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The Plot to Kill Jesus

^1 (a)Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread drew near, which is called ^(b)the Passover. ² And the chief priests and the scribes ^(c)were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.

Judas to Betray Jesus

^3 (d)Then ^(e)Satan entered into ^(f)Judas called Iscariot, who was of the number of the twelve. ⁴ He went away and conferred with the chief priests and ^(g)officers how he might betray him to them. ⁵ And they were glad, and agreed to give him money. ⁶ So he consented and sought an opportunity to ^(h)betray him to them in the absence of a crowd.

The Passover with the Disciples

^7 (i)Then came ^(j)the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. ⁸ So Jesus^[a] sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it." ⁹ They said to him, "Where will you have us prepare it?" ¹⁰ He said to them, "Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters ¹¹ and tell the master of the house, ^(k)‘The Teacher says to you, Where is ^(l)the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?' ¹² And he will show you ^(m)a large upper room furnished; prepare it there." ¹³ And they went and found it ⁽ⁿ⁾just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover.

Institution of the Lord's Supper

^14 (o)And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. ¹⁵ And he said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ¹⁶ For I tell you I will not eat it^{[b] (p)}until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God." ¹⁷ And he took a cup, and ^(q)when he had given thanks he said, "Take this, and divide it among yourselves. ^18 (r)For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine ^(s)until the kingdom of God comes." ^19 (t)And he took bread, and ^(u)when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ^(v)"This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." ²⁰ And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, ^(w)"This cup that is poured out for you is ^(x)the new ^(y)covenant in my blood.^{[c] 21 (z)}But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is ^(aa)with me on the table. ²² For the Son of Man goes ^(ab)as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!" ²³ And they began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this.

Who Is the Greatest?

^24 (ac)A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. ^25 (ad)And he said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles ^(ae)exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors. ^26 (af)But not so with you. Rather, let ^(ag)the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves. ²⁷ For who is the greater, ^(ah)one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But ^(ai)I am among you as the one who serves.

²⁸ "You are those who have stayed with me ^(aj)in my trials, ²⁹ and ^(ak)I assign to you, as my Father assigned to me, a kingdom, ^30 (al)that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and ^(am)sit on thrones judging ^(an)the twelve tribes of Israel.

Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial

³¹ "Simon, Simon, behold, ^(ao)Satan demanded to have you,^{[d] (ap)}that he might sift you like wheat, ³² but ^(aq)I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, ^(ar)strengthen your brothers." ³³ Peter^[e] said to him, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both ^(as)to prison and ^(at)to death." ^34 (au)Jesus^[f] said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me."

Scripture Must Be Fulfilled in Jesus

³⁵ And he said to them, ^(av)"When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything?" They said, "Nothing." ³⁶ He said to them, "But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise a knapsack. And let the one who has no sword sell his cloak and buy one. ³⁷ For I tell you that ^(aw)this Scripture must be fulfilled in me: ^(ax)‘And he was numbered with the transgressors.' For ^(ay)what is written about me has its fulfillment." ³⁸ And they said, "Look, Lord, here are two ^(az)swords." And he said to them, ^(ba)"It is enough."

Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives

^39 (bb)And he came out and went, ^(bc)as was his custom, to ^(bd)the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. ^40 (be)And when he came to ^(bf)the place, he said to them, ^(bg)"Pray that you may not ^(bh)enter into temptation." ⁴¹ And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and ^(bi)knelt down and prayed, ⁴² saying, ^(bj)"Father, if you are willing, remove ^(bk)this cup from me. ^(bl)Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done." ⁴³ And there appeared to him ^(bm)an angel from heaven, strengthening him. ⁴⁴ And ^(bn)being in agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.^{[g] 45} And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, ⁴⁶ and he said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Rise and ^(bo)pray that you may not enter into temptation."

Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

^47 (bp)While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called ^(bq)Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, ⁴⁸ but Jesus said to him, "Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?" ⁴⁹ And when those who were around him saw what would follow, they said, "Lord, shall we strike ^(br)with the sword?" ⁵⁰ And one of them struck the servant^[h] of the high priest and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹ But Jesus said, "No more of this!" And he touched his ear and healed him. ⁵² Then Jesus said to the chief priests and ^(bs)officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, "Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? ⁵³ When ^(bt)I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is ^(bu)your hour, and ^(bv)the power of darkness."

Peter Denies Jesus

^54 (bw)Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest's house, ^(bx)and Peter was following at a distance. ^55 (by)And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of ^(bz)the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. ⁵⁶ Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat in the light and looking closely at him, said, "This man also was with him." ⁵⁷ But he denied it, saying, "Woman, I do not know him." ⁵⁸ And a little later someone else saw him and said, "You also are one of them." But Peter said, "Man, I am not." ⁵⁹ And after an interval of about an hour still another ^(ca)insisted, saying, "Certainly this man also was with him, for he too is a Galilean." ⁶⁰ But Peter said, "Man, I do not know what you are talking about." And immediately, while he was still speaking, the rooster crowed. ⁶¹ And the Lord turned and ^(cb)looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the saying of the Lord, how he had said to him, ^(cc)"Before the rooster crows today, you will ^(cd)deny me three times." ⁶² And he went out and wept bitterly.

Jesus Is Mocked

^63 (ce)Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. ^64 (cf)They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, ^(cg)"Prophesy! ^(ch)Who is it that struck you?" ⁶⁵ And they said many other things against him, ^(ci)blaspheming him.

Jesus Before the Council

^66 (cj)When day came, ^(ck)the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their ^(cl)council, and they ^(cm)said, ^67 (cn)"If you are ^(co)the Christ, tell us." But he said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe, ⁶⁸ and if I ask you, you will not answer. ⁶⁹ But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated ^(cp)at the right hand of the power of God." ⁷⁰ So they all said, "Are you ^(cq)the Son of God, then?" And he said to them, ^(cr)"You say that I am." ⁷¹ Then they said, "What further testimony do we need? We have heard it ourselves from his own lips."