The Plot Against Jesus
1When
Jesus had
finished
saying all
these
things, he
said to
his
disciples,
2 “As
you know,
the
Passover
is two
days
away—and
the Son of
Man will
be handed
over to be
crucified.”
3 Then
the chief
priests
and the
elders of
the people
assembled
in the
palace of
the high
priest,
whose name
was
Caiaphas,
4 and
they
schemed to
arrest
Jesus
secretly
and kill
him.
5 “But
not during
the
festival,”
they said,
“or there
may be a
riot among
the
people.”
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
6 While
Jesus was
in Bethany
in the
home of
Simon the
Leper,
7 a
woman came
to him
with an
alabaster
jar of
very
expensive
perfume,
which she
poured on
his head
as he was
reclining
at the
table.
8 When
the
disciples
saw this,
they were
indignant.
“Why this
waste?”
they
asked.
9 “This
perfume
could have
been sold
at a high
price and
the money
given to
the poor.”
10 Aware of this, Jesus said to them,
“Why are you bothering this woman? She
has done a
beautiful
thing to
me.
11 The
poor you
will
always
have with
you, but
you will
not always
have me.
12 When
she poured
this
perfume on
my body,
she did it
to prepare
me for
burial.
13 Truly
I tell
you,
wherever
this
gospel is
preached
throughout
the world,
what she
has done
will also
be told,
in memory
of her.”
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
14 Then one of the Twelve—the one called
Judas
Iscariot—went
to the
chief
priests
15 and
asked,
“What are
you
willing to
give me if
I deliver
him over
to you?”
So they
counted
out for
him thirty
pieces of
silver.
16 From
then on
Judas
watched
for an
opportunity
to hand
him over.
The Last Supper
17 On the first day of the Festival of
Unleavened
Bread, the
disciples
came to
Jesus and
asked,
“Where do
you want
us to make
preparations
for you to
eat the
Passover?”
18 He replied,
“Go into
the city
to a
certain
man and
tell him,
‘The
Teacher
says: My
appointed
time is
near. I am
going to
celebrate
the
Passover
with my
disciples
at your
house.’”
19 So
the
disciples
did as
Jesus had
directed
them and
prepared
the
Passover.
20 When evening came, Jesus was reclining
at the
table with
the
Twelve.
21 And
while they
were
eating, he
said,
“Truly I
tell you,
one of you
will
betray
me.”
22 They were very sad and began to say to
him one
after the
other,
“Surely
you don’t
mean me,
Lord?”
23 Jesus replied,
“The one
who has
dipped his
hand into
the bowl
with me
will
betray me.
24 The
Son of Man
will go
just as it
is written
about him.
But woe to
that man
who
betrays
the Son of
Man! It
would be
better for
him if he
had not
been
born.”
25 Then Judas, the one who would betray
him, said,
“Surely
you don’t
mean me,
Rabbi?”
Jesus answered,
“You have
said so.”
26 While they were eating, Jesus took
bread, and
when he
had given
thanks, he
broke it
and gave
it to his
disciples,
saying,
“Take and eat; this is my body.”
27 Then he took a cup, and when he had
given
thanks, he
gave it to
them,
saying,
“Drink
from it,
all of
you.
28 This
is my
blood of
the
covenant,
which is
poured out
for many
for the
forgiveness
of sins.
29 I
tell you,
I will not
drink from
this fruit
of the
vine from
now on
until that
day when I
drink it
new with
you in my
Father’s
kingdom.”
30 When they had sung a hymn, they went
out to the
Mount of
Olives.
Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial
31 Then Jesus told them,
“This very
night you
will all
fall away
on account
of me, for
it is
written:
“‘I will strike the shepherd,
and
the sheep
of the
flock will
be
scattered.’
32 But
after I
have
risen, I
will go
ahead of
you into
Galilee.”
33 Peter replied, “Even if all fall away
on account
of you, I
never
will.”
34 “Truly
I tell
you,”
Jesus
answered,
“this very night, before the rooster
crows, you
will
disown me
three
times.”
35 But Peter declared, “Even if I have to
die with
you, I
will never
disown
you.” And
all the
other
disciples
said the
same.
Gethsemane
36 Then Jesus went with his disciples to
a place
called
Gethsemane,
and he
said to
them,
“Sit here
while I go
over there
and pray.”
37 He
took Peter
and the
two sons
of Zebedee
along with
him, and
he began
to be
sorrowful
and
troubled.
38 Then
he said to
them,
“My soul
is
overwhelmed
with
sorrow to
the point
of death.
Stay here
and keep
watch with
me.”
39 Going a little farther, he fell with
his face
to the
ground and
prayed,
“My
Father, if
it is
possible,
may this
cup be
taken from
me. Yet
not as I
will, but
as you
will.”
40 Then he returned to his disciples and
found them
sleeping.
“Couldn’t
you men
keep watch
with me
for one
hour?”
he asked
Peter.
41 “Watch
and pray
so that
you will
not fall
into
temptation.
The spirit
is
willing,
but the
flesh is
weak.”
42 He went away a second time and prayed,
“My Father, if it is not possible for
this cup
to be
taken away
unless I
drink it,
may your
will be
done.”
43 When he came back, he again found them
sleeping,
because
their eyes
were
heavy.
44 So
he left
them and
went away
once more
and prayed
the third
time,
saying the
same
thing.
45 Then he returned to the disciples and
said to
them,
“Are you still sleeping and resting?
Look, the
hour has
come, and
the Son of
Man is
delivered
into the
hands of
sinners.
46 Rise!
Let us go!
Here comes
my
betrayer!”
Jesus Arrested
47 While he was still speaking, Judas,
one of the
Twelve,
arrived.
With him
was a
large
crowd
armed with
swords and
clubs,
sent from
the chief
priests
and the
elders of
the
people.
48 Now
the
betrayer
had
arranged a
signal
with them:
“The one I
kiss is
the man;
arrest
him.”
49 Going
at once to
Jesus,
Judas
said,
“Greetings,
Rabbi!”
and kissed
him.
50 Jesus replied,
“Do what
you came
for,
friend.”
Then the men stepped forward, seized
Jesus and
arrested
him.
51 With
that, one
of Jesus’
companions
reached
for his
sword,
drew it
out and
struck the
servant of
the high
priest,
cutting
off his
ear.
52 “Put
your sword
back in
its
place,”
Jesus said
to him,
“for all
who draw
the sword
will die
by the
sword.
53 Do
you think
I cannot
call on my
Father,
and he
will at
once put
at my
disposal
more than
twelve
legions of
angels?
54 But
how then
would the
Scriptures
be
fulfilled
that say
it must
happen in
this way?”
55 In that hour Jesus said to the crowd,
“Am I leading a rebellion, that you
have come
out with
swords and
clubs to
capture
me? Every
day I sat
in the
temple
courts
teaching,
and you
did not
arrest me.
56 But
this has
all taken
place that
the
writings
of the
prophets
might be
fulfilled.”
Then all
the
disciples
deserted
him and
fled.
Jesus Before the Sanhedrin
57 Those who had arrested Jesus took him
to
Caiaphas
the high
priest,
where the
teachers
of the law
and the
elders had
assembled.
58 But
Peter
followed
him at a
distance,
right up
to the
courtyard
of the
high
priest. He
entered
and sat
down with
the guards
to see the
outcome.
59 The chief priests and the whole
Sanhedrin
were
looking
for false
evidence
against
Jesus so
that they
could put
him to
death.
60 But
they did
not find
any,
though
many false
witnesses
came
forward.
Finally two came forward
61 and
declared,
“This
fellow
said, ‘I
am able to
destroy
the temple
of God and
rebuild it
in three
days.’”
62 Then the high priest stood up and said
to Jesus,
“Are you
not going
to answer?
What is
this
testimony
that these
men are
bringing
against
you?”
63 But
Jesus
remained
silent.
The high priest said to him, “I charge
you under
oath by
the living
God: Tell
us if you
are the
Messiah,
the Son of
God.”
64 “You
have said
so,”
Jesus
replied.
“But I say to all of you: From now on
you will
see the
Son of Man
sitting at
the right
hand of
the Mighty
One and
coming on
the clouds
of
heaven.”
65 Then the high priest tore his clothes
and said,
“He has
spoken
blasphemy!
Why do we
need any
more
witnesses?
Look, now
you have
heard the
blasphemy.
66 What
do you
think?”
“He is worthy of death,” they
answered.
67 Then they spit in his face and struck
him with
their
fists.
Others
slapped
him
68 and
said,
“Prophesy
to us,
Messiah.
Who hit
you?”
Peter Disowns Jesus
69 Now Peter was sitting out in the
courtyard,
and a
servant
girl came
to him.
“You also
were with
Jesus of
Galilee,”
she said.
70 But he denied it before them all. “I
don’t know
what
you’re
talking
about,” he
said.
71 Then he went out to the gateway, where
another
servant
girl saw
him and
said to
the people
there,
“This
fellow was
with Jesus
of
Nazareth.”
72 He denied it again, with an oath: “I
don’t know
the man!”
73 After a little while, those standing
there went
up to
Peter and
said,
“Surely
you are
one of
them; your
accent
gives you
away.”
74 Then he began to call down curses, and
he swore
to them,
“I don’t
know the
man!”
75 Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.