| | Chapter 14
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1 | After two
days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief
priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to
death. |
2 | But they said,
Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. |
3 | And being in Bethany in the house of
Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box
of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on
his head. |
4 | And there
were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste
of the ointment made? |
5 |
For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been
given to the poor. And they murmured against her. |
6 | And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her?
she hath wrought a good work on me. |
7 | For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye
may do them good: but me ye have not always. |
8 | She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to
anoint my body to the burying. |
9
| Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached
throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for
a memorial of her. |
10 |
And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray
him unto them. |
11 | And
when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he
sought how he might conveniently betray him. |
12 | And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed
the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and
prepare that thou mayest eat the passover? |
13 | And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith
unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a
pitcher of water: follow him. |
14
| And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house,
The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover
with my disciples? |
15 |
And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make
ready for us. |
16 | And his
disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto
them: and they made ready the passover. |
17 | And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. |
18 | And as they sat and did eat,
Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray
me. |
19 | And they began to
be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it
I? |
20 | And he answered
and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the
dish. |
21 | The Son of man
indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of
man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born. |
22 | And as they did eat, Jesus
took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat:
this is my body. |
23 | And
he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all
drank of it. |
24 | And he
said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for
many. |
25 | Verily I say
unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I
drink it new in the kingdom of God. |
26 | And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of
Olives. |
27 | And Jesus
saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is
written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.
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28 | But after that I am risen, I
will go before you into Galilee. |
29 | But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet
will not I. |
30 | And Jesus
saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night,
before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. |
31 | But he spake the more vehemently, If I
should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they
all. |
32 | And they came to
a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here,
while I shall pray. |
33 |
And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed,
and to be very heavy; |
34 |
And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here,
and watch. |
35 | And he
went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were
possible, the hour might pass from him. |
36 | And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto
thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou
wilt. |
37 | And he cometh,
and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest
not thou watch one hour? |
38 |
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is
ready, but the flesh is weak. |
39
| And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words. |
40 | And when he returned, he found
them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to
answer him. |
41 | And he
cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest:
it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the
hands of sinners. |
42 |
Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. |
43 | And immediately, while he yet spake,
cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and
staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. |
44 | And he that betrayed him had given
them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and
lead him away safely. |
45 |
And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master,
master; and kissed him. |
46 |
And they laid their hands on him, and took him. |
47 | And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and
smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. |
48 | And Jesus answered and said unto them,
Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take
me? |
49 | I was daily with
you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be
fulfilled. |
50 | And they
all forsook him, and fled. |
51
| And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast
about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: |
52 | And he left the linen cloth, and fled
from them naked. |
53 | And
they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the
chief priests and the elders and the scribes. |
54 | And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace
of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the
fire. |
55 | And the chief
priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to
death; and found none. |
56 |
For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not
together. |
57 | And there
arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, |
58 | We heard him say, I will destroy this
temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made
without hands. |
59 | But
neither so did their witness agree together. |
60 | And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked
Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against
thee? |
61 | But he held his
peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto
him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? |
62 | And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of
man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. |
63 | Then the high priest rent
his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses? |
64 | Ye have heard the blasphemy: what
think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. |
65 | And some began to spit on him, and to
cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the
servants did strike him with the palms of their hands. |
66 | And as Peter was beneath in the
palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest: |
67 | And when she saw Peter warming
himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of
Nazareth. |
68 | But he
denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went
out into the porch; and the cock crew. |
69 | And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that
stood by, This is one of them. |
70
| And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said
again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy
speech agreeth thereto. |
71 |
But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye
speak. |
72 | And the second
time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him,
Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought
thereon, he wept. |
