Matthew 26

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, ^2aYe know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. ^3bThen assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the ^cpalace of the high priest, who was called ^dCaiaphas, ⁴and consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. ⁵But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be ^ddan uproar among the people.

^6eNow when Jesus was in ^fBethany, in the house of Simon the leper, ⁷there came unto him a woman having ^gan alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on ^hhis head, as he sat at meat. ⁸But when ⁱhis disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? ⁹For this ointment might have been sold for ^jmuch, 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 ^kye have the poor always with you; but ^lme ye have not always. ¹²For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my ^mburial. 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 ⁿfor a memorial of her.

^14oThen one of the twelve, called ^pJudas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, ¹⁵and said unto them, ^qWhat will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they ^rcovenanted with him for ^sthirty pieces of silver. ¹⁶And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

^17tNow ^uthe 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 ^wto such a man, and say unto him, ^xThe Master saith, ^yMy time is at hand; I will ^zkeep the passover at thy house with my disciples. ¹⁹And the disciples did as Jesus had ^aappointed them; and they made ready the passover.

²⁰Now ^bwhen the even was come, ^che sat down with the twelve. ²¹And as they did eat, he said, ^dVerily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. ²²And they were exceeding sorrowful, and ^ddbegan every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? ²³And he answered and said, ^eHe that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. ^24fThe Son of man goeth ^gas it is written of him: but ^fhwoe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed: it ⁱhad been good for that man if he had not been born. ²⁵Then Judas, which betrayed him, ^kanswered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, ^lThou hast said.

^26llAnd as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; ^mthis is my body. ²⁷And he took the cup, and ⁿgave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; ²⁸for ^mthis is my ^oblood of the ^pnew testament, which is shed for ^qmany ^rfor the remission of sins. ²⁹But ^sI say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you ^tin my Father’s kingdom.

^30uAnd when they had sung a hymn, ^wthey went out into ^xthe mount of Olives. ³¹Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be ^yoffended because of me this night: for it is written, I will ^zsmite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock ^ashall be scattered abroad. ³²But after I am risen again, ^bI will go before you into Galilee. ³³Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, ^cyet will I never be offended. ³⁴Jesus said unto him, ^dVerily I say unto thee, That this night, ^ebefore the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. ³⁵Peter said unto him, ^fThough I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

^36gThen cometh Jesus with them unto a place called ^hGethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. ³⁷And he took with him Peter and ⁱthe two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and ^jvery heavy. ³⁸Then saith he unto them, ^kMy soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and ^lwatch with me. ³⁹And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and ^mprayed, saying, ⁿO my Father, if it be possible, let this ^ocup pass from me: nevertheless ^pnot as I will, ^qbut as thou wilt. ⁴⁰And ^rhe cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, ^sWhat, could ye not ^lwatch with me one hour? ^41tWatch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: ^uthe spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. ⁴²He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, ^pif this ^ocup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, ^qthy will be done. ⁴³And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were ^xheavy. 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 ^ynow, and take your rest: behold, ^zthe 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.

^47aAnd while he yet spake, lo, ^bJudas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and ^cstaves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. ⁴⁸Now he that betrayed him ^dgave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. ⁴⁹And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, ^emaster; and ^fkissed him. ⁵⁰And Jesus said unto him, ^gFriend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. ⁵¹And behold, ^hone of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew ⁱhis sword, and stroke ^ja 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 ^kall 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 ^lmore than twelve ^mlegions of angels? ⁵⁴But how then shall ⁿthe scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? ⁵⁵In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a ^othief with swords and ^cstaves for to take me? I ^psat daily with you ^qteaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. ⁵⁶But all this was done, that the ⁿscriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then ^rall the disciples ^rrforsook him, and fled.

^57sAnd they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to ^tCaiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. ⁵⁸But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest’s ^tpalace, and went in, and sat with the ^uservants, to see the end. ⁵⁹Now the chief priests, and elders, and all ^xthe council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; ⁶⁰but found none: yea, though many ^yfalse witnesses came, yet ^zfound they none. At the last came ^atwo false witnesses, ⁶¹and said, This fellow said, ^bI am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it ^cin three days. ⁶²And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? ⁶³But ^dJesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, ^eI adjure thee by ^fthe living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, ^gthe Son of God. ⁶⁴Jesus saith unto him, ^hThou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, ⁱHereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting ^kon the right hand of ^kkpower, and coming in the clouds of heaven. ⁶⁵Then the high priest ^lrent 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 ^mguilty ⁿof death. ⁶⁷Then did they ^ospit in his face, and ^pbuffeted him; and ^qothers ^rsmote him with the palms of their hands, ⁶⁸saying, ^sProphesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

^69tNow Peter sat without in the ^upalace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of ^vGalilee. ⁷⁰But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. ⁷¹And when he was gone out into ^wthe porch, ^xanother maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of ^vNazareth. ⁷²And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. ⁷³And ^yafter a while came unto him ^zthey that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for ^athy speech ^bbewrayeth thee. ⁷⁴Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. ⁷⁵And Peter ^cremembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, ^dBefore the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.

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