Matthew 26

¹And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended all these words, he said to his disciples:

²You know that after two days shall be the pasch: and the Son of man shall be delivered up to be crucified.

³Then were gathered together the chief priests and ancients of the people, into the court of the high priest, who was called Caiphas:

⁴And they consulted together that by subtilty they might apprehend Jesus and put him to death.

⁵But they said: Not on the festival day, lest perhaps there should be a tumult among the people.

⁶And when Jesus was in Bethania, in the house of Simon the leper,

⁷There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table.

⁸And the disciples seeing it had indignation, saying: To what purpose is this waste?

⁹For this might have been sold for much and given to the poor.

¹⁰And Jesus knowing it, said to them: Why do you trouble this woman? For she hath wrought a good work upon me.

¹¹For the poor you have always with you: but me you have not always.

¹²For she in pouring this ointment on my body hath done it for my burial.

¹³Amen 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 memory of her.

¹⁴Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests.

¹⁵And said to them: What will you give me, and I will deliver him unto you? But they appointed him thirty pieces of silver.

¹⁶And from thenceforth he sought opportunity to betray him.

¹⁷And on the first day of the Azymes, the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the pasch?

¹⁸But Jesus said: Go ye into the city to a certain man and say to him: The master saith, My time is near at hand. With thee I make the pasch with my disciples.

¹⁹And the disciples did as Jesus appointed to them: and they prepared the pasch.

²⁰But when it was evening, he sat down with his twelve disciples.

²¹And whilst they were eating, he said: Amen I say to you that one of you is about to betray me.

²²And they being very much troubled began every one to say: Is it I, Lord?

²³But he answering said: He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, he shall betray me.

²⁴The 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.

²⁵And Judas that betrayed him answering, said: Is it I, Rabbi? He saith to him: Thou hast said it.

²⁶And whilst they were at supper, Jesus took bread and blessed and broke and gave to his disciples and said: Take ye and eat. This is my body.

²⁷And taking the chalice, he gave thanks and gave to them, saying: Drink ye all of this.

²⁸For this is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many unto remission of sins.

²⁹And I say to you, I will not drink from henceforth of this fruit of the vine until that day when I shall drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father.

³⁰And a hymn being said, they went out unto mount Olivet.

³¹Then Jesus saith to them: All you shall be scandalized in me this night. For it is written: I will strike the shepherd: and the sheep of the flock shall be dispersed.

³²But after I shall be risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

³³And Peter answering, said to him: Although all shall be scandalized in thee, I will never be scandalized.

³⁴Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee that in this night before the cock crow, thou wilt deny me thrice.

³⁵Peter saith to him: Yea, though I should die with thee, I will not deny thee. And in like manner said all the disciples.

³⁶Then Jesus came with them into a country place which is called Gethsemani. And he said to his disciples: Sit you here, till I go yonder and pray.

³⁷And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to grow sorrowful and to be sad.

³⁸Then he saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto death. Stay you here and watch with me.

³⁹And going a little further, he fell upon his face, praying and saying: My Father, if it be possible, let this chalice pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I will but as thou wilt.

⁴⁰And he cometh to his disciples and findeth them asleep. And he saith to Peter: What? Could you not watch one hour with me?

⁴¹Watch ye: and pray that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

⁴²Again the second time, he went and prayed, saying: My Father, if this chalice may not pass away, but I must drink it, thy will be done.

⁴³And he cometh again and findeth them sleeping: for their eyes were heavy.

⁴⁴And leaving them, he went again: and he prayed the third time, saying the selfsame word.

⁴⁵Then he cometh to his disciples and said to them: Sleep ye now and take your rest. Behold the hour is at hand: and the Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners.

⁴⁶Rise: let us go. Behold he is at hand that will betray me.

⁴⁷As he yet spoke, behold Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the ancients of the people.

⁴⁸And he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he. Hold him fast.

⁴⁹And forthwith coming to Jesus, he said: Hail, Rabbi. And he kissed him.

⁵⁰And Jesus said to him: Friend, whereto art thou come? Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and held him.

⁵¹And behold one of them that were with Jesus, stretching forth his hand, drew out his sword: and striking the servant of the high priest, cut off his ear.

⁵²Then Jesus saith to him: Put up again thy sword into its place: for all that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

⁵³Thinkest thou that I cannot ask my Father, and he will give me presently more than twelve legions of angels?

⁵⁴How then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that so it must be done?

⁵⁵In that same hour, Jesus said to the multitudes: You are come out, as it were to a robber, with swords and clubs to apprehend me. I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple: and you laid not hands on me.

⁵⁶Now all this was done that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then the disciples, all leaving him, fled.

⁵⁷But they holding Jesus led him to Caiphas the high priest, where the scribes and the ancients were assembled.

⁵⁸And Peter followed him afar off, even to the court of the high priest, And going in, he sat with the servants, that he might see the end.

⁵⁹And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death.

⁶⁰And they found not, whereas many false witnesses had come in. And last of all there came two false witnesses:

⁶¹And they said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God and after three days to rebuild it.

⁶²And the high priest rising up, said to him: Answerest thou nothing to the things which these witness against thee?

⁶³But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest said to him: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou be the Christ the Son of God.

⁶⁴Jesus saith to him: Thou hast said it. Nevertheless I say to you, hereafter you shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of God and coming in the clouds of heaven.

⁶⁵Then the high priest rent his garments, saying: He hath blasphemed: What further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now you have heard the blasphemy.

⁶⁶What think you? But they answering, said: He is guilty of death.

⁶⁷Then did they spit in his face and buffeted him. And others struck his face with the palms of their hands,

⁶⁸Saying: Prophesy unto us, O Christ. Who is he that struck thee?

⁶⁹But Peter sat without in the court. And there came to him a servant maid, saying: Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilean.

⁷⁰But he denied before them all, saying: I know not what thou sayest.

⁷¹And as he went out of the gate, another maid saw him; and she saith to them that were there: This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth.

⁷²And again he denied with an oath: I know not the man.

⁷³And after a little while, they came that stood by and said to Peter: Surely thou also art one of them. For even thy speech doth discover thee.

⁷⁴Then he began to curse and to swear that he knew not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

⁷⁵And Peter remembered the word of Jesus which he had said: Before the cock crow, thou wilt deny me thrice. And going forth, he wept bitterly.

Matthew 26

¹And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,

²Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

³Then 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,

⁴And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

⁵But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

⁶Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

⁷There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.

⁸But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

⁹For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor.

¹⁰When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

¹¹For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

¹²For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.

¹³Verily 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.

¹⁴Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,

¹⁵And 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.

¹⁶And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

¹⁷Now 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?

¹⁸And 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.

¹⁹And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

²⁰Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

²¹And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

²²And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

²³And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

²⁴The 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.

²⁵Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

²⁶And 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.

²⁷And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

²⁸For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

²⁹But 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.

³⁰And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

³¹Then 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.

³²But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

³³Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.

³⁴Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

³⁵Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

³⁶Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.

³⁷And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

³⁸Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

³⁹And he went a little further, 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.

⁴⁰And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

⁴¹Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

⁴²He 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.

⁴³And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.

⁴⁴And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.

⁴⁵Then 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.

⁴⁶Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.

⁴⁷And 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.

⁴⁸Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

⁴⁹And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him.

⁵⁰And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

⁵¹And, 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.

⁵²Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

⁵³Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

⁵⁴But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?

⁵⁵In 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.

⁵⁶But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

⁵⁷And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

⁵⁸But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.

⁵⁹Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

⁶⁰But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

⁶¹And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

⁶²And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

⁶³But 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.

⁶⁴Jesus 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.

⁶⁵Then 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.

⁶⁶What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

⁶⁷Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

⁶⁸Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

⁶⁹Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

⁷⁰But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

⁷¹And 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.

⁷²And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

⁷³And 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.

⁷⁴Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

⁷⁵And 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.