Matthew 26; Mark 14
1 When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said
to his disciples, 2 "As you know, the Passover is two
days away--and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified." 3 Then
the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the
high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, 4 and they plotted to
arrest Jesus in some sly way and kill him. 5 "But not
during the Feast," they said, "or there may be a riot among the
people." 6 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of a
man known as Simon the Leper, 7 a woman came to him with an
alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was
reclining at the table. 8 When the disciples saw this, they
were indignant. "Why this waste?" they asked. 9 "This
perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the
poor." 10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, "Why
are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 The
poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me. 12 When
she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. 13 I
tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what
she has done will also be told, in memory of her." 14 Then
one of the Twelve--the one called Judas Iscariot--went to the chief
priests 15 and asked, "What are you willing to give me if
I hand him over to you?" So they counted out for him thirty silver
coins. 16 From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to
hand him over. 17 On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened
Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Where do you want us to
make preparations for you to eat the Passover?" 18 He
replied, "Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, 'The Teacher
says: My appointed time is near. I am going to celebrate the Passover with my
disciples at your house.' " 19 So the disciples did as
Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. 20 When
evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve.21 And
while they were eating, he said, "I tell you the truth, one of you will
betray me." 22 They were very sad and began to say to him
one after the other, "Surely not I, Lord?" 23 Jesus
replied, "The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will
betray me. 24 The Son of Man will go just as it is written
about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better
for him if he had not been born." 25 Then Judas, the one
who would betray him, said, "Surely not I, Rabbi?" Jesus answered,
"Yes, it is you." 26 While they were eating, Jesus
took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying,
"Take and eat; this is my body." 27 Then he took the
cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of
you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out
for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will
not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it
anew with you in my Father's kingdom." 30 When they had
sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 31 Then
Jesus told them, "This very night you will all fall away on account of me,
for it is written: " 'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the
flock will be scattered.' 32 But after I have risen, I will go
ahead of you into Galilee." 33 Peter replied, "Even
if all fall away on account of you, I never will." 34 "I
tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "this very night, before the
rooster crows, you will disown me three times." 35 But
Peter declared, "Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown
you." And all the other disciples said the same. 36 Then
Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to
them, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." 37 He
took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be
sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, "My soul
is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with
me." 39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to
the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be
taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." 40Then he
returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. "Could you men not keep
watch with me for one hour?" he asked Peter. 41 "Watch
and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but
the body is weak." 42 He went away a second time and
prayed, "My Father, if it is not possible for this cup to be taken away
unless I drink it, may your will be done." 43 When he
came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy. 44 So
he left them and went away once more and prayed the third time, saying the same
thing. 45 Then he returned to the disciples and said to them,
"Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son
of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us
go! Here comes my betrayer!" 47 While he was still
speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed
with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the elders of the
people. 48 Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them:
"The one I kiss is the man; arrest him." 49 Going at
once to Jesus, Judas said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" and kissed him. 50 Jesus
replied, "Friend, do what you came for." Then the men stepped
forward, seized Jesus and arrested him. 51 With that, one of
Jesus' companions reached for his sword, drew it out and struck the servant of
the high priest, cutting off his ear. 52 "Put your sword
back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who draw the sword
will die by the sword. 53 Do you think I cannot call on my
Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of
angels? 54 But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that
say it must happen in this way?" 55 At that time Jesus
said to the crowd, "Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come out with
swords and clubs to capture me? Every day I sat in the temple courts teaching,
and you did not arrest me. 56 But this has all taken place
that the writings of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the
disciples deserted him and fled. 57 Those who had arrested
Jesus took him to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of the law and
the elders had assembled. 58 But Peter followed him at a
distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. He entered and sat down
with the guards to see the outcome. 59 The chief priests and
the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they
could put him to death. 60But they did not find any, though many
false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward 61and
declared, "This fellow said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and
rebuild it in three days.' "62 Then the high priest stood up
and said to Jesus, "Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony
that these men are bringing against you?" 63 But Jesus
remained silent. The high priest said to him, "I charge you under oath by
the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God." 64"Yes,
it is as you say," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: In the
future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One
and coming on the clouds of heaven." 65 Then the high
priest tore his clothes and said, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need
any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66 What
do you think?" "He is worthy of death," they answered. 67 Then
they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him 68 and
said, "Prophesy to us, Christ. Who hit you?" 69 Now
Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him.
"You also were with Jesus of Galilee," she said. 70 But
he denied it before them all. "I don't know what you're talking
about," he said. 71 Then he went out to the gateway,
where another girl saw him and said to the people there, "This fellow was
with Jesus of Nazareth." 72 He denied it again, with an
oath: "I don't know the man!" 73 After a little
while, those standing there went up to Peter and said, "Surely you are one
of them, for your accent gives you away." 74 Then he
began to call down curses on himself and he swore to them, "I don't know
the man!" Immediately a rooster crowed. 75 Then Peter
remembered the word Jesus had spoken: "Before the rooster crows, you will
disown me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly.
