Luke 22

22Now ^athe feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. ²And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

^3bThen entered ^cSatan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. ⁴And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and ^dcaptains, how he might betray him unto them. ⁵And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. ⁶And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them ^||in the absence of the multitude.

^7eThen came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. ⁸And he sent ^eePeter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. ⁹And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? ¹⁰And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. ¹¹And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? ¹²And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. ¹³And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.

¹⁴And when the hour was come, ^fhe sat down, and the twelve ^ffapostles with him. ¹⁵And he said unto them, ^||With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: ¹⁶For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, ^guntil it be fulfilled ^hin the kingdom of God. ¹⁷And he took the cup, and ⁱgave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: ¹⁸For ^jI say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

^19kAnd he took bread, and ⁱgave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: ^lthis do in remembrance of me. ²⁰Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

²¹But, behold, ^mthe hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. ²²ⁿAnd truly the Son of man goeth, ^oas it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! ²³And ^pthey began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.

^24qAnd there was also a strife among them, which of them ^rshould be accounted the greatest. ^25sAnd he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called ^tbenefactors. ²⁶But ye shall not be so: ^ubut he that is greatest among you, let him be as ^xthe younger; and he that is ^ychief, as ^zhe that doth serve. ²⁷For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but ^zI am among you as he that serveth. ²⁸Ye are they which have continued with me in ^amy temptations. ²⁹And I ^bappoint unto you ^ca kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; ³⁰That ^dye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and ^esit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

³¹And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, ^fSatan hath desired to have you, that he may ^gsift you as wheat: ³²But ^hI have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art ⁱconverted, ^kstrengthen thy brethren. ³³And he said unto him, ^lLord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and ^mto death. ³⁴ⁿAnd he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. ³⁵And he said unto them, ^oWhen I sent you without ^ppurse, and scrip, and ^ppshoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. ³⁶Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a ^ppurse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. ³⁷For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, ^qAnd he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me ^rhave an end. ³⁸And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.

^39sAnd he came out, and went, ^tas he was wont, to ^uthe mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him. ⁴⁰And ^wwhen he was at the place, he said unto them, ^xPray that ye enter not into temptation. ⁴¹And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and ^ykneeled down, and prayed, ⁴²Saying, Father, if thou be ^†willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. ⁴³And there appeared ^zan angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. ⁴⁴And being in ^aan agony ^bhe prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. ⁴⁵And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow, ⁴⁶And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and ^cpray, lest ye enter into temptation.

^47dAnd while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. ⁴⁸But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? ⁴⁹When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite ^ewith the sword? ⁵⁰And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. ⁵¹And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he ^ftouched his ear, and healed him. ⁵²Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and ^gcaptains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves? ⁵³When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is ^hyour hour, and ⁱthe power of darkness.

^54kThen took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest’s house. ^lAnd Peter followed afar off. ^55mAnd when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the ^mmhall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them. ⁵⁶But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and ⁿearnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. ⁵⁷And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. ⁵⁸And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. ⁵⁹And about the space of one hour after ⁿⁿanother ^oconfidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean. ⁶⁰And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. ⁶¹And the Lord turned, and ^oolooked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, ^pBefore the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. ⁶²And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

^63qAnd the men that held Jesus ^rmocked him, and smote him. ⁶⁴And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? ⁶⁵And many other things ^sblasphemously spake they against him. ^66tAnd as soon as it was day, ^uthe elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their ^wcouncil, saying, ⁶⁷Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: ⁶⁸And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor ^xlet me go. ⁶⁹Hereafter shall the Son of man ^ysit on the right hand of the power of God. ⁷⁰Then said they all, Art thou then ^zthe Son of God? And he said unto them, ^aYe say that I am. ⁷¹And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.