1 xFor ver. 1, 2, see Matt. 26:2-5; Luke 22:1, 2 It was now two days beforeySee John 6:4 the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribeszJohn 11:53; See Matt. 21:46 were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, 2 for they said, “Not during the feast,aMatt. 27:24 lest there be an uproar from the people. ”
3 bFor ver. 3-9, see Matt. 26:6-13; John 12:1-8; [Luke 7:37-39] And while he was atcMatt. 21:17; John 11:18 Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. 4 There were some who said to themselves indignantly, “Why was the ointment wasted like that? 5 For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii andd[John 13:29] given to the poor. ” And theyeJohn 11:33, 38 (Gk.) scolded her. 6 But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7 ForfDeut. 15:11 you always have the poor with you, and wheneverg[2 Cor. 9:7] you want, you can do good for them. Buthch. 2:20; See John 7:33 you will not always have me. 8 i[ch. 12:43; Luke 21:3; 2 Cor. 8:12] She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehandjJohn 19:40 for burial. 9 And truly, I say to you, whereverk[Matt. 24:14] the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be toldlActs 10:4 in memory of her. ”
10 mFor ver. 10, 11, see Matt. 26:14-16; Luke 22:3-6; [John 13:2, 27, 30] Thennch. 3:19; Matt. 27:3; Acts 1:16; [John 6:71; 12:4] Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve,nch. 3:19; Matt. 27:3; Acts 1:16; [John 6:71; 12:4] went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. 11 And when they heard it, they were glad and promised to give him money. And he sought an opportunity tooSee Matt. 20:18, 19 betray him.
12 pFor ver. 12-16, see Matt. 26:17-19; Luke 22:7-13 And onqEx. 12:18 the first day of Unleavened Bread, when theyr1 Cor. 5:7 sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover? ” 13 And he sents[ch. 11:1] two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him, 14 and wherever he enters, say to the master of the house,tSee John 11:28 ‘The Teacher says, Where isuLuke 2:7 (Gk.) my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples? ’ 15 And he will show youv[Acts 1:13] a large upper room furnished and ready; there prepare for us. ” 16 And the disciples set out and went to the city and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
17 wFor ver. 17-21, see Matt. 26:20-24; [Luke 22:14, 21-23; John 13:21-26] And when it was evening, he came with the twelve. 18 And as they were reclining at table and eating,x[John 6:70, 71] Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me,y[Ps. 41:9; John 13:18] one who is eating with me. ” 19 They began to be sorrowful and to say to him one after another, “Is it I? ” 20 He said to them, “It iszver. 10 one of the twelve,y[See ver. 18 above] one who is dipping bread into the dish with me. 21 For the Son of Man goesaver. 49; ch. 9:12; Luke 18:31; 24:25, 27, 46; Acts 17:2, 3; 26:22, 23; 1 Cor. 15:3; 1 Pet. 1:10, 11 as it is written of him, butbMatt. 18:7 woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed!c[See John 17:12] It would have been better for that man if he had not been born. ”
22 dFor ver. 22-25, see Matt. 26:26-29; Luke 22:18-20; 1 Cor. 11:23-25 And as they were eating, he took bread, and aftereSee Matt. 14:19 blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take;f1 Cor. 10:16; [John 6:53] this is my body. ” 23 And he took a cup, and when he hadgSee Matt. 15:36 given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it. 24 And he said to them, f[See ver. 22 above] “This is myhEx. 24:8; [Zech. 9:11; Heb. 13:20] blood of the covenant, which is poured out foriSee Matt. 20:28 many. 25 Truly, I say to you, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God. ”
26 jFor ver. 26-31, see Matt. 26:30-35 And when they had sung a hymn,kLuke 22:39; John 18:1 they went out tolSee Matt. 21:1 the Mount of Olives. 27 And Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away, for it is written, ‘I willmCited from Zech. 13:7; [John 16:32] strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered. ’ 28 But after I am raised up,nch. 16:7; Matt. 28:7, 10, 16 I will go before you to Galilee. ” 29 o[Luke 22:31, 33] Peter said to him, “Even though they all fall away, I will not. ” 30 AndpLuke 22:34; John 13:38 Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, beforeqver. 68, 72 the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times. ” 31 ButrJohn 13:37 he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you. ” And they all said the same.
32 sFor ver. 32-42, see Matt. 26:36-46; Luke 22:40-46 And they wentk[See ver. 26 above] to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray. ” 33 And he took with himtch. 5:37; 9:2 Peter and James and John, and beganu[Matt. 17:23] to be greatly distressed and troubled. 34 And he said to them, v[Ps. 42:5, 6; John 12:27] “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here andwSee Matt. 24:42 watch. ”1Or keep awake; also verses 37, 38 35 And going a little farther, he fell on the groundxHeb. 5:7 and prayed that, if it were possible,yver. 41; John 12:23, 27; 13:1; 17:1; [Luke 22:53; John 16:4] the hour might pass from him. 36 And he said, zRom. 8:15; Gal. 4:6 “Abba, Father,aSee Matt. 19:26 all things are possible for you. RemovebSee ch. 10:38 this cup from me.cJohn 5:30; 6:38; Phil. 2:8 Yet not what I will, but what you will. ” 37 And he came and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not watch one hour? 38 w[See ver. 34 above] Watch andd1 Pet. 4:7 pray that you may noteMatt. 6:13 enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. ” 39 And again he went away and prayed,fver. 36 saying the same words. 40 And again he came and found them sleeping, forgLuke 9:32 their eyes were very heavy, andh[ch. 9:6; Luke 9:33] they did not know what to answer him. 41 And he came the third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest?i[Luke 22:38] It is enough;jSee ver. 35 the hour has come.kch. 9:31; 10:33 The Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 42 Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand. ”
43 lFor ver. 43-50, see Matt. 26:47-56; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:3-11 And immediately, while he was still speaking,mver. 10; Acts 1:16 Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 44 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man. Seize him and lead him away under guard. ” 45 And when he came, he went up to him at once and said,nSee John 1:38 “Rabbi! ” And heoLuke 7:38, 45; 15:20; Acts 20:37 (Gk.) kissed him. 46 And they laid hands on him and seized him. 47 But one of those who stood by drew hisp[Luke 22:38] sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. 48 And Jesus said to them, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? 49 q[John 8:2]; [Luke 2:46; John 18:20] Day after day I was with you in the templerMatt. 21:23; [Matt. 4:23] teaching, and you did not seize me. ButsSee ver. 21; Matt. 1:22 let the Scriptures be fulfilled. ” 50 tver. 27; [Ps. 88:8, 18; John 16:32] And they all left him and fled.
51 And a young man followed him, with nothing butuch. 15:46; Judg. 14:12; Prov. 31:24 a linen cloth about his body. And they seized him, 52 but he left the linen cloth and ran away naked.
53 vFor ver. 53-65, see Matt. 26:57-68; [John 18:12, 13, 19-24] AndwLuke 22:54, 55 they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. 54 w[See ver. 53 above] Andx[John 18:15] Peter had followed him at a distance,y[ver. 68] right intozSee Matt. 26:3 the courtyard of the high priest. And he was sitting withaJohn 7:32; 18:3 the guards andbver. 67; John 18:18 warming himself at the fire. 55 Now the chief priests and the whole Council were seeking testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. 56 cPs. 27:12; 35:11 For many bore false witness against him, but their testimonyd[Deut. 17:6; 19:15] did not agree. 57 And some stood up and bore false witness against him, saying, 58 e[Acts 6:14] “We heard him say,fch. 15:29; See John 2:19 ‘I will destroy this templegActs 7:48; 17:24; Heb. 9:11, 24 that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another,h2 Cor. 5:1 not made with hands. ’ ” 59 Yet even about this their testimony did not agree. 60 And the high priest stood up in the midst and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you? ”1Or Have you no answer to what these men testify against you? 61 Butich. 15:4, 5; Isa. 53:7; John 19:9 he remained silent and made no answer.jFor ver. 61-63, [Luke 22:67-71] Again the high priest asked him, “Are youkch. 8:29; See Matt. 1:17 the Christ, the Son ofl[Rom. 1:25] the Blessed? ” 62 And Jesus said, “I am, andmSee Matt. 16:27; 24:30 you will see the Son of MannPs. 110:1; Heb. 1:3; [ch. 16:19] seated at the right hand of Power, andmSee Matt. 16:27; 24:30 coming with the clouds of heaven. ” 63 And the high priestoNum. 14:6; Acts 14:14 tore his garments and said, “What further witnesses do we need? 64 You have heardpMatt. 9:3; John 10:36 his blasphemy. What is your decision? ” And theyq[Luke 23:50, 51] all condemned him asrSee Lev. 24:16 deserving death. 65 sLuke 22:63, 64 And some begantch. 10:34; 15:19; Isa. 50:6 to spit on him andu[Esth. 7:8] to cover his face and to strike him, saying to him, “Prophesy! ” And the guards received himvMatt. 5:39; [Acts 23:2] with blows.
66 wFor ver. 66-72, see Matt. 26:69-75; Luke 22:55-62; John 18:16-18, 25-27 And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, 67 and seeing Peterxver. 54 warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus. ” 68 But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean. ” And he went out into the gateway1Or forecourt andyver. 30, 72 the rooster crowed. 69 And the servant girl saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them. ” 70 But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them, for you are a Galilean. ” 71 But he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak. ” 72 And immediately the rooster crowedzver. 68 a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said to him, aver. 30 “Before the rooster crows twice, you willb[Acts 3:13, 14] deny me three times. ” And he broke down and wept.1Or And when he had thought about it, he wept