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1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,
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2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
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3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
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4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.
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5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.
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6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
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7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
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8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
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9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.
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10 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
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11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
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12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
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13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.
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14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
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15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
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16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
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17 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?
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18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.
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19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.
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20 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.
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21 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
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22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?
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23 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.
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24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
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25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
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26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
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27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;
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28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.
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29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom.
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30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
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31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.
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32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.
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33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
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34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
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35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
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36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
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37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.
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38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
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39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
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40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
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41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
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42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
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43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
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44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
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45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
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46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.
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47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
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48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
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49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.
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50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
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51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.
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52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
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53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
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54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
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55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
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56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
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57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
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58 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
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59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
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60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
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61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
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62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
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63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
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64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
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65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
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66 What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.
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67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,
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68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?
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69 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
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70 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.
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71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.
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72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
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73 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
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74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
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75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
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- 1 When Jesus had finished all these words, He said to His disciples,
- 2 “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be handed over for crucifixion.”
- 3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, named Caiaphas;
- 4 and they plotted together to seize Jesus by stealth and kill Him.
- 5 But they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise a riot might occur among the people.”
- 6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the leper,
- 7 a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table.
- 8 But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste?
- 9 “For this perfume might have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.”
- 10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you bother the woman? For she has done a good deed to Me.
- 11 “For you always have the poor with you; but you do not always have Me.
- 12 “For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it to prepare Me for burial.
- 13 “Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her.”
- 14 Then one of the twelve, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests
- 15 and said, “What are you willing to give me to betray Him to you?” And they weighed out thirty pieces of silver to him.
- 16 From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to betray Jesus.
- 17 Now on the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”
- 18 And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, 'The Teacher says, “My time is near; I am to keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.”'”
- 19 The disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover.
- 20 Now when evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples.
- 21 As they were eating, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.”
- 22 Being deeply grieved, they each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?”
- 23 And He answered, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me.
- 24 “The Son of Man is to go, just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”
- 25 And Judas, who was betraying Him, said, “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?” Jesus *said to him, “You have said it yourself.”
- 26 While they were eating, Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
- 27 And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you;
- 28 for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.
- 29 “But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom.”
- 30 After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
- 31 Then Jesus *said to them, “You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written, 'I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP OF THE FLOCK SHALL BE SCATTERED.'
- 32 “But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”
- 33 But Peter said to Him, “Even though all may fall away because of You, I will never fall away.”
- 34 Jesus said to him, “Truly I say to you that this very night, before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.”
- 35 Peter *said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You.” All the disciples said the same thing too.
- 36 Then Jesus *came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and *said to His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
- 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and distressed.
- 38 Then He *said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.”
- 39 And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”
- 40 And He *came to the disciples and *found them sleeping, and *said to Peter, “So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour?
- 41 “Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
- 42 He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done.”
- 43 Again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.
- 44 And He left them again, and went away and prayed a third time, saying the same thing once more.
- 45 Then He *came to the disciples and *said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners.
- 46 “Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”
- 47 While He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people.
- 48 Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.”
- 49 Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.
- 50 And Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you have come for.” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and seized Him.
- 51 And behold, one of those who were with Jesus reached and drew out his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his ear.
- 52 Then Jesus *said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.
- 53 “Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
- 54 “How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?”
- 55 At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? Every day I used to sit in the temple teaching and you did not seize Me.
- 56 “But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled.
- 57 Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.
- 58 But Peter was following Him at a distance as far as the courtyard of the high priest, and entered in, and sat down with the officers to see the outcome.
- 59 Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.
- 60 They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on two came forward,
- 61 and said, “This man stated, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.'”
- 62 The high priest stood up and said to Him, “Do You not answer? What is it that these men are testifying against You?”
- 63 But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest said to Him, “I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
- 64 Jesus *said to him, “You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and COMING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN.”
- 65 Then the high priest tore his robes and said, “He has blasphemed! What further need do we have of witnesses? Behold, you have now heard the blasphemy;
- 66 what do you think?” They answered, “He deserves death!”
- 67 Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him,
- 68 and said, “Prophesy to us, You Christ; who is the one who hit You?”
- 69 Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant-girl came to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.”
- 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are talking about.”
- 71 When he had gone out to the gateway, another servant-girl saw him and *said to those who were there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
- 72 And again he denied it with an oath, “I do not know the man.”
- 73 A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Surely you too are one of them; for even the way you talk gives you away.”
- 74 Then he began to curse and swear, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
- 75 And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.
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