1 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, 2 mFor ver. 2-5, see Mark 14:1, 2; Luke 22:1, 2 “You know that after two daysnSee John 6:4 the Passover is coming, andover. 24 the Son of ManpSee ch. 20:18, 19 will be delivered up to be crucified. ”
3 q[Ps. 2:2; John 11:47; Acts 4:27] Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered inrver. 58, 69; Luke 11:21; John 18:15; [Rev. 11:2] the palace of the high priest, whose name wassver. 57; Luke 3:2; John 11:49; 18:13; Acts 4:6 Caiaphas, 4 tJohn 11:53; See ch. 21:46 and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. 5 But they said, “Not during the feast,uch. 27:24 lest there be an uproar among the people. ”
6 vFor ver. 6-13, see Mark 14:3-9; John 12:1-8; [Luke 7:37-39] Now when Jesus was atwch. 21:17; John 11:18 Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, 7 a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. 8 And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9 For this could have been sold for a large sum andx[John 13:29] given to the poor. ” 10 Butych. 16:8 Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. 11 ForzDeut. 15:11 you always have the poor with you, butach. 9:15; See John 7:33 you will not always have me. 12 In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done itbJohn 19:40 to prepare me for burial. 13 Truly, I say to you, whereverc[ch. 24:14] this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be tolddActs 10:4 in memory of her. ”
14 eFor ver. 14-16, see Mark 14:10, 11; Luke 22:3-6; [John 13:2, 27, 30] Then one of the twelve, whose name wasfch. 10:4; 27:3; Acts 1:16; [John 6:71; 12:4] Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15 and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you? ” And theygZech. 11:12; [Gen. 23:16; Jer. 32:9] paid himhch. 27:3, 9; Ex. 21:32 thirty pieces of silver. 16 And from that moment he sought an opportunityiSee ch. 20:18, 19 to betray him.
17 jFor ver. 17-19, see Mark 14:12-16; Luke 22:7-13 Now onkEx. 12:18 the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover? ” 18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him,lSee John 11:28 ‘The Teacher says,m[ver. 45; John 7:6, 8, 30; 8:20; 13:1; 17:1] My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples. ’ ” 19 And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover.
20 nFor ver. 20-24, see Mark 14:17-21; [Luke 22:14, 21-23; John 13:21-26] When it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve. 21 And as they were eating,o[John 6:70, 71] he said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me. ” 22 And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord? ” 23 He answered, p[John 13:18] “He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. 24 The Son of Man goesqver. 54, 56; Mark 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, butrch. 18:7 woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed!sJohn 17:12 It would have been better for that man if he had not been born. ” 25 Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I,tver. 49; See John 1:38 Rabbi? ” He said to him, uver. 64; See Luke 22:70 “You have said so. ”
26 vFor ver. 26-29, see Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:18-20; 1 Cor. 11:23-25 Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, andwSee ch. 14:19 after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat;x1 Cor. 10:16; [John 6:53] this is my body. ” 27 And he took a cup, and when heySee ch. 15:36 had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28 forx[See ver. 26 above] this is myzEx. 24:8; [Zech. 9:11; Heb. 13:20] blood of the covenant, which is poured out foraSee ch. 20:28 manybMark 1:4; [Luke 1:77] for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with youc[ch. 13:43] in my Father's kingdom. ”
30 dFor ver. 30-35, see Mark 14:26-31 And when they had sung a hymn,eLuke 22:39; John 18:1 they went out tofSee ch. 21:1 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 willgCited from Zech. 13:7; [John 16:32] strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered. ’ 32 But after I am raised up,hch. 28:7, 10, 16; Mark 16:7 I will go before you to Galilee. ” 33 i[Luke 22:31, 33] Peter answered him, “Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away. ” 34 jLuke 22:34; John 13:38 Jesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night,kver. 75 before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times. ” 35 lLuke 22:33; John 13:37 Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you! ” And all the disciples said the same.
36 mFor ver. 36-46, see Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:40-46 Then Jesus went with theme[See ver. 30 above] to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray. ” 37 And taking with himnch. 17:1 Peter andoch. 4:21 the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, p[Ps. 42:5, 6; John 12:27] “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, andqSee ch. 24:42 watch1Or keep awake; also verses 40, 41 with me. ” 39 And going a little farther he fell on his facerHeb. 5:7 and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, letsSee ch. 20:22 this cup pass from me;tver. 42; John 5:30; 6:38; Phil. 2:8 nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will. ” 40 And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? 41 q[See ver. 38 above] Watch andu1 Pet. 4:7 pray that youvch. 6:13 may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. ” 42 Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it,wver. 39; See ch. 6:10 your will be done. ” 43 And again he came and found them sleeping, forxLuke 9:32 their eyes were heavy. 44 So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed fory[2 Cor. 12:8] the third time, saying the same words again. 45 Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Sleep and take your rest later on.1Or Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? See,zJohn 12:23, 27; 13:1; 17:1; [ver. 18; Luke 22:53] the hour is at hand, andach. 17:22; 20:18 the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand. ”
47 bFor ver. 47-56, see Mark 14:43-50; Luke 22:47-53; John 18:3-11 While he was still speaking,cver. 14; Acts 1:16 Judas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. 48 Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him. ” 49 And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings,dver. 25 Rabbi! ” And he kissed him. 50 Jesus said to him, ech. 20:13; 22:12 “Friend,f[John 13:27] do what you came to do. ”1Or Friend, why are you here? Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him. 51 And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew hisg[Luke 22:38] sword and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his ear. 52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. ForhRev. 13:10; [Gen. 9:6; Ezek. 35:6] all who take the sword will perish by the sword. 53 i[John 10:18] Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send mej[ch. 4:11; 2 Kgs. 6:17; Dan. 7:10; Luke 22:43; John 18:36] more than twelvekLuke 8:30 legions of angels? 54 lSee ver. 24; ch. 1:22 But how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so? ” 55 At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after daym[John 8:2]; [Luke 2:46; John 18:20] I sat in the templench. 21:23; [ch. 4:23] teaching, and you did not seize me. 56 Butl[See ver. 54] all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. ” over. 31; [Ps. 88:8, 18; John 16:32] Then all the disciples left him and fled.
57 pLuke 22:54 ThenqFor ver. 57-68, see Mark 14:53-65; [John 18:12, 13, 19-24] those who had seized Jesus led him torver. 3 Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered. 58 Ands[John 18:15] Peter was following him at a distance, as far asr[See ver. 57 above] the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat withtJohn 7:32; 18:3 the guards to see the end. 59 Now the chief priests and the whole CounciluSee Acts 6:11 were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, 60 but they found none,vPs. 27:12; 35:11 though many false witnesses came forward. At lastwDeut. 19:15 two came forward 61 and said, “This man said,x[Acts 6:14]; See John 2:19 ‘I am able toych. 27:40 destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days. ’ ” 62 And the high priest stood up and said, “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? 63 zch. 27:12, 14; Isa. 53:7; John 19:9 But Jesus remained silent.aFor ver. 63-66, [Luke 22:67-71] And the high priest said to him,b[Lev. 5:1; 1 Sam. 14:24, 26; Mark 5:7] “I adjure you bycSee ch. 16:16 the living God,dJohn 10:24 tell us if you aree[ch. 22:42-45]; See ch. 1:17 the Christ,fSee ch. 14:33 the Son of God. ” 64 Jesus said to him, gver. 25 “You have said so. But I tell you, from now onhSee ch. 16:27; 24:30 you will see the Son of ManiPs. 110:1; Heb. 1:3; [Mark 16:19] seated at the right hand of Power andhSee ch. 16:27; 24:30 coming on the clouds of heaven. ” 65 Then the high priestjNum. 14:6; Acts 14:14 tore his robes and said,kch. 9:3; John 10:36 “He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. 66 What is your judgment? ” They answered,lSee Lev. 24:16 “He deserves death. ” 67 Thenmch. 27:30; Isa. 50:6; Mark 10:34 they spit in his facen[Luke 22:63-65; John 18:22] andoch. 5:39; Acts 23:2 struck him. And some slapped him, 68 saying, “Prophesy to us, youpver. 63 Christ! Who is it that struck you? ”
69 qFor ver. 69-75, see Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:55-62; John 18:16-18, 25-27 Now Peter was sitting outsiderver. 3 in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean. ” 70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean. ” 71 And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesussch. 2:23 of Nazareth. ” 72 And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man. ” 73 After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, fort[Judg. 12:6] your accent betrays you. ” 74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man. ” And immediately the rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, uver. 34 “Before the rooster crows, you willv[Acts 3:13, 14] deny me three times. ” And he went out and wept bitterly.