| 1 | And it came to pass when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, |
| 2 | Ye know that after two days the passover takes place, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified. |
| 3 | Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together to the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas, |
| 4 | and took counsel together in order that they might seize Jesus by subtlety and kill him; |
| 5 | but they said, Not in the feast, that there be not a tumult among the people. |
| 6 | But Jesus being in Bethany, in Simon the leper's house, |
| 7 | a woman, having an alabaster flask of very precious ointment, came to him and poured it out upon his head as he lay at table. |
| 8 | But the disciples seeing it became indignant, saying, To what end [was] this waste? |
| 9 | for this might have been sold for much and been given to the poor. |
| 10 | But Jesus knowing [it] said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman? for she has wrought a good work toward me. |
| 11 | For ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always. |
| 12 | For in pouring out this ointment on my body, she has done it for my burying. |
| 13 | Verily I say to you, Wheresoever these glad tidings may be preached in the whole world, that also which this [woman] has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. |
| 14 | Then one of the twelve, he who was called Judas Iscariote, went to the chief priests |
| 15 | and said, What are ye willing to give me, and *I* will deliver him up to you? And they appointed to him thirty pieces of silver. |
| 16 | And from that time he sought a good opportunity that he might deliver him up. |
| 17 | Now on the first [day] of [the feast of] unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? |
| 18 | And he said, Go into the city unto such a one, and say to him, The Teacher says, My time is near, I will keep the passover in thy house with my disciples. |
| 19 | And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the passover. |
| 20 | And when the evening was come he lay down at table with the twelve. |
| 21 | And as they were eating he said, Verily I say to you, that one of you shall deliver me up. |
| 22 | And being exceedingly grieved they began to say to him, each of them, Is it *I*, Lord? |
| 23 | But he answering said, He that dips his hand with me in the dish, *he* it is who shall deliver me up. |
| 24 | The Son of man goes indeed, according as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; it were good for that man if he had not been born. |
| 25 | And Judas, who delivered him up, answering said, Is it *I*, Rabbi? He says to him, *Thou* hast said. |
| 26 | And as they were eating, Jesus, having taken [the] bread and blessed, broke [it] and gave [it] to the disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. |
| 27 | And having taken [the] cup and given thanks, he gave [it] to them, saying, Drink ye all of it. |
| 28 | For this is my blood, that of the [new] covenant, that shed for many for remission of sins. |
| 29 | But I say to you, that I will not at all drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in the kingdom of my Father. |
| 30 | And having sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives. |
| 31 | Then saith Jesus to them, All *ye* shall be offended in me during this night. For it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. |
| 32 | But after that I shall be risen, I will go before you to Galilee. |
| 33 | And Peter answering said to him, If all shall be offended in thee, *I* will never be offended. |
| 34 | Jesus said to him, Verily I say to thee, that during this night, before [the] cock shall crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. |
| 35 | Peter says to him, If I should needs die with thee, I will in no wise deny thee. Likewise said all the disciples also. |
| 36 | Then Jesus comes with them to a place called Gethsemane, and says to the disciples, Sit here until I go away and pray yonder. |
| 37 | And taking with [him] Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and deeply depressed. |
| 38 | Then he says to them, My soul is very sorrowful even unto death; remain here and watch with me. |
| 39 | And going forward a little he fell upon his face, praying and saying, My Father, if it be possible let this cup pass from me; but not as *I* will, but as *thou* [wilt]. |
| 40 | And he comes to the disciples and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, Thus ye have not been able to watch one hour with me? |
| 41 | Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed [is] ready, but the flesh weak. |
| 42 | Again going away a second time he prayed saying, My Father, if this cannot pass [from me] unless I drink it, thy will be done. |
| 43 | And coming he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. |
| 44 | And leaving them, he went away again and prayed the third time, saying the same thing. |
| 45 | Then he comes to the disciples and says to them, Sleep on now and take your rest; behold, the hour has drawn nigh, and the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners. |
| 46 | Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh. |
| 47 | And while he was yet speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great crowd with swords and sticks from the chief priests and elders of the people. |
| 48 | Now he that delivered him up had given them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, he it is: seize him. |
| 49 | And immediately coming up to Jesus he said, Hail, Rabbi, and covered him with kisses. |
| 50 | But Jesus said to him, [My] friend, for what purpose art thou come? Then coming up they laid hands upon Jesus and seized him. |
| 51 | And behold, one of those with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and smiting the bondman of the high priest took off his ear. |
| 52 | Then saith Jesus to him, Return thy sword to its place; for all who take the sword shall perish by the sword. |
| 53 | Or thinkest thou that I cannot now call upon my Father, and he will furnish me more than twelve legions of angels? |
| 54 | How then should the scriptures be fulfilled that thus it must be? |
| 55 | In that hour Jesus said to the crowds, Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and sticks to take me? I sat daily [with you] teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me. |
| 56 | But all this is come to pass that the scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him and fled. |
| 57 | Now they that had seized Jesus led [him] away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. |
| 58 | And Peter followed him at a distance, even to the palace of the high priest, and entering in sat with the officers to see the end. |
| 59 | And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death. |
| 60 | And they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. But at the last two false witnesses came forward |
| 61 | and said, *He* said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and in three days build it. |
| 62 | And the high priest standing up said to him, Answerest thou nothing? What do these witness against thee? |
| 63 | But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us if *thou* art the Christ the Son of God. |
| 64 | Jesus says to him, *Thou* hast said. Moreover, I say to you, From henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. |
| 65 | Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He has blasphemed: what need have we any more of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy. |
| 66 | What think ye? And they answering said, He is liable to the penalty of death. |
| 67 | Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and some struck him with the palms of their hand, |
| 68 | saying, Prophesy to us, Christ, Who is it who struck thee? |
| 69 | But Peter sat without in the palace-court; and a maid came to him, saying, And *thou* wast with Jesus the Galilaean. |
| 70 | But he denied before all, saying, I do not know what thou sayest. |
| 71 | And when he had gone out into the entrance, another [maid] saw him, and says to those there, This [man] also was with Jesus the Nazaraean. |
| 72 | And again he denied with an oath: I do not know the man. |
| 73 | And after a little, those who stood [there], coming to [him], said to Peter, Truly *thou* too art of them, for also thy speech makes thee manifest. |
| 74 | Then he began to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately [the] cock crew. |
| 75 | And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said [to him], Before [the] cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went forth without, and wept bitterly. |
