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AND it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, ²Ye know that after two days is the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. ³Then were the chief priests and scribes, and the elders of the people gathered together in the palace of the high-priest, called Caiaphas. ⁴And they consulted together, how they might seize Jesus by guile, and put him to death. ⁵But they said, Not on the feast-day, lest there be a tumult among the people.

⁶Now when Jesus was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, ⁷there came to him a woman having an alabaster-box of very precious aromatic ointment, and poured it upon his head as he sat at table. ⁸But when the disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, For what end is this waste? ⁹For this ointment might have been sold for a considerable sum, and given to the poor. ¹⁰Then Jesus knowing it, said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath performed a good act upon me: ¹¹for the poor ye have always with you, but me ye have not always: ¹²for in pouring this odoriferous ointment on my body, she hath done it for my burial. ¹³Verily I say unto you, Wherever this Gospel is preached through the whole world, what she hath done shall be also spoken of for a memorial of her.

¹⁴Then went one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests, ¹⁵and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? Then they placed before him thirty pieces of silver. ¹⁶And from that time he sought an opportunity to deliver him up to them.

¹⁷Then on the first day of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? ¹⁸And he said, Go into the city, unto such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand: I will keep the passover with my disciples at thy house. ¹⁹And his disciples did as Jesus commanded them; and they made ready the passover. ²⁰And when the evening was come, he sat down at table with the twelve. ²¹And as they were eating, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. ²²And exceedingly grieved, they began to say to him every one of them, Lord, am I the person? ²³But he answering said, He that dippeth his hand with me into the dish, that man shall betray me. ²⁴The Son of man indeed is departing, as it is written of him: but wo to that man, by whom the Son of man is betrayed! well had it been for that man if he had never had a being. ²⁵Then Judas, who betrayed him, addressing him said, Master, is it I? He saith to him, Thou hast named the person.

²⁶Then as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessing, brake, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. ²⁷And taking the cup, and giving thanks, he gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this: ²⁸for this is my blood, that blood of the new testament, which is shed for many, for the remission of sins. ²⁹And I tell you, That I will no more henceforth drink of this produce of the vine, until that day when I drink it with you, new, in the kingdom of my Father. ³⁰And when they had sung an hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives.

³¹Then saith Jesus unto them, Ye all will be offended at me this night: for it is written, “I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.” ³²But after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. ³³Then Peter, taking up the word, said to him, Though all should be offended at thee, yet will I never be offended. ³⁴Jesus saith to him, I tell thee of a certainty, that this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. ³⁵Peter said to him, Though I should die with thee, never will I deny thee. In like manner also said all the disciples. ³⁶Then cometh Jesus with them to a place called Gethsemane, and saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. ³⁷And taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be deeply sorrowful, and to be overwhelmed with dejection. ³⁸Then saith he to them. My soul is exceeding sorrowful even to death: abide here, and watch with me. ³⁹And going a little farther, he fell on his face, praying, and saying, My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. ⁴⁰And he cometh to the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and he saith to Peter, Is it so, that ye have not strength to watch with me one hour? ⁴¹Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh weak. ⁴²Again the second time he went away, and prayed, saying, O my Father, If it be not possible, that this cup pass from me, but that I should drink it, thy will be done. ⁴³And coming, he found them asleep again, for their eyes were weighed down. ⁴⁴And leaving them, he went away again, and prayed the third time, repeating the same sentence. ⁴⁵Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Do ye still sleep on, and repose yourselves? lo! the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶Arise, let us go: lo! he that betrayeth me approaches.

⁴⁷And while he was yet speaking, behold, 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. ⁴⁸Now he that betrayed him had given them a signal, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: seize him. ⁴⁹And immediately approaching to Jesus, he said, Hail, master; and kissed him. ⁵⁰Then spake Jesus to him, Friend, for what purpose art thou here? Then approaching they laid hands on Jesus, and seized him.

⁵¹And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretching out his hand, drew his sword, and striking at a servant of the high-priest, cut off his ear. ⁵²Then saith Jesus unto him, Return thy sword into its sheath: for all who take the sword, shall perish by the sword. ⁵³Thinkest thou, that I cannot now entreat my Father, and he will give me more than twelve legions of angels? ⁵⁴But how then would the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

⁵⁵In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and staves to apprehend me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid not hold upon me. ⁵⁶But all this is come to pass, that the scriptures of the prophets should be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

⁵⁷Then they who had apprehended Jesus, brought him to Caiaphas the high-priest, where the scribes and elders were assembled. ⁵⁸But Peter followed him at a great distance unto the palace of the high-priest, and entering in, sat down with the servants, to see the issue. ⁵⁹Now the chief priests and elders and the whole sanhedrim, sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; ⁶⁰and found none: and though many false witnesses came, they found it not sufficient. But at the last two false witnesses stepping forth, ⁶¹said, This fellow said, I am able to pull down the temple of God, and to build it up in three days. ⁶²And the high-priest rising up, said to him, Answerest thou nothing? what do these men witness against thee? ⁶³But Jesus was silent. And the high-priest addressing him, said, I adjure thee, by the living God, that thou tell us, if thou art the Messiah, the Son of God. ⁶⁴Jesus saith to him, Thou hast spoken the fact. Moreover I tell you, hereafter ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. ⁶⁵Then the high-priest rent his garments, saying, he hath blasphemed: what farther need have we of witnesses? lo! now ye have heard his blasphemy: ⁶⁶what think ye? They answered and said, He is deserving of death. ⁶⁷Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him about; and some slapt his face with their hands, ⁶⁸saying, Prophesy to us, you Messiah, who it is that struck thee!

⁶⁹Now Peter sat without in the hall: and there came to him a single maid-servant, saying, Thou also wert with Jesus of Galilee. ⁷⁰But he denied it before them all, asserting, I know not what thou art saying. ⁷¹Then as he was going out at the gate, another maid-servant saw him, and saith to those who were there, This fellow also was with Jesus of Nazareth. ⁷²Then again he denied with an oath, I know not the man. ⁷³But after a little while they who stood by, came up and said to Peter, Assuredly thou also art one of them: for even thy speech maketh thee manifest. ⁷⁴Then began he to utter the bitterest curses, and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. ⁷⁵And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said unto him, Before the cock shall crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And going out, he wept bitterly.