| | Chapter
26 |
1 | And it
came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his
disciples, |
2 | Ye know that
after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to
be crucified. |
3 | Then
assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the
people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, |
4 | And consulted that they might
take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. |
5 | But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar
among the people. |
6 | Now
when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, |
7 | There came unto him a woman having an
alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat
at meat. |
8 | But when his
disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this
waste? |
9 | For this
ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. |
10 | When Jesus understood it, he said unto
them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. |
11 | For ye have the poor
always with you; but me ye have not always. |
12 | For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body,
she did it for my burial. |
13 |
Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the
whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a
memorial of her. |
14 | Then
one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, |
15 | And said unto them, What will
ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for
thirty pieces of silver. |
16 |
And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. |
17 | Now the first day of the feast of
unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou
that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? |
18 | And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say
unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy
house with my disciples. |
19 |
And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the
passover. |
20 | Now when
the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. |
21 | And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you,
that one of you shall betray me. |
22 | And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them
to say unto him, Lord, is it I? |
23 | And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in
the dish, the same shall betray me. |
24 | The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that
man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had
not been born. |
25 | Then
Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto
him, Thou hast said. |
26 |
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and
gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. |
27 | And he took the cup, and gave
thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; |
28 | For this is my blood of the new
testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. |
29 | But I say unto you, I will not drink
henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with
you in my Father's kingdom. |
30
| And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of
Olives. |
31 | Then saith
Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is
written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be
scattered abroad. |
32 | But
after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. |
33 | Peter answered and said unto him,
Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be
offended. |
34 | Jesus said
unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou
shalt deny me thrice. |
35 |
Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee.
Likewise also said all the disciples. |
36 | Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called
Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray
yonder. |
37 | And he took
with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very
heavy. |
38 | Then saith he
unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and
watch with me. |
39 | And he
went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father,
if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but
as thou wilt. |
40 | And he
cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What,
could ye not watch with me one hour? |
41 | Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit
indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. |
42 | He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying,
O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will
be done. |
43 | And he came
and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. |
44 | And he left them, and went away again,
and prayed the third time, saying the same words. |
45 | Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto
them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the
Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. |
46 | Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that
doth betray me. |
47 | And
while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great
multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the
people. |
48 | Now he that
betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is
he: hold him fast. |
49 |
And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. |
50 | And Jesus said unto him,
Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus and
took him. |
51 | And,
behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his
sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. |
52 | Then said Jesus unto him,
Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall
perish with the sword. |
53 |
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently
give me more than twelve legions of angels? |
54 | But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that
thus it must be? |
55 | In
that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief
with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the
temple, and ye laid no hold on me. |
56 | But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might
be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. |
57 | And they that had laid hold on Jesus
led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were
assembled. |
58 | But Peter
followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with
the servants, to see the end. |
59
| Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false
witness against Jesus, to put him to death; |
60 | But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came,
yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, |
61 | And said, This fellow said, I am able
to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. |
62 | And the high priest arose, and said
unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against
thee? |
63 | But Jesus held
his peace, And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the
living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. |
64 | Jesus saith unto him,
Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of
man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
|
65 | Then the high priest rent
his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of
witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. |
66 | What think ye? They answered and said, He is
guilty of death. |
67 | Then
did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the
palms of their hands, |
68 |
Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee? |
69 | Now Peter sat without in the
palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of
Galilee. |
70 | But he
denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. |
71 | And when he was gone out into the
porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow
was also with Jesus of Nazareth. |
72 | And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. |
73 | And after a while came
unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of
them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. |
74 | Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man.
And immediately the cock crew. |
75
| And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before
the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept
bitterly. |
