it, saying
, "I neither
know
nor
understand
what
you are talking
about." And he awent
out onto
the 1porch
. 2
The servant-girl saw
him, and began
once
more
to say
to the bystanders
, "This
is one of them!"
But again ahe denied
it. And after
a little
while
the bystanders
were again
saying
to Peter
, "Surely
you are one of them, bfor you are a Galilean
too
."
But he began to 1curse
and swear
, "I do not know
this
man
you are talking
about!"
Immediately a rooster
crowed
a second
time
. And Peter
remembered
how
Jesus
had made
the remark
to him, "Before
aa rooster
crows
twice
, you will deny
Me three
times
." 1And he began to weep
.