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Death Plot and Anointing

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

^3 (C1)While He was in ^(C2)Bethany at the home of Simon ^(F1)the Leper, He was reclining at the table, and a woman came with an alabaster vial of very ^(C3)expensive perfume of pure ^(F2)nard. She broke the vial and poured the perfume over His head.⁴ But there were some indignantly remarking to one another, "Why has this perfume been wasted?⁵ "For this perfume could 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, "Leave her alone! Why are you bothering her? She has done a good deed for Me.⁷ "For you always have ^(C1)the poor with you, and whenever you want, 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 entire world, what this woman has done will also be told 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 delighted 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 ^(F1)(C2)Unleavened Bread, when ^(F2)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 carrying a pitcher of water will meet you; 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 upstairs room furnished and ready; prepare for us there."¹⁶ The disciples left and came to the city, and found everything just as He had told them; and they prepared the Passover.

^17 (C1)When it was evening He ^(*)came with the twelve.¹⁸ And 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 But He said to them, "It is one of the twelve, the one who dips bread with Me in the bowl.²¹ "For the Son of Man is going away just as it is written about 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 being poured out for many.²⁵ "Truly I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine again, until that day when I drink it, new, in the kingdom of God."

^26 (C1)And after singing a ^(F1)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 THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP WILL BE SCATTERED.'²⁸ "But after I am raised, ^(C1)I will go ahead of you to Galilee."²⁹ But Peter said to Him, "Even if they all ^(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 ^(F1)Peter repeatedly said insistently, "Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!" And they all were saying the same thing as well.

Jesus in Gethsemane

^32 (C1)They ^(*)came to a place named ^(F1)Gethsemane; and He ^(*)said to His disciples, "Sit here until I have prayed."³³ And He ^(*)took with Him Peter, ^(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 ^(F1)keep watch."³⁵ And He went a little beyond them, and fell to the ground and began praying that if it were possible, ^(C1)the hour might ^(F1)pass Him by.³⁶ And He was saying, "^(C1)Abba! ^(F1)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 ^(F1)keep watch for one hour?³⁸ "^(F1)(C1)Keep watching and praying, so that you will not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."³⁹ And again He went away and prayed, saying the same ^(F1)words.⁴⁰ And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they did not know what to say in reply to Him.⁴¹ And He ^(*)came the third time, and ^(*)said to them, "Are you still sleeping and resting? That is enough. ^(C1)The hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being ^(F1)betrayed into the hands of sinners.⁴² "Get up, let's go; behold, the one who is betraying Me is near!"

Betrayal and Arrest

^43 (C1)And 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, 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; arrest Him and lead Him away ^(F1)under guard."⁴⁵ And after coming, Judas immediately went to Him and ^(*)said, "^(C1)Rabbi!" and kissed Him.⁴⁶ And they laid hands on Him and arrested 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 man inciting a revolt?⁴⁹ "Every day I was with you ^(C1)within the temple grounds teaching, and you did not arrest Me; but this has taken place so that the Scriptures will be fulfilled."⁵⁰ And ^(F1)His disciples 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, the elders, and the scribes ^(*)gathered together.⁵⁴ And 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 entire ^(F1)(C1)Council were trying to obtain testimony against Jesus to put Him to death, and they were not finding any.⁵⁶ For many people were giving false testimony against Him, and so their testimonies were not consistent.⁵⁷ And then some stood up and began giving false testimony against Him, saying,⁵⁸ "We heard Him say, '^(C1)I will destroy this ^(F1)temple that was made by hands, and in three days I will build another, made without hands.'"⁵⁹ And not even in this respect was their testimony consistent.⁶⁰ And then the high priest stood up and came forward and questioned Jesus, saying, "Do You not offer any answer for what these men are testifying against You?"^61 (C1)But He kept silent and did not offer any answer. ^(C2)Again the high priest was questioning Him, and ^(*)said to Him, "Are You the ^(F1)Christ, the Son of ^(F2)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 as deserving of death.⁶⁵ And some began to ^(C1)spit on Him, and ^(F1)(C2)to blindfold Him, and to beat Him with their fists and say to Him, "^(C3)Prophesy!" Then the officers took custody of Him ^(F2)and slapped Him in the face.

Peter's Denials

^66 (C1)And while Peter was below in ^(C2)the courtyard, one of the slave women of the high priest ^(*)came,⁶⁷ and seeing Peter ^(C1)warming himself, she looked at him and ^(*)said, "You were with Jesus the ^(C2)Nazarene as well."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 slave woman saw him, and began once more to say to the bystanders, "This man is one of them!"⁷⁰ But again ^(C1)he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, "You really are one of them, ^(C2)for you are a Galilean as well."⁷¹ But he began to ^(F1)curse himself and to swear, "I do not know this Man of whom you speak!"⁷² And 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." And ^(F1)he hurried on and began to weep.