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[1]WHEN Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples,
[2]You know that after two days will be the passover, and the Son of man will be betrayed to be crucified.
[3]Then the high priests and the scribes and the elders of the people assembled in the court yard of the high priest, who is called Caiaphas.
[4]And they took counsel concerning Jesus, to arrest him by a snare and kill him.
[5]And they said, Not on the feast day, so as not to cause a riot among the people.
[6]And when Jesus was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
[7]A woman came up to him with an alabaster vessel of precious perfume, and she poured it upon the head of Jesus, while he was reclining.
[8]When his disciples saw it, they were dis- pleased, and said, Why is this loss?
[9]For it could have been sold for a great deal, and given to the poor.
[10]But Jesus understood it and said to them, Why are you troubling the woman? She has done a good work to me.
[11]For you always have the poor with you, but you will not have me always.
[12]But this one who poured the perfume on my body, did it as for my burial.
[13]And truly I say to you, Wherever this my gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told as a memorial to her.
[14]Then one of the twelve, called Judas of Iscariot, went to the high priests;
[15]And he said to them, What are you willing to give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they promised him thirty pieces of silver.
[16]And from that time he sought an opportunity to betray him.
[17]On the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came up to Jesus and said to him, Where do you wish that we may prepare the passover for you to eat?
[18]And he said to them, Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, Our Master says, My time has come, I will observe the passover with my disciples at your house.
[19]And his disciples did as Jesus had commanded them; and they prepared the passover.
[20]And when it was evening, he was reclining with his twelve disciples.
[21]And while they were eating he said, Truly I say to you, that one of you will betray me.
[22]And they felt very sad, and began to say to him one by one, Why, is it I, my Lord?
[23]And he answered and said, He who dips his hand with me in the dish, he will betray me.
[24]The Son of man is going through, just as it is written concerning him; but woe to the man by whose hand the Son of man is betrayed! it would have been far better for that man never to have been born.
[25]Then Judas the traitor answered and said, Master, perhaps it is I? Jesus said to him, You say that.
[26]While they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it, and he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and he said, Take, eat; this is my body.
[27]Then he took the cup and gave thanks, and gave it to them and said, Take, drink of it, all of you.
[28]This is my blood of the new covenant which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
[29]But I say to you, from now on I shall not drink from this fruit of the vine, until the day when I drink it anew with you in the kingdom of God.
[30]And they offered praise, and went out to the Mount of Olives.
[31]Then Jesus said to them, All of you will deny me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of his flock will be scattered.
[32]But after I am risen, I will be in Galilee before you.
[33]Peter answered and said to him, Even if every man should deny you, I will never deny you.
[34]Jesus said to him, Truly I say to you, that in this very night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times.
[35]Peter said to him, Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you. All the disciples said likewise.
[36]Then Jesus came with them to a place which is called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, Sit down here, while I go to pray.
[37]And he took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and he began to be sorrowful and oppressed.
[38]He said to them, My soul is sorrowful even to death; wait for me here, and watch with me.
[39]And he went a little further and fell on his face, and prayed saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; but let it be, not as I will, but as you.
[40]Then he came to his disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, So, you were not able to watch with me even for one hour?
[41]Awake and pray, that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is ready, but the body is weak.
[42]He went away again the second time and prayed and said, O my Father, if this cup cannot pass, and if I have to drink it, let it be according to your will.
[43]He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
[44]And he left them and went away again and prayed the third time, and he said the same word.
[45]Then he came to his disciples and said to them, Sleep from now on and get your rest; behold, the hour has come, and the Son of man will be delivered into the hands of sinners.
[46]Arise, let us go; behold, he who is to deliver me has arrived.
[47]While he was speaking, behold, Judas the traitor, one of the twelve, came and with him a large crowd with swords and staves, from the high priests and the elders of the people.
[48]Now Judas the traitor had given them a sign, saying, He whom I kiss, it is he, arrest him.
[49]And immediately he came up to Jesus and said, Peace, Master; and he kissed him.
[50]Jesus said to him, Is it for this that you have come, my friend? Then they came near and laid hands on Jesus, and arrested him.
[51]And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew a sword, and struck it at the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
[52]Then Jesus said to him, Return the sword to its place; for all who take swords will die by swords.
[53]Or do you think that I cannot ask of my Father, and he will now raise up for me more than twelve legions of angels?
[54]How then could the scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?
[55]At that very hour Jesus said to the people, Have you come out with swords and staves to arrest me like a bandit? I sat with you every day, teaching in the temple, and you did not arrest me.
[56]But this has happened so that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples left him, and fled.
[57]And those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.
[58]But Simon Peter followed him afar off, up to the courtyard of the high priest, and he went inside and sat with the soldiers, to see the end.
[59]Now the high priests and the elders and the whole council were seeking witnesses against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.
[60]But they could not find any; then there came a great many false witnesses; but at the end two came forward,
[61]And said, This man said, I can tear down the temple of God, and build it in three days.
[62]And the high priest stood up and said to him, You are not answering anything. What is it that these men testify against you?
[63]But Jesus was silent. Then the high priest answered and said to him, I adjure you by the living God, to tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God?
[64]Jesus said to him, You say that. But I say to you that from henceforth you will see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the power, and coming upon the clouds of the sky.
[65]The high priest then rent his clothes and said, Behold, he is blaspheming; why therefore do we need witnesses? behold, you have now heard his blasphemy.
[66]What else do you want? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
[67]Then they spat in his face, and struck him on his head, and others beat him,
[68]Saying, O Christ, prophesy to us; who smote you?
[69]Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard; and a maidservant came up to him, and said to him, You also were with Jesus the Nazarene.
[70]But he denied it before all of them, and said, I do not understand what you are saying.
[71]And as he was going to the porch, another one saw him, and she said to them, This man was also there with Jesus the Nazarene.
[72]Again he denied it with oaths, I do not know the man.
[73]After a while, those who were standing came up, and said to Peter, Truly you also are one of them, for even your speech proves it.
[74]Then he began to curse and to swear, I do not know the man. At that very hour the cock crowed.
[75]And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which he had said to him, Before the cock crows, you will deny me three times. And he went outside and wept bitterly.
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