The Plot to Kill Jesus
1When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, 2m“You know that after two days nthe Passover is coming, and othe Son of Man pwill be delivered up to be crucified.”
3qThen the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in rthe palace of the high priest, whose name was sCaiaphas, 4tand plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. 5But they said, “Not during the feast, ulest there be an uproar among the people.”
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
6vNow when Jesus was at wBethany in the house of Simon the leper,1 7a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. 8And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9For this could have been sold for a large sum and xgiven to the poor.” 10But yJesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to me. 11For zyou always have the poor with you, but ayou will not always have me. 12In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it bto prepare me for burial. 13Truly, I say to you, wherever cthis gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told din memory of her.”
Judas to Betray Jesus
14eThen one of the twelve, whose name was fJudas Iscariot, went to the chief priests 15and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they gpaid him hthirty pieces of silver. 16And from that moment he sought an opportunity ito betray him.
The Passover with the Disciples
17jNow on kthe first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where will you have us prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 18He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, l‘The Teacher says, mMy time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.’” 19And the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover.
20nWhen it was evening, he reclined at table with the twelve.2 21And as they were eating, ohe said, “Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” 22And they were very sorrowful and began to say to him one after another, “Is it I, Lord?” 23He answered, p“He who has dipped his hand in the dish with me will betray me. 24The Son of Man goes qas it is written of him, but rwoe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! sIt would have been better for that man if he had not been born.” 25Judas, who would betray him, answered, “Is it I, tRabbi?” He said to him, u“You have said so.”
Institution of the Lord's Supper
26vNow as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and wafter blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; xthis is my body.” 27And he took a cup, and when he yhad given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, 28for xthis is my zblood of the3 covenant, which is poured out for amany bfor the forgiveness of sins. 29I tell you I will not drink again of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you cin my Father's kingdom.”
Jesus Foretells Peter's Denial
30dAnd when they had sung a hymn, ethey went out to fthe Mount of Olives. 31Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will gstrike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ 32But after I am raised up, hI will go before you to Galilee.” 33iPeter answered him, “Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away.” 34jJesus said to him, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, kbefore the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” 35lPeter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you!” And all the disciples said the same.
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane
36mThen Jesus went with them eto a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” 37And taking with him nPeter and othe two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38Then he said to them, p“My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and qwatch4 with me.” 39And going a little farther he fell on his face rand prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let sthis cup pass from me; tnevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” 40And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? 41qWatch and upray that you vmay not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, wyour will be done.” 43And again he came and found them sleeping, for xtheir eyes were heavy. 44So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for ythe third time, saying the same words again. 45Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Sleep and take your rest later on.5 See, zthe hour is at hand, and athe Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.”
Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
47bWhile he was still speaking, cJudas came, one of the twelve, and with him a great crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders of the people. 48Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.” 49And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, dRabbi!” And he kissed him. 50Jesus said to him, e“Friend, fdo what you came to do.”6 Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him. 51And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his gsword and struck the servant7 of the high priest and cut off his ear. 52Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For hall who take the sword will perish by the sword. 53iDo you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me jmore than twelve klegions of angels? 54lBut how then should the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?” 55At that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after day mI sat in the temple nteaching, and you did not seize me. 56But lall this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” oThen all the disciples left him and fled.
Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council
57pThen qthose who had seized Jesus led him to rCaiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered. 58And sPeter was following him at a distance, as far as rthe courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with tthe guards to see the end. 59Now the chief priests and the whole council8 uwere seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, 60but they found none, vthough many false witnesses came forward. At last wtwo came forward 61and said, “This man said, x‘I am able to ydestroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’” 62And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”9 63zBut Jesus remained silent. aAnd the high priest said to him, b“I adjure you by cthe living God, dtell us if you are ethe Christ, fthe Son of God.” 64Jesus said to him, g“You have said so. But I tell you, from now on hyou will see the Son of Man iseated at the right hand of Power and hcoming on the clouds of heaven.” 65Then the high priest jtore his robes and said, k“He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. 66What is your judgment?” They answered, l“He deserves death.” 67Then mthey spit in his face nand ostruck him. And some slapped him, 68saying, “Prophesy to us, you pChrist! Who is it that struck you?”
Peter Denies Jesus
69qNow Peter was sitting outside rin the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” 70But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.” 71And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus sof Nazareth.” 72And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.” 73After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for tyour accent betrays you.” 74Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed. 75And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, u“Before the rooster crows, you will vdeny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.
Footnotes
- 1 26:6 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
- 2 26:20 Some manuscripts add disciples
- 3 26:28 Some manuscripts insert new
- 4 26:38 Or keep awake; also verses 40, 41
- 5 26:45 Or Are you still sleeping and taking your rest?
- 6 26:50 Or Friend, why are you here?
- 7 26:51 Or bondservant
- 8 26:59 Greek Sanhedrin
- 9 26:62 Or Have you no answer to what these men testify against you?
The Present Kingdom — Part One
Matthew 1:1 – John 21:25 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 37:00 • ID: 2392Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language.