Mark 14

¹Now the feast of Passover and of Unleavened Bread was two days away. And the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, were seeking a means by which they might deceitfully seize him and kill him.

²But they said, “Not on the feast day, lest perhaps there may be a tumult among the people.”

³And when he was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, and was reclining to eat, a woman arrived having an alabaster container of ointment, of precious spikenard. And breaking open the alabaster container, she poured it over his head.

⁴But there were some who became indignant within themselves and who were saying: “What is the reason for this waste of the ointment?

⁵For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and been given to the poor.” And they murmured against her.

⁶But Jesus said: “Permit her. What is the reason that you trouble her? She has done a good deed for me.

⁷For the poor, you have with you always. And whenever you wish, you are able to do good to them. But you do not have me always.

⁸But she has done what she could. She has arrived in advance to anoint my body for burial.

⁹Amen I say to you, wherever this Gospel shall be preached throughout the entire world, the things she has done also shall be told, in memory of her.”

¹⁰And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away, to the leaders of the priests, in order to betray him to them.

¹¹And they, upon hearing it, were gladdened. And they promised him that they would give him money. And he sought an opportune means by which he might betray him.

¹²And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they immolate the Passover, the disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?”

¹³And he sent two of his disciples, and he said to them: “Go into the city. And you will meet a man carrying a pitcher of water; follow him.

¹⁴And wherever he will have entered, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher says: Where is my dining room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’

¹⁵And he will show you a large cenacle, fully furnished. And there, you shall prepare it for us.”

¹⁶And his disciples departed and went into the city. And they found it just as he had told them. And they prepared the Passover.

¹⁷Then, when evening came, he arrived with the twelve.

¹⁸And while reclining and eating with them at table, Jesus said, “Amen I say to you, that one of you, who eats with me, will betray me.”

¹⁹But they began to be sorrowful and to say to him, one at a time: “Is it I?”

²⁰And he said to them: “It is one of the twelve, who dips his hand with me in the dish.

²¹And indeed, the Son of man goes, just as it has been written of him. But woe to that man by whom the Son of man will be betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never been born.”

²²And while eating with them, Jesus took bread. And blessing it, he broke it and gave it to them, and he said: “Take. This is my body.”

²³And having taken the chalice, giving thanks, he gave it to them. And they all drank from it.

²⁴And he said to them: “This is my blood of the new covenant, which shall be shed for many.

²⁵Amen I say to you, that I will no longer drink from this fruit of the vine, until that day when I will drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

²⁶And having sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

²⁷And Jesus said to them: “You will all fall away from me in this night. For it has been written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’

²⁸But after I have risen again, I will go before you to Galilee.”

²⁹Then Peter said to him, “Even if all will have fallen away from you, yet I will not.”

³⁰And Jesus said to him, “Amen I say to you, that this day, in this night, before the rooster has uttered its voice twice, you will deny me three times.”

³¹But he spoke further, “Even if I must die along with you, I will not deny you.” And they all spoke similarly also.

³²And they went to a country estate, by the name of Gethsemani. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I pray.”

³³And he took Peter, and James, and John with him. And he began to be afraid and wearied.

³⁴And he said to them: “My soul is sorrowful, even unto death. Remain here and be vigilant.”

³⁵And when he had proceeded on a little ways, he fell prostrate on the ground. And he prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him.

³⁶And he said: “Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Take this chalice from me. But let it be, not as I will, but as you will.”

³⁷And he went and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter: “Simon, are you sleeping? Were you not able to be vigilant for one hour?

³⁸Watch and pray, so that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

³⁹And going away again, he prayed, saying the same words.

⁴⁰And upon returning, he found them sleeping yet again, (for their eyes were heavy) and they did not know how to respond to him.

⁴¹And he arrived for the third time, and he said to them: “Sleep now, and take rest. It is enough. The hour has arrived. Behold, the Son of man will be betrayed into the hands of sinners.

⁴²Rise up, let us go. Behold, he who will betray me is near.”

⁴³And while he was still speaking, Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, arrived, and with him was a large crowd with swords and clubs, sent from the leaders of the priests, and the scribes, and the elders.

⁴⁴Now his betrayer had given them a sign, saying: “He whom I shall kiss, it is he. Take hold of him, and lead him away cautiously.”

⁴⁵And when he had arrived, immediately drawing near to him, he said: “Hail, Master!” And he kissed him.

⁴⁶But they laid hands on him and held him.

⁴⁷Then a certain one of those standing near, drawing a sword, struck a servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.

⁴⁸And in response, Jesus said to them: “Have you set out to apprehend me, just as if to a robber, with swords and clubs?

⁴⁹Daily, I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not take hold of me. But in this way, the scriptures are fulfilled.”

⁵⁰Then his disciples, leaving him behind, all fled away.

⁵¹Now a certain young man followed him, having nothing but a fine linen cloth over himself. And they took hold of him.

⁵²But he, rejecting the fine linen cloth, escaped from them naked.

⁵³And they led Jesus to the high priest. And all the priests and the scribes and the elders came together.

⁵⁴But Peter followed him from a distance, even into the court of the high priest. And he sat with the servants at the fire and warmed himself.

⁵⁵Yet truly, the leaders of the priests and the entire council sought testimony against Jesus, so that they might deliver him to death, and they found none.

⁵⁶For many spoke false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree.

⁵⁷And certain ones, rising up, bore false witness against him, saying:

⁵⁸“For we heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple, made with hands, and within three days I will build another, not made with hands.’ ”

⁵⁹And their testimony did not agree.

⁶⁰And the high priest, rising up in their midst, questioned Jesus, saying, “Do you have nothing to say in answer to the things that are brought against you by these ones?”

⁶¹But he was silent and gave no answer. Again, the high priest questioned him, and he said to him, “Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed God?”

⁶²Then Jesus said to him: “I am. And you shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of the power of God and arriving with the clouds of heaven.”

⁶³Then the high priest, rending his garments, said: “Why do we still require witnesses?

⁶⁴You have heard the blasphemy. How does it seem to you?” And they all condemned him, as guilty unto death.

⁶⁵And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face and to strike him with fists, and to say to him, “Prophesy.” And the servants struck him with the palms their hands.

⁶⁶And while Peter was in the court below, one of the maidservants of the high priest arrived.

⁶⁷And when she had seen Peter warming himself, she stared at him, and she said: “You also were with Jesus of Nazareth.”

⁶⁸But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you saying.” And he went outside, in front of the court; and a rooster crowed.

⁶⁹Then again, when a maidservant had seen him, she began to say to the bystanders, “For this is one of them.”

⁷⁰But he denied it again. And after a little while, again those standing near said to Peter: “In truth, you are one of them. For you, too, are a Galilean.”

⁷¹Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, “For I do not know this man, about whom you are speaking.”

⁷²And immediately the rooster crowed again. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he began to weep.

Mark 14

¹Now the feast of the pasch and of the Azymes was after two days: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might by some wile lay hold on him and kill him.

²But they said: Not on the festival day, lest there should be a tumult among the people.

³And when he was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper, and was at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of precious spikenard. And breaking the alabaster box, she poured it out upon his head.

⁴Now there were some that had indignation within themselves and said: Why was this waste of the ointment made?

⁵For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred pence and given to the poor. And they murmured against her.

⁶But Jesus said: Let her alone. Why do You molest her? She hath wrought a good work upon me.

⁷For the poor you have always with you: and whensoever you will, you may do them good: but me you have not always.

⁸She hath done what she could: she is come beforehand to anoint my body for the burial.

⁹Amen, I say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, that also which she hath done shall be told for a memorial of her.

¹⁰And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, to betray him to them.

¹¹Who hearing it were glad: and they promised him they would give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.

¹²Now on the first day of the unleavened bread, when they sacrificed the pasch, the disciples say to him: Whither wilt thou that we go and prepare for thee to eat the pasch?

¹³And he sendeth two of his disciples and saith to them: Go ye into the city; and there shall meet you a man carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him.

¹⁴And whithersoever he shall go in, say to the master of the house, The master saith, Where is my refectory, where I may eat the pasch with my disciples?

¹⁵And he will shew you a large dining room furnished. And there prepare ye for us.

¹⁶And his disciples went their way and came into the city. And they found as he had told them: and they prepared the pasch.

¹⁷And when evening was come, he cometh with the twelve.

¹⁸And when they were at table and eating, Jesus saith: Amen I say to you, one of you that eateth with me shall betray me.

¹⁹But they began to be sorrowful and to say to him, one by one: Is it I?

²⁰Who saith to them: One of the twelve, who dippeth with me his hand in the dish.

²¹And the Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed. It were better for him, if that man had not been born.

²²And whilst they were eating, Jesus took bread; and blessing, broke and gave to them and said: Take ye. This is my body.

²³And having taken the chalice, giving thanks, he gave it to them. And they all drank of it.

²⁴And he said to them: This is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many.

²⁵Amen I say to you that I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine until that day when I shall drink it new in the kingdom of God.

²⁶And when they had sung an hymn, they went forth to the mount of Olives.

²⁷And Jesus saith to them: You will all be scandalized in my regard this night. For it is written: I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be dispersed.

²⁸But after I shall be risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

²⁹But Peter saith to him: Although all shall be scandalized in thee, yet not I.

³⁰And Jesus saith to him: Amen I say to thee, to-day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.

³¹But he spoke the more vehemently: Although I should die together with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner also said they all.

³²And they came to a farm called Gethsemani. And he saith to his disciples: Sit you here, while I pray.

³³And he taketh Peter and James and John with him: and he began to fear and to be heavy.

³⁴And he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto death. Stay you here and watch.

³⁵And when he was gone forward a little, he fell flat on the ground: and he prayed that, if it might be, the hour might pass from him.

³⁶And he saith: Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee: remove this chalice from me; but not what I will, but what thou wilt.

³⁷And he cometh and findeth them sleeping. And he saith to Peter: Simon, sleepest thou? Couldst thou not watch one hour?

³⁸Watch ye: and pray that you enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

³⁹And going away again, he prayed, saying the same words.

⁴⁰And when he returned, he found them again asleep (for their eyes were heavy): and they knew not what to answer him.

⁴¹And he cometh the third time and saith to them: Sleep ye now and take your rest. It is enough. The hour is come: behold the Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners.

⁴²Rise up: let us go. Behold, he that will betray me is at hand.

⁴³And while he was yet speaking, cometh Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve: and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the ancients.

⁴⁴And he that betrayed him had given them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he. Lay hold on him: and lead him away carefully.

⁴⁵And when he was come, immediately going up to him he saith: Hail, Rabbi! And he kissed him.

⁴⁶But they laid hands on him and held him.

⁴⁷And one of them that stood by, drawing a sword, struck a servant of the chief priest and cut off his ear.

⁴⁸And Jesus answering, said to them: Are you come out as to a robber, with swords and staves to apprehend me?

⁴⁹I was daily with you in the temple teaching: and you did not lay hands on me. But that the scriptures may be fulfilled.

⁵⁰Then his disciples, leaving him, all fled away.

⁵¹And a certain young man followed him, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body. And they laid hold on him.

⁵²But he, casting off the linen cloth, fled from them naked.

⁵³And they brought Jesus to the high priest. And all the priests and the scribes and the ancients assembled together.

⁵⁴And Peter followed him afar off, even into the court of the high priest. And he sat with the servants at the fire and warmed himself.

⁵⁵And the chief priests and all the council sought for evidence against Jesus, that they might put him to death: and found none.

⁵⁶For many bore false witness against him: and their evidences were not agreeing.

⁵⁷And some rising up, bore false witness against him, saying:

⁵⁸We heard him say, I Will destroy this temple made with hands and within three days I will build another not made with hands.

⁵⁹And their witness did not agree.

⁶⁰And the high priest rising up in the midst, asked Jesus, saying: Answerest thou nothing to the things that are laid to thy charge by these men?

⁶¹But he held his peace and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him and said to him: Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed God?

⁶²And Jesus said to him: I am. And you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God and coming with the clouds of heaven.

⁶³Then the high priest rending his garments, saith: What need we any further witnesses?

⁶⁴You have heard the blasphemy. What think you? Who all condemned him to be guilty of death.

⁶⁵And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to buffet him and to say unto him: Prophesy. And the servants struck him with the palms their hands.

⁶⁶Now when Peter was in the court below, there cometh one of the maidservants of the high priest.

⁶⁷And when she had seen Peter warming himself looking on him, she saith: Thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.

⁶⁸But he denied, saying: I neither know nor understand what thou sayest. And he went forth before the court; and the cock crew.

⁶⁹And again a maidservant seeing him, began to say to the standers by: This is one of them.

⁷⁰But he denied again. And after a, while they that stood by said again to Peter: Surely thou art one of them; for thou art also a Galilean.

⁷¹But he began o curse and to swear, saying: I know not this man of whom you speak.

⁷²And immediately the cock crew again. And Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said unto him: Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me. And he began to weep,