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And in two days was the Passover and the feast with unleavened bread; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how, taking hold of Him with deceit, they might kill Him.
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But they said, Not in the festival, lest there be an uproar of the people.
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And when He was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He reclined, there came a woman having an alabaster vessel of ointment of very precious liquid spikenard; and having broken apart the alabaster vessel, she poured it on His head.
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And there were some who were indignant within themselves, and said, For what was this loss of the ointment?
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For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and have been given to the poor; and they admonished her.
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But Jesus said, Let her be; why do you belabor her? She has worked a good work for Me.
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For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you will, you may do them well; but Me you have not always.
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She has done what she could; she has come beforehand to put ointment on My body for the burying.
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Amen I say to you, Wherever this gospel shall be preached through the whole world, what she also has done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
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And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, to betray Him to them.
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And when they heard, they rejoiced, and promised to give him silver; and he sought how he might opportunely betray Him.
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And on the first day of unleavened bread, when they slaughtered the Passover, His disciples said to Him, Where willest Thou that we go and prepare that Thou mayest eat the Passover?
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And He sends out two of His disciples, and says to them, Go ye into the city, and there a man carrying a pitcher of water shall meet you; follow him.
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And wherever he shall enter, say ye to the householder, The Teacher says, Where is the inn, Where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?
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And he will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared; there prepare for us.
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And His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found even as He had said to them; and they prepared the Passover.
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And when it became evening, He comes with the twelve.
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And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Amen I say to you that one of you who eats with Me shall betray Me.
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And they began to sorrow, and to say to Him one by one, Is it I? And another, Is it I?
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But He answering, said to them, It is one of the twelve who dips with Me in the dish.
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The Son of Man goes indeed, even as it is written about Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It were good for that man if he had not been born.
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And as they ate, Jesus, taking bread, having blessed it, broke it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat; this is My body.
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And taking the cup, when He had given thanks, He gave it to them; and they all drank out of it.
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And He said to them, This is My blood of the New Covenant, which is poured out for many.
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Amen I say to you, I will drink no more of the produce of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
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And when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the Mount of Olives.
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And Jesus says to them, All of you shall be caused to stumble in Me this night; for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
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But after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
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But Peter declared to Him, Even if all shall be caused to stumble, yet not I.
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And Jesus says to him, Amen I say to thee that today, in this night, before the cock crows twice, thou shalt deny Me three times.
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But he said the more exceedingly, If I should die with Thee, I will not deny Thee! And also they all said likewise.
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And they came to a place whose name was Gethsemane; and He says to His disciples, Sit ye here, while I pray.
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And He takes with Himself Peter and James and John, and began to be astounded and to be in agony.
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And He says to them, My soul is surrounded with sorrow unto death; remain ye here, and watch.
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And coming forward a little, He fell upon the earth, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.
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And He said, Abba, Father, all things are possible to Thee; make this cup to pass from Me; but not what I will, but what Thou willest.
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And He comes and finds them sleeping, and says to Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? Didst thou not have strength to watch one hour?
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Watch ye and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit is indeed eager, but the flesh is weak.
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And again going away, He prayed, saying the same word.
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And when He returned, He found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy, and they knew not what to answer Him.
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And He comes the third time, and says to them, Do you sleep still, and rest? It is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
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Arise, let us go; behold, he who betrays Me is near.
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And straightway, while He yet was speaking, comes Judas, being one of the twelve, and with him a crowd of many with swords and wooden rods, along with the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
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And he who betrayed Him had given them a signal, saying, Whomever I shall kiss is He; take hold of Him, and lead Him away securely.
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And coming, straightway approaching Him, he says, Rabbi, Rabbi; and kissed Him.
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And they put their hands on Him, and took hold of Him.
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And one of those who stood by, pulling a sword, smote a servant of the chief priest, and took off his ear.
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And Jesus answering, said to them, Are you come out as against a robber with swords and wooden rods to take Me?
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I was with you daily in the temple teaching, and you took not hold of Me; but the Scriptures must be fulfilled.
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And leaving Him, they all fled.
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And there followed Him a certain young man, having a cloth cast around on his naked body; and the young men took hold of him;
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but he, leaving the cloth, fled from them naked.
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And they led Jesus away to the chief priest; and with him came together all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes.
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And Peter followed Him from afar off, even into the courtyard of the chief priest; and he was sitting with the attendants, and warming himself at the fire.
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And the chief priests and the whole council sought a witness against Jesus to put Him to death, and found none.
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For many bore false witness against Him, and their testimonies were not alike.
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And certain ones standing up, bore false witness against Him, saying,
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We heard Him say, I will undo this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
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And neither so was their testimony alike.
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And the chief priest standing up in the midst asked Jesus, saying, Answerest Thou nothing? What do these witness against Thee?
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But He was silent, and answered nothing. Again the chief priest asked Him, and said to Him, Art Thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
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And Jesus said, I am; and you shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.
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And the chief priest, rending his tunics, says, What need have we still of witnesses?
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You have heard the blasphemy; what appears to you? And they all condemned Him to be subject to death.
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And some began to spit on Him, and to cover His face, and to buffet Him, and to say to Him, Prophesy! And the attendants hit Him with a staff.
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And as Peter was beneath in the courtyard, there comes one of the maids of the chief priest;
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and seeing Peter warming himself, looking intently at him, she says, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.
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And he denied, saying, I know not, neither do I comprehend what thou sayest. And he went outside to the porch; and the cock crowed.
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And the maid seeing him again, began to say to those who stood by, This is one of them.
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And he again denied; and a little after, they who stood by said again to Peter, Truly thou art one of them, for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech is similar.
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But he began to curse and to swear, I know not this Man of whom you speak.
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And the second time the cock crowed. And Peter remembered the saying which Jesus said to him, Before the cock crows twice, thou shalt deny Me three times. And casting his thought on this, he wept.
