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Death Plot and Anointing

^1 (C1)Now ^(C2)the Passover and Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes ^(C3)were seeking how to seize Him by stealth and kill Him;² for they were saying, "Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the people."

^3 (C1)While He was in ^(C2)Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining at the table, there came a woman with an alabaster vial of very ^(C3)costly perfume of pure ^(F1)nard; and she broke the vial and poured it over His head.⁴ But some were indignantly remarking to one another, "Why has this perfume been wasted?⁵ "For this perfume might have been sold for over three hundred ^(F1)denarii, and the money given to the poor." And they were scolding her.⁶ But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you bother her? She has done a good deed to Me.⁷ "For you always have ^(C1)the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.⁸ "She has done what she could; ^(C1)she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial.⁹ "Truly I say to you, ^(C1)wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be spoken of in memory of her."

^10 (C1)Then Judas Iscariot, ^(C2)who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to ^(F1)betray Him to them.¹¹ They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.

The Last Passover

^12 (C1)On the first day of ^(C2)Unleavened Bread, when ^(F1)the Passover lamb was being ^(C3)sacrificed, His disciples ^(*)said to Him, "Where do You want us to go and prepare for You to eat the Passover?"¹³ And He ^(*)sent two of His disciples and ^(*)said to them, "Go into the city, and a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water; follow him;¹⁴ and wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is My ^(C1)guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?"'¹⁵ "And he himself will show you a large upper room furnished and ready; prepare for us there."¹⁶ The disciples went out and came to the city, and found it just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

^17 (C1)When it was evening He ^(*)came with the twelve.¹⁸ As they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, "Truly I say to you that one of you will ^(F1)betray Me--^(F2)one who is eating with Me."¹⁹ They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, "Surely not I?"²⁰ And He said to them, "It is one of the twelve, ^(F1)one who dips with Me in the bowl.²¹ "For the Son of Man is to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man ^(F1)by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good ^(F2)for that man if he had not been born."

The Lord's Supper

^22 (C1)While they were eating, He took some bread, and ^(F1)after a ^(C2)blessing He broke it, and gave it to them, and said, "Take it; this is My body."²³ And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.²⁴ And He said to them, "This is My ^(C1)blood of the ^(C2)covenant, which is poured out for many.²⁵ "Truly I say to you, I will never again drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God."

^26 (C1)After singing a hymn, they went out to ^(C2)the Mount of Olives.

^27 (C1)And Jesus ^(*)said to them, "You will all ^(F1)fall away, because it is written, '^(C2)I WILL STRIKE DOWN THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP SHALL BE SCATTERED.'²⁸ "But after I have been raised, ^(C1)I will go ahead of you to Galilee."²⁹ But Peter said to Him, "Even though all may ^(F1)fall away, yet I will not."³⁰ And Jesus ^(*)said to him, "Truly I say to you, that ^(F1)(C1)this very night, before ^(C2)a rooster crows twice, you yourself will deny Me three times."³¹ But Peter kept saying insistently, "Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!" And they all were saying the same thing also.

Jesus in Gethsemane

^32 (C1)They ^(*)came to a place named Gethsemane; and He ^(*)said to His disciples, "Sit here until I have prayed."³³ And He ^(*)took with Him Peter and ^(F1)James and John, and began to be very ^(C1)distressed and troubled.³⁴ And He ^(*)said to them, "^(C1)My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch."³⁵ And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began to pray that if it were possible, ^(C1)the hour might ^(F1)pass Him by.³⁶ And He was saying, "^(C1)Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; ^(C2)yet not what I will, but what You will."³⁷ And He ^(*)came and ^(*)found them sleeping, and ^(*)said to Peter, "Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour?³⁸ "^(C1)Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."³⁹ Again He went away and prayed, saying the same ^(F1)words.⁴⁰ And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.⁴¹ And He ^(*)came the third time, and ^(*)said to them, "^(F1)Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; ^(C1)the hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being ^(F2)betrayed into the hands of sinners.⁴² "Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!"

Betrayal and Arrest

^43 (C1)Immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, ^(*)came up ^(F1)accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.⁴⁴ Now he who was betraying Him had given them a signal, saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away ^(F1)under guard."⁴⁵ After coming, Judas immediately went to Him, saying, "^(C1)Rabbi!" and kissed Him.⁴⁶ They laid hands on Him and seized Him.⁴⁷ But one of those who stood by drew his sword, and struck the slave of the high priest and ^(F1)cut off his ear.⁴⁸ And Jesus said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?⁴⁹ "Every day I was with you ^(C1)in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me; but this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures."⁵⁰ And they all left Him and fled.

⁵¹ A young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they ^(*)seized him.⁵² But he ^(F1)pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.

Jesus before His Accusers

^53 (C1)They led Jesus away to the high priest; and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes ^(*)gathered together.⁵⁴ Peter had followed Him at a distance, ^(C1)right into ^(C2)the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the ^(F1)officers and ^(C3)warming himself at the ^(F2)fire.⁵⁵ Now the chief priests and the whole ^(F1)(C1)Council kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.⁵⁶ For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent.⁵⁷ Some stood up and began to give false testimony against Him, saying,⁵⁸ "We heard Him say, '^(C1)I will destroy this ^(F1)temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.'"⁵⁹ Not even in this respect was their testimony consistent.⁶⁰ The high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, "Do You not answer? ^(F1)What is it that these men are testifying against You?"^61 (C1)But He kept silent and did not answer. ^(C2)Again the high priest was questioning Him, and ^(F1)saying to Him, "Are You ^(F2)the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"⁶² And Jesus said, "I am; and you shall see ^(C1)THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, and ^(C2)COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."^63 (C1)Tearing his clothes, the high priest ^(*)said, "What further need do we have of witnesses?⁶⁴ "You have heard the ^(C1)blasphemy; how does it seem to you?" And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death.⁶⁵ Some began to ^(C1)spit at Him, and ^(F1)(C2)to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists, and to say to Him, "^(C3)Prophesy!" And the officers ^(F2)received Him with ^(F3)slaps in the face.

Peter's Denials

^66 (C1)As Peter was below in ^(C2)the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest ^(*)came,⁶⁷ and seeing Peter ^(C1)warming himself, she looked at him and ^(*)said, "You also were with Jesus the ^(C2)Nazarene."⁶⁸ But he denied it, saying, "I neither know nor understand what you are talking about." And he ^(C1)went out onto the ^(F1)porch.^(F2)69 The servant-girl saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, "This is one of them!"⁷⁰ But again ^(C1)he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, "Surely you are one of them, ^(C2)for you are a Galilean too."⁷¹ But he began to ^(F1)curse and swear, "I do not know this man you are talking about!"⁷² Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, "Before ^(C1)a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times." ^(F1)And he began to weep.