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1. After two days was the feast of the
passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the
scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
2. But they said, Not on the feast day,
lest there be an uproar of the people.
3. And being in Bethany, in the house of
Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an
alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake
the box, and poured it on his head.
4. And there were some that had indignation
within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
5. For it might have been sold for more
than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And
they murmured against her.
6. And Jesus said,
Let
her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
7. For ye have the poor
with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye
have not always.
8. She hath done what she
could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
9. Verily I say unto you,
Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world,
this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.
10. And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve,
went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
11. And when they heard it, they were glad,
and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might
conveniently betray him.
12. And the first day of unleavened bread,
when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt
thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
13. And he sendeth forth two of his
disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the
city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water:
follow him.
14. And wheresoever he
shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith,
Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my
disciples?
15. And he will shew you a
large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
16. And his disciples went forth, and came
into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready
the passover.
17. And in the evening he cometh with the
twelve.
18. And as they sat and did eat, Jesus
said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which
eateth with me shall betray me.
19. And they began to be sorrowful, and to
say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?
20 And he answered and said unto them,
It
is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.
21. The Son of man indeed
goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of
man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
22. And as they did eat, Jesus took bread,
and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take,
eat; this is my body.
23. And he took the cup and when he had
given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
24. And he said unto them,
This
is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
25. Verily I say unto you,
I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I
drink it new in the kingdom of God.
26. And when they had sung a hymn, they
went out into the mount of Olives.
27. And Jesus saith unto them,
All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written,
I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
28. But after that I am
risen, I will go before you into Galilee.
29. But Peter said unto him, Although all
shall be offended, yet will not I.
30. And Jesus saith unto him,
Verily
I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock
crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
31. But he spake the more vehemently, If I
should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise
also said they all.
32. And they came to a place which was
named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit
ye here, while I shall pray.
33. And he taketh with him Peter and James
and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34. And saith unto them,
My
soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death; tarry ye here, and watch.
35. And he went forward a little, and
fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour
might pass from him.
36. And he said,
Abba,
Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from
me: nevertheless, not what I will, but what thou wilt.
37. And he cometh, and findeth them
sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon,
sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?
38. Watch ye and pray,
lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but
the flesh is weak.
39. And again he went away, and prayed,
and spake the same words.
40. And when he returned, he found them
asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to
answer him.
41. And he cometh the third time, and
saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your
rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is
betrayed into the hands of sinners.
42. Rise up, let us go;
lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
43. And immediately, while he yet spake,
cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with
swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the
elders.
44. And he that betrayed him had given
them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take
him, and lead him away safely.
45. And as soon as he was come, he goeth
straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.
46. And they laid their hands on him, and
took him.
47. And one of them that stood by drew a
sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.
48. And Jesus answered and said unto
them, Are ye come out, as against a thief,
with swords and with staves to take me?
49. I was daily with you
in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the Scriptures must
be fulfilled.
50. And they all forsook him, and fled.
51. And there followed him a certain
young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the
young men laid hold on him:
52. And he left the linen cloth, and fled
from them naked.
53. And they led Jesus away to the high
priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the
elders and the scribes.
54. And Peter followed him afar off, even
into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants,
and warmed himself at the fire.
55. And the chief priests and
all the
council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and
found none.
56. For many bare false witness against
him, but their witness agreed not together.
57. And there arose certain, and bare
false witness against him, saying,
58. We heard him say, I will destroy this
temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build
another made without hands.
59. But neither so did their witness
agree together.
60. And the high priest stood up in the
midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it
which these witness against thee?
61. But he held his peace, and answered
nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him,
Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?
62. And Jesus said,
I
am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of
power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
63. Then the high priest rent his
clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses?
64. Ye have heard the blasphemy: what
think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death.
65. And some began to spit on him, and to
cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy;
and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.
66. And as Peter was beneath in the
palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest:
67. And when she saw Peter warming
himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with
Jesus of Nazareth.
68. But he denied, saying, I know not,
neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into
the porch; and the cock crew.
69. And a maid saw him again, and began
to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.
70. And he denied it again. And a
little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou
art one of them: for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth
thereto.
71. But he began to curse and to swear,
saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak.
72. And the second time the cock crew.
And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before
the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he
thought thereon, he wept.
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