Matthew 26

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

²Ye know that after two days cometh the passover; and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.

³Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the court of the palace of the high-priest, named Caiaphas;

⁴and took counsel together that they might seize Jesus by craft, and put him to death.

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

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

⁷there came to him a woman having an alabaster bottle of very costly ointment, and poured it on his head while he was reclining at table.

⁸But the disciples seeing it, were much displeased, saying, To what purpose is this waste?.

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

¹⁰And Jesus, perceiving it, said to them, Why do ye trouble the woman? For she hath done a good deed to me.

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

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

¹³Truly do I say to you, Wherever these glad tidings shall be published in the whole world, this too which she hath done will be told for a memorial of her.

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

¹⁵and said, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him up to you? And they paid him thirty pieces of silver.

¹⁶And from that time he sought an opportunity to deliver him up.

¹⁷And on the first of the days of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Where wilt thou that we make ready for thee to eat the passover?

¹⁸And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say to him, The Teacher saith, My time is at hand; I keep the passover at thy house with my disciples.

¹⁹And the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and made ready the passover.

²⁰And when evening came, he took his place at table with the twelve disciples.

²¹And as they were eating, he said, Truly do I say to you, that one of you will betray me.

²²And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and began every one to say to him, Is it I, Lord?

²³And he answering said, He that hath dipped his hand with me in the dish, he will betray me.

²⁴The Son of man indeed goeth away, as it hath been written concerning him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! Well were it for that man if he had not been born.

²⁵Then Judas, his betrayer, answering said, Is it I, Rabbi? He saith to him, It is.

²⁶And, as they were eating, Jesus took a loaf, and having blessed, broke it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.

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

²⁸for this is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for many for remission of sins.

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

³⁰And having sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

³¹Then Jesus saith to them, This night will all of you fall away from me; for it is written, "I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered."

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

³³Peter answering said to him, Though all should fall away from thee, yet will I never fall away.

³⁴Jesus said to him, Truly do I say to thee, that this night, before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me.

³⁵Peter saith to him, Even if I must die with thee, I will not deny thee. And so said all the disciples.

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

³⁷And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to he sorrowful and full of anguish.

³⁸Then he saith to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.

³⁹And he came a little nearer, and fell on his face, praying and saying, Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me! nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou wilt.

⁴⁰And he cometh to the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, and saith to Peter, Is it so that ye could 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.

⁴²Again he went away a second time, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this [cup] cannot pass away from me, but I must drink it, thy will be done!

⁴³And coming again he found them sleeping; for their eyes were heavy.

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

⁴⁵Then he cometh to the disciples, and saith to them, Sleep on, and take your rest! Lo! the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is delivered up into the hands of sinners.

⁴⁶Rise, let us be going; lo! he is at hand that delivereth me up.

⁴⁷And while he was yet speaking, lo! Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

⁴⁸And his betrayer had given them a sign, saying, Whomever I shall kiss, he is the man; seize him.

⁴⁹And immediately going up to Jesus, he said, Hail, Rabbi! and kissed him.

⁵⁰And Jesus said to him, Friend, for what hast thou come! Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and seized him.

⁵¹And, lo! one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high-priest, and cut off his ear.

⁵²Then Jesus saith to him, Put back thy sword into its place; for all they that take the sword will perish by the sword.

⁵³Dost thou think that I cannot pray to my Father, and he will now give me more than twelve legions of angels?

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

⁵⁵In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, Ye have come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take me; I sat daily teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hands on me.

⁵⁶But all this hath been done, that the Scriptures of the prophets may be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.

⁵⁷And they who seized Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high-priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

⁵⁸But Peter followed him at a distance, as far as to the court of the high-priest’s palace, and went in, and sat with the officers to see the end.

⁵⁹And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

⁶⁰and they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. But at last came two,

⁶¹and said, This man affirmed, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it within three days.

⁶²And the high-priest arose, and said to him, Dost thou make no answer to what these men testify against thee?

⁶³But Jesus was silent. And the high-priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

⁶⁴Jesus saith to him, I am. Moreover I say to you, Henceforth ye will see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.

⁶⁵Then the high-priest rent his garments, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? See! ye have now heard the blasphemy.

⁶⁶What think ye? They answered and said, He should be punished with death.

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

⁶⁸saying, Prophesy to us, O Messiah! who it was that struck thee.

⁶⁹Now Peter was sitting outside in the court. And a maid-servant came to him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilaean.

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

⁷¹And when he had gone out into the porch, another woman saw him, and said to those who were there, This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.

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

⁷³And shortly after, they who were standing by came and said to Peter, Surely thou too art one of them; for thy speech betrayeth thee.

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

⁷⁵And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who had said, Before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me. And he went out, and 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.