MT-26:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these
sayings, he
said unto his disciples,
MT-26:2 Ye know that after two days is [the feast of] the
passover, and the
Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.
MT-26:3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the
scribes, and the
elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who
was called
Caiaphas,
MT-26:4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtlety,
and kill [him].
MT-26:5 But they said, Not on the feast [day], lest there be an
uproar among
the people.
MT-26:6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon
the leper,
MT-26:7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of
very precious
ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat [at meat].
MT-26:8 But when his disciples saw [it], they had indignation,
saying, To what
purpose [is] this waste?
MT-26:9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and
given to the
poor.
MT-26:10 When Jesus understood [it], he said unto them, Why
trouble ye the
woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
MT-26:11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have
not always.
MT-26:12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body,
she did [it]
for my burial.
MT-26:13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall
be preached in
the whole world, [there] shall also this, that this woman hath
done, be told
for a memorial of her.
MT-26:14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went
unto the chief
priests,
MT-26:15 And said [unto them], What will ye give me, and I will
deliver him
unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of
silver.
MT-26:16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
MT-26:17 Now the first [day] of the [feast of] unleavened bread
the disciples
came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare
for thee to eat
the passover?
MT-26:18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say
unto him, The
Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at
thy house with my
disciples.
MT-26:19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and
they made
ready the passover.
MT-26:20 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the
twelve.
MT-26:21 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you,
that one of you
shall betray me.
MT-26:22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one
of them to say
unto him, Lord, is it I?
MT-26:23 And he answered and said, He that dippeth [his] hand
with me in the
dish, the same shall betray me.
MT-26:24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe
unto that man
by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that
man if he had not
been born.
MT-26:25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said,
Master, is it I?
He said unto him, Thou hast said.
MT-26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed
[it], and
brake [it], and gave [it] to the disciples, and said, Take, eat;
this is my
body.
MT-26:27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave [it] to
them, saying,
Drink ye all of it;
MT-26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is
shed for many for
the remission of sins.
MT-26:29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of
this fruit of the
vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's
kingdom.
MT-26:30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the
mount of
Olives.
MT-26:31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended
because of me
this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and
the sheep of the
flock shall be scattered abroad.
MT-26:32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into
Galilee.
MT-26:33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all [men]
shall be offended
because of thee, [yet] will I never be offended.
MT-26:34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this
night, before
the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
MT-26:35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee,
yet will I not
deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.
MT-26:36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called
Gethsemane, and saith
unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.
MT-26:37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,
and began to
be sorrowful and very heavy.
MT-26:38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding
sorrowful, even unto
death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.
MT-26:39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face,
and prayed,
saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from
me: nevertheless
not as I will, but as thou [wilt].
MT-26:40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them
asleep, and saith
unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
MT-26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the
spirit indeed
[is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.
MT-26:42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying,
O my Father,
if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy
will be done.
MT-26:43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their
eyes were heavy.
MT-26:44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the
third time,
saying the same words.
MT-26:45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them,
Sleep on now,
and take [your] rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son
of man is
betrayed into the hands of sinners.
MT-26:46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth
betray me.
MT-26:47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve,
came, and with
him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief
priests and elders
of the people.
MT-26:48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying,
Whomsoever I shall
kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.
MT-26:49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master;
and kissed
him.
MT-26:50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou
come? Then came
they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
MT-26:51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus
stretched out [his]
hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high
priest's, and smote
off his ear.
MT-26:52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into
his place: for
all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
MT-26:53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and
he shall
presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
MT-26:54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that
thus it must be?
MT-26:55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye
come out as
against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat
daily with you
teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
MT-26:56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the
prophets might be
fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
MT-26:57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led [him] away to
Caiaphas the
high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
MT-26:58 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's
palace, and
went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.
MT-26:59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council,
sought false
witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
MT-26:60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came,
[yet] found
they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
MT-26:61 And said, This [fellow] said, I am able to destroy the
temple of God,
and to build it in three days.
MT-26:62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him,
Answerest thou nothing?
what [is it which] these witness against thee?
MT-26:63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered
and said unto
him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether
thou be the
Christ, the Son of God.
MT-26:64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I
say unto you,
Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand
of power, and
coming in the clouds of heaven.
MT-26:65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath
spoken
blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now
ye have heard
his blasphemy.
MT-26:66 What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of
death.
MT-26:67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and
others smote
[him] with the palms of their hands,
MT-26:68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that
smote thee?
MT-26:69 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came
unto him,
saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
MT-26:70 But he denied before [them] all, saying, I know not
what thou sayest.
MT-26:71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another
[maid] saw him, and
said unto them that were there, This [fellow] was also with
Jesus of Nazareth.
MT-26:72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the
man.
MT-26:73 And after a while came unto [him] they that stood by,
and said to
Peter, Surely thou also art [one] of them; for thy speech
bewrayeth thee.
MT-26:74 Then began he to curse and to swear, [saying], I know
not the man.
And immediately the cock crew.
MT-26:75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said
unto him, Before
the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and
wept bitterly.
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