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Preparing the Passover

^1 (C1)Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which is called the ^(C2)Passover, was approaching.² And the chief priests and the scribes ^(C1)were trying to find ^(F1)a way to put Him to death, since they were afraid of the people.

^3 (C1)And ^(C2)Satan entered Judas, the one called Iscariot, ^(F1)who belonged to the number of the twelve.⁴ And he left and discussed with the chief priests and ^(C1)officers how he was to betray Him to them.⁵ And they were delighted, and agreed to give him money.⁶ And so he consented, and began looking for a good opportunity to betray Him to them ^(F1)away from the crowd.

^7 (C1)Now the first day of Unleavened Bread came, on which ^(C2)the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.⁸ And so Jesus sent ^(C1)Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it."⁹ They said to Him, "Where do You want us to prepare it?"¹⁰ And He said to them, "When you have entered the city, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; follow him into the house that he enters.¹¹ "And you shall say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher says to you, "Where is the guest room in which I may eat the Passover with My disciples?"'¹² "And he will show you a large, furnished upstairs room; prepare it there."¹³ And they left and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

The Lord's Supper

^14 (C1)When the hour came, He reclined at the table, and ^(C2)the apostles with Him.¹⁵ And He said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer;¹⁶ for I say to you, I shall not eat it again ^(C1)until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God."^17 (C1)And when He had taken a cup and ^(C2)given thanks, He said, "Take this and share it among yourselves;¹⁸ for ^(C1)I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes."¹⁹ And when He had taken some bread and ^(C1)given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is My body, which is being given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."²⁰ And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying, "This cup, which is ^(C1)poured out for you, is the ^(C2)new covenant in My blood.²¹ "^(C1)But behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with ^(F1)Mine on the table.²² "For indeed, the Son of Man is going ^(C1)as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed!"²³ And they began to debate among themselves which one of them it was who was going to do this.

Who Is Greatest

²⁴ And ^(C1)a dispute also developed among them as to which one of them was regarded as being the greatest.^25 (C1)And He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles domineer over them; and those who have authority over them are called 'Benefactors.'²⁶ "But it is not this way for you; ^(C1)rather, the one who is the greatest among you must become like ^(C2)the youngest, and the leader like the servant.²⁷ "For ^(C1)who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But ^(C2)I am among you as the one who serves.

²⁸ "You are the ones who have stood by Me in My ^(C1)trials;²⁹ and just as My Father has granted Me a ^(C1)kingdom, I grant you³⁰ that you may ^(C1)eat and drink at My table in My ^(C2)kingdom, and ^(C3)you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹ "Simon, Simon, behold, ^(C1)Satan has ^(F1)demanded to ^(C2)sift you men like wheat;³² but I ^(C1)have prayed for ^(F1)you, that ^(F1)your faith will not fail; and ^(F1)you, when you have ^(F2)turned back, ^(C2)strengthen your brothers."^33 (C1)But he said to Him, "Lord, I am ready to go with You both to prison and to death!"³⁴ But He said, "I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that you know Me."

³⁵ And He said to them, "^(C1)When I sent you out without money belt and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?" They said, "No, nothing."³⁶ And He said to them, "But now, ^(F1)whoever has a money belt is to take it along, likewise also a bag, and ^(F1)whoever has no sword is to sell his ^(F2)cloak and buy one.³⁷ "For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me: '^(C1)AND HE WAS COUNTED WITH WRONGDOERS'; for ^(C2)that which refers to Me has its ^(F1)fulfillment."³⁸ They said, "Lord, look, here are two ^(C1)swords." And He said to them, "It is enough."

The Garden of Gethsemane

^39 (C1)And He came out and went, ^(C2)as was His habit, to ^(C3)the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him.^40 (C1)Now when He arrived at the place, He said to them, "^(C2)Pray that you do not come into temptation."⁴¹ And He withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and He ^(C1)knelt down and began to pray,⁴² saying, "Father, if You are willing, remove this ^(C1)cup from Me; ^(C2)yet not My will, but Yours be done."⁴³ [^(F1)Now an ^(C1)angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.⁴⁴ And ^(C1)being in agony, He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground].⁴⁵ When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow,⁴⁶ and He said to them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and ^(C1)pray that you do not come into temptation."

Jesus Betrayed by Judas

^47 (C1)While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading the way for them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him.⁴⁸ But Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"⁴⁹ When those who were around Him saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, shall we strike with the ^(C1)sword?"⁵⁰ And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear.⁵¹ But Jesus responded and said, "^{Leave him alone! No more"">(F1)}Stop! No more of this." And He touched his ear and healed him.⁵² And Jesus said to the chief priests and ^(C1)officers of the temple and elders who had come against Him, "Have you come out with swords and clubs ^(C2)as you would against a man inciting a revolt?⁵³ "While I was with you daily in the temple, you did not lay hands on Me; but ^(F1)this hour and the power of darkness are yours."

Jesus' Arrest

^54 (C1)Now they arrested Him and led Him away, and brought Him to the house of the high priest; but ^(C2)Peter was following at a distance.^55 (C1)After they kindled a fire in the middle of ^(C2)the courtyard and sat down together, Peter was sitting among them.⁵⁶ And a slave woman, seeing him as he sat in the firelight, and staring at him, said, "This man was with Him as well."⁵⁷ But he denied it, saying, "I do not know Him, woman!"⁵⁸ And a little later, ^(C1)another person saw him and said, "You are one of them too!" But Peter said, "Man, I am not!"⁵⁹ And after about an hour had passed, some other man began to insist, saying, "Certainly this man also was with Him, ^(C1)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, a rooster crowed.⁶¹ And then ^(C1)the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had told him, "^(C2)Before a rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times."⁶² And he went out and wept bitterly.

^63 (C1)The men who were holding ^(F1)Jesus in custody began mocking Him and beating Him,⁶⁴ and they blindfolded Him and repeatedly asked Him, saying, "^(C1)Prophesy, who is the one who hit You?"⁶⁵ And they were saying many other things against Him, ^(C1)blaspheming.

Jesus before the Sanhedrin

^66 (C1)When it was day, ^(C2)the ^(F1)Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their ^(C3)council chamber, saying,⁶⁷ "^(C1)If You are the ^(F1)Christ, tell us." But He said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe;⁶⁸ and if I ask a question, you will not answer.⁶⁹ "^(C1)But from now on ^(C2)the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God."⁷⁰ And they all said, "So You are ^(C1)the Son of God?" And He said to them, "^(C2)You say correctly that I am."⁷¹ And then they said, "What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth!"