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¹ Now the feast of unleavened bread, which [is] called the passover, drew nigh,

² and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

³ And Satan entered into Judas, who was surnamed Iscariote, being of the number of the twelve.

⁴ And he went away and spoke with the chief priests and captains as to how he should deliver him up to them.

⁵ And they were rejoiced, and agreed to give him money.

⁶ And he came to an agreement to do it, and sought an opportunity to deliver him up to them away from the crowd.

⁷ And the day of unleavened bread came, in which the passover was to be killed.

⁸ And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare the passover for us, that we may eat [it].

⁹ But they said to him, Where wilt thou that we prepare [it]?

¹⁰ And he said to them, Behold, as ye enter into the city a man will meet you, carrying an earthen pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he goes in;

¹¹ and ye shall say to the master of the house, The Teacher says to thee, Where is the guest-chamber where I may eat the passover with my disciples?

¹² And *he* will shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

¹³ And having gone they found it as he had said to them; and they prepared the passover.

¹⁴ And when the hour was come, he placed himself at table, and the [twelve] apostles with him.

¹⁵ And he said to them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer.

¹⁶ For I say unto you, that I will not eat any more at all of it until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

¹⁷ And having received a cup, when he had given thanks he said, Take this and divide it among yourselves.

¹⁸ For I say unto you, that I will not drink at all of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God come.

¹⁹ And having taken a loaf, when he had given thanks, he broke [it], and gave [it] to them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

²⁰ In like manner also the cup, after having supped, saying, This cup [is] the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.

²¹ Moreover, behold, the hand of him that delivers me up [is] with me on the table;

²² and the Son of man indeed goes as it is determined, but woe unto that man by whom he is delivered up.

²³ And *they* began to question together among themselves who then it could be of them who was about to do this.

²⁴ And there was also a strife among them which of them should be held to be [the] greatest.

²⁵ And he said to them, The kings of the nations rule over them, and they that exercise authority over them are called benefactors.

²⁶ But *ye* [shall] not [be] thus; but let the greater among you be as the younger, and the leader as he that serves.

²⁷ For which [is] greater, he that is at table or he that serves? [Is] not he that is at table? But *I* am in the midst of you as the one that serves.

²⁸ But *ye* are they who have persevered with me in my temptations.

²⁹ And *I* appoint unto you, as my Father has appointed unto me, a kingdom,

³⁰ that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹ And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to have you, to sift [you] as wheat;

³² but *I* have besought for thee that thy faith fail not; and *thou*, when once thou hast been restored, confirm thy brethren.

³³ And he said to him, Lord, with thee I am ready to go both to prison and to death.

³⁴ And he said, I tell thee, Peter, [the] cock shall not crow to-day before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.

³⁵ And he said to them, When I sent you without purse and scrip and sandals, did ye lack anything? And they said, Nothing.

³⁶ He said therefore to them, But now he that has a purse let him take [it], in like manner also a scrip, and he that has none let him sell his garment and buy a sword;

³⁷ for I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned with [the] lawless: for also the things concerning me have an end.

³⁸ And they said, Lord, behold here are two swords. And he said to them, It is enough.

³⁹ And going forth he went according to his custom to the mount of Olives, and the disciples also followed him.

⁴⁰ And when he was at the place he said to them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.

⁴¹ And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's throw, and having knelt down he prayed,

⁴² saying, Father, if thou wilt remove this cup from me:—but then, not my will, but thine be done.

⁴³ And an angel appeared to him from heaven strengthening him.

⁴⁴ And being in conflict he prayed more intently. And his sweat became as great drops of blood, falling down upon the earth.

⁴⁵ And rising up from his prayer, coming to the disciples, he found them sleeping from grief.

⁴⁶ And he said to them, Why sleep ye? rise up and pray that ye enter not into temptation.

⁴⁷ As he was yet speaking, behold, a crowd, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went on before them, and drew near to Jesus to kiss him.

⁴⁸ And Jesus said to him, Judas, deliverest thou up the Son of man with a kiss?

⁴⁹ And they who were around him, seeing what was going to follow, said [to him], Lord, shall we smite with [the] sword?

⁵⁰ And a certain one from among them smote the bondman of the high priest and took off his right ear.

⁵¹ And Jesus answering said, Suffer thus far; and having touched his ear, he healed him.

⁵² And Jesus said to the chief priests and captains of the temple and elders, who were come against him, Have ye come out as against a robber with swords and sticks?

⁵³ When I was day by day with you in the temple ye did not stretch out your hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of darkness.

⁵⁴ And having laid hold on him, they led him [away], and they led [him] into the house of the high priest. And Peter followed afar off.

⁵⁵ And they having lit a fire in the midst of the court and sat down together, Peter sat among them.

⁵⁶ And a certain maid, having seen him sitting by the light, and having fixed her eyes upon him, said, And this [man] was with him.

⁵⁷ But he denied [him], saying, Woman, I do not know him.

⁵⁸ And after a short time another seeing him said, And *thou* art of them. But Peter said, Man, I am not.

⁵⁹ And after the lapse of about one hour another stoutly maintained it, saying, In truth this [man] also was with him, for also he is a Galilaean.

⁶⁰ And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he was yet speaking, [the] cock crew.

⁶¹ And the Lord, turning round, looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him, Before [the] cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice.

⁶² And Peter, going forth without, wept bitterly.

⁶³ And the men who held him mocked him, beating [him];

⁶⁴ and covering him up, asked him saying, Prophesy, who is it that struck thee?

⁶⁵ And they said many other injurious things to him.

⁶⁶ And when it was day, the elderhood of the people, both [the] chief priests and scribes, were gathered together, and led him into their council, saying,

⁶⁷ If *thou* art the Christ, tell us. And he said to them, If I tell you, ye will not at all believe;

⁶⁸ and if I should ask [you], ye would not answer me at all, nor let me go;

⁶⁹ but henceforth shall the Son of man be sitting on the right hand of the power of God.

⁷⁰ And they all said, *Thou* then art the Son of God? And he said to them, *Ye* say that I am.

⁷¹ And they said, What need have we any more of witness, for we have heard ourselves out of his mouth?