Matthew 26

¹ And it occurred, when Jesus finishes all these sayings, He said to His disciples, ² "You are aware that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Mankind is being given up to be crucified." ³ Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered in the courtyard of the chief priest, who is termed Caiaphas, ⁴ and they plan that they should be laying hold of Jesus by guile and should be killing Him. ⁵ Yet they said, "Not in the festival, lest a tumult may be occurring among the people." ⁶ Now at Jesus' coming to be in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, ⁷ a woman came to Him having an alabaster vase of attar, very precious, and she pours it down on His head at His lying back at table. ⁸ Now perceiving it, His disciples resent it, saying, "Why this destruction? ⁹ For this could be disposed of for much and given to the poor." ¹⁰ Now, knowing it, Jesus said to them, "Why are you affording the woman weariness? For she works an ideal work for Me. ¹¹ For you always have the poor with you, yet Me you have not always. ¹² For she, spraying this attar on My body, does it for My burial. ¹³ Verily, I am saying to you, Wheresoever this evangel may be heralded in the whole world, that also which she does shall be spoken of for a memorial of her." ¹⁴ Then one of the twelve who is termed Judas Iscariot, having gone to the chief priests, said, "What are you willing to give me, and I will be giving Him up to you?" ¹⁵ Now they weigh for him thirty pieces of silver. ¹⁶ And thenceforth he sought an opportunity that he may be giving Him up. ¹⁷ Now, on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, "Where art Thou wanting we should be making ready for Thee to be eating the passover?" ¹⁸ Now He said, "Go into the city to so and so, and say to him, 'The Teacher is saying, My appointed time is near. With you am I holding the passover with My disciples.'" ¹⁹ And the disciples do as Jesus arranges with them, and they make ready the passover. ²⁰ Now, evening coming on, He was lying back at table with the twelve disciples. ²¹ And at their eating, He said, "Verily, I am saying to you that one of you shall be giving Me up." ²² And, sorrowing tremendously each one of them begins to be saying to Him, "It is not I, Lord!" ²³ Now He, answering, said, "He who dips his hand with Me in the dish, he will be giving Me up. ²⁴ The Son of Mankind is indeed going away, according as it is written concerning Him, yet woe to that man through whom the Son of Mankind is being given up! Ideal were it for Him if that man were not born!" ²⁵ Now, answering, Judas, who is giving Him up, said, "It is not I, Rabbi!" Jesus is saying to him, "You say it." ²⁶ Now at their eating, Jesus, taking the bread, and blessing, breaks it, and, giving to the disciples, said, "Take, eat. This is My body." ²⁷ And taking the cup and giving thanks, He gives it to them, saying, "Drink of it all, ²⁸ for this is My blood of the new covenant, that is shed for many for the pardon of sins. ²⁹ Now I am saying to you that under no circumstances may I be drinking henceforth of this, the product of the grapevine, till that day whenever I may be drinking it new with you in the kingdom of My Father." ³⁰ And, singing a hymn, they came out to the mount of Olives. ³¹ Then Jesus is saying to them, "All of you shall be snared in Me in this night, for it is written, I shall be smiting the shepherd, And scattered shall be the sheep of the flock. ³² Now after My rousing I shall be preceding you into Galilee." ³³ Yet, answering, Peter said to Him, "And if all shall be snared in Thee, I will never be snared!" ³⁴ Jesus averred to him, "Verily, I am saying to you that in this night, ere a cock crows, thrice will you be renouncing Me." ³⁵ Peter is saying to Him, "And if ever I must die together with Thee, I will under no circumstances be renouncing Thee!" Likewise said all the disciples also. ³⁶ Then Jesus is coming with them into the freehold termed Gethsemane, and He is saying to His disciples, "Be seated, till I come away and should be praying there." ³⁷ And taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He begins to be sorrowful and depressed. ³⁸ Then He is saying to them, "Sorrow-stricken is My soul to death. Remain here and watch with Me." ³⁹ And coming forward a little, He falls on His face, praying and saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass by from Me. However, not as I will, but as Thou!" ⁴⁰ And He is coming to the disciples and is finding them drowsing. And He is saying to Peter, "Is it thus: you are not strong enough to watch one hour with Me? ⁴¹ Watch and pray, lest you may be entering into trial. The spirit, indeed, is eager; yet the flesh is infirm." ⁴² Again, coming away a second time, He prays, saying, "My Father, if this can not pass by from Me if I should not drink it, let Thy will be done!" ⁴³ And, coming again, He found them drowsing, for their eyes were heavy. ⁴⁴ And, leaving them, again coming away, He prays a third time, saying the same word. ⁴⁵ Again, then, He is coming to the disciples and is saying to them, "Are you drowsing furthermore and resting? For lo! near is the hour, and the Son of Mankind is being given up into the hands of sinners. ⁴⁶ Rouse! We may be going. Lo! he who is giving Me up is near!" ⁴⁷ And at His still speaking, lo! Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a vast throng with swords and cudgels, from the chief priests and elders of the people. ⁴⁸ Now he who is giving Him up gives them a sign, saying, "Whomsoever I should be kissing, He it is. Hold Him." ⁴⁹ And immediately, coming to Jesus, he said, "Rejoice, Rabbi!" And he kisses Him fondly. ⁵⁰ Yet Jesus said to him, "Comrade, for what are you present?" Then, approaching, they laid hands on Jesus and hold Him. ⁵¹ And lo! one of those with Jesus, stretching out his hand, pulls his sword, and smiting the slave of the chief priest, amputates his ear. ⁵² Then Jesus is saying to him, "Turn away your sword into its place, for all those taking the sword, by the sword shall perish. ⁵³ Or are you supposing that I am not able to entreat My Father, and at present He will station by My side more than twelve legions of messengers? ⁵⁴ How, then, may the scriptures be fulfilled, seeing that thus it must occur?” ⁵⁵ In that hour Jesus said to the throngs, "As for a robber, you come out with swords and cudgels to apprehend Me! Daily was I seated with you, teaching in the sanctuary, and you do not hold Me. ⁵⁶ Now the whole of this has occurred that the scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled." Then all His disciples, leaving Him, fled. ⁵⁷ Now those who hold Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas, the chief priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered. ⁵⁸ Now Peter followed Him from afar, till he came to the courtyard of the chief priest, and, entering within, he sat with the deputies to see the consummation. ⁵⁹ Now the chief priests and the elders and the whole Sanhedrin sought false testimony against Jesus, so that they should be putting Him to death, ⁶⁰ and they found it not. At many false witnesses approaching, they found it not. Yet subsequently two false witnesses, approaching, ⁶¹ said, "He averred, 'I am able to demolish the temple of God and, during three days, to rebuild it.'" ⁶² And, rising, the chief priest said to Him, "Are you answering nothing? What are these testifying against you?" ⁶³ Yet Jesus was silent. And, answering, the chief priest said to Him, "I exorcise you by the living God that you may tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God." ⁶⁴ Saying to him is Jesus, "You say it! Moreover, I am saying to you, Henceforth you shall be seeing the Son of Mankind sitting at the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of heaven." ⁶⁵ Then the chief priest tears his garments, saying that "He blasphemes! What need have we still of witnesses? Lo! now you hear his blasphemy! ⁶⁶ What are you supposing?" Now they, answering, said, "Liable to death is he." ⁶⁷ Then they spit into His face and buffet Him. Now they slap Him, ⁶⁸ saying, "Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is it that hits you?" ⁶⁹ Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And one maid came to him, saying, "You also were with Jesus, the Galilean." ⁷⁰ Yet he disowns Him in front of them all, saying, "Not aware am I what you are saying!" ⁷¹ Now, at his coming out into the portal, another one perceived him, and she is saying to them there, "He also was with Jesus, the Nazarene." ⁷² And again he disowns with an oath, saying that "I am not acquainted with the man!" ⁷³ Now, after a little, those standing there, approaching, said to Peter, "Truly you also are of them, for your speech also is making you evident." ⁷⁴ Then he begins to be damning and swearing, saying that "I am not acquainted with the man!" ⁷⁵ And immediately a cock crows. And Peter is reminded of the declaration of Jesus in which He had declared to him that "Ere a cock may crow, thrice will you be renouncing Me." And, coming outside, he laments bitterly.